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Coyotile 11:The Underground PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralf Tohmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tohmas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. say kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ralf Tohmas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Hanga!
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, Ralf Tohmas!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tohmas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hanga as he jumps to the side.
Hanga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hanga shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hanga was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tohmas is not content to let Hanga control the position.
Hanga has control of an arm but Tohmas manages to advance to Hanga's back!
Hanga trying to control but not successfully.
Tohmas is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Tohmas is hanging on to Hanga's back as he tries to escape.
Tohmas throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanga rolls, trying to escape but Tohmas keeps control of the position.
Hanga has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tohmas.
Hanga trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Tohmas patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hanga covering up well under a series of strikes from Tohmas.
Tohmas trying to control momentarily.
Tohmas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tohmas throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hanga manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tohmas's guard. Nice work there by Hanga.
Tohmas working for a triangle but Hanga defends it easily.
Tohmas looks winded!
Tohmas throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hanga uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanga working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tohmas can't do much from the bottom here.
Hanga has control of an arm but Tohmas manages to advance to Hanga's back!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanga turns into Tohmas and is now in his guard.
Hanga looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
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!
Hanga with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tohmas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hanga scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanga lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hanga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hanga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tohmas's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tohmas looking to control.
Hanga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tohmas's head.
Tohmas is trying to hold Hanga in close to prevent damage but Hanga has managed to pass into half guard.
Tohmas wants to control but Hanga is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanga lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hanga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tohmas trying to control here.
Hanga stops Tohmas from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanga lands strikes from half guard.
Tohmas is trying to maintain the position but Hanga is very close to passing his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanga working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Hanga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tohmas gets caught napping as Hanga dives in and scores a takedown. Tohmas manages to retain guard.
Tohmas looking for subs off his back but Hanga has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hanga lands with a punch from half guard.
Tohmas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hanga lands with a punch from half guard.
Hanga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tohmas is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tohmas with the active half guard here but Hanga passes nicely into side control.
Hanga in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hanga lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tohmas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tohmas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tohmas is trying to improve his position.
Hanga connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tohmas some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Tohmas but he's now mounted!
A nice elbow there by Hanga.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Hanga.
Tohmas taking shots to the head.
Tohmas is bucking up trying to escape but Hanga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tohmas is rocked!
Hanga avoids the attempt from Tohmas to control.
Hanga 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.
Tohmas takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hanga's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Hanga!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andres Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Krause was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andres Santiago!
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, James Krause!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Santiago tries to bum rush Krause with a series of wild strikes but Krause uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krause gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Krause showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santiago.
Krause is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santiago's half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Santiago wants to get back to full guard.
Krause is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santiago is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Krause jumps into side control!
Krause has hold of Santiago's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Santiago tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Krause cranks the arm and Santiago screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Santiago, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). James Krause!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martine Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Vitor Cunha!
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, Martine Dincht!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dincht can pounce on him.
Dincht connects with the punch.
Cunha drops his hands momentarily and Dincht takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Vitor Cunha has been cut.
Dincht scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dincht ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dincht.
Dincht dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Dincht lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cunha doesn't seem phased though.
Cunha is rocked!
Dincht looks to land a left hand but Cunha moved out of range nicely.
Oh Cunha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dincht throws out a loose jab but Cunha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cunha ducks under a wild hook from Dincht.
Cunha is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Dincht just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Cunha has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martine Dincht!
After winning the bout, Martine Dincht thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique staying out of range there.
Henrique seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gustavo Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henrique misses with a takedown attempt
and Carvalho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henrique thinking.
Carvalho throws a series of strikes that have Henrique backpedaling.
Henrique gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carvalho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henrique.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henrique looks to clinch
and Carvalho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henrique tries to clinch there but Carvalho circles away.
Carvalho scores with a hook.
Carvalho tests Henrique's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henrique darts in trying to clinch
and Carvalho counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Henrique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a nice looking combination but Henrique bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodolfo Carvalho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Henrique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carvalho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Carvalho.
Carvalho lands with a good body shot.
Henrique shoots and misses
and Carvalho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henrique thinking.
Henrique is breathing heavily.
Carvalho lands a nice looking body shot.
Henrique ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Henrique misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Carvalho. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Henrique gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Carvalho counter with a right hand.
Henrique misses with a head kick.
Carvalho scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Henrique with a poor takedown
and Carvalho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henrique is rocked!
Carvalho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henrique had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Carvalho! Henrique is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodolfo Carvalho!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Rexar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Gaius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rexar comes into the arena with Big Shit Poppin' blaring out of the sound system. Tyler Rexar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Rexar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Gaius!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rexar drives through and clinches with Gaius against the cage.
Rexar lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Rexar to work.
Rexar gets underhooks to prevent Gaius's takedown attempt.
Gaius letting Rexar take a breather here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rexar.
Gaius can't get the takedown.
Rexar cracks Gaius with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaius tries to score a body lock takedown but Rexar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tyler Rexar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Gaius.
Rexar breaks the clinch.
Rexar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rexar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rexar pushes Gaius up against the cage in a clinch.
Rexar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rexar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rexar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rexar misses.
Gaius has his takedown stuffed
and Rexar counters with a right hand to the body.
Rexar clinches with his opponent.
Gaius looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Rexar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rexar lands a shot to the body.
Gaius looks winded!
Rexar scores with a shot to the side of Gaius's head.
Rexar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rexar lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rexar moves into the clinch successfully.
Gaius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rexar breaks from the clinch.
Gaius has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rexar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rexar lands in his opponent's guard.
Rexar stands and steps away. Gaius gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rexar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaius stuffs the takedown.
Rexar clinches up with Gaius and pushes him back against the cage.
Rexar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rexar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gaius drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rexar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rexar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gaius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rexar breaks from the clinch.
Gaius slips a jab and a cross from Rexar.
Gaius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rexar tries to clinch up but Gaius circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rexar is looking to clinch but Gaius is avoiding it.
Rexar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gaius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Rexar.
Gaius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rexar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Rexar manages to break the clinch.
Rexar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaius fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rexar to the ground. Gaius is now in Rexar's guard.
Rexar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gaius on the ground.
Rexar trying to control the position here.
Gaius stopping the sweep attempt from Rexar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gaius trying to control the position from guard on top but Rexar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rexar tries to clinch but Gaius moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rexar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rexar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rexar drives through and clinches with Gaius against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Rexar dominated that round.
That's time! Rexar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gaius shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rexar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rexar.
Rexar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rexar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gaius.
Gaius fails with the takedown.
Tyler Rexar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Gaius.
Rexar pushes Gaius up against the cage in a clinch.
Rexar presses Gaius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rexar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rexar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gaius looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rexar tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rexar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rexar tries to clinch but Gaius moves out of range.
Rexar lands a right hook to the body.
Rexar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rexar scores with a hook to the body.
Rexar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaius darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gaius is breathing heavily.
Rexar wants to get back to his feet.
Rexar is in trouble now - Gaius has advanced to mount!
Rexar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaius can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaius looking to control but Rexar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rexar is desperately trying to improve his position but Gaius has a good base and remains in mount.
Rexar tries to hold on but Gaius pushes him away.
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!
Gaius forces the positional change into back control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaius patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gaius is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Rexar is defending well though. Gaius let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rexar is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rexar fending off the submission attempt from Gaius.
Rexar trying to control the hands but Gaius won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rexar wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaius misses with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eduardo Gaius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rexar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gaius.
Rexar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rexar goes for a double leg but Gaius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gaius continues to drive forward.
Rexar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rexar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rexar duly obliges.
Gaius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rexar's waist but Rexar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaius off to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rexar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaius.
Rexar wants to clinch up but Gaius keeps it at a distance.
Gaius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyler Rexar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Gaius.
Rexar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaius shoots for a double leg takedown but Rexar sprawls well. He's pushed Gaius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gaius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rexar.
Tyler Rexar is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaius doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rexar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rexar lands with a light punch inside.
Gaius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rexar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rexar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rexar misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gaius is defended easily by Rexar.
Gaius swats away the attempt to clinch by Rexar.
Rexar feints a jab promting Gaius to slip. Rexar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gaius slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gaius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gaius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rexar's waist but Rexar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaius off to one side.
Tyler Rexar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rexar lunges at Gaius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gaius's hand.
Rexar pushes Gaius up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gaius avoiding damage as Rexar throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaius is trying to drag Rexar to the mat but Rexar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rexar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rexar breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rexar moves into the clinch successfully.
Rexar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaius shoots in for a takedown but Rexar shows good takedown defense.
Rexar darts in and clinches Gaius up against the cage.
Rexar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gaius is defended easily by Rexar.
Rexar forces Gaius back against the cage and clinches.
The referee calls for Rexar to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaius can't get the takedown.
Gaius has Rexar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rexar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rexar has picked Gaius up - he's going for a ride! Rexar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Eduardo Gaius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rexar is looking to take a break and control but Gaius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rexar trying to mount his opponent but Gaius defends it.
Rexar 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.
Gaius wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaius gets back to full guard.
Rexar is in close to Gaius's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gaius trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Rexar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rexar 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 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Rexar!
A determined Tyler Rexar didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Polish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Polish might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ice Cube - Today was a Good Day. James Polish has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Polish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Mackenzie!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Polish tries to avoid it but Mackenzie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Polish to the ground. Polish escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Polish lands a lovely overhand right.
Polish just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Polish misses.
Polish has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tenacity Elite - 17 Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Polish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Polish thuds his right hand into Mackenzie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot lands for Polish.
Polish digs a good body shot into Mackenzie's ribs.
Mackenzie shoots in but no luck this time.
Mackenzie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mackenzie tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Mackenzie is taking a breather. Polish says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mackenzie stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polish connects with a crisp jab.
Polish has closed the distance and engaged Mackenzie in a clinch.
Polish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Polish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mackenzie doesn't seem bothered though.
Polish changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mackenzie tries to avoid it but Polish manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mackenzie to the ground. Mackenzie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Polish takes a swing at Mackenzie's ribcage but misses.
Mackenzie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Polish swivels and escapes.
James Polish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Mackenzie.
Polish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mackenzie gets the takedown into side control.
Polish tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Mackenzie easily slips into full mount!
Polish is looking to improve his position but Mackenzie isn't that keen on the idea.
Polish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mackenzie on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polish wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polish wants to control but Mackenzie is having none of it.
My spies in Lethal Tech Academy inform me that Mackenzie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Polish has left one of his arms exposed and Mackenzie doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Polish screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Mackenzie!
Jake Mackenzie is the new welterweight champion!
In defeat, James Polish stepped up to the mic, saying 'Jake Mackenzie is very good. He was tough, and I will get my belt back!'.
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