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CCR 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koko Glavata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedikt Iskandar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Benedikt Iskandar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Koko Glavata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benedikt Iskandar!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glavata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iskandar. Glavata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iskandar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glavata looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Glavata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Iskandar tries to counter it with a takedown but Glavata pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Glavata shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Iskandar sprawls well. Iskandar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Glavata gets slowly back to his feet.
Iskandar throws a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Iskandar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iskandar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Glavata.
Glavata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iskandar scores with a jab to the body.
Glavata tries to clinch there but Iskandar circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iskandar tries to keep at a distance but Glavata has taken the fight into the clinch.
Iskandar is trying to push Glavata away but Glavata has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Glavata tries to pull guard but Iskandar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koko Glavata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iskandar wants to get back to striking at distance but Glavata won't allow it.
Glavata can't get the takedown.
Glavata keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Iskandar's efforts to push away.
Glavata changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Iskandar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Iskandar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Glavata at a distance.
Glavata is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glavata takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Glavata misses.
Iskandar throws a shot to the body.
Glavata takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Iskandar punishes Glavata's body with a nice straight punch.
Iskandar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Glavata takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iskandar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Iskandar cracks a nice hook into Glavata's ribs.
Iskandar digs a good body shot into Glavata's ribs.
Iskandar lands with a shot to the body.
Iskandar scores with a jab to the body.
Glavata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glavata takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Iskandar. Beautiful body shot.
Iskandar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Glavata takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Iskandar lands a slapping body shot.
Iskandar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iskandar connects with a body shot.
Iskandar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Glavata takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Iskandar digs a good body shot into Glavata's ribs.
Iskandar connects with a body shot that sends Glavata's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iskandar scores with a jab to the body.
Iskandar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Iskandar jabs Glavata to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iskandar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Iskandar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Iskandar.
Iskandar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Glavata rather than just go for the knockout.
Iskandar lands with a shot to the body.
Koko Glavata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iskandar lands a nice shot to the body.
Iskandar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Iskandar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Iskandar scores with a jab to the body.
Iskandar lands a nice looking body shot.
Glavata takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glavata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glavata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedikt Iskandar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Glavata on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Glavata misses with a two punch combination.
Koko Glavata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iskandar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Glavata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glavata takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Iskandar connects with a body shot.
Iskandar digs a good hook to Glavata's body.
Glavata takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Glavata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Iskandar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glavata doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Iskandar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glavata stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Glavata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Iskandar connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glavata takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Iskandar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Iskandar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glavata doesn't seem bothered though.
Iskandar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Iskandar scores with a hook to the body. Glavata takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Iskandar connects with a body shot that sends Glavata's belly button to the back.
Iskandar scores with a body shot.
Glavata takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Glavata takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Iskandar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iskandar digs a good hook to Glavata's body.
Iskandar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Iskandar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glavata doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iskandar lands a nice shot to the body.
Iskandar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Iskandar punishes Glavata's body with a nice straight punch.
Iskandar lands a nice shot to the body.
Iskandar works Glavata's body with a nice hook.
Iskandar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glavata stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Iskandar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Iskandar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Glavata looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Iskandar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glavata takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Iskandar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glavata takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Iskandar scores with a hook to the body. Glavata takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iskandar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Iskandar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Iskandar connects with a body shot.
Benedikt Iskandar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iskandar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glavata stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glavata takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glavata takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Iskandar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glavata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iskandar punishes Glavata's body with a nice straight punch.
Iskandar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iskandar cracks a nice hook into Glavata's ribs.
Glavata tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Iskandar defends well and Glavata ends up having to push Iskandar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iskandar scores with a body shot.
Iskandar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iskandar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Iskandar connects with a body shot.
Iskandar jabs Glavata to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Iskandar lands with a nice body punch.
Iskandar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iskandar lands a jab to Glavata's midsection.
Iskandar thuds a left hand into Glavata's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedikt Iskandar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Iskandar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glavata doesn't seem bothered though.
Iskandar lands a slapping body shot.
Glavata tries to clinch but Iskandar is having none of it.
Iskandar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Iskandar stuffs the takedown attempt from Glavata. Glavata gets slowly back to his feet.
Iskandar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Iskandar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Iskandar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iskandar stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glavata takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Glavata takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Iskandar punishes Glavata's body with a nice straight punch.
Glavata shoots in for a double leg but Iskandar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koko Glavata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iskandar lands a nice hook to Glavata's body. Glavata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Iskandar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Iskandar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Iskandar scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Iskandar. Beautiful body shot.
Glavata takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Iskandar lands a body shot.
Glavata takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Iskandar lands a body shot.
Iskandar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glavata takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Iskandar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benedikt Iskandar 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.
Iskandar lands a body shot.
Iskandar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glavata doesn't seem bothered though.
Iskandar cracks a nice hook into Glavata's ribs.
Nice body punch from Iskandar.
Iskandar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Iskandar digs a good body shot into Glavata's ribs.
Iskandar lands a right hook to the body.
Iskandar lands a slapping body shot.
Iskandar slaps away a takedown attempt from Glavata, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Iskandar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glavata shoots in and drives through. Iskandar sprawls well.
Benedikt Iskandar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glavata looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Iskandar is fending him off so far but Glavata persists. Nope, Iskandar circles away and we're back to standing.
Iskandar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Glavata defends it well.
Iskandar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iskandar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Iskandar cracks a nice hook into Glavata's ribs.
Iskandar lands with a good body shot.
Iskandar lands a slapping body shot.
Glavata takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Glavata shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Iskandar sprawls well. Iskandar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Glavata gets slowly back to his feet.
Iskandar lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glavata tries to clinch but Iskandar moves out of range.
Koko Glavata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glavata takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Glavata. Those never looked like landing.
Iskandar lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Glavata tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Iskandar swivels and escapes.
Iskandar lands a slapping body shot.
Iskandar digs a good body shot into Glavata's ribs.
Iskandar lands a right hook to the body.
Glavata throws a right hand that Iskandar ducks under and follows up with a left that Iskandar also avoids with ease.
Iskandar feints the counter takedown.
Iskandar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Glavata at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benedikt Iskandar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Iskandar 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedikt Iskandar!
Benedikt Iskandar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Panado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panado has chosen Lorde - Team as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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206 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernesto Panado!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adams tries to avoid it but Panado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adams to the ground. Adams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Panado ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Panado has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams tries to land a leg kick but Panado saw it coming and moves away.
Panado tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Panado shoots in looking for a takedown but Adams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Panado's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Panado slips a jab from Adams.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Panado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panado with the counter takedown but Adams avoids it easily.
Adams tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams misses with a right hand
and Panado counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Panado moves into full mount! Adams won't be happy about that!
Adams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Panado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams is desperately trying to improve his position but Panado has a good base and remains in mount.
Adams is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Panado locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Adams is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ernesto Panado!
An out of breath Ernesto Panado thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Meida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by My Way - Limpbizkit. Rafael Cruz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Rafael Cruz!
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, Thiago Meida!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz scores with a jab to the head.
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Meida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Meida.
Meida moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz forces Meida back against the cage and clinches.
Meida jumps guard and drags Cruz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Meida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Meida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz passes Meida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz prevents Meida from improving his position.
Meida looking for subs from the bottom but Cruz mounts him!
Cruz looking to control but Meida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cruz avoids the attempt from Meida to control.
Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Meida is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Meida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meida is looking to get to half guard.
Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Meida can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cruz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Meida is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Meida is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meida is trying desperately to improve position.
Cruz looking to control but Meida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Meida is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Meida is looking to escape.
Meida can't escape the position.
Meida tries to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Meida is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meida wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz wants to control the pace but Meida is squirming around nicely.
Cruz prevents Meida from getting the reversal.
Cruz wants to control the pace but Meida is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meida gets back to half guard.
Meida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Meida tries for a takedown but Cruz circles away easily
and Meida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meida drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruz defends it well.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Meida saw that one coming.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Meida's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meida, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Cruz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cruz has Meida pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cruz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Meida tumbling to the mat - Cruz dives into Meida's guard.
Meida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Meida keeps moving.
Rafael Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Meida looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cruz passes into side control.
Cruz trying to control the action but Meida is working from the bottom.
Meida is looking for a sweep.
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.
Meida struggling a bit here.
Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cruz trying to control the position but Meida is working away.
Cruz moves into full mount!
Meida is squirming around, avoiding Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Meida keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cruz avoids the attempt from Meida to control.
Meida is looking to get to half guard.
Meida manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cruz is keen to just control but Meida is a slippery customer.
Meida looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meida actively working from the bottom here.
Cruz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Meida!
Meida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz looking to control but Meida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Meida should have avoided that one.
Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Thiago Meida has been cut.
Meida shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Meida shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cruz trying to control but Meida is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Meida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Meida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Meida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Meida keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Meida sees it coming and defends easily.
Cruz is pressing down on Meida's thigh, looking to free his foot. Meida is holding on for now.
Cruz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Meida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but Meida defending well.
Meida actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working for a kimura but Meida is defending it quite comfortably.
Cruz trying to advance position but Meida counters by regaining guard.
Meida keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Meida has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Meida's legs - danger averted.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meida can do to turn this around?
Meida is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Meida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Meida controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Cruz pushes down on Meida's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Meida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Rafael Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz is keen to just control but Meida is a slippery customer.
Meida has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meida trying to control from the bottom.
Thiago Meida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meida looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Cruz!
As Rafael Cruz got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I have no contract after tonight. Caged Combat Rio; I thank you for the time here, I thank the fans as well. Maybe I come back here maybe I don't. Thank you for your support tonight i'm very happy for my performance'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asano Kana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Singer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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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
4 - 5 - 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Singer!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Singer, pushing him back against the cage.
Kana looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kana throws an elbow but it misses.
Singer managing to block the knees to the body from Kana.
Singer is trying to pull guard but Kana turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Our sources have told us that Kana has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Singer is trying to pull guard but Kana has him pressed against the cage.
Singer is trying to stall.
Singer tries to pull guard but Kana forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Asano Kana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Singer.
Singer tries to pull guard but Kana forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Singer is trying to pull guard but Kana has him pressed against the cage.
Singer working hard to break the clinch.
Kana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kana trying to land knees to the body.
Singer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Singer pulls Kana into guard.
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.
Singer is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Kana rolls with it to try and escape but Singer cranks on the arm and Kana is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Singer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kami Kazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Ribeiro (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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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kami Kazi!
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, Gabriel Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro shoots and misses
and Kazi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kazi.
Nice body kick there by Kazi.
Ribeiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've been told by Kazi's head coaches at Chain Gang Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crunch! Kazi slams his shin into Ribeiro's torso.
Kami Kazi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kazi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ribeiro shoots and misses
and Kazi counters with a good low kick that Ribeiro was not able to check.
Kami Kazi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Ribeiro.
Kazi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro throws a sloppy head kick
and Kazi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kazi.
Kazi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kazi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kazi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ribeiro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kazi.
Ribeiro looks winded!
Ribeiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ribeiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kazi is looking to slow Ribeiro down with leg kicks.
Kazi scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kazi, right into the meat.
Kazi lands a head kick. Ribeiro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body kick from Kazi.
Ribeiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kazi.
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!
Kazi delivers a nice body kick.
Kazi throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kazi.
Kazi circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ribeiro drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kazi follows Ribeiro to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kami Kazi!
Gabriel Ribeiro spoke after the fight, saying 'Lutamos bem, mas não pudemos trazer a vitória. Agora é treinar mais e se preparar para a próxima'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ediz Gulbahar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Humble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ediz Gulbahar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Humble!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humble slips a jab from Gulbahar.
Humble lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ediz Gulbahar has been cut.
Humble throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gulbahar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Humble pushes Gulbahar off but Gulbahar dives into side control.
Humble felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gulbahar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Humble avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gulbahar.
Gulbahar slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Humble wants to get back to his feet but Gulbahar drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulbahar just content to control the position.
Gulbahar moves into full mount!
Gulbahar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gulbahar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gulbahar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Gulbahar.
It looks like Simon Humble has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulbahar controlling the position easily from mount.
Gulbahar punching from mount but Humble doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gulbahar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Humble's face.
Gulbahar 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.
Gulbahar unloads with some shots from mount but Humble bucks and avoids them well.
Gulbahar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gulbahar 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gulbahar 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.
Gulbahar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gulbahar controlling from mount.
Gulbahar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Humble looks winded!
Gulbahar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gulbahar misses with a head shot.
Gulbahar controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gulbahar working the ground and pound effectively.
The cut above Simon Humble's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gulbahar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Humble blocking the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Gulbahar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gulbahar controlling from mount.
Gulbahar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Humble for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ediz Gulbahar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gulbahar scores with a takedown into Humble's guard.
Gulbahar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Simon Humble's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ediz Gulbahar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Motta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diederik Boschman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boschman has chosen Que - OG Bobby Johnson as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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213 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Motta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diederik Boschman!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boschman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Motta tries to break the clinch but Boschman is controlling the position.
Motta blocking some punches.
Boschman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Leonardo Motta has been cut.
Motta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Motta fails to land.
Motta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boschman lands a damaging elbow.
Motta lands a right hand.
Boschman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Motta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leonardo Motta's cut is getting worse.
Motta wants to get back to striking at distance but Boschman won't allow it.
Good body shot from Motta.
Still in the clinch, Boschman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boschman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Motta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boschman lands an elbow inside.
Boschman misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boschman.
Boschman misses with a body punch.
Motta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motta has a couple of punches blocked by Boschman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boschman.
Boschman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Motta backwards.
Boschman blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Boschman.
Boschman prevents Motta from breaking the clinch.
Boschman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Motta backwards.
Motta misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Boschman.
A short uppercut from Motta.
Motta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boschman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Motta is rocked!
A hook to the body from Boschman.
Oh Motta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Motta is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Boschman.
Boschman throws a big uppercut that drops Motta! More strikes from Boschman and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Motta lies dazed against the cage as Boschman celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diederik Boschman!
Post fight, Diederik Boschman stared into the camera and said 'This win means so much to me. Not because of the belt but because Steamboat is such a decorated wrestler. I spent all of my teen years exclusively working on Greco-Roman, So to beat a NCAA Div 1 & 5x Brazilian collegiate wrestling champ is a great feeling. This ones for you Dad!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus Meridius told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Joe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meridius is fending him off so far but Joe persists. Nope, Meridius circles away and we're back to standing.
Joe tries for a takedown but Meridius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meridius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joe defends it well.
Meridius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Joe.
Joe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Meridius defends it nicely.
Meridius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Meridius misses with a takedown
and Joe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Meridius wants to improve his position but Joe is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Joe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Joe drops an elbow to the side of Meridius's head.
Joe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Joe.
Meridius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Meridius working a defensive guard here.
Meridius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joe scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Meridius's brow.
Meridius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joe.
Joe wants to control from the top but Meridius keeps moving.
Joe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Meridius has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joe has managed to get both his arms back between Meridius's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Joe controls the pace.
Meridius is looking to sweep but instead, Joe has passed into half guard.
Meridius wants to get back to full guard but Joe has mounted him!
Meridius is working to get back to half guard.
Meridius is in a horrible position here. Joe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Joe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Joe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Meridius is desperately trying to improve his position but Joe has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe raining down shots from the mount!
Joe looking to control but Meridius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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!
Meridius is working to get back to half guard.
Meridius bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Joe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meridius's guard.
Joe distracts Meridius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Joe landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Meridius's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joe passes Meridius's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Meridius is staying active underneath Joe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Meridius napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Meridius throws Joe to one side and escapes!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joe.
Meridius with the counter takedown but Joe avoids it easily.
Joe fails with the takedown
and Meridius counters with a single leg into guard. Joe didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meridius trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Joe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meridius is one step ahead there.
Joe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meridius.
Meridius is sitting in close to Joe's body. Joe has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Meridius is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Meridius is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Joe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Glass Joe!
Glass Joe retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Glass Joe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximiliano Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steamboat comes to the cage accompanied by Lorde - Tennis Court. Meridius is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Turn Down for What . Maximiliano Meridius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Steamboat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximiliano Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steamboat shoots in looking for a takedown but Meridius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steamboat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Meridius throws out a counter right but Steamboat avoids it with no problem.
Meridius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meridius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steamboat fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Meridius to the ground. Steamboat is now in Meridius's guard.
Steamboat tries to free his leg and advance position but Meridius is retaining full guard.
Steamboat passes Meridius's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Meridius taking some punishment here, with Steamboat in his half guard.
Meridius tries to roll over but Steamboat keeps him under control.
Steamboat working the head and body with strikes.
Steamboat working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Meridius is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Steamboat pulls his head out easily.
Meridius regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've been hearing that Steamboat has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steamboat advances position into side control!
Steamboat landing a few strikes.
Meridius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steamboat lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Meridius down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steamboat lands a nice forearm strike.
Meridius tries to buck Steamboat off but Steamboat is having none of it.
Steamboat has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Steamboat with shots to the head and body - Meridius looks very uncomfortable down there.
Meridius is working to get back to half guard.
Steamboat is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Meridius can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Meridius is rocked!
Steamboat postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Meridius bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Steamboat and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Steamboat!
Ricky Steamboat retains his light heavyweight title!
An intense looking Ricky Steamboat took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to thank God for giving me the ability to fight I want to thank the fans for supporting me also my coaches Thank you to Everyone and My sponsor Bullet Proof System'.
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