BFC 4 SPERMICIDE PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Samosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samosa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Specials - A Message To You Rudy . Emerson Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Silva
vs
Samosa

194 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Silva!
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, Manu Samosa!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samosa closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Samosa pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Samosa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samosa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Samosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Samosa dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Samosa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

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

Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Samosa needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Silva lands a takedown into guard.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Samosa is retaining full guard.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Samosa is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Emerson Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Samosa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Samosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samosa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Samosa wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva is looking to control Samosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva moves into full guard.
Samosa looks gassed!
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Samosa manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva passes Samosa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva thows a huge punch but Samosa dodges it nicely.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Samosa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Samosa is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva controlling the action here.

Silva decides to stand and escape the position.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Samosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva 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.
Silva throwing shots but Samosa is blocking nicely.

Silva is working for a kimura but Samosa is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is trying to control. Samosa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Samosa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Emerson Silva just wasn't active enough.
Samosa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Samosa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Samosa is breathing heavily.
Samosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Samosa is aware though and is defending well.
Silva 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.
Silva pulls Samosa in close to prevent any damage.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Samosa from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Emerson Silva just wasn't active enough.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Samosa sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Silva stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva throws a hook to the side of Samosa's head but Samosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Samosa to the mat! Samosa manages to get full guard.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Samosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Emerson Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Samosa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Samosa checks a leg kick.
Samosa tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.

Silva drives through and clinches with Samosa against the cage.
Samosa is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Samosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Silva tries to sprawl but Samosa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Emerson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Samosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Silva is tightening it up a little... Samosa has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Samosa reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Samosa taps out! Nice BJJ there by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Emerson Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor McCumby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huytj Tryhuytj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tryhuytj's choice of entrance music: Face The Pain - Stemm. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McCumby
vs
Tryhuytj

200 cm
23
277 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

213 cm
27
273 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trevor McCumby!
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, Huytj Tryhuytj!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tryhuytj throws out a loose jab but McCumby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Tryhuytj as he connects with a hook.
Tryhuytj misses with the combination.
McCumby has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

McCumby moves into the clinch.
Tryhuytj tries to break free but McCumby pushes him back against the cage.
Tryhuytj wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCumby tries to pull guard but Tryhuytj won't allow it.

McCumby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tryhuytj lands with a good body shot.
Tryhuytj feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCumbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A leg kick checked by McCumby.
Tryhuytj ducks under a wild hook from McCumby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tryhuytj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

McCumby closes the distance and clinches.
Tryhuytj wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

McCumby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCumby missing with a left hand there. Tryhuytj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Tryhuytj misses.
Tryhuytj misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Tryhuytj as he connects with a hook.
McCumby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCumby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Tryhuytj.
A jab lands there for Tryhuytj.
McCumby slips under a jab.
McCumby tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tryhuytj sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCumby somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor McCumby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tryhuytj throws out a powerful jab.
McCumby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tryhuytj.
Tryhuytj just misses with a punch to the body.
McCumby cracks Tryhuytj with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by McCumby.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCumby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tryhuytj pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCumby is out of range and Tryhuytj settles back down.

McCumby moves into the clinch.

McCumby manages to break the clinch.
Tryhuytj looks to throw the jab but McCumby is out of range.
Tryhuytj blocks a jab.
Tryhuytj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCumby throws a hook but Tryhuytj avoids it easily.
Tryhuytj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCumby throws out the jab.
Huytj Tryhuytj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tryhuytj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCumby throws a hook but Tryhuytj avoids it easily.
Tryhuytj throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCumby ducks under a wild hook from Tryhuytj.
Tryhuytj scores with a decent looking hook.
Tryhuytj with a jab.
Tryhuytj will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

McCumby clinches.
Tryhuytj is looking to break free of the clinch but McCumby has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryhuytj wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCumby has him pressed against the cage.

McCumby breaks from the clinch.
Tryhuytj connects with a nice looking jab.
McCumby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tryhuytj has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tryhuytj shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tryhuytj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tryhuytj staying out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Tryhuytj.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCumby is defended easily by Tryhuytj.
Tryhuytj is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tryhuytj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left and a right from Tryhuytj both land. Nice combination.
Tryhuytj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tryhuytj blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tryhuytj throws a leg kick that misses.
McCumby takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCumby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tryhuytj.
Tryhuytj on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

McCumby forces Tryhuytj back against the cage and clinches.
Tryhuytj working hard to break the clinch.

McCumby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tryhuytj throws an overhand right that lands on McCumby's shoulder, as McCumby tries to avoid the shot.
McCumby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tryhuytj.
Tryhuytj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tryhuytj throws the left hand but McCumby avoids the punch easily.
Tryhuytj looks to throw the jab but McCumby is out of range.
Tryhuytj connects with a nice looking jab.
Tryhuytj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tryhuytj moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tryhuytj throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trevor McCumby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tryhuytj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tryhuytj thows a body shot but no joy.
McCumby with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huytj Tryhuytj dominated that round.
That's time! McCumby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tryhuytj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

McCumby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tryhuytj throws an ugly left hook that misses

and McCumby counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tryhuytj wants to get back to striking at distance but McCumby won't allow it.

McCumby manages to break the clinch.
McCumby shoots in for a takedown but Tryhuytj shows good takedown defense.
Tryhuytj swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCumby.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tryhuytj. McCumby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tryhuytj throws an overhand right that lands on McCumby's shoulder, as McCumby tries to avoid the shot.
Tryhuytj throws a series of punches but McCumby avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by McCumby.

McCumby rushes Tryhuytj and presses him up against the cage.
Tryhuytj is trying to force a seperation but McCumby has the dominant position.
Tryhuytj tries to break free but McCumby pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCumby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tryhuytj's efforts to push away.
Tryhuytj tries to circle away but McCumby has him pinned against the cage.
Tryhuytj is trying to force a seperation but McCumby has the dominant position.
Tryhuytj tries to break free but McCumby pushes him back against the cage.
Tryhuytj is trying to break free.
McCumby keeps control of Tryhuytj as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tryhuytj tries to break the clinch but McCumby is controlling the position.
Tryhuytj tries to circle away but McCumby has him pinned against the cage.
Tryhuytj is looking to break free of the clinch but McCumby has double underhooks.
Tryhuytj is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

McCumby manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Tryhuytj misses.
Tryhuytj swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCumby counters with a nice uppercut.
Huytj Tryhuytj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCumby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCumby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tryhuytj rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCumby counters with a nice uppercut.
McCumby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tryhuytj to score with a decent uppercut.
Tryhuytj on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
McCumby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tryhuytj throws a hook but McCumby avoids it easily.
Tryhuytj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tryhuytj misses with a looping right.
McCumby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

McCumby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tryhuytj, pushing him back against the cage.
McCumby prevents Tryhuytj from breaking the clinch.
Tryhuytj wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCumby has him pressed against the cage.

McCumby manages to break the clinch.
McCumby slips a jab and a cross from Tryhuytj.
McCumby moves out of range as Tryhuytj strikes.
McCumby dips to his left and cracks Tryhuytj with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCumby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tryhuytj misses the jab.
Tryhuytj misses with a double jab.

McCumby forces Tryhuytj back against the cage and clinches.
Tryhuytj wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tryhuytj is trying to break free.

McCumby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tryhuytj lands the left hand.
Tryhuytj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tryhuytj swinging wildly here.
Tryhuytj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tryhuytj is breathing heavily.

McCumby clinches with his opponent.

McCumby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCumby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCumby slips a straight right by Tryhuytj.
Tryhuytj has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCumby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tryhuytj moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCumby slips under a jab.
Tryhuytj throws a lazy right hand but McCumby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

McCumby clinches with his opponent.

McCumby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCumby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tryhuytj.
McCumby with a hook.
McCumby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tryhuytj misses with a low kick.
Tryhuytj throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tryhuytj misses with a few strikes there.
McCumby looks to land a left hand but Tryhuytj moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

McCumby clinches up with Tryhuytj and pushes him back against the cage.

McCumby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tryhuytj slips a straight right by McCumby.
McCumby missing with a left hand there. Tryhuytj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tryhuytj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCumby circles away quickly and effectively.
Good exchange - McCumby coming out on top.
McCumby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McCumby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tryhuytj is fending him off so far but McCumby persists. Nope, Tryhuytj circles away and we're back to standing.
McCumby moves in looking to clinch but Tryhuytj pushes him off.

Tryhuytj gets tackled into the cage by McCumby. McCumby maintains the clinch.
Tryhuytj tries to break the clinch but McCumby is controlling the position.

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

McCumby moves into range and clinches up with Tryhuytj.

McCumby breaks from the clinch.
Tryhuytj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCumby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tryhuytj misses with the combination.
McCumby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tryhuytj as he avoids it easily.

McCumby clinches up with Tryhuytj and pushes him back against the cage.
Tryhuytj tries to circle away but McCumby has him pinned against the cage.

McCumby pulls Tryhuytj into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tryhuytj wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of McCumby's closed guard. He's half up but McCumby has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! McCumby pivots and extends the arm, Tryhuytj falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by McCumby! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trevor McCumby!

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C
B

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 Mohammed Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polly Cracker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Polly Cracker's chin.

Gracie
vs
Cracker

175 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohammed Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Polly Cracker!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cracker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Polly Cracker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Cracker as Gracie shoots in.

Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cracker sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Cracker is working away.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Cracker is defending the position.
Cracker trying to control but Gracie postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cracker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cracker is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cracker avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie throwing shots but Cracker is blocking nicely.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Cracker bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws some wild stikes that Cracker manages to avoid easily.
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Gracie 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! Gracie extends the arm and Cracker is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mohammed Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Ruatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyai Wanggai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruatti comes to the cage accompanied by Too $hort - The Ghetto. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruatti
vs
Wanggai

178 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

HITME! Clothing Line (Chuck Norris Collection)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Ruatti!
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, Kiyai Wanggai!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanggai tries to clinch there but Ruatti circles away.
Wanggai misses with a wild body shot.
Wanggai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruatti sprawls well. Ruatti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wanggai gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Ruatti. Those never looked like landing.
Ruatti tries to close the distance and clinch but Wanggai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wanggai shoots in but no luck this time.
Wanggai closes the distance and clinches up with Ruatti, looking for a takedown. Wanggai pushes Ruatti against the cage but Ruatti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murilo Ruatti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiyai Wanggai.
Ruatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wanggai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruatti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruatti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wanggai finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruatti's head.

Ruatti clinches.
Ruatti is pressed up against the cage. Wanggai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruatti down to the mat. Ruatti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wanggai closes the distance and clinches up with Ruatti, looking for a takedown. Wanggai pushes Ruatti against the cage but Ruatti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruatti misses with a double jab.
Wanggai looks for a takedown but Ruatti sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Ruatti as Wanggai shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruatti tries to clinch but Wanggai moves out of range.
Ruatti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Ruatti. Those never looked like landing.
Ruatti is breathing heavily.
Wanggai fails with a takedown attempt.

Wanggai tries to keep at a distance but Ruatti has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ruatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wanggai tries to clinch but Ruatti is having none of it.
Murilo Ruatti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wanggai avoids the head kick by Ruatti.
Ruatti throws a solid leg kick but Wanggai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruatti.
Wanggai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wanggai shoots in for a takedown but Ruatti shows good takedown defense.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanggai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ruatti gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruatti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wanggai is defending well for now.
Ruatti tries to land knees in the clinch but Wanggai avoids the damage to the body.

Wanggai has Ruatti pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wanggai pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ruatti tumbling to the mat - Wanggai dives into Ruatti's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ruatti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wanggai works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wanggai is looking to take a break and control but Ruatti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Ruatti kicks Wanggai off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanggai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruatti swivels and escapes.
Wanggai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ruatti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wanggai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ruatti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ruatti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruatti gets underhooks to prevent Wanggai's takedown attempt.
Ruatti connects with a knee to the head.
Wanggai wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruatti tries to throw a body punch but Wanggai avoids it by throwing Ruatti back against the cage.
Ruatti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ruatti manages to break the clinch.
Ruatti misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wanggai is defended easily by Ruatti.
Ruatti wants to clinch.
Wanggai is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruatti throws a leg kick but Wanggai checks it.
Wanggai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruatti as he avoids it easily.
Wanggai avoids the head kick by Ruatti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wanggai drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Wanggai is trying to get an arm triangle but Ruatti is defending well.
Ruatti managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wanggai.
Wanggai passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ruatti!
Ruatti wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wanggai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruatti avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wanggai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanggai working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wanggai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ruatti is looking to escape.
Wanggai thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Wanggai has hold of Ruatti's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ruatti manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ruatti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wanggai on the ground.
Wanggai working the ground and pound effectively.
Ruatti is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanggai controlling the pace for now.
Wanggai tries to control but Ruatti wriggling away.
Wanggai with a couple of short strikes.
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.
Ruatti is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wanggai is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wanggai breaks from Ruatti's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wanggai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wanggai lands a big shot there that rocks Ruatti but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wanggai unloading with bombs!
Ruatti is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wanggai landing strikes from the mount and Ruatti is in trouble!
Wanggai throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ruatti because Wanggai loaded up on that one.

Wanggai is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ruatti is surviving well by controlling Wanggai's body position as best he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wanggai putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Ruatti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wanggai landing punches.
Wanggai pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wanggai looking to finish Ruatti with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ruatti!
Wanggai fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruatti is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wanggai raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiyai Wanggai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wanggai drives through with a takedown into Ruatti's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ruatti keeping moving, preventing Wanggai from controlling successfully.
Wanggai stands up over Ruatti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wanggai scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wanggai trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruatti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanggai passes into half guard.
Wanggai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Wanggai is working for a submission of some sort.
Wanggai trying to control the action but Ruatti is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wanggai is trying for a kimura here. Ruatti looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wanggai wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kiyai Wanggai!

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balkan Bully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bully
vs
Rua

187 cm
25
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balkan Bully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Rua!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bully moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua pressing his opponent against the cage.

Bully is trying to trip Rua. He has hold of a leg but Rua is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bully persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bully in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bully accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bully chips away with some ground and pound.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bully loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Bully throwing strikes but missing.
Bully looking to pass the guard.
Bully scoring with some ground and pound.
Bully throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bully 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.
Rua wants to stand but Bully is controlling the position.
Bully is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bully accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Bully thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bully trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bully.
Bully wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bully pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Bully missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to stand but Bully is controlling the position.
Bully trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bully throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bully throwing strikes but missing.
Rua is trying to keep Bully in close.
Rua looks gassed!
Bully postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.
Bully throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bully landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bully advances position into side control!

Bully is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Rua is trying to escape and Bully transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Rua is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bully! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Balkan Bully!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardy
vs
Silver

180 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silver!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silver is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Silver moves into the clinch.

Silver gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hardy regains guard.
Silver trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hardy's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hardy kicks Silver off and gets to his feet.

Silver is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hardy's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy is positioning himself well to prevent Silver advancing to mount.
Silver is thwarting Hardy's attempts to control the position.

Silver is working for a kimura here but Hardy manages to reverse the position and he's now in Silver's guard.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Silver won't let him.
Silver wants to get back to his feet but Hardy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Silver scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hardy.
Silver looks gassed!
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Silver tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardy obliges.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silver is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tom Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silver.
Hardy lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hardy breaks from the clinch.
Silver moves to clinch but Hardy breaks away
and Hardy counters with a body kick.

Hardy has closed the distance and engaged Silver in a clinch.

Hardy jumps guard.
Hardy 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hardy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silver's guard.

Hardy gets to his feet - Silver follows without any prompting.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Silver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardy.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

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!
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tom Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silver has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Silver drops his hands momentarily and Hardy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Silver darts in and clinches Hardy up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silver's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hardy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silver is aware though and is defending well.
Silver wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silver throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Silver.

Silver tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silver has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hardy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Silver is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hardy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silver is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but Silver is having none of it.
Silver wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Silver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Silver isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anderson Silver wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silver fails to land the takedown.
Hardy tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Hardy.
Silver plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hardy avoids it really well and circles away.

Silver scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by Silver.
Silver trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Silver in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Hardy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hardy defending against the ground and pound.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Silver politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silver prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hardy is looking to regain half guard here but Silver keeps moving and retains side control.
Silver lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to control Silver's posture but Silver avoids it.

Silver working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silver 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.

Silver stands up and beckons Hardy to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hardy instigates a clinch.
Silver tries to circle away but Hardy has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hardy has Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hardy avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Silver taking a breather.
Silver tries to circle away but Hardy has him pinned against the cage.
Hardy avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Silver fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Hardy jumps guard.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.
Silver has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hardy is proving hard to escape from.
Hardy controls Silver momentarily but Silver frees himself.
Anderson Silver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hardy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silver can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silver pushes down on Hardy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silver wants to stand up but Hardy has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Silver wants to pass to mount but Hardy is defending the position.
Silver is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hardy trying to control but Silver postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silver wants to pass the guard but Hardy is defending well.
Hardy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silver scores with a couple of nice shots.

Hardy kicks off Silver and gets to his feet.
A head kick by Hardy misses

and Silver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Silver.
Silver dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hardy tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the cage.
Silver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Silver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.

Silver gets a clinch.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Silver blocks with his arms.

Silver manages to break the clinch.
Silver moves out of range as Hardy throws a body kick.
Silver tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Silver on that attempt.
Tom Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silver.
Hardy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silver shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hardy is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silver looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silver wants to free his trapped foot but Hardy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hardy trying to control here.

Silver is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hardy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy is trying to control but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silver has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silver!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Czech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Czech has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Czech
vs
Amarela

192 cm
27
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

187 cm
19
216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Czech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarela takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Czech looks to land a combination. Amarela sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Amarela closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Czech uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Czech fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Amarela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Czech lands a nice looking body shot.
Amarela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Czech misses with a wild body shot.
Amarela tries to score a power double leg takedown but Czech sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amarela somewhat.
Czech connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Czech fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amarela manages to avoid it.
Czech keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amarela has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by Amarela or perhaps it was just good defense by Czech which made him look bad.
Peter Czech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abelinha Amarela.
Czech throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Czech connects with a crisp jab.
Czech lands a nice shot that snaps Amarela's head back.
Czech throws a jab when Amarela was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czech cracks Amarela with a good jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Czech.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amarela tries for a takedown but Czech sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peter Czech is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amarela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Czech's waist but Czech gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amarela off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Amarela.
Amarela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Czech ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amarela moves away.
Amarela walks into a left hand.
Czech lands a nice hook to Amarela's body. Amarela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela tries for a takedown but Czech circles away easily
and Czech counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Czech.
Czech listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Amarela fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Amarela is trying hard to land a takedown here. Czech sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Czech lands a really nice looking cross but Amarela seems unphased.

Amarela is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Czech throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Amarela crashing down! Amarela tries to stagger back to his feet but Czech just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Amarela asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Czech!

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FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borba Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borba Antunes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Demian Maia's chin.

Maia
vs
Antunes

183 cm
24
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borba Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Antunes shoots in and gets a takedown into Maia's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maia pulls Antunes in close to his closed guard and prevents Antunes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Antunes from controlling successfully.

Maia uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Antunes looking to score a takedown here. Maia is defending well but Antunes drives through and ends up in Maia's guard.
Antunes looks gassed!
Maia is trying to keep Antunes in close.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Antunes gets to his feet. Maia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Maia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Antunes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maia somewhat.
Antunes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maia tries to avoid it but Antunes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maia to the ground. Maia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Antunes wants to control but Maia is having none of it.
Maia lands a nice shot to the head.
Maia tries to control but Antunes wriggling away.
Maia content just to control the position here.
Maia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Antunes?
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!
Maia dominating with strikes here.
Maia looking to finish Antunes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Antunes!
Maia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maia working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Antunes taking shots to the head.
Antunes taking shots to the head.
Maia trying to control but Antunes is having none of it.
Antunes is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Maia landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maia has hold of Antunes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Antunes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Antunes is trying to escape the mount but Maia keeps good control and instead manages to take Antunes's back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Maia's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
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!

Maia is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Antunes taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Maia.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demian Maia!
Demian Maia retains his middleweight title!