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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Sabrina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Italo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Sabrina!
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, Bruno Italo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Italo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sabrina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Italo drops Sabrina with a beautiful combination! Sabrina stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Italo is looking for the KO!
It looks like Arthur Sabrina has been cut.
Italo drops Sabrina with a straight right hand, right on the button! Italo follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Italo!
An out of breath Bruno Italo 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brano Hribik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunny Hiway (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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190 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brano Hribik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunny Hiway!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiway lands a really nice looking cross but Hribik seems unphased.
Hiway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hribik.
Hiway dips to his left and cracks Hribik with an uppercut!
Hribik is rocked!
Hiway shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Hribik takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Hiway sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Hribik bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunny Hiway!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Kalai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Bullwinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Kalai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Bullwinkle!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalai tries to keep at a distance but Bullwinkle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kalai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bullwinkle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bullwinkle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bullwinkle crunches a lovely knee into Kalai's ribcage.
Bullwinkle has Kalai pushed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bullwinkle obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bullwinkle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kalai has picked Bullwinkle up - he's going for a ride! Kalai dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bullwinkle tries to roll over but Kalai keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bullwinkle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bullwinkle pushes Kalai off looking to stand but Kalai dives back in and keeps control.
Kalai tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bullwinkle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bullwinkle tries to kick Kalai off but Kalai keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullwinkle trying to control here.
Kalai stops Bullwinkle from getting back to his feet.
Kalai is looking for a kimura here.
Kalai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bullwinkle is just riding it out for now. Kalai eventually gives up the hold.
Bullwinkle is trying to stand back up but Kalai is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kalai trying to pass the guard but Bullwinkle defending well.
Bullwinkle is in trouble now - Kalai has advanced to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kalai cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bullwinkle can't escape the position.
Bullwinkle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bullwinkle is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bullwinkle can't escape the position.
Kalai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bullwinkle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kalai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kalai is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Kalai extends the arm and Bullwinkle is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Kalai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Saturskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kami Kazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakob Saturskis!
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, Kami Kazi!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saturskis clinches up against the cage.
Saturskis looking to throw knees to the head but Kazi is blocking nicely.
Kazi is trying to break the clinch but Saturskis is controlling him.
Saturskis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saturskis is working for takedown but Kazi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Saturskis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kazi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saturskis prevents Kazi from breaking the clinch.
Saturskis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kazi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saturskis misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Saturskis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kazi to the mat. Kazi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kazi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Saturskis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saturskis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kazi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saturskis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Saturskis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazi misses with a series of wild punches.
Saturskis rushes Kazi and presses him up against the cage.
Kazi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kazi prevents the takedown attempt.
Saturskis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kazi prevents it.
Saturskis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saturskis lands a nice knee to the body.
Kazi breaks from the clinch.
Saturskis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kazi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saturskis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kazi as he avoids it easily.
Saturskis closes the distance and clinches.
Saturskis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kazi 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saturskis is looking for a kimura but Kazi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saturskis to get the leverage.
Kazi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kazi is looking to get back to is feet but Saturskis passes into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kazi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kazi bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Saturskis is looking to clinch but Kazi is avoiding it.
Saturskis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kazi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saturskis crunches a lovely knee into Kazi's ribcage.
Kazi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saturskis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saturskis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kazi is trying to break the clinch but Saturskis has him pressed against the cage.
Kazi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saturskis has him pressed against the cage.
Saturskis missing with knees to the body.
Saturskis has picked Kazi up - he's going for a ride! Saturskis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kazi kicks off Saturskis and gets to his feet.
Saturskis tries to clinch but Kazi is having none of it.
Kazi flicks out a counter leg kick but Saturskis steps away.
Saturskis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kazi is trying to defend but Saturskis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kazi wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazi manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Saturskis keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Saturskis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kazi is defending well.
A short right from Saturskis on the inside.
Kazi stops a takedown attempt from Saturskis.
Saturskis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kazi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Saturskis moves into the clinch.
Kazi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saturskis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kami Kazi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saturskis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kazi keeps the fight on the outside.
Kazi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saturskis closes the distance but Kazi moves to the side
enabling Kazi to counter with a crisp jab.
Saturskis tries to clinch but Kazi is having none of it.
Saturskis wants to clinch
and Kazi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazi keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saturskis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saturskis has his takedown stuffed
and Kazi counters with a nice right hand that sends Saturskis toppling to the canvas! Saturskis scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kazi finish him?!
Saturskis is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Kazi has cracked Saturskis with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Kazi lands another huge swinging hook and Saturskis tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Saturskis, before Kazi can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kami Kazi!
During a confident post fight interview, Kami Kazi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bastad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and WhatA Surprise (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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215 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Bastad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, WhatA Surprise!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Surprise circles away.
Surprise gets caught napping as Bastad dives in and scores a takedown. Surprise manages to retain guard.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy Rio inform us that Surprise has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Surprise is on top in guard.
Bastad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Surprise defends well.
Surprise stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bastad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bastad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Surprise postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Surprise lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Surprise postures up and lands a big shot to Bastad's brow.
Surprise wants to control from the top but Bastad keeps moving.
Surprise working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surprise postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bastad keeping moving, preventing Surprise from controlling successfully.
Bastad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Surprise gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Surprise postures up and lands a big shot to Bastad's brow.
Surprise pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bastad is keeping the position for now.
Surprise is in close to Bastad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bastad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Surprise is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bastad looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Surprise passes into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bastad manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastad is thwarting Surprise's attempts to control the position.
Bastad wants to pass to mount but Surprise is defending the position.
Surprise is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bastad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bastad's back!
Surprise working for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastad wants to escape the position.
Bastad is trapped and Surprise is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Surprise landing with strikes.
Bastad tries to escape the position.
Surprise is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bastad knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bastad for a finish.
Surprise lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surprise trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bastad doesn't escape.
Surprise lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Bastad hold on?!
Bastad showing good submission defense here.
Surprise looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Surprise is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bastad knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bastad for a finish.
Surprise is working the ground and pound. Can Bastad escape?
Bastad defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Bastad looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surprise is trying to stick to Bastad's back but Bastad is turning into Surprise. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Surprise's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bastad.
Surprise is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Surprise is nestled in close to Bastad, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bastad moves into full guard.
Bastad working for a triangle but Surprise defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Surprise defends well.
Surprise looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
WhatA Surprise dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Surprise leaves Bastad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bastad fails with the takedown
and Surprise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Surprise scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bastad doesn't seem bothered though.
Surprise has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bastad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Surprise counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bastad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Surprise moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Chris Bastad has been cut.
Surprise jabs Bastad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bastad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Surprise finds it's way round the side to connect with Bastad's head.
Bastad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Surprise swivels and escapes.
Surprise gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Surprise pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Surprise drops Bastad with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bastad looks back up at him and smiles so Surprise waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bastad is rocked!
Surprise lands with a good body shot.
Surprise closes the distance and clinches.
Surprise lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Surprise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surprise lands a nice shot to the body.
Surprise pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
WhatA Surprise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Surprise is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chris Bastad's cut is getting worse.
Surprise has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Surprise obliges.
Surprise stalling against the cage.
Surprise unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Surprise lands an uppercut.
Surprise softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Surprise lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Surprise throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Surprise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Surprise connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Bastad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surprise drops Bastad with a huge uppercut! Bastad drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Surprise is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). WhatA Surprise!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes to the cage accompanied by Have Heart - Armed With A Mind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarkisyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Charles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sarkisyan is trying to defend but Charles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sarkisyan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Charles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sarkisyan defending well though.
Charles is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sarkisyan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Charles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles is thwarting Sarkisyan's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisyan is pressing down on Charles's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Charles looking to pass the guard.
Sarkisyan is wriggling around but Charles manages to pass to half guard.
Charles wants to control but Sarkisyan is keeping him busy.
Sarkisyan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Charles wants to work for an arm triangle but Sarkisyan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sarkisyan is looking for a sweep. Charles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Charles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sarkisyan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sarkisyan is trying to stand up here but Charles is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles throwing shots but Sarkisyan is blocking nicely.
Charles is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Charles wants to free his trapped foot but Sarkisyan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles working Sarkisyan over with strikes.
Sarkisyan tries to kick Charles off but Charles keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles winds up and cracks Sarkisyan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Charles is keen to just control but Sarkisyan is a slippery customer.
Sarkisyan wants to control but Charles is keeping busy.
Sarkisyan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sarkisyan.
Charles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sarkisyan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Charles blocks a head kick by Sarkisyan.
Charles shoots in looking for a takedown. Sarkisyan tries to sprawl out of it but Charles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sarkisyan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Charles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sarkisyan's waist but Sarkisyan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Charles off to one side.
Aharon Sarkisyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarkisyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Charles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Charles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarkisyan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danny Charles will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sarkisyan cracks Charles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sarkisyan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Charles looks for a takedown but Sarkisyan sprawls well.
Sarkisyan throws a looping overhand right but Charles ducks down to avoid it.
Charles has a takedown stuffed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sarkisyan! But no joy.
Sarkisyan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Charles misses the target.
Charles gets the takedown into side control.
Charles looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sarkisyan is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles wants to control but Sarkisyan is keeping him busy.
Charles postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Charles throwing strikes but Sarkisyan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisyan working away.
Sarkisyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charles keeps working.
Sarkisyan controlling the position from side mount.
Charles can't do much from the bottom here.
Charles is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sarkisyan controls the position.
Charles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Danny Charles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Charles struggling a bit here.
Sarkisyan wants to stand but Charles is controlling his arm.
Sarkisyan gets to mount! Charles was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Charles tries to hold on but Sarkisyan postures up.
Sarkisyan wants to stand but Charles is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles is working to get back to half guard.
Sarkisyan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Charles tries to reverse the position but Sarkisyan maintains control.
That's four 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.
Sarkisyan is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Sarkisyan controlling his opponent.
Charles is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Charles is looking to get to half guard.
Sarkisyan wants to get back to his feet but Charles is holding on tight.
Sarkisyan prevents Charles from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sarkisyan controlling the pace for now.
Sarkisyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Charles is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aharon Sarkisyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sarkisyan thuds his right hand into Charles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Charles tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Charles blocks the leg kick.
Sarkisyan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Charles is out of range and Sarkisyan settles back down.
Sarkisyan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Charles takes one to the side of the head.
Charles is rocked!
Charles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oh Charles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sarkisyan walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Charles drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Sarkisyan swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Charles's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aharon Sarkisyan!
Aharon Sarkisyan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Schuurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriel's entrance music is Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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181 lbs
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175 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman pushes Kriel up against the cage in a clinch.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Kriel blocks with his arms.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Kriel is blocking nicely.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kriel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Kriel scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Kriel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kriel.
Kriel misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kriel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
Kriel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kriel misses with a hook. Schuurman ducked under it nicely.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Kriel circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by Kriel.
It looks like Frank Schuurman has been cut.
Schuurman closes the distance and clinches.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kriel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schuurman moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kriel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Kriel.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kriel avoids it.
Nice body punch from Kriel - that landed with a thud.
Our sources have told us that Kriel has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kriel digs a right hand underneath Schuurman's ribcage. Schuurman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Kriel is blocking nicely.
Kriel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kriel misses with a punch to the body.
Kriel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kriel works on Schuurman's body with a couple of short punches.
Schuurman looks winded!
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Kriel is blocking nicely.
Kriel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kriel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kriel avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kriel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kriel digs a right hand underneath Schuurman's ribcage. Schuurman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schuurman's face.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kriel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schuurman's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Kriel manages to break the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Schuurman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kriel - the referee stops the clock and Schuurman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kriel. Schuurman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Kriel is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kriel misses the target.
Kriel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schuurman manages to avoid it.
Schuurman wants to counter the offense by Kriel and move into the clinch position.
Kriel keeps the fight on the outside.
Schuurman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kriel counter with a right hand.
Frank Schuurman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Kriel is having none of it.
Schuurman closes the distance but Kriel moves to the side
and Kriel counters with a nice uppercut.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kriel just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kriel misses with a body kick.
Schuurman closes the distance but Kriel moves to the side
and Schuurman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kriel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Kriel pushes him off.
It looked like Kriel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Kriel circles away and keeps his distance.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Kriel misses the target.
Schuurman closes the distance and clinches.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kriel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kriel lands a right hand.
Schuurman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kriel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kriel breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kriel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kriel is looking to counter punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schuurman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schuurman blocks an elbow strike from Kriel.
Kriel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kriel blocks it with crossed arms.
Kriel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Kriel.
Schuurman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Kriel blocks it.
Kriel lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kriel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Kriel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kriel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schuurman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kriel lands with a straight right. Schuurman didn't see that one coming.
Schuurman wants to clinch
and Kriel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kriel looks to land a body kick but Schuurman moved away.
Schuurman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kriel.
Kriel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Kriel circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kriel sets himself, and Schuurman steps forward looking for the clinch! Kriel avoids it this time.
Kriel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kriel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Kriel circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Kriel circles away.
Schuurman walks into a jab.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kriel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kriel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kriel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schuurman can do to turn this around?
Schuurman tries to clinch but Kriel moves away
and Schuurman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kriel keeps the fight on the outside.
Kriel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Kriel is avoiding it.
Schuurman moves into range and clinches up with Kriel.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kriel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schuurman's brow.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kriel stalling the fight.
Kriel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
Kriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Kriel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Frank Schuurman's cut even more.
Kriel throws a jab when Schuurman was well out of range.
Jan Kriel is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kriel just misses with a punch to the body.
Schuurman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kriel throws an elbow but it misses.
Schuurman blocks an elbow strike.
Kriel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kriel.
Kriel managing to block the knees to the body from Schuurman.
Kriel managing to block the knees to the body from Schuurman.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Kriel blocks it.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kriel blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman is breathing heavily.
Kriel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Kriel to work.
Frank Schuurman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kriel.
Kriel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kriel lands with a right hand.
Schuurman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kriel counters with a stiff right hand.
Kriel scores with a nice right hand.
Schuurman is rocked!
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kriel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Kriel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schuurman.
Schuurman looks to clinch
and Kriel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schuurman is still on wobbly legs! Can Kriel finish him?
Schuurman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kriel counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Kriel!
Jan Kriel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yef Yew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozamataz Buckshank (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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194 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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202 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozamataz Buckshank!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckshank lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Buckshank misses with an uppercut
letting Yew counter with a right hand.
Buckshank with a jab.
Buckshank connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yew momentarily.
Yew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Yew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ozamataz Buckshank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckshank is looking to score with low kicks.
Yew is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yew blocks a jab.
It looked like Yew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yew takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big right from Yew misses.
Buckshank misses with a looping left.
Yew's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buckshank connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yew scrambles back to his feet.
Buckshank lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Buckshank, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckshank throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buckshank connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yew's hands.
Buckshank punishes Yew's body with a nice straight punch.
Buckshank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yew was well out of range. Poor timing from Buckshank.
Buckshank throws a low kick, looking for Yew's leg but Yew calmly moves out of range.
Yew misses with a left hand
and Buckshank counters with a good low kick that Yew was not able to check.
Buckshank with a nice cross.
Yew takes a jab right on the kisser.
Buckshank bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yew's head backwards.
Buckshank throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yew.
Yew takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckshank tries a head kick but it misses.
Yew is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buckshank throws a lazy uppercut
and Yew counters with a nice body shot.
Buckshank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yew manages to avoid it.
Yew defending well as Buckshank loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Yew misses its target.
Yew on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Buckshank throws a hook to the side of Yew's head but Yew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Yew on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Buckshank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yew was well out of range. Poor timing from Buckshank.
Buckshank throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buckshank has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Buckshank connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yew's hands.
Yew thuds his right hand into Buckshank's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Ozamataz Buckshank has been cut.
Buckshank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckshank misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Buckshank.
A low kick from Buckshank is predictable there
and Yew counters by clinching up.
Buckshank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buckshank lands with a left to the head.
Yew misses with the head strike.
Yew is working Buckshank over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Yew - that landed with a thud.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Buckshank content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buckshank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buckshank tries a body shot but Yew blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Buckshank.
Yew prevents a body shot from Buckshank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yew lands a body punch in the clinch.
Buckshank looks winded!
Yew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yew.
Yew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buckshank backwards.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew drops Buckshank onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Buckshank is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Buckshank is rocked!
Yew throws a big uppercut that drops Buckshank! More strikes from Yew and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Buckshank lies dazed against the cage as Yew celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yef Yew!
Yef Yew was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evair Santos (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evair Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos misses with a takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Evair Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Johnny Jones has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos moves away from the strike by Jones.
Santos 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.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Santos waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Jones. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Jones to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Jones is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones is looking to stand back up but Santos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos not doing much here.
Santos trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones won't allow Santos to pass to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Johnny Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos connects with the punch.
Jones misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evair Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santos connects with the punch.
Santos digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Santos takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Santos dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Jones misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
Johnny Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evair Santos.
Santos throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Johnny Jones's cut is getting worse.
Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santos works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santos drops Jones with a nice combination! Santos dives into Jones's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santos controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Jones misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones staying out of range there.
Santos connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnny Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Jones throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evair Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Santos catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santos moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Santos cracks Jones with an uppercut from hell and Jones crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Santos's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Santos is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Jones looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.
Jeez, Johnny Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Evair Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Santos - just one landing.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos with a nice cross.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Santos throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Santos tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evair Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evair Santos!
Evair Santos very nearly forgot to thank Bos Energy MMA159.4 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Aims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Brezlav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Brezlav has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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200 cm
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Aims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Brezlav!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aims slaps away a takedown attempt from Brezlav, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aims scores with a hook to the body. Brezlav takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brezlav has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Aims. Those never looked like landing.
And Brezlav tries to counter it with a takedown but Aims pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aims throws a lazy uppercut
so Brezlav counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brezlav throws a big right hand that misses.
Brezlav stops Aims from standing up.
Brezlav working some strikes from top position.
Brezlav working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brezlav working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aims's head.
Brezlav tries to free his leg and advance position but Aims is retaining full guard.
Brezlav has gone for a leg lock! Aims slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brezlav's guard.
Aims content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brezlav looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brezlav 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! Aims rolls with it to try and escape but Brezlav cranks on the arm and Aims is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Brezlav!
Our winner, Igor Brezlav, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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