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KFC 1: First Blood PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ramyay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robson de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Ramyay! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson de Souza! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ramyay tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for de Souza.
Ramyay moves in looking to clinch but de Souza pushes him off. de Souza throws a right hand that Ramyay ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramyay also avoids with ease. de Souza throws a head kick that misses. de Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramyay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ramyay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before de Souza can pounce on him.
Ramyay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
de Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
de Souza blocks a head kick by Ramyay.
Ramyay moves into the clinch. Ramyay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Ramyay throws an elbow that misses.
de Souza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramyay prevents it.
de Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from de Souza! Ramyay is out on his feet! de Souza rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Ramyay is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Ramyay is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robson de Souza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dagestan Opasevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Lorenzo! 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, Dagestan Opasevich! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opasevich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Lorenzo has hold of Opasevich's hands but Opasevich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Opasevich misses with a head shot. Lorenzo uses the momentum to regain guard. Lorenzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Opasevich is one step ahead there.
Opasevich drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lorenzo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lorenzo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lorenzo! Lorenzo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lorenzo tries for a kimura but Opasevich is defending well.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Opasevich dodges the ground and pound from Lorenzo. Opasevich tries to bench press Lorenzo off him but Lorenzo keeps the position. Lorenzo throwing strikes but Opasevich manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Opasevich working the ground and pound but Lorenzo is defending the strikes. Opasevich lands an elbow.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Opasevich working the ground and pound. Lorenzo on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Opasevich working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lorenzo struggling a bit here. Lorenzo is trying to improve his position. Opasevich is putting a hurting on Lorenzo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Opasevich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Opasevich scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lorenzo to see if he's OK. Opasevich working away. Opasevich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lorenzo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Opasevich.
Lorenzo is trying to control Opasevich's posture but Opasevich avoids it. Check out the look on Opasevich's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lorenzo wants to get back to his feet. Opasevich working the head with strikes. Lorenzo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Opasevich's best efforts. Opasevich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Lorenzo has hold of Opasevich's hands but Opasevich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Opasevich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lorenzo defending well though. Opasevich is pressing down on Lorenzo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lorenzo is holding on for now. Opasevich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Lorenzo taking some punishment here, with Opasevich in his half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Lorenzo trying to control from the bottom.
Opasevich escapes and gets back to his feet. Lorenzo is breathing heavily. Lorenzo moves out of range of the leg kick from Opasevich.
Opasevich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lorenzo somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet! Lorenzo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Opasevich counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Opasevich. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Opasevich won't allow Lorenzo to get back to his feet. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Opasevich is working Lorenzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Opasevich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Opasevich slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dagestan Opasevich dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lorenzo with a poor takedown
and Opasevich counters with a nice double leg into guard. Lorenzo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Opasevich throws a big right hand that misses. Opasevich wants to control from the top but Lorenzo keeps moving. Opasevich thows a big elbow that misses. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Opasevich's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Lorenzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Lorenzo trying to control the position.
Lorenzo pulls Opasevich in close to prevent any damage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Lorenzo working a defensive guard here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Opasevich slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Opasevich stands up from Lorenzo's guard - Opasevich perhaps looking for a knockout. Lorenzo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Opasevich counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lorenzo! The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Lorenzo tries to hold on but Opasevich pushes him away. Opasevich landing shots from mount. Opasevich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lorenzo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Opasevich lands with some strikes.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Opasevich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Opasevich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The referee warns Lorenzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Opasevich is in the full mount, landing strikes.
 Lorenzo is rocked! Lorenzo is bucking up trying to escape but Opasevich cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Oh Lorenzo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Opasevich dominating with strikes here. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Opasevich scoring with strikes but Lorenzo is staying in there. Opasevich with a couple of short strikes. Opasevich postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Lorenzo badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Opasevich around the waist but Opasevich pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Opasevich is the winner by TKO! Opasevich jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dagestan Opasevich!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius K R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Ironsides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). K R's entrance music is The Killers - Human (Armin Van Buuren Remix). A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius K R! 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, Jason Ironsides! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
K R shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than K R was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Ironsides is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ironsides is squirming around, avoiding K R's attempts to control the action. K R throwing strikes here but Ironsides is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
K R unloads with some shots from mount but Ironsides bucks and avoids them well.
You get the feeling that Ironsides really doesn't like being in this position too much.
K R raining down shots from the mount! Ironsides is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
 That's one minute gone in the round. K R looking to finish with strikes here!
Ironsides avoids a strike by K R and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in K R's guard! Fantastic escape!
Ironsides preventing the sweep.
K R had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ironsides defends it easily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. K R looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ironsides is one step ahead there. K R trying to control the position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. K R throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Ironsides throws out a loose jab but K R uses good head movement to avoid it. Ironsides tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but K R paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ironsides misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ironsides looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ironsides has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ironsides is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. K R tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ironsides just stands there and leans against the ropes. Ironsides scores with a nice hook to the head. Ironsides gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from K R.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ironsides avoids a wild elbow strike from K R. Ironsides working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ironsides works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Vinicius K R has been cut. K R is breathing heavily. Knees to the body from Ironsides.
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! Ironsides is working K R over against the ropes. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ironsides obliges. Ironsides landing knees to the head.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Ironsides comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Ironsides throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Ironsides lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ironsides lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Ironsides using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ironsides lands a damaging elbow. A right hand to the body from Ironsides.
K R takes a knee to the side of the body. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A quick uppercut on the inside from Ironsides. Ironsides lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.
K R takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Ironsides.
Ironsides throws a blind hook that connects with the side of K Rs head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Ironsides dominated that round. The cut man is working on Vinicius K R's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ironsides pushes K R away with a front kick. Ironsides tries to clinch there but K R circles away.
Ironsides is looking to clinch but K R is avoiding it.
K R blocks the body kick.
K R clinches up with Ironsides and pushes him back against the ropes. Ironsides lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ironsides.
K R tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ironsides just stands there and leans against the ropes. Knees in the clinch landing for Ironsides.
Ironsides crunches a lovely knee into K R's ribcage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ironsides landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ironsides lands a nice shot to the body. Jason Ironsides seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Ironsides lands on the inside with an uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Ironsides. Ironsides comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Ironsides lands a body shot. K R takes an elbow to the temple. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ironsides. Ironsides is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Ironsides working K R over with knees to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ironsides lands a nice shot to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. K R is trying to break free. Ironsides lands a nice elbow. K R takes a knee to the side of the body. Ironsides gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Ironsides. Nice elbow from Ironsides. Ironsides lands a body shot. Ironsides lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of K R backwards. Ironsides scores a nice knee to the body.
Ironsides is working K R over against the ropes. Ironsides lands a nice shot to the body. Ironsides scores with a nice hook to the head. Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.
Ironsides landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ironsides digs a right hand underneath K R's ribcage. K R let out a lung full of air as it connected. Ironsides lands a body shot. Ironsides lands a damaging elbow. Nice body punch from Ironsides. Ironsides prevents the takedown attempt.
Ironsides lands with a short shot to the head. Ironsides unloads a knee to the mid-section. A nice right hand lands inside from Ironsides. Ironsides lands an elbow inside that K R shrugs off.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ironsides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Ironsides landing knees to the head.
Ironsides lands a left hand.
Ironsides lands an elbow inside that K R shrugs off. Ironsides lands a nice shot to the body. Ironsides tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. K R goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ironsides prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius K R. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ironsides lands a shot to the body. Ironsides lands a right hand. Ironsides utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Ironsides landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ironsides lands a body punch in the clinch. Ironsides is working K R over against the ropes. Ironsides working K R over with knees to the body. K R wants a takedown.
K R has Ironsides pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ironsides manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Ironsides lands a damaging elbow. K R has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ironsides avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Ironsides has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ironsides lands a body shot. Ironsides lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Knees to the body from Ironsides.
A short right from Ironsides on the inside. Nice body punch from Ironsides - that landed with a thud.
Ironsides landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ironsides gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ironsides. Ironsides scores with a nice hook to the head. Ironsides is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Ironsides digs a right hand underneath K R's ribcage. K R let out a lung full of air as it connected. K R is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though. Ironsides unloads a knee to the mid-section. K R lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Ironsides lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. K R is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ironsides gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Ironsides scores with a shot to the side of K R's head. Ironsides lands an elbow inside that K R shrugs off. Ironsides scores with a shot to the side of K R's head. Ironsides lands a right hand that snaps the head of K R backwards. K R tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ironsides just stands there and leans against the ropes. Ironsides lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ironsides lands on the inside with an uppercut. K R wants to get back to striking at distance but Ironsides won't allow it.
Ironsides connects with a nasty looking knee right to K R's face.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Knees in the clinch landing for Ironsides.
K R tries to pull guard but Ironsides won't allow it.
Ironsides lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Ironsides working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.
K R changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ironsides fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ironsides has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ironsides lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Ironsides connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Ironsides. Ironsides lands a knee to the body.
K R tries to score a body lock takedown but Ironsides shows good agility there to stay on his feet. A knee to the head by Ironsides.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ironsides gets underhooks to prevent K R's takedown attempt.
Ironsides lands a body punch. Ironsides lands a hook to the side of the head. Ironsides lands a knee to the head.
K R drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ironsides pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Ironsides showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Vinicius K R's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ironsides fakes high and swings low for a body shot but K R manages to avoid it. K R has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from K R there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ironsides clinches up against the ropes. Ironsides lands a left hand.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head.
Ironsides landing knees to the body.
Ironsides lands a nice shot to the body. Ironsides gets underhooks to prevent K R's takedown attempt.
Ironsides lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ironsides landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ironsides.
Ironsides lands a body shot. Ironsides landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ironsides lands an elbow inside that K R shrugs off. Both fighters are breathing heavily. K R is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ironsides gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Ironsides presses K R against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Knees to the body from Ironsides.
Ironsides cracks K R with a nice body shot.
 That's one minute gone in the round. K R goes for a takedown attempt but Ironsides pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius K R. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ironsides throws a head kick that half lands.
Ironsides throws a right and a left that both miss.
K R looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ironsides! Ironsides's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. K R trying to control but Ironsides is having none of it. K R throws a sloppy strike and Ironsides uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Ironsides has ended up in K R's guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. K R wants to sweep here but Ironsides controlling him for the moment. K R is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ironsides stopping the sweep attempt from K R.
 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. Ironsides is stalling in the full guard. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. K R tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ironsides swats him away and circles back towards the center. Vinicius K R has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jason Ironsides is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Ironsides looks to land a combination. K R sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight! Jason Ironsides comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Ironsides winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Ironsides!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jon fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altair Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jon fitch! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Altair Silva! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! fitch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. fitch gets slowly back to his feet. fitch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away. fitch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jon fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him. fitch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. fitch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as fitch shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. fitch postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it. fitch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. fitch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Silva keeping full guard, as fitch tries to pass. fitch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
 That's one minute gone in the round. fitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. fitch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. fitch wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. fitch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. fitch won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
 The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Silva throws a low kick, looking for fitch's leg but fitch calmly moves out of range. Silva fails with the takedown
and fitch counters with a nice double leg into guard. fitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. fitch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Silva wants to stand and escape but fitch is having none of it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. fitch 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. fitch is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows. Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Silva wants to stand and escape but fitch is having none of it. fitch is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control. fitch trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
 Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
fitch drives through with a takedown into guard. Silva keeping moving, preventing fitch from controlling successfully. fitch is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Silva wants to stand and escape but fitch is having none of it. fitch with a flurry of punches that miss. Silva wants to get back to his feet but fitch is in a dominant position and won't allow it. fitch works a leg free and moves into half guard. fitch trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away. Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from fitch. fitch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. fitch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. fitch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Silva is not content to let fitch control the position.
 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. fitch thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. fitch tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Silva throws a combination. fitch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like jon fitch has been cut. jon fitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. fitch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side. fitch is breathing heavily. Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva drops fitch with a nice combination! Silva dives into fitch's guard, looking to finish!
Silva is working fitch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. fitch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if fitch tries to get out of the position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. fitch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Altair Silva will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on jon fitch's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but fitch pushes him off. Silva keeps the fight on the outside. Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Silva scores with a jab.
fitch looking for a takedown here - he's got it. fitch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with fitch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. fitch throws a big right hand that misses. fitch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. fitch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but fitch is one step ahead there. Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. fitch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. fitch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side. Altair Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body. fitch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. fitch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jon fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him. fitch tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges. fitch shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. fitch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silva connects with the punch. Silva throws a head kick but fitch moves out of range.
fitch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. fitch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. fitch circles away from the clinch attempt.
fitch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. fitch gets slowly back to his feet. Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. fitch shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice combo by Silva! Oh, that's hurt him - fitch falls to the canvas and Silva follows him into side control.
 fitch is rocked!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. fitch tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position. Oh fitch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! fitch takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and fitch looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Silva turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Altair Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Correia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Correia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Enzo Souza's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Souza! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Correia ! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No joy there for Correia , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Correia throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely. A slow jab from Correia misses its intended target. Correia throws a right and a left that both miss. Correia throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease. Souza throws a combination that misses and Correia counters with a nice uppercut. Correia misses with a straight right. Correia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Souza to counter with a crisp jab. Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Correia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza. Souza throws a body punch but Correia moves out of range. Souza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Correia counter with a right hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Souza slips a straight right by Correia . Nice defenses there by Souza. Correia takes one on the button. Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Correia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Correia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Correia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Correia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Correia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Souza misses with a combination
and Correia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souza thinking. Correia just misses with a punch to the body.
Correia misses with a combination
and Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Souza cracks Correia with a right hand to the side of the head. Correia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Souza's head. Souza misses with a wild combination.
Souza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Souza slips a straight right by Correia . Souza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Correia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Correia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Souza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Souza misses with a wild body shot. Correia moves away from the strike by Souza. Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Correia counters with a three punch combo that has Souza backing up. Souza nods at Correia to acknowledge the strikes. Souza is breathing heavily. Correia misses with a combination
and Souza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Correia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Correia .
Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing. Correia avoids the body shot from Souza.
Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Correia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice combo by Correia ! Oh, that's hurt him - Souza falls to the canvas and Correia follows him into side control.
 Souza is rocked!
 It looks like Enzo Souza has been cut.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correia stands up and we're back to a striking position. Oh Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza seems to have got his legs back now. Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correia manages to avoid it. Correia throws a sloppy body shot
and Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Correia catches Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Correia lands with a hook. Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Correia misses with a few strikes there.
Correia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Correia throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Correia slips a jab from Souza. Correia looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range. Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Souza jabs Correia right on the nose. Correia blinks but takes it well.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Souza loads up on a big right hand but Correia slips the punch. Correia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Correia cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs. Souza throws a combination that misses letting Correia counter with a right hand. Correia staying out of range there. Correia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza. Correia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it. Correia throws a combination that misses and Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Correia . Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Correia sees it coming and avoids it easily. Correia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Souza counters with a nice body shot. Souza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Correia scores with a sloppy right hand. Souza should have avoided that one. Correia 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Correia duly obliges. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Correia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Correia dominated that round. The cut man is working on Enzo Souza's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Correia getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Anderson Correia seems to be getting the better of the standup. Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Correia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Souza ducks under a wild hook from Correia .
Nice combo by Correia ! Oh, that's hurt him - Souza falls to the canvas and Correia follows him into side control. Souza is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Souza tries to improve position but can't.
Correia decides to stand back up. Correia throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease. Souza slips under a jab from Correia .
Oooh a lovely combination from Correia sends Souza down but not out. Correia dives into side control looking to finish. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Correia decides to stand back up. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. This has been an exciting period of action! Correia misses with a few strikes there.
Correia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Correia thows a left - swing and a miss! Correia lands a head shot. Correia connects with a superb combination that knocks Souza out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Correia before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anderson Correia !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Araujo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Noel! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo drops Noel with a right and a left! Araujo comes rushing in but Noel regains his composure and manages to keep Araujo in guard.
Araujo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Araujo is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Noel has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Araujo is looking to defend but Noel has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Araujo! Noel pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Araujo taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ryan Noel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Langley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langley comes to the ring accompanied by No More Heroes: Kill or Be Killed Mix. Rodrigues has chosen Ain't no Sunshine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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212 lbs
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Langley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Rodrigues! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langley gets a takedown into half guard. Rodrigues wants to get back to full guard.
Langley moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rodrigues.
Langley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Langley passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rodrigues!
Langley swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rick Langley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wallakowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Donato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Wallakowski 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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Wallakowski! 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, Thiago Donato! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Donato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallakowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Wallakowski shoots in for a takedown but Donato shows good takedown defense. Donato misses with a few strikes there.
Wallakowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donato.
Wallakowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallakowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wallakowski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wallakowski working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Donato turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Wallakowski off and cradles Donato's limp body as Wallakowski celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Bruce Wallakowski!
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