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CFN2: Gracie vs Fiso PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Caciba (ranked 9988 p4p, 795 weight class) and Robbie Rothwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Caciba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Rothwell!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caciba darts in and clinches Rothwell up against the cage.
Caciba looking to throw knees to the head but Rothwell is blocking nicely.
Rothwell dodges an elbow strike from Caciba.
Rothwell is trying to push Caciba away but Caciba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rothwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caciba missing with knees to the body.
Rothwell wants to break free but Caciba has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caciba tries for a takedown but Rothwell manages to get underhooks.
Caciba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rothwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caciba moves into the clinch successfully.
Caciba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Robbie Rothwell has been cut.
Caciba misses with an elbow strike.
Caciba keeps control of Rothwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rothwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rothwell is trying to push Caciba away but Caciba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rothwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caciba misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caciba obliges.
Caciba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caciba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothwell is looking to break free of the clinch but Caciba has double underhooks.
Caciba misses with a knee strike.
Caciba taking a breather.
Come on Caciba - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rothwell wants to break free but Caciba has control.
Caciba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rothwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caciba tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothwell clinches.
Rothwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rothwell clinches with his opponent.
Rothwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Caciba won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Caciba.
A right hand to the body from Caciba.
Rothwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rothwell is trying to break the clinch but Caciba is controlling him.
Caciba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rothwell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rothwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caciba lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caciba keeps control of Rothwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caciba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caciba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rothwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rothwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caciba has him pressed against the cage.
Caciba misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Caciba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caciba pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Caciba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Rothwell's cut.
That's time! Caciba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caciba moves into the clinch successfully.
Rothwell tries to circle away but Caciba has him pinned against the cage.
Rothwell wants to break free but Caciba has control.
Rothwell letting Caciba take a breather here.
Rothwell manages to break the clinch.
Caciba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rothwell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caciba rushes Rothwell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rothwell is looking to break free of the clinch but Caciba has double underhooks.
Caciba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rothwell to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothwell working hard to break the clinch.
Rothwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rothwell is trying to break free.
Caciba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caciba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caciba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothwell can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Caciba.
Caciba tries to work over Rothwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothwell tries to circle away but Caciba has him pinned against the cage.
Rothwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caciba keeps control of Rothwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rothwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caciba breaks the clinch.
Rothwell moves into range and clinches up with Caciba.
Rothwell has had enough of the clinch but Caciba keeps him there for the moment.
Rothwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caciba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Caciba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caciba blocks a head kick by Rothwell.
Caciba throws a big counter combination but Rothwell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Caciba pushes Rothwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Rothwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diego Caciba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Rothwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caciba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Robbie Rothwell's cut even more.
Rothwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rothwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caciba has him pressed against the cage.
Caciba keeps control of Rothwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rothwell wants to break free but Caciba has control.
Rothwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rothwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothwell wants to break free but Caciba has control.
Rothwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caciba stalling.
Caciba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rothwell's face.
Rothwell can't break the clinch.
Caciba prevents Rothwell from breaking the clinch.
Rothwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caciba tries to pull guard but Rothwell won't allow it.
Caciba fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Caciba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothwell manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Caciba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Rothwell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rothwell closes the distance and pushes Caciba back into the cage.
Rothwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caciba lands a nice elbow.
Caciba misses with some punches.
Caciba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rothwell up against the cage.
Caciba effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caciba misses with a body punch.
Rothwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caciba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Caciba pulls guard.
Caciba kicks Rothwell off and gets to his feet.
Caciba is looking to clinch but Rothwell is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caciba lands an uppercut.
Caciba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caciba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rothwell counters with a series of strikes. Caciba will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caciba moves into range and clinches up with Rothwell.
Caciba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caciba drags the fight down to the ground.
Rothwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rothwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caciba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothwell trying to control but Caciba is working from the bottom.
Caciba wants to stand and escape but Rothwell is having none of it.
Rothwell stands up and waves to Caciba to follow him.
Caciba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothwell working hard to break the clinch.
Caciba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Caciba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caciba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rothwell walks away with a smile on his face. Caciba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Caciba has managed to clinch.
Caciba tries a body shot but Rothwell blocks it.
Caciba crunches a lovely knee into Rothwell's ribcage.
Rothwell avoiding damage as Caciba throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caciba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rothwell's efforts to push away.
Rothwell blocks the elbow strike.
Caciba throws a head punch that misses.
Rothwell is trying to force a seperation but Caciba has the dominant position.
Caciba misses with a knee strike.
Rothwell blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caciba tries to pull guard but Rothwell holds him up against the cage and eventually Caciba drops back down to his feet.
Robbie Rothwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego Caciba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caciba lands an elbow inside that Rothwell shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Caciba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caciba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Caciba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jade Amoroso (ranked 4162 p4p, 575 weight class) and Thomas Linaker (ranked 24918 p4p, 914 weight class). Amoroso's entrance music is Bodies - Drowning Pool. A fine choice. Jade Amoroso has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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173 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jade Amoroso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Linaker!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas Linaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Linaker misses.
Linaker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Amoroso to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Linaker uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That kick from Amoroso tenderised Linaker's leg. Linaker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Linaker lands a nice shot that snaps Amoroso's head back.
It looks like Jade Amoroso has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Linaker misses.
Amoroso tries to clinch up.
Linaker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amoroso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Linaker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Linaker fails to land with a series of punches.
Amoroso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Linaker counters with a three punch combo that has Amoroso backing up. Amoroso nods at Linaker to acknowledge the strikes.
Linaker moves into the clinch successfully.
Amoroso prevents Linaker from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linaker manages to break the clinch.
Amoroso lands a head kick. Linaker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Thomas Linaker has been cut.
Amoroso looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Linaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amoroso is looking to pass into half guard but Linaker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Linaker is in guard.
Linaker wanted to stand there but Amoroso had control of the position.
Amoroso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Linaker manages to get himself to full guard.
Amoroso content to stall in guard here.
Amoroso 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amoroso slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Amoroso's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Amoroso wants to pass the guard but Linaker is keeping the position.
Amoroso thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Amoroso slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amoroso controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amoroso is trying to get an arm triangle but Linaker is defending well.
The referee asks Amoroso politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Amoroso prefers to stall for the moment though.
Linaker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Amoroso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Amoroso is trying to get an arm triangle but Linaker is defending well.
Amoroso is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Linaker looks calm but he's in trouble here. Amoroso gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Linaker is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Amoroso lets go of the hold and Linaker can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jade Amoroso!
Jade Amoroso 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roger Rydell (ranked 3053 p4p, 155 weight class) and Mathieu Valverde (ranked 6795 p4p, 325 weight class). Roger Rydell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Rydell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mathieu Valverde!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydell instigates a clinch.
Valverde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rydell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Valverde seems a little lost for a moment, as Rydell dominates the positioning.
Rydell working away.
Rydell takes a little break here. Valverde wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Rydell trying to control the action but Valverde is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Rydell.
Rydell trying to control the position but Valverde is working away.
Valverde regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rydell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Valverde defends it well.
Rydell is working for a kimura but Valverde is defending it quite comfortably.
Valverde is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valverde gets back to full guard.
Rydell is looking to advance position but Valverde has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rydell is squirming around, avoiding Valverde's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydell is looking to get to half guard.
Valverde tries to control but Rydell wriggling away.
Rydell regains half guard.
Valverde should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rydell is trying to get back to full guard.
Valverde is keen to just control but Rydell is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydell tries to roll over but Valverde keeps him under control.
Rydell trying to control from the bottom.
Rydell is trying to get back to full guard.
Rydell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Valverde pulls his head out easily.
Rydell missing with punches from the bottom.
Rydell is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Valverde jumps into side control!
Valverde just content to control the position.
Rydell is trying to improve his position.
Rydell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Valverde off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydell looking to break Valverde's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Valverde remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Rydell will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Rydell avoiding Valverde 's attempts to control his hands.
Rydell lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valverde is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rydell cracks Valverde with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Valverde from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rydell working for a choke but Valverde is defending well.
Rydell controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Rydell dominated that round.
That's time! Rydell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valverde scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rydell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Valverde wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rydell struggling a bit here.
Rydell is looking for a sweep.
Roger Rydell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rydell tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Valverde cracks Rydell with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rydell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydell is trying to control Valverde's posture but Valverde avoids it.
Valverde takes a little break here. Rydell wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydell throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Rydell tries to buck Valverde off but Valverde is having none of it.
Valverde is looking to take a break and control but Rydell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Rydell's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rydell is looking to regain half guard here but Valverde keeps moving and retains side control.
Rydell is not content to let Valverde control the position.
Rydell wants to control but Valverde postures up.
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.
Rydell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Valverde is trying to get back to full guard.
Rydell moves into full mount! Valverde won't be happy about that!
Rydell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rydell with shots to the head and body - Valverde looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rydell avoids the attempt from Valverde to control.
Rydell working Valverde over with strikes here.
Valverde working to try and regain half guard.
Rydell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydell looking to secure an arm triangle but Valverde defends it well.
Rydell controlling the pace for now.
Valverde is trying to escape the mount.
Rydell with a couple of short strikes.
Rydell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Valverde takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rydell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Valverde hang on?
Rydell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rydell lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valverde is looking to escape.
Valverde is trying to reverse the position but instead Rydell has taken his back - oops!
Valverde is trying to stand back up.
Rydell is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Valverde has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rydell has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Rydell is hanging on to Valverde's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Rydell dominated that second round.
That's time! Rydell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rydell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valverde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rydell tries to counter with a takedown but Valverde is quick to defend against it.
Mathieu Valverde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valverde tries to keep at a distance but Rydell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rydell tries to land knees in the clinch but Valverde avoids the damage to the body.
Rydell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valverde avoids it.
Valverde tries to score a body lock takedown but Rydell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Valverde pulls guard effortlessly.
Valverde is looking to sweep but instead, Rydell has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydell working Valverde over with strikes.
Rydell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rydell wants to control but Valverde is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde tries to kick Rydell off but Rydell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rydell seems to be working for a kimura but Valverde defends the submission attempt.
Valverde is holding on to half guard well.
Valverde is looking for a sweep. Rydell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rydell slows the pace down in half guard.
Rydell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Valverde for as long as he can get away with.
Valverde is refusing to be controlled, as Rydell sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Valverde has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rydell is working away from the top position though.
Rydell wants to take a breather but Valverde is having none of it.
Rydell moves into full mount! Valverde won't be happy about that!
Rydell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rydell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rydell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valverde is looking to escape.
Rydell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valverde tries to hold on but Rydell pushes him away.
Rydell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rydell controlling the pace for now.
Rydell landing punches.
Roger Rydell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rydell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rydell continues to stall.
Valverde keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rydell controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valverde is controlling an arm, preventing Rydell from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Valverde is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rydell controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Rydell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rydell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Rydell!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Roger Rydell made sure he mentioned Ronin Ringwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Askaa Ganbaatar (ranked 5125 p4p, 549 weight class) and Alfonso Beneventi (ranked 3249 p4p, 363 weight class). Askaa Ganbaatar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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251 lbs
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280 lbs
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Askaa Ganbaatar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfonso Beneventi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beneventi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ganbaatar.
Ganbaatar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beneventi avoids it really well and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Beneventi. Beautiful body shot.
Beneventi forces Ganbaatar back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganbaatar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beneventi pushes Ganbaatar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ganbaatar is breathing heavily.
Beneventi lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Beneventi.
Beneventi lands a nice shot to the body.
Beneventi prevents a body shot from Ganbaatar.
Beneventi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneventi scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Askaa Ganbaatar has been cut.
Beneventi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beneventi drops Ganbaatar onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ganbaatar is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ganbaatar is rocked!
Beneventi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Ganbaatar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beneventi presses Ganbaatar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beneventi lands a body punch.
We've been hearing reports that Ganbaatar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beneventi drops Ganbaatar with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Ganbaatar is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alfonso Beneventi!
Alfonso Beneventi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Alatalo (ranked 5641 p4p, 589 weight class) and Cameron Gowing (ranked 1880 p4p, 224 weight class). Cameron Gowing is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Alatalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cameron Gowing!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gowing misses with a looping left.
Gowing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mikko Alatalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alatalo 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.
It looks like Cameron Gowing has been cut.
Gowing looks for a takedown but Alatalo sprawls well.
Alatalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Alatalo throws a combination that misses
and Gowing counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gowing moves into the clinch.
Gowing looking for a takedown.
Gowing breaks the clinch.
Alatalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gowing wants to clinch
and Gowing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alatalo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gowing looks to land a body kick but Alatalo moved away.
Alatalo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gowing counters with a nice uppercut.
Alatalo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gowing moves out of range as Alatalo throws a body kick.
Alatalo throws a shot from downtown. Gowing moves away and avoids it.
Gowing throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gowing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alatalo misses with a straight left.
Alatalo throws a lazy body kick
and Gowing counters with a three punch combo that has Alatalo backing up. Alatalo nods at Gowing to acknowledge the strikes.
Alatalo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gowing tries to clinch there but Alatalo circles away.
Alatalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gowing is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gowing or perhaps it was just good defense by Alatalo, which made it look bad.
Mikko Alatalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron Gowing.
Gowing blocks the body kick.
Gowing is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alatalo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alatalo with a nice cross.
Alatalo lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gowing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alatalo as he avoids it easily.
Gowing doesn't manage to clinch there - Alatalo circles away.
Alatalo lands a nice shot that snaps Gowing's head back.
Gowing walks into a stiff left hand from Alatalo.
Gowing takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Alatalo misses.
Alatalo misses with a right hand
and Gowing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alatalo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alatalo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alatalo breaks the clinch.
Gowing tries to close the distance and clinch but Alatalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alatalo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gowing darts in and clinches Alatalo up against the cage.
Alatalo manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gowing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gowing counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gowing moves out of range of the body kick.
Gowing gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alatalo.
Gowing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gowing scores with a body shot.
Gowing gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Alatalo gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Gowing is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Alatalo!
After winning the bout, Mikko Alatalo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Luke (ranked 4977 p4p, 445 weight class) and Love Machine (ranked 2665 p4p, 270 weight class). Machine has chosen Tubthumping as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucky Luke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Love Machine!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luke gets a double leg takedown into Machine's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machine looking to control.
Machine has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Luke has passed into side control.
Luke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machine keeps working.
Luke in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Machine is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucky Luke!
A victorious Lucky Luke thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Love Machine stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, tonight I'm getting high and spread love to everyone. Don't worry my Bromance fans, I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Roy (ranked 2405 p4p, 369 weight class) and Dan Walker (ranked 24431 p4p, 933 weight class). Roy comes to the cage accompanied by Heat of the Moment. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hank Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Walker!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.
Walker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Roy moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roy presses Walker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roy lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
A short uppercut from Roy.
A short uppercut from Roy.
Walker tries to pull guard but Roy holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
Roy pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Roy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Roy.
Roy lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Roy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Roy has the dominant position.
A short left from Roy.
Roy prevents the takedown attempt.
Hank Roy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Walker.
Roy drops Walker onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Walker is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Walker is rocked!
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Roy finish him?
Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy lands a big right hand that drops Walker! The killer instinct kicks in and Roy finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Roy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Roy!
During a confident post fight interview, Hank Roy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Caiman (ranked 1973 p4p, 257 weight class) and Anderson McGregor (ranked 3474 p4p, 427 weight class). Caiman comes to the cage accompanied by Iron - Woodkid. Ronaldo Caiman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson McGregor's chin.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caiman throws a shot to the body.
McGregor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Caiman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Caiman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGregor is fending him off so far but Caiman persists. Nope, McGregor circles away and we're back to standing.
Caiman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caiman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Caiman has his takedown stuffed
and McGregor counters with a stiff right hand.
Caiman wants to clinch but McGregor slips to the side
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
Caiman avoids the head kick by McGregor.
Caiman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McGregor drops his hands momentarily and Caiman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Caiman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Caiman duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
Caiman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McGregor sprawls well. McGregor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caiman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Caiman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
Ronaldo Caiman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caiman just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor cracks Caiman with a big right hand and Caiman goes down!
Caiman is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caiman trying to control the position.
Oh Caiman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caiman is working an open guard so McGregor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
McGregor lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Caiman out cold! Caiman is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anderson McGregor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 2542 p4p, 383 weight class) and Tupe Fiso (ranked 3239 p4p, 470 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent blaring out of the sound system. Fiso has chosen We Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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179 lbs
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182 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tupe Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Fiso sprawls well.
Fiso let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fiso lands with a nice body punch.
Fiso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Fiso scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fiso 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.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Fiso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiso. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fiso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie moves forwards but Fiso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Fiso shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fiso's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fiso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Fiso can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie prevents Fiso from improving his position.
Fiso trying to control here.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fiso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Fiso's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fiso defends it well.
Fiso wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Fiso is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fiso doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Fiso's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fiso.
Gracie controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for an armbar but Fiso turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fiso.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fiso defends it easily.
Fiso slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fiso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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 Royce Gracie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fiso misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie pushing down on Fiso's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Fiso is working away.
Fiso tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fiso doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fiso is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie 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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