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HERITAGE 39 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Sikhouasvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tigran Sikhouasvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abraham Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikhouasvili just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sikhouasvili. Lincoln does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Sikhouasvili.
It looks like Abraham Lincoln has been cut.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Sikhouasvili moves out of range.
Lincoln moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sikhouasvili in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sikhouasvili tries to break free but Lincoln pushes him back against the cage.
Lincoln is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sikhouasvili takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Tigran Sikhouasvili has been cut.
Sikhouasvili looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lincoln lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sikhouasvili wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lincoln gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lincoln scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lincoln postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln works over Sikhouasvili with some ground and pound from guard.
Lincoln with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sikhouasvili is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sikhouasvili knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lincoln on the ground.
Lincoln works over Sikhouasvili with some ground and pound from guard.
Lincoln cracks Sikhouasvili with a solid left hand.
Sikhouasvili definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lincoln is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln prevents Sikhouasvili from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lincoln accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lincoln working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lincoln with a nice head shot there.
Lincoln keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sikhouasvili's head.
Lincoln trying to control but Sikhouasvili is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lincoln accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lincoln with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lincoln scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lincoln is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a big right hand that misses.
Lincoln postures up in Sikhouasvili's guard and throws a big left but Sikhouasvili blocks it.
Lincoln cracks Sikhouasvili with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lincoln has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lincoln throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lincoln stands up over Sikhouasvili, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Lincoln dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sikhouasvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooh!!! Sikhouasvili has knocked Lincoln down with a huge combo! Sikhouasvili steps away and waves a wobbly Lincoln back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sikhouasvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lincoln sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sikhouasvili takes a swing at Lincoln's ribcage but misses.
Lincoln moves into the clinch.
Lincoln keeps control of Sikhouasvili as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sikhouasvili can't break the clinch.
Sikhouasvili wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sikhouasvili is trying to break free.
Sikhouasvili wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lincoln works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lincoln working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lincoln working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sikhouasvili's head.
Lincoln passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lincoln throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lincoln throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sikhouasvili to regain full guard.
Lincoln is standing up over Sikhouasvili. Sikhouasvili looks to escape but Lincoln dives into side control.
Lincoln trying to control the position but Sikhouasvili is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a nice forearm strike.
Lincoln landing strikes.
Lincoln working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sikhouasvili on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sikhouasvili takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lincoln working the head with strikes.
Lincoln in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sikhouasvili is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lincoln connects with a decent elbow.
Lincoln scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sikhouasvili to see if he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln cracks Sikhouasvili with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Lincoln immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sikhouasvili is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Lincoln!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abraham Lincoln!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantana comes to the cage accompanied by The Sex Panther Is Out Tonight - Barry White feat. Brian Fantana. Brian Fantana has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Fantana!
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, Diogo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Souza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantana drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza working for submissions but it's allowed Fantana to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Souza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantana lands a couple of digs.
We've been hearing that Fantana has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fantana is stalling in the full guard.
Souza isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fantana stacks Souza on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fantana!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza being controlled for a moment.
Fantana looks up at the clock and then as Souza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fantana smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fantana asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fantana takes a little break here. Souza wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Souza tries to buck Fantana off but Fantana is having none of it.
Fantana moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fantana lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantana takes a little break here. Souza wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fantana is putting a hurting on Souza here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana decides to stand up, so the ref orders Souza to his feet.
Fantana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantana connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Souza momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantana scores with a takedown into Souza's guard.
Fantana controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fantana!
Fantana working to try and regain half guard.
Souza misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana is working to get back to half guard.
Fantana 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.
Souza goes for an armbar but Fantana turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fantana.
Fantana wants to pass the guard but Souza is keeping the position.
Fantana postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Souza's head.
Fantana seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fantana passes Souza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fantana fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Souza to the ground. Fantana is now in Souza's guard.
Fantana cracks Souza with a solid left hand.
Fantana postures up and lands a big shot to Souza's brow.
Souza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantana is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Souza is on top in guard.
Fantana keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantana has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana wants to sweep here but Souza controlling him for the moment.
Souza throws an elbow that misses. Fantana uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souza's guard. Nice move by Fantana!
Fantana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Souza's head.
Fantana works over Souza with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantana is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fantana advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Fantana there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana is nestled in close to Souza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Souza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Nice strikes from Fantana there.
Fantana controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fantana lands a nice short elbow.
Fantana trying to mount his opponent but Souza defends it.
Fantana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantana performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fantana lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana stands up from half guard.
Fantana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Fantana swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Fantana cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs.
Souza misses with a takedown
and Fantana counters with a single leg into guard. Souza didn't expect that.
Fantana is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fantana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantana with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantana stays in close to Souza's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian Fantana wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fantana misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fantana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantana dives in and scores a takedown into Souza's guard.
Fantana engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fantana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantana content to stall in guard here.
Souza working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fantana has passed into half guard!
Souza has hold of Fantana's hands but Fantana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fantana in particular looking to stall.
Fantana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Souza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantana passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Souza!
Fantana landing strikes from the mount and Souza is in trouble!
Fantana scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Souza?
Fantana breaks from Souza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Fantana.
Souza working to try and regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fantana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Souza looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana controlling from the full mount.
Souza working to try and regain half guard.
Fantana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantana dominating with strikes here.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantana controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Fantana connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Souza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Souza is looking to get to half guard.
Fantana is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Souza is rocked!
Fantana postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Souza badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Fantana around the waist but Fantana pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Fantana is the winner by TKO! Fantana jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Fantana!
During a confident post fight interview, Brian Fantana thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tigre Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh's entrance music is Enya-Sail Away. A fine choice. Randall Flagg acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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192 lbs
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200 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tigre Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Flagg!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flagg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Singh, pushing him back against the cage.
Flagg effectively controlling the action here.
Singh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flagg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Flagg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Singh is looking to take this one to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flagg.
Flagg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flagg rushes Singh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flagg pushes Singh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg has Singh pushed against the cage.
Flagg misses with a body punch.
Flagg gets through Singh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flagg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flagg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flagg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flagg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Singh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Flagg napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh swings around for an armbar but Flagg sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Singh's guard.
Singh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flagg wants to stand but Singh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Singh looking to control.
Flagg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Flagg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Flagg from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flagg tries to stand but Singh is controlling from the bottom.
Singh seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Singh wants to sweep here but Flagg controlling him for the moment.
Singh working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randall Flagg was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Flagg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Tigre Singh has been cut.
Singh slips a straight right by Flagg.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Flagg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Singh is rocked!
Flagg is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Singh like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Singh from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Flagg!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Abuate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Santos's choice of entrance music: Cidinho & Doca - Rap Das Armas. Bruno Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Abuate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Santos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abuate misses with a double jab.
Abuate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Bruno Santos has been cut.
Abuate throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Abuate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Abuate sprawls well.
Abuate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Abuate throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abuate misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Abuate fails to land with a series of punches.
Carlos Abuate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abuate's waist but Abuate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Abuate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abuate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carlos Abuate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Santos.
Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abuate throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abuate's corner calls for a 1-2. Abuate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abuate misses with an uppercut.
Abuate swinging wildly here.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Abuate looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abuate wants to clinch.
Abuate throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Abuate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Abuate fails to land with a series of punches.
Abuate throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abuate sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
Abuate 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.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abuate's waist but Abuate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Abuate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abuate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Abuate has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Abuate knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Abuate is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abuate keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abuate tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Abuate is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos is working to tighten his grip on Abuate's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Abuate has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Santos is really squeezing tight and eventually Abuate passes out! Santos breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bruno Santos!
A very excited looking Bruno Santos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragon comes to the cage accompanied by Epic Sax. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Dragon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Smith!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragon misses the shot to the body.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Dragon throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brophy's Evil Troid Academy (BETA) in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Dragon.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith prevents a body shot from Dragon.
Smith told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Dragon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Dragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith wants to clinch up but Dragon keeps it at a distance.
Dragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith tries to clinch but Dragon moves out of range.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dragon at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragon.
Dragon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dragon duly obliges.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bobby Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dragon's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Dragon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragon.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Dragon trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Dragon tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Dragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dragon is struggling to control the position.
Dragon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Dragon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dragon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith works over Dragon's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Steve Dragon has been cut.
Dragon tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Dragon is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith tries to bum rush Dragon with a series of wild strikes but Dragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith rushes Dragon and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Dragon.
Dragon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Dragon misses.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Dragon tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Dragon back against the cage.
Dragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands a front kick.
Dragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith slips a straight right by Dragon.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Dragon in a clinch.
Dragon throws a head punch that misses.
Dragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dragon presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Dragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragon misses with a looping right.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Dragon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dragon throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Dragon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Dragon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Dragon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dragon misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dragon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith tries to clinch up.
Dragon feints with a jab and clips Smith right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Smith is sent crashing into the canvas and Dragon leaps in for the kill! Smith tries to get to his feet but Dragon is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Smith is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Dragon!
Steve Dragon retains his heavyweight title!
Steve Dragon made sure to mention his sponsor, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Bismark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bismark comes into the arena with I Don't Care Anymore - Phil Collins blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johann Bismark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a low kick but Bismark avoids it.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
It looks like Johann Bismark has been cut.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Bismark's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia takes a swing at Bismark's ribcage but misses.
Bismark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia takes a swing at Bismark's ribcage but misses.
Garcia gets a clinch.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
Bismark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bismark pulls guard effortlessly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Bismark keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bismark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Bismark is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gerald Garcia was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bismark moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Gerald Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia jabs Bismark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Bismark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Bismark knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Bismark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Bismark's head back.
Bismark checks a leg kick.
Bismark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bismark.
No luck for Bismark with that takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bismark misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcia.
Bismark pulls guard effortlessly.
Bismark looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Bismark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Bismark keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gerald Garcia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Bismark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bismark misses with a looping left.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Bismark shakes it off.
Bismark scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Bismark's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Bismark moved out of range nicely.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bismark slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Bismark counters with a takedown into side control.
Bismark is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Bismark 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.
Garcia manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bismark is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia is in trouble now - Bismark has advanced to mount!
Bismark moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Garcia has worked his arm free - good work by Garcia!
Garcia tries to buck Bismark off but Bismark is having none of it.
Bismark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Garcia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bismark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia is looking to control Bismark's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bismark is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garcia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bismark.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bismark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bismark is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Garcia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Garcia has escaped and now he's on top!
Garcia content to stall in guard here.
Bismark keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Bismark looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bismark seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Johann Bismark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bismark is keeping the position for now.
Garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Bismark keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bismark wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bismark isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Garcia stacks Bismark on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Garcia!
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bismark keeps working.
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 Johann Bismark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johann Bismark's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Bismark slips the punch.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Bismark's shoulder, as Bismark tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia works Bismark's body with a nice hook.
Bismark throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bismark.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bismark. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Bismark.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bismark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bismark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Bismark loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Bismark bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia holding on.
Garcia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bismark's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is defending against the submission attempts here by Bismark.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bismark is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garcia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bismark.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
Bismark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bismark won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Bismark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Garcia 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.
Bismark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bismark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bismark has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Bismark tries to pass.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bismark postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Garcia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bismark, into his guard.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia stands and throws Bismark's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bismark is not content to let Garcia control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Garcia really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Bismark's cut.
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.
Garcia works Bismark's body with a nice hook.
Bismark misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters by clinching up.
Garcia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bismark.
Still in the clinch, Garcia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bismark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garcia prevents it.
A body shot lands from Garcia.
Garcia stops a takedown attempt from Bismark.
A short right from Garcia.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A hook to the body from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bismark wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johann Bismark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bismark managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Bismark fails to pull guard.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Bismark.
Garcia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Bismark controls the action.
Bismark is working for takedown but Garcia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Bismark letting Garcia take a breather here.
Bismark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garcia prevents it.
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bismark or not.
Bismark has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garcia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Garcia stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bismark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Gerald Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bismark.
Garcia looks to clinch
and Bismark counters with a shoot takedown. Garcia fights it but they end up in guard.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Bismark tries to pass.
Garcia controls Bismark momentarily but Bismark frees himself.
Bismark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pulls Bismark in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bismark is pushing down on Garcia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garcia is fighting to maintain full guard but Bismark has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bismark prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Garcia gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bismark tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bismark tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bismark postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Garcia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bismark, into his guard.
Bismark is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcia defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Garcia dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Johann Bismark's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bismark.
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
Bismark lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Bismark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garcia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Bismark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bismarks head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia pushes Bismark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Garcia.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bismark tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bismark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johann Bismark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
Bismark has hold of one of Garcia's legs. Garcia is fighting the takedown attempt but Bismark gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bismark defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bismark is looking to pass into half guard but Garcia pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Garcia is in guard.
Bismark is looking for a triangle here but Garcia uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
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!
Garcia works to advance to full mount. Bismark defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Garcia controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bismark is in all sorts of trouble here.
Garcia controlling from the full mount.
Garcia tries to control but Bismark wriggling away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bismark is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bismark sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Garcia is keen to just control but Bismark is a slippery customer.
Gerald Garcia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Garcia tries to land a front kick but Bismark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bismark shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bismark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Bismark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bismark's head.
Johann Bismark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bismark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Garcia!
Gerald Garcia is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Gerald Garcia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Johann Bismark spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, things happen for reason... I wasn't able to do what I planned and I blame myself for it. Sorry team.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon has chosen Hurt by Johnny Cash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Costa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razor Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa is looking to slow Ramon down with leg kicks.
Ramon lands with a right hand.
Costa throws a wild body kick that Ramon sees coming a mile off.
Costa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Ramon misses its intended target.
Ramon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Razor Ramon has been cut.
Ramon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Costa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good work by Costa as he checks the leg kick.
Costa connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa 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.
Costa with a hook.
Ramon is looking to score with low kicks.
Costa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramon throws a body punch but Costa moves out of range.
Ramon misses with an uppercut. Costa saw that one coming.
Ramon throws a low kick, looking for Costa's leg but Costa calmly moves out of range.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Costa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Costa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramon off the cage and back into range.
Decent striking displayed by Costa there.
Ramon is rocked!
Ramon throws a leg kick but Costa checks it.
Ramon is still on wobbly legs! Can Costa finish him?
Ramon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Costa drops Ramon with a straight right hand, right on the button! Costa follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Costa!
Luis Costa retains his middleweight title!
Luis Costa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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