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Barbarian FC 6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brahma Cervejinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miralles Cezar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miralles Cezar looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brahma Cervejinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miralles Cezar!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cervejinha dives in for a single leg takedown but Cezar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cezar looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cervejinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cezar is defending well for now.
Cervejinha is trying to drag Cezar to the mat but Cezar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cervejinha jumps into guard, dragging Cezar to the mat.
My spies in Cozad MMA Rio inform me that Cezar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cervejinha is trying to control the position but Cezar postures up.
Cervejinha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cezar defends well.
Cervejinha kicks Cezar off and gets to his feet.
Cervejinha moves into the clinch.
Cezar prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brahma Cervejinha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cervejinha successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervejinha manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cervejinha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cezar tries to avoid it but Cervejinha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cezar to the ground. Cezar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cervejinha clinches up against the cage.
Cervejinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cezar is defending well for now.
Cezar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cervejinha.
Cervejinha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cervejinha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cezar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha tries to score a body lock takedown but Cezar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cervejinha looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cervejinha can't find room to land a body shot as Cezar controls the action.
Cervejinha breaks from the clinch.
Brahma Cervejinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cervejinha leaves Cezar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cervejinha closes the distance and pushes Cezar back into the cage.
Cervejinha ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cervejinha no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cervejinha working for submissions but it's allowed Cezar to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cervejinha is positioning himself well to prevent Cezar advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha is trying to stand back up but Cezar is controlling him
Cervejinha wants to get back to full guard.
Cervejinha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cezar is working away from the top position though.
We're going to have a standup here because Brahma Cervejinha wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cervejinha is looking to clinch.
Cezar swats away the attempt to clinch by Cervejinha.
Cervejinha really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cervejinha misses with a takedown
and Cezar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cezar tries to clinch but Cervejinha is having none of it.
Cezar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Cezar. No joy for Cervejinha on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cezar blocks a head kick by Cervejinha.
Cervejinha shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cervejinha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cervejinha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cervejinha looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cezar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cezar tries to roll over but Cervejinha keeps him under control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cervejinha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cezar's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cervejinha trying to control from half guard but Cezar is working away.
Cervejinha slips a nice elbow through Cezar's hands, connecting with Cezar's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brahma Cervejinha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cervejinha closes the distance and pushes Cezar back into the cage.
Cezar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cervejinha breaks from the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cezar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cervejinha - the referee stops the clock and Cezar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cervejinha. Cezar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cervejinha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cezar as he jumps to the side.
Cervejinha wants to clinch up but Cezar keeps it at a distance.
Cervejinha closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cezar quickly recovers to half guard.
Cervejinha wants to free his trapped foot but Cezar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cervejinha looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cezar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cezar is breathing heavily.
Cervejinha is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cervejinha wants to control but Cezar is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervejinha with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cervejinha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cezar is not content to let Cervejinha control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brahma Cervejinha wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cervejinha shoots in and drives through. Cezar sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brahma Cervejinha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cervejinha feints and then cracks Cezar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cezar down.
Cervejinha shoots in and drives through. Cezar sprawls well.
Cervejinha tries to clinch but Cezar is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha tries to clinch there but Cezar circles away.
Cervejinha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cezar defends it nicely.
Cezar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cervejinha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cezar circles away quickly and effectively.
Cervejinha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cezar sprawls well. Cezar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cervejinha gets slowly back to his feet.
Cervejinha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cezar but Cezar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cezar stuffs the takedown attempt from Cervejinha. Cervejinha gets slowly back to his feet.
Cezar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cervejinha is fending him off so far but Cezar persists. Nope, Cervejinha circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cezar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cervejinha can pounce on him.
Cervejinha shoots in but no luck this time.
Cervejinha tries to clinch up but Cezar circles away and keeps his distance.
Cervejinha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cezar is looking to regain half guard here but Cervejinha keeps moving and retains side control.
Cervejinha working the ground and pound but Cezar is defending the strikes.
Cervejinha has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cervejinha dives in for a single leg takedown but Cezar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cezar tries to score a body lock takedown but Cervejinha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cezar stops a takedown attempt from Cervejinha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cezar walks away with a smile on his face. Cervejinha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cezar gets tackled into the cage by Cervejinha. Cervejinha maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cezar stops a takedown attempt from Cervejinha.
Cezar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cervejinha can't find room to land a body shot as Cezar controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cervejinha.
Cervejinha working Cezar over with knees to the body.
Cervejinha successfully pulls guard.
Cezar trying to control but Cervejinha is working from the bottom.
Cervejinha trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cervejinha wants to stand and escape but Cezar is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brahma Cervejinha dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cervejinha tries to clinch but Cezar moves out of range.
Cervejinha rushes Cezar and presses him up against the cage.
Cervejinha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cervejinha wants to clinch up but Cezar keeps it at a distance.
Cervejinha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cervejinha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cezar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cervejinha shoots in looking for a takedown but Cezar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cervejinha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brahma Cervejinha is winning the standup battle so far.
Cervejinha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cezar defends well and Cervejinha ends up having to push Cezar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brahma Cervejinha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cezar looking to slow down the pace here.
Cervejinha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cervejinha shoots for a double leg takedown but Cezar sprawls well. He's pushed Cervejinha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervejinha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cezar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cezar.
Cervejinha working Cezar over with knees to the body.
Cervejinha is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cezar is defending well.
Cervejinha fails to pull guard.
Cervejinha misses with a knee to the head.
Cezar lands a takedown into guard.
Cervejinha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cervejinha looking for a guillotine here but Cezar defends easily.
Cervejinha has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cezar has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha is looking to reverse the position.
Brahma Cervejinha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cervejinha sneaks back into half guard.
Cervejinha tries to kick Cezar off but Cezar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cezar prevents Cervejinha from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cezar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cervejinha keeps working.
Cervejinha is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cervejinha has one foot on Cezar's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Brahma Cervejinha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha moves into the clinch.
Cervejinha turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cervejinha manages to end up in side control.
Cezar is looking for a sweep.
Cervejinha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cezar keeps working.
Cervejinha is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cezar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cervejinha lands an elbow.
An elbow from Cervejinha crashes against the mat.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cervejinha cracks Cezar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervejinha is looking to take a break and control but Cezar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cervejinha staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cezar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brahma Cervejinha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Cervejinha has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cervejinha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cezar tries to avoid it but Cervejinha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cezar to the ground. Cezar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brahma Cervejinha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cervejinha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Brahma Cervejinha!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Brahma Cervejinha!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Brahma Cervejinha!
Brahma Cervejinha wins by unanimous decision!
Brahma Cervejinha decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Howard Holowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiago Andre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Howard Holowitz!
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, Tiago Andre!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holowitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andre tries to clinch there but Holowitz circles away.
Andre throws a head kick that half lands.
Andre misses with a head kick.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch but Holowitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch but Holowitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holowitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andre has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch but Holowitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holowitz avoids the head kick by Andre.
Holowitz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andre tries to clinch there but Holowitz circles away.
Andre moves to clinch but Holowitz breaks away
and Holowitz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Andre won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Holowitz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Andre has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Holowitz but great work by Andre.
Holowitz is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holowitz is working hard here to advance position.
Holowitz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Holowitz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holowitz actively working from the bottom here.
Andre wants to stand but Holowitz has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Holowitz looking for submissions off his back.
Holowitz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Andre seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Andre 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.
Andre prevents Holowitz from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Holowitz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Holowitz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holowitz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andre is looking to stand up but Holowitz won't let him.
Andre looks winded!
Holowitz looking for a guillotine here but Andre defends easily.
Holowitz looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Andre is defending well. Holowitz quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Andre has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Holowitz celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Howard Holowitz!
Howard Holowitz gave a mention to Mango Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheech Marin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nattapong Lorlek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cheech Marin!
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, Nattapong Lorlek!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorlek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lorlek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marin swivels and escapes.
Marin gets tackled into the cage by Lorlek. Lorlek maintains the clinch.
Marin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lorlek after a bit of a struggle.
Marin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lorlek walks away with a smile on his face. Marin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marin throws a sloppy head kick and Lorlek moves out of range easily.
Marin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lorlek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheech Marin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marin closes the distance and clinches.
Marin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lorlek just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lorlek fails to land.
Lorlek breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marin.
Lorlek looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Marin!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marin is trying to control Lorlek's posture but Lorlek avoids it.
Marin regains half guard.
Marin wants to improve his position but Lorlek is controlling well.
Lorlek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marin's head.
Marin is trying to control but can't.
Marin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lorlek is looking to work some ground and pound but Marin has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marin is pulling down on Lorlek's head to control his posture.
Marin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lorlek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Marin is tightening it up a little... Lorlek has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lorlek reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lorlek taps out! Nice BJJ there by Marin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Cheech Marin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Weidman looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Brawler
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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, Chris Weidman!
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, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weidman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Weidman looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Weidman from advancing to side control.
Silva is pressing down on Weidman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Weidman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva controlling Weidman's posture.
Silva is looking to cinch up a triangle. Weidman throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silva's body to avoid the submission. Silva has instead reached around Weidman's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Couture!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Black's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Couture.
Couture pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black prevents a body shot from Couture.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Couture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Couture.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couture avoids it.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Couture lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Couture.
It looks like Austin Black has been cut.
Couture pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black tries to break free but Couture pushes him back against the cage.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Black tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Black seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Couture instigates a clinch.
Black tries to break the clinch but Couture is controlling the position.
A short right from Couture on the inside.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Couture lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
A body shot lands from Couture.
Black is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Couture scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Couture stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Couture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Black is rocked!
Couture dips a shoulder and cracks Black with a mighty uppercut! Black falls back against the cage and Couture unloads with a barrage of strikes! Black is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Couture screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Couture!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newton has chosen She Knows as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rajesh Koothrappali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
173 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rajesh Koothrappali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Newton!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newton.
Koothrappali closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Newton is trying to stand back up but Koothrappali is controlling him
Koothrappali is looking for a kimura but Newton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Koothrappali to get the leverage.
Newton is trying to control but can't.
Koothrappali 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.
Newton 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.
Koothrappali is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Newton is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Newton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Koothrappali is working for a submission of some sort.
Koothrappali is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Newton is just riding it out for now. Koothrappali eventually gives up the hold.
Koothrappali prevents Newton from standing back up.
Newton wants to improve his position but Koothrappali is controlling well.
Koothrappali is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Newton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Koothrappali stops Newton from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Newton keeping full guard, as Koothrappali tries to pass.
Koothrappali is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Newton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Newton has escaped and now he's on top!
Newton is pushing down on Koothrappali's leg trying to pass to half guard. Koothrappali is fighting to maintain full guard but Newton has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koothrappali manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Newton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koothrappali has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Newton has managed to get both his arms back between Koothrappali's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Newton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Newton off and has taken his back!
Koothrappali is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Newton has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Newton defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Koothrappali's arms.
Koothrappali is persistently looking for the submission but Newton is defending it well.
Koothrappali looking for the choke but no joy.
Despite being in a bad position, Newton is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Newton's chin but Newton turns very nicely into Koothrappali's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Newton.
Koothrappali looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Newton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koothrappali's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koothrappali is looking to improve his position.
Newton uses his free foot to push down on Koothrappali's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Koothrappali.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koothrappali is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Newton lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Koothrappali sprawling to the canvas. Newton follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Koothrappali hang on?
Koothrappali is rocked!
It looks like Rajesh Koothrappali has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton moves into full mount! Koothrappali won't be happy about that!
Oh Koothrappali is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newton is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Koothrappali is in real trouble.
Koothrappali rolls, trying to escape but Newton keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Newton tightening his grip on Koothrappali, looking for the choke.
Newton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Newton controlling well, preventing Koothrappali from escaping the position.
Koothrappali seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Koothrappali showing good submission defense here.
Koothrappali rolls, trying to escape but Newton keeps control of the position.
Newton is riding his opponent, not letting Koothrappali buck him off.
Newton struggling to keep hold of the position.
Newton doesn't have the hooks in and Koothrappali manages to turn into his guard.
Koothrappali drops back, looking for a kneebar! Newton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Newton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Newton!
Koothrappali tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Newton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton controls the position from side control.
Koothrappali is looking to reverse the position.
Newton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Newton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Newton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton is breathing heavily.
Koothrappali fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Newton avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali keeps the fight on the outside.
Koothrappali fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Newton to the ground. Koothrappali is now in Newton's guard.
Newton can't keep his opponent in guard - Koothrappali advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Newton tries to get to full guard but Koothrappali has control of the leg.
Koothrappali is looking to pass Newton's guard but actually Newton recovers to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton wants to stand and escape but Koothrappali is having none of it.
Newton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koothrappali won't allow Newton to sweep him here.
Koothrappali passes Newton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali passes to side control.
Koothrappali tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Koothrappali has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Koothrappali tries for a kimura but Newton is defending well.
Koothrappali is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Newton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Newton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koothrappali tries for a kimura but Newton is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Newton rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Koothrappali's guard! Nice work there by Newton!
Newton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Newton trying to control but Koothrappali is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koothrappali looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koothrappali wants to sweep here but Newton controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Newton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rajesh Koothrappali's cut.
That's time! Koothrappali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Newton swinging wildly here.
Newton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali feints and as Newton raises his hands in defense, Koothrappali changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Newton keeping full guard, as Koothrappali tries to pass.
Koothrappali drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Newton dives on top into guard.
Newton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Koothrappali on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koothrappali tries to get out of the position.
Newton trying to control the action but Koothrappali is working from the bottom.
Koothrappali tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Newton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Newton wants to control but Koothrappali is keeping him busy.
Koothrappali tries to bench press Newton off him but Newton keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koothrappali keeps working.
Newton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Koothrappali knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Newton trying to control the action but Koothrappali is working from the bottom.
Koothrappali manages to work his way to half guard, despite Newton's best efforts.
Koothrappali is pressing down on Newton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Koothrappali looking for a guillotine here but Newton defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newton tries to stand but Koothrappali is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali keeping full guard, as Newton tries to pass.
Christopher Newton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koothrappali looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koothrappali looking for a guillotine here but Newton defends easily.
Koothrappali is looking for a triangle but Newton pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton trying to control the position from guard on top but Koothrappali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koothrappali working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Newton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Newton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Newton trying to control the position from guard on top but Koothrappali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newton slips nicely into half guard.
Koothrappali actively working from the bottom here.
Newton is trying to control the action in half guard but Koothrappali is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Newton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Koothrappali is trying to escape the mount but Newton keeps good control and instead manages to take Koothrappali's back.
Koothrappali is really stuck here.
Koothrappali manages to reverse the position and now he's in Newton's guard. Nice work there by Koothrappali.
Newton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koothrappali is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koothrappali drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Newton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Koothrappali has Newton in his guard.
Koothrappali keeping moving, preventing Newton from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koothrappali throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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 Rajesh Koothrappali.
I think Koothrappali has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Christopher Newton!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Christopher Newton!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Christopher Newton!
Christopher Newton wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Christopher Newton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Hughes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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23
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Jankowski!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Hughes counters with a single leg into guard. Jankowski didn't expect that.
Jankowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hughes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jankowski's head.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jankowski has momentary wrist control but Hughes slips an elbow through the middle.
Hughes is in close to Jankowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jankowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes postures up in Jankowski's guard and throws a big left but Jankowski blocks it.
Hughes postures up and lands a big shot to Jankowski's brow.
Hughes landing with the ground and pound.
Jankowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hughes is in close to Jankowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hughes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jankowski wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes postures up in Jankowski's guard and throws a big left but Jankowski blocks it.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jankowski trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jankowski's head.
Jankowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hughes distracts Jankowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jankowski is trying to keep Hughes in close.
Hughes lands a couple of digs.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jankowski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hughes defends it easily.
Jankowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes lands a couple of digs.
Hughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jankowski trying to control the position.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hughes lands a couple of digs.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jankowski's head.
Jankowski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jankowski's head.
Jankowski throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Hughes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hughes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jankowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hughes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hughes is in close to Jankowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hughes stands up over Jankowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jankowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hughes lands a couple of elbows.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
Hughes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jankowski looking to control.
Hughes chips away with some ground and pound.
Jankowski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hughes distracts Jankowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working some strikes from top position.
Hughes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jankowski looking to control.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Jankowski is retaining full guard.
Hughes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hughes cracks Jankowski with a solid left hand.
Hughes lands a couple of digs.
Jankowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes scoring with some ground and pound.
Jankowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.
Jankowski takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Jankowski preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jankowski's guard.
Hughes postures up and lands a big shot to Jankowski's brow.
Hughes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Hughes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jankowski fails with the takedown
and Hughes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jankowski's guard now.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Hughes cracks Jankowski with a solid left hand.
Jankowski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hughes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hughes manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jankowski is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jankowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jankowski taking some punishment here, with Hughes in his half guard.
Hughes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Hughes there.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jankowski is trying to maintain the position but Hughes is very close to passing his half guard.
Jankowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hughes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hughes's back!
Jankowski has the hooks in. Hughes is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hughes is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jankowski's guard. Nice work there by Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Jankowski has wrist control.
Hughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jankowski can do to turn this around?
Hughes postures up and lands a big shot to Jankowski's brow.
Jankowski looking to control.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Jankowski working a defensive guard here.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
Leandro Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
Hughes works over Jankowski with some ground and pound from guard.
Hughes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hughes throws a strike but Jankowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hughes is on top in guard.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Jankowski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hughes gets back to half guard.
Hughes tries to roll over but Jankowski keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes has a hand on Jankowski's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jankowski takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jankowski looking to control but Hughes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hughes is looking to improve his position but Jankowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Jankowski looking to secure an arm triangle but Hughes defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jankowski prevents Hughes from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jankowski working for a guillotine from mount but Hughes is in no mood to give up.
Jankowski is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hughes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hughes shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Hughes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jankowski misses with a takedown attempt
so Hughes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hughes stands up over Jankowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jankowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.
Hughes 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.
Hughes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jankowski's guard.
Jankowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jankowski is on top in guard.
Hughes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jankowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hughes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jankowski!
Jankowski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hughes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hughes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jankowski trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Hughes there.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jankowski's head.
Jankowski has hold of Hughes's hands but Hughes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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. Hughes connects with a nice short shot to Jankowski's temple.
Hughes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hughes is working for a kimura but Jankowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jankowski's head.
Jankowski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Leandro Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jankowski looking to control.
Hughes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hughes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jankowski's head.
Hughes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jankowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hughes is working Jankowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jankowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hughes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jankowski keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass.
Hughes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hughes stands up over Jankowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hughes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jankowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Hughes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hughes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Jankowski has wrist control.
Jankowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jankowski keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass.
Jankowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes distracts Jankowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hughes working some strikes from top position.
Jankowski keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes cracks Jankowski with a solid left hand.
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!
Hughes scoring with some ground and pound.
Hughes trying to control but Jankowski is working from the bottom.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Jankowski is keeping the position.
Hughes landing with the ground and pound.
Jankowski is trying to control the position but Hughes postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jankowski has his foot on Hughes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hughes works his way back into a safe position though.
Hughes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jankowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Jankowski, not yet.
Jan Jankowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hughes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Leandro Hughes!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Leandro Hughes!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Leandro Hughes!
Leandro Hughes wins by unanimous decision!
Leandro Hughes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Saintclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pit Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mies comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Condemned 84 - Face the agression kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
4 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pit Mies!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saintclair blocks a low kick nicely.
Mies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saintclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mies doesn't manage to clinch there - Saintclair circles away.
Mies will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mies gets a takedown into half guard.
Mies controlling the pace.
Saintclair actively working from the bottom here.
Saintclair is trying to get back to full guard.
Saintclair actively working from the bottom here.
Saintclair looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Mies pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saintclair is working to get back to half guard.
Saintclair manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Saintclair is in trouble now - Mies has advanced to mount!
Saintclair keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mies trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saintclair regains half guard.
Saintclair is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mies scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saintclair has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mies trying to control the action but Saintclair is working from the bottom.
Mies is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Saintclair is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mies pulls his head out easily.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saintclair looking for submissions off his back.
Mies is trying to control the action in half guard but Saintclair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saintclair won't allow Mies to pass to mount.
Saintclair actively working from the bottom here.
Saintclair looking for submissions off his back.
Saintclair is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mies scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Saintclair actively working from the bottom here.
Saintclair blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mies.
We've been informed that Mies has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Saintclair moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Saintclair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saintclair has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mies can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Saintclair keeping full guard, as Mies tries to pass.
Mies is stalling in the full guard.
Saintclair looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mies has picked Saintclair up and slammed him! Saintclair can't keep hold of the triangle and Mies manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Saintclair is looking to regain half guard here but Mies keeps moving and retains side control.
Mies working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saintclair tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mies wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mies wants to control but Saintclair is keeping him busy.
Saintclair manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mies is trying to control the action in half guard but Saintclair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mies passes to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mies tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mies looks winded!
Saintclair is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pit Mies will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mies throws a leg kick that misses.
Saintclair shoots in but Mies avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mies throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saintclair shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mies sprawls well. Mies wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saintclair gets slowly back to his feet.
Saintclair closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mies circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Saintclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saintclair fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saintclair manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mies on his heels. He'll look to pass Mies's guard now, I'm sure.
Saintclair trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saintclair stopping the sweep attempt from Mies.
Mies keeping full guard, as Saintclair tries to pass.
Saintclair is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies wants to sweep here but Saintclair controlling him for the moment.
Saintclair drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mies looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mies looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mies!
Saintclair is not content to let Mies control the position.
Mies tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mies tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Saintclair tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mies wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mies wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saintclair keeps working.
Mies working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saintclair tries to improve position but can't.
Saintclair sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saintclair is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mies pulls his head out easily.
Saintclair is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mies wants to free his trapped foot but Saintclair is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Saintclair wants to improve his position but Mies is controlling well.
Mies looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saintclair actively working from the bottom here.
Saintclair actively working from the bottom here.
Mies is keen to just control but Saintclair is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saintclair wants to get back to full guard.
Saintclair blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mies.
Mies is looking to take a break and control but Saintclair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saintclair looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saintclair is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mies pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mies prevents Saintclair from improving his position.
Mies looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saintclair with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saintclair taking some punishment here, with Mies in his half guard.
Mies lands strikes from half guard.
Mies is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Saintclair defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saintclair manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mies wants to control from the top but Saintclair keeps moving.
Saintclair looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saintclair has his foot on Mies's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mies works his way back into a safe position though.
Mies wants to control from the top but Saintclair keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mies stopping the sweep attempt from Saintclair.
Mies postures up in Saintclair's guard and throws a big left but Saintclair blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrei Saintclair will probably get the nod.
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!
Mies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mies misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saintclair slaps away a takedown attempt from Mies, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Saintclair misses with a takedown attempt - Mies sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Saintclair shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Saintclair was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mies is looking for a sweep.
Saintclair tries for a kimura but Mies is defending well.
Andrei Saintclair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saintclair is trying to get an arm triangle but Mies is defending well.
Saintclair is trying to get an arm triangle but Mies is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saintclair advances to mount.
Saintclair avoids the attempt from Mies to control.
Mies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saintclair working for a submission but Mies is keeping him at bay.
Saintclair wants to take his opponent's back but Mies doesn't allow it.
Mies is working to get back to half guard.
Mies tries to hold on but Saintclair postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies tries to reverse the position but Saintclair maintains control.
Mies is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saintclair is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mies can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Saintclair will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saintclair working for a submission but Mies is keeping him at bay.
Saintclair goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mies is on top in guard.
Saintclair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mies wants to control from the top but Saintclair keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mies preventing the sweep.
Mies tries to free his leg and advance position but Saintclair is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Saintclair is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mies defends well.
Saintclair has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mies can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mies wants to control from the top but Saintclair keeps moving.
Mies throwing strikes from guard but Saintclair blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saintclair is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Saintclair is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mies is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mies trying to control the position from guard on top but Saintclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mies is looking to stand up but Saintclair won't let him.
Saintclair has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mies 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.
Mies scores with a couple of short elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saintclair tries to buck Mies off but Mies is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Saintclair's face as Mies controls the position.
Mies scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Saintclair to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Saintclair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saintclair has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Andrei Saintclair!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Andrei Saintclair!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Andrei Saintclair!
Andrei Saintclair wins by unanimous decision!
Andrei Saintclair was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Pit Mies stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back stronger!'.
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