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KOTB Challenger Series 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Krabis Kropelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Soares has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Krabis Kropelis's chin.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 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, Andre Soares!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares throws a lazy right hand but Kropelis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soares swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Kropelis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kropelis trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares working for a triangle but Kropelis defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Kropelis from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kropelis preventing the sweep.
Soares looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kropelis has picked Soares up and slammed him! Soares can't keep hold of the triangle and Kropelis manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropelis wants to control but Soares is keeping him busy.
Soares is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kropelis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kropelis controlling the pace.
Kropelis is pressing down on Soares's thigh, looking to free his foot. Soares is holding on for now.
Soares trying to control here.
Soares looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soares looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Soares looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soares looking for submissions off his back.
Kropelis wants to get back to his feet.
Kropelis content to control rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kropelis trying to control from half guard but Soares is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soares misses with a series of wild punches.
Soares darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kropelis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soares is working away from the top position though.
Soares is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kropelis sees it coming and defends easily.
Soares 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kropelis trying to hold on to Soares's head to control him but Soares postures up.
Kropelis is trying to get back to full guard.
Soares is trying to work for a kimura but Kropelis is defending well.
Kropelis is looking for a sweep. Soares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kropelis wants to control but Soares is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Soares will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soares fails with the takedown.
Soares misses with a left hand
and Kropelis counters by moving into the clinch.
Soares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soares gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kropelis.
Kropelis tightens his grip and picks Soares up, before dumping him to the ground. Soares manages to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares is trying to control the position but Kropelis postures up.
Soares looking for subs off his back but Kropelis has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropelis is trying to control. Soares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Soares gets back to full guard.
Kropelis preventing the sweep.
Soares is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Soares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soares looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kropelis has picked Soares up and slammed him! Soares can't keep hold of the triangle and Kropelis manages to pass to side control!
Kropelis wants to control but Soares is keeping him busy.
Krabis Kropelis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Kropelis stalls from top position.
Kropelis working away.
Soares tries to buck Kropelis off but Kropelis is having none of it.
Soares is letting Kropelis control him for a moment.
Kropelis working away.
Kropelis is looking to take a break and control but Soares is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares is trying to control Kropelis's posture but Kropelis avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kropelis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Soares is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kropelis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kropelis is controlling the pace.
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.
Soares works his way to full guard. Good work.
Soares looking for a guillotine here but Kropelis defends easily.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Kropelis from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soares has an active guard here but Kropelis has managed to pass into half guard.
Soares is looking for a sweep. Kropelis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krabis Kropelis dominated that second round.
That's time! Kropelis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Soares fails with the takedown.
Soares misses with a double jab
and Kropelis counters with a stiff right hand.
Kropelis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kropelis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soares defends it nicely.
Soares throws the left hand but Kropelis avoids the punch easily.
Kropelis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Soares manages to circle out of the way.
Soares looks to land a combination but Kropelis avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kropelis scores with a hook.
Kropelis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Soares misses with a combination
and Kropelis counters by clinching up.
Kropelis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krabis Kropelis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropelis tries to score a body lock takedown but Soares shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kropelis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Soares regains guard.
Kropelis trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
Kropelis pushing down on Soares's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Soares trying to control here.
Soares regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kropelis defends it easily.
Soares can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kropelis controls the pace.
Soares looking for a sweep. Not yet Soares, not yet.
Soares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soares looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kropelis has picked Soares up and slammed him! Soares can't keep hold of the triangle and Kropelis manages to pass to side control!
Soares looks to move to half guard but instead Kropelis has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kropelis trying to control but Soares is having none of it.
Kropelis prevents Soares from getting the reversal.
Kropelis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
Kropelis controlling from mount.
Soares gets back to half guard.
Soares has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Kropelis. Oh but Soares has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Kropelis goes limp - he's gone! Soares jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andre Soares!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Freitas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Freitas !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Freitas lands a jab-cross combination.
Aurelius misses with a few strikes there.
Aurelius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freitas throws a right hand that misses
and Aurelius counters with a left to the body.
Freitas misses with a right hand
and Aurelius counters with a three punch combo that has Freitas backing up. Freitas nods at Aurelius to acknowledge the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Freitas there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freitas tests Aurelius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Freitas lands with an overhand left.
Aurelius lunges at Freitas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Freitas 's hand.
Aurelius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Freitas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freitas dodges the punch combination from Aurelius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius defending well as Freitas loads up on a big left hand.
Aurelius seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Aurelius slips under a jab from Freitas .
Aurelius is looking for a counter combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Freitas !
Aurelius is rocked!
Aurelius misses with a wild combination.
Aurelius slips under a jab.
A combination from Aurelius does no damage.
Aurelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Freitas tries to sprawl out of it but Aurelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freitas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aurelius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freitas circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Freitas misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Freitas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freitas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Freitas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Freitas connects with a right hand. Aurelius shakes it off.
Oh Aurelius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelius feints a jab promting Freitas to slip. Aurelius then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Freitas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Freitas .
Aurelius seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Freitas misses with a combination
and Aurelius counters with a three punch combo that has Freitas backing up. Freitas nods at Aurelius to acknowledge the strikes.
Aurelius seems to have got his legs back now.
Aurelius is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Freitas misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Freitas . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Freitas .
Freitas misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Freitas looks to move away, Aurelius throws a big counter combo bu Freitas just gets out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Freitas . That snapped Aurelius's head back.
Aurelius tries to bum rush Freitas with a series of wild strikes but Freitas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aurelius slips a jab and a cross from Freitas .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freitas tries to bum rush Aurelius with a series of wild strikes but Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freitas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Freitas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aurelius counters with a three punch combo that has Freitas backing up. Freitas nods at Aurelius to acknowledge the strikes.
Freitas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Freitas misses with a series of wild punches.
As Freitas tries to get set, Aurelius tries to push him back and clinch up but Freitas manages to avoid the attempt.
Freitas misses the jab.
Freitas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Freitas misses with a right hand
and Aurelius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aurelius slips a jab and a cross from Freitas .
Freitas throws a nice looking combination but Aurelius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Freitas throws a series of punches but Aurelius avoids them all with ease.
Freitas throws a right hand that misses
and Aurelius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Freitas is rocked!
Aurelius connects with a nice cross there... Freitas is looking wobbly and Aurelius recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Freitas to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Aurelius jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Aurelius!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Loner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heliade Radulescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Loner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid chin |
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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 - 4 - 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heliade Radulescu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Radulescu is fending him off so far but Loner persists. Nope, Radulescu circles away and we're back to standing.
Loner throws a right and a left that Radulescu avoids nicely.
Radulescu has managed to clinch.
Loner taking a breather.
Loner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Mike Loner has been cut.
Radulescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Radulescu closes the distance and clinches.
Radulescu lands an elbow that stopped Loner in his tracks for a moment.
Radulescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Radulescu pushes Loner up against the cage in a clinch.
Radulescu 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.
Radulescu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radulescu slips a jab and a cross from Loner.
Radulescu gets a clinch.
Radulescu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radulescu drags the fight down to the ground.
Radulescu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Loner is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loner trying to control but Radulescu is working from the bottom.
Radulescu is looking to stand up but Loner isn't so interested in that idea.
Loner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Loner misses with a head kick.
Loner misses with a combination
and Radulescu moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Radulescu.
Radulescu manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Loner!
Loner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loner is breathing heavily.
Radulescu swats away the attempt to clinch by Loner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loner thows a leg kick but Radulescu checks it
and Radulescu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Loner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Radulescu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Loner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Loner fails to pull guard.
Radulescu keeps control of Loner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Loner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Radulescu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Radulescu lands an elbow just above Loner 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radulescu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Radulescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Radulescu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loner's defenses.
Radulescu just leaning against Loner, taking a breather.
Radulescu with a knee to the head.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Radulescu with a knee to the head.
Radulescu drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radulescu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loner trying to control the position from guard on top but Radulescu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radulescu has a closed guard, preventing Loner from standing up.
Loner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Radulescu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Radulescu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loner.
Radulescu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loner.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Loner wanted to stand there but Radulescu had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Loner closes the distance and pushes Radulescu back into the cage.
That's four 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.
Loner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Radulescu scores with a knee to the head.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu connects with a knee to the head.
Radulescu landing knees to the head.
Radulescu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Radulescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Radulescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Radulescu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Radulescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Loner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Radulescu landing knees to the head.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heliade Radulescu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Loner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Radulescu closes the distance and clinches.
Loner throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Radulescu.
A knee to the head by Radulescu.
Radulescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loner tries to circle away but Radulescu has him pinned against the cage.
Radulescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Radulescu has closed the distance and engaged Loner in a clinch.
Radulescu manages to break the clinch.
Radulescu has Loner up against the cage in a clinch.
Radulescu lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Loner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Radulescu scores with a knee to the head.
Mike Loner's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Radulescu throws a head punch that misses.
Radulescu jumps guard but Loner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Radulescu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radulescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Radulescu pushes Loner up against the cage in a clinch.
Radulescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Loner.
Loner wants to take the fight to the mat but Radulescu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loner throws a nice looking combination but Radulescu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Radulescu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Loner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Radulescu clinches up with Loner and pushes him back against the cage.
Loner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Radulescu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Loner tries a body shot but Radulescu blocks it.
Radulescu working Loner over with knees to the body.
Radulescu has Loner pushed against the cage.
Radulescu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loner tries to stall but Radulescu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Radulescu with a knee to the head.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Radulescu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Radulescu has managed to clinch.
Radulescu landing knees to the body.
Radulescu avoiding damage.
Loner wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radulescu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Loner up against the cage.
Radulescu connects with a knee to the head.
Radulescu looking to throw knees to the head but Loner is blocking nicely.
Radulescu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loner's face.
Loner wants to stall.
Radulescu lands a nice elbow.
Radulescu landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Radulescu.
Loner wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Loner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radulescu just leaning against Loner, taking a breather.
Radulescu looking to throw knees to the head but Loner is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Radulescu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radulescu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Loner is defending well.
Radulescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loner throws a nice looking combination but Radulescu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loner throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Radulescu rushes Loner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Loner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Radulescu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Loner walks away with a smile on his face. Radulescu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Radulescu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Radulescu clinches with his opponent.
Loner wants to break free but Radulescu has control.
A knee to the head by Radulescu.
Radulescu misses with a body punch.
Radulescu fails to pull guard.
Radulescu lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heliade Radulescu 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Loner misses with a few strikes there.
Radulescu drives through and clinches with Loner against the cage.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Radulescu.
Loner misses with some punches.
Heliade Radulescu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Radulescu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radulescu has closed the distance and engaged Loner in a clinch.
Radulescu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Radulescu breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radulescu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Radulescu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Radulescu connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Radulescu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Radulescu is defending well.
Radulescu lands an elbow that stopped Loner in his tracks for a moment.
Mike Loner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Radulescu lands a knee to the body.
Radulescu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Loner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Radulescu scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Radulescu.
Radulescu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loner wants a takedown but no success here.
Radulescu with a knee to the head.
Loner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Radulescu scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radulescu stops a takedown attempt from Loner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Loner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radulescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Radulescu closes the distance and pushes Loner back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radulescu with a knee to the head.
Loner lands an uppercut.
Loner tries to pull guard but Radulescu holds him up against the cage and eventually Loner drops back down to his feet.
Radulescu scores with a knee to the head.
Radulescu keeps control of Loner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Radulescu pulls Loner into guard.
Radulescu wants to stand but Loner is controlling the position.
Loner stands and steps away. Radulescu gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Loner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mike Loner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Radulescu clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Radulescu.
Radulescu manages to break the clinch.
Radulescu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Radulescu.
Radulescu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Radulescu pulls guard.
Loner stops Radulescu from standing up.
Radulescu is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Loner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mike Loner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loner instigates a clinch.
Loner wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radulescu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loner.
Mike Loner is winning the standup battle so far.
Loner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Radulescu clinches.
Radulescu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radulescu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Radulescu lands a nice elbow.
Loner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Radulescu decides to pull guard.
Radulescu wants to stand but Loner is controlling the position.
Loner with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heliade Radulescu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Radulescu 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heliade Radulescu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
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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, Jim Thompson !
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, Pablo Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Esposito is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jim Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson thows a leg kick but Esposito checks it
so Esposito counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Esposito wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Esposito has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Esposito thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Esposito drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Esposito jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Esposito drops back looking for a leg! Thompson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thompson manages to kick Esposito off! Esposito jumps back into Thompson 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Esposito defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Esposito trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Esposito content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Thompson has locked up a guillotine! Thompson 's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Esposito is holding on here and Thompson must be using up a lot of energy. Esposito has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Thompson gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jim Thompson !
Jim Thompson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Supreme Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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 Ozamataz Buckshank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Kroos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozamataz Buckshank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toni Kroos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Buckshank.
Kroos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Buckshank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Buckshank.
Buckshank scores with a decent looking hook.
Buckshank connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kroos is rocked!
Kroos tries to close the distance and clinch but Buckshank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kroos is still on wobbly legs! Can Buckshank finish him?
Buckshank connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Kroos out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ozamataz Buckshank!
Post fight, Ozamataz Buckshank took to the microphone: 'You could say that I Kroos-ed to victory tonight..'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Duangjan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siloka Watagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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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, Jon Duangjan!
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, Siloka Watagi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watagi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duangjan.
Watagi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watagi closes the distance and clinches.
Watagi taking a breather.
Duangjan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watagi is struggling to control the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Watagi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Watagi presses Duangjan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watagi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Watagi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watagi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watagi lands an uppercut.
Watagi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watagi connects with a knee to the head.
Duangjan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Watagi dodges an elbow strike from Duangjan.
Watagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duangjan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watagi lands a knee to the body.
Watagi stalling in the clinch.
Watagi scores with a knee to the head.
Watagi is leaning against Duangjan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Watagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watagi lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watagi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watagi connects with an inside leg kick.
Duangjan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Watagi counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watagi.
Watagi with a knee to the head.
Watagi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duangjan throws a sloppy body shot
and Watagi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watagi.
Watagi landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Watagi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watagi as Duangjan tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Watagi as the two fighters clinch.
Duangjan tries to break free but Watagi pushes him back against the cage.
Duangjan is looking to break free of the clinch but Watagi has double underhooks.
Duangjan is pushing Watagi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Duangjan takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watagi obliges.
Watagi with a knee to the head.
Watagi slows down the pace here.
Watagi scores with a shoulder strike.
Duangjan is looking to break free of the clinch but Watagi has double underhooks.
Watagi landing knees to the head.
Watagi lands a knee to the head.
Watagi with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watagi works on Duangjan's body with a couple of short punches.
Duangjan has a couple of punches blocked by Watagi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watagi.
Watagi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Duangjan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watagi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Watagi.
Watagi stalling in the clinch.
Watagi'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.
Watagi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duangjan up against the cage.
Watagi receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watagi obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siloka Watagi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watagi connects with an inside leg kick.
Watagi moves in looking to clinch but Duangjan pushes him off.
Duangjan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watagi throws a big counter head kick but Duangjan avoids it with no problem.
Watagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Watagi scores with a head kick.
Jon Duangjan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watagi is looking to slow Duangjan down with leg kicks.
Watagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watagi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Duangjan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Duangjan throws a combination. Watagi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Duangjan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watagi but Watagi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Duangjan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Watagi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duangjan taking a breather.
Watagi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watagi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jon Duangjan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watagi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Watagi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duangjan is trying to break the clinch but Watagi is controlling him.
Watagi lands a shoulder strike.
Duangjan tries to break free but Watagi pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watagi working Duangjan over with knees to the body.
Duangjan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watagi slowing the pace effectively.
Watagi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Watagi scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watagi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duangjan is trying to force a seperation but Watagi has the dominant position.
Duangjan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duangjan looking to stall.
Watagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watagi working Duangjan over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watagi obliges.
Watagi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duangjan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Watagi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duangjan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Watagi on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duangjan tries to land a knee to the head but Watagi blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Watagi lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Watagi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watagi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duangjan stalling in the clinch but Watagi improves position.
Watagi leaning his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Watagi.
Watagi stalling the fight.
Duangjan can't find room to land a body shot as Watagi controls the action.
Siloka Watagi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watagi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Duangjan takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watagi effectively controlling the action here.
Watagi crunches a lovely knee into Duangjan's ribcage.
Duangjan is looking to control Watagi's arms but Watagi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duangjan has his back to the cage.
Duangjan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Watagi walks away with a smile on his face. Duangjan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Watagi throws a leg kick which misses Duangjan's front leg but catches the back leg as Duangjan tries to avoid it.
Duangjan misses with a right hand
and Watagi counters with a low kick, right behind Duangjan 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duangjan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watagi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watagi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duangjan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watagi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duangjan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watagi. Watagi obviously looking to wear him down.
Siloka Watagi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duangjan thows a leg kick but Watagi checks it
and Watagi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duangjan's knee momentarily.
Watagi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Watagi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siloka Watagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Duangjan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Duangjan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Watagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duangjan throws a head kick but Watagi moves out of range.
Watagi scores with a hook.
Duangjan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Watagi connects with a solid leg kick.
Duangjan throws a body shot but no joy.
Watagi drives through and clinches with Duangjan against the cage.
Watagi lands a shot to the body.
Watagi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duangjan backwards.
Watagi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watagi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Duangjan up against the cage.
Watagi gets through Duangjan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duangjan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watagi scores a nice knee to the body.
Duangjan working aggressively here.
Watagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Duangjan won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watagi with a knee to the head.
Watagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duangjan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watagi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watagi lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watagi.
Watagi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duangjan backwards.
Watagi presses Duangjan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watagi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Watagi lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duangjan working aggressively here.
Watagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Siloka Watagi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duangjan misses with some punches.
Duangjan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Duangjan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duangjan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Watagi smiles and moves away.
Duangjan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watagi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Duangjan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watagi. Watagi obviously looking to wear him down.
Watagi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Watagi moves into the clinch.
Watagi has Duangjan pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Watagi.
The crowd are getting on Watagi's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Duangjan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watagi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duangjan's face.
A head punch on the inside from Duangjan fails to land.
Watagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duangjan is rocked!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watagi as Duangjan tries to tie him up.
Oh Duangjan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duangjan taking a breather.
Duangjan seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watagi digs a right hand into Duangjan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duangjan's gas tank.
Watagi landing knees to the head.
Jon Duangjan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duangjan is trying to stall.
Watagi is stalling here.
Duangjan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watagi's elbow.
Duangjan is trying to pull guard but Watagi has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siloka Watagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watagi 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siloka Watagi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Craddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Billy Craddock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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19
217 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Craddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Jons!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craddock forces Jons back against the cage and clinches.
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jons is trying to pull guard but Craddock has him pressed against the cage.
Craddock lands a good knee to the midsection. Jons won't want to take too many of those.
Jons looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Craddock.
Craddock lands an elbow inside that Jons shrugs off.
Craddock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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 Jons uses from the top position.
Craddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Craddock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Craddock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jons is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Craddock looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craddock is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jons is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Craddock being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jons forces his way into half guard.
Jons perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jons tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two 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.
Jons is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Craddock!
Jons is looking to work his way around to Craddock's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Craddock is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Craddock is working to get back to half guard.
Jons sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Craddock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jons on the ground.
Jons jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Craddock manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Craddock is trying to escape the position but Jons is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Jons crashes against the mat.
Jons tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jons is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Craddock looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jons gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Craddock is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jons lets go of the hold and Craddock can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Jons!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Inner Circle - Sweat. Mario Barrera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lee Anderson's chin.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrera connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Lee Anderson has been cut.
Barrera scores with a kick to the body.
Barrera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barrera plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Anderson swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Anderson face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mario Barrera!
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