BLØØDSPORT: VI PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Zeke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nakamura
vs
Zeke

180 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

172 cm
22
154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Zeke!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zeke pinned against the cage. Zeke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Zeke misses.
Zeke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nakamura throws a combination that misses
and Zeke counters with a three punch combo that has Nakamura backing up. Nakamura nods at Zeke to acknowledge the strikes.
Zeke misses with a few strikes there.
Zeke tries a head kick but it misses.

A jab-cross combination lands for Zeke and sends Nakamura crashing to the mat! Zeke follows him down to the mat - Nakamura regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Nakamura is rocked!

It looks like Ryu Nakamura has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura tries to roll over but Zeke keeps him under control.

Zeke seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Zeke stands up and beckons Nakamura to join him on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakamura moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Zeke.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zeke tries to stall but Nakamura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zeke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakamura smiles and moves away.
Ryu Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zeke tries to avoid it but Nakamura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zeke to the ground. Zeke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nakamura takes one on the button.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Zeke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zeke counters with a two punch combo.
Zeke connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Nakamura to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Zeke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Diego Zeke!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Orbach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Haskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters had to take extra time to make weight as they missed the initial 155lb limit. Jerry Orbach came in at 157.1 and Kevin Haskins came in at 156.7 but after the extra two hours, both guys managed to get within the one pound allowance. No doubt it will have affected them physically though, so let's see if that has an impact on the fight. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Orbach
vs
Haskins

180 cm
28
169 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

177 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Orbach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Orbach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orbach lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haskins backs up against the cage.

It looks like Kevin Haskins has been cut.

Haskins shoots in and gets a takedown into Orbach's guard.

Haskins drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Orbach manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Haskins has Orbach in his guard.

Haskins working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Orbach has passed into half guard!
Haskins is looking to improve his position.
Haskins works his way to full guard. Good work.

Haskins is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Orbach frees his head nicely. Oh but Haskins has switched to an armbar! Orbach is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kevin Haskins!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jarvis Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rax Fedora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Calhoun
vs
Fedora

180 cm
19
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarvis Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rax Fedora!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fedora.
Calhoun keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fedora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fedora throws a jab but it's blocked by Calhoun.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Fedora enables Calhoun to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fedora manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fedora is on top in guard.
Fedora passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Calhoun tries to buck Fedora off but Fedora is having none of it.

Fedora looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fedora is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Calhoun knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Fedora is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Calhoun has escaped the position, nice work there.

Fedora goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Calhoun has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fedora but great work by Calhoun.
Fedora tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Calhoun wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Calhoun misses with the ground and pound.
Fedora regains half guard.
Fedora manages to get to full guard.
Calhoun being controlled here momentarily.
Fedora not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fedora seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Calhoun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fedora on the ground.

Fedora looking for a guillotine here but Calhoun defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun stopping the sweep attempt from Fedora.
Calhoun postures up.
Calhoun connects with a couple of short punches.
Calhoun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fedora is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calhoun trying to control but Fedora postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Fedora is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Fedora 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.

Fedora is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rax Fedora 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.

Calhoun has a takedown stuffed.
Fedora misses with a takedown

and Calhoun counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fedora working a defensive guard here.
Fedora bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calhoun's guard.
Calhoun will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fedora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calhoun is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fedora wants to control from the top but Calhoun keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fedora advances to half guard.
Calhoun tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fedora has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Calhoun defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fedora.

Fedora goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Calhoun turns into him and now he's in Fedora's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fedora is on top in guard.
Fedora trying to control the position from guard on top but Calhoun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fedora is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Calhoun is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Calhoun has escaped and now he's on top!
Calhoun stopping the sweep attempt from Fedora.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fedora holds on and takes a little breather.

Fedora looking for a triangle here. Calhoun is fighting it but it looks tight! Fedora pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Calhoun is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rax Fedora!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sizzle Snappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Bergkamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snappe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Power. Bergkamp has chosen The Dennis Bergkamp Song as his entrance music. Dennis Bergkamp struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dennis Bergkamp will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Snappe
vs
Bergkamp

175 cm
27
177 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sizzle Snappe!
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, Dennis Bergkamp!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergkamp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bergkamp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snappe manages to avoid it.
A jab from Bergkamp misses.
Bergkamp motions for Snappe to come forward. Bergkamp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bergkamp throws a jab but it's blocked by Snappe.
Bergkamp swinging wildly here.
Bergkamp tries to work over Snappe's front leg with a kick but Snappe checks it.
Bergkamp is looking to chop away at Snappe's legs.
Bergkamp throws a series of punches but Snappe avoids them all with ease.
Bergkamp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergkamp misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snappe fails with the takedown.
Snappe fails with a takedown attempt.
Bergkamp lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergkamp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snappe dodges the punch combination from Bergkamp.
Bergkamp walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Snappe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bergkamp swings for the body but Snappe moves out of range.
Bergkamp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snappe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bergkamp.
Bergkamp is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Bergkamp. No joy for Snappe on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sizzle Snappe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergkamp thows a body shot but no joy.
Bergkamp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snappe.

Snappe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Snappe lands in his opponent's guard.
Snappe prevents Bergkamp from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snappe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Snappe trying to control but Bergkamp is working from the bottom.
Snappe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bergkamp pushes Snappe off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bergkamp cracks Snappe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Bergkamp misses.
Snappe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Bergkamp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snappe tries to clinch but Bergkamp moves out of range.
Snappe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bergkamp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dennis Bergkamp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Bergkamp misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergkamp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snappe moves away.
Snappe shoots for a double leg takedown but Bergkamp sprawls well. He's pushed Snappe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Snappe slips under a jab from Bergkamp.
Bergkamp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab lands there for Bergkamp.
Bergkamp scores with the left hand. Snappe knows he should have avoided that one.
Bergkamp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bergkamp loads up on a big right hand but Snappe slips the punch.
Snappe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bergkamp pinned against the cage. Bergkamp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sloppy strikes from Bergkamp. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bergkamp gets tackled into the cage by Snappe. Snappe maintains the clinch.

Snappe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Snappe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sizzle Snappe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bergkamp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bergkamp throws a right hand that Snappe ducks under and follows up with a left that Snappe also avoids with ease.
Bergkamp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Snappe blocks a jab.
Snappe wants to clinch.

Snappe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bergkamp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bergkamp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bergkamp tries to break the clinch but Snappe is controlling the position.

Snappe gets control of Bergkamp's arms and successfully pulls guard. Snappe will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snappe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snappe wants to advance to full mount but Bergkamp doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snappe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snappe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snappe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snappe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergkamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snappe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bergkamp swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Snappe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snappe tries to free his leg and advance position but Bergkamp is retaining full guard.
Snappe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bergkamp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Snappe with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergkamp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bergkamp is breathing heavily.
Snappe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snappe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snappe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Snappe controlling the position.

Snappe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position 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.
Snappe tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bergkamp is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snappe in side control, throwing shots but Bergkamp defends.
Snappe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sizzle Snappe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bergkamp stuffs the takedown attempt from Snappe. Snappe gets slowly back to his feet.
Bergkamp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Snappe shoots in for a takedown but Bergkamp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Snappe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bergkamp.

Snappe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bergkamp did well to prevent Snappe getting side control.
Snappe misses with a head shot. Bergkamp uses the momentum to regain guard.
Snappe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergkamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snappe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snappe tries to free his leg and advance position but Bergkamp is retaining full guard.
Snappe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergkamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snappe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Snappe throws a big right hand that misses.
Snappe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bergkamp keeping full guard, as Snappe tries to pass.
Snappe throws a big right hand that misses.
Snappe slips nicely into half guard.
Bergkamp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Snappe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Snappe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sizzle Snappe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snappe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Snappe passes to side control.
Bergkamp prevents Snappe from moving into mount.

Snappe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bergkamp knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snappe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Snappe is looking to take a break and control but Bergkamp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snappe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sizzle Snappe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snappe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sizzle Snappe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Riquelme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Riquelme
vs
Lin

175 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Riquelme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Lin!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Riquelme sprawls well initially but Lin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Riquelme slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riquelme is trying to keep Lin in close.
Riquelme keeping moving, preventing Lin from controlling successfully.
Lin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lin with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lin landing with the ground and pound.
Riquelme controls Lin momentarily but Lin frees himself.
Lin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riquelme's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riquelme preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riquelme is trying to keep Lin in close.
Riquelme looking for a sweep. Not yet Riquelme, not yet.
Lin postures up and lands a big shot to Riquelme's brow.
Riquelme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lin postures up and lands a big shot to Riquelme's brow.
Riquelme looking to control.
Lin distracts Riquelme with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Riquelme is breathing heavily.
Lin lands a couple of digs.
Lin scoring with some ground and pound.
Lin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riquelme is keeping the position for now.
Lin wants to control from the top but Riquelme keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lin scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lin stands up over Riquelme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lin works over Riquelme with some ground and pound from guard.
Lin chips away with some ground and pound.
Riquelme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lin connects with a couple of short punches.
Lin lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin scoring with some ground and pound.
Lin postures up and lands a big shot to Riquelme's brow.
Lin landing with the ground and pound.
Lin postures up and lands a big shot to Riquelme's brow.
Lin cracks Riquelme with a solid left hand.
Lin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riquelme's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lin with a nice head shot there.
Lin connects with a couple of short punches.
Lin landing with the ground and pound.
Lin passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riquelme on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lin scoring with punches from side control.
Lin wants to control but Riquelme is keeping him busy.
Lin working the head and body with strikes.
Lin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Riquelme down.
Lin cracks Riquelme with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lin advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Lin.
Lin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Lin 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.

Lin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Riquelme is rocked!
Lin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riquelme takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lin's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Lin!

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Racionais MC's - A Vítima . 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?

Field
vs
Ribeiro

182 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Field closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ribeiro did well to prevent Field getting side control.

Field wants to work for an arm triangle but Ribeiro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Field has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ribeiro defend it? Field steps over the head and cranks it - Ribeiro is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Field!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Field!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tad Whippet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Brownie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Whippet
vs
Brownie

180 cm
25
183 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Determined

Global MMA Gear

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tad Whippet!
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, Benjamin Brownie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Brownie.
Whippet tries to clinch but Brownie moves out of range.
Whippet tries to clinch up but Brownie circles away and keeps his distance.
Brownie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whippet tries to clinch there but Brownie circles away.
Whippet tries to clinch up but Brownie circles away and keeps his distance.
Brownie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Whippet tries to clinch up but Brownie circles away and keeps his distance.
Whippet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whippet tries to close the distance and clinch but Brownie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brownie stalks Whippet and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whippet's face. Whippet staggers backwards, shaken.

Whippet is rocked!
Brownie throws an overhand right that lands on Whippet's shoulder, as Whippet tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Whippet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whippet tries to clinch up.
Brownie throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Whippet colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Brownie as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Whippet is left battered and dazed whilst Brownie and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Brownie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sloat Gresham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuya Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gresham
vs
Takimoto

173 cm
25
153 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

176 cm
26
157 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sloat Gresham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tetsuya Takimoto!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takimoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Gresham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gresham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sloat Gresham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gresham shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sloat Gresham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takimoto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gresham thows a body shot but no joy.
Takimoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Gresham. Gresham gets slowly back to his feet.
Takimoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takimoto dodges the punch combination from Gresham.
Gresham looks to land a combination but Takimoto avoids it well.
Takimoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takimoto defending well as Gresham loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gresham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gresham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takimoto misses with a body punch

and Gresham counters with a single leg into guard. Takimoto didn't expect that.
Gresham pushes down on Takimoto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Takimoto is not content to let Gresham control the position.
Gresham trying to control the pace.

Takimoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto tries to roll over but Gresham keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gresham wants to stand but Takimoto has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gresham keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gresham wants to pass the guard but Takimoto is defending well.
Takimoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Gresham 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.
Gresham is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto has given up his back. Will we see Gresham going for some submissions?
Takimoto covering up well and avoiding damage.

Gresham working for a choke but Takimoto reverses nicely into Gresham 's guard.

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.

Takimoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Takimoto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gresham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takimoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gresham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takimoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gresham shoots in for a takedown but Takimoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gresham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gresham misses with a combination
and Takimoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gresham misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sloat Gresham will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gresham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gresham connects with a good right hand that stumbles Takimoto. Takimoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gresham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takimoto lands with a good body shot.
Takimoto throws a body punch but Gresham moves out of range.
Gresham shoots in but no luck this time.
Gresham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takimoto.
Gresham darts in trying to clinch
enabling Takimoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Takimoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gresham rather than just go for the knockout.
Takimoto lands the left hand.
Takimoto moves away from the strike by Gresham.
Gresham lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto takes a swing at Gresham's ribcage but misses.
Takimoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gresham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gresham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takimoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gresham swinging wildly here.
Gresham loads up on a big right hand but Takimoto slips the punch.
Takimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gresham.
Gresham throws a series of punches but Takimoto moves out of range.
Takimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gresham.
Gresham swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Takimoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Takimoto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gresham shoots in but Takimoto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gresham.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sloat Gresham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gresham tests Takimoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gresham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takimoto on the side of the head.
Gresham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takimoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gresham.
Gresham is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Gresham. Those never looked like landing.
Gresham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takimoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto scores with a sloppy right hand. Gresham should have avoided that one.
Gresham closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takimoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takimoto leaves Gresham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Takimoto misses the jab.
Gresham misses with a series of wild punches.
Gresham scores with a jab to the jaw.
Takimoto slips a jab and a cross from Gresham.
Takimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gresham moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gresham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Takimoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takimoto thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takimoto. Gresham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gresham tries to clinch there but Takimoto circles away.
Takimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gresham.
Gresham lands a two punch combo.
Gresham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takimoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gresham takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takimoto swings for the body but Gresham moves out of range.
Tetsuya Takimoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gresham slips a straight right by Takimoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuya Takimoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Gresham shoots in looking for a takedown. Takimoto tries to sprawl out of it but Gresham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takimoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gresham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takimoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takimoto dodges the punch combination from Gresham.
Takimoto lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Takimoto misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gresham shoots and misses
enabling Takimoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Gresham throws a shot from downtown. Takimoto moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Takimoto.
Takimoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gresham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gresham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gresham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takimoto.
Gresham misses with a hook.
Takimoto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takimoto throws a body punch but Gresham moves out of range.
Takimoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Gresham.
Gresham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Gresham throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Takimoto was covering up waiting for the punch and Gresham finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Takimoto is looking for a triangle but Gresham pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gresham passes Takimoto's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Gresham is looking for a kimura here.
Gresham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takimoto's head.
Takimoto trying to control from the bottom.

Gresham is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Takimoto sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gresham decides to stand up.
Gresham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takimoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Takimoto. No joy for Gresham on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sloat Gresham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takimoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gresham.
Gresham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takimoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gresham misses with a two punch combination.
Takimoto throws an overhand right that lands on Gresham's shoulder, as Gresham tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gresham misses with a two punch combination.
Gresham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takimoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takimoto throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Gresham stumbling backwards into the cage! Gresham bounces back off the cage towards Takimoto, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Takimoto lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Takimoto celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tetsuya Takimoto!
Tetsuya Takimoto is the new featherweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daddy comes to the cage accompanied by For whom the bell tolls. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Daddy
vs
Santana

191 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

191 cm
21
210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Santana!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santana lands with a big right hook that stumbles Daddy - he's out on his feet here! Santana follows up with another monster hook that separates Daddy from consciousness! Daddy falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Santana stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlos Santana!