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RRFC 38: Jones vs Atunes II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Silverstein (ranked 3902 p4p, 363 weight class) and Brandon Maia (ranked 25520 p4p, 569 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klaus Silverstein!
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, Brandon Maia!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Silverstein misses its intended target.
Silverstein misses with a shot to the body
and Maia counters with a straight right hand.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silverstein sprawls well. Silverstein wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maia gets slowly back to his feet.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silverstein.
Maia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maia looks for a takedown but Silverstein sprawls well.
Silverstein feinted with a counter takedown.
Klaus Silverstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Maia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silverstein moves in looking to clinch but Maia pushes him off.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown but Silverstein manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silverstein misses with a wild body shot.
Maia wants to counter with a clinch but Silverstein pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverstein scores with a body shot.
Maia throws a head kick that misses.
Silverstein wants to clinch.
Silverstein throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Maia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silverstein defends it nicely.
Silverstein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silverstein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverstein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maia blocks a head kick by Silverstein.
Silverstein tries to clinch but Maia is having none of it.
Maia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silverstein with a body shot.
Silverstein has Maia up against the cage in a clinch.
Silverstein drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silverstein tries for a takedown but Maia manages to get underhooks.
Maia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maia wants to clinch up but Silverstein keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Silverstein is just out of range.
Maia misses with the combination.
Silverstein has Maia up against the cage in a clinch.
Maia stops a takedown attempt from Silverstein.
Maia scores with a shot to the side of Silverstein's head.
Maia has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silverstein clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silverstein trying to control the hands but Maia breaks the grip.
Silverstein showing good submission defense here.
Silverstein looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia has the hooks in. Silverstein is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
Silverstein is trying to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silverstein is working hard here to advance position.
Silverstein trying to control the hands but Maia won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Maia will probably get the nod.
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.
Silverstein darts in and clinches Maia up against the cage.
Maia wants a takedown but no success here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silverstein is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silverstein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maia has Silverstein pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silverstein manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silverstein after a bit of a struggle.
Klaus Silverstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Maia.
Maia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silverstein.
Maia fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is trying to pull guard but Silverstein has him pressed against the cage.
Maia can't break the clinch.
Maia is looking for a takedown.
Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maia tries to keep at a distance but Silverstein has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Maia.
Maia drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverstein controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silverstein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silverstein seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silverstein tries to free his leg and advance position but Maia is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverstein looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silverstein'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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silverstein sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maia somewhat.
Silverstein clinches up against the cage.
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.
Silverstein tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silverstein wants to break free but Maia has control.
Maia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maia enables Silverstein to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maia manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silverstein looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maia looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Silverstein dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Maia tries to sprawl but Silverstein drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Silverstein 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.
Further stalling from Silverstein.
Silverstein tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverstein is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Maia is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverstein uses his free foot to push down on Maia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maia.
Silverstein is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Maia is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Klaus Silverstein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Junior (ranked 6972 p4p, 629 weight class) and Bartosz Brzozowski (ranked 25733 p4p, 744 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Pablo Junior has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pablo Junior seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartosz Brzozowski!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Brzozowski misses
letting Junior counter with a right hand.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brzozowski throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Brzozowski throws a right and a left that Junior avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Junior.
Brzozowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior moves into range and clinches up with Brzozowski.
Junior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Junior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Junior holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Junior taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior just leaning against Brzozowski, taking a breather.
Brzozowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Junior stalling in the clinch.
Junior trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior lands an elbow that stopped Brzozowski in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brzozowski is trying to break free.
Junior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Junior with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Junior is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Junior misses with an elbow strike.
Junior lands an elbow just above Brzozowski 's eye.
Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brzozowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Brzozowski circles away.
Junior looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Junior throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brzozowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior dodges the punch combination from Brzozowski.
Junior lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junior throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brzozowski's head.
Brzozowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brzozowski misses with a head kick.
Junior feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brzozowski's calf.
Bartosz Brzozowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brzozowski swinging wildly here.
Junior clinches up against the cage.
Junior lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brzozowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Junior looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Junior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brzozowski avoids it.
Junior is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brzozowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brzozowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brzozowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Junior connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Junior.
Both fighters circling a little - Junior finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior connects with a solid leg kick.
Brzozowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Junior counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Junior is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brzozowski throws a combination that misses
and Junior counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junior lands with a slapping head kick.
Brzozowski is rocked!
A head kick misses from Brzozowski.
Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Junior connects with a leg kick. Brzozowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brzozowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Junior counters with a left and a right that stings Brzozowski.
Brzozowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Junior finish him?
Junior tries to clinch but Brzozowski is having none of it.
Brzozowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
Brzozowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Junior counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brzozowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Junior.
Junior throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brzozowski throws a combination. Junior tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Junior dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Junior lands a leg kick that knocks Brzozowski off balance momentarily.
Brzozowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Brzozowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pablo Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Brzozowski misses
and Junior counters with a left and a right that stings Brzozowski.
Brzozowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brzozowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
Junior thuds his shin into the meat of Brzozowski's side.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brzozowski can do to turn this around?
Brzozowski throws a lazy head kick
and Junior counters with a leg kick.
Junior throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pablo Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Brzozowski misses with a few strikes there.
Brzozowski throws a nice looking combination but Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Junior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Junior throws a combination. Brzozowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Junior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Junior instigates a clinch.
Junior connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brzozowski's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brzozowski's defenses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brzozowski avoids the elbow strike from Junior, against the cage.
Junior throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brzozowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Junior.
Junior with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brzozowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Junior.
Junior manages to break the clinch.
Brzozowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junior lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Junior throws a right hand that Brzozowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Brzozowski also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Brzozowski. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brzozowski throws a combination. Junior tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brzozowski lands a head kick. Junior smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Junior is rocked!
Brzozowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Junior moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brzozowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brzozowski misses with a double jab
and Junior counters with a left and a right that stings Brzozowski.
Junior slips a jab and a cross from Brzozowski.
Junior fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice cross by Junior.
Brzozowski throws a head kick that misses.
Brzozowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Junior.
A left and a right from Junior both land. Nice combination.
Brzozowski throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Brzozowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Junior counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands a jab-cross combination.
Junior takes the fight into the clinch.
Brzozowski takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.
Junior pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brzozowski tries to break free but Junior pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Junior just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brzozowski's brow.
Junior creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Junior.
Brzozowski misses with a double jab.
Brzozowski throws a combination that misses
and Junior counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Junior has a takedown stuffed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junior throws a big counter combination but Brzozowski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brzozowski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brzozowski throws a right and a left that Junior avoids nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Junior.
Good leg kick by Junior there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brzozowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Junior can pounce on him.
Brzozowski misses with a combination
and Junior counters with a stiff right hand.
Junior pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brzozowski back to the cage. Junior follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Junior dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junior connects with a solid leg kick.
Junior blocks a head kick by Brzozowski.
Brzozowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Junior jabs at Brzozowski's body.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brzozowski. That did some damage!
Junior connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brzozowski misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brzozowski's head.
Brzozowski tries to bum rush Junior with a series of wild strikes but Junior uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Junior connects with a crisp jab.
Brzozowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Junior counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Junior scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brzozowski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Junior.
Junior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brzozowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Junior scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brzozowski.
Junior is looking to land body kicks.
Brzozowski tries to bum rush Junior with a series of wild strikes but Junior uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Junior throws a big counter combination but Brzozowski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brzozowski circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brzozowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brzozowski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Brzozowski scores with a four punch combination!
Junior throws a nice outside leg kick.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Brzozowski shows good takedown defense.
Brzozowski misses with the combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brzozowski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Junior - the referee stops the clock and Brzozowski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Junior. Brzozowski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Junior dodges the punch combination from Brzozowski.
Junior scores with a one two! Brzozowski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Junior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brzozowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Junior stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands an elbow that stopped Brzozowski in his tracks for a moment.
Brzozowski is trying to break free.
Pablo Junior has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brzozowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Junior lands a glancing blow to the side of Brzozowski's head.
Brzozowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brzozowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Junior is looking for a counter combo.
Brzozowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brzozowski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brzozowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brzozowski throws a right and a left that Junior avoids nicely.
Junior clinches.
Junior scores with a shot to the side of Brzozowski's head.
Junior stalling against the cage.
Brzozowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Junior keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brzozowski's efforts to push away.
Brzozowski blocks an elbow strike.
Junior misses with an elbow strike.
Junior is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brzozowski is keeping busy.
Junior taking a breather.
Bartosz Brzozowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Junior gets through Brzozowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Junior has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Junior!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Nogueira Aldo (ranked 4902 p4p, 219 weight class) and Kevin Dunkan (ranked 3802 p4p, 192 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 bantamweight 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, Anderson Nogueira Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Dunkan!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunkan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dunkan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nogueira Aldo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Dunkan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Dunkan tries to counter it with a takedown but Nogueira Aldo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dunkan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nogueira Aldo is looking to get back to is feet but Dunkan passes into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira Aldo taking a bit of punishment here - Dunkan scoring with strikes.
Dunkan lands a few punches from side control.
Dunkan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dunkan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nogueira Aldo keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkan grinds an elbow into Nogueira Aldo's temple.
Nogueira Aldo is rocked!
A big shot lands for Dunkan! That's hurt Nogueira Aldo! Will he recover? Dunkan fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Dunkan!
Kevin Dunkan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Budinha (ranked 1403 p4p, 82 weight class) and Shawn Mcdonald (ranked 4193 p4p, 202 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Shawn Mcdonald enters the cage!
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Budinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald throws a hook to the side of Budinha's head but Budinha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budinha throws a head kick that misses.
Mcdonald lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Budinha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Budinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcdonald connects with a body shot.
Budinha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcdonald, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Budinha.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
Mcdonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Budinha prevents a body shot from Mcdonald.
Budinha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Shawn Mcdonald has been cut.
Mcdonald throws a head punch that misses.
Mcdonald working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcdonald won't want to take too many of those.
Mcdonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Budinha with a knee to the head.
Budinha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcdonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Budinha avoids the elbow strike from Mcdonald, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcdonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcdonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Budinha missing with knees to the body.
Budinha dodges an elbow strike from Mcdonald.
Budinha with a knee to the head.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mcdonald looks winded!
Mcdonald can't find room to land a body shot as Budinha controls the action.
Mcdonald has a couple of punches blocked by Budinha.
Knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcdonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Budinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcdonald's face.
Stalling in the clinch from Budinha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budinha with a knee to the head.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Budinha lands a damaging elbow.
Budinha stalls.
Budinha landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Budinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Budinha.
I was talking to Budinha's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Budinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Budinha lands a nice elbow.
Budinha lands an elbow just above Mcdonald 's eye.
Budinha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Budinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mcdonald is rocked!
Mcdonald takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcdonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Budinha finish him?
Budinha landing knees to the head.
Budinha has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Mcdonald - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Budinha, and another! Mcdonald is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Marcos Budinha!
Our winner, Marcos Budinha, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gutierrez (ranked 2132 p4p, 238 weight class) and Aaron Davies (ranked 4122 p4p, 394 weight class). Alex Gutierrez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Davies!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies tries to bum rush Gutierrez with a series of wild strikes but Gutierrez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davies throws a right hand that Gutierrez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gutierrez also avoids with ease.
Gutierrez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Davies throws a right hand that Gutierrez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gutierrez also avoids with ease.
Davies tries to work over Gutierrez's front leg with a kick but Gutierrez checks it.
Gutierrez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Gutierrez misses.
Aaron Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Davies.
Davies throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gutierrez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Davies!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Davies is trying to control Gutierrez's posture but Gutierrez avoids it.
Davies is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gutierrez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gutierrez misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davies is trying to buck Gutierrez off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies defending against the ground and pound.
Gutierrez working away.
Gutierrez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Davies's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gutierrez 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.
Davies is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gutierrez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gutierrez cracks Davies with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gutierrez working away.
Davies tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gutierrez is putting a hurting on Davies here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gutierrez is looking to take a break and control but Davies is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gutierrez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutierrez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Davies some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies parries the strikes from Gutierrez easily there. Gutierrez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Davies to escape.
Gutierrez staying calm.
Gutierrez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davies is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Davies tries to escape but Gutierrez is in control.
The ground and pound from Gutierrez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gutierrez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davies, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davies is not content to let Gutierrez control the position.
Davies takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Davies managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gutierrez.
Davies is not content to let Gutierrez control the position.
Gutierrez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davies is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gutierrez dominated that round.
That's time! Gutierrez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davies lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Davies gets tackled into the cage by Gutierrez. Gutierrez maintains the clinch.
Davies has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gutierrez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gutierrez drags the fight down to the ground.
Gutierrez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Davies got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gutierrez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davies has managed to get both his arms back between Gutierrez's legs - danger averted.
Davies looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Davies trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutierrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies won't allow Gutierrez to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davies is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gutierrez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gutierrez has momentary wrist control but Davies slips an elbow through the middle.
Davies throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gutierrez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davies loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davies throws a big elbow that misses.
Gutierrez is pulling down on Davies's head to control his posture.
Gutierrez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davies throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gutierrez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davies trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No joy there for Davies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davies throws a solid leg kick but Gutierrez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davies.
Davies connects with a right hand. Gutierrez shakes it off.
No joy there for Davies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gutierrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davies.
Davies lunges at Gutierrez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gutierrez's hand.
Gutierrez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davies to the mat! Davies manages to get full guard.
Davies pulls Gutierrez in close to prevent any damage.
Davies is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez trying to control the position from guard on top but Davies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutierrez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davies utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gutierrez postures up.
Gutierrez wants to control from the top but Davies keeps moving.
Gutierrez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gutierrez slips a jab and a cross from Davies.
Nice body punch from Gutierrez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Davies.
Aaron Davies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gutierrez digs a good body shot into Davies's ribs.
Gutierrez misses with a body shot.
Davies looks to land a combination but Gutierrez avoids it well.
Crunch! Gutierrez slams his shin into Davies's torso.
Aaron Davies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davies is breathing heavily.
Gutierrez checks a leg kick nicely.
Gutierrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davies.
Davies swinging wildly here.
Gutierrez just misses with a punch to the body.
Davies is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutierrez. Davies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davies checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davies thows a leg kick but Gutierrez checks it
and Gutierrez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davies misses with some punches.
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 Alex Gutierrez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gutierrez dodges the punch combination from Davies.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Davies crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gutierrez - the referee stops the clock and Davies gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gutierrez. Davies manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Davies throws a right and a left that Gutierrez avoids nicely.
Gutierrez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gutierrez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davies can do to turn this around?
Gutierrez lands a knee to the body.
Gutierrez is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies is trying to drag Gutierrez to the mat but Gutierrez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gutierrez lands with a short shot to the head.
Davies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davies wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gutierrez is pushing Davies up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Davies throws a head punch that misses.
Davies being controlled against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gutierrez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Come on Gutierrez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gutierrez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davies backwards.
Gutierrez lands an elbow just above Davies 's eye.
Gutierrez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davies backwards.
Davies drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davies is trying to break the clinch but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage.
Gutierrez breaks from the clinch.
Gutierrez is looking to wear down Davies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gutierrez moves into the clinch successfully.
Davies takes an elbow to the temple.
Davies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gutierrez tries a body shot but Davies blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Gutierrez.
Alex Gutierrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gutierrez keeps control of Davies as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gutierrez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Davies managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gutierrez.
Aaron Davies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gutierrez has hold of Davies's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Davies seems comfortable defending it but Gutierrez has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Davies is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Davies is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gutierrez couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Gutierrez!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex Gutierrez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Rodolfo (ranked 3381 p4p, 343 weight class) and Rex Kirby (ranked 4189 p4p, 400 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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23
280 lbs
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22
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Rodolfo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodolfo misses with a two punch combination.
Rodolfo throws out a powerful jab.
Rodolfo misses with a double jab.
Rodolfo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kirby looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirby, not yet.
Rodolfo with a nice head shot there.
Rodolfo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kirby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodolfo throwing strikes from guard but Kirby blocks nicely.
Kirby utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kirby controls Rodolfo momentarily but Rodolfo frees himself.
Kirby is looking to stand up but Rodolfo isn't so interested in that idea.
Kirby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kirby wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rodolfo is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby tries to kick Rodolfo off but Rodolfo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodolfo lands a nice short elbow.
Kirby works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kirby trying to keep a closed guard but Rodolfo is proving a slippery customer.
Kirby is pulling down on Rodolfo's head to control his posture.
Kirby 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.
Rodolfo is in close to Kirby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rodolfo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rodolfo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirby wants to stand but Rodolfo is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodolfo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodolfo postures up and lands a big shot to Kirby's brow.
Rodolfo postures up in Kirby's guard and throws a big left but Kirby blocks it.
Rodolfo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kirby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodolfo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kirby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodolfo 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.
Kirby wants to get back to his feet but Rodolfo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rodolfo trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Kirby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodolfo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kirby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodolfo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kirby is keeping the position for now.
Kirby wants to stand up but Rodolfo is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodolfo throws an elbow that misses. Kirby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodolfo's guard. Nice move by Kirby!
Rodolfo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodolfo working for a triangle but Kirby defends it easily.
Kirby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodolfo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rodolfo tries to strike from the bottom.
Rodolfo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kirby doesn't defend quickly enough and Rodolfo has managed to lock this one up! Can Kirby escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rodolfo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Miguel Rodolfo!
A very excited looking Miguel Rodolfo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Mokete (ranked 1814 p4p, 213 weight class) and Charles Farias (ranked 1505 p4p, 179 weight class). Farias has chosen Notorious B.I.G - Juicy as his entrance music. Charles Farias has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Mokete's chin.
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156 lbs
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158 lbs
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Mokete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Farias!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farias walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mokete lands a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Farias.
Mokete takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Alexander Mokete has been cut.
Mokete misses with a hook.
Farias connects with the punch.
Farias lands a high kick!
Farias lands a head kick that stumbles Mokete and the fighters go to the mat.
Mokete is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mokete is trying to keep Farias in close.
Farias stands up and waves to Mokete to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mokete connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mokete rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farias moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farias shapes to counter with a head kick.
Farias goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farias throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mokete.
Mokete misses with a straight right.
Mokete lands a nice shot to the body.
Farias walks into a jab.
Farias thuds his right hand into Mokete's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mokete swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Farias counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Farias lands with a hook. Mokete tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alexander Mokete's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farias knocks Mokete to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Oh Mokete is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can see the frustration on Mokete's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mokete seems to have got his legs back now.
Mokete is looking for a sweep.
Mokete holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Mokete is trying to control Farias's posture but Farias avoids it.
Mokete tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Farias wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mokete wants to control but Farias postures up.
Farias has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Farias drops Mokete with a left right combo! Farias follows him down to the ground into side control.
Farias stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Alexander Mokete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farias's corner calls for a 1-2. Farias obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alexander Mokete's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Mokete.
Mokete looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farias throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Mokete stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Farias follows into mount!
Farias is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
A big head kick from Farias and Mokete is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Jeez, Alexander Mokete's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farias won't allow Mokete to sweep him here.
Farias tries to stand but Mokete is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mokete is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Farias dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Mokete's cut.
That's time! Mokete's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mokete avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mokete looks to score with a jab to the body but Farias is just out of range.
Farias looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farias throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mokete swings away with a body shot that misses
and Farias counters with a head kick that drops Mokete - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Farias tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Mokete wants to get back to full guard.
Mokete is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Farias with a nice cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Mokete's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Farias!
Charles Farias decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 2072 p4p, 226 weight class) and Nathan Leal (ranked 1797 p4p, 203 weight class). Nathan Leal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
270 lbs
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275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
6 - 2 - 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Leal!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Nogueira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira clinches up against the cage.
I was talking to Nogueira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nogueira stalling against the cage.
Nogueira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leal walks away with a smile on his face. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nogueira tries to clinch up but Leal circles away and keeps his distance.
Leal looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira dives in and grabs Leal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leal pushes down on Nogueira's head and hops out.
Antonio Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira darts in trying to clinch
and Leal counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nogueira! Leal lets Nogueira back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nogueira is rocked!
Nogueira wants to clinch
and Leal counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Leal!
Nathan Leal was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 489 p4p, 63 weight class) and Kyle Lewis (ranked 1826 p4p, 234 weight class). Pereira's entrance music is J.Balvin, Willy William - Mi Gente. A fine choice. Lewis has chosen DMX - Slippin as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
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199 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been told by Pereira's head coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pereira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pereira drives through and clinches with Lewis against the cage.
Lewis is trying to drag Pereira to the mat but Pereira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lewis's face.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira stops a takedown attempt from Lewis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.
Lewis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!
Pereira pulls Lewis in close to prevent any damage.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis content to stall in guard here.
Pereira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pereira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lewis is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pereira controlling Lewis's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice uppercut lands for Lewis. That snapped Pereira's head back.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Pereira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lewis.
Michel Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Lewis.
Pereira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pereira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pereira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lewis's head backwards.
Lewis is rocked!
Lewis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pereira counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jones (ranked 300 p4p, 38 weight class) and Antonio Atunes (ranked 740 p4p, 101 weight class). Antonio Atunes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Atunes to the mat! Atunes manages to get full guard.
Jones distracts Atunes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Atunes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Atunes keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Atunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones wants to control from the top but Atunes keeps moving.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones throws a strike but Atunes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pulls Atunes in close to his closed guard and prevents Atunes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Atunes stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Atunes won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Atunes defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a strike but Atunes avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Atunes blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Atunes can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones 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.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Atunes 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Atunes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Atunes has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Atunes has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Atunes blocks nicely.
Atunes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Atunes has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Atunes is trying to keep Jones in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Jones 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.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Atunes connects with the punch.
Atunes is looking to clinch.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atunes can do to turn this around?
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Atunes.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Atunes ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Atunes pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Atunes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Atunes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Atunes drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Atunes's coach down at Crassus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Atunes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Atunes is defending well.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Atunes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones blocks a body shot from Atunes.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Atunes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atunes lands a right hand.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Atunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is trying to drag Atunes to the mat but Atunes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Atunes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Atunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown but Atunes manages to get underhooks.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Atunes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Antonio Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Atunes but Atunes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Atunes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Bubba Jones has been cut.
Atunes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones is rocked!
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!
Jones tries to get into range but Atunes steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Jones! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Atunes scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Atunes!
Antonio Atunes is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Antonio Atunes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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