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QFC Tournament 1044 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ma (ranked 4796 p4p, 4891 weight class) and Javier Bracho (ranked 0 p4p, 225 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Ma!
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, Javier Bracho!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracho shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bracho was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bracho is working Ma over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ma is trying to improve his position.
Ma trying to remain calm as Bracho controls from the top position.
Bracho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bracho stands up.
Bracho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bracho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ma was covering up waiting for the punch and Bracho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bracho connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bracho is aware though and is defending well.
Bracho decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ma, up you get!
Bracho shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bracho was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bracho staying calm.
Bracho decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ma to his feet.
Bracho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bracho stops Ma from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ma wants to sweep but no luck.
Ma is breathing heavily.
Bracho chips away with some ground and pound.
Bracho slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ma takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bracho is working Ma over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bracho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ma tries to bench press Bracho off him but Bracho keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracho looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bracho scoring with punches and elbows.
Ma takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bracho grinds an elbow into Ma's temple.
Ma takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ma tries to improve position but can't.
Bracho decides to stand back up.
Bracho gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ma tries to escape but Bracho is in control.
Bracho just content to control the position.
Bracho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ma knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on Bracho's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ma avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bracho.
Ma is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Bracho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bracho gets a takedown into half guard.
Bracho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ma keeps working.
Ma trying to control from the bottom.
Bracho controlling the action here.
Ma looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bracho is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ma has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracho with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ma is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bracho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bracho's back!
Ma gets his hands free as Bracho looks to control.
Bracho breaks Ma's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bracho looking to pass the guard.
Bracho's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ma trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracho preventing the sweep.
Bracho wants to control from the top but Ma keeps moving.
Bracho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bracho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bracho is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ma is trying to keep Bracho in close.
Bracho stops Ma from standing up.
Bracho tries to free his leg and advance position but Ma is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bracho controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ma keeping moving, preventing Bracho from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck for Ma with that takedown attempt.
Ma darts in and clinches Bracho up against the cage.
Bracho gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ma regains guard.
Ma looking for subs off his back but Bracho has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bracho lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bracho wants to free his trapped foot but Ma is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bracho lands a nice short elbow.
Bracho controlling the action here.
Bracho thows a huge punch but Ma dodges it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ma keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Bracho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bracho scores with a kick to the body.
Ma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ma throws a wild body kick that Bracho sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bracho! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Bracho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bracho moves into the clinch successfully.
Ma tries to pull guard but Bracho holds him up against the cage and eventually Ma drops back down to his feet.
Ma wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Ma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bracho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ma has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bracho is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ma breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bracho showed some decent athleticism there.
Ma wants to stand back up but Bracho manages to pass into side control.
Bracho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ma tries to buck Bracho off but Bracho is having none of it.
Bracho is staying tight to Ma's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bracho stands up and beckons Ma to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bracho.
Bracho lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bracho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bracho scoring with punches and elbows.
Bracho controlling the position.
Bracho lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ma trying to remain calm as Bracho controls from the top position.
Bracho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bracho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bracho looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ma can't do much from the bottom here.
Ma takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ma is looking for a sweep.
Bracho is looking to take a break and control but Ma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bracho advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bracho has control of Ma's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ma regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bracho raining down shots from the mount!
Ma is desperately trying to improve his position but Bracho has a good base and remains in mount.
Mike Ma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Javier Bracho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ma flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Bracho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bracho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Javier Bracho!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Javier Bracho!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Javier Bracho!
Javier Bracho wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Blade (ranked 4792 p4p, 4640 weight class) and Clian Cartwright (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Blade!
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, Clian Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade moves into the clinch successfully.
Cartwright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blade has managed to clinch.
Cartwright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blade scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Clian Cartwright has been cut.
Cartwright gets tackled into the cage by Blade. Blade maintains the clinch.
Cartwright pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cartwright has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blade uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blade pushes down on Cartwright's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cartwright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blade is working away from the top position though.
Cartwright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to control here.
Blade seems to be working for a kimura but Cartwright defends the submission attempt.
Cartwright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cartwright is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blade pulls his head out easily.
Blade trying to control the pace.
Blade tries to stand and escape but Cartwright is controlling the position.
Blade prevents Cartwright from improving his position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cartwright regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Blade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade preventing the sweep.
Blade sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Blade scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cartwright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blade thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cartwright slaps away a takedown attempt from Blade, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blade keeps the fight on the outside.
Blade misses with a takedown attempt - Cartwright sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cartwright clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade has Cartwright pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cartwright manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Blade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blade is trying to push Cartwright away but Cartwright has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cartwright tries a knee to the head but Blade blocks it.
Cartwright manages to pull guard.
Blade forces his way into half guard.
Cartwright tries to kick Blade off but Blade keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cartwright trying to control but Blade postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blade wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cartwright keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Blade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clian Cartwright's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blade clinches with his opponent.
Cartwright manages to break the clinch.
Cartwright tries to clinch up.
Blade closes the distance and clinches.
Cartwright avoiding damage.
Cartwright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blade is defending well.
Blade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartwright can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Blade holds him up against the cage and eventually Cartwright drops back down to his feet.
Blade looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blade breaks the clinch.
Jamal Blade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cartwright misses with an uppercut. Blade saw that one coming.
Blade seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blade's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blade duly obliges.
Cartwright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blade sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blade attempts a counter takedown but Cartwright avoids it well and moves away.
Jamal Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clian Cartwright.
Blade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cartwright tries to keep at a distance but Blade has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cartwright fails to pull guard.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Blade forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blade looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cartwright manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade closes the distance and clinches.
Cartwright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blade is defending well for now.
Cartwright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blade looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blade tries for a takedown but Cartwright circles away easily
and Cartwright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cartwright fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blade sprawls well initially but Cartwright persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blade has one foot on Cartwright's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Blade tries to clinch there but Cartwright circles away.
Blade throws a sloppy head kick and Cartwright moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blade shoots in for a takedown but Cartwright shows good takedown defense.
Blade clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
Cartwright keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blade's efforts to push away.
Cartwright gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Blade is not content to let Cartwright control the position.
Blade is trying to get back to full guard.
Blade kicks Cartwright off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blade keeps working.
Cartwright passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Blade!
Cartwright dominating with strikes here.
Blade is squirming around, avoiding Cartwright's attempts to control the action.
Cartwright tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Blade dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clian Cartwright's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cartwright sprawls well. Cartwright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blade gets slowly back to his feet.
Cartwright swats away the attempt to clinch by Blade.
Cartwright steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cartwright takes the fight into the clinch.
Blade tries to pull guard but Cartwright holds him up against the cage and eventually Blade drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cartwright after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Blade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blade's efforts to push away.
Blade jumps guard but Cartwright turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cartwright gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Blade makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Blade moves into the clinch successfully.
Cartwright gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blade.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blade tries for a takedown but Cartwright manages to get underhooks.
Cartwright avoids a wild elbow strike from Blade.
Cartwright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blade trying to control the position but instead, Cartwright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blade into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade is trying to push Cartwright away but Cartwright has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cartwright goes for a takedown attempt but Blade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cartwright is looking to clinch.
Blade throws a big counter combination but Cartwright scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blade scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blade's waist but Blade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cartwright off to one side.
Cartwright dives in and scores a takedown into Blade's guard.
Cartwright won't allow Blade to get back to his feet.
Blade keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Cartwright looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright works over Blade with some ground and pound from guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Blade here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cartwright passes Blade's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cartwright on the ground.
Cartwright is controlling the pace.
Blade wants to improve his position but Cartwright is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cartwright slows the pace down in half guard.
Cartwright is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cartwright keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blade stuffs the takedown.
Blade throws a head kick that misses.
Clian Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamal Blade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blade checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jamal Blade.
Well Blade 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Jamal Blade!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Jamal Blade!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Jamal Blade!
Jamal Blade wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Garrison (ranked 4847 p4p, 4653 weight class) and Marco Tulio (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam Garrison!
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, Marco Tulio!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrison is looking to clinch but Tulio is avoiding it.
Tulio closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Garrison's guard.
Tulio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tulio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Garrison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tulio is working away from the top position though.
Tulio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tulio drops an elbow to the side of Garrison's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garrison wants to get back to full guard.
Tulio seems to be working for a kimura but Garrison defends the submission attempt.
Tulio seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Garrison is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marco Tulio!
Our winner, Marco Tulio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Jones (ranked 4883 p4p, 4990 weight class) and Leonid Adi (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taylor Jones!
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, Leonid Adi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adi goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward.
Jones tries to clinch up but Adi circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Adi moves out of range easily.
Adi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Adi moves out of range easily.
Adi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Adi manages to circle out of the way.
Adi throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adi moves into the clinch.
Adi tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Taylor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Adi.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Adi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Adi scores with a punch to the head.
Adi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones rushes Adi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adi throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adi sprawls well. Adi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Adi.
Adi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adi circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Adi responds with a good body kick, but Jones manages to step out the way in time.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Adi.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adi looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Adi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Adi shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adi looks winded!
Jones goes for a double leg but Adi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adi continues to drive forward.
Adi unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Adi has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Adi manages to pull guard.
Jones passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
Adi tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jones has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Adi tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taylor Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adi is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Adi circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Adi on that attempt.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Adi in a clinch.
Adi stalling the fight.
Jones tries to pull guard but Adi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adi successfully pulls guard.
Jones stands and steps away. Adi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Adi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Adi checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adi.
Taylor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Adi.
Adi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adi misses with a head kick.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Adi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adi is breathing heavily.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Adi gets a clinch.
Adi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adi pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Adi is working from the bottom.
Adi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Adi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Adi is keeping the position.
Adi keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Adi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones is pulling down on Adi's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Taylor Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Adi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones pushes Adi up against the cage in a clinch.
Adi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Adi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones pulls guard.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Adi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adi being controlled here, momentarily.
Taylor Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Adi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Adi.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Adi looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Taylor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Adi.
Adi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adi fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adi looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Adi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
A head kick misses from Adi.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Adi blocks a head kick by Jones.
And Adi tries to counter it with a takedown but Jones pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adi swivels and escapes.
Jones avoids the head kick by Adi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adi pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Adi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Adi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Adi doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Adi. Adi gets slowly back to his feet.
Adi tries to clinch up.
Adi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adi sprawls well. Adi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Taylor Jones!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Taylor Jones!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Taylor Jones!
Taylor Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuval Ben Or (ranked 3082 p4p, 4969 weight class) and Robert Lee (ranked 402 p4p, 563 weight class). Ben Or comes to the cage accompanied by WITHOUT YOU. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuval Ben Or!
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, Robert Lee!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Or slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Ben Or sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ben Or to the ground. Lee is now in Ben Or's guard.
Ben Or uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ben Or counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ben Or tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ben Or trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ben Or knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lee moves nicely into side control.
Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lee prevents Ben Or from escaping the position.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Ben Or is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ben Or tries to escape but Lee is in control.
Ben Or managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ben Or tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Lee tries to move to mount but Ben Or blocks the move with his legs.
Ben Or is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee prevents Ben Or from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ben Or is trying to buck Lee off.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ben Or throws a one two combo.
Ben Or throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ben Or connects with a single shot there.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee drives through with a takedown into Ben Or's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ben Or wriggles free and stands up.
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!
Ben Or throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yuval Ben Or has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lee.
Ben Or tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ben Or counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Ben Or does it's job there.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ben Or circles away.
Ben Or connects with a body shot.
Ben Or stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Ben Or misses the target.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee looks winded!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ben Or to the ground. Lee is now in Ben Or's guard.
Ben Or uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ben Or lands a jab.
A punch combination from Ben Or misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuval Ben Or dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee shoots and misses
and Ben Or counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ben Or is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Ben Or.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lee 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.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee stops Ben Or from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lee in particular looking to stall.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Ben Or defending well.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ben Or is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ben Or to the ground. Lee is now in Ben Or's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Or utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ben Or looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ben Or looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ben Or!
Ben Or tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Ben Or is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ben Or working away.
Lee regains half guard.
Ben Or is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lee still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lee has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Sloppy strikes there by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Or throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Lee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee moves into full mount! Ben Or won't be happy about that!
Lee throws some wild stikes that Ben Or manages to avoid easily.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ben Or to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ben Or shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Ben Or is in real trouble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee tries to clinch there but Ben Or circles away.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Ben Or misses with the combination.
Lee feints the counter takedown.
Ben Or looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ben Or scores with a shot to the body.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Ben Or counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Ben Or shoots in.
Lee throws a big counter head kick but Ben Or avoids it with no problem.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ben Or sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ben Or but Ben Or pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yuval Ben Or has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee shoots and misses
and Ben Or counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ben Or shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee thinks about the counter body kick.
Ben Or connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ben Or is trying to defend but Lee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to control but Ben Or is keeping him busy.
Lee controlling the pace.
Robert Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ben Or has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lee is on him like a limpet, forcing Ben Or back against the cage.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Ben Or turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but Ben Or manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Or changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab from Ben Or.
Ben Or looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good shot there by Ben Or.
Ben Or scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Ben Or swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Ben Or counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ben Or misses with the combination.
Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ben Or is looking to clinch.
And Lee tries to counter it with a takedown but Ben Or pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ben Or counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee controlling the pace.
Lee stops Ben Or from getting back to his feet.
Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Or tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lee passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee punching from mount but Ben Or doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lee has isolated one of Ben Or's arms. Ben Or looking to fight him off but Lee twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Baptist (ranked 4670 p4p, 4793 weight class) and Bad Dawg (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Baptist!
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, Bad Dawg!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg works Baptist's body with a nice hook.
Dawg throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Dawg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baptist is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dawg throws a jab but it's blocked by Baptist.
Dawg lands a jab to the head.
Baptist tries to move into range but Dawg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baptist is stalling here.
Dawg cracks Baptist with a nice body shot.
Dawg wants to break free but Baptist has control.
Dawg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baptist is keeping busy.
Dawg lands with a short shot to the head.
Dawg throws a punch but it's blocked by Baptist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Baptist.
Baptist breaks the clinch.
Dawg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baptist manages to avoid it.
Dawg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Dawg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dawg looks to throw the jab but Baptist is out of range.
Dawg misses the shot to the body.
Baptist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dawg throws out the jab.
Baptist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dawg misses with a wild body shot.
Dawg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baptist takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dawg throws an overhand right that drops Baptist like a sack of potatoes! Dawg dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bad Dawg!
Bad Dawg bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Horne (ranked 4824 p4p, 4733 weight class) and Maxmilian Outess (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taylor Horne!
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, Maxmilian Outess!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outess clinches up with Horne and pushes him back against the cage.
Outess misses with a short punch on the inside.
Outess is struggling to control the position.
Horne jumps guard but Outess stands there with Horne around his waist. Horne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Outess turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Outess manages to end up in side control.
Horne tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Outess is working for a guillotine from mount but Horne frees his head quite easily.
Horne is trying to reverse the position but instead Outess has taken his back - oops!
Outess scores with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outess avoiding Horne 's attempts to control his hands.
Outess has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Horne's body.
Outess is landing with strikes from the back.
Outess throwing damaging strikes from the back! Horne could be in trouble here!
Horne is really stuck here.
Outess lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Horne hold on?!
Outess has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horne wants to get back to his feet.
Horne is trying to break free.
Outess lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Horne hold on?!
Outess has good solid back control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Outess punishes Horne with strikes from the back mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outess has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Horne has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Outess looking for the choke but no joy.
Horne is trying to break free.
Outess controls the action.
Outess throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Horne!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outess controlling from the back.
Horne rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Outess is taking a breather. Horne says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Horne throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horne trying to hold on to Outess's head to control him but Outess postures up.
Outess keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxmilian Outess dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Outess pinned against the cage. Outess gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horne is looking to clinch but Outess is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Horne.
Outess tries to clinch there but Horne circles away.
Horne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horne shoots in looking for a takedown. Outess tries to sprawl out of it but Horne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Outess manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outess throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horne gets caught napping as Outess dives in and scores a takedown. Horne manages to retain guard.
Horne is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Outess dives into side control.
Horne taking a bit of punishment here - Outess scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horne can't do much from the bottom here.
Outess passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Horne!
Horne is trying desperately to improve position.
Outess controlling the position easily from mount.
Maxmilian Outess has got the better of the ground game so far.
Outess lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outess lands a couple of good shots and Horne has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Outess. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Horne trying to control the hands but Outess breaks the grip.
Outess is looking for the choke from the back position but Horne is controlling his hands well.
Outess controls the action.
Horne fending off the submission attempt from Outess.
Outess gets his hands free as Horne looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outess is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Horne. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Outess has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horne showing good submission defense here.
Horne is in bad spot here.
Horne just trying to survive but Outess is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Outess is working the ground and pound. Can Horne escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outess is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Horne is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Outess has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Horne is defending well but eventually Outess manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Horne has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Maxmilian Outess!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Quinlevan (ranked 4986 p4p, 4695 weight class) and Bean Bryant (ranked 227 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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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Quinlevan!
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, Bean Bryant !
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinlevan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant with the counter takedown but Quinlevan avoids it easily.
Bryant dodges the punch combination from Quinlevan.
Bryant with the counter takedown but Quinlevan avoids it easily.
Quinlevan thumps Bryant with a low kick.
Quinlevan lands with a kick to the temple. Bryant shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Bean Bryant has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinlevan lands with a slapping head kick.
Bryant drives through with a takedown into Quinlevan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bryant is in close to Quinlevan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant content to stall in guard here.
Bryant drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bryant jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Quinlevan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bryant thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bryant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bryant pushes down on Quinlevan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bryant lands strikes from half guard.
Bryant controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant works his way into full mount!
Quinlevan is looking to get to half guard.
Bryant controlling from the full mount.
Bryant quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Bryant but it's paid off an Quinlevan is forced to tap! Nice work by Bryant .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bean Bryant !
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