FFB 30: Gwacie vs. Jorge PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takefumi Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Larusso will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mori
vs
Larusso

166 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takefumi Mori!
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, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mori fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mori fails to land the takedown.
Larusso keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takefumi Mori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larusso stuffs the takedown.
Mori looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Larusso is fending him off so far but Mori persists. Nope, Larusso circles away and we're back to standing.
Larusso stuffs the takedown attempt from Mori. Mori gets slowly back to his feet.
Mori is breathing heavily.
Mori will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larusso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Larusso closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Larusso lands in his opponent's guard.
Mori preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larusso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Mori had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Larusso is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mori Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Larusso's back instead.

Mori is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Larusso with him. Larusso is trying to defend but Mori has an arm under the chin now! Larusso grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Takefumi Mori!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexon Donk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eriko Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eriko Corleone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Donk
vs
Corleone

210 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dexon Donk!
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, Eriko Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Corleone looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Corleone shoots in for a double leg but Donk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Corleone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dexon Donk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eriko Corleone.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk swinging wilding here.
Donk misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Donk.
Eriko Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk lands with a right hand.
Donk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corleone shoots in for a takedown but Donk shows good takedown defense.
Corleone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donk lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Corleone can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Donk and Corleone drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Donk.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexon Donk!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuno Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maximus
vs
Silva

200 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

197 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Optimus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nuno Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maximus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Maximus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maximus won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Maximus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Maximus wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Maximus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maximus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maximus stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maximus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Maximus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.

Maximus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva tries to escape but Maximus is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maximus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus working away.
Maximus working the strikes but Silva uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Silva is in trouble now - Maximus has advanced to mount!
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Maximus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maximus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maximus raining down shots from the mount!
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maximus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maximus landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maximus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maximus lands a nice shot to the head.
Maximus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Maximus lands a heavy elbow.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maximus cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Maximus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva looks gassed!
Maximus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maximus with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Maximus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maximus scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maximus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Maximus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Maximus.
Maximus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maximus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maximus controlling his opponent.

Maximus jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Silva is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Silva and Maximus has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Maximus looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Maximus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Maximus is controlling the position but Silva somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Maximus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maximus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maximus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maximus trying to control from Silva's half guard. Silva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Maximus is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Maximus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maximus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maximus tries to advance to mount but Silva instead regains half guard.
Maximus misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maximus trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Maximus is having none of it.
Maximus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maximus trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Maximus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maximusis looking to pass into half guard but Silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silva is in guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Maximus pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Maximus throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Maximus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Maximus keeping hold of Silva's head, controlling as best he can.
Silva prevents Maximus from improving his position.
Maximus manages to get to full guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Maximus is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maximus is on top in guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Maximus tries to pass.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Maximus from controlling successfully.
Maximusis looking to pass into half guard but Silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silva is in guard.
Maximus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Maximus's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Maximus content just to control the position here.
Maximus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maximus avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
A nice elbow there by Maximus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Maximus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Maximus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maximus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Maximus is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Maximus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maximus.
Maximus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maximus is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maximus working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maximus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Maximus control the position.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maximus is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Maximus throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Maximus tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Maximus throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Maximus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maximus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maximus shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Maximus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Maximus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maximus wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Maximus working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Maximus.
Silva is pressing down on Maximus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maximus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Maximus are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maximus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Maximus throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Maximus looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Maximus smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Maximus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Maximus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maximus trying to control the action but Silva is working 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.
Maximus lands a few punches from side control.
Maximus working the body and head with strikes.
Maximus is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Maximus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Maximus throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Silva works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Silva is not content to let Maximus control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Optimus Maximus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maximus, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Optimus Maximus!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Lahey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Huhango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Lahey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lahey
vs
Huhango

183 cm
19
181 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

200 cm
22
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huey Huhango!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lahey clinches up with Huhango and pushes him back against the cage.
Lahey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Huhango has had enough of the clinch but Lahey keeps him there for the moment.
Huhango is trying to break free.

Lahey gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lahey is taking a breather. Huhango says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Huhango is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Huhango is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhango is refusing to be controlled, as Lahey sits in half guard.
Huhango pushes Lahey off looking to stand but Lahey dives back in and keeps control.
Lahey controlling the action here.
Lahey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lahey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huhango's head.

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.
Huhango trying to control from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Huhango works over Lahey's head and body with a nice combination.
Lahey needs to keep his hands up - Huhango had a free shot at his head there.
Lahey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Lahey is rocked!
Huhango lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh Lahey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huhango throws an overhand right that drops Lahey like a sack of potatoes! Huhango dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huey Huhango!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brawly Von Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Young's choice of entrance music: Chiron. Brawly Von Brawler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Von Brawler
vs
Young

200 cm
18
290 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

213 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Demonic Drugs

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brawly Von Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Young!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Von Brawler pinned against the cage. Von Brawler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Von Brawler tries to hold on but Young pushes him away.
Von Brawler is desperately trying to improve his position but Young has a good base and remains in mount.
Young wants to control the pace but Von Brawler is squirming around nicely.

Young with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Young avoids the attempt from Von Brawler to control.
Young can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Von Brawler is looking to escape.

Young is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Von Brawler has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Von Brawler tries to buck Young off but he can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Young is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Von Brawler is surviving well by controlling Young's body position as best he can.

Young wants to finish this one by submission but Von Brawler is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Young.
Young looks gassed!
Von Brawler tries to hold on but Young postures up.

Young has hold of Von Brawler's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Von Brawler manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Young fails to move to back control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Von Brawler is looking to improve his position but Young isn't that keen on the idea.
Von Brawler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.
Von Brawler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Young working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Young prevents Von Brawler from getting the reversal.
Young trying to control but Von Brawler is having none of it.
Young avoids the attempt from Von Brawler to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Brawler is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Young has control of Von Brawler's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Von Brawler regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Von Brawler tries to lock up and control but Young gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Young controlling from the full mount.
Von Brawler is in all sorts of trouble here.

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.
Young tries to control but Von Brawler wriggling away.
Von Brawler is looking to improve his position but Young isn't that keen on the idea.
Von Brawler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Young tries to control but Von Brawler wriggling away.

Young working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Brawler wants to hold on but Young pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Von Brawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Von Brawler throws a head kick that misses.
Young looks up at the clock. Bad move! Von Brawler lands a right hand from hell, dropping Young. Von Brawler pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brawly Von Brawler!

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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Buford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Acton (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.

Buford
vs
Acton

195 cm
20
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Buford!
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, Aaron Acton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Buford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Acton misses with a few strikes there.
A jab-cross combination lands for Buford and sends Acton crashing to the mat! Buford follows him down to the mat - Acton regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Aaron Acton has been cut.
Buford prevents Acton from standing back up.
Buford wants to control but Acton is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Buford stands up and beckons Acton to join him on the feet.
Buford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buford throws a combination that misses
and Acton counters with a one-two to the body.
Buford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Acton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acton manages to avoid it.
Acton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Acton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buford counters with a nice body shot.
Acton looks gassed!
Buford waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Acton. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Acton to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Acton is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buford postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Acton is still in real trouble! Can Buford finish him?

Acton is working an open guard so Buford takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Acton seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buford throws a shot to the body.
Buford misses with a two punch combination.
Acton lands with a nice body punch.
Acton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Acton fails to land with a series of punches.

Acton has taken the fight to the clinch.

Acton breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Acton!

It looks like Marcus Buford has been cut.
Acton looks to land a combination but Buford avoids it well.
Buford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Buford lands a with a good body shot.
Buford misses with the combination.
Acton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buford momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buford misses with an uppercut.
Acton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Acton misses with a wild combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Acton pushes Buford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Acton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Acton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Acton as he connects with a hook.
Acton lands a glancing blow to the side of Buford's head.
Aaron Acton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buford connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Buford misses.
A swing and a miss from Buford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Acton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Buford misses with a looping left.

Buford tries to keep at a distance but Acton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Acton keeps control of Buford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buford is working for takedown but Acton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buford has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Acton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Acton prevents Buford from breaking the clinch.
Buford can't break the clinch.

Acton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buford cracks Acton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Buford misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acton manages to avoid it.
Acton scores with the left hand. Buford knows he should have avoided that one.
Buford keeps the fight on the outside.
Acton throws the left hand but Buford avoids the punch easily.
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 Marcus Buford will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Acton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buford.
Acton lands with a nice combination. Buford backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Buford.
Acton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buford keeps the fight on the outside.
Buford throws a right hand that Acton ducks under and follows up with a left that Acton also avoids with ease.
Acton dodges the punch combination from Buford.
Acton swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Acton tries to avoid it but Buford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Acton to the ground. Acton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Buford throws a series of punches but Acton moves out of range.
Acton moves in looking to clinch but Buford pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acton moves away.
Buford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Acton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Buford scores with a body shot.
Acton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Buford scores with a jab to the body.
Buford misses with a wild body shot.
Acton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Acton does no damage.
Buford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acton manages to avoid it.
Acton wants to clinch up but Buford keeps it at a distance.
Acton lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Acton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acton dodges the punch combination from Buford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buford just misses with a punch to the body.
Acton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buford.
Buford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Acton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buford moves in looking to clinch but Acton pushes him off.
Aaron Acton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Buford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Acton.
Buford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Acton.
Acton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Acton throws a jab when Buford was well out of range.
Buford misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buford tries to clinch up but Acton circles away and keeps his distance.
Buford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Buford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Acton looks to land a combination but Buford avoids it well.

Acton clinches up with Buford and pushes him back against the cage.
Acton wants a takedown but no success here.
Acton jumps guard but Buford stands there with Acton around his waist. Acton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Buford has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Acton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Buford is looking to break free of the clinch but Acton has double underhooks.
Buford is trying to break the clinch but Acton has him pressed against the cage.

Acton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Acton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buford cracks Acton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Acton takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buford thows a body shot but no joy.
Acton is looking to clinch but Buford is avoiding it.
Acton throws a combination. Buford tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Buford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Acton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buford lands a jab to Acton's midsection.
Buford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acton manages to avoid it.
Acton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buford.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Acton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Acton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Acton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acton lands a with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Acton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Acton slips a jab and a cross from Buford.
Acton cracks Buford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Acton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Acton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Acton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Acton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Acton scores with a jab. Buford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Acton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Acton.
Acton wants to clinch up but Buford keeps it at a distance.
Acton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Acton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Acton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buford smiles and moves away.
Acton connects with a nice looking jab.
Some wild striking there from Buford.
Acton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice cross by Acton.
Acton throws a series of punches but Buford moves out of range.
Acton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buford. Buford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Acton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Acton throws a nice looking combination but Buford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buford throws a hook but Acton blocks it.
Buford is looking to wear down Acton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Acton misses with a wild combination.
Buford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Acton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acton manages to avoid it.
Acton cracks Buford with a good jab.
Buford dodges the punch combination from Acton.
Acton wants to clinch up but Buford keeps it at a distance.
Acton tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Acton.
Acton jabs Buford right on the nose. Buford blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marcus Buford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Acton lands a jab-cross combination.
Acton cracks Buford with a good jab.
Acton wants to clinch up but Buford keeps it at a distance.
Acton misses with a double jab.
Acton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buford.
Acton cracks Buford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Acton clinches up with Buford and pushes him back against the cage.

Acton breaks from the clinch.
Buford misses with a combination
and Acton counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Acton does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buford jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Buford steps into range and cracks Acton with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Acton flops backwards and Buford dives into his guard looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buford loads up on a big left hand. Acton felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Buford looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Acton can't hide his disappointment, as Buford celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Buford!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Russian Experiment V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Experiment V
vs
Valentino

172 cm
22
157 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Russian Experiment V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Valentino!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment V slips under a jab from Valentino.
Experiment V takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Experiment V misses with a series of wild punches.
Valentino misses with a double jab
and Experiment V counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Experiment V makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Valentino takes a swing at Experiment V's ribcage but misses.
Experiment V has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Valentino looks to land a combination but Experiment V avoids it well.
Valentino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Experiment V lands a nice shot to the body.
Experiment V throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valentino.
Experiment V misses with a hook. Valentino ducked under it nicely.
Valentino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Experiment V counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valentino thinking.
Experiment V scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valentino looks gassed!
Valentino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Experiment V lands with an uppercut that bounces Valentino off the cage and back into rage.

Valentino is rocked!
Experiment V steps into range and cracks Valentino with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Valentino flops backwards and Experiment V dives into his guard looking to finish!
Valentino is still in real trouble! Can Experiment V finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment V controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Valentino wants to get back to his feet but Experiment V is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Valentino seems to have recovered his senses.
Experiment V controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Valentino can do anything to dispel that myth.

Valentino has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Experiment V off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Experiment V lands a nice shot to the body.
Valentino throws a predictable looking body shot
and Experiment V counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valentino throws a lazy right hand but Experiment V sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment V takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valentino walks into a left hand.
Experiment V lands an overhand right.
Valentino throws a combination that misses
and Experiment V counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment V scores with a nice strike.
Experiment V cracks Valentino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Experiment V uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valentino.
Experiment V avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentino misses with a straight right.
Valentino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Experiment V counters with a nice uppercut.
Experiment V drops Valentino with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Valentino! Experiment V dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Russian Experiment V!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Couch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donovan Couch will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Davis
vs
Couch

195 cm
22
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Blueprint Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Izzy Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donovan Couch!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couch misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Davis. No joy for Couch on that attempt.

Davis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Couch!
Couch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Couch is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Couch working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
Couch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Davis controlling from the full mount.
Davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Couch hang on?
Davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Couch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Couch is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Couch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Davis lands with some strikes.

Couch is rocked!
Davis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Couch is still in real trouble! Can Davis finish him?
Davis raining down shots from the mount!
Couch wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis prevents Couch from getting the reversal.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Couch tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Couch seems to have recovered his senses.
Couch tries to reverse the position but Davis maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Couch wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Couch is in a horrible position here. Davis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Davis unloading with bombs!
Couch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Couch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Couch looks gassed!
Davis controlling his opponent.
Couch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davis landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Couch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Couch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Davis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Couch doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Davis content to stall in guard here.

Couch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Davis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Davis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Couch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Couch is keeping the position for now.
Couch is breathing heavily.
Davis stays in close to Couch's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Couch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Davis content to stall in guard here.

Couch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davis wants to control from the top but Couch keeps moving.
Davis is stalling in the full guard.

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.
Davis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis advances to half guard.
Davis trying to control the action but Couch is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Izzy Davis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Davis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Couch trying to get back to full guard but Davis takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Davis with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Couch's face.
Davis controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couch is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
Couch tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
Couch is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Davis controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Couch regains half guard.
Davis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Couch should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Davis wants to free his trapped foot but Couch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like Davis is going to stand back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Davis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Davis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Couch regains full guard. Nicely done.
Davis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Couch is looking for a triangle here but Davis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Couch is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Couch is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couch is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Couch's shoulder. That is not cool.
Couch is not content to let Davis control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Couch is looking to regain half guard here but Davis keeps moving and retains side control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Couch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davis's guard.
Couch looking to pass the guard.
Couch trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couch pushes down on Davis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Couch has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Couch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Couch avoids the attempt from Davis to control.

Couch jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Davis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Davis and Couch has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Couch trying to control the position but Davis is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Couch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Couch works to advance to full mount. Davis defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Couch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.

Couch goes for an armbar but Davis turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Davis.
Couch keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a couple of digs.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Couch.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Couch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couch looking to control.
Couch has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Davis has passed into side control.
Davis takes a little break here. Couch wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Donovan Couch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Izzy Davis.
Well Davis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Davis!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hickson Gwacie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everaldo Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge has chosen Evans Entrance as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gwacie
vs
Jorge

175 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

171 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Gifts of the Rainforest

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hickson Gwacie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Everaldo Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gwacie shoots for a takedown but Jorge saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Gwacie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Gwacie seems to be working for a kimura but Jorge defends the submission attempt.
Jorge is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gwacie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gwacie's back!
Gwacie is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gwacie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gwacie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jorge is looking to take a break and control but Gwacie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Gwacie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jorge is looking for a kimura but Gwacie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jorge to get the leverage.
Gwacie is trying to get back to full guard.

Gwacie actively working from the bottom here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jorge fails with the takedown

and Gwacie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jorge's guard.
Gwacie trying to control but Jorge is working from the bottom.
Gwacie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jorge is keeping the position for now.
Gwacie is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Jorge jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gwacie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gwacie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Gwacie looking for submissions off his back.
Jorge prevents Gwacie from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gwacie tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jorge has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gwacie is trying desperately to improve position.
Gwacie regains half guard.
Gwacie tries to get to full guard but Jorge has control of the leg.

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.
Jorge seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gwacie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gwacie moves into full guard.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Gwacie keeps moving.
Jorge wants to pass the guard but Gwacie is keeping the position.
Jorge postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hickson Gwacie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jorge fails with the takedown

and Gwacie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gwacie.
Gwacie trying to control but Jorge is working from the bottom.
Gwacie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jorge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gwacie passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gwacie trying to pass the guard but Jorge defending well.
Gwacie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Gwacie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jorge is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jorge and Gwacie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Gwacie tries for a kimura but Jorge is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwacie working the strikes but Jorge uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jorge is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Gwacie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jorge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Gwacie is working for a kimura here but Jorge manages to reverse the position and he's now in Gwacie's guard.

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.
Jorge trying to control but Gwacie is working from the bottom.
Jorge postures up.
Jorge preventing the sweep.
Jorge looking to pass the guard.
Gwacie keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jorge has his takedown stuffed

and Gwacie counters with a shoot takedown. Jorge fights it but they end up in guard.
Gwacie wants to pass the guard but Jorge is keeping the position.
Jorge pulls Gwacie in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gwacie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gwacie preventing the sweep.

Gwacie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jorge dives on top into guard.

Gwacie has his foot on Jorge's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jorge works his way back into a safe position though.
Jorge slips nicely into half guard.

Gwacie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jorge pulls his head out easily.

Gwacie actively working from the bottom here.
Jorge works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gwacie regains half guard.
Gwacie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jorge is working away from the top position though.

Gwacie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jorge pulls his head out easily.
Gwacie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gwacie is trying to maintain the position but Jorge is very close to passing his half guard.
Jorge prevents Gwacie from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hickson Gwacie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gwacie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jorge tries to roll over but Gwacie keeps him under control.
Gwacie trying to mount his opponent but Jorge defends it.

Gwacie is looking for a kimura but Jorge is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gwacie to get the leverage.
Hickson Gwacie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Gwacie seems to be working for a kimura but Jorge defends the submission attempt.
Jorge keeping control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jorge wants to control but Gwacie is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwacie is pressing down on Jorge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jorge is holding on for now.
Jorge wants to control but Gwacie is keeping busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Gwacie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jorge wants to control but Gwacie is keeping busy.

Gwacie seems to be working for a kimura but Jorge defends the submission attempt.
Jorge is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gwacie is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gwacie throws and elbow that misses. Jorge uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gwacie's guard. Nice move by Jorge!
Jorge tries to free his leg and advance position but Gwacie is retaining full guard.
Jorge slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Gwacie has his foot on Jorge's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jorge works his way back into a safe position though.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Gwacie keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gwacie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jorge manages to get himself to full guard.
Gwacie trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gwacie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jorge's guard.
Jorge trying to control from the bottom.
Jorge is doing well to control the position and prevent Gwacie from advancing to side control.
Jorge is looking to improve his position.
Jorge has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gwacie is working away from the top position though.

That's four 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.

Gwacie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gwacie trying to control the action but Jorge is working from the bottom.
Gwacie tries to pass to full mount but Jorge defends it.
Jorge trying to hold on to Gwacie's head to control him but Gwacie postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gwacie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Gwacie goes for an armbar but Jorge turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jorge.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but Gwacie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hickson Gwacie clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jorge doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gwacie counters with a takedown into side control.

Gwacie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jorge, who protects the arm well.
Gwacie laying and praying for a moment but Jorge takes advantage and regains half guard.
Gwacie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jorge defending well though.

Gwacie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gwacie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge controlling the position well.
Jorge tries to roll over but Gwacie keeps him under control.
Gwacie is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jorge reverses the position - he's now on top in Gwacie's guard.

Gwacie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gwacie is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Jorge trying to control but Gwacie is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gwacie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jorge but Jorge pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Gwacie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jorge wants to control but Gwacie postures up.
Jorge manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jorge slows the pace down in half guard.
Gwacie is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gwacie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jorge keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gwacie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Gwacie looking for a guillotine here but Jorge defends easily.

Gwacie has his foot on Jorge's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jorge works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gwacie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gwacie looking for a guillotine here but Jorge defends easily.

Gwacie looking for a guillotine here but Jorge defends easily.
Gwacie keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.

Gwacie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jorge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jorge manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hickson Gwacie had his way with Everaldo Jorge in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jorge fails with the takedown

and Gwacie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jorge is looking to control Gwacie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jorge avoid being mounted?

Gwacie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

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

Gwacie is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jorge still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jorge has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Gwacie is looking for a sweep.
Jorge is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge trying to control the position but Gwacie is working away.
Gwacie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Gwacie is looking for a kimura but Jorge is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gwacie to get the leverage.

Gwacie looking for a submission but Jorge manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Jorge looking for a sweep. Not yet Jorge, not yet.

That's two 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.
Gwacie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jorge is keeping the position for now.

Jorge working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gwacie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gwacie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gwacie slips nicely into half guard.
Gwacie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jorge knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Gwacie is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jorge has managed to free his arm - good work.

Gwacie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jorge is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hickson Gwacie!
Hickson Gwacie retains his welterweight title!