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Coyotile 56:McCarthy vs Matsuo II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hans Mentagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Thigpen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Thigpen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hans Mentagawa's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Mentagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Thigpen!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thigpen throws a sloppy head kick
and Mentagawa counters with a shoot takedown. Thigpen fights it but they end up in guard.
Thigpen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mentagawa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Thigpen wants to control but Mentagawa passes into side.
Thigpen is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thigpen is looking to get back to his feet here but Mentagawa is keeping cool and he's managed to take Thigpen's back.
Thigpen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mentagawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thigpen is trying to roll into a better position but Mentagawa has get a rear naked choke and Thigpen is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hans Mentagawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Allegre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twisted Fate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabricio Allegre has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Allegre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Twisted Fate!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allegre tries to close the distance and clinch but Fate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fate stuns Allegre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Allegre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fate pinned against the ropes. Fate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fate closes the distance and clinches.
Fate ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fate no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allegre wanted to stand there but Fate had control of the position.
Allegre throws an elbow that misses. Fate uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allegre's guard. Nice move by Fate!
Allegre trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fate is posturing up here but Allegre has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fate tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fate has to tap! Slick submission there by Allegre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabricio Allegre!
Our winner, Fabricio Allegre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartman comes into the arena with Poisonblack - Home Is Where The Sty Is blaring out of the sound system. Joaquin has chosen Bola estica-CTS & Meritocrata as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Cartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Razor Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Joaquin tries to avoid it but Cartman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Joaquin to the ground. Joaquin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Joaquin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Joaquin working away.
Joaquin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cartman tries to buck Joaquin off but Joaquin is having none of it.
Joaquin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartman tries to bench press Joaquin off him but Joaquin keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman wants to control but Joaquin postures up.
Cartman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cartman keeping control of the position.
Cartman trying to hold on to Joaquin's head to control him but Joaquin postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cartman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joaquin feints the counter takedown.
Cartman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartman tries to clinch up
and Joaquin counters with a takedown into side control.
Joaquin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Joaquin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cartman is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Joaquin tries for a kimura but Cartman is defending well.
Cartman is looking to get back to his feet here but Joaquin is keeping cool and he's managed to take Cartman's back.
Cartman is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman won't enjoy being in this position. Joaquin looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Cartman is tapping - it's over boys! Joaquin picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Razor Joaquin!
A less than humble Razor Joaquin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Auzier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Auzier comes to the ring accompanied by Champion it's Back!. Dias is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Linkin Park - In The End. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Auzier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Dias!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auzier goes for a double leg but Dias avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Dias continues to drive forward.
Auzier fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dias to the ground. Auzier is now in Dias's guard.
Dias is trying to keep Auzier in close.
Auzier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Auzier 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.
Auzier 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.
Auzier passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Auzier looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Auzier looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Auzier is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dias looks calm but he's in trouble here. Auzier gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dias is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Auzier lets go of the hold and Dias can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adriano Auzier!
Adriano Auzier took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Agradeço a Galera !
Obrigado por tudo!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Matsuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCarthy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chamillionaire - Ridin' ft. Krayzie Bone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David McCarthy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damian Matsuo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuo slips a jab and a cross from McCarthy.
McCarthy scores with a takedown into Matsuo's guard.
McCarthy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Matsuo keeping full guard, as McCarthy tries to pass.
McCarthy trying to control but Matsuo is working from the bottom.
McCarthy pushing down on Matsuo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McCarthy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Matsuo has managed to free his arm - good work.
McCarthy moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but McCarthy is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Matsuo working to try and regain half guard.
McCarthy tries to control but Matsuo wriggling away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Matsuo gets back to half guard.
McCarthy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McCarthy is keen to just control but Matsuo is a slippery customer.
McCarthy is looking for a kimura but Matsuo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McCarthy to get the leverage.
McCarthy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy slows the pace down in half guard.
McCarthy is keen to just control but Matsuo is a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Matsuo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matsuo is trying to stand up here but McCarthy is controlling him well.
Matsuo is defending against the submission attempts here by McCarthy.
Matsuo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McCarthy is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuo tries to roll over but McCarthy keeps him under control.
McCarthy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Matsuo defends it well.
McCarthy trying to control from half guard but Matsuo is working away.
Matsuo wants to control but McCarthy is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McCarthy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matsuo lands a jab-cross combination.
Matsuo is looking to slow McCarthy down with leg kicks.
Matsuo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McCarthy lands a head kick!
Matsuo is rocked!
It looks like Damian Matsuo has been cut.
Damian Matsuo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsuo.
Matsuo is still on wobbly legs! Can McCarthy finish him?
Matsuo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McCarthy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Matsuo being controlled here, momentarily.
Matsuo seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCarthy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McCarthy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David McCarthy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Matsuo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCarthy lands with a shot to the body.
McCarthy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matsuo can do to turn this around?
McCarthy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matsuo. Matsuo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matsuo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsuo. McCarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarthy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McCarthy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Matsuo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McCarthy is in Matsuo's guard.
McCarthy looking to sit in guard and control but Matsuo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McCarthy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matsuo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McCarthy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Matsuo's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy postures up in Matsuo's guard and throws a big left but Matsuo blocks it.
McCarthy pushing down on Matsuo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuo is in trouble now - McCarthy has advanced to mount!
McCarthy get's back to his feet.
Matsuo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCarthy. That did some damage!
McCarthy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Matsuo looking for a guillotine here but McCarthy defends easily.
McCarthy pushing down on Matsuo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Matsuo is defending against the submission attempts here by McCarthy.
McCarthy controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is working for a kimura but Matsuo is defending it quite comfortably.
McCarthy content to control rather than advance.
McCarthy passes the guard and advances to mount!
McCarthy controlling the position easily from mount.
David McCarthy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuo tries to improve his position but instead McCarthy has taken his back!
McCarthy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Matsuo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Matsuo trying to control the position but McCarthy manages to sink in the hooks.
Matsuo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Matsuo is trying to get back to his feet but McCarthy has full control of the position and if anything, Matsuo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Matsuo won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips McCarthy off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David McCarthy!
David McCarthy retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking David McCarthy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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