M-1 IV:Vinchester vsCintopreto PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Magamedov
vs
Torreto

188 cm
25
299 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

199 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amir Magamedov!
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, Dominick Torreto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magamedov closes the distance and clinches up with Torreto, looking for a takedown. Magamedov pushes Torreto against the cage but Torreto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Torreto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Magamedov scores with a decent looking hook.

Magamedov dives in and scores a takedown into Torreto's guard.
Torreto trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Torreto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magamedov manages to get himself to full guard.
Torreto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magamedov is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torreto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Torreto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Magamedov controlling the position.
Torreto slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torreto tries to stand and escape but Magamedov is controlling the position.
Magamedov is looking for a sweep. Torreto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torreto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magamedov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Magamedov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Torreto throwing shots but Magamedov is blocking nicely.
Torreto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Torreto thows a huge punch but Magamedov dodges it nicely.
Torreto trying to control from half guard but Magamedov is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Torreto is pressing down on Magamedov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Magamedov is holding on for now.

Dominick Torreto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Torreto misses with a takedown attempt
and Magamedov counters with a big head kick but Torreto shrugs it off.
Torreto with a poor takedown

and Magamedov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Torreto working a defensive guard here.
Magamedov is breathing heavily.
Torreto pulls Magamedov in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Magamedov stops Torreto from standing up.
Torreto 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torreto is trying to keep Magamedov in close.

Dominick Torreto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Torreto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Magamedov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Torreto is in Magamedov's guard.
Torreto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Torreto trying to control but Magamedov is working from the bottom.
Torreto is pushing down on Magamedov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Magamedov is fighting to maintain full guard but Torreto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Torreto uses his free foot to push down on Magamedov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Magamedov.
Torreto tries to control but Magamedov wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Torreto quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Torreto but it's paid off an Magamedov is forced to tap! Nice work by Torreto.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dominick Torreto!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kronik Haven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick Cruz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kronik Haven's chin.

Haven
vs
Cruz

182 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kronik Haven!
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, Dominick Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Haven counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haven trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Haven stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.

Cruz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Haven rolls with it to try and escape but Cruz cranks on the arm and Haven is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dominick Cruz!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shonie Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen PIMPTASTIC as his entrance music. Shonie Gracie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Future
vs
Gracie

170 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Future!
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, Shonie Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Future drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Future working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Future holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Future won't allow it.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
John Future has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shonie Gracie.
Gracie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Future blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Future shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Future.
Future presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Future landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Future scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Future lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Future leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Future.

It looks like Shonie Gracie has been cut.
A short right from Future on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Future.
Future scores with a shoulder strike.

Gracie is rocked!
Future landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Future finish him?
Future lands a damaging elbow.
Future lands a nice shot to the body.
Future lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Future cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Future.
Future lands a big right hand that drops Gracie! The killer instinct kicks in and Future finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Future!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Future!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cj Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Couture
vs
Groove

172 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cj Groove!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Couture shoots in and gets a takedown into Groove's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Groove is on top in guard.

Groove drops back looking for a leg! Couture is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Couture manages to kick Groove off! Groove jumps back into Couture's guard.
Groove is pushing down on Couture's leg trying to pass to half guard. Couture is fighting to maintain full guard but Groove has managed to sneak the leg through.
Couture works his way to full guard. Good work.

Groove is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Couture is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Couture has escaped and now he's on top!
Groove trying to control the position.
Groove is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Groove isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Couture stacks Groove on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Couture!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Couture goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Groove has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Couture but great work by Groove.

Groove thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Groove tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Groove has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Couture is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Groove is trying to get an arm triangle but Couture is defending well.
Couture can't do much from the bottom here.
Couture is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Groove's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Groove throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Groove is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture is looking to control Groove's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Couture avoid being mounted?

Groove is looking for a kimura but Couture is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Groove to get the leverage.
Couture might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Couture wants to control but Groove is keeping busy.
Groove thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Couture's head.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Groove has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Groove is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Groove extends the arm and Couture is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cj Groove!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Glover
vs
Silva

167 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
26
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Glover!
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, Rob Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Glover is blocking nicely.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Glover's head.
Silva is keen to just control but Glover is a slippery customer.
Glover is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Glover keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Glover's brow.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Glover is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Glover manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Glover's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking to advance position but Glover has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Glover is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Glover extends the arm and Silva is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Glover!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menezes has chosen Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Werdum
vs
Menezes

190 cm
25
289 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Werdum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Werdum enables Menezes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Werdum manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Werdum working a defensive guard here.

Menezes is posturing up here but Werdum has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Menezes tries to roll out but it's too tight and Menezes has to tap! Slick submission there by Werdum!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabricio Werdum!
Fabricio Werdum retains his super heavyweight title!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feiticeiro Cintopreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Winchester has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Winchester
vs
Cintopreto

175 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Winchester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Feiticeiro Cintopreto!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester stalks Cintopreto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cintopreto's face. Cintopreto staggers backwards, shaken.
Cintopreto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cintopreto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Winchester counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Cintopreto to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Winchester!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bruno Winchester!
Bruno Winchester is the new featherweight champion!