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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mehu Katti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chen Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Mehu Katti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chen Chong!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Katti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Katti lands a jab to the head.
Chong misses with a double jab
and Katti counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Katti 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.
Katti prevents Chong from getting back to his feet.
Katti wants to pass the guard but Chong is keeping the position.
Chong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Katti is controlling him.
Katti tries to free his leg and advance position but Chong is retaining full guard.
Katti working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chong is keeping the position for now.
Chong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Katti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Katti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Katti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chong throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Katti counter with a right hand.
Chong is rocked!
Chen Chong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chong looks gassed!
Chong dodges the punch combination from Katti.
Chong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chong.
Katti slips a jab and a cross from Chong.
A punch combination from Katti misses.
Katti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chong momentarily.
Katti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chong is still in real trouble! Can Katti finish him?
Chong wants to get back to his feet.
Chong seems to have recovered his senses.
Katti is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Chong is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mehu Katti!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerrold Busby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ripp Arrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerrold Busby has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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, Jerrold Busby!
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, Ripp Arrm!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Arrm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arrm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Busby tries a head kick but it misses.
Arrm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Ripp Arrm has been cut.
Arrm throws a lazy head kick
and Busby counters with a head kick that drops Arrm - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Arrm is rocked!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Arrm gets back to full guard.
Arrm is still in real trouble! Can Busby finish him?
Arrm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arrm seems to have recovered his senses.
Arrm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arrm working for submissions but it's allowed Busby to get to half guard.
Busby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Busby content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm is doing well to control the position and prevent Busby from advancing to side control.
Arrm wants to get back to full guard.
Busby sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Arrm wants to improve his position but Busby is controlling well.
Busby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arrm on the ground.
Arrm moves into full guard.
Arrm has his hands on Busby's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Busby looking to pass the guard.
Arrm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Busby is one step ahead there.
Arrm keeping moving, preventing Busby from controlling successfully.
Busby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Arrm keeping moving, preventing Busby from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arrm trying to control the position.
Busby controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Busby is breathing heavily.
Arrm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arrm controlling the position.
Arrm keeping moving, preventing Busby from controlling successfully.
Busby is really struggling to control Arrm but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Arrm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Busby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arrm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Busby's guard.
Arrm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arrm trying to control but Busby is working from the bottom.
Arrm drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Busby manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Arrm has Busby in his guard.
Arrm looking for a guillotine here but Busby defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerrold Busby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ripp Arrm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Busby does no damage.
Arrm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Busby doesn't manage to clinch there - Arrm circles away.
Arrm with a lazy takedown attempt
and Busby counters by clinching up.
Arrm 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.
Busby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arrm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Busby breaks the clinch.
Busby misses with a looping left.
Busby tries to clinch up.
Busby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arrm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arrm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arrm showed some decent athleticism there.
Arrm passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Busby!
Arrm looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm looking to secure an arm triangle but Busby defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Busby has given up his back here. Will Arrm look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Busby defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Arrm's arms.
Arrm working for the choke.
Arrm struggling to keep hold of the position.
Arrm looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrm is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Busby is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ripp Arrm!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Silver Surfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiri Hyvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyvonen has chosen One Morning Left - Jack The Flipper (Where's My Bodyguard?) as his entrance music. Jiri Hyvonen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Silver Surfer's chin.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silver Surfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jiri Hyvonen!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surfer misses with a wild combination.
Hyvonen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hyvonen seems keen to control Surfer's posture.
Hyvonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Surfer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hyvonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Surfer postures up in Hyvonen's guard and throws a big left but Hyvonen blocks it.
Surfer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Surfer won't allow Hyvonen to sweep him here.
Hyvonen working for a triangle but Surfer defends it easily.
Hyvonen is looking for a triangle but Surfer pushes his legs off easily.
Hyvonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Surfer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Surfer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Surfer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surfer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hyvonen avoids the body shot from Surfer.
Surfer looks to land a combination. Hyvonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Surfer throws the left hand but Hyvonen avoids the punch easily.
Surfer lands a two punch combo.
Jab from Surfer.
Hyvonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Surfer.
Hyvonen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hyvonen lands in his opponent's guard.
Surfer is breathing heavily.
Hyvonen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hyvonen trying to control but Surfer is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyvonen stopping the sweep attempt from Surfer.
Hyvonen content to stall in guard here.
Surfer wants to sweep but no luck.
Surfer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Donk. Surfer catches Hyvonen right on the button with a cross.
Surfer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hyvonen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Surfer's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surfer keeping moving, preventing Hyvonen from controlling successfully.
Hyvonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Surfer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hyvonen is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyvonen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hyvonen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hyvonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hyvonen wants to control from the top but Surfer keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Surfer misses with a takedown attempt
and Hyvonen counters with a single leg into guard. Surfer didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silver Surfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hyvonen postures up.
Hyvonen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Surfer keeping moving, preventing Hyvonen from controlling successfully.
Surfer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hyvonen!
Surfer prevents Hyvonen from getting the reversal.
Surfer trying to control but Hyvonen is having none of it.
Hyvonen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Surfer. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyvonen blocking the ground and pound.
Surfer wants to control the pace but Hyvonen is squirming around nicely.
Surfer avoids the attempt from Hyvonen to control.
Hyvonen regains half guard.
Surfer wants to control but Hyvonen is keeping him busy.
Surfer wants to work for an arm triangle but Hyvonen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hyvonen trying to control from the bottom.
Surfer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hyvonen is just riding it out for now. Surfer eventually gives up the hold.
Hyvonen wants to control but Surfer is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Surfer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiri Hyvonen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Surfer looks to land a combination but Hyvonen avoids it well.
Surfer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hyvonen counters with a single leg into guard. Surfer didn't expect that.
Hyvonen wants to control from the top but Surfer keeps moving.
Surfer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hyvonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hyvonen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyvonen trying to control but Surfer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyvonen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Despite being in the dominant position, Jiri Hyvonen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Surfer lands with a nice body punch.
Surfer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Surfer misses with a few strikes there.
Hyvonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Surfer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Surfer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hyvonen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Surfer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Surfer tries to get to full guard but Hyvonen has control of the leg.
Surfer is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hyvonen pulls his head out easily.
Surfer is trying to stand back up but Hyvonen is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surfer is looking to control Hyvonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Surfer avoid being mounted?
Hyvonen passes into side control, despite Surfer's attempt to control the position.
Surfer stops Hyvonen from passing to mount.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Surfer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Surfer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hyvonen wants to improve his position but Surfer is controlling well.
Surfer moves nicely into side control.
Hyvonen struggling a bit here.
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Hyvonen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyvonen is trying to control but can't.
Surfer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jiri Hyvonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hyvonen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Surfer is working away from the top position though.
Hyvonen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hyvonen.
Surfer postures up.
Surfer is looking to stand up but Hyvonen won't let him.
Hyvonen is pulling down on Surfer's head. It's preventing any offense from Surfer, at least for the moment.
Surfer wants to get up but he can't break Hyvonen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hyvonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hyvonen is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four 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.
Surfer tries to kick Hyvonen off but Hyvonen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hyvonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Surfer actively working from the bottom here.
Surfer is staying active underneath Hyvonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hyvonen controlling the action here.
Surfer is looking to improve his position.
Surfer is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Surfer throws a combination. Hyvonen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Surfer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Surfer wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Hyvonen uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Surfer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hyvonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiri Hyvonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Surfer stuffs the takedown attempt from Hyvonen. Hyvonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Surfer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Surfer misses.
Surfer missing with a left hand there. Hyvonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Surfer with a poor takedown
and Hyvonen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Surfer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hyvonen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hyvonen is looking for a kimura here.
Hyvonen slips a nice elbow through Surfer's hands, connecting with Surfer's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hyvonen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hyvonen seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyvonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Surfer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hyvonen prevents Surfer from improving his position.
Hyvonen moves into full mount! Surfer won't be happy about that!
Hyvonen landing strikes from the mount.
Surfer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hyvonen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Surfer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Surfer tries to lock up and control but Hyvonen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hyvonen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Surfer working to try and regain half guard.
Hyvonen controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyvonen trying to control but Surfer is having none of it.
Hyvonen pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Hyvonen working for a submission but Surfer is keeping him at bay.
Hyvonen has control of Surfer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Surfer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Surfer regains half guard.
Surfer wants to improve his position but Hyvonen is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surfer manages to get to full guard.
Surfer looking for a guillotine here but Hyvonen defends easily.
Hyvonen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Surfer tries to buck Hyvonen off but Hyvonen is having none of it.
Surfer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hyvonen off and has taken his back!
Hyvonen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hyvonen wants to control but Surfer is having none of it.
Hyvonen is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but Hyvonen is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up.
Surfer wants to control the pace but Hyvonen is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyvonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Surfer has control of Hyvonen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hyvonen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hyvonen tries to hold on but Surfer postures up.
Hyvonen is trying desperately to improve position.
Surfer has control of Hyvonen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hyvonen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hyvonen working to try and regain half guard.
Surfer throws some wild stikes that Hyvonen manages to avoid easily.
Silver Surfer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Surfer punching from mount but Hyvonen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiri Hyvonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hyvonen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiri Hyvonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tap Taparoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Rivera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tap Taparoo's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tap Taparoo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taparoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Taparoo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taparoo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taparoo misses with a head kick.
Rivera drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taparoo is looking for a triangle but Rivera pushes his legs off easily.
Taparoo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taparoo is looking for a triangle but Rivera pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taparoo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rivera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rivera passes Taparoo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taparoo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Taparoo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rivera controlling the action here.
Taparoo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taparoo.
Taparoo looking for a guillotine here but Rivera defends easily.
Rivera is sitting in close to Taparoo's body. Taparoo has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rivera is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rivera is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Taparoo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tap Taparoo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy LeDouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braylon Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think LeDouche might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Little Girls. Wolfe has chosen Killing in the Name as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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219 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guy LeDouche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Braylon Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LeDouche circles away from the clinch attempt.
LeDouche drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wolfe manages to work his way to half guard, despite LeDouche's best efforts.
LeDouche passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wolfe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by LeDouche.
Wolfe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wolfe looking to pass the guard.
LeDouche throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
LeDouche 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.
Wolfe wants to control from the top but LeDouche keeps moving.
LeDouche working for submissions but it's allowed Wolfe to get to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeDouche tries to get to full guard but Wolfe has control of the leg.
LeDouche looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
LeDouche strikes from the bottom but Wolfe passes into mount!
Wolfe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wolfe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as LeDouche is looking to escape.
LeDouche really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wolfe looking to control but LeDouche is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
LeDouche really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wolfe stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
LeDouche tries to bum rush Wolfe with a series of wild strikes but Wolfe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LeDouche swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolfe.
Wolfe doesn't manage to clinch there - LeDouche circles away.
Braylon Wolfe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LeDouche fails with the takedown.
LeDouche swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolfe.
LeDouche fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
LeDouche is breathing heavily.
LeDouche darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wolfe 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.
Wolfe is trying to get back to full guard.
LeDouche is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
LeDouche prevents Wolfe from getting back to his feet.
LeDouche stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolfe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeDouche won't allow Wolfe to sweep him here.
Wolfe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wolfe controlling from mount.
LeDouche really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wolfe stands up from mount. Strange move.
Braylon Wolfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeDouche manages to avoid it.
Wolfe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and LeDouche makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wolfe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of LeDouche's head.
Wolfe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
LeDouche shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy LeDouche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolfe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wolfe tries to clinch but LeDouche moves away
and LeDouche counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wolfe's guard now.
LeDouche postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wolfe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of LeDouche, into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
LeDouche is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeDouche manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wolfe manages to get himself to full guard.
LeDouche scoring with punches to the head and body.
LeDouche wants to control from the top but Wolfe keeps moving.
LeDouche postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wolfe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of LeDouche, into his guard.
LeDouche working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolfe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LeDouche had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wolfe is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. LeDouche Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wolfe's back instead.
Wolfe wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy LeDouche dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wolfe takes a swing at LeDouche's ribcage but misses.
LeDouche shoots for a double leg takedown but Wolfe sprawls well. He's pushed LeDouche's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
LeDouche shoots for a double leg takedown but Wolfe sprawls well. He's pushed LeDouche's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
LeDouche fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy LeDouche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LeDouche shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wolfe as he jumps to the side.
Wolfe sizes up LeDouche with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wolfe closes the distance but LeDouche moves to the side
and LeDouche counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
LeDouche wants to control from the top but Wolfe keeps moving.
LeDouche is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wolfe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wolfe has escaped and now he's on top!
Guy LeDouche overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
LeDouche keeping full guard, as Wolfe tries to pass.
Wolfe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
LeDouche is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wolfe is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfe won't allow LeDouche to pass to mount.
LeDouche is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeDouche is working for a kimura but Wolfe is defending it quite comfortably.
LeDouche is trying to work for a kimura but Wolfe is defending well.
LeDouche works his way into side control.
LeDouche trying to control the action but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
LeDouche tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wolfe is not content to let LeDouche control the position.
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.
Wolfe is looking for a sweep.
LeDouche trying to control the action but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
LeDouche is trying to ground and pound but Wolfe uses the momentary lack of control by LeDouche to regain half guard.
Wolfe wants to control but LeDouche is keeping busy.
LeDouche is tying to control. Wolfe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wolfe doesn't manage to clinch there - LeDouche circles away.
Wolfe throws a sloppy head kick and LeDouche moves out of range easily.
Wolfe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LeDouche swings for the body but Wolfe moves out of range.
LeDouche feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wolfe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. LeDouche gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
LeDouche stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolfe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
LeDouche will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
LeDouche is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wolfe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wolfe has escaped and now he's on top!
Wolfe postures up and lands a big shot to LeDouche's brow.
LeDouche can't keep his opponent in guard - Wolfe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wolfe wants to pass to mount but LeDouche is defending the position.
Wolfe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed LeDouche's head.
Wolfe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wolfe tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
LeDouche on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
LeDouche is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeDouche looking for submissions off his back.
Wolfe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
LeDouche controlling the position for now.
LeDouche regains full guard. Nicely done.
LeDouche looking to control.
LeDouche wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolfe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
LeDouche looking for a guillotine here but Wolfe defends easily.
LeDouche looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Guy LeDouche will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wolfe scores with a push kick.
LeDouche circles away from the clinch attempt.
LeDouche fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wolfe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
LeDouche circles away from the clinch attempt.
LeDouche closes the distance and clinches up with Wolfe, looking for a takedown. LeDouche pushes Wolfe against the ropes but Wolfe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wolfe fails with an attempt to clinch.
LeDouche throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wolfe's waist but Wolfe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing LeDouche off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy LeDouche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolfe darts in trying to clinch
and LeDouche counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wolfe won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeDouche wants to control but Wolfe is keeping him busy.
LeDouche tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wolfe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
LeDouche wants to control but Wolfe is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeDouche in side control, throwing shots but Wolfe defends.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
LeDouche lands an elbow.
Wolfe tries to bench press LeDouche off him but LeDouche keeps the position.
Wolfe manages to get back to half guard.
Wolfe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. LeDouche lands a nice short elbow.
Wolfe wants to get back to full guard.
Wolfe is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but LeDouche pulls his head out easily.
LeDouche is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wolfe trying to hold on to LeDouche's head to control him but LeDouche postures up.
Wolfe is trying to stand.
LeDouche looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wolfe throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeDouche shoots in but Wolfe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wolfe wants to clinch but LeDouche slips to the side
and LeDouche counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wolfe's guard now.
Wolfe working a defensive guard here.
Wolfe keeping moving, preventing LeDouche from controlling successfully.
LeDouche has gone for a leg lock! Wolfe slips out almost immediately though and dives into LeDouche's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
LeDouche has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wolfe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wolfe preventing the sweep.
LeDouche bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wolfe's guard.
Wolfe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
LeDouche slips nicely into half guard.
Wolfe actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeDouche seems to be looking for submissions.
Wolfe wants to control but LeDouche is keeping busy.
LeDouche tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wolfe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wolfe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
LeDouche stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolfe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
LeDouche trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
LeDouche is pushing down on Wolfe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wolfe is fighting to maintain full guard but LeDouche has managed to sneak the leg through.
LeDouche is trying to work for a kimura but Wolfe is defending well.
LeDouche thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
LeDouche not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
LeDouche passes to full mount!
LeDouche has control of Wolfe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wolfe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wolfe prevents LeDouche from taking his back.
Braylon Wolfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeDouche looking to control but Wolfe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wolfe wants to hold on but LeDouche pushes him away.
LeDouche lands a heavy elbow.
LeDouche jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Wolfe is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Wolfe and LeDouche has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LeDouche working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
LeDouche trying to control the action but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guy LeDouche showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for LeDouche, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy LeDouche!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Rando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fail Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Rando is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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181 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Rando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fail Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni blocks a jab.
Rando lands the left hand.
Baroni is rocked!
It looks like Fail Baroni has been cut.
Rando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Baroni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baroni is still on wobbly legs! Can Rando finish him?
Rando drops Baroni with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Baroni! Rando dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). William Rando!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stian Ask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No limit - 2UNLIMITED. 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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225 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stian Ask!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira shoots in looking for a takedown. Ask tries to sprawl out of it but Nogueira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Ask manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ask 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.
Ask moves into the clinch successfully.
Ask successfully pulls guard.
Ask really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nogueira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nogueira 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.
Ask has his hands on Nogueira's head, controlling the position.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ask pulls Nogueira in close to his closed guard and prevents Nogueira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ask working for a triangle but Nogueira defends it easily.
Ask trying to keep a closed guard but Nogueira is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ask had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nogueira is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ask Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nogueira's back instead.
Ask is looking for a rear naked choke here but Nogueira reverses the position brilliantly into Ask's guard!
Ask looks gassed!
Nogueira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nogueira seems to be looking for submissions.
Ask is holding on to half guard well.
Ask wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ask trying to control here.
Ask wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Ask tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Nogueira manages to move to mount!
Ask is working to get back to half guard.
Ask is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nogueira avoids the attempt from Ask to control.
Ask can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ask wants to control but Nogueira is having none of it.
Ask is looking to improve his position but Nogueira isn't that keen on the idea.
Ask wants to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nogueira goes for an armbar but Ask turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ask.
Ask trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stian Ask dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ask keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Antonio Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ask feints and as Nogueira raises his hands in defense, Ask changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ask trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Ask wants to stand and escape but instead Nogueira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Ask is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ask has his hands on Nogueira's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ask is trying to keep Nogueira in close.
Ask looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nogueira stands and throws Ask's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nogueira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ask, who protects the arm well.
Ask is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ask tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nogueira presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ask tries to hold on but Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira moves to the back position.
Ask trying to control but not successfully.
Nogueira doesn't have the hooks in and Ask manages to turn into his guard.
Nogueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ask's guard.
Ask escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nogueira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ask working for submissions but it's allowed Nogueira to get to half guard.
Nogueira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nogueira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ask knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nogueira prevents Ask from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura here.
Ask preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ask manages to get to full guard.
Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but Ask is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Nogueira will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ask misses with an uppercut.
Nogueira has his takedown stuffed
and Ask counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ask is pushing down on Nogueira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nogueira is fighting to maintain full guard but Ask has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nogueira is defending against the submission attempts here by Ask.
Ask is tying to control. Nogueira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ask wants to stand but Nogueira has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ask wants to pass to mount but Nogueira is defending the position.
Nogueira is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ask decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nogueira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ask is trying to control Nogueira's posture but Nogueira avoids it.
Ask tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ask tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nogueira presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ask is trying to escape the mount.
Ask holds on to Nogueira around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ask trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ask is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stian Ask has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ask wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ask tries to hold on but Nogueira postures up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ask has eaten all the pies!
Ask bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ask controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira can't keep his opponent in guard - Ask advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
It looks like Ask is going to stand back up.
Ask is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ask is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ask passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nogueira!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ask content just to control the position here.
Nogueira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ask goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Nogueira is on top in guard.
Nogueira pushes down on Ask's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ask has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nogueira is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stian Ask comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ask has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stian Ask!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Wasabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Braddock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lucky Wasabi's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Braddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucky Wasabi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasabi wants to clinch.
Wasabi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wasabi is looking to clinch but Braddock is avoiding it.
Braddock forces Wasabi back against the ropes and clinches.
Wasabi throws an elbow that misses.
Wasabi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Wasabi.
Braddock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasabi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wasabi breaks from the clinch.
Braddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wasabi tries to clinch
and Braddock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wasabi wants to clinch but Braddock slips to the side
and Braddock counters with a straight right hand.
Wasabi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braddock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wasabi looks gassed!
Wasabi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Braddock counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Braddock.
Braddock lands a left and a right that sends Wasabi crashing to the canvas! Braddock dives into mount looking to finish!
Wasabi is rocked!
Braddock controlling the pace for now.
Wasabi is still in real trouble! Can Braddock finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock looking to control but Wasabi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wasabi seems to have recovered his senses.
Braddock controlling from mount.
Braddock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wasabi is looking to escape.
Wasabi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Braddock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. James Braddock just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Good exchange - Wasabi coming out on top.
Wasabi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braddock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wasabi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wasabi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Braddock manages to break the clinch.
Wasabi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braddock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wasabi if he has to take too many more of those.
Braddock misses with a body kick.
Wasabi closes the distance but Braddock moves to the side
and Braddock counters with a straight right hand.
Braddock throws a sloppy head kick and Wasabi moves out of range easily.
Wasabi misses with a right hand
and Braddock counters with a nice body shot.
Lucky Wasabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braddock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wasabi on the side of the head.
Braddock misses with a head kick.
Wasabi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wasabi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lucky Wasabi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braddock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wasabi on the side of the head.
Wasabi misses with a left hand
and Braddock counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Braddock slips under a jab.
Wasabi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braddock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braddock misses with a head kick.
Wasabi tries to clinch but Braddock moves away
and Braddock counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasabi wants to clinch.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Braddock knocks Wasabi out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Braddock!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Shagowitcz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shagowitcz comes to the ring accompanied by I got erection - Turbo negro. Flores has chosen Mr vegas HOT FUK as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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, Desmond Shagowitcz!
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, Omar Flores!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shagowitcz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shagowitcz drops back looking for a leg! Flores is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Flores manages to kick Shagowitcz off! Shagowitcz jumps back into Flores's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Flores is trying to keep Shagowitcz in close.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shagowitcz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Flores dives on top into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Flores preventing the sweep.
Flores stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shagowitcz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shagowitcz working for a triangle but Flores defends it easily.
Shagowitcz is breathing heavily.
Shagowitcz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Flores is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Shagowitcz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Flores's back instead.
Shagowitcz keeps control of the position as Flores tries to break free.
Flores really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shagowitcz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shagowitcz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Flores has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shagowitcz looking for the RNC.
Flores breaks Shagowitcz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Shagowitcz looking for a guillotine here but Flores defends easily.
Flores avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shagowitcz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flores is one step ahead there.
Shagowitcz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Flores frees his head nicely. Oh but Shagowitcz has switched to an armbar! Flores is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Desmond Shagowitcz!
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