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Barbarian FC 1: The Beginning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Lebanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Lebanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebanner throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Lebanner.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliveira is defended easily by Lebanner.
Lebanner clinches up against the cage.
Oliveira takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ronaldo Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Lebanner.
Lebanner lands a damaging elbow.
Lebanner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oliveira's defenses.
That has opened up Ronaldo Oliveira's cut even more.
Oliveira is trying to drag Lebanner to the mat but Lebanner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oliveira stalling in the clinch but Lebanner improves position.
Lebanner lands a nice elbow.
Lebanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Lebanner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebanner throws a sloppy head kick
and Oliveira counters with a leg kick.
Lebanner throws a head kick that misses
and Oliveira counters with an inside leg kick.
Lebanner lands a brutal head kick. Oliveira looks out on his feet and Lebanner throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jerome Lebanner!
Jerome Lebanner very nearly forgot to thank Mango Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamekona Tupuola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Bane has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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295 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kamekona Tupuola!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupuola shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tupuola was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ground and pound from Tupuola seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tupuola misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tupuola tries to score with some ground and pound. Bane controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tupuola with the ground and pound but Bane regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tupuola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tupuola throwing shots but Bane is blocking nicely.
Tupuola takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tupuola throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bane to regain full guard.
Tupuola scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tupuola.
Tupuola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupuola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane is trying to keep Tupuola in close.
Bane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tupuola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tupuola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tupuola works over Bane with some ground and pound from guard.
Tupuola is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tupuola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tupuola scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tupuola is in close to Bane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tupuola throws a big elbow that misses.
Tupuola throwing strikes from guard but Bane blocks nicely.
Tupuola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tupuola throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tupuola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tupuola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bane lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tupuola!
Tupuola really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bane thowing shots but they're missing.
Tupuola really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tupuola has given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupuola tries to break free.
Tupuola is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bane throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Tupuola is trying to get back to his feet but Bane has full control of the position and if anything, Tupuola has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tupuola is in bad spot here.
Tupuola is still trying to improve position.
Tupuola looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Tupuola is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tupuola is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bane gets his way!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bane patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bane is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Tupuola taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Bane.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Bane!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Ribeiro !
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ribeiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fernandez smiles and moves away.
Fernandez throws a head kick that Ribeiro semi-blocks.
It looks like Rodrigo Ribeiro has been cut.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fernandez is fending him off so far but Ribeiro persists. Nope, Fernandez circles away and we're back to standing.
Ribeiro fails with the takedown
letting Fernandez counter with a right hand.
Renato Fernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Ribeiro .
Fernandez drives through with a takedown into Ribeiro 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernandez gets to his feet - Ribeiro follows without any prompting.
Fernandez misses with the combination.
Fernandez blocks a head kick by Ribeiro .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez rushes Ribeiro and presses him up against the cage.
Ribeiro tries to pull guard but Fernandez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fernandez is fending him off so far but Ribeiro persists. Nope, Fernandez circles away and we're back to standing.
Ribeiro looks winded!
Ribeiro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fernandez's waist but Fernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ribeiro off to one side.
Fernandez stalks Ribeiro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ribeiro 's face. Ribeiro staggers backwards, shaken.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Fernandez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fernandez connects with a leg kick. Ribeiro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fernandez tries to bum rush Ribeiro with a series of wild strikes but Ribeiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernandez dives in and scores a takedown into Ribeiro 's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro 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.
Fernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fernandez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fernandez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ribeiro , up you get!
Rodrigo Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ribeiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Ribeiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fernandez counters with a low kick, right behind Ribeiro 's knee.
A nice combination there by Fernandez.
An inside leg kick lands from Fernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Fernandez scores with a four punch combination!
Ribeiro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fernandez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ribeiro .
Fernandez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ribeiro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice straight punches there by Fernandez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fernandez.
Fernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Fernandez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Ribeiro wants to clinch
and Fernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Ribeiro .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but Fernandez moves out of range.
Ribeiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fernandez counters with a nice body shot.
Fernandez throws a series of punches but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ribeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernandez.
Fernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribeiro moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ribeiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ribeiro .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Fernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Ribeiro 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fernandez misses with a wild combination.
Ribeiro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ribeiro has his takedown stuffed
and Fernandez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ribeiro really felt that one!
Ribeiro shoots and misses
and Fernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Ribeiro .
Renato Fernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Ribeiro .
Fernandez slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribeiro , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fernandez takes the fight into the clinch.
Ribeiro is trying to stall.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernandez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fernandez duly obliges.
Fernandez swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Fernandez.
Fernandez connects with a body shot that sends Ribeiro 's belly button to the back.
Ribeiro goes for a double leg but Fernandez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fernandez continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro tries to clinch
and Fernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Fernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fernandez swinging wildly here.
Ribeiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fernandez counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fernandez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fernandez breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fernandez tries to land a front kick but Ribeiro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some wild striking there from Fernandez.
Ribeiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown
and Ribeiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ribeiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez scores with a three punch combo!
Fernandez lands a head kick. Ribeiro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ribeiro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ribeiro is adopting a defensive guard.
Fernandez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez gets to his feet. Ribeiro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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!
Ribeiro wants to clinch but Fernandez slips to the side
and Fernandez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Fernandez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Ribeiro 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ribeiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fernandez counters with a one-two to the body.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt - Fernandez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown but Fernandez circles away easily
and Fernandez counters with a good low kick that Ribeiro was not able to check.
Renato Fernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Ribeiro .
Fernandez stalks Ribeiro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ribeiro 's face. Ribeiro staggers backwards, shaken.
Ribeiro is rocked!
Fernandez Rushes Ribeiro and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Ribeiro is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Fernandez Piles on the pressure and Ribeiro crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Fernandez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheldon Cooper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheldon Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Black is looking to escape.
Cooper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cooper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Black defends it well.
Black is trying to stand back up but Cooper is controlling him
Cooper wants to pass the guard but Black is defending well.
Cooper prevents Black from standing back up.
Cooper tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooper on the ground.
Cooper wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cooper is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Cooper passes Black's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cooper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Black!
Cooper is looking to work his way around to Black's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Black defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cooper.
Cooper is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Black has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cooper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooper looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cooper wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Cooper jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Black manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cooper is working to tighten his grip on Black's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Black has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Cooper is really squeezing tight and eventually Black passes out! Cooper breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sheldon Cooper!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sheldon Cooper thanked Mango Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Asangh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pit Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pit Mies is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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186 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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, Julian Asangh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pit Mies!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asangh tries to keep at a distance but Mies has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mies can't get the takedown.
Mies breaks the clinch.
Mies fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Asangh avoids it really well and circles away.
Mies should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Asangh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mies closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Asangh looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mies is pressing down on Asangh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Asangh is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asangh looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mies controlling the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pit Mies hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Asangh lands with a nice body punch.
Mies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Julian Asangh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pit Mies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asangh moves out of range of the body kick.
Asangh avoids the head kick by Mies.
Mies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Asangh misses with a series of wild punches.
Pit Mies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mies looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Asangh is fending him off so far but Mies persists. Nope, Asangh circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Asangh.
Mies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asangh's corner calls for a 1-2. Asangh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mies misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asangh misses with a two punch combination.
Mies shoots for a takedown but Asangh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Asangh cracks Mies with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Asangh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mies shoots in and bounces Asangh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Asangh is looking to stand up but Mies isn't so interested in that idea.
Mies stays in close to Asangh's body and controls the position.
Mies postures up in Asangh's guard and throws a big left but Asangh blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies tries to free his leg and advance position but Asangh is retaining full guard.
Mies is still trying to improve position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mies content to stall in guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pit Mies hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mies misses with a body kick.
Mies attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mies tries to score a power double leg takedown but Asangh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mies somewhat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mies is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Asangh's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pit Mies dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mies throws a poor cross that misses
and Asangh counters with a right hand to the body.
Asangh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Asangh wants it to stay on the feet.
Mies takes the fight into the clinch.
Mies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asangh scores with a punch to the head.
Mies fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Asangh, pushing him back against the cage.
Mies is struggling to control the position.
Asangh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Asangh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mies pulls Asangh into guard.
Mies looking for a sweep. Not yet Mies, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asangh wants to control from the top but Mies keeps moving.
Asangh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Asangh is working hard here to advance position.
Mies wants to sweep here but Asangh controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Asangh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mies is keeping the position for now.
Mies managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Julian Asangh wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mies closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies stands up and beckons Asangh to his feet.
Mies darts in and clinches Asangh up against the cage.
Mies jumps guard and drags Asangh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mies seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mies is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Asangh stops Mies from standing up.
Mies pulls Asangh in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pit Mies hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Asangh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Asangh!
Asangh tries to escape but Mies is in control.
Mies trying to control the position but Asangh is working away.
Mies looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asangh tries to escape but Mies is in control.
Asangh taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mies stands up.
Asangh avoids the head kick by Mies.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asangh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mies fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pit Mies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mies takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mies ducks right into an uppercut from Asangh.
Mies clinches up against the cage.
Mies pulls Asangh into guard.
Mies keeping moving, preventing Asangh from controlling successfully.
Mies controls Asangh momentarily but Asangh frees himself.
Asangh wanted to stand there but Mies had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies wants to stand but Asangh is controlling the position.
Asangh trying to control but Mies is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Julian Asangh just wasn't active enough.
Mies moves into range and clinches up with Asangh.
Asangh is trying to break free.
Mies manages to pull guard.
Mies is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Asangh tries to free his leg and advance position but Mies is retaining full guard.
Asangh trying to control the position from guard on top but Mies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Asangh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mies dives in and grabs Asangh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Asangh pushes down on Mies's head and hops out.
Mies does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mies closes the distance and clinches.
Asangh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Asangh tries to break free but Mies pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mies.
Asangh is trying to force a seperation but Mies has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Asangh regains guard immediately.
Mies must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mies wants to control from the top but Asangh keeps moving.
Mies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Asangh wants to stand and escape but Mies is having none of it.
Mies trying to control but Asangh is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mies looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pit Mies has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mies goes for a double leg but Asangh avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Asangh continues to drive forward.
Mies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Asangh smiles and moves away.
Julian Asangh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pit Mies.
Asangh works Mies's body with a nice hook.
Julian Asangh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asangh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asangh shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mies eats them both and turns towards Asangh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mies closes the distance and pushes Asangh back into the cage.
Pit Mies is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pit Mies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mies 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pit Mies!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliott Stabler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes to the cage accompanied by Negro Drama. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eliott Stabler!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins stuns Stabler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Collins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Collins throws a push kick but Stabler slaps the foot to one side.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but Stabler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Collins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stabler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Collins scores with the left hand. Stabler knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stabler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stabler wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Stabler.
Collins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stabler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stabler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stabler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like John Collins has been cut.
Collins shoots in for a double leg but Stabler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stabler throws a low kick, looking for Collins's leg but Collins calmly moves out of range.
Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stabler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eliott Stabler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab-cross combination lands for Stabler and sends Collins crashing to the mat! Stabler follows him down to the mat - Collins regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Collins is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stabler is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Collins manages to get to full guard.
Oh Collins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Collins has his feet on Stabler's thighs here. He's pushed Stabler 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! Stabler screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Collins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Saintclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Saintclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saintclair tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saintclair somewhat.
Saintclair blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Saintclair shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Saintclair.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Saintclair after a bit of a struggle.
Saintclair tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Saintclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saintclair sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Saintclair is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saintclair shoots in but no luck this time.
Saintclair shoots in but no luck this time.
Saintclair shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Saintclair changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Saintclair manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saintclair fails with the takedown.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Saintclair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saintclair closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Saintclair is looking for a kimura here.
Silva trying to control but Saintclair postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saintclair 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saintclair is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saintclair to get the leverage.
Silva tries to roll over but Saintclair keeps him under control.
Saintclair is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saintclair has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Saintclair working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Saintclair is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silva!
Silva preventing the sweep.
Saintclair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saintclair looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Saintclair has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Silva is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Saintclair.
Saintclair gets back to half guard.
Saintclair is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Saintclair tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Saintclair dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Saintclair fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saintclair misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Saintclair has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Saintclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Saintclair gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Saintclair is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Saintclair is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Saintclair has managed to sneak the leg through.
Saintclair is trying for a kimura here. Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Saintclair wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrei Saintclair!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andrei Saintclair made sure he mentioned Mango Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chin HoKelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Padamalei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goran Padamalei acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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245 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chin HoKelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Goran Padamalei!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from HoKelly.
HoKelly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Padamalei backs up against the cage.
HoKelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Padamalei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
HoKelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Padamalei looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? HoKelly is fending him off so far but Padamalei persists. Nope, HoKelly circles away and we're back to standing.
Padamalei shoots for a double leg takedown but HoKelly sprawls well. He's pushed Padamalei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
HoKelly connects with a looping right hand.
HoKelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
HoKelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Padamalei's head.
Padamalei walks into a left hand.
Padamalei closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. HoKelly quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
HoKelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Padamalei.
HoKelly taking some punishment here, with Padamalei in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padamalei thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Padamalei not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
HoKelly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Padamalei.
Padamalei lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Padamalei prevents HoKelly from standing back up.
Padamalei looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Padamalei.
Padamalei prevents HoKelly from standing back up.
Padamalei thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
HoKelly wants to get back to his feet.
HoKelly trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
HoKelly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if HoKelly tries to get out of the position.
Padamalei drops an elbow to the side of HoKelly's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
HoKelly wants to get back to his feet.
Padamalei is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for HoKelly!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
HoKelly is trying to escape the mount.
Padamalei landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
HoKelly really wants to buck Padamalei off and get back to his feet.
Padamalei lands with some vicious ground and pound - can HoKelly hang on?
HoKelly is rocked!
It looks like Chin HoKelly has been cut.
Oooh a big shot lands for Padamalei! HoKelly is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Goran Padamalei!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patryck Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Willians (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patryck Mendes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patryck Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Willians!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willians rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mendes counters with a two punch combo.
Mendes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Willians connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Willians avoids it really well and circles away.
Willians connects with a single shot there.
Willians shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mendes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Willians looks up at the clock and then as Mendes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Willians smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willians lands an elbow.
Mendes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mendes throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willians tries to stand but Mendes is controlling his head.
Mendes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Willians scoring with punches from side control.
Mendes taking a bit of punishment here - Willians scoring with strikes.
Willians is chipping away with strikes.
Mendes struggling a bit here.
Willians is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willians cracks Mendes with a big right hand but Mendes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Willians lands an elbow.
Willians scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mendes to see if he's OK.
Mendes throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Willians in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mendes is trying to control Willians's posture but Willians avoids it.
Mendes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Willians is chipping away with strikes.
Willians wants to stand but Mendes has his arm trapped.
Willians creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mendes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Willians misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Willians lands an elbow.
Willians is working Mendes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mendes wants to control but Willians postures up.
Mendes manages to get back to half guard.
Mendes actively working from the bottom here.
Mendes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Willians pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willians lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Willians tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mendes.
Willians scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Willians landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Willians scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Willians is nestled in close to Mendes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mendes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mendes.
Willians has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mendes to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Willians is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mendes pulls down on the head and he's put Willians to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Patryck Mendes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kores Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alejandro Martinez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kores Sierra's chin.
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166 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kores Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a jab when Sierra was well out of range.
Sierra moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sierra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Sierra.
Sierra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martinez stuffs the takedown attempt from Sierra. Sierra gets slowly back to his feet.
Alejandro Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez throws an overhand right that lands on Sierra's shoulder, as Sierra tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Sierra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sierra manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Martinez on his heels. He'll look to pass Martinez's guard now, I'm sure.
Sierra scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sierra on the ground.
Sierra cracks Martinez with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Sierra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sierra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sierra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez 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.
Martinez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martinez tries to get out of the position.
Sierra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sierra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Martinez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Martinez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sierra is one step ahead there.
Sierra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sierra tries to stand but Martinez is controlling from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sierra's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sierra would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but Sierra is having none of it.
Sierra stands up over Martinez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Sierra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Sierra content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sierra is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra chips away with some ground and pound.
Sierra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sierra with a nice head shot there.
Sierra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sierra won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
Martinez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sierra works over Martinez with some ground and pound from guard.
Sierra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Martinez is rocked!
Sierra distracts Martinez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Martinez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sierra won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Martinez 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.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Sierra connects with a couple of short punches.
Sierra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sierra is controlling him.
Sierra lands a couple of elbows.
Sierra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sierra distracts Martinez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
Sierra distracts Martinez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sierra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Sierra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Sierra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sierra postures up and lands a big shot to Martinez's brow.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Sierra controlling him for the moment.
Sierra is looking to stand up but Martinez won't let him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sierra cracks Martinez with a solid left hand.
Martinez wants to stand but Sierra is controlling the position.
Sierra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sierra lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sierra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martinez wants to stand up but Sierra is controlling him.
Sierra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sierra lands a couple of elbows.
Martinez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sierra is in close to Martinez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sierra postures up and lands a big shot to Martinez's brow.
Sierra works over Martinez with some ground and pound from guard.
Martinez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sierra is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sierra works over Martinez with some ground and pound from guard.
Sierra preventing the sweep.
Martinez tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kores Sierra dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Martinez leaves Sierra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sierra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sierra shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense.
Alejandro Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kores Sierra.
Martinez with a jab.
Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Martinez slaps away a takedown attempt from Sierra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sierra slips a straight right by Martinez.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Sierra with an uppercut!
Sierra darts in looking for a takedown but Martinez gets double underhooks and turns Sierra into the cage.
Sierra has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Martinez is trying to keep an underhook but Sierra manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sierra prevents Martinez from improving his position.
Sierra is nestled in close to Martinez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sierra is breathing heavily.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sierra there.
Kores Sierra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sierra prevents Martinez from standing back up.
Sierra working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Sierra.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
Martinez tries to kick Sierra off but Sierra keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martinez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sierra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martinez pushes Sierra off looking to stand but Sierra dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Sierra there.
Martinez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sierra tries to stand and escape but Martinez is controlling the position.
Martinez has hold of Sierra's hands but Sierra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sierra uses his free foot to push down on Martinez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Martinez.
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!
Martinez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sierra lands a couple of good shots and Martinez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra lands punches and elbows.
Sierra is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sierra gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sierra gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sierra apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sierra shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sierra working over Martinez with some ground and pound. Martinez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sierra looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martinez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sierra prevents Martinez from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Sierra.
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. Sierra connects with a nice short shot to Martinez's temple.
Sierra lands with a punch from half guard.
Sierra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sierra wants to stand but Martinez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Martinez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sierra scores with a couple of nice shots.
Martinez wants to improve his position but Sierra is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Sierra.
Sierra slips a nice elbow through Martinez's hands, connecting with Martinez's forehead.
Sierra drops an elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Sierra winds up and cracks Martinez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Martinez tries to kick Sierra off but Sierra keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sierra prevents Martinez from improving his position.
Martinez taking some punishment here, with Sierra in his half guard.
Martinez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sierra scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Sierra.
Sierra 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.
Sierra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martinez is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Martinez looks like he's trying to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierra drops an elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Sierra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sierra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sierra lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sierra drops an elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martinez is looking to escape.
Martinez taking some punishment here, with Sierra in his half guard.
Sierra tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Martinez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Sierra has control of the leg.
Sierra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kores Sierra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sierra.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Martinez leaves Sierra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sierra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sierra shoots in looking for a takedown but Martinez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sierra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alejandro Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kores Sierra.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sierra.
Martinez stalks Sierra and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sierra's face. Sierra staggers backwards, shaken.
Martinez lands the left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for Sierra on that attempt.
Martinez lands a nice hook to Sierra's body. Sierra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sierra.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sierra manages to avoid it.
Martinez lands a jab to Sierra's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sierra needs to keep his hands up - Martinez had a free shot at his head there.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Sierra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sierra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.
Alejandro Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Sierra dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Sierra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sierra tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
Sierra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martinez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sierras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sierra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Sierra ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Sierra slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Sierra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sierra moves out of range of the strikes.
Sierra tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Martinez defends well and Sierra ends up having to push Martinez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alejandro Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martinez wants to break free but Sierra has control.
Sierra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Martinez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Martinez 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sierra.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Sierra uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez misses the jab.
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!
Martinez lands with a straight right. Sierra didn't see that one coming.
Sierra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martinez tests Sierra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sierra walks into a left hand.
Sierra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Sierra dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on Sierra's head and hops out.
Martinez lands with an uppercut that bounces Sierra off the cage and back into range.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sierra doesn't seem bothered though.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Sierra shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez cracks Sierra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martinez scores with a jab to the body.
Alejandro Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sierra ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sierra is defended easily by Martinez.
Sierra takes one to the side of the head.
Martinez throws the left hand but Sierra avoids the punch easily.
Sierra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sierra slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Sierra persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Sierra throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Sierra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Sierra's head but Sierra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sierra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Sierra ducks down to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Sierra shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez misses the jab.
Sierra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Sierra with that takedown attempt.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Kores Sierra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sierra 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kores Sierra!
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