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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between celine damp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Soutland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, celine damp!
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, Freddy Soutland!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soutland tries to clinch up but damp circles away and keeps his distance.
Soutland wants to clinch.
damp keeps the fight on the outside.
Soutland doesn't manage to clinch there - damp circles away.
damp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Soutland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
damp throws a front kick aimed at Soutland's knee but Soutland avoids it well.
damp shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
damp is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Soutland has managed to free his arm - good work.
damp is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Soutland is just riding it out for now. damp eventually gives up the hold.
damp is pressing down on Soutland's thigh, looking to free his foot. Soutland is holding on for now.
damp trying to control from half guard but Soutland is working away.
damp is trying to work for a kimura but Soutland is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soutland is looking to escape.
damp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soutland is not content to let damp control the position.
damp wants to work for an arm triangle but Soutland is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Soutland pushes damp off looking to stand but damp dives back in and keeps control.
Soutland misses with some strikes from the bottom.
damp wants to work for an arm triangle but Soutland is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
damp looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
damp is breathing heavily.
damp tries to pass the half guard into mount. Soutland knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Soutland really doesn't want to stay on the ground with damp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soutland tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
damp seems to be looking for submissions.
Soutland throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
damp is working for a kimura but Soutland is defending it quite comfortably.
Soutland misses with some strikes from the bottom.
damp trying to control from half guard but Soutland is working away.
Soutland is looking for a sweep. damp is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soutland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soutland tries to clinch but damp moves out of range.
damp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Soutland is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
damp tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soutland wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
damp is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Soutland knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Soutland wants to get back to his feet but damp drags him back down.
Soutland tries to bench press damp off him but damp keeps the position.
damp tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no damp has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
damp looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Soutland striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's four 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.
damp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
damp is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Soutland has escaped the position, nice work there.
Soutland wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soutland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soutland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Soutland as damp shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
celine damp dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
damp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soutland.
damp shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Soutland napping and manages to drive through into side control!
damp is looking to take a break and control but Soutland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
damp looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
damp is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Soutland is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Soutland is pushing damp's head away, looking to escape. damp manages to hold on to the position though.
damp wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Soutland, who protects the arm well.
damp blocks the strikes from Soutland.
Soutland wants to get back to his feet but damp drags him back down.
Soutland is trying to get back to half guard.
damp tries for a kimura but Soutland is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soutland tries to improve position but can't.
Soutland is looking to work his way out of this bad position but damp is controlling him well.
Soutland is trying to get back to half guard.
Soutland is trying to get back to his feet.
Soutland tries to improve position but can't.
damp has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Soutland is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. damp yanks on the arm and Soutland is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by damp.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). celine damp!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Beuys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Wilson Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Beuys!
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, Jose Wilson Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson Fonseca wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson Fonseca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beuys fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilson Fonseca on the side of the head.
Beuys scores with the left hand. Wilson Fonseca knows he should have avoided that one.
Wilson Fonseca fails with a takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilson Fonseca checks a leg kick.
Wilson Fonseca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beuys swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beuys tries a low kick but Wilson Fonseca avoids it.
Wilson Fonseca shoots for a takedown but Beuys saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beuys scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilson Fonseca in his tracks.
It looks like Jose Wilson Fonseca has been cut.
Wilson Fonseca is looking to clinch but Beuys is avoiding it.
Beuys bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wilson Fonseca looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beuys keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson Fonseca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beuys as he avoids it easily.
Hans Beuys has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Wilson Fonseca.
Beuys shoots in and bounces Wilson Fonseca off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wilson Fonseca being controlled here, momentarily.
Beuys pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson Fonseca is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beuys controlling from the top position.
Beuys will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hans Beuys.
Wilson Fonseca doesn't manage to clinch there - Beuys circles away.
Beuys is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wilson Fonseca gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beuys counters with a single leg into guard. Wilson Fonseca didn't expect that.
Beuys stops Wilson Fonseca from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson Fonseca being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Beuys dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Wilson Fonseca'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.
Nice uppercut there from Beuys.
Wilson Fonseca fails with the takedown
and Beuys cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson Fonseca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beuys clobbers Wilson Fonseca with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good work by Wilson Fonseca as he checks the leg kick.
Beuys scores with a hook to the body. Wilson Fonseca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson Fonseca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beuys drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson Fonseca is breathing heavily.
Beuys's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beuys stops Wilson Fonseca from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beuys looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Beuys forces his way into half guard.
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.
Beuys is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Beuys'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.
Beuys wants to pass to mount but Wilson Fonseca is defending the position.
That's four 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.
Beuys controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hans Beuys.
Wilson Fonseca looks to clinch
and Beuys counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wilson Fonseca with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beuys counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson Fonseca with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beuys counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hans Beuys has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Wilson Fonseca.
Wilson Fonseca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beuys to score with a decent uppercut.
Beuys lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Beuys dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Wilson Fonseca's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Beuys punishes Wilson Fonseca's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilson Fonseca tries for a takedown but Beuys circles away easily
and Beuys counters with a nice uppercut.
Hans Beuys is winning the standup battle so far.
Beuys lands a really nice looking cross but Wilson Fonseca seems unphased.
Wilson Fonseca is rocked!
Beuys is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beuys fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Wilson Fonseca to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Wilson Fonseca looks to clinch but Beuys throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Wilson Fonseca taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hans Beuys!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Celivaldo Varejao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celivaldo Varejao will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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269 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Nowak!
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, Celivaldo Varejao!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nowak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Varejao tries to clinch but Nowak moves away
and Nowak counters with a low kick, right behind Varejao 's knee.
Varejao stalks Nowak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nowak's face. Nowak staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Jan Nowak has been cut.
Nowak closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nowak looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Varejao is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowak trying to control the action but Varejao is working from the bottom.
Nowak stands up.
Nowak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nowak counters with a nice double leg into side control. Varejao won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak landing strikes.
Varejao can't do much from the bottom here.
Varejao is looking to regain half guard here but Nowak keeps moving and retains side control.
Nowak 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.
Varejao tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Nowak tries to move to mount but Varejao blocks the move with his legs.
Varejao wants to control but Nowak postures up.
Nowak has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Varejao clinches but Nowak breaks the clinch
and Nowak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nowak.
Nowak looking for a takedown.
Varejao wants to break free but Nowak has control.
Nowak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nowak wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Nowak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Varejao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nowak.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
Varejao lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak can't get the takedown.
Nowak jumps guard but Varejao stands there with Nowak around his waist. Nowak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Varejao is stalling here.
Nowak is trying to force a seperation but Varejao has the dominant position.
Varejao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Varejao is looking to control Nowak's arms but Nowak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Varejao has his back to the cage.
Varejao lands a nice shot to the body.
Varejao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Varejao works on Nowak's body with a couple of short punches.
Varejao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Varejao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varejao stalling the fight.
Varejao missing with knees to the body.
Varejao pushes Nowak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Varejao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Varejao looking to slow down the pace here.
Nowak has Varejao pressed against the cage, preventing Varejao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Varejao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Varejao lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Varejao wants to break free but Nowak has control.
Varejao has had enough of the clinch but Nowak keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nowak has Varejao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Varejao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Nowak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Nowak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Varejao tries to clinch up
and Nowak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Varejao's guard now.
Nowak trying to control but Varejao is working from the bottom.
Varejao looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Nowak is defending well. Varejao quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Nowak has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Varejao celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Celivaldo Varejao!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neji white eye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmilson Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). white eye's entrance music is Animal I Have Become - Three Days Grace . A fine choice. Edmilson Alves has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Neji white eye's chin.
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Neji white eye!
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, Edmilson Alves!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
white eye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
white eye is looking for a sweep. Alves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alves thows a huge punch but white eye dodges it nicely.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alves working over white eye with some ground and pound. white eye looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
white eye might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
white eye is refusing to be controlled, as Alves sits in half guard.
white eye on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if white eye tries to get out of the position.
white eye has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alves is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! white eye is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edmilson Alves!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Gouveia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gouveia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Leave Before The Lights Come On kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ernest Doyle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Doyle!
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, Rodrigo Gouveia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Gouveia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gouveia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gouveia doesn't seem bothered though.
Gouveia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Doyle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doyle.
Gouveia is rocked!
Doyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gouveia. That did some damage!
Gouveia is still on wobbly legs! Can Doyle finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Gouveia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gouveia seems to have recovered his senses.
Gouveia closes the distance and clinches up with Doyle, looking for a takedown. Gouveia pushes Doyle against the cage but Doyle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gouveia walks straight into a right hand from Doyle - that's dropped him! Doyle jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gouveia from any more punishment! Gouveia 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 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ernest Doyle!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeca Fagundes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Seagal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeca Fagundes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagal drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fagundes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Seagal is now in half guard.
Fagundes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seagal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Seagal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fagundes's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fagundes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fagundes trying to control here.
Seagal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seagal trying to work for an americana but Fagundes has managed to regain full guard.
Fagundes tries to strike from the bottom.
Fagundes managing to control the position.
Seagal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagundes working a defensive guard here.
Fagundes is pulling down on Seagal's head. It's preventing any offense from Seagal, at least for the moment.
Seagal thows a big elbow that misses.
Fagundes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Seagal with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fagundes misses with a wild body shot.
Fagundes clinches.
Seagal goes for a takedown attempt but Fagundes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fagundes feints and as Seagal raises his hands in defense, Fagundes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fagundes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Seagal is proving hard to escape from.
Seagal keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Seagal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fagundes defends well.
Seagal is striking from the bottom but Fagundes uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fagundes blocks the strikes from Seagal.
Fagundes seems to be looking for submissions.
Seagal missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Seagal missing with punches from the bottom.
Fagundes moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Seagal.
Fagundes blocks the strikes from Seagal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fagundes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seagal keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zeca Fagundes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fagundes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fagundes showed some decent athleticism there.
Seagal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Seagal flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal is looking to improve his position.
Seagal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Seagal wants to get back to full guard but Fagundes has mounted him!
Fagundes breaks from Seagal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fagundes dominating with strikes here.
Seagal is desperately trying to improve his position but Fagundes has a good base and remains in mount.
Seagal flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Seagal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Seagal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagundes not doing much here.
Seagal is looking to get back to full guard here but Fagundes has managed to pass to side control instead.
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.
Fagundes takes Seagal's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
Fagundes has the hooks in. Seagal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Seagal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Seagal is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seagal wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeca Fagundes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fagundes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Seagal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Seagal actively working from the bottom here.
Seagal tries to roll over but Fagundes keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagundes trying to pass the guard but Seagal defending well.
Seagal tries to get to full guard but Fagundes has control of the leg.
Fagundes moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Seagal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fagundes avoids the strikes from the bottom by Seagal.
Seagal wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Seagal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Seagal showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fagundes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fagundes is looking for a sweep. Seagal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fagundes keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fagundes is just riding it out for now. Seagal eventually gives up the hold.
Fagundes wants to get back to full guard.
Seagal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Seagal is looking for a kimura but Fagundes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Seagal to get the leverage.
Seagal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fagundes sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seagal fails with the takedown
and Fagundes counters with a good low kick that Seagal was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fagundes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Seagal is looking to reverse the position.
Fagundes landing a few strikes.
Seagal strikes from the bottom but Fagundes takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Seagal working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeca Fagundes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fagundes 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeca Fagundes!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hamilton Eslay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Socrates Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamilton Eslay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Socrates Lima!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eslay cracks a nice hook into Lima's ribs.
Lima looks gassed!
Eslay lands with a shot to the body.
Eslay scores with the left hand. Lima knows he should have avoided that one.
Lima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eslay jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eslay lands with a right and another and another! Lima is in big trouble! Eslay lands again and this time it's lights out for Lima! A quality knockout there for Eslay.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hamilton Eslay!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Progbeniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Higga Bigga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bigga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back on my feet. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Progbeniak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Higga Bigga!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigga throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Bigga misses.
A big left from Progbeniak misses.
Bigga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab from Progbeniak.
Bigga throws a series of punches but Progbeniak avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Progbeniak.
Bigga slaps away a takedown attempt from Progbeniak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Progbeniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Progbeniak tries to clinch but Bigga is having none of it.
Bigga moves into the clinch.
Bigga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bigga stuffs the takedown.
A left lands for Bigga.
Progbeniak scores a takedown into full mount!
Progbeniak looking to secure an arm triangle but Bigga defends it well.
Progbeniak trying to control but Bigga is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Progbeniak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bigga wants to control but Progbeniak is having none of it.
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.
Progbeniak stands up from mount. Strange move.
Progbeniak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Progbeniak scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bigga tries to buck Progbeniak off but Progbeniak is having none of it.
Progbeniak trying to control the position but Bigga is working away.
Bigga struggling a bit here.
Bigga tries to bench press Progbeniak off him but Progbeniak keeps the position.
Progbeniak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bigga knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Progbeniak controlling from side mount.
Progbeniak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bigga keeps working.
Bigga being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aleksandr Progbeniak.
Bigga misses with a few strikes there.
Progbeniak misses with a two punch combination.
Higga Bigga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Progbeniak shoots for a double leg takedown but Bigga sprawls well. He's pushed Progbeniak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A good leg kick by Bigga.
Progbeniak is breathing heavily.
A jab from Progbeniak misses.
Progbeniak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bigga wants to improve his position but Progbeniak is controlling well.
Progbeniak trying to pass the guard but Bigga defending well.
Bigga is looking for a sweep. Progbeniak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Progbeniak 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.
Bigga scores with a shot to the body.
Progbeniak misses with a head kick.
Progbeniak ducks right into an uppercut from Bigga.
It looks like Aleksandr Progbeniak has been cut.
Bigga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aleksandr Progbeniak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Progbeniak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bigga's waist but Bigga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Progbeniak off to one side.
Bigga wants to clinch.
Bigga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Progbeniak circles away quickly and effectively.
Progbeniak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bigga sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Progbeniak somewhat.
Bigga leaves Progbeniak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Progbeniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Progbeniak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bigga throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bigga lands a left and a right that send Progbeniak crashing to the mat, dazed. Bigga thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Progbeniak is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Bigga has cracked Progbeniak with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Bigga lands another huge swinging hook and Progbeniak tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Progbeniak, before Bigga can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Higga Bigga!
Higga Bigga is the new super heavyweight champion!
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