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UFF 43 Romo vs. Heisman PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura as his entrance music. Renan Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rodrigo Silva's chin.
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231 lbs
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251 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Gracie is now in Silva's guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Silva pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Silva wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Gracie with a couple of short strikes.
Gracie looking to land elbow strikes but Silva uses the position to regain half guard.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva is looking to improve his 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.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is controlling Gracie's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva connects with the punch.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Renan Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
It looks like Renan Gracie has been cut.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Silva feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gracie sprawling to the canvas! Gracie rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Silva finish him?!
Gracie is rocked!
Renan Gracie's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throws a pinpoint strike between Gracie's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Gracie crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Silva scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodrigo Silva!
After winning the bout, Rodrigo Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Vegata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom has chosen Star Spangled Banner as his entrance music. Chip Freedom has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antonio Vegata's chin.
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38
165 lbs
25 - 23 - 0 |
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45
162 lbs
28 - 32 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Vegata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 32 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chip Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom misses with a double jab.
Vegata looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Freedom misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Freedom.
Vegata has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Freedom finds it's way round the side to connect with Vegata's head.
It looks like Antonio Vegata has been cut.
Freedom misses with a body shot.
Chip Freedom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freedom throws a body punch but Vegata moves out of range.
Vegata slips a straight right by Freedom.
Vegata looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Vegata moves into the clinch.
Vegata trying to land knees to the body.
Freedom stalling the fight.
Freedom wants to stall.
Vegata working Freedom over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freedom trying to control the position but instead, Vegata has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freedom into the ropes.
Freedom tries to stall but Vegata uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vegata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegata manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Freedom avoiding damage as Vegata throws knees to the body.
Freedom controlling the action here for a moment.
Vegata looking to throw knees to the head but Freedom is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chip Freedom.
Vegata takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Freedom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vegata doesn't seem bothered though.
Vegata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Freedom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Freedom loads up on a big right hand but Vegata slips the punch.
Freedom lands with a shot to the body.
Freedom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vegata is rocked!
Freedom is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Vegata hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chip Freedom!
Chip Freedom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bod Zio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grant might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thunderstruck - AC/DC. Zio has chosen Old Mcdonald had a farm as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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140 lbs
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137 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manus Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Bod Zio!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zio throws a body kick that misses.
Zio blocks a head kick by Grant.
Zio swinging wildly here.
Grant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Zio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant scores with a head kick. Zio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Zio closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zio lands in his opponent's guard.
Grant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zio postures up in Grant's guard and throws a big left but Grant blocks it.
Zio throws a big right hand that misses.
Zio wants to pass the guard but Grant is keeping the position.
Grant looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zio wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Grant 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.
Zio lands a couple of elbows.
Zio scoring with some ground and pound.
Zio lands a couple of elbows.
Zio is looking to work some ground and pound but Grant has wrist control.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Zio from controlling successfully.
Zio won't allow Grant to get back to his feet.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Zio from controlling successfully.
Zio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grant 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.
Zio trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zio throws a big right hand that misses.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Zio from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grant connects with an inside leg kick.
Zio throws a sloppy head kick
and Grant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zio.
Zio throws a leg kick
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zio throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
Zio gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant wants to get back to his feet but Zio drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is trying to get back to half guard.
Zio sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grant is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Grant tries to bench press Zio off him but Zio keeps the position.
Zio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Zio working the ground and pound but Grant is defending the strikes.
Zio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Grant some visible discomfort.
Zio working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Zio are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zio works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Grant is trying to improve his position.
Zio in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zio grinds an elbow into Grant's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grant keeps working.
Zio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grant is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zio's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Zio working Grant over with strikes.
Zio controlling the action here.
Zio slips a nice elbow through Grant's hands, connecting with Grant's forehead.
Zio working over Grant with some ground and pound. Grant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zio stops Grant from getting back to his feet.
Grant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zio's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bod Zio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bod Zio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zio tries a head kick but it misses.
Zio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant sets himself, and Zio steps forward looking for the clinch! Grant avoids it this time.
Zio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant blocks a head kick by Zio.
A punch combination from Zio misses.
Zio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant misses with a body shot.
Zio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good shot there by Grant.
Zio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Zio looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grant!
Bod Zio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grant regains half guard.
Grant trying to hold on to Zio's head to control him but Zio postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant wants to improve his position but Zio is controlling well.
Grant is holding on to half guard well.
Grant has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Zio is on him like a limpet, forcing Grant back against the ropes.
Grant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zio.
Grant blocks an elbow strike from Zio.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Zio avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant stalling against the ropes.
Grant slows down the pace here.
Zio tries to break free but Grant pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Zio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zio tries to circle away but Grant has him pinned against the ropes.
Grant tries to break the clinch but Zio is controlling the position.
Zio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zio fails with a takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grant.
Zio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Manus Grant has been cut.
Zio darts in looking for a takedown but Grant gets double underhooks and turns Zio into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands a nice hook to Zio's body. Zio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zio avoids the body shot from Grant.
Good leg kick by Grant there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grant swivels and escapes.
Manus Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bod Zio.
Zio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Grant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grant.
Grant slips under a jab.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Zio moves out of range easily.
Grant misses with a head kick.
As Grant backs off Zio throws a huge counter combo but Grant manages to avoid it all.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zio loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Grant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grant misses with a body kick.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant is looking to wear down Zio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant fakes the leg kick and cracks Zio in the body.
Zio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grant as he jumps to the side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grant.
Zio shoots in and bounces Grant off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Zio is breathing heavily.
Grant seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zio won't allow Grant to get back to his feet.
Zio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zio stopping the sweep attempt from Grant.
Grant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bod Zio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Manus Grant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A combination from Zio does no damage.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zio throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Zio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zio was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Zio throws a right hand that Grant ducks under and follows up with a left that Grant also avoids with ease.
Zio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Zio does no damage.
Grant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Zio is just out of range.
Zio scores with the left hand. Grant knows he should have avoided that one.
Grant thows a body kick. Zio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Zio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grant throws a wild body kick that Zio sees coming a mile off.
Grant lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zio lands a two punch combo.
Zio blocks a head kick by Grant.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grant scores with a body shot.
Grant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zio blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zio.
Grant throws a head kick but Zio moves out of range.
Zio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zio lands a head kick. Grant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Zio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zio.
Zio gets a double leg takedown into Grant's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zio tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard.
Grant 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.
Grant is looking to stand up but Zio isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant is trying to control the position but Zio postures up.
Zio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zio throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely.
Zio throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely.
Grant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zio is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Zio misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Grant misses its target.
Grant lands a nice shot to the body.
Zio moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Zio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zio misses with a wild combination.
Zio slips a jab from Grant.
Grant lands with a slapping head kick.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Zio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Grant working a defensive guard here.
Zio wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant looking for a sweep. Not yet Grant, not yet.
Grant wants to stand and escape but Zio is having none of it.
Zio chips away with some ground and pound.
Zio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Grant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Manus Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Zio from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Zio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bod Zio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zio 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bod Zio!
A relieved looking Bod Zio 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Brown Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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30
150 lbs
6 - 10 - 1 |
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30
155 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Brown Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown Jr has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Silva taking a breather here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Brown Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown Jr is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Brown Jr's face as Silva controls the position.
Brown Jr gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva looking to finish Brown Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown Jr!
Silva looking to finish Brown Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown Jr!
Brown Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva cracks Brown Jr with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Silva!
Rafael Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Jason Brown Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am sorry I let you down.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Urrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the ring accompanied by Beast. Urrah has chosen Johnny Cash - Oney as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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20
178 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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29
173 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josef Urrah!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan feints and then cracks Urrah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urrah down.
Ryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Urrah to score with a decent uppercut.
Urrah shoots in and drives through. Ryan sprawls well.
Ryan tries to clinch but Urrah moves out of range.
Urrah moves out of range of the body kick.
Urrah gets a takedown into half guard.
Ryan trying to hold on to Urrah's head to control him but Urrah postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urrah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Urrah perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Urrah is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan moves into full guard.
Ryan wants to stand but Urrah is controlling the position.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Urrah slips nicely into half guard.
Ryan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Urrah stands and throws Ryan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urrah is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Urrah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ryan is looking for a sweep.
Urrah trying to control the position but Ryan is working away.
Ryan can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Urrah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryan keeps working.
Urrah goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ryan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Urrah but great work by Ryan.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Urrah gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to take a breather but Urrah is having none of it.
Ryan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Urrah wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.
Ryan is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan is looking to advance position but Urrah won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Urrah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Urrah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urrah shoots in for a takedown but Ryan shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Ryan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice sprawl there from Ryan as Urrah shoots in.
Ryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Urrah.
Urrah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ryan.
Ryan moves into the clinch successfully.
Urrah prevents a body shot from Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urrah goes for a takedown attempt but Ryan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Andrew Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Urrah.
Ryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urrah replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ryan blocks it well.
Ryan tries to clinch up but Urrah circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Ryan. No joy for Urrah on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urrah feints and then cracks Ryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryan down.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urrah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan closes the distance but Urrah moves to the side
and Urrah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Urrah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Urrah thuds a left hand into Ryan's body.
Urrah misses with a takedown attempt - Ryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryan tries to clinch there but Urrah circles away.
Urrah just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to clinch.
Urrah is looking to chop away at Ryan's legs.
Ryan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Urrah tries to land a leg kick but Ryan saw it coming and moves away.
Urrah shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Urrah was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Urrah wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Urrah crashes against the mat.
Urrah tries for a kimura but Ryan is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan tries to buck Urrah off but Urrah is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Urrah off and has taken his back!
Urrah staying busy and making it hard for Ryan to control.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ryan controlling the positon.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ryan's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Urrah is in bad spot here.
Urrah looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan biding his time, controlling Urrah.
Ryan tries to keep control of the position but Urrah is staying busy.
Ryan controlling from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan wants to control but Urrah is keeping busy.
Urrah is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josef Urrah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Urrah circles away.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Urrah is avoiding it.
Urrah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan throws a big counter combination but Urrah scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ryan tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryan is struggling to control the position.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan is pressed up against the ropes. Urrah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ryan down to the mat. Ryan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryan tries to clinch up but Urrah circles away and keeps his distance.
Urrah thinks about the counter body kick.
Ryan is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan moves in looking to clinch but Urrah pushes him off.
No luck for Urrah with that takedown attempt.
As Urrah tries to get set, Ryan tries to push him back and clinch up but Urrah manages to avoid the attempt.
Ryan tries to clinch there but Urrah circles away.
Urrah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ryan pinned against the ropes. Ryan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andrew Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Urrah.
Ryan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan throws a body punch but Urrah moves out of range.
Urrah blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ryan clinches up with Urrah and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Urrah.
Urrah is working for takedown but Ryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ryan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Josef Urrah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Urrah landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ryan.
Urrah is looking for a takedown.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan digs a right hand into Urrah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Urrah's gas tank.
Urrah wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urrah.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Urrah wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.
Urrah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ryan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Urrah can turn it around.
Urrah prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Urrah is looking for a takedown.
Urrah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrew Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urrah swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryan.
Ryan moves in looking to clinch but Urrah pushes him off.
Andrew Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Urrah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Urrah is avoiding it.
Urrah looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
Ryan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Urrah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan tries to clinch but Urrah moves out of range.
Ryan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Urrah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Urrah.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Urrah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Urrah.
Ryan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Urrah 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josef Urrah!
Josef Urrah took some time post fight to say the following; 'Avgå Hamrén!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja has chosen Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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35
143 lbs
26 - 16 - 1 |
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29
145 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Test Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja has his takedown stuffed
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Ninja drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ninja is aware though and is defending well.
Ninja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ninja wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Ninja stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ninja passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ninja.
Gracie is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hey Steves Fight Shack, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ninja trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ninja working his ground and pound in the gym.
Ninja wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ninja seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ninja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ninja controlling the action here.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ninja trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
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.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ninja's guard.
Ninja working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ninja tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie cracks Ninja with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ninja tries to strike but it doesn't land.
An elbow from Gracie crashes against the mat.
Ninja gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie winds up and cracks Ninja with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Ninja is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Ninja regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie postures up in Ninja's guard and throws a big left but Ninja blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Ninja working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Ninja keeps moving.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ninja's head.
Ninja controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Ninja is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Gracie frees his head nicely. Oh but Ninja has switched to an armbar! Gracie is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Test Ninja!
During a confident post fight interview, Test Ninja thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Heisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
240 lbs
37 - 18 - 0 |
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30
275 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, TJ Heisman!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Heisman back to the ropes. Romo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Romo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heisman motions for Romo to come forward. Heisman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Romo.
Heisman lands with an overhand left.
Romo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
John Kyle Romo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romo moves away from the strike by Heisman.
Romo connects with a jab.
Heisman lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heisman doesn't seem bothered though.
Heisman throws a front kick aimed at Romo's knee but Romo avoids it well.
Romo tries to clinch there but Heisman circles away.
A solid body kick from Romo.
Heisman misses the jab.
Heisman lands a big head kick that sends Romo to the canvas! Heisman follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TJ Heisman!
TJ Heisman is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, TJ Heisman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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