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KOTB Challenger Series 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Santos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregor Barnett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Santos Silva!
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, Gregor Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos Silva dives in and grabs Barnett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnett pushes down on Santos Silva's head and hops out.
Barnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos Silva is trying to pull guard but Barnett turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Santos Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Barnett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Santos Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett breaks from the clinch.
Santos Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Santos Silva tries to pull guard but Barnett forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barnett breaks the clinch.
Barnett clinches up against the cage.
Santos Silva looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos Silva is looking for a takedown.
Santos Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barnett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Barnett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barnett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Barnett clinches up against the cage.
Santos Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santos Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santos Silva can't get the takedown.
Santos Silva is trying to pull guard but Barnett turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Santos Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santos Silva misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Barnett manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gregor Barnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santos Silva is breathing heavily.
Barnett lands a left and a right that send Santos Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Barnett thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Santos Silva is rocked!
It looks like Gabriel Santos Silva has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos Silva shoots and misses
and Barnett counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Santos Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnett pushes Santos Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Barnett knocks Santos Silva out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gregor Barnett!
Gabriel Santos Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'If you think you have seen the last of me, think again, the gorilla will be back and madder than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Loner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Craddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Craddock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Loner!
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, Billy Craddock!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craddock tries to clinch there but Loner circles away.
Loner cracks Craddock with an open hand slap.
Loner lands with a good body shot.
Craddock dodges the punch combination from Loner.
Loner sets himself, and Craddock steps forward looking for the clinch! Loner avoids it this time.
Loner keeps the fight on the outside.
Craddock tries to clinch up but Loner circles away and keeps his distance.
Craddock tries to clinch up but Loner circles away and keeps his distance.
Craddock has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Craddock misses with a body shot.
Craddock has closed the distance and engaged Loner in a clinch.
Loner has had enough of the clinch but Craddock keeps him there for the moment.
Craddock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Loner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Loner is breathing heavily.
Loner is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craddock is pushing Loner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Craddock leaning against his opponent.
Craddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loner's efforts to push away.
Craddock lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craddock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Craddock tries for a takedown but Loner manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Craddock.
Craddock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Craddock.
Craddock misses with an elbow over the top.
Craddock manages to break the clinch.
Craddock closes the distance and pushes Loner back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craddock.
Craddock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loner's face.
It looks like Mike Loner has been cut.
Craddock crunches a lovely knee into Loner's ribcage.
Craddock lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craddock breaks from the clinch.
Craddock clinches.
Craddock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Craddock lands a knee to the body.
Craddock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craddock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loner's face.
Craddock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Craddock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Craddock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loner's brow.
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Craddock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Craddock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Craddock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Craddock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loner's elbow.
Craddock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch but Loner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craddock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craddock is looking to clinch.
Loner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Craddock slips a jab and a cross from Loner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craddock is looking to clinch.
Loner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craddock moves into the clinch.
Craddock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Craddock is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Loner is defending well.
Loner dodges an elbow strike from Craddock.
Craddock landing knees to the body.
Loner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Craddock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Loner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Craddock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Craddock.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Craddock lands an elbow inside.
Craddock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Craddock.
Loner letting Craddock take a breather here.
Craddock lands an elbow just above Loner 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craddock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Craddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craddock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craddock darts in and clinches Loner up against the cage.
Craddock pushes off an throws an elbow but Loner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Craddock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Craddock obliges.
Craddock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craddock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Craddock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Craddock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Craddock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Loner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch but Loner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Loner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Loner misses with an uppercut.
Craddock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Craddock. No joy for Loner on that attempt.
Craddock takes a swing at Loner's ribcage but misses.
Craddock fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craddock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craddock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Craddock tries to clinch up.
Loner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Craddock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loner's hands.
Craddock pushes Loner up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craddock goes for a takedown attempt but Loner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Craddock.
Craddock tries to clinch there but Loner circles away.
Loner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Craddock tries to avoid it but Loner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Craddock to the ground. Craddock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mike Loner is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craddock closes the distance and clinches.
Craddock is trying to trip Loner. He has hold of a leg but Loner is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Craddock persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Craddock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Craddock is looking to stand up but Loner won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craddock trying to control the position from guard on top but Loner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craddock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Loner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loner pushes Craddock off and gets back to his feet.
Mike Loner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craddock pushes Loner up against the cage in a clinch.
Craddock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Loner is pressed up against the cage. Craddock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Loner down to the mat. Loner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Craddock moves in looking to clinch but Loner pushes him off.
Craddock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craddock tries to clinch but Loner moves out of range.
Loner shoots in but Craddock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Loner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craddock has closed the distance and engaged Loner in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craddock connects with a knee to the head.
Craddock tries to work over Loner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Craddock has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Loner uses from the top position.
Loner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Craddock wants to get back to his feet but Loner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Craddock looking for a sweep. Not yet Craddock, not yet.
Loner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Craddock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craddock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Loner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Loner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Craddock misses with a looping left.
Craddock wants to clinch.
Craddock tries to clinch but Loner moves out of range.
Craddock clinches.
Craddock working Loner over with knees to the body.
Craddock breaks from the clinch.
Craddock closes the distance and pushes Loner back into the cage.
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Craddock struggles to land a body shot inside as Loner controls his hands.
Craddock lands an elbow just above Loner 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craddock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Craddock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Craddock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Loner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Craddock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Craddock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Loner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Craddock leaves Loner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craddock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loner is looking for a counter combo.
Loner shoots in and drives through. Craddock sprawls well.
Craddock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Craddock tries to clinch but Loner is having none of it.
Craddock is looking to clinch.
Craddock lands a really nice looking cross but Loner seems unphased.
Loner gets tackled into the cage by Craddock. Craddock maintains the clinch.
Billy Craddock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craddock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Craddock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Craddock has closed the distance and engaged Loner in a clinch.
Craddock manages to break the clinch.
Loner keeps the fight on the outside.
Loner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Craddock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craddock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Loner is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Craddock.
Loner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craddock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Craddock wants to clinch up but Loner keeps it at a distance.
Loner moves out of range of the strikes.
Loner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Craddock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Loner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craddock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Loner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Craddock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loner, pushing him back against the cage.
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Craddock lands a good knee to the midsection. Loner won't want to take too many of those.
Craddock landing knees to the body.
Craddock scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craddock connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Craddock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Craddock lands an elbow inside that Loner shrugs off.
Craddock lands a nice knee to the body.
Craddock scores a nice knee to the body.
Craddock scores a nice knee to the body.
Craddock misses with a body punch.
Craddock lands a good knee to the midsection. Loner won't want to take too many of those.
Craddock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loner's face.
Craddock misses with some punches.
Craddock lands a knee to the body.
Craddock breaks the clinch.
Craddock moves into range and clinches up with Loner.
Craddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craddock closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Craddock lands a good knee to the midsection. Loner won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Craddock.
Craddock scores a nice knee to the body.
Craddock misses with an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Craddock.
Knees in the clinch landing for Craddock.
Loner working hard to break the clinch.
Craddock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Loner tries to break free but Craddock pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Craddock.
Craddock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mike Loner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craddock landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Craddock obliges.
Craddock stalling in the clinch but Loner improves position.
Craddock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Billy Craddock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craddock moves into range and clinches up with Loner.
Craddock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Loner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Craddock obliges.
Craddock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Craddock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Craddock crunches a lovely knee into Loner's ribcage.
Craddock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Loner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Craddock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loner is pressed up against the cage. Craddock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Loner down to the mat. Loner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Craddock forces Loner back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Craddock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Craddock 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Craddock!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Duangjan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Duangjan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Duangjan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Duangjan.
Duangjan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Esposito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Esposito walks into a left hand.
Esposito is rocked!
It looks like Pablo Esposito has been cut.
Duangjan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oh Esposito is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duangjan trying to control the position but Esposito is working away.
Esposito seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duangjan tries to stand but Esposito is controlling his head.
Duangjan wants to stand but Esposito has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Esposito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Esposito has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Duangjan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Duangjan jumps into guard, dragging Esposito to the mat.
Esposito stops Duangjan from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Duangjan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Esposito is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esposito scoring with some ground and pound.
Esposito looking to pass the guard.
Duangjan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Esposito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Esposito drops back looking for a leg! Duangjan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duangjan manages to kick Esposito off! Esposito jumps back into Duangjan's guard.
Esposito 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.
Esposito definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duangjan is looking to stand up but Esposito isn't so interested in that idea.
Esposito looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Duangjan is looking to slow Esposito down with leg kicks.
Esposito shoots in and gets a takedown into Duangjan's guard.
Esposito is stalling in the full guard.
Esposito works over Duangjan with some ground and pound from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Esposito postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Duangjan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Esposito, into his guard.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
Esposito has control of Duangjan's left arm, preventing Duangjan from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Duangjan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Esposito's cut.
That's time! Esposito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Duangjan with a hook.
Duangjan lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Duangjan.
Esposito swats away the attempt to clinch by Duangjan.
As Duangjan looks to move away, Esposito throws a big counter combo bu Duangjan just gets out of the way.
Esposito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duangjan finds it's way round the side to connect with Esposito's head.
Duangjan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duangjan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duangjan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duangjan cracks the inside of Esposito's front leg.
Duangjan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duangjan lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duangjan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Esposito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Esposito drops his hands momentarily and Duangjan needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Esposito just on the top of the head. Esposito drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Esposito - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jon Duangjan!
Jon Duangjan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Pablo Esposito spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like to thank Dr. Jones for the chance to fight in his promotion and i will come back even stronger, i promise!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene The Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacare Romero has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacare Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rene The Hulk!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown but The Hulk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Hulk throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Romero tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. The Hulk is in Romero's guard.
Romero pushes The Hulk off and gets back to his feet.
The Hulk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The Hulk winds up and cracks Romero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Romero gets back to full guard.
Romero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Hulk landing some decent shots from guard.
The Hulk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romero is looking to cinch up a triangle. The Hulk throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Romero's body to avoid the submission. Romero has instead reached around The Hulk's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Romero arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacare Romero!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Krabis Kropelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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157 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krabis Kropelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Rodriguez !
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodriguez !
It looks like Krabis Kropelis has been cut.
Kropelis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodriguez . Rodriguez obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodriguez throws a lazy head kick
and Kropelis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kropelis successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Kropelis is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Kropelis keeps moving.
Rodriguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kropelis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kropelis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kropelis is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kropelis wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
Kropelis is pulling down on Rodriguez 's head. It's preventing any offense from Rodriguez , at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Kropelis tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kropelis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but Kropelis avoids it.
Kropelis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rodriguez is trying to defend but Kropelis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kropelis is thwarting Rodriguez 's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropelis prevents Rodriguez from improving his position.
Rodriguez looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Kropelis pushes past his half guard into mount!
Rodriguez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kropelis content just to control the position here.
Kropelis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rodriguez has given up his back here.
Kropelis controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kropelis not allowing Rodriguez to control his hands.
Good control from Kropelis.
Rodriguez wants to control his opponent's hands but Kropelis gets his hands free.
Good control from Kropelis.
Rodriguez wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Krabis Kropelis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Krabis Kropelis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rodriguez gets caught flat footed, as Kropelis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kropelis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez controls Kropelis momentarily but Kropelis frees himself.
Rodriguez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kropelis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kropelis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kropelis content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kropelis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kropelis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kropelis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodriguez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kropelis defends it easily.
Kropelis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodriguez trying to keep a closed guard but Kropelis is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kropelis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez . Those never looked like landing.
Kropelis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kropelis advances position into side control!
Kropelis working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kropelis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom here.
Kropelis slows the pace down.
Rodriguez wants to control but Kropelis postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kropelis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Rodriguez 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kropelis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rodriguez to the ground. Kropelis is now in Rodriguez 's guard.
Kropelis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kropelis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rodriguez 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krabis Kropelis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Krabis Kropelis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Rodriguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kropelis tries to avoid it but Rodriguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kropelis to the ground. Kropelis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Rodriguez backs away, Kropelis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rodriguez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kropelis counters by moving into the clinch.
Kropelis has hold of one of Rodriguez 's legs. Rodriguez is fighting the takedown attempt but Kropelis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rodriguez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kropelis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodriguez is trying to keep Kropelis in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kropelis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodriguez 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.
Kropelis 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Kropelis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rodriguez 's guard.
Kropelis is sitting in close to Rodriguez 's body. Rodriguez has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kropelis is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kropelis is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rodriguez .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carlos Rodriguez !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes to the cage accompanied by Cold World - Hell's Direction (Ft. Kool G. Rap). Jim Thompson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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21
162 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lionel Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Thompson !
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson blocks a head kick by Wright.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Wright scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Jim Thompson has been cut.
Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Thompson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Wright moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThompson .
Wright misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wright seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wright sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson .
Lionel Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Thompson .
Wright throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Wright misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Wright.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thompson .
Wright slaps away a takedown attempt from Thompson , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Wright.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wright.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Wright keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright lands a head kick!
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Wright 's eye.
Thompson stalling in the clinch but Wright improves position.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Thompson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wright pushes Thompson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Wright.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWright.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Wright as Thompson shoots in.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Wright lands a big head kick that sends Thompson tumbling to the mat! Wright takes a step backwards and waves Thompson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thompson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright finds Thompson 's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Thompson flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Wright lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Thompson will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lionel Wright!
Lionel Wright decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Major Major (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean The Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Major Major!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean The Strangler!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Strangler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Sean The Strangler has been cut.
Major lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Strangler's sensitive parts.
The Strangler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Major throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Major there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Major misses with the combination.
Major swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Strangler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Strangler moves into full mount! Major won't be happy about that!
Major defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The Strangler.
Major tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Major's coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Strangler working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The Strangler working for a submission but Major is keeping him at bay.
Major defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The Strangler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Strangler is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Major is surviving well by controlling The Strangler's body position as best he can.
The Strangler looking to control but Major is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Strangler lands a nice shot to the head.
Major is desperately trying to improve his position but The Strangler has a good base and remains in mount.
The Strangler looking to secure an arm triangle but Major defends it well.
The Strangler throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Major has his hands clasped together but The Strangler breaks the hold and Major is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by The Strangler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean The Strangler!
Sean The Strangler is the new lightweight champion!
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