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Coyotile 87:Arenas vs Tukhugov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agenor Apolinario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Matsuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apolinario comes to the ring accompanied by Northeast Strawberry. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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181 lbs
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182 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Agenor Apolinario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damian Matsuo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuo works Apolinario's body with a nice hook.
Apolinario is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matsuo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Apolinario has a takedown stuffed.
Matsuo wants to counter with a clinch but Apolinario pushes him away.
Apolinario takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Apolinario.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agenor Apolinario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apolinario closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Matsuo did well to prevent Apolinario getting side control.
Matsuo wants to get back to his feet.
Matsuo tries to kick Apolinario off in order to stand up. Apolinario Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Apolinario goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Matsuo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Apolinario but great work by Matsuo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apolinario gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Apolinario is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Apolinario tries to get to full guard but Matsuo has control of the leg.
Apolinario has a hand on Matsuo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Matsuo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Apolinario is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Apolinario is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Matsuo wants to control the pace but Apolinario is squirming around nicely.
Matsuo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Apolinario regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apolinario is trying to control but can't.
Apolinario is trying to get back to full guard.
Apolinario is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matsuo pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Matsuo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Apolinario really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apolinario tries to lock up and control but Matsuo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Apolinario blocking the ground and pound.
Apolinario tries to hold on but Matsuo postures up.
Matsuo wants to control the pace but Apolinario is squirming around nicely.
Apolinario tries to reverse the position but Matsuo maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuo looking for a guillotine from mount but Apolinario is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Apolinario wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Matsuo looking to break Apolinario's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Apolinario remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Matsuo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Matsuo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Apolinario. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matsuo goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Apolinario escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Apolinario seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matsuo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matsuo trying to control from the bottom.
Apolinario is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Apolinario is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Matsuo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Apolinario shoots in for a takedown but Matsuo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Apolinario shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Matsuo is trying to defend but Apolinario finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Apolinario is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Matsuo defends it well.
Apolinario is trying to control the action in half guard but Matsuo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full 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.
Matsuo tries to roll over but Apolinario keeps him under control.
Apolinario wants to control but Matsuo is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Apolinario looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Apolinario is stalling here. Matsuo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Apolinario seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Matsuo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolinario struggling a bit here.
Apolinario tries to improve position but can't.
Apolinario can't do much from the bottom here.
Apolinario tries to buck Matsuo off but Matsuo is having none of it.
Matsuo is looking to take a break and control but Apolinario is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Apolinario regains half guard.
Apolinario is trying to maintain the position but Matsuo is very close to passing his half guard.
Apolinario looking for submissions off his back.
Apolinario trying to control from the bottom.
Apolinario looking for subs from the bottom but Matsuo mounts him!
Apolinario can't escape the position.
Apolinario is squirming around, avoiding Matsuo's attempts to control the action.
Matsuo has control of Apolinario's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Apolinario regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apolinario is looking to get to half guard.
Matsuo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Apolinario is trying to escape the mount.
Matsuo controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Apolinario wants to hold on but Matsuo pushes him away.
Matsuo moves to the back position.
Apolinario is in bad spot here.
Apolinario covering up well under a series of strikes from Matsuo.
Apolinario trying to control the hands but Matsuo won't let him.
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.
Damian Matsuo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Matsuo lands with a kick to the temple. Apolinario shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matsuo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matsuo wants it to stay on the feet.
Matsuo throws a looping overhand right but Apolinario ducks down to avoid it.
Apolinario has a takedown stuffed.
Apolinario shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matsuo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agenor Apolinario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apolinario walks into a straight right hand from Matsuo.
Apolinario keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsuo moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apolinario gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuo struggling a bit here.
Matsuo is looking for a sweep.
Apolinario works to advance to full mount. Matsuo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuo is trying desperately to improve position.
Apolinario tries to control but Matsuo wriggling away.
Apolinario is looking to work his way around to Matsuo's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Matsuo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Apolinario blocks Matsuo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Matsuo tries to hold on but Apolinario postures up.
Apolinario looking to land elbow strikes but Matsuo uses the position to regain half guard.
Apolinario trying to mount his opponent but Matsuo defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuo wants to get back to full guard.
Apolinario seems to be working for a kimura but Matsuo defends the submission attempt.
Apolinario trying to pass the guard but Matsuo defending well.
Apolinario is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Apolinario is trying to work for a kimura but Matsuo is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuo is trying to control but can't.
Apolinario is working for a submission of some sort.
Matsuo gets back to full guard.
Apolinario passes Matsuo's left leg - he's now in half 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.
Apolinario tries to pass to full mount but Matsuo defends it.
Apolinario is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matsuo wants to improve his position but Apolinario is controlling well.
Matsuo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Apolinario.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matsuo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Apolinario is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damian Matsuo.
Well Matsuo 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Matsuo!
Agenor Apolinario spoke after the fight, saying 'Porque Homem não Chora'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wabricio Ferdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Barcelona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wabricio Ferdum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chester Barcelona!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barcelona fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferdum lands a big right hand that sends Barcelona crashing to the mat! Ferdum stays standing though and waves Barcelona back to his feet!
It looks like Chester Barcelona has been cut.
Barcelona darts in trying to clinch
and Ferdum counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Barcelona has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wabricio Ferdum!
Wabricio Ferdum retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Wabricio Ferdum thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patricky Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monokio Mow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mow has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricky Freire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monokio Mow!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mow throws a head kick but Freire moves out of range.
Freire looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mow throws a counter combo.
Freire slips a jab from Mow.
Freire lands an overhand right.
Freire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mow counters with an inside leg kick.
Freire tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Freire somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patricky Freire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mow throws a sloppy head kick and Freire moves out of range easily.
Freire went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Horrible takedown attempt by Freire or perhaps it was just good defense by Mow, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Mow.
Freire shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mow but Mow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body kick there by Mow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freire has his takedown stuffed
and Mow counters with a head kick. That will keep Freire thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mow is looking to slow Freire down with leg kicks.
Mow throws a head kick but Freire moves out of range.
Mow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freire blocks a head kick by Mow.
Freire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freire closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mow circles away.
Freire shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mow sprawls well. Mow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Freire gets slowly back to his feet.
Mow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mow tries a head kick but it misses.
Freire throwing a counter right hand but Mow manages to avoid it.
Freire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Freire shoots for a double leg takedown but Mow sprawls well. He's pushed Freire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mow throws a sloppy head kick and Freire moves out of range easily.
Freire shoots in looking for a takedown. Mow tries to sprawl out of it but Freire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mow throws a jab but it's blocked by Freire.
Mow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Mow.
Freire fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Mow.
Freire tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mow swivels and escapes.
Freire will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Patricky Freire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Freire's sensitive parts.
Freire misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire moves out of range as Mow throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Freire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mow.
Freire blocks a low kick nicely.
Mow delivers a nice body kick.
Mow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Freire drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mow keeping moving, preventing Freire from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Freire postures up in Mow's guard and throws a big left but Mow blocks it.
Freire stops Mow from standing up.
Freire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mow is keeping the position for now.
Freire won't allow Mow to get back to his feet.
Freire advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mow is looking to escape.
Freire is trying to work for a kimura but Mow is defending well.
Freire passes to full mount!
Mow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mow has given up his back. Will we see Freire going for some submissions?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mow is trying to get back to his feet but Freire has full control of the position and if anything, Mow has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Freire trying to control momentarily.
Mow trying to get back to his feet but Freire is in full control for now.
Freire has his arm under Mow's chin here. Game over son! Freire squeezes tightly and Mow is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Patricky Freire!
Patricky Freire retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Patricky Freire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Arenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zubair Tukhugov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arenas comes into the arena with Alive-Krewella blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolas Arenas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zubair Tukhugov!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tukhugov pushes Arenas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Arenas manages to break the clinch.
Tukhugov tries to clinch but Arenas is having none of it.
Arenas lands with an overhand left.
Tukhugov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arenas swings for the body but Tukhugov moves out of range.
Arenas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Arenas.
Arenas misses with an uppercut
and Tukhugov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arenas fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arenas.
Tukhugov wants to clinch.
Arenas circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tukhugov tries to clinch but Arenas is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Arenas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arenas takes a swing at Tukhugov's ribcage but misses.
Tukhugov forces Arenas back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tukhugov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arenas backwards.
Tukhugov misses with an elbow over the top.
Arenas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Tukhugov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Zubair Tukhugov has been cut.
Arenas throws a poor cross that misses
and Tukhugov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tukhugov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Arenas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arenas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tukhugov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arenas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tukhugov.
A solid body kick from Arenas.
Arenas throws a big shot that misses.
Tukhugov tries to clinch but Arenas moves out of range.
Tukhugov slips a jab from Arenas.
Tukhugov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tukhugov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arenas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Arenas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tukhugov moves in looking to clinch but Arenas pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arenas feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tukhugov sprawling to the canvas! Tukhugov rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Arenas finish him?!
Tukhugov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arenas drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Tukhugov's head, knocking him out cold! Arenas is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicolas Arenas!
Nicolas Arenas retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Nicolas Arenas was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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