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AFC Sokolov vs Cathaway 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blaine Callaghan (ranked 2700 p4p, 305 weight class) and Fred Hermosa (ranked 5101 p4p, 500 weight class). Callaghan comes into the arena with The Foggy Dew blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blaine Callaghan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Hermosa!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaghan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hermosa misses with a body shot.
Callaghan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hermosa wants to clinch.
Hermosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Callaghan moves out of range of the leg kick from Hermosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Callaghan does no damage.
Hermosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Callaghan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Callaghan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hermosa misses with a body shot.
Hermosa tries to land a leg kick but Callaghan saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan throws a looping overhand right but Hermosa ducks down to avoid it.
Hermosa wants to counter with a clinch but Callaghan pushes him away.
Callaghan avoids the body shot from Hermosa.
Hermosa misses with an uppercut.
Callaghan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hermosa's hands.
Hermosa moves out of range as Callaghan throws a body kick.
Hermosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Callaghan is out of range.
Hermosa jabs Callaghan right on the nose. Callaghan blinks but takes it well.
Fred Hermosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Hermosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hermosa.
An inside leg kick lands from Hermosa.
Callaghan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hermosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Callaghan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hermosa has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hermosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Callaghan wants to break free but Hermosa has control.
Hermosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hermosa tries to throw a body punch but Callaghan avoids it by throwing Hermosa back against the cage.
Hermosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Callaghan.
Hermosa misses with a punch to the body.
Callaghan has had enough of the clinch but Hermosa keeps him there for the moment.
Callaghan wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Hermosa as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Callaghan.
I was talking to Callaghan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hermosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Hermosa.
A shot in the inside from Hermosa.
Callaghan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Callaghan throws the left hand but Hermosa avoids the punch easily.
Callaghan throws a jab when Hermosa was well out of range.
Hermosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Callaghan blocks the body kick.
Hermosa connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hermosa.
Callaghan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hermosa tries to counter with a clinch but Callaghan shakes him off and moves away.
Hermosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Hermosa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hermosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Callaghan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Callaghan is looking for a counter combo.
Hermosa tries to clinch up.
Hermosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Callaghan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hermosa.
Hermosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Hermosa.
Hermosa throws a leg kick which misses Callaghan's front leg but catches the back leg as Callaghan tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Callaghan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Callaghan scores with the left hand. Hermosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Hermosa tries to score with a low kick but Callaghan moves his leg out of the way.
Callaghan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hermosa tries to clinch there but Callaghan circles away.
Callaghan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hermosa connects with a leg kick. Callaghan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Callaghan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hermosa wants to clinch up but Callaghan keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Hermosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Callaghan misses with a straight left.
Fred Hermosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hermosa misses with a wild combination.
Callaghan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hermosa scores with a hook.
Callaghan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hermosa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hermosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Hermosa.
Callaghan misses the jab.
Callaghan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Callaghan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermosa has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hermosa fails to land.
Callaghan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hermosa - that landed with a thud.
Callaghan prevents a body shot from Hermosa.
Hermosa lands a shoulder strike.
Callaghan blocks an uppercut.
Callaghan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hermosa.
Hermosa can't find room to land a body shot as Callaghan controls the action.
Hermosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Callaghan.
Hermosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Hermosa on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermosa can't find room to land a body shot as Callaghan controls the action.
Hermosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Callaghan breaks the clinch.
Callaghan missing with a left hand there. Hermosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Callaghan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Callaghan throws a series of punches but Hermosa moves out of range.
Hermosa tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hermosa takes a swing at Callaghan's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hermosa misses the target.
As Hermosa looks to move away, Callaghan throws a big counter combo but Hermosa just gets out of the way.
Blaine Callaghan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hermosa misses with a low kick.
Callaghan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hermosa tries to clinch but Callaghan is having none of it.
Hermosa lands a really nice looking cross but Callaghan seems unphased.
Hermosa scores with a shot to the body.
Callaghan throws a series of punches but Hermosa avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Callaghan is rocked!
Hermosa is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Hermosa shuts the power down on Callaghan. Lights out, game over! Hermosa is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fred Hermosa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Da Hee Tong (ranked 4994 p4p, 522 weight class) and Ari Ahikaroa (ranked 22574 p4p, 719 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Da Hee Tong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ari Ahikaroa!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tong avoids the head kick by Ahikaroa.
Tong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ari Ahikaroa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Tong blocks the low kick.
Tong throws a leg kick which misses Ahikaroa's front leg but catches the back leg as Ahikaroa tries to avoid it.
Ahikaroa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tong as he jumps to the side.
Ahikaroa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tong is looking to slow Ahikaroa down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Tong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahikaroa lands a left and a right that send Tong crashing to the mat, dazed. Ahikaroa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Da Hee Tong has been cut.
Ahikaroa clinches with his opponent.
Ahikaroa lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Tong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ahikaroa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ahikaroa defends well and Tong ends up having to push Ahikaroa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ahikaroa wants to clinch up but Tong keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahikaroa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahikaroa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tong tries to avoid it but Ahikaroa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tong to the ground. Tong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Da Hee Tong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Ahikaroa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahikaroa swinging wildly here.
Ahikaroa wants to clinch up but Tong keeps it at a distance.
Ahikaroa has managed to clinch.
Ahikaroa prevents Tong from breaking the clinch.
Ahikaroa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahikaroa dives in and grabs Tong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tong pushes down on Ahikaroa's head and hops out.
Ahikaroa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tong circles away.
Tong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ahikaroa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong tries to keep at a distance but Ahikaroa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tong is trying to force a seperation but Ahikaroa has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ahikaroa has Tong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tong stops a takedown attempt from Ahikaroa.
Tong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ahikaroa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ahikaroa clinches up with Tong and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahikaroa pulls guard successfully.
Tong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ahikaroa keeping moving, preventing Tong from controlling successfully.
Tong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahikaroa controls Tong momentarily but Tong frees himself.
Tong lands a couple of digs.
Tong trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahikaroa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tong connects with a couple of short punches.
Tong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahikaroa is keeping the position for now.
Ahikaroa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Ahikaroa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Da Hee Tong's cut.
That's time! Tong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ahikaroa.
Tong tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ahikaroa presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ahikaroa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ahikaroa throws some wild stikes that Tong manages to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ahikaroa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tong tries to hold on but Ahikaroa postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong is squirming around, avoiding Ahikaroa's attempts to control the action.
Ahikaroa avoids the attempt from Tong to control.
Ahikaroa working for a guillotine from mount but Tong is in no mood to give up.
Tong wants to hold on but Ahikaroa pushes him away.
Tong is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ahikaroa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ahikaroa tries to control but Tong wriggling away.
Tong tries to hold on but Ahikaroa pushes him away.
Tong regains half guard.
Tong trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong controlling the position well.
Ahikaroa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tong trying to control from the bottom.
Tong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ahikaroa pulls his head out easily.
Ahikaroa is looking to advance position but Tong won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Tong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ahikaroa.
Tong trying to hold on to Ahikaroa's head to control him but Ahikaroa postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ahikaroa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ahikaroa thows a leg kick but Tong checks it
so Tong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tong sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tong lands a couple of elbows.
Tong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Ahikaroa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Da Hee Tong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tong scoring well with a low kick there.
Ahikaroa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ahikaroa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ahikaroa rushes Tong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ahikaroa missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahikaroa stalling against the cage.
Ahikaroa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tong jumps guard and drags Ahikaroa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ahikaroa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahikaroa tries to stand but Tong is controlling from the bottom.
Ahikaroa won't allow Tong to sweep him here.
Ahikaroa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tong working a defensive guard here.
Tong is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ahikaroa has his hands clasped together but Tong extends and breaks Ahikaroa's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tong.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Da Hee Tong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gene Franco (ranked 4050 p4p, 504 weight class) and Adam Bocheck (ranked 25025 p4p, 797 weight class). Adam Bocheck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gene Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Bocheck!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bocheck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Bocheck moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Bocheck as Franco shoots in.
Franco shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bocheck is trying to defend but Franco finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bocheck is looking to improve his position.
Bocheck actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bocheck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Franco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bocheck pushes Franco off looking to stand but Franco dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Franco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bocheck defends it well.
Bocheck is looking to control Franco's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bocheck avoid being mounted?
Well, if Franco is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Franco working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bocheck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Franco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Franco wants to pass to mount but Bocheck is defending the position.
Franco is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Franco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Franco with shots to the head and body - Bocheck looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bocheck tries to reverse the position but Franco maintains control.
Franco looking to secure an arm triangle but Bocheck defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco controlling the pace for now.
Bocheck really wants to buck Franco off and get back to his feet.
Franco controlling from the full mount.
Bocheck 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.
Bocheck taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco controlling from mount.
Franco is landing with some decent strikes but Bocheck is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Franco controlling the position easily from mount.
Franco goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bocheck turns into him and now he's in Franco's guard.
Bocheck being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Franco 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.
Bocheck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Bocheck. Those never looked like landing.
Franco misses with a takedown attempt
and Bocheck moves into the clinch.
Franco is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bocheck is defending well.
Bocheck drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Franco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bocheck just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bocheck swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco gets control of Bocheck's arms and successfully pulls guard. Franco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bocheck being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bocheck content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Franco has locked up a guillotine! Franco's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Bocheck is holding on here and Franco must be using up a lot of energy. Bocheck has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Franco gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gene Franco!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Ruger (ranked 3055 p4p, 146 weight class) and Richard Gurd (ranked 24292 p4p, 347 weight class). Richard Gurd has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145 lbs
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Ruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Gurd!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurd throws a right hand that Ruger ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruger also avoids with ease.
Gurd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruger shoots in and drives through. Gurd sprawls well.
Gurd just misses with a punch to the body.
Gurd throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruger missing with a left hand there. Gurd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruger shoots in and drives through. Gurd sprawls well.
Ruger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruger walks into a jab.
Gurd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ruger shoots in for a double leg but Gurd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Ruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gurd lands with a good body shot.
Gurd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gurd checks a leg kick.
Ruger fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruger drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruger is working Gurd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gurd is trying to keep Ruger in close.
Ruger throwing strikes from guard but Gurd blocks nicely.
Ruger forces his way into half guard.
Ruger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gurd tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ruger manages to move to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruger unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruger punching from mount but Gurd doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gurd tries to lock up and control but Ruger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ruger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gurd can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruger controlling his opponent.
Ruger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gurd?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruger is landing with some decent strikes but Gurd is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gurd is rocked!
Ruger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gurd?
Gurd is still in real trouble! Can Ruger finish him?
Gurd tries to hold on but Ruger pushes him away.
Ruger unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gurd wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ruger celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex Ruger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Huffy Sanna (ranked 1590 p4p, 210 weight class) and Barry Reaves (ranked 4674 p4p, 506 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huffy Sanna!
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, Barry Reaves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanna feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Reaves sprawling to the canvas! Reaves rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sanna finish him?!
Reaves is rocked!
It looks like Barry Reaves has been cut.
Reaves checks a leg kick.
Reaves is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanna finish him?
That kick from Reaves tenderised Sanna's leg. Sanna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reaves misses with a straight right.
Sanna throwing a counter right hand but Reaves manages to avoid it.
Reaves seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanna cracks Reaves with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sanna has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Reaves to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanna throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanna throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reaves lands with a straight right. Sanna didn't see that one coming.
Sanna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reaves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanna cracks Reaves's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Reaves slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Sanna can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Huffy Sanna!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Rhee Daebyeol (ranked 1434 p4p, 180 weight class) and Alonzo Green (ranked 3185 p4p, 362 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Rhee Daebyeol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonzo Green!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebyeol takes one to the chin there.
Daebyeol rushes Green and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Daebyeol.
Green working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Daebyeol.
Daebyeol keeps control of Green as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daebyeol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daebyeol tries for a takedown but Green manages to get underhooks.
Daebyeol wants a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Daebyeol.
Daebyeol has clasped his hands together around Green's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Green taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Green manages to work his way to half guard, despite Daebyeol's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green is trying to stand back up but Daebyeol is controlling him
Daebyeol seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebyeol tries to pass the half guard into mount. Green knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Green is looking for a sweep. Daebyeol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daebyeol prevents Green from standing back up.
Green is looking to control Daebyeol's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Green avoid being mounted?
Daebyeol prevents Green from improving his position.
Green is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Daebyeol scores with a couple of nice shots.
Daebyeol controlling the action here.
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.
Daebyeol'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.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
Daebyeol looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Daebyeol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Green with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Daebyeol prevents Green from standing back up.
Green is trying to escape back to his feet but Daebyeol uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Daebyeol is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Green is looking to reverse the position.
Green takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Green is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol just content to control the position.
Green tries to bench press Daebyeol off him but Daebyeol keeps the position.
Daebyeol controls the position from side control.
Daebyeol trying to control the position but Green is working away.
Green is working to avoid the ground and pound but Daebyeol connects with a decent elbow.
Daebyeol working the head and body with strikes.
Daebyeol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Daebyeol in side control lands a decent elbow.
Green is working to avoid the ground and pound but Daebyeol connects with a decent elbow.
Green is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Daebyeol off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Daebyeol.
Daebyeol is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Green is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Daebyeol pulls his head out easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daebyeol lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Green tries to get to full guard but Daebyeol has control of the leg.
Daebyeol is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Daebyeol is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Daebyeol scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Daebyeol in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Rhee Daebyeol dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Green lands an overhand right.
Daebyeol looking to score a takedown here. Green is defending well but Daebyeol drives through and ends up in Green's guard.
Green can't keep his opponent in guard - Daebyeol advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Green manages to get to full guard.
Daebyeol got a little sloppy there for a moment and Green has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daebyeol has managed to get both his arms back between Green's legs - danger averted.
Daebyeol engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daebyeol is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Daebyeol is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebyeol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Daebyeol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daebyeol lands a couple of digs.
Daebyeol postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Daebyeol slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Daebyeol stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
Daebyeol has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daebyeol landing with the ground and pound.
Daebyeol distracts Green with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebyeol lands a couple of elbows.
Green has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Daebyeol doesn't defend quickly enough and Green has managed to lock this one up! Can Daebyeol escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Green on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alonzo Green!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Vasquez (ranked 8142 p4p, 649 weight class) and Besy Jyre (ranked 3564 p4p, 411 weight class). The key to victory for Vinnie Vasquez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
201 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinnie Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Besy Jyre!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jyre pushes Vasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Jyre manages to break the clinch.
Jyre scores with a one two! Vasquez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Vinnie Vasquez has been cut.
Vasquez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vasquez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jyre.
Vasquez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vasquez shoots in but Jyre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jyre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jyre misses with a few strikes there.
Jyre has managed to clinch.
Jyre breaks the clinch.
Jyre's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jyre's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jyre clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jyre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez lands with an uppercut that bounces Jyre off the cage and back into range.
Jyre misses the jab.
Jyre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jyre misses with a hook. Vasquez ducked under it nicely.
Jyre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vasquez is rocked!
Vasquez blocks a jab.
Vasquez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jyre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasquez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jyre as he jumps to the side.
Jyre is looking for the big counter here.
Jyre lands a big right hand that sends Vasquez crashing to the mat! Jyre stays standing though and waves Vasquez back to his feet!
Oh Vasquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jyre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jyre manages to break the clinch.
Jyre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasquez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jyre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vasquez to the mat! Vasquez manages to get full guard.
Vasquez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jyre dives into side control.
Jyre tries for a kimura but Vasquez is defending well.
Vasquez is trying to control Jyre's posture but Jyre avoids it.
Jyre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vasquez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vasquez is being controlled here.
Vasquez seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is looking to regain half guard here but Jyre keeps moving and retains side control.
Jyre decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A swing and a miss from Jyre.
Vasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jyre tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jyre is fending him off so far but Vasquez persists. Nope, Jyre circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasquez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vasquez checks the leg kick.
Jyre misses with a body kick.
Jyre misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Jyre - just one landing.
Vinnie Vasquez's cut is getting worse.
Besy Jyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jyre.
Vasquez lands with a good body shot.
Vasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jyre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jyre.
Jyre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Jyre does no damage.
Vasquez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jyre at a distance.
Jyre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jyre throws a right hand that Vasquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasquez also avoids with ease.
Vasquez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jyre counters by moving into the clinch.
Vasquez is trying to stall.
Jyre lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez manages to break the clinch.
Vasquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jyre counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jyre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jyre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jyre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vasquez on his heels. He'll look to pass Vasquez's guard now, I'm sure.
Jyre won't allow Vasquez to sweep him here.
Jyre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jyre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jyre cracks Vasquez with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Besy Jyre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Vasquez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Jyre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vasquez dives in and grabs Jyre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jyre pushes down on Vasquez's head and hops out.
Vinnie Vasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jyre throws a right and a left that Vasquez avoids nicely.
Jyre moves out of range of the leg kick from Vasquez.
Vasquez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jyre swivels and escapes.
Vasquez dives in and grabs Jyre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jyre pushes down on Vasquez's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Vasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jyre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vinnie Vasquez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jyre throws a sloppy head kick and Vasquez moves out of range easily.
Jyre misses with a two punch combination.
Jyre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jyre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jyre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasquez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jyre throws a series of punches but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Jyre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Jyre. Those never looked like landing.
Vasquez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jyre manages to circle out of the way.
Vasquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jyre takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jyre throws a shot from downtown. Vasquez moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Vasquez.
Vasquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jyre as he avoids it easily.
Vasquez is looking to clinch.
Jyre is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vasquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vasquez avoids the head kick by Jyre.
Jyre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jyre has picked Vasquez up - he's going for a ride! Jyre dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jyre drops an elbow to the side of Vasquez's head.
Vasquez has hold of Jyre's hands but Jyre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vasquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jyre on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jyre seems to be working for a kimura but Vasquez defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jyre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vasquez defends it well.
Jyre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vasquez is defending against the submission attempts here by Jyre.
Jyre maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Vasquez could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Jyre has cracked it and Vasquez is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Jyre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Besy Jyre!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sanna (ranked 1364 p4p, 197 weight class) and Todd Rumper (ranked 2860 p4p, 386 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
218 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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26
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sanna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Todd Rumper!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanna.
Sanna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rumper.
Sanna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rumper.
A right-left combo lands from Sanna.
That kick from Sanna tenderised Rumper's leg. Rumper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rumper throws a right and a left that Sanna avoids nicely.
Sanna on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Rumper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rumper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rumper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanna scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sanna misses with a two punch combination.
As Sanna backs off Rumper throws a huge counter combo but Sanna manages to avoid it all.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanna.
Rumper scores with a jab to the head.
Rumper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanna tried to counter with a leg kick but Rumper avoided it.
Good work by Sanna as he checks the leg kick.
Sanna lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Sanna.
Rumper misses with an uppercut. Sanna saw that one coming.
Sanna misses with a two punch combination.
Sanna throws the left hand but Rumper avoids the punch easily.
Rumper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rumper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rumper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanna.
Sanna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanna throws a series of punches but Rumper avoids them all with ease.
Rumper swings widly with a right hand
and Sanna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanna throws a right and a left that Rumper avoids nicely.
Sanna misses with a leg kick.
Sanna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rumper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanna misses with a two punch combination.
Rumper appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rumper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rumper misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rumper counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Sanna misses.
Rumper sizes up Sanna with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanna tries to work over Rumper's front leg with a kick but Rumper checks it.
Sanna misses with an uppercut
and Rumper counters with a straight right hand.
Rumper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanna throws a push kick but Rumper slaps the foot to one side.
Sanna on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rumper. Rumper obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloppy strikes from Rumper. Those never looked like landing.
Rumper thows a leg kick but Sanna checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rumper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rumper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanna throwing a counter right hand but Rumper manages to avoid it.
Rumper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rumper throws a low kick, looking for Sanna's leg but Sanna calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rumper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sanna has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanna and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rumper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanna cracks Rumper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rumper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumper looks to land a combination but Sanna avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanna scores with a kick to the body.
Rumper walks into a straight right hand from Sanna.
Rumper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanna can pounce on him.
Rumper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanna.
Sanna fails to land with a series of punches.
Rumper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sanna with a body shot.
Sanna lands a slapping body shot.
It looks like Sanna has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rumper throws a hook but Sanna blocks it.
Rumper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rumper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanna.
Rumper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Sanna counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumper misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Rumper.
Sanna throws a series of strikes that have Rumper backpedaling.
Rumper looks to land a right hand but Sanna moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rumper is rocked!
Sanna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rumper is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanna finish him?
Nice cross by Sanna.
Rumper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanna. Sanna obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanna lands with a shot to the body.
Rumper misses with an uppercut
and as Rumper loses concentration momentarily, Sanna counters with a picture perfect head kick! Rumper goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Sanna!
Michael Sanna retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ithamar (ranked 634 p4p, 32 weight class) and Dan Sergeant (ranked 1483 p4p, 76 weight class). Ithamar comes to the cage accompanied by Yamma Ensemble Psalms 104. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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31
139 lbs
17 - 12 - 1 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Ithamar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Sergeant!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ithamar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sergeant defends well and Ithamar ends up having to push Sergeant into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sergeant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sergeant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sergeant throws a right and a left that Ithamar avoids nicely.
Ezekiel Ithamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ithamar takes the fight into the clinch.
Ithamar gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sergeant trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sergeant tries to kick Ithamar off but Ithamar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ithamar controlling the action here.
Ithamar trying to control the action but Sergeant is working from the bottom.
Ithamar seems to be looking for submissions.
Sergeant trying to control but Ithamar postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ithamar is trying for a kimura here. Sergeant looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ithamar wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ezekiel Ithamar!
Ezekiel Ithamar retains his bantamweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Ezekiel Ithamar said 'But the children rebelled against me: They did not follow my decrees, they were not careful to keep my laws, of which I said, "Whoever obeys them will live by them," and they desecrated my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 948 p4p, 129 weight class) and Alexei Sokolov (ranked 522 p4p, 70 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sokolov's choice of entrance music: Bapki -Zoo in Space. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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180 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexei Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cathaway connects with a solid leg kick.
Cathaway throws a lazy right hand but Sokolov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cathaway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cathaway looks to land a left hand but Sokolov moved out of range nicely.
Sokolov blocks a leg kick.
Sokolov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cathaway looking to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cathaway.
Cathaway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cathaway takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Sokolov.
Cathaway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cathaway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cathaway trying to stall but Sokolov improves his position.
Cathaway throws a head punch that misses.
Cathaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Sokolov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cathaway is looking to control Sokolov's arms but Sokolov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cathaway has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Cathaway would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Sokolov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cathaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sokolov controlling the action here for a moment.
Cathaway manages to break the clinch.
Sokolov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cathaway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Cathaway misses
and Sokolov counters with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cathaway.
Sokolov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Cathaway misses the target.
Alexei Sokolov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokolov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cathaway counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cathaway misses the shot to the body.
Sokolov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sokolov showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cathaway controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway gets full guard.
Sokolov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cathaway holds on and takes a little breather.
Cathaway throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cathaway is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at All Star Performance Institute that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Sokolov postures up.
Cathaway manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sokolov manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cathaway is fighting to break Sokolov's control of his arms but Sokolov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cathaway has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sokolov is proving hard to escape from.
Cathaway is looking to pass into half guard but Sokolov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sokolov is in guard.
Cathaway looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway has Sokolov pulled in close to control his posture.
Cathaway bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sokolov's guard.
Sokolov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sokolov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cathaway trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cathaway won't allow Sokolov to sweep him here.
Cathaway in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokolov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokolov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Cathaway dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sokolov staying out of range there.
Cathaway throws a hook but Sokolov blocks it.
Cathaway loads up on a big right hand but Sokolov slips the punch.
Sokolov misses the body punch
and Cathaway counters with a nice uppercut.
Cathaway throws a low kick but Sokolov avoids it.
Cathaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sokolov throws out a powerful jab.
Sokolov connects with a solid leg kick.
Cathaway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sokolov is looking to slow Cathaway down with leg kicks.
Cathaway misses with a wild body shot.
Sokolov flicks out a counter leg kick but Cathaway steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cathaway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sokolov takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokolov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cathaway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cathaway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jimmy Cathaway is winning the standup battle so far.
Sokolov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cathaway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cathaway.
Sokolov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cathaway defends well and Sokolov ends up having to push Cathaway into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Cathaway.
Cathaway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sokolov can do to turn this around?
Cathaway thows a leg kick but Sokolov checks it
and Sokolov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cathaway scores with a nice strike.
Cathaway looks to throw the jab but Sokolov is out of range.
Cathaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sokolov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sokolov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sokolov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cathaway.
Sokolov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cathaway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sokolov is rocked!
Sokolov gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Cathaway gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sokolov 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 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Cathaway!
Jimmy Cathaway retains his middleweight title!
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