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RRFC Fight Night 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Silva (ranked 1838 p4p, 25619 weight class) and Peeta Winkle (ranked 214 p4p, 595 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Ratamahatta - Sepultura. This should be a great matchup!
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peeta Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkle shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winkle dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winkle.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Felipe Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peeta Winkle.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winkle momentarily.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Silva tenderised Winkle's leg. Winkle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Silva.
Winkle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Winkle looks winded!
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Winkle in the body.
Winkle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Winkle down.
Silva thumps Winkle with a low kick.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Winkle's side.
Silva jabs Winkle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winkle momentarily.
Silva drops Winkle with a nice combination! Silva dives into Winkle's guard, looking to finish!
 Winkle is rocked!
 It looks like Peeta Winkle has been cut.
Silva passes Winkle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Winkle is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Silva but it's paid off an Winkle is forced to tap! Nice work by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felipe Silva!
A very excited looking Felipe Silva rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Nogueira Aldo (ranked 6599 p4p, 4619 weight class) and Ferreira Azevedo (ranked 252 p4p, 211 weight class). Ferreira Azevedo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 1 - 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 Las Vegas, Ferreira Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira Aldo scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Nogueira Aldo.
Azevedo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Nogueira Aldo misses.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira Aldo drives through with a takedown into Azevedo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nogueira Aldo trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
Azevedo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nogueira Aldo controls the pace.
Azevedo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nogueira Aldo defends it easily.
Azevedo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nogueira Aldo defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira Aldo scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Azevedo keeping moving, preventing Nogueira Aldo from controlling successfully.
Azevedo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nogueira Aldo's guard.
Azevedo has gone for a leg lock! Nogueira Aldo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Azevedo's guard.
Nogueira Aldo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rio Fight Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Azevedo trying to keep a closed guard but Nogueira Aldo is proving a slippery customer.
Nogueira Aldo wants to control from the top but Azevedo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira Aldo throws a strike but Azevedo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Azevedo wants to pass the guard but Nogueira Aldo is keeping the position.
Nogueira Aldo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Azevedo passes into half guard.
Azevedo passes to full mount!
Nogueira Aldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nogueira Aldo tries to reverse the position but Azevedo maintains control.
Azevedo avoids the attempt from Nogueira Aldo to control.
Nogueira Aldo can't escape the position.
Nogueira Aldo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nogueira Aldo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Nogueira Aldo wants to control but Azevedo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Azevedo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nogueira Aldo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferreira Azevedo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nogueira Aldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nogueira Aldo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Azevedo on his heels. He'll look to pass Azevedo's guard now, I'm sure.
Ferreira Azevedo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nogueira Aldo preventing the sweep.
Nogueira Aldo wants to get up but he can't break Azevedo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nogueira Aldo stands and steps away. Azevedo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nogueira Aldo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira Aldo connects with a high kick.
Nogueira Aldo scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira Aldo drives through with a takedown into Azevedo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
Azevedo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nogueira Aldo is looking to stand up but Azevedo isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nogueira Aldo wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Azevedo has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Nogueira Aldo's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Nogueira Aldo is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Azevedo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ferreira Azevedo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorgens Vergys (ranked 6971 p4p, 5333 weight class) and Bryan Gracie (ranked 588 p4p, 520 weight class). Jorgens Vergys has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorgens Vergys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vergys throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Jorgens Vergys seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vergys looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but Vergys persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Vergys steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vergys.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vergys knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vergys missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vergys wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vergys wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Vergys is working away.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Vergys is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Vergys makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vergys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vergys throws a few punches from the bottom. Gracie seems unphased and he's got hold of a leg now - he's dropped back for a heel hook! He's got it! This fight is aaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Bryan Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Junior (ranked 4168 p4p, 7044 weight class) and Ricky Zabuza (ranked 499 p4p, 682 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Zabuza!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Zabuza with that takedown attempt.
Zabuza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zabuza is fighting to break Junior's control of his arms but Junior is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Zabuza postures up.
Zabuza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Junior looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior looking for a sweep. Not yet Junior, not yet.
Zabuza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zabuza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Junior is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zabuza moves into the clinch.
Junior gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zabuza.
Junior connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zabuza's face.
Junior lands an elbow inside that Zabuza shrugs off.
Zabuza dodges an elbow strike from Junior.
Zabuza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Junior lands a knee to the body.
Zabuza looks winded!
Junior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zabuza blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Junior lands a nice elbow.
Junior lands an elbow that stopped Zabuza in his tracks for a moment.
Junior gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zabuza.
Pablo Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Zabuza.
Zabuza wants a takedown but no success here.
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!
Junior unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zabuza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Junior working Zabuza over with knees to the body.
Junior landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Junior leaning his opponent against the cage.
Junior lands a nice elbow.
Junior lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Junior displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zabuza up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior stops a takedown attempt from Zabuza.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Junior lands a damaging elbow.
Zabuza wants a takedown.
Junior gets underhooks to prevent Zabuza's takedown attempt.
Zabuza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Junior pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Junior lands a nice elbow.
Junior lands a good knee to the midsection. Zabuza won't want to take too many of those.
Junior lands an elbow just above Zabuza 's eye.
Junior lands an elbow inside that Zabuza shrugs off.
Junior stalling against the cage.
Junior is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands an elbow that stopped Zabuza in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Junior.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Junior.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Junior obliges.
Junior landing knees to the body.
Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zabuza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Junior tries to avoid it but Zabuza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Junior to the ground. Junior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Junior does no damage.
Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Junior throws a right and a left that Zabuza avoids nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zabuza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Junior utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Junior lands an elbow that stopped Zabuza in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Junior dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Zabuza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head kick lands from Junior that sends Zabuza to the canvas. Zabuza tries to scramble back to his feet but Junior brings him back down into side control.
Zabuza is rocked!
It looks like Ricky Zabuza has been cut.
Junior fails to land a wild elbow strike.
A lull in the action here as Junior stalls from top position.
Junior tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zabuza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Junior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Junior decides to stand back up.
Zabuza takes the fight into the clinch.
Zabuza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Junior lands a nice knee to the body.
Zabuza is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Junior is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Junior lands a damaging elbow.
Junior lands an elbow that stopped Zabuza in his tracks for a moment.
Junior wants to stall.
Junior misses with a knee to the head.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pablo Junior has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Junior with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Junior lands an elbow that stopped Zabuza in his tracks for a moment.
Junior manages to break the clinch.
Junior misses with a head kick.
Zabuza has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands a high kick to the side of Zabuza's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Junior dives into guard, looking to finish.
Zabuza is still in real trouble! Can Junior finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Zabuza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zabuza seems to have recovered his senses.
Zabuza keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Junior lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Junior stands and throws Zabuza's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zabuza can do to turn this around?
Check out the look on Junior's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Junior scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zabuza is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zabuza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pablo Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Junior lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Junior scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zabuza to see if he's OK.
Junior cracks Zabuza with a big elbow.
Junior misses with the ground and pound.
Zabuza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zabuza is trying to control Junior's posture but Junior avoids it.
Junior wants to control but Zabuza is keeping him busy.
Junior postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Junior misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zabuza is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Junior has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Junior throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza is looking for a sweep.
Junior decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zabuza to his feet.
Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zabuza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Junior tries to bum rush Zabuza with a series of wild strikes but Zabuza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zabuza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zabuza unleashes a big counter combination but Junior bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Junior as Zabuza shoots in.
Junior throws a series of punches but Zabuza moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior throws a body punch but Zabuza moves out of range.
Junior stuffs the takedown attempt from Zabuza. Zabuza gets slowly back to his feet.
Pablo Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Zabuza.
Zabuza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Junior. Junior obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Junior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Junior dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Zabuza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zabuza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Junior did well to prevent Zabuza getting side control.
Junior is pressing down on Zabuza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zabuza is one step ahead there.
Junior bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zabuza's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior slips nicely into half guard.
Junior seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zabuza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zabuza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Junior not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zabuza has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Junior is on him like a limpet, forcing Zabuza back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza blocks the elbow strike.
Zabuza wants a takedown.
Junior is struggling to control the position.
Zabuza managing to block the knees to the body from Junior.
Junior lands a damaging elbow.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Junior gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Junior lands an elbow inside.
Junior manages to break the clinch.
Junior displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zabuza.
Zabuza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Junior explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zabuza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Junior tries to avoid it but Zabuza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Junior to the ground. Junior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Junior throws a big counter combination but Zabuza scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pablo Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Zabuza.
Junior throws a series of punches but Zabuza moves out of range.
Pablo Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Junior with a nice calf kick.
Junior looks for a takedown but Zabuza sprawls well.
Junior goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Junior tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zabuza counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Junior's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to buck Zabuza off but Zabuza is having none of it.
Junior gets back to half guard.
Junior has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zabuza is working away from the top position though.
Junior wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Junior controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Junior misses with a few strikes there.
Zabuza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zabuza shoots in for a takedown but Junior shows good takedown defense.
A slapping body kick lands there for Junior.
Junior misses with the combination.
Junior throws a good cross that connects.
Ricky Zabuza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zabuza tries for a takedown but Junior sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Junior tried to counter with a leg kick but Zabuza avoided it.
Zabuza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Junior kicks Zabuza off and gets back to his feet.
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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Junior!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Davies (ranked 4899 p4p, 6280 weight class) and Diego Santos (ranked 449 p4p, 507 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Santos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos takes one on the button.
No joy there for Davies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Davies misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Davies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davies fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davies.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davies closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aaron Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Davies prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos is working for takedown but Davies is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aaron Davies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Davies clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Davies is doing well to defend. Santos seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Davies is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Diego Santos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jairzinho Teixeira (ranked 2611 p4p, 2449 weight class) and Marshall Train (ranked 273 p4p, 255 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jairzinho Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marshall Train!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Train swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Teixeira.
 It looks like Jairzinho Teixeira has been cut.
Teixeira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Train on the side of the head.
Teixeira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Teixeira gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Teixeira manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teixeira tries to clinch but Train is having none of it.
Train shoots in and bounces Teixeira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Train is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Teixeira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Train gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Teixeira is looking to stand back up but Train counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Teixeira.
Teixeira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Train drops an elbow to the side of Teixeira's head.
Train trying to control from half guard but Teixeira is working away.
Train slows the pace down in half guard.
Teixeira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Teixeira.
Train prevents Teixeira from getting back to his feet.
Teixeira is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rio Fight Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Train is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Teixeira will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Train wants to control from the top but Teixeira keeps moving.
Train is in close to Teixeira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira wants to sweep here but Train controlling him for the moment.
Train lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Teixeira throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Teixeira is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Train dives into side control.
Train wants to control but Teixeira is keeping him busy.
Teixeira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Teixeira being controlled for a moment.
Teixeira is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira wants to get back to his feet.
Teixeira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Teixeira being controlled for a moment.
Train working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Train connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Teixeira some visible discomfort.
Teixeira is pushing Train's head away, looking to escape. Train manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Train is trying to get an arm triangle but Teixeira is defending well.
Train working the ground and pound.
Train cracks Teixeira with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira can't do much from the bottom here.
Teixeira wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Train lands an elbow.
Train working the ground and pound from side control.
Train wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teixeira keeps working.
Train cracks Teixeira with a big right hand but Teixeira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here as Train stalls from top position.
Train cracks Teixeira with a big right hand but Teixeira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Train landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Train dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jairzinho Teixeira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Teixeira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Train sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Teixeira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Teixeira as Train shoots in.
Train closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Train lands in his opponent's guard.
Train has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Train trying to control the position from guard on top but Teixeira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Train looking to pass the guard.
Train scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teixeira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Train trying to control but Teixeira postures up.
Train is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Train is positioning himself well to prevent Teixeira advancing to mount.
Train trying to control but Teixeira postures up.
Train is trying to stand.
Teixeira with the ground and pound but Train uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Teixeira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Train works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Teixeira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Train seems keen to control Teixeira's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Train is on top in guard.
Teixeira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Train pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Teixeira is keeping the position for now.
Train won't allow Teixeira to get back to his feet.
Train working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Train wants to control from the top but Teixeira keeps moving.
Teixeira wants to sweep here but Train controlling him for the moment.
Train content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Train engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Teixeira keeping moving, preventing Train from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Train keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Teixeira's head.
Train distracts Teixeira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Train postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Train lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Teixeira has momentary wrist control but Train slips an elbow through the middle.
Train stands up over Teixeira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Train content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
 Teixeira is rocked!
Train scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Teixeira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Train stands up over Teixeira, holding on to his feet. Train throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Teixeira is out cold! Train lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marshall Train!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo De Lima (ranked 1425 p4p, 1623 weight class) and Adam Johnson (ranked 165 p4p, 180 weight class). De Lima comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - Numb. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Adam Johnson enters the cage!
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153
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151
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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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a takedown
and De Lima counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and De Lima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson shoots and misses
and De Lima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodrigo De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Johnson.
De Lima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Adam Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Lima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
De Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Our sources have told us that De Lima has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
De Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by De Lima.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Lima.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Lima avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Lima tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
De Lima scores with a nice right hand.
De Lima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
De Lima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Lima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson 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.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Lima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet De Lima, not yet.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and De Lima dives on top into guard.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
De Lima looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson has gone for a leg lock! De Lima slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.
Johnson has his foot on De Lima's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Lima works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Lima tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
De Lima pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Lima wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson throws his legs up looking for a submission but De Lima uses it to pass to side control.
De Lima is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Johnson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Johnson stops De Lima from passing to mount.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo De Lima dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by De Lima.
De Lima throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
De Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is trying to drag De Lima to the mat but De Lima just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rodrigo De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
De Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Lima scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson tries for a takedown but De Lima circles away easily
letting De Lima counter with a right hand.
Rodrigo De Lima is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Lima counters with a two punch combo.
De Lima doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson shoots and misses
and De Lima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - De Lima circles away.
De Lima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Rodrigo De Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries for a takedown but De Lima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Lima tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson moves to clinch but De Lima breaks away
and De Lima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson tries to clinch up but De Lima circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and De Lima counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Lima misses with the combination.
De Lima is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from De Lima as Johnson shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson tries for a takedown but De Lima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Lima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson avoiding damage as De Lima throws knees to the body.
De Lima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
De Lima misses with a knee strike.
De Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Lima seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Lima scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Lima misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Lima scores a nice knee to the body.
De Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Lima.
De Lima working aggressively here.
De Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson'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.
De Lima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo De Lima dominated that second round.
That's time! De Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson looks to throw the jab but De Lima is out of range.
Johnson wants to clinch up but De Lima keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from De Lima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and De Lima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson is rocked!
De Lima batters Johnson with a massive right followed by a huge left! Johnson is out on his feet looking like a zombie as De Lima lands a final crushing right hand to drop Johnson to the mat with a gruesome thud! De Lima is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rodrigo De Lima!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rodrigo De Lima thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 1148 p4p, 2641 weight class) and Miguel Rodolfo (ranked 137 p4p, 278 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
266
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23
280
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Rodolfo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodolfo gets tackled into the cage by Haggar. Haggar maintains the clinch.
Haggar misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodolfo is leaning against Haggar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Haggar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Haggar blocks a body shot from Rodolfo.
Rodolfo tries to pull guard but Haggar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haggar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodolfo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodolfo scores with a shot to the side of Haggar's head.
Haggar has hold of one of Rodolfo's legs. Rodolfo is fighting the takedown attempt but Haggar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rodolfo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haggar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haggar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rodolfo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haggar defends well.
Rodolfo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haggar defends it easily.
Rodolfo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar wants to pass the guard but Rodolfo is keeping the position.
Haggar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodolfo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haggar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Rodolfo keeps moving.
Haggar is working Rodolfo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haggar is working Rodolfo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haggar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodolfo working for a triangle but Haggar defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rodolfo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haggar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haggar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rodolfo has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
Haggar is in close to Rodolfo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Rodolfo.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Haggar chips away with some ground and pound.
Haggar is in close to Rodolfo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haggar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haggar scoring with some ground and pound.
Rodolfo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haggar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haggar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Haggar landing some decent shots from guard.
Rodolfo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rodolfo looking for a guillotine here but Haggar defends easily.
Haggar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodolfo looking for subs off his back but Haggar has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rodolfo has hold of Haggar's hands but Haggar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haggar slips a nice elbow through Rodolfo's hands, connecting with Rodolfo's forehead.
Haggar prevents Rodolfo from improving his position.
Haggar moves nicely into side control.
Rodolfo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Miguel Rodolfo has been cut.
Haggar landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodolfo throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Haggar working the ground and pound.
Haggar is chipping away with strikes.
Rodolfo is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Rodolfo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rodolfo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
Rodolfo with the counter takedown but Haggar avoids it easily.
Rodolfo fails to land with a series of punches.
Haggar attempts a counter takedown but Rodolfo avoids it well and moves away.
Rodolfo defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Rodolfo misses with a wild combination.
Rodolfo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Haggar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Haggar lands a jab.
Rodolfo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodolfo feints the counter takedown.
Haggar throws a big shot that misses.
Miguel Rodolfo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar lands a nice hook to Rodolfo's body. Rodolfo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rodolfo throws a looping overhand right but Haggar ducks down to avoid it.
Haggar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rodolfo sprawls and moves away.
Rodolfo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haggar tries to counter with a takedown but Rodolfo is quick to defend against it.
Rodolfo looks to land a combination but Haggar avoids it well.
Rodolfo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haggar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar throws the left hand but Rodolfo avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Rodolfo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodolfo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haggar misses with a body shot.
Haggar staying out of range there.
Rodolfo misses with a few strikes there.
Haggar slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodolfo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rodolfo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haggar as he jumps to the side.
Rodolfo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haggar.
And Rodolfo tries to counter it with a takedown but Haggar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodolfo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haggar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haggar swings for the body but Rodolfo moves out of range.
Rodolfo tries to move into range but Haggar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haggar waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Rodolfo. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Rodolfo to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haggar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodolfo is still in real trouble! Can Haggar finish him?
Haggar distracts Rodolfo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rodolfo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haggar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodolfo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rodolfo seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodolfo trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haggar distracts Rodolfo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rodolfo working for a triangle but Haggar defends it easily.
Rodolfo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Haggar with a nice head shot there.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodolfo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodolfo can do to turn this around?
Haggar stays in close to Rodolfo's body and controls the position.
Haggar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rodolfo keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Rodolfo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Haggar has passed into half guard!
Haggar winds up and cracks Rodolfo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rodolfo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodolfo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haggar pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodolfo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haggar working Rodolfo over with strikes.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodolfo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rodolfo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Rodolfo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rodolfo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Haggar lands a big elbow - Rodolfo is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Haggar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Steele (ranked 1396 p4p, 4021 weight class) and Johnny Santos (ranked 194 p4p, 470 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by Bloody Sunday . Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nazareth- Let Me Be Your Leader. This should be a great matchup!
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Great elbows
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Steele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Steele is blocking nicely.
Santos looking to stall.
Steele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Steele blocks it.
Santos landing knees to the head.
It looks like Steven Steele has been cut.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
Steele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Our sources have told us that Steele has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Steele takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Steele is blocking nicely.
Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Steele's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Steele avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steele has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santos is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santos wants to control but Steele passes easily into half guard.
Santos trying to hold on to Steele's head to control him but Steele postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Santos looking for a guillotine here but Steele defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steele is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Santos has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Steele is looking to defend but Santos has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Steele! Santos pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Steele taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Santos!
An out of breath Johnny Santos 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 781 p4p, 2383 weight class) and Emil Marek (ranked 103 p4p, 295 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to URSO O INVENCÍVEL. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emil Marek!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a hook.
It looks like Emil Marek has been cut.
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marek tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Marek's guard.
Silva prevents Marek from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marek is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Marek throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marek trying to control the position here.
We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Marek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva won't allow Marek to sweep him here.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Marek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Marek can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marek punching from the bottom.
Marek actively working from the bottom here.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Marek is defending well.
Marek is looking to improve his position.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Marek is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marek won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marek wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Marek defends it.
Marek trying to control here.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marek has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Marek defends it.
Marek taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Marek gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marek is on top in guard.
Silva 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.
Marek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marek's guard.
Marek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Marek drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Marek off! Marek jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marek defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marek is one step ahead there.
Marek wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marek defends it easily.
Marek is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marek tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Marek preventing the sweep.
Marek trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marek defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emil Marek's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva feints and then cracks Marek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marek down.
Marek throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marek quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva stands and throws Marek's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marek, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Marek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rickson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva tries for a kimura but Marek is defending well.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Marek is rocked!
That has opened up Emil Marek's cut even more.
Marek can't do much from the bottom here.
Marek is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Marek is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Silva can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickson Silva!
Rickson Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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