RFC 2 - Takes Two to Tango PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alcano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Three Stars & A Sun. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Alcano
vs
Silva

179 cm
23
163 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Win Nutritional - proof of quality
Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Alcano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a leg kick but Alcano checks it.
Alcano blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Alcano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Alcano fails to land the takedown.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Alcano moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alcano closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Alcano getting side control.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alcano is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcano drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Alcano is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alcano.
Silva is staying active underneath Alcano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alcano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alcano throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Alcano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alcano not landing any meaningful shots this time.

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.
Alcano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Alcano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alcano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alcano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alcano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alcano moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcano throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alcano landing strikes.

Alcano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alcano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alcano is breathing heavily.
Alcano creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Alcano working the body and head with strikes.
Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Alcano punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to hold on but Alcano pushes him away.

Alcano working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Alcano working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Alcano maintains control.
Alcano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Alcano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva lands with a cross.
Alcano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Jose Alcano has been cut.
Alcano thows a body shot but no joy.
Alcano blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick but Alcano moves out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch but Alcano is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch but Alcano moves out of range.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcano manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Alcano circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a head kick but Alcano moves out of range.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Alcano circles away.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Alcano moves away and avoids it.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Alcano circles away.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alcano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Alcano persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Silva does no damage.

Alcano closes the distance and clinches.

Alcano manages to pull guard.
Alcano manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alcano landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcano looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Alcano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Alcano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alcano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alcano has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcano looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcano fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alcano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alcano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.

Alcano has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silva tries to hold on but Alcano postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcano lands a big elbow.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alcano with good strikes from the mount here!

Alcano looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alcano working Silva over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Alcano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Alcano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alcano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Silva throws a head kick but Alcano moves out of range.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Alcano counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jose Alcano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Alcano seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Alcano has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alcano throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Alcano loaded up on that one.
Alcano throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Alcano won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Silva tries to hold on but Alcano postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Alcano working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alcano cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alcano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Alcano lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcano is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Alcano.
Alcano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alcano fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alcano landing strikes from the mount.

Alcano throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Silva has his hands clasped together but Alcano breaks the hold and Silva is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Alcano!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Alcano!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Liberate. Mayer has chosen Dansa Med Vapen as his entrance music. Philip Mayer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rodrigues
vs
Mayer

178 cm
20
164 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Nutrition 101

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Rodrigues!
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, Philip Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodrigues fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mayer on the side of the head.
Rodrigues lands with an uppercut that bounces Mayer off the cage and back into rage.
Rodrigues stuffs the takedown attempt from Mayer. Mayer gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodrigues cracks Mayer with a right hand to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues thuds a left hand into Mayer's body.
Rodrigues ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mayer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodrigues's waist but Rodrigues gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mayer off to one side.
Gabriel Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Mayer.
Rodrigues throws a combination. Mayer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rodrigues.
A punch lands to the side of Mayer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mayer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mayer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodrigues tries to avoid it but Mayer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodrigues to the ground. Rodrigues escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodrigues slaps away a takedown attempt from Mayer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mayer looks gassed!

Rodrigues looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mayer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rodrigues stands up from mount. Strange move.
Rodrigues scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mayer in his tracks.
Philip Mayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodrigues closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Rodrigues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayer misses with a takedown

and Rodrigues counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Mayer is working an open guard so Rodrigues takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Rodrigues shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Rodrigues stands up from Mayer's guard - Rodrigues perhaps looking for a knockout.

Rodrigues moves into the clinch.
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!

Rodrigues breaks from the clinch.
Mayer misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigues bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mayer's head backwards.
Rodrigues throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodrigues throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mayer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mayer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rodrigues scores with a takedown into Mayer's guard.
Rodrigues trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Rodrigues stands up from Mayer's guard - Rodrigues perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mayer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rodrigues scores with a nice strike.
Mayer doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rodrigues counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Rodrigues seems to be working for a kimura but Mayer defends the submission attempt.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodrigues is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Mayer looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Rodrigues there.

Rodrigues stands up and beckons Mayer to join him on the feet.
Mayer misses with a takedown

so Rodrigues counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rodrigues controls from within his opponent's guard.

Rodrigues stands up from Mayer's guard - Rodrigues perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rodrigues throws a nice inside leg kick.

Rodrigues shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Mayer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodrigues doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodrigues manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Mayer is working an open guard so Rodrigues takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rodrigues clinches up with Mayer and pushes him back against the cage.

Rodrigues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rodrigues moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Rodrigues breaks the clinch.
Rodrigues connects with a jab.
Mayer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rodrigues counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Rodrigues dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodrigues.
Mayer misses with a takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a left to the body.
Mayer takes one on the button.
Rodrigues lands a body shot.
Gabriel Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rodrigues, right into the meat.

Rodrigues looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rodrigues stands up and waves to Mayer to follow him.
Rodrigues moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danga de danga de dang - Rodrigues scores with a four punch combination!

Rodrigues takes the fight into the clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodrigues has managed to clinch.

Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rodrigues lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mayer doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rodrigues counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rodrigues.

Rodrigues stands up and waves to Mayer to follow him.
Rodrigues tests Mayer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gabriel Rodrigues is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodrigues scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mayer in his tracks.
Rodrigues lands a nice hook to Mayer's body. Mayer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a one two combo.
Mayer shoots and misses
and Rodrigues counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gabriel Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Mayer.
Rodrigues lands with a nice body punch.
Rodrigues connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodrigues scores with a shot to the body.
Mayer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rodrigues scores with a takedown into Mayer's guard.

Mayer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rodrigues uses it to pass to side control.

Rodrigues decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rodrigues is working the combinations to good effect here.

Rodrigues fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mayer, pushing him back against the cage.

Rodrigues breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Rodrigues.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodrigues. That snapped Mayer's head back.
Rodrigues connects with the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodrigues.
Mayer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rodrigues lands a with a good body shot.
Mayer shoots and misses
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodrigues to score with a decent uppercut.

Rodrigues shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Rodrigues stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Rodrigues rushes Mayer and presses him up against the cage.

Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodrigues scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mayer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rodrigues counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rodrigues stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Rodrigues both land. Nice combination.
Rodrigues scores with a hook.
Rodrigues lunges at Mayer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mayer's hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands with a right hand.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that Mayer semi-blocks.
Mayer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a three punch combo that has Mayer backing up. Mayer nods at Rodrigues to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodrigues is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayer can do to turn this around?
Rodrigues connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches.

Rodrigues manages to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

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

Rodrigues stands and steps away. Mayer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Rodrigues dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rodrigues connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rodrigues scores with a shot to the body.
Rodrigues scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rodrigues lands a jab-cross combination.
Rodrigues connects with a body shot.
Rodrigues throws a one two combo.
Mayer needs to keep his hands up - Rodrigues had a free shot at his head there.
Mayer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rodrigues is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mayer.
Rodrigues with a hook.
Mayer has his takedown stuffed
and Rodrigues counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Rodrigues pushes Mayer up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodrigues prevents a takedown attempt there.

Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rodrigues looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Mayer is defending against the submission attempts here by Rodrigues.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodrigues is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mayer is just riding it out for now. Rodrigues eventually gives up the hold.
Rodrigues wants to stand but Mayer has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Mayer actively working from the bottom here.

Rodrigues stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rodrigues scores with a three punch combo!
Rodrigues lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a two punch combo.
Philip Mayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigues lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodrigues checks the leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodrigues!
Mayer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gabriel Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Mayer.

Rodrigues gets the takedown into side control.

Rodrigues decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mayer tries for a takedown but Rodrigues circles away easily
and Rodrigues counters with a straight right hand.
Mayer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a straight right hand.
Rodrigues lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodrigues.
Mayer fails with the takedown
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer moves forwards but Rodrigues connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rodrigues.
Mayer is looking to reverse the position.

Rodrigues stands up.
Mayer walks into a straight right hand from Rodrigues.

Rodrigues looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mayer tries to get to full guard but Rodrigues has control of the leg.

Rodrigues is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mayer defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to stand up but Mayer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mayer moves into full guard.

Mayer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rodrigues is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mayer.
Mayer is trying to improve his position.

Rodrigues is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mayer has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodrigues's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodrigues 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Rodrigues!

C
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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Brazilian Experiment I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furion Stormrage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brazilian Experiment I
vs
Stormrage

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Nutrition 101

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Brazilian Experiment I!
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, Furion Stormrage!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazilian Experiment I moves in looking to clinch but Stormrage pushes him off.
Brazilian Experiment I wants to clinch up but Stormrage keeps it at a distance.
Stormrage blocks a head kick by Brazilian Experiment I.
Stormrage takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Furion Stormrage has been cut.
Brazilian Experiment I displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stormrage.
Stormrage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brazilian Experiment I looks to land a combination. Stormrage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brazilian Experiment I throws a right hand that Stormrage ducks under and follows up with a left that Stormrage also avoids with ease.
Brazilian Experiment I misses with a wild combination.
Brazilian Experiment I moves in looking to clinch but Stormrage pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormrage shoots in for a takedown but Brazilian Experiment I shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Brazilian Experiment I has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Furion Stormrage.
A head kick misses from Brazilian Experiment I.
Brazilian Experiment I defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stormrage.
Brazilian Experiment I lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stormrage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brazilian Experiment I lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stormrage's sensitive parts.
Brazilian Experiment I looks to land a combination but Stormrage avoids it well.
Brazilian Experiment I delivers a nice body kick.
Brazilian Experiment I tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stormrage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brazilian Experiment I changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stormrage tries to avoid it but Brazilian Experiment I manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stormrage to the ground. Stormrage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brazilian Experiment I avoids it really well and circles away.
Stormrage is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brazilian Experiment I is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Stormrage.
Stormrage shoots for a takedown but Brazilian Experiment I saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stormrage misses with a takedown
and Brazilian Experiment I counters with a head kick.
Brazilian Experiment I connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stormrage. Stormrage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stormrage dives in and grabs Brazilian Experiment I's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brazilian Experiment I pushes down on Stormrage's head and hops out.
Brazilian Experiment I lands a head kick!
Brazilian Experiment I tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Brazilian Experiment I seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazilian Experiment I misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stormrage misses with a takedown attempt
and Brazilian Experiment I counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stormrage moves out of range as Brazilian Experiment I throws a body kick.
Brazilian Experiment I throws a series of punches but Stormrage avoids them all with ease.
Stormrage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brazilian Experiment I tries to avoid it but Stormrage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brazilian Experiment I to the ground. Brazilian Experiment I escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brazilian Experiment I shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stormrage pinned against the cage. Stormrage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brazilian Experiment I looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stormrage is fending him off so far but Brazilian Experiment I persists. Nope, Stormrage circles away and we're back to standing.
Brazilian Experiment I is breathing heavily.

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.
Brazilian Experiment I throws a right hand that Stormrage ducks under and follows up with a left that Stormrage also avoids with ease.
Stormrage fails with the takedown
and Brazilian Experiment I cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brazilian Experiment I shoots in looking for a takedown. Stormrage tries to sprawl out of it but Brazilian Experiment I keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stormrage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brazilian Experiment I fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stormrage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brazilian Experiment I tries to avoid it but Stormrage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brazilian Experiment I to the ground. Brazilian Experiment I escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brazilian Experiment I throws the kick towards the body but Stormrage avoids it.
Brazilian Experiment I stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brazilian Experiment I wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Brazilian Experiment I dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Furion Stormrage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stormrage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stormrage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brazilian Experiment I swivels and escapes.
Brazilian Experiment I throws a sloppy head kick and Stormrage moves out of range easily.
The Brazilian Experiment I is winning the standup battle so far.
Brazilian Experiment I shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stormrage defends it nicely.
Stormrage tries for a takedown but Brazilian Experiment I sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Brazilian Experiment I has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Furion Stormrage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brazilian Experiment I swinging wilding here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormrage moves into full mount! Brazilian Experiment I won't be happy about that!
Stormrage lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Stormrage.
Brazilian Experiment I is bucking up trying to escape but Stormrage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stormrage with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stormrage unloads with some shots from mount but Brazilian Experiment I bucks and avoids them well.
Stormrage pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stormrage thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Stormrage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazilian Experiment I is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stormrage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stormrage with a couple of short strikes.
Stormrage connects with a bit shot that sees Brazilian Experiment I covering up! More strikes from Stormrage and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Stormrage is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Furion Stormrage!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between shit face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ankka Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ankka Silva enters the cage!

face
vs
Silva

200 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
230 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, shit face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ankka Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
face changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but face manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Silva has face up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva 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.

face pulls guard successfully.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as face works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva prevents face from getting back to his feet.
face wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stops face from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. face is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
face chopping away at his opponent's legs.
face shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but face keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
face is looking to clinch.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from face. face gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for shit face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. face defends it nicely.
face shoots and misses

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.

Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
face is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to clinch

and face counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
face is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but face has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva trying to control but face postures up.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

face is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva is looking to control face's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
face is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from face there.
face sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.

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.

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

face moves into the clinch successfully.
face lands a knee to the head.
face taking a breather.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
face stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva wants to clinch
and face counters with a lovely shot to the body.
face misses with the combination.
Silva tries to clinch there but face circles away.
face misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva counters by clinching up.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 shit face will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva closes the distance but face moves to the side

and face counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
face seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

face pulls Silva into guard.
face keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
face is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

face looking for submissions off his back.
face is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. face knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
face tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.

That's two 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.
face wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.

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

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
face tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
face has a hand on Silva's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Silva takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
face is wriggling around trying to escape.
face is working hard here to advance position.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
face tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
face tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
face is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ankka Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Silva rushes face and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
face lands a shot to the body.

face pulls guard successfully.
face wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
face looking for a sweep. Not yet face, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to control from the top but face keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
face with a poor takedown

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva avoiding damage as face throws knees to the body.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.

Silva has face up against the cage in a clinch.
face takes an elbow to the forehead.
face taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva tries for a takedown but face manages to get underhooks.

face pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
face will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for shit face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but face circles away.
face fails with a takedown attempt.
face looks to clinch

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in face's guard now.
Silva postures up.

face manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and face counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst face is controlling him.
face is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
face trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but face is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
face managing to control the position.
Silva trying to control but face is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

face shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

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 shit face.
I think face has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo de Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

de Oliveira
vs
Gomes

189 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Win Nutritional - proof of quality
Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo de Oliveira!
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, Leandro Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomes misses with the combination.
de Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
de Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomes.
Gomes works de Oliveira's body with a nice hook.
de Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomes is just out of range.
A shot to the body from de Oliveira misses
and Gomes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
de Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomes.
de Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Gomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomes misses with a jab, cross combination.
de Oliveira lands with a shot to the body.
Gomes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
de Oliveira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gomes waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract de Oliveira.
A combination from de Oliveira does no damage.
Gomes connects with a right hand. de Oliveira shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Oliveira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Gomes misses.
de Oliveira lands a with a good body shot.
Gomes looks gassed!
de Oliveira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
de Oliveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
de Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
de Oliveira scores with a body shot.
de Oliveira connects with a single shot there.
de Oliveira slips a jab from Gomes.
de Oliveira is looking to wear down Gomes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
de Oliveira scores with a shot to the body.
Eduardo de Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from de Oliveira.
de Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
de Oliveira lands a jab to Gomes's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes slips a jab and a cross from de Oliveira.
de Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
de Oliveira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
de Oliveira lands a jab-cross combination.
Gomes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
de Oliveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomes doesn't seem bothered though.
de Oliveira jabs at Gomes's body.
de Oliveira thuds his right hand into Gomes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gomes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
de Oliveira lands a body shot.
Gomes dodges the punch combination from de Oliveira.
Gomes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from de Oliveira.
Gomes lands a two punch combo.
Gomes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
de Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira thows a body shot but no joy.
Gomes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
de Oliveira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gomes on the side of the head.
Gomes misses with a combination
letting de Oliveira counter with a right hand.
de Oliveira jabs at Gomes's body.
de Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Gomes.
de Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - de Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomes misses the body punch
and de Oliveira counters with a two punch combo.
de Oliveira slips under a jab.
A combination from de Oliveira does no damage.
Gomes looks to score with a jab to the body but de Oliveira is just out of range.
de Oliveira digs a good hook to Gomes's body.
Gomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from de Oliveira.

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.
Gomes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomes ducks right into an uppercut from de Oliveira.
Nice uppercut lands for Gomes. That snapped de Oliveira's head back.
Gomes looks to land a combination but de Oliveira avoids it well.
Gomes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
de Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomes.
de Oliveira lands a with a good body shot.
de Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Oliveira lands the left hand.
Gomes walks into a straight right hand from de Oliveira.
Gomes throws a body punch but de Oliveira moves out of range.
de Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo de Oliveira dominated that round.
That's time! de Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

de Oliveira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomes throws the left hand but de Oliveira avoids the punch easily.
de Oliveira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
de Oliveira slips a jab and a cross from Gomes.
de Oliveira throws a shot from downtown. Gomes moves away and avoids it.
Gomes misses with a combination
and de Oliveira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
de Oliveira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by de Oliveira!
de Oliveira tries to bum rush Gomes with a series of wild strikes but Gomes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eduardo de Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomes swinging wilding here.
Gomes misses with a hook to the body
and de Oliveira counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Oliveira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
de Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
de Oliveira lands with a shot to the body.
de Oliveira lunges at Gomes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomes's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
Gomes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomes looks to score with a jab to the body but de Oliveira is just out of range.
de Oliveira lands a head shot.
de Oliveira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Eduardo de Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
de Oliveira works the jab nicely.
de Oliveira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gomes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomes slips a jab and a cross from de Oliveira.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomes throws a right and a left that de Oliveira avoids nicely.
de Oliveira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomes momentarily.

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.
Gomes misses with a double jab
and de Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Gomes misses.
de Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
Gomes misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from de Oliveira misses.
Gomes misses with a two punch combination.
de Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
de Oliveira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
de Oliveira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
de Oliveira clobbers Gomes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Gomes misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira throws a combination that misses
and Gomes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
de Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
de Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomes misses with a two punch combination.
de Oliveira lands with a straight right. Gomes didn't see that one coming.
de Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Oliveira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomes misses with a hook.
de Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomes manages to avoid it.

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.
Gomes looks to land a combination but de Oliveira avoids it well.
de Oliveira stalks Gomes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gomes's face. Gomes staggers backwards, shaken.
Gomes throws a combination. de Oliveira tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from de Oliveira.
de Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomes.
Gomes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomes walks into a stiff left hand from de Oliveira.
Gomes throws a lazy right hand but de Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
de Oliveira misses with a double jab
and Gomes counters with a straight right hand.
Gomes takes a swing at de Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Gomes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by de Oliveira.
Gomes misses with the combination.
Donk. de Oliveira catches Gomes right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo de Oliveira dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gomes throws a body punch but de Oliveira moves out of range.
Gomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by de Oliveira.
Gomes lands with a nice combination. de Oliveira backs away looking to recover.
Gomes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but de Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomes misses with a combination
and de Oliveira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gomes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
de Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomes.
de Oliveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomes doesn't seem bothered though.
de Oliveira connects with a single shot there.
de Oliveira lands a nice shot to the body.
de Oliveira scores with a hook to the body. Gomes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
de Oliveira connects with a nice looking jab.
Gomes dodges the punch combination from de Oliveira.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Oliveira lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
de Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Gomes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by de Oliveira.
de Oliveira dips to his left and cracks Gomes with an uppercut!
Gomes thuds a left hand into de Oliveira's body.
de Oliveira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gomes counters with a nice body shot.
de Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomes throws a big shot that misses.
Gomes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gomes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. de Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gomes misses with a straight right.
de Oliveira misses with a double jab.
de Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomes.

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.
de Oliveira lands a lovely overhand right.
de Oliveira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gomes misses with a body punch
and de Oliveira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
de Oliveira staying out of range there.
de Oliveira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
de Oliveira misses with a body punch
and Gomes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gomes looks to score with a jab to the body but de Oliveira is just out of range.
de Oliveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gomes throws a hook to the side of de Oliveira's head but de Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from de Oliveira.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomes.
de Oliveira throws a series of punches but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but de Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Oliveira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
de Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
Gomes misses with a looping left.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gomes.
de Oliveira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gomes scores with a shot to the body.
de Oliveira misses with a combination
and Gomes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
de Oliveira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
de Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
de Oliveira slips under a jab.
Gomes misses with a body shot
and de Oliveira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

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.
de Oliveira misses with a double jab
and Gomes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
de Oliveira works the jab nicely.
de Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomes.
de Oliveira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leandro Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo de Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Oliveira walks into a jab.
de Oliveira swinging wilding here.
de Oliveira misses with a wild combination.
Gomes misses with a double jab.
A shot to de liver by de Oliveira. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo de Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well de Oliveira 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo de Oliveira!

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hype
A | B

pop
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FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nunees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chi's entrance music is Advance On. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chi
vs
Nunees

184 cm
20
154 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

176 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Chi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nunees!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunees looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chi is fending him off so far but Nunees persists. Nope, Chi circles away and we're back to standing.
Chi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chi looks for a takedown but Nunees sprawls well.
Chi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chi wants it to stay on the feet.
Chi lands a head kick!
Chi throws a nice head kick!
Chi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nunees pinned against the cage. Nunees gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chi tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nunees.
The Chi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Nunees.
Chi lands a head kick!
Chi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Nunees with that takedown attempt.
Chi throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chi throws a head kick but Nunees moves out of range.
Chi throws a head kick that misses.
Nunees blocks a head kick by Chi.
Chi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunees will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Chi.
Chi throws a head kick that half lands.
Nunees shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chi pinned against the cage. Chi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nunees's head.
Nunees changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chi tries to avoid it but Nunees manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chi to the ground. Chi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Nunees is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Chi uses the oldest trick in the book to send Nunees tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Chi is absolutely delighted - when Nunees wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Chi!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento comes to the cage accompanied by I N F E R N O. Campos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bate Pesadão kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Wagner Nascimento has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nascimento
vs
Campos

188 cm
20
191 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Global Nutritional Supplements (Q145 for $16)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Campos!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nascimento digs a good hook to Campos's body.

Nascimento fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Campos, pushing him back against the cage.
Campos has Nascimento pressed against the cage, preventing Nascimento from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Nascimento shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Campos's guard.
Campos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Nascimento drops back looking for a leg! Campos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Campos manages to kick Nascimento off! Nascimento jumps back into Campos's guard.
Nascimento won't allow Campos to get back to his feet.

Nascimento stands up from Campos's guard - Nascimento perhaps looking for a knockout.

Nascimento gets the takedown into side control.
Nascimento moves into full mount!

Nascimento is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Campos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nascimento breaks from Campos's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento unloading with bombs!
Campos wants to hold on but Nascimento pushes him away.

Nascimento has control of Campos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Campos regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Nascimento is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Campos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nascimento is breathing heavily.

Nascimento goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Campos is on top in guard.
Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campos tries to stand but Nascimento is controlling from the bottom.
Nascimento looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nascimento manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Campos manages to get himself to full guard.
Nascimento won't allow Campos to get back to his feet.
Nascimento working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Campos's head.

Nascimento drops back, looking for a kneebar! Campos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Campos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Campos!
Nascimento sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Campos wants to free his trapped foot but Nascimento is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nascimento works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos wants to control from the top but Nascimento keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Campos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Nascimento has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Campos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Nascimento gets the takedown into side control.
Nascimento prevents Campos from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campos wants to control but Nascimento postures up.
Nascimento cracks Campos with a big right hand but Campos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nascimento looks up at the clock and then as Campos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nascimento smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nascimento scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Campos to see if he's OK.
Nascimento grinds an elbow into Campos's temple.
Nascimento landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos taking a bit of punishment here - Nascimento scoring with strikes.
Campos struggling a bit here.

Nascimento tries for a kimura but Campos is defending well.
Nascimento advances to full mount.

Nascimento working for a submission but Campos is keeping him at bay.
Poor strikes thrown by Nascimento there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campos is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nascimento clinches up with Campos and pushes him back against the cage.

Campos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucas Campos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campos wants to clinch but Nascimento slips to the side

and Nascimento counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nascimento.
Nascimento scoring with some ground and pound.
Campos 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.
Nascimento stops Campos from standing up.

Nascimento is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Nascimento decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Campos, up you get!
The fighters circle momentarily. Nascimento darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nascimento shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Campos is in trouble now - Nascimento has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nascimento jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Campos manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Nascimento tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Campos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Nascimento looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Campos can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos is looking for a sweep.
Nascimento moves into full mount!

Nascimento jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Campos is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Campos and Nascimento has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nascimento has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Nascimento tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Nascimento tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nascimento sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Campos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Nascimento wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Campos, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nascimento is trying to get an arm triangle but Campos is defending well.

Nascimento wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Campos, who protects the arm well.

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.
Nascimento tries to advance position but instead Campos slips a leg back in to half guard.
Campos is trying to maintain the position but Nascimento is very close to passing his half guard.
Campos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Campos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Nascimento scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Campos is looking to improve his position.
Campos tries to kick Nascimento off but Nascimento keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wagner Nascimento dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nascimento lands with a straight right. Campos didn't see that one coming.

Nascimento gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nascimento is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campos looks to clinch

so Nascimento counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Campos looking for a sweep. Not yet Campos, not yet.

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

Nascimento drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Campos dives on top into guard.
Campos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nascimento's guard.
Nascimento wants to stand but Campos is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Campos wants to control from the top but Nascimento keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nascimento is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos looking for a sweep. Not yet Campos, not yet.
Wagner Nascimento overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nascimento scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nascimento is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nascimento lands a couple of digs.
Nascimento makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nascimento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campos can do to turn this around?
Nascimento content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nascimento throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Nascimento thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Campos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nascimento. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Nascimento decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Campos, up you get!

Campos gets a clinch.
Nascimento looking for a takedown.

Campos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos closes the distance but Nascimento moves to the side

and Nascimento counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Campos!

Nascimento has control of Campos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Campos regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Nascimento is working for a guillotine from mount but Campos frees his head quite easily.
Nascimento connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nascimento working the ground and pound effectively.

Nascimento goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Campos turns into him and now he's in Nascimento's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nascimento working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Campos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Campos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Campos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nascimento working for a triangle but Campos defends it easily.
Nascimento wants to sweep but no luck.

Campos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nascimento has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Campos has managed to get both his arms back between Nascimento's legs - danger averted.
Nascimento striking off his back but it's not causing Campos any problems.

Nascimento throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Nascimento looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Campos connects with a couple of short punches.
Wagner Nascimento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Campos tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Nascimento moves into the clinch.
Campos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nascimento has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Campos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Nascimento throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Campos was covering up waiting for the punch and Nascimento finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Campos wants to get back to his feet but Nascimento is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nascimento controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lucas Campos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Wagner Nascimento showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nascimento 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wagner Nascimento!

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A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeidren Croix Crowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Perunamuusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Perunamuusi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Croix Crowley
vs
Perunamuusi

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

EFC Clothing
Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeidren Croix Crowley!
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, Frank Perunamuusi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Perunamuusi.

Perunamuusi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Crowley is not content to let Perunamuusi control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perunamuusi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crowley keeps working.
Crowley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Perunamuusi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Crowley will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Perunamuusi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crowley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perunamuusi wants to pass the guard but Crowley is keeping the position.
Perunamuusi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crowley wants to stand and escape but Perunamuusi is having none of it.
Perunamuusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Perunamuusi is controlling him.
Perunamuusi scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perunamuusi throws and elbow that misses. Crowley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perunamuusi's guard. Nice move by Crowley!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crowley wants to pass the guard but Perunamuusi is keeping the position.
Perunamuusi is trying to control the position but Crowley postures up.
Crowley wants to pass the guard but Perunamuusi is keeping the position.
Perunamuusi is looking to stand up but Crowley isn't so interested in that idea.
Crowley postures up.
Crowley passes Perunamuusi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Crowley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perunamuusi keeps working.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Perunamuusi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crowley tries to avoid it but Perunamuusi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crowley to the ground. Crowley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perunamuusi shoots in looking for a takedown. Crowley tries to sprawl out of it but Perunamuusi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crowley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perunamuusi throws a right and a left that Crowley avoids nicely.

Crowley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Perunamuusi to the mat! Perunamuusi manages to get full guard.

Perunamuusi has his foot on Crowley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crowley works his way back into a safe position though.
Perunamuusi looks gassed!
Crowley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crowley advances to half guard.
Perunamuusi is in trouble now - Crowley has advanced to mount!
Crowley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Perunamuusi looks a forlorn figure.
Crowley lands a heavy elbow.

It looks like Frank Perunamuusi has been cut.
Crowley prevents Perunamuusi from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeidren Croix Crowley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Perunamuusi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crowley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perunamuusi sprawls well. Perunamuusi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crowley gets slowly back to his feet.
Perunamuusi tries for a takedown but Crowley circles away easily

and Crowley counters with a takedown into side control.

Perunamuusi is rocked!
Perunamuusi is not content to let Crowley control the position.
Perunamuusi is looking to reverse the position.
Crowley scoring with punches from side control.
Perunamuusi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Crowley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Perunamuusi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Crowley is working hard here to advance position.
Crowley is trying to control. Perunamuusi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crowley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley trying to control from half guard but Perunamuusi is working away.
Perunamuusi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Perunamuusi is looking for a sweep. Crowley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perunamuusi trying to control from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circling - Crowley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Crowley.
Jeidren Croix Crowley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perunamuusi tries to bench press Crowley off him but Crowley keeps the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crowley working the body and head with strikes.
Crowley scoring with punches from side control.
Crowley landing strikes.
Perunamuusi is still in real trouble! Can Crowley finish him?
Crowley in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Perunamuusi looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Crowley turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeidren Croix Crowley!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Chaves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Chaves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chaves
vs
Joe

178 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
171 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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, Carlos Chaves!
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, Jack Joe!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Joe as he jumps to the side.

Chaves drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Joe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chaves wants to control but Joe is keeping him busy.
Chaves prevents Joe from escaping the position.
Chaves trying to control the action but Joe is working from the bottom.
Joe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaves is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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

Chaves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chaves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chaves sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Joe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Joe is pushing Chaves's head away, looking to escape. Chaves manages to hold on to the position though.

Chaves is trying to get an arm triangle but Joe is defending well.
Chaves wants to control but Joe is keeping him busy.
Chaves is really struggling to control Joe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Joe prevents Chaves from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is not content to let Chaves control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Joe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joe.

It looks like Carlos Chaves has been cut.
A head kick by Joe - that's a beauty! Chaves is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Joe can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Joe!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Bielkheden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Matielli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bielkheden
vs
Matielli

186 cm
22
210 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

196 cm
22
204 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Bielkheden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Matielli!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matielli wants to clinch.
Junior Matielli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bielkheden looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bielkheden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bielkheden trying to control from half guard but Matielli is working away.
Matielli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bielkheden.
Bielkheden performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Matielli is in trouble now - Bielkheden has advanced to mount!
Matielli wants to get back to his feet.
Matielli flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matielli is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
The referee warns Matielli that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Matielli throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bielkheden won't let Matielli get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bielkheden with the ground and pound from mount.
Bielkheden won't let Matielli get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bielkheden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Matielli is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bielkheden looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bielkheden controlling the pace for now.
Matielli throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bielkheden. What's that going to do exactly?
Bielkheden scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Matielli?
Bielkheden working the ground and pound effectively.
Matielli trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bielkheden looking to control and managing it successfully.
You get the feeling that Matielli really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matielli looks gassed!
Bielkheden working Matielli over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bielkheden is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Matielli can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Matielli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Matielli wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Bielkheden looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Matielli really wants to buck Bielkheden off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Bielkheden.
Bielkheden scoring with strikes but Matielli is staying in there.
Bielkheden scoring with strikes but Matielli is staying in there.
Bielkheden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Matielli is trying desperately to improve 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.
Bielkheden with shots to the head and body - Matielli looks very uncomfortable down there.
Matielli is trying to stand up.
Matielli takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bielkheden controlling from mount.
Bielkheden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matielli blocking the ground and pound.
Matielli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Matielli is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bielkheden looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Bielkheden.
Matielli blocking the ground and pound.

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.
Bielkheden throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bielkheden throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Matielli is trying to stand up.
Bielkheden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Matielli is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bielkheden punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bielkheden with good strikes from the mount here!
Matielli is trying to stand.
Matielli is looking to improve his position but Bielkheden isn't that keen on the idea.
Matielli swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Matielli flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bielkheden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Matielli is looking to escape.
BOOM! Bielkheden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bielkheden dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Matielli throws a low kick but Bielkheden avoids it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bielkheden keeps control of Matielli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matielli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bielkheden has him pressed against the cage.
Bielkheden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matielli is defending well for now.
Bielkheden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Matielli prevents it.
Bielkheden is trying to break the clinch but Matielli has him pressed against the cage.

Matielli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bielkheden pushes Matielli up against the cage in a clinch.

Bielkheden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matielli misses with the combination.
Bielkheden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matielli closes the distance but Bielkheden moves to the side

and Bielkheden counters with a single leg into guard. Matielli didn't expect that.
Matielli keeping moving, preventing Bielkheden from controlling successfully.
Bielkheden won't allow Matielli to get back to his feet.
Bielkheden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matielli striking off his back but it's not causing Bielkheden any problems.
Matielli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bielkheden wants to control from the top but Matielli keeps moving.
Bielkheden slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bielkheden decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bielkheden circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Bielkheden blocks the low kick.
Bielkheden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matielli tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bielkheden counters with a single leg into guard. Matielli didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bielkheden stopping the sweep attempt from Matielli.
Bielkheden trying to control but Matielli is working from the bottom.
Bielkheden is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bielkheden won't allow Matielli to get back to his feet.
Matielli will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Matielli wants to stand up but Bielkheden is controlling him.
Bielkheden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bielkheden stops Matielli from standing up.

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

and Bielkheden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bielkheden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Matielli uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bielkheden misses with a takedown attempt - Matielli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Bielkheden. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matielli tries to clinch up

and Bielkheden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bielkheden wants to control but Matielli is keeping him busy.
Bielkheden drops an elbow to the side of Matielli's head.
Bielkheden prevents Matielli from standing back up.
David Bielkheden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bielkheden is trying to control. Matielli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matielli is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Matielli is defending against the submission attempts here by Bielkheden.
Matielli scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bielkheden manages to mount him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bielkheden dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Matielli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Bielkheden drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bielkheden working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bielkheden scores with a couple of short elbows.

Bielkheden decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Matielli looks to clinch

and Bielkheden counters by moving into the clinch.
Matielli working hard to break the clinch.
Matielli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matielli is trying to break the clinch but Bielkheden has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bielkheden takes a knee right on the jaw!

Matielli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bielkheden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matielli as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bielkheden shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Matielli is trying to defend but Bielkheden finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bielkheden is pressing down on Matielli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matielli is holding on for now.
Bielkheden with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Matielli wants to get back to his feet.
Bielkheden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matielli defending well though.
Matielli wants to get back to his feet.
Bielkheden trying to control the pace.
Bielkheden stops Matielli from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bielkheden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matielli defending well though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bielkheden shoots for a double leg takedown but Matielli sprawls well. He's pushed Bielkheden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matielli tries to clinch but Bielkheden moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Matielli. No joy for Bielkheden on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Bielkheden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matielli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bielkheden.
Bielkheden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matielli avoids it really well and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matielli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bielkheden clinches.
Matielli tries to break free but Bielkheden pushes him back against the cage.
Bielkheden trying to land knees to the body.
Matielli working hard to break the clinch.
Matielli has had enough of the clinch but Bielkheden keeps him there for the moment.

Matielli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bielkheden tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matielli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bielkheden somewhat.
Bielkheden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matielli clinches but Bielkheden breaks the clinch

and Bielkheden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Matielli's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matielli wants to stand and escape but Bielkheden is having none of it.
Bielkheden is looking to work some ground and pound but Matielli has wrist control.
Bielkheden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Matielli throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Matielli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bielkheden's guard.
Bielkheden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Matielli's guard.

Bielkheden stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Matielli looks to clinch

and Bielkheden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Matielli's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matielli keeping full guard, as Bielkheden tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bielkheden is working hard here to advance position.
Junior Matielli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Bielkheden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matielli trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

And that's the end of the fight!
David Bielkheden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bielkheden, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Bielkheden!