AFC Brazil 1 - A Look Back!
Submitted by: Denis Martins
PIC: Monson unloads a barrage on 'Mangeira'. Monson controlled the match, but the Gracie Barra fighter gave him fits throughout!
The Absolute Fighting Championship group has been running events in south Florida since December of 2002, and they recently pulled off their first event in Brazil, at the Nova Friburgo Country Club last August 28th. The event featured 9 MMA matches and a Muay Thai match, and was well received by a crowd of nearly 2000.
'Mission accomplished.' states matchmaker Miguel Iturrate. 'I want to thank local promoter Alex Davis and all his staff - they did a great job for our first event, and I think we established a good foundation for more shows. Our goal was not to be the BIGGEST event out there, but to do a solid event that featured great fights. My thanks also go out to all the fighters and coaches, who definitely delivered in the ring. Without them, this event would not have been possible'.
COMPLETE RESULTS & DESCRIPTIONS- MMA Matches 3 rounds of 5 minutes
Under 83kg: Andre Emilio (BUDOKAN, 80kg) def. Julio Cesar (Champions Factory, 83kg) by guillotine choke at :41 of R3
Emilio weathered a storm! Cesar came out and won the first round decisively, at one point coming close to finishing with a flurry. A trademark of Budokan fighters is that they dont give up, and Emilio hung around. In the 2nd round, Cesar was spent, and Emilio started to establish his game. In the 3rd, Cesar absrobed some shots, and his takedown attempt saw him lose to a guillotine. A very game performance by Emilio.
Under 83kg: Luis 'Beicao' Ramos (GBCT, 83.3kg) def. Lamar Silva (Champions Factory, 83.2kg) by TKO [referee stoppage] at 1:00 of R1
'Beicao' came out and exploded! Silva was getting hit hard on the groundwhen the ref stopped it.
Under 80kg: Peterson Melo (Team Boxe Thai, 80kg) def. Pedro Manuel (BUDOKAN, 80.2kg) by choke at 4:22 of R1
Melo was impressive, as he controlled the round throughout. He was a bit smaller than his opponent, but he kept good distance and he did not get hit on his feet. Melo pressured with takedowns, and once on the ground, he won the position game and got the back. From there, Manuel hung on gamely, but Melo finished in impressive fashion with a rear naked choke.
Under 72kg: Suyan Queiroz (BTT, 72kg) def. Nilson Pulgatti (Champions Factory, 72.1) by TKO[doctor stoppage] at 1:10 of R1
Suyam was the local fighter, and he made the audience roar. Pulgatti came to fight, but he got put on his back by an aggressive fighter who started throwing heavy punches immediately. Pulgatti battled back, but Suyam kept the pressure and landed a face splitting punch that literally had girls crying in the front row. The ref and doctors had no choice but to stop it.
Under 71.5kg: Aaron Riley (ATT, 72kg) def. Maicon Alarcao (Team Maicon Alarcao, 71.6kg) by TKO [broken foot] at 4:10 of R1
Alarcao is known for a good submission game, and from the outset, he wanted the fight on the ground. Riley defended the takedowns, and got up quickly from the scrambles, though Alarcao was pressing the action. Somewhere, Alarcao suffered a knee/foot injury that caused the match to be halted. Afterwards, Riley stated 'I feel like the fight was getting ready to start'. Alarcao deserves credit, fighting a tough guy, and his foot was definitely damaged soemwhere.
Under 85kg: Marcel Ferreira (ATT, 85.3kg) def. Eric Tavares (RVT, 85.5kg) by unanimous decision
Tavares looked very strong in the opening round, defending takedowns well and trying to throw big punches. Ferreira has shown a knack for getting it to where he wants to be, and he got Tavares to the ground and started taking rounds away. Tavares was game on the ground, defending some tricky sweeps when he did get on top, and holding Ferreira's rear naked choke attempt off twice. In the end, Ferreira threw plenty of leather at Tavares from behind, and he won the decision against perhaps the toughest opponent he is yet to face.
Under 84kg: Roan 'Jucao' Carneiro (BTT, 84.5kg) def. Rodrigo Ruas (RVT, 84.5kg) by unanimous decision
This was the most tense fight of the night, as Ruas is one of the toughest guys you will ever meet. From the outset however, it was Jucao who forced Ruas to defend with a lot of pressure. Jucao go the takedowns early every round, not eager to trade with a RVT fighter in the stand up game, but his relentless G&P pressure did a lot of damage to Ruas' face and head. Ruas had a hard time staying off his back, and though he displayed good ground work and defense, Jucao's pressure saw the damage add up - Ruas made him work until the end, but Jucao was given the clear decision. Afterwards, many were calling Jucao the Fighter of the Night.
Under 74kg: Milton Vieira (BTT, 74kg) def. Diego Braga (GBCT, 74.5kg) by anaconda choke at 4:25 of R2
One of the wizards at BTT, Vieira was met head on by Gracie Barra's Diego Braga, who fought an unbeleivably high pressure first round. Milton is long and lean, tricky and mean however and he stayed on top and pressured well. In roud 2, Milton slowed the pace down ad worked hard for a version of the know famous BTT choke - Braga fought it for several minutes, but in the end, the patirnce and technique of Vieira came out on top.
Over 100kg: Jeff Monson (ATT, 106.5kg) def. Carlos Clayton 'Mangueira' (GBCT, 123.3kg) by unanimous decision
Mangeira came to battle, and he pushed Monson into a takedown game with good stand up. Mangeira used knees and a good clinch to try to keep the fight standing, and 2x he landed head kicks, but Monson is near unstoppable when the competition is on. Monson fought for the takedowns and almost always landed on top. He pulled guard and swept to open round 2, and throughout he threw attritive leather at Mangeira. Monson went for his trademark choke when he got to the north-south position, but Mangeira flashed some technique as he defended well. In the end, Mangeira lost the decision after absorbing all that Monson had to give.
Muay Thai match (5x3 roundsxminutes)
Under 70kg: Bruno Carvalho (Champions Factory, 70.2kg) def. Edson Mendes Jr. (Anderson Franca, 70kg) by unanimous decision
This match had the crowd on there feet! Both men came swinging and maintained a high pace throughout. Towards the end of the fight, Carvalho had established himself, while Mendes was showing signs of fatigue after a very game effort.
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