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Closed Quarter Combat FFB 9 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joni Jantunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Straight Outta' Compton - NWA. Bobby Brown acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joni Jantunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jantunen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Jantunen's head.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jantunen but Jantunen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jantunen circles away.
Jantunen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jantunen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jantunen is breathing heavily.
Brown fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jantunen sprawls well initially but Brown persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brown wants to control but Jantunen is keeping him busy.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jantunen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oh Jantunen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown working over Jantunen with some ground and pound. Jantunen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jantunen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brown works his way into side control.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
Brown cracks Jantunen with a big right hand but Jantunen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jantunen being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brown just content to control the position.
Brown advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jantunen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
Jantunen is in a horrible position here. Brown smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jantunen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brown is landing with some decent strikes but Jantunen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brown landing strikes from the mount.
Brown breaks from Jantunen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown looking to finish Jantunen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jantunen!
Brown pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
Brown lands a nice shot to the head.
Brown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jantunen looks a forlorn figure.
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jantunen hang on?
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!
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jantunen hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown controlling his opponent.
Brown working Jantunen over with strikes here.
Jantunen is in a horrible position here. Brown smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Brown lands a big shot there that rocks Jantunen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brown with shots to the head and body - Jantunen looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jantunen hang on?
Brown lands a big shot there that rocks Jantunen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Joni Jantunen has been cut.
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jantunen's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jantunen looks a forlorn figure.
Jantunen taking shots to the head.
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
Brown unloading with bombs!
Brown controlling from mount.
Brown cracks Jantunen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown looking to finish Jantunen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jantunen!
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Joni Jantunen's cut is getting worse.
Brown is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Brown connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Brown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!
Brown breaks from Jantunen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brown landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brown scoring with strikes but Jantunen is staying in there.
Brown lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joni Jantunen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Jantunen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joni Jantunen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jantunen's waist but Jantunen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Brown looks for a takedown but Jantunen sprawls well.
Joni Jantunen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Brown.
Brown looks for a takedown but Jantunen sprawls well.
Brown tries for a takedown but Jantunen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jantunen stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Jantunen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Jantunen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Jantunen tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jantunen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Jantunen shows good takedown defense.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jantunen tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jantunen to the ground. Jantunen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bobby Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jantunen as he avoids it easily.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jantunen is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Jantunen circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Jantunen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jantunen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Jantunen sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Jantunen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jantunen as he avoids it easily.
Brown looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jantunen is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Jantunen circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Jantunen, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Jantunen against the cage but Jantunen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jantunen as he avoids it easily.
Brown looks for a takedown but Jantunen sprawls well.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Jantunen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Jantunen as Brown shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Brown tries for a takedown but Jantunen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Jantunen which made him look bad.
Jantunen stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jantunen is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Jantunen circles away and we're back to standing.
Jantunen stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown tries for a takedown but Jantunen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jantunen tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jantunen to the ground. Jantunen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Jantunen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jantunen stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown looks for a takedown but Jantunen sprawls well.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Jantunen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jantunen but Jantunen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jantunen's waist but Jantunen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joni Jantunen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joni Jantunen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jantunen but Jantunen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Jantunen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jantunen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Jantunen moved out of range nicely.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jantunen counters with a straight right hand.
Brown throws a jab when Jantunen was well out of range.
Joni Jantunen is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Joni Jantunen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Brown.
Jantunen slips a jab from Brown.
Nice sprawl there from Jantunen as Brown shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Jantunen moved out of range nicely.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jantunen as he jumps to the side.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Jantunen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Jantunen as Brown shoots in.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Jantunen sprawls well.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Jantunen, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Jantunen against the cage but Jantunen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Jantunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Jantunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws a hook but Jantunen blocks it.
Brown might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jantunen's waist but Jantunen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
A choreographed right hand from Brown misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Jantunen shows good takedown defense.
Brown looks for a takedown but Jantunen sprawls well.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jantunen.
Jantunen blocks a jab.
Brown misses with a hook. Jantunen ducked under it nicely.
Jantunen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jantunen tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jantunen to the ground. Jantunen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Jantunen sprawls well.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Jantunen which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Jantunen slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Jantunen slips a straight right by Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Jantunen.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jantunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown misses the jab.
A big right from Brown misses.
Jantunen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Jantunen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jantunen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jantunen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
Brown throws a hook but Jantunen blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Jantunen sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jantunen circles away.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jantunen circles away.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Jantunen's shoulder, as Jantunen tries to avoid the shot.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Jantunen which made him look bad.
Jantunen stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown shoots in but Jantunen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joni Jantunen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jantunen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Bartlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smashana Kali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Bartlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smashana Kali!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kali misses with a takedown attempt - Bartlett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kali shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bartlett as he jumps to the side.
Kali closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bartlett tries to roll over but Kali keeps him under control.
Bartlett is trying to control but Kali passes into side control!
Bartlett tries to improve position but can't.
Bartlett tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kali presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kali wants to get back to his feet but Bartlett is holding on tight.
Bartlett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kali can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bartlett is looking to escape.
Bartlett'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bartlett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bartlett sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bartlett gets full guard.
Kali looks gassed!
Bartlett working a defensive guard here.
Bartlett looking for a sweep. Not yet Bartlett, not yet.
Bartlett looking for a guillotine here but Kali defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kali's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett looking for a guillotine here but Kali defends easily.
Bartlett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kali is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bartlett working a defensive guard here.
Kali trying to control but Bartlett is working from the bottom.
Bartlett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kali gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kali controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bartlett thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bartlett working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kali has passed into half guard!
Bartlett looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartlett moves into full guard.
Kali won't allow Bartlett to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bartlett working for a triangle but Kali defends it easily.
Bartlett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bartlett looking for a guillotine from mount but Kali is having none of it.
Kali stops Bartlett from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Bartlett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bartlett tries for a takedown but Kali circles away easily
and Kali counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kali postures up.
Kali pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bartlett is keeping the position for now.
Kali avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bartlett wants to sweep but no luck.
Bartlett is looking for a triangle here but Kali uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bartlett is trying to improve his position.
Kali decides to stand back up. Kali steps back and let's Bartlett get back to his feet.
Kali is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bartlett frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bartlett lands with some strikes.
Kali is rocked!
Kali is trying desperately to improve position.
Kali is still in real trouble! Can Bartlett finish him?
Vincent Bartlett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kali taking shots to the head.
Kali takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kali is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Bartlett has taken his back.
Bartlett looking for the choke from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bartlett.
Bartlett looking for the choke from the back.
Kali staying busy and making it hard for Bartlett to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett avoiding Kali 's attempts to control his hands.
Bartlett wants to control but Kali manages to buck him off and is now in Bartlett's guard! Nice work there by Kali!
Bartlett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kali stopping the sweep attempt from Bartlett.
Kali seems to have recovered his senses.
Bartlett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kali controls the pace.
Bartlett looking for a guillotine here but Kali defends easily.
Kali stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett gets a takedown into half guard.
Bartlett has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kali is squirming around, avoiding Bartlett's attempts to control the action.
Bartlett looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bartlett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bartlett looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bartlett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett dominating with strikes here.
Bartlett with a couple of short strikes.
Kali wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bartlett avoids the attempt from Kali to control.
Kali taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Bartlett is trying to take his opponent's back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kali really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bartlett jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kali is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kali and Bartlett has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Bartlett dominated that second round.
That's time! Bartlett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Kali takes the fight into the clinch.
Kali tightens his grip and picks Bartlett up, before dumping him to the ground. Bartlett manages to land in guard.
Bartlett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bartlett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kali is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kali wants to control from the top but Bartlett keeps moving.
Kali is sitting in close to Bartlett's body. Bartlett has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kali is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kali is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bartlett.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vincent Bartlett!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Batalha Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Batalha Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg Silva stuns Rodrigo Batalha Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cyborg Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva fails with the takedown.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Cyborg Silva scores with a jab to the head.
No luck for Rodrigo Batalha Silva with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Batalha Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva moves forwards but Cyborg Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cyborg Silva throws out the jab.
Cyborg Silva throws a body punch but Rodrigo Batalha Silva moves out of range.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva shoots in but Cyborg Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cyborg Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cyborg Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodrigo Batalha Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Cyborg Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva fails to land the takedown.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Cyborg Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva is breathing heavily.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyborg Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cyborg Silva misses with the combination.
Cyborg Silva lands a head shot.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva throws a series of punches but Rodrigo Batalha Silva avoids them all with ease.
Oh Rodrigo Batalha Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cyborg Silva misses with an uppercut. Rodrigo Batalha Silva saw that one coming.
Cyborg Silva throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigo Batalha Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cyborg Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cyborg Silva misses with the combination.
A combination from Cyborg Silva does no damage.
Cyborg Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyborg Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cyborg Silva throws out a loose jab but Rodrigo Batalha Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cyborg Silva throws a series of punches but Rodrigo Batalha Silva moves out of range.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva throws a body punch but Cyborg Silva moves out of range.
Cyborg Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodrigo Batalha Silva.
Cyborg Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cyborg Silva tries to kick Rodrigo Batalha Silva off but Rodrigo Batalha Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cyborg Silva tries to roll over but Rodrigo Batalha Silva keeps him under control.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cyborg Silva controls his leg.
Cyborg Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Cyborg Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rodrigo Batalha Silva in particular looking to stall.
Cyborg Silva tries to kick Rodrigo Batalha Silva off but Rodrigo Batalha Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cyborg Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva wants to take a breather but Cyborg Silva is having none of it.
Cyborg Silva is controlling Rodrigo Batalha Silva's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cyborg Silva manages to get to full guard.
Cyborg Silva has control of Rodrigo Batalha Silva's left arm, preventing Rodrigo Batalha Silva from doing any damage.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva trying to control but Cyborg Silva is working from the bottom.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyborg Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cyborg Silva throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigo Batalha Silva moves away and avoids it.
Cyborg Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva shoots in but Cyborg Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cyborg Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Rodrigo Batalha Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Cyborg Silva. No joy for Rodrigo Batalha Silva on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Batalha Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyborg Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Cyborg Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva shoots in for a takedown but Cyborg Silva shows good takedown defense.
A swing and a miss from Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Cyborg Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodrigo Batalha Silva. Rodrigo Batalha Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cyborg Silva duly obliges.
Cyborg Silva is breathing heavily.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva tries for a takedown but Cyborg Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cyborg Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodrigo Batalha Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Cyborg Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva is really struggling to control Cyborg Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cyborg Silva, up you get!
Cyborg Silva lands a body shot.
A choreographed right hand from Cyborg Silva misses the target.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva shoots in for a takedown but Cyborg Silva shows good takedown defense.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva is looking to clinch.
Cyborg Silva lands with a straight right. Rodrigo Batalha Silva didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodrigo Batalha Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Cyborg Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva won't allow Cyborg Silva to sweep him here.
Cyborg Silva is working an open guard so Rodrigo Batalha Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva is looking to clinch but Cyborg Silva is avoiding it.
A combination from Cyborg Silva does no damage.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cyborg Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva is trying to trip Cyborg Silva. He has hold of a leg but Cyborg Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rodrigo Batalha Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cyborg Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva stands up and waves to Cyborg Silva to follow him.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Cyborg Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Cyborg Silva throws a right hand that Rodrigo Batalha Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigo Batalha Silva also avoids with ease.
Cyborg Silva scores with a hook to the body. Rodrigo Batalha Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cyborg Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cyborg Silva takes a swing at Rodrigo Batalha Silva's ribcage but misses.
Cyborg Silva throws a series of punches but Rodrigo Batalha Silva moves out of range.
Cyborg Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva tries to clinch up.
Cyborg Silva stalks Rodrigo Batalha Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodrigo Batalha Silva's face. Rodrigo Batalha Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva walks straight into a right hand from Cyborg Silva - that's dropped him! Cyborg Silva jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rodrigo Batalha Silva from any more punishment! Rodrigo Batalha Silva complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cyborg Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Chaves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and thteve thnake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Chaves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, thteve thnake!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
thnake closes the distance and clinches up with Chaves, looking for a takedown. thnake pushes Chaves against the cage but Chaves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
thnake closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chaves to the mat! Chaves manages to get full guard.
thnake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chaves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chaves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chaves keeping moving, preventing thnake from controlling successfully.
thnake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
thnake drops back looking for a leg! Chaves is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chaves manages to kick thnake off! thnake jumps back into Chaves's guard.
thnake wants to get up but he can't break Chaves's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chaves looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaves, not yet.
Chaves keeping full guard, as thnake tries to pass.
Chaves seems keen to control thnake's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chaves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
thnake tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Chaves is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, thnake has managed to escape the submission attempt.
thnake bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
thnake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chaves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
thnake looks gassed!
Chaves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in thnake's guard.
thnake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chaves passes thnake's left leg - he's now in half guard.
thnake is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Chaves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chaves is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, thnake has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
thnake keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chaves is landing with some decent strikes but thnake is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
thnake is desperately trying to improve his position but Chaves has a good base and remains in mount.
thnake tries to improve his position but instead Chaves has taken his back!
Chaves is trying to stick to thnake's back but thnake is turning into Chaves. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chaves's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by thnake.
thnake looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Chaves shoots and misses
and thnake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chaves's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
thnake stands up and waves to Chaves to follow him.
thnake fails with the takedown
and Chaves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
thnake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chaves gets to his feet. thnake looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chaves clinches up against the cage.
thnake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chaves pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marco Chaves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of thteve thnake.
Chaves feints and as thnake raises his hands in defense, Chaves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chaves wants to pass the guard but thnake is keeping the position.
Chaves passes thnake's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaves is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chaves lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaves working for a submission but thnake is keeping him at bay.
Chaves working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chaves has control of thnake's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and thnake regains control of the situation pretty easily.
thnake really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chaves raining down shots from the mount!
Chaves working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
thnake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
thnake defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Chaves.
thnake is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Chaves dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
thnake has his takedown stuffed
so Chaves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
thnake had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Chaves is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. thnake Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Chaves's back instead.
Chaves is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if thnake gets his way!
thnake working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Chaves rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Chaves wants to get back to full guard.
thnake is looking to advance position but Chaves won't allow it.
Chaves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
thnake is breathing heavily.
Chaves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from thnake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaves manages to get to full guard.
Chaves manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chaves has control of thnake's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and thnake regains control of the situation pretty easily.
thnake is trying to escape the mount.
Chaves tries to control but thnake wriggling away.
thnake is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chaves can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as thnake is looking to escape.
Chaves breaks from thnake's wrist control and lands an elbow.
thnake really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chaves wants to control but instead thnake manages to regain half guard.
thnake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chaves is keen to just control but thnake is a slippery customer.
Chaves decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
thnake throws a nice looking combination but Chaves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and thnake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chaves's guard.
thnake wants to pass the guard but Chaves is keeping the position.
Chaves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
thnakeis looking to pass into half guard but Chaves pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Chaves is in guard.
Chaves lands a couple of elbows.
thnake had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Chaves is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. thnake Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Chaves's back instead.
Chaves manages to reverse the position and now he's in thnake's guard. Nice work there by Chaves.
Chaves preventing the sweep.
thnake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chaves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
thnake pushes a forearm under Chaves's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Chaves is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). thteve thnake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Racka Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Racka Lamb!
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, Alejandro Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a front kick that sends Lamb stumbling back into the cage.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Lamb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamb drops Silva with a nice combination! Lamb dives into Silva's guard, looking to finish!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Alejandro Silva has been cut.
Lamb lands a couple of elbows.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Lamb finish him?
Lamb stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lamb stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Lamb stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lamb working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lamb wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lamb controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamb scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Lamb landing a few strikes.
Lamb lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Lamb landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lamb in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lamb working the ground and pound.
Lamb working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lamb lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lamb is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lamb connects with a decent elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lamb has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Lamb working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamb sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lamb with the ground and pound from mount.
Lamb pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lamb takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lamb lands a heavy elbow.
Silva looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lamb cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lamb with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lamb lands with some strikes.
Lamb has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Silva is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Racka Lamb!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deniz Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bjerke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Bjerke told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deniz Koc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Bjerke!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjerke swats away the attempt to clinch by Koc.
Koc wants to clinch up but Bjerke keeps it at a distance.
Koc shoots for a takedown but Bjerke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bjerke stuffs the takedown attempt from Koc. Koc gets slowly back to his feet.
A big head kick from Bjerke and Koc is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Koc is rocked!
It looks like Deniz Koc has been cut.
Bjerke pushes down on Koc's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oh Koc is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koc is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bjerke pulls his head out easily.
Koc seems to have got his legs back now.
Bjerke with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bjerke wants to control but Koc is keeping him busy.
It looks like Bjerke is going to stand back up.
Bjerke is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjerke wants to stand but Koc has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Koc trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bjerke manages to pass to mount!
Koc is looking to improve his position but Bjerke isn't that keen on the idea.
Koc is breathing heavily.
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.
Bjerke wants to control the pace but Koc is squirming around nicely.
Bjerke dominating with strikes here.
Bjerke gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Koc throws a leg kick but Bjerke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bjerke is looking to clinch.
Bjerke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koc rushes Bjerke and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bjerke.
Bjerke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koc has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bjerke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bjerke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bjerke tries to land a knee to the head but Koc blocks with his arms.
Bjerke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koc lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke digs a right hand underneath Koc's ribcage. Koc let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bjerke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Bjerke.
Bjerke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koc blocking some punches.
Bjerke misses with a knee strike.
Koc managing to block the knees to the body from Bjerke.
Bjerke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bjerke trying to stall but Koc improves his position.
Koc jumps guard and drags Bjerke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Koc is looking for a triangle but Bjerke pushes his legs off easily.
Bjerke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bjerke has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Koc to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bjerke is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Koc pulls down on the head and he's put Bjerke to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Deniz Koc!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Lahey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesc Fabregas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabregas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We Fly High. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesc Fabregas!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahey instigates a clinch.
Lahey pulls guard effortlessly.
Lahey keeping full guard, as Fabregas tries to pass.
Lahey trying to strike off his back.
Fabregas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fabregas wants to pass to mount but Lahey is defending the position.
Fabregas prevents Lahey from improving his position.
Lahey won't allow Fabregas to pass to mount.
Lahey trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lahey scores with a takedown into Fabregas's guard.
Fabregas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey trying to control the position from guard on top but Fabregas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lahey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lahey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fabregas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lahey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lahey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fabregas looks gassed!
Lahey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lahey wants to control from the top but Fabregas keeps moving.
Lahey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fabregas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fabregas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lahey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lahey trying to control but Fabregas is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahey stays in close to Fabregas's body and controls the position.
Fabregas has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Lahey should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Fabregas has tightened it up now! Lahey should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cesc Fabregas!
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