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FFC 7: Wolf vs Flagg PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between God Nope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Rinaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, God Nope!
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, Luca Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nope misses with a head kick.
Nope lands a high kick to the side of Rinaldi's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Nope dives into guard, looking to finish.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rinaldi can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Rinaldi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rinaldi drops an elbow to the side of Nope's head.
Rinaldi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rinaldi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rinaldi is controlling the pace.
Rinaldi working over Nope with some ground and pound. Nope looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nope knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rinaldi on the ground.
Nope wants to get back to his feet.
Rinaldi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nope pushes Rinaldi off but Rinaldi dives into side control.
Rinaldi working the ground and pound from side control.
Rinaldi working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldi takes a little break here. Nope wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Rinaldi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nope some visible discomfort.
Rinaldi cracks Nope with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nope is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rinaldi working the ground and pound.
Rinaldi has hold of Nope's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Nope tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Rinaldi cranks the arm and Nope screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Nope, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Luca Rinaldi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monkey Business (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey Business has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
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300 lbs
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Brawler
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Vieira !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monkey Business!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Business swats away the attempt to clinch by Vieira .
Business tries for a takedown but Vieira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Business shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vieira pinned against the cage. Vieira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vieira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vieira lands in his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Business 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.
Business working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vieira .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Business keeping moving, preventing Vieira from controlling successfully.
Business wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rodolfo Vieira .
Business closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vieira did well to prevent Business getting side control.
Vieira is trying to get back to full guard.
Vieira is staying active underneath Business, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vieira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Business is working away from the top position though.
Business is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vieira doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Vieira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Business pulls his head out easily.
Business is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vieira sees it coming and defends easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Business in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vieira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Business stopping the sweep attempt from Vieira .
Business trying to control but Vieira is working from the bottom.
Vieira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Business is aware though and is defending well.
Business would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vieira trying to control the position.
Business is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've been informed that Business has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Business wants to stand and escape but instead Vieira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira trying to control but Business is working from the bottom.
Vieira controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Rodolfo Vieira wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vieira shoots in and drives through. Business sprawls well.
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 Rodolfo Vieira will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Business scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vieira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vieira wants it to stay on the feet.
Business closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vieira circles away.
Rodolfo Vieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieira shoots in and drives through. Business sprawls well.
Business gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Business pulls Vieira into guard.
Vieira is looking to work some ground and pound but Business has wrist control.
Vieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Business keeping moving, preventing Vieira from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rodolfo Vieira wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Business has Vieira up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vieira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Business is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Business wants to get back to striking at distance but Vieira won't allow it.
Vieira is looking to break free of the clinch but Business has double underhooks.
Vieira tries to pull guard but Business holds him up against the cage and eventually Vieira drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodolfo Vieira . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vieira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Business prevents it.
Vieira has Business pressed against the cage.
Business stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Vieira 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Business escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Business fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Business closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vieira circles away.
Vieira shoots in looking for a takedown. Business tries to sprawl out of it but Vieira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Business manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Business shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vieira napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Business has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Vieira is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Business yanks on the arm and Vieira is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Business.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Monkey Business!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Monkey Business waved his t-shirt featuring Valhalla Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banjo Sanjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Davies could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Banjo Sanjo's chin.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Banjo Sanjo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies wants to clinch but Sanjo slips to the side
and Sanjo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davies's guard.
Sanjo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Davies is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sanjo drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Sanjo seems to have locked his on tight now - Davies screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sanjo, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Banjo Sanjo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vrando Vraganza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zesbis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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Good kicks
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vrando Vraganza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zesbis Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva digs a good hook to Vraganza's body.
Vraganza looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Vraganza throws out a powerful jab.
Vraganza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vraganza misses with a straight right.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Vraganza throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vraganza throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vraganza.
Vraganza misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vraganza.
Vraganza misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Vrando Vraganza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Vraganza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vrando Vraganza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vraganza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Vraganza throws an off balance right hand
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vraganza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva wants to control from the top but Vraganza keeps moving.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vraganza takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vraganza wants to get back to his feet but Silva is dominant here and he's now got Vraganza's back!
Silva is not going to allow Vraganza to sit and survive in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vraganza defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Silva's arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Vraganza has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Vraganza manages to reverse the position and now he's in Silva's guard. Nice work there by Vraganza.
Vraganza trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vraganza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vraganza pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Vraganza is controlling him well.
Vraganza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva won't allow Vraganza to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vraganza trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Vraganza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Vraganza is controlling him
Vraganza uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
Vraganza wants to take his opponent's back but Silva doesn't allow it.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Vraganza passes to side control.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vraganza throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is trying to control but Vraganza passes into side control!
Vraganza stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zesbis Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vraganza misses with a body shot.
Vraganza has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vraganza misses the shot to the body.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Vraganza tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vraganza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Vraganza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Vraganza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vraganza throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Jab from Vraganza.
Vraganza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to clinch there but Vraganza circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Vraganza is avoiding it.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Zesbis Silva has been cut.
Silva slips a jab from Vraganza.
Silva misses with a low kick as Vraganza jumps back.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Vraganza misses with a straight right.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva avoids the body shot from Vraganza.
Vraganza misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vraganza has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Silva escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Silva!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vraganza is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vraganza, who protects the arm well.
Vraganza can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Vraganza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva wants to stand but Vraganza is controlling his arm.
Vraganza is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva wants to take a breather but Vraganza manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vraganza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vraganza keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva tries to stand but Vraganza is controlling from the bottom.
Vraganza working a defensive guard here.
Silva wants to stand but Vraganza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vraganza has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Silva is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vraganza turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Vraganza has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Vraganza just misses with a punch to the body.
Vrando Vraganza is winning the standup battle so far.
Vraganza throws a big shot that misses.
Vraganza throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva moves away from the strike by Vraganza.
Silva wants to clinch.
Vraganza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vraganza manages to avoid it.
Zesbis Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vraganza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vraganza misses with a left hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Vrando Vraganza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zesbis Silva's cut.
That's time! Vraganza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vraganza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Vraganza does no damage.
Vraganza keeps the fight on the outside.
Vraganza throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Vraganza backing up. Vraganza nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Vraganza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva throws a right and a left that Vraganza avoids nicely.
Vraganza scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vraganza swivels and escapes.
Vraganza throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vraganza.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Vraganza circles away.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vraganza throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Vraganza only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Vraganza misses the target.
Vraganza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Vraganza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vraganza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vraganza defends it nicely.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vraganza circles away.
Vrando Vraganza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zesbis Silva.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vraganza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vraganza throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Vraganza. Beautiful body shot.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Vraganza throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vraganza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vraganza throws a body kick that misses.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Vraganza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vraganza is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vraganza is looking to get back to his feet here but Silva is keeping cool and he's managed to take Vraganza's back.
Silva wants to control but Vraganza is keeping busy.
Vraganza covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Silva has the hooks in. Vraganza is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Silva gets his hands free as Vraganza looks to control.
Silva has got one arm under Vraganza's chin. This could be trouble... Vraganza trying to control the other hand but Silva gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Vraganza has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zesbis Silva!
A victorious Zesbis Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Orvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Devour the Day - Get Out of My Way. Orvel has chosen Iron Maiden The Wicker Man as his entrance music. Steve Orvel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Orvel!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orvel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Orvel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orvel scores with a takedown into Tavares's guard.
Orvel won't allow Tavares to get back to his feet.
Orvel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tavares's guard.
Orvel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tavares is staying active underneath Orvel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orvel has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tavares defend it? Orvel steps over the head and cranks it - Tavares is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Orvel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Orvel!
Post fight, Steve Orvel stared into the camera and said 'WROCILEM, WROCILEM! RUTKOWSKI IDE PO CIEBIE'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daemon Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bork Laser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
230 lbs
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25
235 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daemon Targaryen!
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, Bork Laser!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Targaryen with a nice cross.
Laser throws a leg kick that is checked
and Targaryen counters with a nice uppercut.
Targaryen blocks the body kick.
Laser misses with an uppercut
and Targaryen counters with a crisp one two that drops Laser! Targaryen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Laser to his feet! Laser is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Targaryen lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Laser up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Targaryen from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Laser's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daemon Targaryen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Royal Blood - Out of the Black. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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213 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babcock.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Babcock tries to clinch
and Machida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Babcock misses with a jab to the body
and Machida counters with a left and a right that stings Babcock.
Machida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Babcock circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Machida misses.
Babcock throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A punch combination from Machida misses.
Machida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
Babcock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida thuds a left hand into Babcock's body.
Babcock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Babcock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machida.
Machida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Babcock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ryoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida scores with a three punch combo!
Babcock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Babcock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machida scores with a jab to the body.
Machida throws a right and a left that Babcock avoids nicely.
Machida avoids the body shot from Babcock.
Babcock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Babcock tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Babcock throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Babcock misses with the combination.
Babcock throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida counters with a two punch combo.
Machida scores with a jab.
Babcock tries to clinch up
and Machida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Babcock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Babcock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Machida circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Babcock.
Babcock misses with a wild combination.
Babcock misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machida.
Babcock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babcock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a left and a right that stings Babcock.
Machida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Kyle Babcock has been cut.
Machida throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Babcock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Babcock is defended easily by Machida.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Babcock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida looks to land a combination. Babcock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Babcock misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a nice kick to the body.
Babcock darts in looking for a takedown but Machida gets double underhooks and turns Babcock into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida slips under a jab from Babcock.
Babcock misses with a looping left.
Machida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Babcock scores with a punch to the head.
Babcock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Babcock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Machida throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Machida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Babcock manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Machida on his heels. He'll look to pass Machida's guard now, I'm sure.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida wants to stand and escape but Babcock is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Babcock's cut.
That's time! Babcock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown but Machida shows good takedown defense.
Babcock throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kyle Babcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida lands a two punch combo.
Babcock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babcock throws out the jab.
Ryoto Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babcock wants to clinch but Machida slips to the side
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Babcock misses with a takedown attempt - Machida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Babcock misses with a wild combination.
Babcock swings widly with a right hand
and Machida counters with a low kick, right behind Babcock 's knee.
Jab from Machida.
Babcock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Babcock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Babcock eats them both and turns towards Machida to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
Machida feints and then cracks Babcock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Babcock down.
Kyle Babcock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida misses with the combination.
Babcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Machida throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machida as he avoids it easily.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Machida is working the combinations to good effect here.
Babcock dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Machida works over Babcock's head and body with a nice combination.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babcock looks to land a right hand but Machida moved out of range.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Babcock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Babcock.
Babcock throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Babcock 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.
Nice defenses there by Machida.
Machida throws a wild body kick that Babcock sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Babcock.
Machida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Machida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babcock throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Machida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Babcock rather than just go for the knockout.
Babcock misses with a right hand
and Machida counters with a series of strikes. Babcock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Babcock fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Machida!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Machida misses.
Babcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Babcock.
Machida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Babcock moves out of range as Machida throws a body kick.
Machida misses with a wild combination.
Babcock throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
Machida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Machida throws a head kick but Babcock moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Machida misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babcock catches Machida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyle Babcock's cut.
That's time! Babcock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Machida lands a two punch combo.
Machida misses with the combination.
Babcock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machida.
Nice straight punches there by Babcock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Babcock.
Babcock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babcock throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Babcock misses with a right hand
and Machida counters with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Babcock.
Machida misses with a wild combination.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Machida defending well as Babcock loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Machida works over Babcock's head and body with a nice combination.
Babcock throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Babcock.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babcock.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Babcock is defended easily by Machida.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babcock.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babcock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Machida.
Machida lands a jab-cross combination.
Babcock shoots for a takedown but Machida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Machida looks to land a combination but Babcock avoids it well.
Babcock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Machida quickly recovers to half guard.
Babcock stops Machida from getting back to his feet.
Babcock wants to advance to full mount but Machida doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Babcock prevents Machida from getting back to his feet.
Babcock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock pushes down on Machida's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Machida manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Machida scores with a nice body kick.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Babcock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machida.
Babcock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machida lands a two punch combo.
Machida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Babcock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babcock slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Babcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kyle Babcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
Machida moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Machida throws a series of punches but Babcock moves out of range.
Machida throws a series of punches but Babcock avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock looks to land a right hand but Machida moved out of range.
Babcock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Machida defends it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babcock throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryoto Machida.
I've got Machida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryoto Machida!
A relieved looking Ryoto Machida thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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24
207 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Mott!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Mott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Gerald Garcia has been cut.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Mott.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice sprawl there from Mott as Garcia shoots in.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
letting Mott counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Mott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Mott moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia checks a leg kick.
Mott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia jabs at Mott's body.
Garcia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Mott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mott instigates a clinch.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
Nice body punch from Mott - that landed with a thud.
Mott blocks an uppercut.
Mott lands an uppercut.
A short right from Mott on the inside.
Mott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mott or not.
Garcia gets through Mott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
Garcia is trying to maintain a safe position but Mott gets an underhook and turns Garcia into the cage.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Mott.
Mott lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mott gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mott stalling in the clinch but Garcia improves position.
A bit of stalling here from Garcia.
Mott stalling against the cage.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mott.
Mott trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mott tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia effectively controlling the action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stalling in the clinch but Mott improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
Mott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Mott looking to slow down the pace here.
Mott throws a head punch that misses.
Mott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Mott is trying to stall.
Mott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mott taking a breather.
Mott tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Mott working aggressively here.
Mott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
The referee calls for Garcia to work.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
Mott lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Mott can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
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 Gerald Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerald Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Mott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mott doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Mott slips the punch.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mott. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mott moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Juan Mott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mott is just out of range.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Mott.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Mott moves out of range easily.
Mott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garcia has time to react.
Mott avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mott as he avoids it easily.
Mott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mott tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mott tries to clinch up.
Mott lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mott scores with a jab to the head.
Juan Mott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Mott as he connects with a hook.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Mott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mott momentarily.
Mott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Mott fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mott to counter with a crisp jab.
Mott has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Juan Mott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mott tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Mott sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mott is just out of range.
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mott moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Mott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mott throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gerald Garcia's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mott was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Mott throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
Mott misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia thuds his shin into the meat of Mott's side.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Mott moved away.
Mott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Mott.
Mott blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mott pushes off an throws an elbow but Garcia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mott presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
Mott lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
Mott presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mott stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mott.
Mott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mott trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Mott uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Mott.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mott tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Mott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Mott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerald Garcia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mott slips under a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Garcia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Mott counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Mott misses with a series of wild punches.
Mott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mott closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia dodges an elbow strike from Mott.
Mott lands a left hand.
A short right from Garcia.
Mott dodges an elbow strike from Garcia.
A body shot lands from Mott.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mott is trying to stall.
Garcia misses with an elbow strike.
Juan Mott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mott works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mott struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Mott controls the action.
Mott pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Garcia stalling in the clinch but Mott improves position.
Garcia lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia wants to stall.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mott pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
Garcia pushes off an throws an elbow but Mott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Garcia avoiding damage as Mott throws knees to the body.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Mott.
Mott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mott working aggressively here.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Mott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcia taking a breather.
Mott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mott's elbow.
Mott tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mott.
Garcia leaning his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mott missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Mott.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Mott.
Mott pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mott tries to stall but Garcia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcia throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mott throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Mott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Mott really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Garcia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia throws the kick towards the body but Mott avoids it.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Mott checks the leg kick.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Mott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mott misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Mott counters with a leg kick.
Garcia lands a glancing blow to the side of Mott's head.
Garcia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mott.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Mott misses.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Mott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a push kick but Mott slaps the foot to one side.
Mott slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Mott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mott attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mott wants to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Mott scores with a four punch combination!
A clash of legs there as Mott blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Mott counters with a three punch combo that has Garcia backing up. Garcia nods at Mott to acknowledge the strikes.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Mott checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Mott does no damage.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mott on the side of the head.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
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!
Mott connects with a single shot there.
Gerald Garcia's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mott darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garcia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mott's guard.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Mott keeps moving.
Mott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mott is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Mott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Mott keeps moving.
Garcia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is trying to control. Mott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mott is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mott trying to control here.
Garcia is working for a kimura but Mott is defending it quite comfortably.
Mott is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mott is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcia's back!
Mott tries to keep control of the position but Garcia is staying busy.
Garcia trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Juan Mott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gerald Garcia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mott slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Mott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some bone on bone action there as Mott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Mott checks it
and Mott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mott lands a head kick. Garcia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Mott swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Mott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Mott counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Mott moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Garcia as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
Mott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mott misses with the head strike.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mott is keeping busy.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Mott.
Mott blocks an elbow strike.
Mott blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Mott.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mott.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia has Mott pressed against the cage.
Garcia wants to stall.
Garcia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has Mott pressed against the cage.
Mott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mott misses with a knee to the head.
Gerald Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia stalls.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Mott misses with a body punch.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Garcia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mott is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Mott stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to stall but Mott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garcia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mott avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Mott.
Mott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mott tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Mott back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
Mott takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mott looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Mott.
Juan Mott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Mott controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Mott.
I think Mott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 46:50
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Mott!
Juan Mott is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grey Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Flagg (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 Randall Flagg was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grey Wolf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Flagg!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wolf duly obliges.
Wolf throws an off balance right hand
and Flagg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flagg.
Wolf throws a lazy right hand but Flagg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolf scores with a jab.
Flagg misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolf throws a body punch but Flagg moves out of range.
Wolf misses with a hook. Flagg ducked under it nicely.
Wolf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Flagg misses with a two punch combination.
Wolf throws a nice looking combination but Flagg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flagg lands a glancing blow to the side of Wolf's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flagg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wolf misses with a looping right.
Wolf looks to land a left hand but Flagg moved out of range nicely.
Flagg misses with a double jab.
Wolf has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soco na mãe - Stand Up Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Flagg moves into the clinch successfully.
Flagg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf stalling in the clinch but Flagg improves position.
Wolf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flagg.
Wolf tries to pull guard but Flagg forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wolf jumps guard but Flagg stands there with Wolf around his waist. Wolf gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wolf fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flagg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wolf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Flagg scores with a shoulder strike.
Wolf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flagg lands with a light punch inside.
Wolf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flagg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flagg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flagg has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flagg digs a right hand underneath Wolf's ribcage. Wolf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Flagg.
Flagg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wolf.
Wolf is breathing heavily.
Flagg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Flagg lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flagg.
Flagg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flagg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wolf swings for the body but Flagg moves out of range.
Flagg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wolf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Flagg misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Wolf does no damage.
Flagg lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws a nice looking combination but Flagg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flagg tries to bum rush Wolf with a series of wild strikes but Wolf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolf walks into a left hand.
Flagg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolf throws a right and a left that Flagg avoids nicely.
Flagg moves into range and clinches up with Wolf.
Flagg leaning against his opponent.
Wolf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flagg taking a breather.
Flagg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wolf wants a takedown but no success here.
Flagg prevents Wolf from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wolf lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Flagg.
Flagg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wolf's efforts to push away.
Flagg manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Flagg coming out on top.
Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
Flagg throws a hook but Wolf blocks it.
Wolf looks to land a combination but Flagg avoids it well.
Wolf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flagg clinches with his opponent.
Wolf is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flagg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Flagg lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolf being controlled against the cage.
Flagg prevents Wolf from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Flagg 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.
Flagg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Flagg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wolf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wolf lunges at Flagg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flagg's hand.
Flagg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wolf is trying to pull guard but Flagg turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Flagg throws a head punch that misses.
Flagg lands a nice uppercut.
Wolf fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wolf misses with a punch to the body.
Wolf breaks the clinch.
Flagg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf swings for the body but Flagg moves out of range.
Wolf throws a hook to the side of Flagg's head but Flagg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolf is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Flagg.
Flagg darts in and clinches Wolf up against the cage.
Flagg misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg avoids a wild elbow strike from Wolf.
Wolf tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flagg smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flagg tries to clinch up but Wolf circles away and keeps his distance.
Flagg connects with a body shot that sends Wolf's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Wolf.
Wolf misses with a body shot.
Wolf dodges the punch combination from Flagg.
Wolf misses with a left hand
and Flagg counters with a two punch combo.
Flagg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flagg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolf misses the shot to the body.
Wolf lands with a right hand.
Wolf misses with a wild body shot.
Flagg tries to bum rush Wolf with a series of wild strikes but Wolf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolf throws an overhand right that lands on Flagg's shoulder, as Flagg tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wolf back to the cage. Flagg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf cracks Flagg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Wolf misses.
Flagg has Wolf up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Flagg.
Flagg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Flagg pulls his leg out and moves away.
Flagg blocks a jab.
Randall Flagg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolf goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wolf throws a series of strikes that have Flagg backpedaling.
Flagg thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg closes the distance and clinches.
Wolf is trying to maintain a safe position but Flagg gets an underhook and turns Wolf into the cage.
Flagg lands a hook that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
The referee calls for Flagg to work.
Randall Flagg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Flagg lands with a light punch inside.
Flagg lands a hook that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Flagg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolf tries to pull guard but Flagg won't allow it.
Wolf tries to pull guard but Flagg won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Flagg.
Flagg breaks from the clinch.
Wolf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flagg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolf.
Wolf takes a swing at Flagg's ribcage but misses.
Wolf swinging wildly here.
Wolf swinging wildly here.
Flagg scores with a jab.
Flagg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flagg misses with a few strikes there.
Grey Wolf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolf takes one on the button.
Wolf is rocked!
Flagg lunges at Wolf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wolf's hand.
Oh Wolf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flagg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wolf ducks right into an uppercut from Flagg.
A big right from Wolf misses.
Wolf throws a lazy right hand but Flagg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Flagg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wolf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wolf drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wolf seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolf looks to throw the jab but Flagg is out of range.
Wolf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flagg circles away quickly and effectively.
Wolf throws a body punch but Flagg moves out of range.
Good exchange - Wolf coming out on top.
Flagg throws out a powerful jab.
Flagg sizes up Wolf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Flagg saw that one coming.
Wolf looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Flagg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Flagg.
Flagg misses the jab.
Flagg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Wolf swings for the body but Flagg moves out of range.
Wolf misses the shot to the body.
Wolf misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg instigates a clinch.
Wolf is trying to break free.
Flagg taking a breather.
Wolf goes for a takedown attempt but Flagg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Flagg lands with a hook. Wolf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Flagg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolf circles away quickly and effectively.
Wolf displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wolf thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Wolf.
Flagg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flagg avoids the body shot from Wolf.
Wolf avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf throws a right hand that Flagg ducks under and follows up with a left that Flagg also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Wolf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wolf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flagg.
Wolf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Wolf 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolf misses with an uppercut.
Wolf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flagg.
Wolf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wolf misses with a wild body shot.
Flagg misses with the combination.
Flagg doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolf circles away.
Wolf misses with an uppercut
and Flagg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wolf thinking.
Flagg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolf.
Flagg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flagg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flagg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Flagg.
Wolf blocking some punches.
Wolf taking a breather.
Wolf can't break the clinch.
Flagg misses with the head strike.
Flagg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Flagg drops Wolf onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wolf is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolf wants to take the fight to the mat but Flagg manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wolf tries to pull guard but Flagg won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flagg pushes Wolf against the cage. Flagg is working some dirty boxing. Flagg pushes off with a quick right hook! Wolf goes down! Wolf tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Flagg moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Flagg!
Randall Flagg is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Ralek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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281 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valentin Ralek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xavier Barbossa!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbossa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ralek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbossa swats away the attempt to clinch by Ralek.
Barbossa gets tackled into the cage by Ralek. Ralek maintains the clinch.
Ralek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ralek.
It looks like Xavier Barbossa has been cut.
Barbossa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barbossa is trying to break free.
Barbossa blocks an elbow strike from Ralek.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ralek lands a nice elbow.
Ralek misses with a punch to the body.
Ralek tries a body shot but Barbossa blocks it.
Barbossa blocks an elbow strike.
Ralek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ralek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbossa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbossa tries to throw a body punch but Ralek avoids it by throwing Barbossa back against the cage.
Ralek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbossa blocks an elbow strike.
Ralek pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbossa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barbossa avoids the elbow strike from Ralek, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbossa wants to break free but Ralek has control.
Ralek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbossa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbossa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ralek misses with an elbow strike.
Ralek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ralek lands a body shot.
Ralek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbossa's defenses.
Ralek misses with an elbow over the top.
Barbossa is trying to push Ralek away but Ralek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ralek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barbossa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.
Ralek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbossa's elbow.
Ralek lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ralek.
Barbossa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbossa looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ralek misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ralek prevents a body shot from Barbossa.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ralek tries a body shot but Barbossa blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ralek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbossa's brow.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ralek lands an elbow inside.
Ralek lands an elbow that stopped Barbossa in his tracks for a moment.
Ralek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.
Ralek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ralek scores with a hook to the body.
Ralek lands a body punch.
Ralek lands a damaging elbow.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ralek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ralek lands an elbow that stopped Barbossa in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Xavier Barbossa's cut even more.
Barbossa blocks an elbow strike from Ralek.
Barbossa avoids the elbow strike from Ralek, against the cage.
Ralek lands a nice elbow.
Ralek lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ralek lands an elbow inside that Barbossa shrugs off.
Barbossa dodges an elbow strike from Ralek.
Ralek is leaning against Barbossa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ralek lands a damaging elbow.
Ralek lands a nice elbow.
Ralek lands an elbow that stopped Barbossa in his tracks for a moment.
Barbossa dodges an elbow strike from Ralek.
Barbossa avoids a wild elbow strike from Ralek.
Ralek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ralek lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ralek.
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!
Ralek lands a damaging elbow.
Ralek throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ralek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbossa's brow.
Ralek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbossa's defenses.
Ralek lands an elbow inside that Barbossa shrugs off.
Ralek misses with a punch to the body.
Ralek tries to throw a body punch but Barbossa avoids it by throwing Ralek back against the cage.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ralek lands an elbow inside that Barbossa shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa blocks the elbow strike.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Xavier Barbossa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barbossa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ralek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.
Barbossa takes an elbow to the temple.
Ralek struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbossa controls his hands.
Ralek can't find room to land a body shot as Barbossa controls the action.
Ralek is working Barbossa over against the cage.
Ralek lands a nice elbow.
Ralek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Ralek as the two fighters clinch.
Ralek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbossa's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ralek throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.
Xavier Barbossa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ralek misses with a punch to the body.
Ralek throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ralek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Ralek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Barbossa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
That kick from Ralek tenderised Barbossa's leg. Barbossa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ralek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ralek misses with a left hand
and Barbossa counters with a straight right hand.
Ralek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ralek tries to clinch there but Barbossa circles away.
A combination from Barbossa does no damage.
Barbossa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ralek manages to avoid it.
Ralek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbossa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valentin Ralek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ralek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbossa walks into a left hand.
Barbossa misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbossa is breathing heavily.
Barbossa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa throws a body punch but Ralek moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralek is looking to clinch but Barbossa is avoiding it.
Ralek closes the distance and clinches.
Barbossa takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ralek.
Ralek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ralek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Ralek.
Ralek misses with a punch to the body.
Barbossa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ralek lands a nice elbow.
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ralek tries to work over Barbossa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ralek lands an elbow just above Barbossa 's eye.
Ralek lands an elbow that stopped Barbossa in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Xavier Barbossa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Valentin Ralek!
In defeat, Xavier Barbossa stepped up to the mic, saying 'i want a rematch immediatly so i can knock this chumps head off i promise all of you i will put him out cold on his back on the canvas next time'.
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