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Combate 2: Guerra PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Fiana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Silva (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 Alex Silva 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Fiana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiana dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Fiana looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Fiana tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fiana has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fiana's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiana seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Silva is staying active underneath Fiana, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Fiana pushes his legs off easily.
Fiana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to keep Fiana in close.
Fiana is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fiana's guard.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva pushes down on Fiana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva is trying to control. Fiana wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fiana haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fiana wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva passes to side control.
Fiana wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silva passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fiana!
Fiana is controlling an arm, preventing Silva from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
My spies in Jitz MMA inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Fiana defends it well.
Silva controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva mounts Fiana! Really nice guard pass there!
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva is trying to take his opponent's back.
Fiana is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva goes for an armbar but Fiana turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fiana.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiana is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fiana avoid being mounted?
Silva wants to pass the guard but Fiana is defending well.
Fiana wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva is trying to control. Fiana wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Fiana is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Fiana is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck for Fiana with that takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fiana trying to control from the bottom.
Silva is looking to pass Fiana's guard but actually Fiana recovers to full guard.
Fiana keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiana trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Fiana keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fiana is on top in guard.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiana has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fiana manages to get himself to full guard.
Fiana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fiana tries to get out of the position.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Silva stops Fiana from standing up.
Fiana keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Fiana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva pushes down on Fiana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Fiana is working away.
Fiana is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiana is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fiana!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiana has given up his back.
Silva tightening his grip on Fiana, looking for the choke.
Silva controlling well, preventing Fiana from escaping the position.
Fiana is trying to defend against the choke here but Silva has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Silva Tightens the hold and Fiana taps out furiously! Silva displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dadhri Senchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Paul Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dadhri Senchai!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senchai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but Senchai moves out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Senchai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Senchai. Senchai maintains the clinch.
Senchai is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Senchai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Senchai throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senchai scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Senchai gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
It looks like Dadhri Senchai has been cut.
Senchai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Senchai breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senchai throws a body kick that misses.
Senchai swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Senchai clinches up against the cage.
Johnson trying to stall but Senchai improves his position.
Senchai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Senchai.
Senchai lands a knee to the head.
Senchai jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Senchai around his waist. Senchai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Senchai trying to land knees to the body.
Senchai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paul Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dadhri Senchai.
Senchai tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding damage as Senchai throws knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson trying to stall but Senchai improves his position.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Senchai misses with a knee to the head.
Senchai lands an elbow inside.
Johnson is stalling here.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Dadhri Senchai's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Senchai's defenses.
Senchai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Senchai is trying to break free.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Senchai 's eye.
Senchai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Senchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Senchai taking a breather.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Senchai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Senchai tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Senchai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Senchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Senchai wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to control Senchai's arms but Senchai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Senchai tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Dadhri Senchai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Senchai shrugs off.
Dadhri Senchai's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Senchai jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Senchai around his waist. Senchai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dadhri Senchai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Johnson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Royce Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anes Bradic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anes Bradic!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Bradic in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bradic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradic throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bradic quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva is staying tight to Bradic's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva staying calm.
Silva has hold of Bradic's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bradic seems comfortable defending it but Silva has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bradic is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bradic is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Silva couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Royce Silva!
Royce Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Trucks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edo Hadzalic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edo Hadzalic!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trucks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hadzalic at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Trucks.
Trucks scores with a jab to the body.
Trucks cracks Hadzalic with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hadzalic looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Trucks finish him?
Hadzalic is rocked!
It looks like Edo Hadzalic has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trucks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hadzalic is still on wobbly legs! Can Trucks finish him?
Trucks knocks out Hadzalic with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Trucks before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Trucks picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Trucks!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dj Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, dj Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson with the counter takedown but Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera avoids it easily.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson trying to control but Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is working away from the top position though.
Johnson is looking to escape.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is keeping busy.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is controlling well.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera controlling from the top position.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Paulo Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is now in Johnson's guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera from controlling successfully.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Further stalling from Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera dominated that second round.
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!
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is defended easily by Johnson.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeps trying to improve his position.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
That's two 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.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera's back!
A lull in the action here.
Johnson is not going to allow Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera to sit and survive in this position.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
dj Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulo Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
dj Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera!
A relieved looking Paulo Da Santa Michael Dos Oliviera thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Caiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adin Seferovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caiman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Iron - Woodkid. This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Caiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adin Seferovic!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seferovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adin Seferovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seferovic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Caiman!
Seferovic decides to stand up, so the ref orders Caiman to his feet.
Caiman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jitz MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Caiman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seferovic dodges the punch combination from Caiman.
Seferovic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Caiman defends it well.
Seferovic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Caiman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee asks Seferovic politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Seferovic prefers to stall for the moment though.
It looks like Seferovic might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Seferovic wants to control but Caiman is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seferovic tries to advance to mount but can't.
Caiman is looking for a sweep.
Seferovic throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Caiman works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caiman manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Seferovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seferovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caiman trying to keep a closed guard but Seferovic is proving a slippery customer.
Seferovic content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Caiman has locked up a guillotine! Caiman's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Seferovic is holding on here and Caiman must be using up a lot of energy. Seferovic has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Caiman gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ronaldo Caiman!
During a confident post fight interview, Ronaldo Caiman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Finnur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helge Fossmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fossmo has chosen Helge Fossmo predikar as his entrance music. Helge Fossmo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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286 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjorn Finnur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helge Fossmo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnur fails with the takedown.
Fossmo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fossmo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fossmo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fossmo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Finnur, who protects the arm well.
Fossmo controls the position.
Fossmo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Finnur to see if he's OK.
Fossmo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Finnur tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fossmo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Finnur wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Fossmo has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Finnur's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Finnur is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Fossmo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Helge Fossmo!
After winning the bout, Helge Fossmo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baraka Obamacare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obamacare comes to the cage accompanied by Etnoscope - Odin's Kraft. Royce Gracie has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Baraka Obamacare!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obamacare is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Obamacare circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Obamacare.
Obamacare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Obamacare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Obamacare will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obamacare misses with the combination.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Obamacare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Obamacare throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obamacare has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Obamacare wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Obamacare knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Obamacare.
Obamacare is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Obamacare on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Obamacare tries to get out of the position.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie won't allow Obamacare to get back to his feet.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Obamacare is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Obamacare looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Obamacare dodges it nicely.
Obamacare wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Obamacare is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obamacare is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Obamacare knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Obamacare is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Obamacare is positioning himself well to prevent Gracie advancing to mount.
Gracie prevents Obamacare from standing back up.
Obamacare is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie prevents Obamacare from standing back up.
Obamacare keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Obamacare is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Obamacare is trying to stand.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Obamacare doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Obamacare is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obamacare tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Obamacare keeps working.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Obamacare defends it well.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is thwarting Obamacare's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Obamacare is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Obamacare tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Obamacare is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Obamacare doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Obamacare wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obamacare controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Obamacare is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Royce Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obamacare plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Gracie swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Gracie face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Baraka Obamacare!
Baraka Obamacare is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Baraka Obamacare 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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