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WFC Rio de Janeiro 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 1550 p4p, 2890 weight class) and World Peace (ranked 144 p4p, 230 weight class). Peace has chosen Crazy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, World Peace!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yamamoto counters with a low kick, right behind Peace 's knee.
Peace misses the shot to the body.
Peace moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto lands an elbow just above Peace 's eye.
 It looks like World Peace has been cut.
Yamamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peace's efforts to push away.
Yamamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Peace tries to pull guard but Yamamoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Peace drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto digs a right hand underneath Peace's ribcage. Peace let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto.
Peace tries to pull guard but Yamamoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Peace drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peace up against the cage.
Yamamoto stalling the fight.
Peace fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rogerio Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of World Peace.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Peace shrugs off.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peace's elbow.
Peace tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamamoto just leaning against Peace, taking a breather.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace jumps guard but Yamamoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
That has opened up World Peace's cut even more.
Peace fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Peace is trying to pull guard but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Peace jumps guard but Yamamoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yamamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peace jumps guard but Yamamoto stands there with Peace around his waist. Peace gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Peace shrugs off.
The cut above World Peace's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Peace fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Peace shrugs off.
World Peace's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Peace tries to pull guard but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Peace takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peace's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at World Peace's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rogerio Yamamoto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albert Vortmont (ranked 2360 p4p, 3782 weight class) and Rio Gracie (ranked 312 p4p, 437 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Vortmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vortmont gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vortmont looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vortmont's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Gracie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Vortmont really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Gracie is looking to work his way around to Vortmont's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie wants to take Vortmont's back but he can't do it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Gracie 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.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The adventures of Gracie the control monster continue. Boring.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rio Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Gracie.
Gracie moves to the back.
Gracie keeps control of the position easily here as Vortmont tries to buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Gracie.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gracie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vortmont tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie is in Vortmont's guard.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie passes Vortmont's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie is taking a breather. Vortmont 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.
Vortmont trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Vortmont defends it.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Gracie controls the position.
Gracie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vortmont!
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves to the back position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Gracie controlling the positon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rio Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rio Gracie!
After winning the bout, Rio Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Waylon Jones (ranked 2104 p4p, 5677 weight class) and Jace Michaels (ranked 132 p4p, 274 weight class). Jace Michaels has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Waylon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jace Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Michaels is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Michaels's hands, connecting with Michaels's forehead.
Jones prevents Michaels from improving his position.
Michaels wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Michaels is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Michaels defending well though.
Michaels on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Michaels wants to get back to full guard.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Michaels felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Michaels trying to control from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Michaels is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Michaels avoid being mounted?
Jones working Michaels over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Michaels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Michaels's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Waylon Jones!
Our winner, Waylon Jones, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mbape Smooth (ranked 1882 p4p, 4283 weight class) and Ray Cartier (ranked 250 p4p, 465 weight class). Mbape Smooth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Cartier's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mbape Smooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Cartier!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smooth scores with a shot to the side of Cartier's head.
Smooth lands a nice uppercut.
Cartier is looking to take this one to the mat.
Smooth lands a right hand.
Smooth lands with a short shot to the head.
Smooth throws a head punch that misses.
Smooth scores with a shot to the side of Cartier's head.
Smooth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cartier is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smooth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smooth swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartier drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smooth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mbape Smooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Cartier.
Smooth lands a right hand.
Smooth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartier changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smooth fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smooth moves into the clinch.
Smooth lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartier tries to score a body lock takedown but Smooth shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cartier jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smooth walks away with a smile on his face. Cartier gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smooth clinches with his opponent.
Smooth lands a right hand.
Smooth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smooth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smooth lands a shoulder strike.
Cartier is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smooth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smooth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smooth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Smooth.
Smooth gets underhooks to prevent Cartier's takedown attempt.
A short left from Smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartier drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smooth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smooth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cartier backwards.
Smooth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smooth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 Cartier is rocked!
Smooth throws a head punch that misses.
Cartier is still on wobbly legs! Can Smooth finish him?
Smooth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cartier.
Cartier blocking some punches.
Smooth misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartier.
Cartier seems to have recovered his senses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smooth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smooth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smooth lands a hook that snaps the head of Cartier backwards.
Smooth unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Cartier! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Smooth is unloading with more strikes now! Cartier drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mbape Smooth!
A relieved looking Mbape Smooth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Divine Intervention (ranked 3083 p4p, 4937 weight class) and Andronicus Unimanus (ranked 360 p4p, 497 weight class). Unimanus has chosen BoogeyMan as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Divine Intervention!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andronicus Unimanus!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Intervention rushes Unimanus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Intervention's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Intervention misses with the head strike.
Intervention has a couple of punches blocked by Unimanus.
Intervention lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Intervention scores with a nice short uppercut.
Intervention lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unimanus.
Intervention swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Intervention lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Unimanus backwards.
It looks like Andronicus Unimanus has been cut.
A short right from Intervention on the inside.
Intervention misses with a hook from the clinch.
Intervention scores with a shot to the side of Unimanus's head.
Unimanus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Unimanus's coach down at Alpha Brasil was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Unimanus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Intervention lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Intervention gets through Unimanus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Intervention lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Intervention working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Unimanus is rocked!
Unimanus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Unimanus is still on wobbly legs! Can Intervention finish him?
Intervention has Unimanus pressed against the cage, preventing Unimanus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Intervention misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unimanus seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intervention lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Unimanus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Intervention prevents it.
Intervention lands with a left to the head.
Intervention fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Intervention scores with a nice hook to the head.
Intervention throws a punch but it's blocked by Unimanus.
Still in the clinch, Intervention scores with a nice short uppercut.
Intervention lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Unimanus to his knees! Intervention keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Divine Intervention!
A relieved looking Divine Intervention thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hughes (ranked 3289 p4p, 3699 weight class) and Lexus Chaos (ranked 419 p4p, 462 weight class). Chaos has chosen The Chaos Insurgency as his entrance music. Lexus Chaos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lexus Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes gets a takedown into half guard.
Chaos trying to control here.
Hughes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hughes is working hard here to advance position.
Hughes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chaos!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaos is working to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes moves to the back.
Hughes is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is looking for the choke from the back position but Chaos is controlling his hands well.
Hughes patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hughes 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, Chaos has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hughes is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Chaos won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Hughes off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mark Hughes!
Mark Hughes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toshika Koga (ranked 24058 p4p, 24487 weight class) and TJ Stuber (ranked 378 p4p, 389 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that TJ Stuber was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toshika Koga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, TJ Stuber!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koga shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stuber's guard.
Koga is pushing down on Stuber's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stuber is fighting to maintain full guard but Koga has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if Koga is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Koga's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stuber is in trouble now - Koga has advanced to mount!
Koga controlling the pace for now.
Koga seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stuber for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stuber wants to control but Koga is having none of it.
Koga content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga takes Stuber's back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Koga controlling the positon.
Koga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koga keeps control of the position as Stuber tries to break free.
Koga controls the position.
Further stalling from Koga.
Stuber trying to control the action but Koga just sinks the hooks in.
Koga is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koga is hanging on to Stuber's back as he tries to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stuber is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Koga.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Koga.
Koga continues to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toshika Koga 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.
Koga closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Koga lands in his opponent's guard.
Koga is pushing down on Stuber's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stuber is fighting to maintain full guard but Koga has managed to sneak the leg through.
Koga passes the guard and advances to mount!
Koga controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koga continues to hold on tight.
Koga takes Stuber's back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koga is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Koga.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Koga is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Stuber is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Koga off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Stuber rolls, trying to escape but Koga keeps control of the position.
I would not like to be Stuber right now.
Toshika Koga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stuber trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toshika Koga dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Koga throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stuber was covering up waiting for the punch and Koga finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Koga is stalling in the full guard.
Koga passes Stuber's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Koga prevents Stuber from improving his position.
Koga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koga passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stuber!
Koga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga moves to the back.
Stuber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koga has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Stuber's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stuber can do to turn this around?
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.
Stuber wants to escape the position.
Stuber is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Koga.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshika Koga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshika Koga!
An out of breath Toshika Koga thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vizual Mercenary (ranked 1575 p4p, 1353 weight class) and Valentino Santiago (ranked 218 p4p, 191 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vizual Mercenary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Valentino Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santiago under the eye.
It looks like Valentino Santiago has been cut.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mercenary sprawls well. Mercenary wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet.
Mercenary gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Santiago advances position into side control!
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet but Santiago drags him back down.
Santiago thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mercenary is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Santiago advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercenary stops Santiago from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago takes Mercenary's back.
Santiago is cranking Mercenary's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Mercenary! He's tightened the choke and Mercenary is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Valentino Santiago!
An out of breath Valentino Santiago thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bill Jr (ranked 1735 p4p, 5492 weight class) and Barry Jones (ranked 112 p4p, 353 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Barry Jones enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Bill Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bill Jr under the eye.
Bill Jr moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Bill Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bill Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Bill Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bill Jr lands with a right to the head.
Bill Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bill Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bill Jr.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bill Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bill Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is rocked!
Jones can't break the clinch.
Bill Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Bill Jr finish him?
Bill Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Bill Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Bill Jr working aggressively here.
Bill Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bill Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bill Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Bill Jr misses with the head strike.
Bill Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Bill Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bill Jr misses with the head strike.
Bill Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bill Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Bill Jr on the inside.
Bill Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bill Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Bill Jr on the inside.
Bill Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Bill Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bill Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bill Jr working aggressively here.
Bill Jr gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bill Jr scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Bill Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bill Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bill Jr keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bill Jr pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bill Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bill Jr working aggressively here.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Bill Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bill Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Bill Jr pushes Jones against the cage. Bill Jr is working some dirty boxing. Bill Jr pushes off with a quick right hook! Jones goes down! Jones tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bill Jr moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Bill Jr!
Dan Bill Jr retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Dan Bill Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Augustus (ranked 24358 p4p, 1645 weight class) and Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 564 p4p, 224 weight class). Ragnarsson has chosen Twilight of the Thunder God as his entrance music. Apollo Augustus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Augustus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson with a nice cross.
Ragnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Augustus.
Augustus gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ragnarsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ragnarsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ragnarsson stops Augustus from standing up.
Ragnarsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Augustus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ragnarsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Augustus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ragnarsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Augustus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Augustus wants to stand but Ragnarsson is controlling the position.
Ragnarsson postures up in Augustus's guard and throws a big left but Augustus blocks it.
Ragnarsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ragnarsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Augustus wants to stand up but Ragnarsson is controlling him.
Augustus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ragnarsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augustus is keeping the position for now.
Augustus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Augustus tries to get out of the position.
Ragnarsson stands and throws Augustus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Augustus is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ragnarsson grinds an elbow into Augustus's temple.
Ragnarsson lands a nice forearm strike.
Augustus wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ragnarsson working the head with strikes.
Ragnarsson is looking to take a break and control but Augustus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ragnarsson scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ragnarsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Augustus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ragnarsson on the ground.
Ragnarsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Augustus wants to get back to his feet.
Ragnarsson controls the position.
Ragnarsson scoring with punches and elbows.
Ragnarsson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ragnarsson scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ragnarsson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ragnarsson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ragnarsson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Augustus is looking to get back to his feet here but Ragnarsson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Augustus's back.
Augustus takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Augustus is trying to stand back up.
Ragnarsson punches Augustus on the ear.
Ragnarsson punishes Augustus with strikes from the back mount.
Ragnarsson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Ragnarsson is landing with strikes from the back.
Ragnarsson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ragnarsson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ragnarsson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ragnarsson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Augustus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ragnarsson feints the counter takedown.
Augustus instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ragnarsson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ragnarsson has a closed guard, preventing Augustus from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Augustus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ragnarsson's guard.
Ragnarsson pulls Augustus in close to prevent any damage.
Augustus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've been informed that Ragnarsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ragnarsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Augustus wants to stand but Ragnarsson is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Augustus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Augustus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ragnarsson gets tackled into the cage by Augustus. Augustus maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurd Ragnarsson dominated that round.
That's time! Augustus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Augustus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Augustus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ragnarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Augustus tries to clinch there but Ragnarsson circles away.
We've been told by Augustus's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ragnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ragnarsson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Augustus tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Augustus is looking to clinch but Ragnarsson is avoiding it.
Ragnarsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Augustus tries to clinch up but Ragnarsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Apollo Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Augustus's half guard.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Augustus won't allow Ragnarsson to pass to mount.
Ragnarsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ragnarsson winds up and cracks Augustus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus is trying to stand up here but Ragnarsson is controlling him well.
Ragnarsson trying to control the action but Augustus is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Augustus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ragnarsson prevents Augustus from standing back up.
Ragnarsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ragnarsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Augustus is trying to stand up here but Ragnarsson is controlling him well.
Augustus 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.
Nice strikes from Ragnarsson there.
Ragnarsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ragnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ragnarsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands strikes from half guard.
Ragnarsson working Augustus over with strikes.
Ragnarsson content to control rather than advance.
Ragnarsson wants to pass the guard but Augustus is defending well.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Still in half guard, Ragnarsson seems content to control.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Augustus's head.
Ragnarsson trying to control the action but Augustus is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson prevents Augustus from standing back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ragnarsson is nestled in close to Augustus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Augustus is trying to stand back up but Ragnarsson is controlling him
Ragnarsson winds up and cracks Augustus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson content to control rather than advance.
Augustus tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ragnarsson manages to move to mount!
Ragnarsson landing shots from mount.
Augustus wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ragnarsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Augustus?
Ragnarsson working Augustus over with strikes here.
 Augustus is rocked!
Augustus really wants to buck Ragnarsson off and get back to his feet.
Ragnarsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Augustus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Augustus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ragnarsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Augustus is bucking up trying to escape but Ragnarsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ragnarsson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Augustus covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Sigurd Ragnarsson is the new lightweight champion!
Sigurd Ragnarsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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