FMFC 75: A new beginning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebaldo Louza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rebaldo Louza is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Maia
vs
Louza

183 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rebaldo Louza!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Louza.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maia is trying to improve his position.
Maia is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louza working the head with strikes.

Louza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Louza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Louza trying to control the position but Maia is working away.
Maia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Louza is looking to advance position but Maia won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Maia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Louza seems to be looking for submissions.
Maia works his way to full guard. Good work.
Louza is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Maia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Louza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maia wants to sweep here but Louza controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Maia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Louza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Maia is looking for a triangle but Louza pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Louza scoring with some ground and pound.

Louza 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.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Louza from controlling successfully.
Louza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Louza from controlling successfully.

Maia looking for a guillotine here but Louza defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louza trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louza might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Maia kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Maia 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.

Maia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Louza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maia's head.
Louza trying to control the position from guard on top but Maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Maia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Louza from controlling successfully.
Louza looking to pass the guard.
Maia can't keep his opponent in guard - Louza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maia gets full guard.
Louza passes into half guard.

Louza seems to be working for a kimura but Maia defends the submission attempt.
Louza passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Louza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Maia is working for a kimura but Louza is defending it quite comfortably.

Maia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Louza has managed to free his arm - good work.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Louza is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Maia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Louza has managed to free his arm - good work.

Maia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Louza has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Louza gets a double leg takedown into Maia's guard.

Maia throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Louza escapes and throws Maia's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Maia is trying to get back to half guard.
Louza wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
Maia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Louza trying to control here.
Rebaldo Louza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maia wants to advance to full mount but Louza doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

Maia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Louza looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Louza looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Louza!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Louza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maia tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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

Louza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Louza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louza tries to pass to full mount but Maia defends it.
Maia is looking to improve his position.

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

Maia actively working from the bottom here.

Maia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Louza is trying to work for a kimura but Maia is defending well.
Louza has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Louza scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louza landing strikes from the mount and Maia is in trouble!
Louza prevents Maia from getting the reversal.

Louza looking to secure an arm triangle but Maia defends it well.

Louza with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Maia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maia tries to improve his position but instead Louza has taken his back!

Louza has managed to slip his arm under Maia's chin. This could be all over... yep, Maia is tapping out! Submission win for Louza.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rebaldo Louza!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wallid Ismail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Fish
vs
Ismail

175 cm
30
181 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

170 cm
27
182 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Albert Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wallid Ismail!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismail fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ismail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fish.
Some wild striking there from Fish.
A jab from Fish misses.
Ismail's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ismail scrambles back to his feet.
Fish connects with a looping right hand.
Fish closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ismail moves out of range of the strikes.
Ismail shoots for a double leg takedown but Fish sprawls well. He's pushed Ismail's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Ismail is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fish's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fish tries to get to full guard but Ismail has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ismail's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismail wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fish keeps working.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Wallid Ismail hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Fish gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ismail avoiding damage as Fish throws knees to the body.

Ismail gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ismail tries to stand and escape but Fish is controlling the position.
Ismail wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fish keeps working.
Fish has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ismail is working away from the top position though.
Fish controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish is trying to maintain the position but Ismail is very close to passing his half guard.
Fish gets full guard.
Ismail controlling from the top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ismail fails to land the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fish throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ismail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fish.
Ismail shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fish as he avoids it easily.
Albert Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wallid Ismail.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismail shoots in for a takedown but Fish shows good takedown defense.
Fish throws a hook but Ismail blocks it.
Fish tries to bum rush Ismail with a series of wild strikes but Ismail uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ismail slips under a jab from Fish.
Fish lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Fish.
Albert Fish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ismail avoids the body shot from Fish.
Ismail throws a low kick but Fish avoids it.

Ismail shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fish looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ismail stands up and beckons Fish to join him on the feet.
Ismail fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fish bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Ismail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fish throws out the jab.
Fish is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ismail will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ismail.
Ismail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ismail walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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 Albert Fish will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ismail staying out of range there.
Ismail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ismail with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fish to score with a decent uppercut.
Fish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ismail has his takedown stuffed
and Fish counters with a series of strikes. Ismail will be more careful next time no doubt.
Horrible takedown by Ismail or perhaps it was just good defense by Fish which made him look bad.
A jab lands there for Fish.
Ismail looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fish is fending him off so far but Ismail persists. Nope, Fish circles away and we're back to standing.
Albert Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wallid Ismail.
Fish misses with an uppercut.
Fish's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ismail under the eye.
Fish takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismail tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fish!
Ismail fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ismail.
Ismail fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fish lands with a nice body punch.
Fish works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ismail slips a jab and a cross from Fish.
Ismail changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fish tries to avoid it but Ismail manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fish to the ground. Fish escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ismail swings widly with a right hand
and Fish counters with a straight right hand.
Albert Fish is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish slaps away a takedown attempt from Ismail, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fish throws a right hand that Ismail ducks under and follows up with a left that Ismail also avoids with ease.
Ismail swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Fish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Fish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ismail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Ismail or perhaps it was just good defense by Fish which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Fish misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish moves away from the strike by Ismail.
Fish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fish wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish stuffs the takedown attempt from Ismail. Ismail gets slowly back to his feet.
Ismail is breathing heavily.
Fish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fish fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ismail on the side of the head.
Ismail shoots in looking for a takedown but Fish manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ismail's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fish is looking to clinch but Ismail is avoiding it.
Ismail with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fish to score with a decent uppercut.
Albert Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Ismail clinches with his opponent.

Ismail has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fish clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ismail's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, with Ismail on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Fish is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Fish controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ismail is not going to allow Fish to sit and survive in this position.
Ismail trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Fish doesn't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fish trying to control the action but Ismail just sinks the hooks in.

Ismail has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Fish has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Fish dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Fish cracks Ismail with a good jab.
Fish lands with a right hand.
Ismail uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.
Fish connects with a body shot that sends Ismail's belly button to the back.
Fish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ismail.
Ismail looks for a takedown but Fish sprawls well.
Fish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ismail fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fish avoids it really well and circles away.
Fish throws a jab when Ismail was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismail looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fish is fending him off so far but Ismail persists. Nope, Fish circles away and we're back to standing.
Albert Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wallid Ismail.
Jab from Fish.

Fish moves into the clinch.
Fish prevents a takedown attempt there.
A hook to the body from Fish.
Ismail takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ismail changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fish fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ismail dodges the punch combination from Fish.
Fish leaves Ismail with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Albert Fish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Fish.
Fish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ismail's head backwards.
Fish shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ismail eats them both and turns towards Fish to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fish lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ismail.
Ismail shoots for a takedown but Fish saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Fish moves into the clinch successfully.
Fish gets underhooks to prevent Ismail's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ismail avoids it.
Ismail drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fish pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ismail misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fish connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Fish takes the fight into the clinch.
Ismail blocks a body shot from Fish.
Fish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fish scores with a shoulder strike.
Fish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fish lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish can't find room to land a body shot as Ismail controls the action.
Ismail looking for a takedown.
Ismail tries to score a body lock takedown but Fish shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fish lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fish lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ismail.
Ismail has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fish tries to work over Ismail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fish misses with a punch to the body.
Fish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fish is pressed up against the cage. Ismail has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fish down to the mat. Fish avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fish makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wallid Ismail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Fish - that landed with a thud.
Fish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fish lands on the inside with an uppercut.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Fish!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Ride Of The Valkyries. Johnson has chosen Through the Fire Flames- Dragonforce as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Bradley
vs
Johnson

185 cm
30
178 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

175 cm
27
172 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley with a nice cross.
Bradley looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson moves out of range as Bradley throws a body kick.
Bradley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Bradley tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bradley checks a low kick from Johnson.
Bradley misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Bradley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Dan Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradley shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bradley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Bradley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bradley. Bradley gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Bradley moves his leg out of the way.
Bradley scores with a hook.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley lands a front kick.
Bradley fails to land the takedown.
Bradley is breathing heavily.

Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Bradley's temple.
Bradley wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bradley is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.

Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bradley is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Bradley is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bradley keeps moving.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Bradley's brow.
Bradley keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Bradley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bradley thows a big elbow that misses.

Johnson has his foot on Bradley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bradley works his way back into a safe position though.
Bradley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bradley 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.
Johnson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bradley has passed into side control.
Bradley tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bradley misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bradley looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bradley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson tries to bench press Bradley off him but Bradley keeps the position.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Bradley drags him back down.
Bradley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bradley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Bradley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Johnson tries to buck Bradley off but Bradley is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bradley is looking to escape.
Johnson controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley punching from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bradley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bradley punching from the bottom.
Bradley wants to sweep but Johnson has passed to side control!
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 Dan Bradley will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson thows a leg kick but Bradley checks it
and Bradley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bradley cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Bradley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Bradley moved away.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Bradley looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
No joy there for Bradley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dan Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bradley defends it nicely.
Bradley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
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!
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dan Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bradley.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Bradley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Bradley had a free shot at his head there.
Bradley clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Bradley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bradley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.

Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bradley is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Bradley is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson working over Bradley with some ground and pound. Bradley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bradley wants to sweep but Johnson has passed to side control!
Bradley throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Bradley struggling a bit here.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bradley some visible discomfort.
Johnson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Bradley.
Bradley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
Bradley connects with a big shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Johnson prevents Bradley from getting a body triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is in bad spot here.
Bradley is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Bradley is not going to allow Johnson to sit and survive in this position.
Johnson covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bradley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson breaks Bradley's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bradley throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bradley 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.
Johnson cracks Bradley with a solid left hand.

Bradley looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
George Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bradley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bradley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Bradley dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson wants to slow Bradley down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bradley if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Bradley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Bradley throws a leg kick

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bradley wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradley is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson stays in close to Bradley's body and controls the position.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bradley throws a strike from the bottom but Johnson passes into side control!
Johnson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bradley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Bradley is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bradley down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley prevents Johnson from improving position.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradley keeps working.
Johnson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bradley's legs.
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson has knee on belly momentarily but Bradley bucks him off and regains half guard.
Bradley punching from the bottom.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bradley punching from the bottom.
Bradley is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Bradley tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bradley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Bradley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bradley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradley trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bradley keeps moving.
George Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson won't allow Bradley to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bradley 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Bradley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jammy Stoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Lyoto Machida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stoney
vs
Machida

190 cm
26
210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

185 cm
29
205 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

XTREME PWNAGE

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jammy Stoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoney lands a jab to the nose.
Stoney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jammy Stoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoney connects with a crisp jab.
Stoney just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoney misses with a looping left.
Stoney works Machida's body with a nice hook.
A left lands for Stoney.
Stoney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoney swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida looks to land a combination but Stoney avoids it well.
Stoney scores with the left hand. Machida knows he should have avoided that one.
Stoney misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stoney lands a big uppercut and Machida crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Machida looks OK. Stoney waves Machida back to his feet!

Machida is rocked!
Stoney blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Stoney finish him?
Stoney drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Machida right on the button. Machida goes down! Stoney follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Stoney gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jammy Stoney!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Ruenos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Ruenos

200 cm
30
272 lbs
10 - 15 - 0

163 cm
21
288 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noel Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Ruenos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenos fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruenos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
Ruenos looks gassed!
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!

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ruenos has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
Ruenos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Ruenos blocks nicely.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson wants to stand but Ruenos is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but instead Ruenos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ruenos won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.

Jackson pushes Ruenos off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ruenos shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ruenos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruenos.
Noel Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Ruenos.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson throws a low kick but Ruenos moves out of range easily.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruenos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruenos leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ruenos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.

Ruenos gets a double leg takedown into Jackson's guard.

Jackson working for a triangle but Ruenos defends it easily.

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

Jackson has his foot on Ruenos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruenos works his way back into a safe position though.
Ruenos pushing down on Jackson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Ruenos has control of the leg.

Ruenos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ruenos seems to be looking for submissions.
Ruenos stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.

Ruenos seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.

Ruenos is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.

Ruenos is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson punching from the bottom.
Jackson tries to kick Ruenos off but Ruenos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Ruenos is working for a submission of some sort.

Ruenos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Ruenos eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ruenos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson pushes Ruenos off looking to stand but Ruenos dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noel Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ruenos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Jackson thumps Ruenos with a low kick.
Ruenos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Ruenos moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson motions for Ruenos to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruenos tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruenos to the ground. Ruenos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruenos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Ruenos down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jackson clinches up with Ruenos and pushes him back against the cage.
Ruenos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson leaves Ruenos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Noel Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Ruenos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries a low kick but Ruenos avoids it.
Ruenos with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a low kick, right behind Ruenos 's knee.
A leg kick checked by Ruenos.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Ruenos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ruenos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Noel Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Ruenos's head but Ruenos avoids it well.
Ruenos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jackson wants to stand but Ruenos has his arm trapped.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruenos can do to turn this around?
A bit of a lull in the action here.
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.
Ruenos prevents Jackson from improving position.
Jackson tries to stand but Ruenos controls the position and pulls Jackson into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruenos is retaining full guard.
Jackson throws a strike but Ruenos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ruenos drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Ruenos off! Ruenos jumps back into Jackson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenos prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.

Ruenos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruenos prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ruenos is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Ruenos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Ruenos is controlling him

Ruenos is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Ruenos is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ruenos is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Ruenos is controlling him
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pablo Ruenos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caco Antibes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Red
vs
Antibes

190 cm
23
205 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

188 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caco Antibes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antibes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Joe Red has been cut.

Antibes darts in and clinches Red up against the cage.
Antibes is trying to break the clinch but Red is controlling him.
Antibes wants to break free but Red has control.
Red's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Antibes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Red tried to score with a low kick but Antibes checks it.
Antibes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!

Antibes clinches with his opponent.

Antibes has picked Red up - he's going for a ride! Antibes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Red actively working from the bottom here.
Red tries to get to full guard but Antibes has control of the leg.

Red is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Antibes pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Red has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Antibes. Oh but Red has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Antibes goes limp - he's gone! Red jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Red!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Berne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Berne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruno Rodrigues 's chin.

Rodrigues
vs
Berne

192 cm
21
270 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
223 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Rodrigues !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Berne!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodrigues misses with a wild combination.
Berne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Rodrigo Berne has been cut.
Berne misses with a wild combination.
Berne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berne shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodrigues manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Berne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Berne looks gassed!
Berne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodrigues as he avoids it easily.
Rodrigues lands with a nice body punch.
Rodrigues fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Berne square on the jaw! Damn, Berne is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruno Rodrigues !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonso Escovedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Fellows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escovedo comes to the cage accompanied by call to prayer. Damien Fellows has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Escovedo
vs
Fellows

197 cm
30
265 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

190 cm
31
281 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Lightning Fight Gear
Lightning Fight Gear

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonso Escovedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Fellows!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escovedo looks for the body kick but Fellows saw that one coming.
Escovedo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fellows avoids the head kick by Escovedo.
Fellows takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fellows lands a head kick!

It looks like Alonso Escovedo has been cut.
Escovedo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escovedo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fellows scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escovedo throws a head kick that misses.
Escovedo lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Damien Fellows has been cut.
Escovedo misses the jab.
Escovedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Escovedo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escovedo misses with a head kick.
Fellows takes one on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Escovedo.
Fellows throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Escovedo is looking to chop away at Fellows's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Escovedo. Fellows shrugs it off though.
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!
Escovedo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fellows blocks a head kick by Escovedo.
Escovedo throws a chopping leg kick but Fellows manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fellows tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fellows lands with an uppercut that bounces Escovedo off the cage and back into rage.
Fellows scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escovedo throws a head kick that misses.
Fellows moves out of range of the body kick from Escovedo.
Escovedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Fellows avoids the head kick by Escovedo.
Escovedo looks for the body kick but Fellows saw that one coming.
Escovedo lands a nice looking body shot.
Escovedo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alonso Escovedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escovedo lands a head kick. Fellows smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Escovedo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Escovedo throws a leg kick but Fellows checks it.
Escovedo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fellows misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escovedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escovedo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fellows. That did some damage!
Fellows looks gassed!
Escovedo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fellows under the eye.
Escovedo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fellows blocks a head kick by Escovedo.
Escovedo throws a leg kick
and Fellows counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fellows misses the shot to the body.
Escovedo feints and then cracks Fellows's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fellows down.
Escovedo is looking to slow Fellows down with leg kicks.
Fellows takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escovedo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fellows checks a leg kick.
Escovedo tries a low kick but Fellows avoids it.
Escovedo throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Escovedo.
Fellows takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Escovedo cracks the inside of Fellows's front leg.
Escovedo throws a head kick that half lands.
Fellows takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escovedo lands with a kick to the temple. Fellows shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Decent striking displayed by Escovedo there.

That has opened up Damien Fellows's cut even more.
Fellows on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonso Escovedo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Escovedo lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Escovedo.
Nice defenses there by Fellows.
Escovedo wants to land a leg kick but Fellows is out of range.
Escovedo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fellows buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escovedo misses with a leg kick.
Escovedo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fellows might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Escovedo has got the better of the exchanges.
Fellows swings for the body but Escovedo moves out of range.
Escovedo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fellows checks it well.
Escovedo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fellows at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escovedo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fellows is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows tried to score with a low kick but Escovedo checks it.
Escovedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escovedo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escovedo.
Alonso Escovedo is winning the standup battle so far.
Escovedo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Escovedo throws a good cross that connects.
Escovedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escovedo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escovedo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fellows at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escovedo lands a high kick!
Escovedo throws a sloppy head kick and Fellows moves out of range easily.
Escovedo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fellows can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escovedo throws a sloppy head kick and Fellows moves out of range easily.
Escovedo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Escovedo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escovedo throws a head kick but Fellows moves out of range.
Escovedo scores with a shot to the body.
Fellows's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escovedo misses with a head kick.
Escovedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escovedo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fellows's calf.
Fellows on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fellows takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escovedo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fellows checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escovedo throws a head kick that Fellows semi-blocks.

The cut above Damien Fellows's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Escovedo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escovedo scores with a head kick. Fellows tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Escovedo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Damien Fellows's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Escovedo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Escovedo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Escovedo lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escovedo lands a front kick.
Escovedo feints and then cracks Fellows's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fellows down.
Alonso Escovedo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escovedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Escovedo - that will leave a mark!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escovedo throws a combination. Fellows tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Damien Fellows's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alonso Escovedo!

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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
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between River Tam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kill Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tam comes to the cage accompanied by Dangerous. Face has chosen Welcome to the TerrorDome as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tam
vs
Face

198 cm
28
256 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

225 cm
23
290 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, River Tam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kill Face!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face throws a head kick that misses.
Tam avoids the head kick by Face.
Tam connects with a crisp jab.

Tam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Face, pushing him back against the cage.
Face connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tam's face.
Face tries to land a knee to the head but Tam blocks with his arms.
Face using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Face throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tam blocks it with crossed arms.
Face using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Face misses with a knee to the head.
Tam swings wildly with an uppercut but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Face with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Face with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Face looks gassed!
Face with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Face fails to land.
Tam misses with a punch on the inside.
Face takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Kill Face has been cut.
Tam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Face backwards.
Face using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tam pushes Face back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tam.
Tam is trying to maintain a safe position but Face gets an underhook and turns Tam into the cage.
Face tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tam controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Tam.
Tam misses with a knee to the head.
Tam lands with a right to the head.
Tam pressing his opponent against the cage.
Face looking to throw knees to the head but Tam is blocking nicely.
A short right from Tam.
Tam lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Face as Tam tries to tie him up.
Tam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Face looking to throw knees to the head but Tam is blocking nicely.
Tam throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face tries to land a knee to the head but Tam blocks with his arms.
Face throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tam displaying some good clinch control by pressing Face up against the cage.
Tam is looking to control Face's arms but Face gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tam has his back to the cage.
Face throws a knee to the head but misses.
Face tries a knee to the head but Tam blocks it.
Tam lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tam tries to stall but Face uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tam lands a big right hand that drops Face! The killer instinct kicks in and Tam finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tam!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). River Tam!