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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximiliano Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius comes to the cage accompanied by Turn Down for What . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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, Maximiliano Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius throws a one two combo.
Meridius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meridius throws a shot from downtown. Gomes moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Gomes as he checks the leg kick.
Gomes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gomes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meridius scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Meridius defends it well.
Meridius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meridius throws a leg kick which misses Gomes's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomes tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Meridius.
Meridius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meridius swinging wildly here.
Meridius lunges at Gomes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomes's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gomes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Meridius kicks Gomes off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meridius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meridius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've been told by Meridius's head coaches at Animal House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Meridius scores with a jab. Gomes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Meridius scores with a jab. Gomes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a leg kick but Gomes moved away.
Gomes feints the counter takedown.
A shot to the liver by Meridius. Beautiful body shot.
Meridius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Gomes tries to counter it with a takedown but Meridius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Meridius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meridius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meridius.
Gomes checks a low kick from Meridius.
Meridius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomes circles away quickly and effectively.
Meridius misses with a few strikes there.
Meridius throws a low kick, looking for Gomes's leg but Gomes calmly moves out of range.
Meridius missing with a left hand there. Gomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meridius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximiliano Meridius dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meridius throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Meridius.
Meridius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Meridius scores with a four punch combination!
Meridius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes moves out of range as Meridius strikes.
Gomes with the counter takedown but Meridius avoids it easily.
Meridius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gomes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Meridius finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomes's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Meridius. That snapped Gomes's head back.
Meridius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Meridius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meridius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomes counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Meridius tests Gomes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maximiliano Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meridius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meridius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomes can do to turn this around?
Jab by Meridius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomes with the counter takedown but Meridius avoids it easily.
Meridius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Meridius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomes momentarily.
Meridius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That kick from Meridius tenderised Gomes's leg. Gomes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meridius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meridius connects with a leg kick. Gomes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meridius goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Meridius lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximiliano Meridius dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gomes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meridius lands with a nice combination. Gomes backs away looking to recover.
Meridius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meridius cracks Gomes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meridius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes slips a jab from Meridius.
Gomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Meridius misses its intended target.
Gomes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gomes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Meridius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Meridius.
Meridius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomes.
Gomes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes blocks a jab.
Meridius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Meridius misses with an uppercut. Gomes saw that one coming.
Meridius connects with a body shot that sends Gomes's belly button to the back.
Meridius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Meridius looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomes is just out of range.
Gomes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meridius.
Meridius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gomes back to the cage. Meridius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Meridius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maximiliano Meridius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maximiliano Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomes doesn't seem bothered though.
Meridius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Meridius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gomes back to the cage. Meridius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius swinging wildly here.
Gomes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meridius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meridius.
Raul Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meridius scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximiliano Meridius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meridius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximiliano Meridius!
Maximiliano Meridius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dieter Schmidt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Dirt!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt is looking to slow Dirt down with leg kicks.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dirt walks into a stiff left hand from Schmidt.
It looks like Joe Dirt has been cut.
Dirt ducks right into an uppercut from Schmidt.
Dirt is rocked!
Schmidt connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Dirt out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dieter Schmidt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silviu Furnica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maicol Raul (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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BJJ Brown 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silviu Furnica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maicol Raul!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raul shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Furnica wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raul goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Furnica fails with a takedown attempt.
Raul throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Furnica was covering up waiting for the punch and Raul finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Furnica is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Raul wanted to stand there but Furnica had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnica had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raul defends it easily.
Raul avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnica escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Furnica is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Furnica is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raul defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raul wants to get up but he can't break Furnica's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Furnica working for a triangle but Raul defends it easily.
Furnica is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Raul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Furnica works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Furnica is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Furnica working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raul trying to stand up but can't free himself from Furnica's guard.
Raul trying to control but Furnica is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Furnica working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raul doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raul manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Furnica working for a triangle but Raul defends it easily.
Furnica definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Raul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Furnica preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raul wanted to stand there but Furnica had control of the position.
Furnica working for a triangle but Raul defends it easily.
Furnica is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Raul is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Furnica has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Raul is looking to work some ground and pound but Furnica has wrist control.
Furnica working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Raul has passed into half guard!
Raul missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Raul is trying to control the action in half guard but Furnica is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furnica keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Furnica looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Furnica tries to get to full guard but Raul has control of the leg.
Furnica actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furnica looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raul passes to full mount!
Raul sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Raul misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Raul thowing shots but they're missing.
Furnica is in all sorts of trouble here.
Raul throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Furnica regains half guard.
Raul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furnica is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Raul jumps into side control!
Furnica regains half guard.
Furnica looking for submissions off his back.
Raul sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maicol Raul dominated that round.
That's time! Furnica's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raul tries a low kick but Furnica avoids it.
Raul lands an overhand right.
Raul pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Furnica back to the cage. Raul follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Furnica tries to bum rush Raul with a series of wild strikes but Raul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Furnica walks into a left hand.
Raul feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Furnicas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raul connects with the punch.
Raul throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Raul!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raul tries a head kick but it misses.
Raul lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Furnica darts in looking for a takedown but Raul gets double underhooks and turns Furnica into the cage.
Raul defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Furnica.
Raul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raul looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Furnica escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Raul tries to stand but Furnica is controlling from the bottom.
Raul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Furnica escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Raul wants to get up but he can't break Furnica's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Raul throws a big elbow that misses.
Raul trying to control the position from guard on top but Furnica is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Furnica throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raul engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnica looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raul throwing strikes but missing.
Furnica throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raul has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Furnica is proving hard to escape from.
Furnica looking for subs off his back but Raul has passed one foot through into half guard.
Furnica avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raul.
Raul missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Furnica actively working from the bottom here.
Raul is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Furnica has managed to free his arm - good work.
Raul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Raul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Raul wants to control but Furnica is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Raul there.
Furnica is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raul pulls his head out easily.
Furnica actively working from the bottom here.
Raul is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Furnica makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Furnica.
Furnica looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Furnica working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raul doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raul manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Furnica throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Furnica being controlled here, momentarily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Furnica escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Raul wants to control from the top but Furnica keeps moving.
Raul trying to stand up but can't free himself from Furnica's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maicol Raul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Furnica's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Furnica looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Raul closes the distance and clinches.
Raul lands with a short shot to the head.
Raul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raul breaks from the clinch.
Furnica shoots in but Raul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Furnica. That's going to slow Raul down.
Some wild striking there from Raul.
Furnica tries to clinch but Raul is having none of it.
Raul has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Raul. Those never looked like landing.
Raul just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFurnica.
Raul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raul shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Furnica is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raul defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Furnica looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Raul passes into half guard.
Furnica looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raul sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Furnica defending well though.
Raul wants to stand up but Furnica has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Furnica keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Furnica looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like Raul is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Furnica blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raul.
Raul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raul tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Furnica.
Raul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Raul tries to stand but can't do so whilst Furnica controls his leg.
Raul thows a huge punch but Furnica dodges it nicely.
Furnica blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raul.
Furnica looking for submissions off his back.
Furnica is staying active underneath Raul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Raul postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Furnica to stand up.
Raul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raul is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raul fails to land with a series of punches.
Furnica is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raul sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silviu Furnica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Raul.
Raul is looking to clinch.
Raul scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Raul connects with a jab.
Furnica showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raul.
Furnica takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raul closes the distance and pushes Furnica back into the cage.
Raul looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furnica shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raul as he jumps to the side.
Raul throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Raul throws a shot to the body.
Raul throws a nice looking combination but Furnica bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Raul looks to move away, Furnica throws a big counter combo but Raul just gets out of the way.
Raul finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Furnica dives in for a single leg takedown but Raul sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jab from Raul.
Silviu Furnica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maicol Raul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raul throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maicol Raul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raul 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maicol Raul!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asano Kana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Weber Meek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asano Kana had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asano Kana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emil Weber Meek!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Weber Meek is looking to control Kana's arms but Kana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Weber Meek has his back to the cage.
Kana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weber Meek blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Weber Meek.
Weber Meek lands with a light punch inside.
Weber Meek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weber Meek looking to throw knees to the head but Kana is blocking nicely.
Kana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Weber Meek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weber Meek throws an elbow but it misses.
Kana really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kana taking a breather.
Weber Meek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kana blocks it with crossed arms.
Kana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weber Meek's efforts to push away.
Kana dodges an elbow strike from Weber Meek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weber Meek letting Kana take a breather here.
Weber Meek is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kana to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weber Meek's defenses.
Weber Meek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weber Meek manages to break the clinch.
Weber Meek scores with a leg kick.
Kana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kana throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kana checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle, before Kana throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Weber Meek's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Kana lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Asano Kana!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Cunha Almeida (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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195 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randolph Gracie!
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, Alex Cunha Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie cracks Almeida with a big right hand and Almeida goes down!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Almeida has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Almeida holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Almeida.
Almeida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almeida is keeping the position for now.
Almeida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Almeida keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almeida is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Almeida defends it well.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Almeida knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Almeida looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Almeida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Almeida trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Almeida is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Almeida keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Almeida knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
Almeida is trying to control but can't.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Almeida trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gracie wants to control but Almeida is keeping him busy.
Gracie has hold of Almeida's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Almeida seems comfortable defending it but Gracie has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Almeida is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Almeida is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gracie couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randolph Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JD Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caim Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JD Hogg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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250 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, JD Hogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caim Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogg has Moraes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hogg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Caim Moraes has been cut.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moraes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hogg is working Moraes over against the cage.
Moraes looks winded!
A hook to the body from Hogg.
Hogg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hogg.
Hogg is working Moraes over against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hogg.
Hogg lands an elbow that stopped Moraes in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Hogg with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Caim Moraes's cut even more.
Hogg lands a nice uppercut.
Hogg dips a shoulder and cracks Moraes with a mighty uppercut! Moraes falls back against the cage and Hogg unloads with a barrage of strikes! Moraes is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hogg screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JD Hogg!
Post fight, JD Hogg took to the microphone: 'I appreciate the opportunity to prove to the fans that this worthless loser can't hold my jock and does not belong in the same cage with me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steamboat might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lorde - Tennis Court. Mouse has chosen Mickey Mouse clubhouse as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mickey Mouse enters the cage!
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28
212 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Steamboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mouse as he avoids it easily.
Mouse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steamboat.
Steamboat fails with a takedown attempt.
Mouse fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steamboat on the side of the head.
Steamboat fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouse throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steamboat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mouse sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Steamboat somewhat.
Mouse looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steamboat.
Steamboat dives in for a single leg takedown but Mouse sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mouse let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mouse gets caught flat footed, as Steamboat shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mouse can do anything to dispel that myth.
Steamboat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steamboat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steamboat throws a big elbow that misses.
Steamboat postures up and lands a big shot to Mouse's brow.
Steamboat throws a big right hand that misses.
Steamboat lands a couple of elbows.
Steamboat advances position into side control!
Steamboat tries to advance to mount but Mouse denies him.
Steamboat working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steamboat lands a nice forearm strike.
Steamboat has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Steamboat is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mouse can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Steamboat raining down shots from the mount!
Steamboat connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mouse is in a horrible position here. Steamboat smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Steamboat breaks from Mouse's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mouse is rocked!
Steamboat connects with a bit shot that sees Mouse covering up! More strikes from Steamboat and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Steamboat is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Steamboat!
Post fight, Ricky Steamboat took to the microphone: 'I want to thank God for giving me the ability to fight I want to thank the fans for supporting me also my coaches and my sponsors Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)and Worldwide Nutrition (160q)'.
In defeat, Mickey Mouse stepped up to the mic, saying 'Mickey loves you all!'.
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