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Coyotile 69:Gomez vs Tukhugov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leno Maycon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maycon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Os Caras do Momento. Leno Maycon had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leno Maycon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Jones!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maycon counters with a left to the body.
Maycon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maycon counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Maycon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maycon lands a body shot.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Maycon gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Jones is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leno Maycon!
Post fight, Leno Maycon stared into the camera and said 'Quem nasceu pra ser cú
Nunca vai ser Pica'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saenchai Murbaratchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazar Angelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saenchai Murbaratchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lazar Angelov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murbaratchon darts in and clinches Angelov up against the ropes.
Angelov misses with a punch to the body.
Murbaratchon tries to work over Angelov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murbaratchon avoids it.
Murbaratchon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murbaratchon tries to work over Angelov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angelov blocks a body shot from Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon tries a body shot but Angelov blocks it.
Murbaratchon tries to work over Angelov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murbaratchon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angelov moves into the clinch successfully.
Murbaratchon breaks the clinch.
Angelov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Angelov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Angelov.
Murbaratchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murbaratchon moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Angelov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Angelov has had enough of the clinch but Murbaratchon keeps him there for the moment.
Murbaratchon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Murbaratchon blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murbaratchon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murbaratchon taking a breather.
Murbaratchon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Murbaratchon.
Angelov trying to stall but Murbaratchon improves his position.
Murbaratchon is pushing Angelov up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murbaratchon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murbaratchon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murbaratchon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murbaratchon lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Angelov tries to circle away but Murbaratchon has him pinned against the ropes.
Angelov's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Angelov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Murbaratchon scores with a hook to the body.
Angelov looks winded!
Angelov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murbaratchon's elbow.
Murbaratchon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov rushes Murbaratchon and presses him up against the ropes.
Murbaratchon struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelov controls his hands.
Murbaratchon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Murbaratchon.
A hook to the body from Murbaratchon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murbaratchon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murbaratchon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murbaratchon lands a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to Murbaratchon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angelov's face.
Murbaratchon breaks from the clinch.
Murbaratchon moves into range and clinches up with Angelov.
Murbaratchon lands a body punch.
Murbaratchon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murbaratchon forces Angelov back against the ropes and clinches.
Angelov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murbaratchon cracks Angelov with a nice body shot.
Angelov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murbaratchon tries to work over Angelov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murbaratchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Angelov gets tackled into the ropes by Murbaratchon. Murbaratchon maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Angelov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murbaratchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murbaratchon instigates a clinch.
Murbaratchon lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Murbaratchon scores with a hook to the body.
Murbaratchon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murbaratchon gets a clinch.
Murbaratchon lands a knee to the body.
Murbaratchon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Angelov misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Murbaratchon - that landed with a thud.
Murbaratchon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murbaratchon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murbaratchon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murbaratchon lands a body shot.
Murbaratchon manages to break the clinch.
Angelov instigates a clinch.
Murbaratchon can't find room to land a body shot as Angelov controls the action.
Murbaratchon breaks from the clinch.
Murbaratchon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murbaratchon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angelov tries to keep at a distance but Murbaratchon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Angelov is trying to stall.
Murbaratchon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Angelov misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saenchai Murbaratchon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murbaratchon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murbaratchon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Angelov closes the distance and pushes Murbaratchon back into the ropes.
Angelov lands a hook that snaps the head of Murbaratchon backwards.
Angelov throws a punch but it's blocked by Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angelov's elbow.
Murbaratchon tries a knee to the head but Angelov blocks it.
Angelov tries to stall but Murbaratchon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Angelov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murbaratchon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Angelov has a couple of punches blocked by Murbaratchon.
Angelov has had enough of the clinch but Murbaratchon keeps him there for the moment.
Murbaratchon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Angelov can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Murbaratchon.
Angelov is breathing heavily.
Murbaratchon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murbaratchon crunches a lovely knee into Angelov's ribcage.
A left hand lands to the body for Murbaratchon.
Nice body punch from Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon looking to slow down the pace here.
Murbaratchon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murbaratchon has managed to clinch.
Murbaratchon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angelov blocks it with crossed arms.
Murbaratchon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murbaratchon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Angelov wants to stall.
Angelov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murbaratchon tries to throw a body punch but Angelov avoids it by throwing Murbaratchon back against the ropes.
Murbaratchon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murbaratchon breaks the clinch.
Murbaratchon has closed the distance and engaged Angelov in a clinch.
Murbaratchon struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelov controls his hands.
Angelov has had enough of the clinch but Murbaratchon keeps him there for the moment.
Murbaratchon misses with a body punch.
Murbaratchon cracks Angelov with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murbaratchon obliges.
Murbaratchon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Murbaratchon as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Murbaratchon - that landed with a thud.
Murbaratchon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murbaratchon misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murbaratchon tries to throw a body punch but Angelov avoids it by throwing Murbaratchon back against the ropes.
Murbaratchon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murbaratchon misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murbaratchon avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Murbaratchon works on Angelov's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Murbaratchon - that landed with a thud.
Murbaratchon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murbaratchon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murbaratchon scores with a knee to the head.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murbaratchon breaks the clinch.
Murbaratchon closes the distance and clinches.
Murbaratchon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murbaratchon drives through and clinches with Angelov against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov blocks a body shot from Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon misses with a knee strike.
Murbaratchon can't find room to land a body shot as Angelov controls the action.
Murbaratchon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Murbaratchon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murbaratchon presses Angelov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murbaratchon presses Angelov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murbaratchon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murbaratchon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murbaratchon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murbaratchon crunches a lovely knee into Angelov's ribcage.
Good body shot from Murbaratchon.
Angelov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murbaratchon stalling the fight.
Murbaratchon breaks from the clinch.
Angelov rushes Murbaratchon and presses him up against the ropes.
Angelov is trying to force a seperation but Murbaratchon has the dominant position.
Murbaratchon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Angelov or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Murbaratchon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murbaratchon manages to break the clinch.
Murbaratchon rushes Angelov and presses him up against the ropes.
Murbaratchon tries to work over Angelov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angelov looking to slow down the pace here.
Murbaratchon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murbaratchon.
Knees to the body from Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon manages to break the clinch.
Murbaratchon drives through and clinches with Angelov against the ropes.
Murbaratchon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saenchai Murbaratchon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Murbaratchon moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Murbaratchon - that landed with a thud.
Angelov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Angelov throws a punch but it's blocked by Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelov misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Murbaratchon.
Saenchai Murbaratchon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murbaratchon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murbaratchon connects with a knee to the head.
Murbaratchon manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murbaratchon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Angelov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Angelov prevents a body shot from Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angelov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murbaratchon blocks an elbow strike.
Murbaratchon stalling in the clinch but Angelov improves position.
Murbaratchon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murbaratchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov throws a solid leg kick but Murbaratchon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Angelov.
Angelov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murbaratchon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murbaratchon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Angelov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murbaratchon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Angelov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murbaratchon manages to break the clinch.
Angelov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon misses with a punch to the body.
Angelov being controlled against the ropes.
Angelov swings wildly with an uppercut but Murbaratchon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murbaratchon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saenchai Murbaratchon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murbaratchon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Angelov working aggressively here.
Angelov wants to break free but Murbaratchon has control.
Angelov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Angelov is trying to stall.
Angelov throws a punch but it's blocked by Murbaratchon.
Murbaratchon manages to break the clinch.
Angelov has Murbaratchon up against the ropes in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Murbaratchon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murbaratchon has Angelov pressed against the ropes, preventing Angelov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Angelov throws a punch but it's blocked by Murbaratchon.
Angelov is trying to maintain a safe position but Murbaratchon gets an underhook and turns Angelov into the ropes.
Murbaratchon tries to work over Angelov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angelov looking to slow down the pace here.
Murbaratchon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Angelov swings wildly with an uppercut but Murbaratchon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Murbaratchon blocks it.
Angelov looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Angelov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Angelov.
Murbaratchon has Angelov pressed against the ropes, preventing Angelov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Angelov working aggressively here.
Lazar Angelov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murbaratchon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Angelov can't break the clinch.
Murbaratchon manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murbaratchon closes the distance and clinches.
Murbaratchon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murbaratchon is trying to maintain a safe position but Angelov gets an underhook and turns Murbaratchon into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saenchai Murbaratchon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murbaratchon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saenchai Murbaratchon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romelu Lukaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Varner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romelu Lukaku could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamie Varner's chin.
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175 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romelu Lukaku !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamie Varner!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukaku tries to sprawl but Varner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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.
Varner thows a huge punch but Lukaku dodges it nicely.
Varner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Varner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lukaku blocking the ground and pound attempt from Varner.
Lukaku avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Varner.
Varner thows a huge punch but Lukaku dodges it nicely.
Varner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Varner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lukaku keeps working.
Varner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lukaku 's head.
Lukaku knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Varner on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lukaku is trying to stand up here but Varner is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Varner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Varner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lukaku 's head.
Varner thows a huge punch but Lukaku dodges it nicely.
Varner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Varner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lukaku defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lukaku 's head.
Varner throwing shots but Lukaku is blocking nicely.
Varner controlling the action here.
Varner is trying to control. Lukaku wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Varner uses his free foot to push down on Lukaku 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lukaku .
Lukaku is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukaku wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Varner.
Varner trying to control but Lukaku is having none of it.
Varner lands with some strikes.
Lukaku wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Varner.
Varner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varner wants to control the pace but Lukaku is squirming around nicely.
Varner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Varner landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Varner.
Lukaku is rocked!
Varner postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Lukaku is out cold - huge knockout for Varner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jamie Varner!
After winning the bout, Jamie Varner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Thiago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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135 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Thiago!
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, Rico Tate!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Thiago gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tate.
Tate wants to control from the top but Thiago keeps moving.
Thiago might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tate looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Thiago throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Thiago had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tate defends it easily.
Thiago looking to control.
Tate trying to control but Thiago is working from the bottom.
Thiago throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tate uses it to pass to side control.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thiago manages to get back to half guard.
Thiago tries to get to full guard but Tate has control of the leg.
Thiago looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thiago is pressing down on Tate's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thiago working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tate has passed into half guard!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thiago is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Thiago slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tate avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tate slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thiago tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tate wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thiago is trying to work for a sweep but Tate has mounted him!
Tate moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Thiago has worked his arm free - good work by Thiago!
Thiago throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Thiago tries to bench press Tate off him but Tate keeps the position.
Thiago manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thiago prevents Tate from improving his position.
Tate preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rico Tate will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Tate. No joy for Thiago on that attempt.
Tate feints the counter takedown.
Thiago scores with a takedown into Tate's guard.
Thiago tries to free his leg and advance position but Tate is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thiago looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thiago.
We've been hearing good reports from Thiago's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Thiago advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tate is pressing down on Thiago's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thiago's guard.
Tate avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thiago is looking for a triangle here but Tate uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Thiago looks to move to half guard but instead Tate has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tate avoids the attempt from Thiago to control.
Thiago really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thiago slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago actively working from the bottom here.
Tate is pressing down on Thiago's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thiago is holding on for now.
Thiago is looking to control Tate's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thiago avoid being mounted?
Tate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thiago looking for submissions off his back.
Thiago is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thiago pushes Tate off but Tate dives into side control.
Thiago manages to get back to half guard.
Tate is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thiago sees it coming and defends easily.
Thiago has a hand on Tate's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tate takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thiago is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rico Tate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thiago doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tate counters with a takedown into side control.
Thiago is looking to regain half guard here but Tate keeps moving and retains side control.
Thiago is working hard here to advance position.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago regains half guard.
Tate is looking for a kimura but Thiago is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tate to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate seems to be looking for submissions.
Rico Tate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tate is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thiago defends it well.
Thiago gets full guard.
Thiago working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tate doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tate manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thiago looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tate passes into side control.
Thiago manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Tate manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thiago wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
Thiago passes Tate's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tate is looking for a sweep. Thiago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is looking for a kimura here.
Tate is looking for a sweep. Thiago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thiago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tate wants to control but Thiago is keeping busy.
Thiago tries to pass to full mount but Tate defends it.
Thiago is trying to work for a kimura but Tate is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thiago is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tate defends it well.
Henry Thiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tate tries to get to full guard but Thiago has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thiago is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tate sees it coming and defends easily.
Rico Tate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thiago.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rico Tate.
Well Tate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Tate!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zubair Tukhugov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the ring accompanied by Bad Motherfucker. Tukhugov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ed Sheeran – I See Fire. Franco Gomez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zubair Tukhugov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez goes for a double leg but Tukhugov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Tukhugov continues to drive forward.
Tukhugov closes the distance and pushes Gomez back into the ropes.
Gomez pulls Tukhugov into guard.
Gomez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tukhugov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gomez has a closed guard, preventing Tukhugov from standing up.
Gomez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tukhugov wants to stand but Gomez is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez stands and steps away. Tukhugov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zubair Tukhugov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tukhugov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tukhugov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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.
Gomez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tukhugov is keeping the position for now.
Gomez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tukhugov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tukhugov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tukhugov!
Gomez regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov is thwarting Gomez's attempts to control the position.
Tukhugov seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gomez is doing well to control the position and prevent Tukhugov from advancing to side control.
Tukhugov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gomez trying to control from the bottom.
Gomez is looking to get back to full guard here but Tukhugov has managed to pass to side control instead.
Tukhugov tries to stand but Gomez is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tukhugov's best efforts.
Gomez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tukhugov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gomez is proving hard to escape from.
Gomez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tukhugov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gomez wants to stand but Tukhugov is controlling the position.
Tukhugov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gomez wants to sweep here but Tukhugov controlling him for the moment.
Tukhugov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gomez is trying to control the position but Tukhugov postures up.
Tukhugov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gomez is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tukhugov drives through and clinches with Gomez against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tukhugov misses with a body punch.
Gomez pulls guard.
Gomez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomez looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Gomez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gomez scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Zubair Tukhugov has been cut.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Tukhugov.
Tukhugov is looking to clinch.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tukhugov wants to clinch.
Gomez throws a big counter combination but Tukhugov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gomez fails with the takedown.
Tukhugov throws a shot to the body.
Tukhugov looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tukhugov tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Tukhugov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tukhugov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tukhugov, up you get!
Franco Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tukhugov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Tukhugov wants to clinch.
As Tukhugov looks to move away, Gomez throws a big counter combo bu Tukhugov just gets out of the way.
Gomez shoots in looking for a takedown. Tukhugov tries to sprawl out of it but Gomez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tukhugov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Tukhugov avoids it well.
Tukhugov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tukhugov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gomez.
Tukhugov clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tukhugov can do to turn this around?
Tukhugov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Gomez decides to pull guard.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tukhugov is one step ahead there.
Tukhugov postures up.
Tukhugov wants to stand but Gomez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gomez looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov wants to stand but Gomez is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gomez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tukhugov swivels and escapes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomez.
Gomez gets a double leg takedown into Tukhugov's guard.
Gomez has gone for a leg lock! Tukhugov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gomez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Gomez's closed guard. He's half up but Gomez has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Gomez pivots and extends the arm, Tukhugov falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Gomez! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Franco Gomez!
Franco Gomez retains his middleweight title!
Franco Gomez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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