No Exit FC 63 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Carl Orff - Carmina Burana - André Rieu's version. Joao Alves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Alves
vs
Souza

179 cm
30
200 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

177 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filipe Souza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alves closes the distance and clinches.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Souza misses with the combination.
Alves punishes Souza's body with a nice straight punch.
Alves lands with a cross.
Alves throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alves tried to score with a low kick but Souza checks it.
Souza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Alves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Alves is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alves trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves is really struggling to control Souza but he's trying to hold on to the position.

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

Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alves trying to control from half guard but Souza is working away.
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.
Souza works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Souza isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Alves stacks Souza on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Alves!
Alves working away.
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Alves is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Souza has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alves controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza manages to work his way to half guard, despite Alves's best efforts.
Souza tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.

Alves is trying to work for a kimura but Souza is defending well.
Souza misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Souza wants to improve his position but Alves is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Souza is looking to improve his position.
Alves is trying to control. Souza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alves works his way into full mount!
Souza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Souza tries to hold on but Alves postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves wants to control the pace but Souza is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Alves 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.

Souza clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the cage.
Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves scores with a nice body kick.
Souza looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Joao Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
Souza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alves connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Souza scrambles back to his feet.
Alves lands with a kick to the temple. Souza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Souza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza misses the shot to the body.
Alves throws the kick towards the body but Souza avoids it.
Souza loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
Souza misses with a hook.
Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Souza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alves.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alves.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.

Souza gets tackled into the cage by Alves. Alves maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves lands with an uppercut that bounces Souza off the cage and back into range.
Alves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a nice head kick!
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Alves cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs.
Alves throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Souza gets tackled into the cage by Alves. Alves maintains the clinch.

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

Alves clinches with his opponent.

Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Souza down.
Both fighters circling a little - Alves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alves, right into the meat.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves throws a head kick but Souza moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alves lands a two punch combo.
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
Alves looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Alves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joao Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
A big right from Alves misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Alves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Souza staying out of range there.
Souza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alves!
Souza lands a glancing blow to the side of Alves's head.
Souza scores with the left hand. Alves knows he should have avoided that one.
Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Alves connects with a looping right hand.
Alves is looking to clinch.
Souza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Alves's head but Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souza 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves works the jab nicely.
Alves throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Souza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alves.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Alves dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Souza misses the target.
Souza throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Alves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Souza doesn't seem phased though.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Alves.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Alves.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Alves throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza blocks a head kick by Alves.
Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alves slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Good shot there by Alves.
Alves plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Souza throws a wild body kick that Alves sees coming a mile off.
Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Alves scores with a nice head shot.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Alves's head but Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souza misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a decent looking hook.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souza.
Alves avoids the body shot from Souza.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza pushing down on Alves's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Alves is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Souza trying to control from Alves's half guard. Alves has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Souza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alves has Souza pulled in close to control his posture.
Alves keeping full guard, as Souza tries to pass.
Souza wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Filipe Souza.
I think Alves 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Joao Alves!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Joao Alves!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Joao Alves!

Joao Alves wins by unanimous decision!
Joao Alves decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Venris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janhino Suerto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suerto has chosen 50 Cent-Ready For War (Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Venris
vs
Suerto

165 cm
22
157 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

170 cm
25
151 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Venris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janhino Suerto!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Venris moves into the clinch successfully.

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

Venris clinches.
Venris misses with a knee to the head.
Suerto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suerto is defending well for now.
Venris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suerto.
Suerto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Venris walks away with a smile on his face. Suerto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Venris clinches.

Venris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Venris throws a wild body kick that Suerto sees coming a mile off.
Suerto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Venris rushes Suerto and presses him up against the cage.
Venris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suerto.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suerto avoids it.
Venris throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suerto is defending well for now.
Venris throws an elbow but it misses.
Venris tries to land knees in the clinch but Suerto avoids the damage to the body.
Suerto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suerto avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.

Suerto has hold of one of Venris's legs. Venris is fighting the takedown attempt but Suerto gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Venris 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.

Suerto has gone for a leg lock! Venris slips out almost immediately though and dives into Suerto's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Janhino Suerto!
An out of breath and clearly excited Janhino Suerto thanked [GTI] Divine Clothing [8.95$ MORALE BOOSTERS] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodolpho Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel comes to the cage accompanied by Surviving the Times. Rodolpho Vasquel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Vasquel
vs
Dai

186 cm
24
185 lbs
11 - 10 - 2

175 cm
23
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 11 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolpho Vasquel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dai fails with a takedown attempt.
Dai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasquel.
Vasquel has a takedown stuffed.
Vasquel leaves Dai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dai misses with a takedown attempt
and Vasquel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodolpho Vasquel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dai.

Dai closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vasquel's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dai throwing strikes but missing.
Dai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dai preventing the sweep.
Dai tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasquel is retaining full guard.
Dai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dai throws a big right hand that misses.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai landing some decent shots from guard.
Dai is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasquel has wrist control.
Dai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vasquel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vasquel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dai manages to get himself to full guard.
Dai pulls Vasquel in close to prevent any damage.
Dai wants to sweep but no luck.
Vasquel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vasquel throwing strikes but missing.
Vasquel throws a big elbow that misses.
Vasquel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel stopping the sweep attempt from Dai.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dai is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasquel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Vasquel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dai throwing strikes from guard but Vasquel blocks nicely.
Dai scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vasquel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dai connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel looking to control.
Vasquel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vasquel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dai scoring with some ground and pound.
Dai working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Vasquel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dai lands a couple of digs.
Dai distracts Vasquel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vasquel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dai is in close to Vasquel's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquel looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasquel, not yet.

Vasquel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vasquel is breathing heavily.
Dai postures up in Vasquel's guard and throws a big left but Vasquel blocks it.
Dai trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasquel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasquel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vasquel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Vasquel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Vasquel working for a triangle but Dai defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dai is working Vasquel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dai scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vasquel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dai.
Dai working the head with strikes.
Vasquel is trying to get back to his feet.
Dai scores with punches from side control.
Dai scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vasquel to see if he's OK.
Vasquel is looking to regain half guard here but Dai keeps moving and retains side control.
Dai working the head with strikes.

Vasquel is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dai scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Vasquel is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dai can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Dai!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Borowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Whopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borowski's entrance music is AC/DC - Shoot to Thrill . A fine choice. George Whopper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Borowski
vs
Whopper

183 cm
23
186 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

188 cm
29
184 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class 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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Konrad Borowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Whopper!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whopper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Borowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Whopper misses with an uppercut.
Whopper misses with a straight left.
Borowski moves to clinch but Whopper breaks away
and Whopper counters with a one-two to the body.
Whopper throws a jab but it's blocked by Borowski.
Whopper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borowski.
Whopper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Whopper.
A jab from Whopper does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borowski wants to clinch.
Whopper misses with a looping left.
Whopper looks to score with a jab to the body but Borowski is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Whopper counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whopper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Whopper.
Borowski throws a head kick that misses.
Whopper circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Whopper. That snapped Borowski's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Whopper. Those never looked like landing.
Whopper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Borowski closes the distance but Whopper moves to the side
and Whopper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borowski thinking.
Whopper throws a poor cross that misses

and Borowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Whopper's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Whopper keeping moving, preventing Borowski from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whopper keeping full guard, as Borowski tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whopper keeping moving, preventing Borowski from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Konrad Borowski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Whopper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whopper leaves Borowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Whopper will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Borowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whopper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whopper misses with a looping right.
Whopper throws a series of punches but Borowski moves out of range.
Whopper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whopper throws a combination that misses

and Borowski counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whopper breaks the clinch.
Whopper throws a nice looking combination but Borowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Borowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whopper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whopper jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Borowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whopper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borowski walks into a left hand.
Borowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whopper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whopper. Borowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whopper, as that shot connected.
Borowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whopper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whopper misses with a looping left.
Borowski shoots in for a double leg but Whopper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Borowski tries to clinch up but Whopper circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borowski is looking to clinch but Whopper is avoiding it.
Borowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whopper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Borowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whopper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Borowski counters with a solid body kick.
Whopper misses with a wild body shot.
Borowski dodges the punch combination from Whopper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borowski walks into a left hand.
Borowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borowski defending well as Whopper loads up on a big left hand.
Borowski throws a series of punches but Whopper moves out of range.

Borowski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Whopper tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Borowski is in Whopper's guard.
Borowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whopper is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but George Whopper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A left and a right from Whopper both land. Nice combination.
George Whopper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whopper looks to score with a jab to the body but Borowski is just out of range.
Whopper keeps the fight on the outside.

Borowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Borowski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whopper is staying active underneath Borowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Borowski wants to free his trapped foot but Whopper is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Borowski controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Konrad Borowski.
Borowski looks to clinch
and Whopper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whopper throws a poor cross that misses
and Borowski counters with a head kick. That will keep Whopper thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Whopper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George Whopper seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borowski tries to clinch but Whopper is having none of it.
Borowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whopper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whopper swats away the attempt to clinch by Borowski.

Borowski has closed the distance and engaged Whopper in a clinch.

Borowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borowski tries to clinch but Whopper moves out of range.
Whopper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Whopper.
Borowski looks to clinch
and Whopper counters with a two punch combo.
Whopper swats away the attempt to clinch by Borowski.
Nice body punch from Whopper.
Some wild striking there from Whopper.
Whopper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Borowski counters by clinching up.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borowski looks to clinch
and Whopper counters with a left to the body.
Whopper misses with a double jab

and Borowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Whopper manages to break the clinch.
Borowski moves away from the strike by Whopper.

Borowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Whopper breaks the clinch.
Borowski wants to clinch up but Whopper keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Borowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whopper 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for George Whopper!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Konrad Borowski!

The fight ends as a draw!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Valcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ricardo's choice of entrance music: Can't Tell Me Nothing. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Valcone
vs
Ricardo

174 cm
27
175 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

178 cm
27
180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Valcone!
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, Ricardo Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo has his takedown stuffed

and Valcone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ricardo's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Valcone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valcone 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.
Valcone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Valcone throwing strikes but missing.
Valcone postures up and lands a big shot to Ricardo's brow.
Valcone throws a big elbow that misses.

Ricardo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valcone lands a couple of elbows.
Valcone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Ricardo is looking for a triangle here but Valcone uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ricardo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Valcone connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valcone in side control lands a decent elbow.
Valcone lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Valcone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ricardo tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valcone tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ricardo's legs.
Valcone is chipping away with strikes.
Ricardo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valcone throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ricardo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Valcone grinds an elbow into Ricardo's temple.
Ricardo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Valcone working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo taking a bit of punishment here - Valcone scoring with strikes.

Ricardo is rocked!
Valcone throws a strike aimed at the side of Ricardo's head but Ricardo avoids it well.
Ricardo is still in real trouble! Can Valcone finish him?
Valcone tries to score with some ground and pound. Ricardo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ricardo seems to have recovered his senses.
Valcone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Valcone postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Valcone is working Ricardo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Valcone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ricardo tries to buck Valcone off but Valcone is having none of it.
Ricardo looks gassed!
Ricardo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ricardo tries to bench press Valcone off him but Valcone keeps the position.
Valcone cracks Ricardo with a big elbow.
Ricardo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Valcone is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valcone lands an elbow.
Valcone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Valcone scores with a couple of short elbows.
Valcone scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Ricardo is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Valcone can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Valcone!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Ontario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Paroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ontario
vs
Paroni

192 cm
25
179 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erwin Ontario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Paroni!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ontario pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ontario checks a leg kick.
Paroni bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ontario looks to land a combination but Paroni avoids it well.
Ontario misses with the combination.
Ontario throws a big shot that misses.
Ontario looks to score with a jab to the body but Paroni is just out of range.
Ontario jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ontario misses with a low kick.
Ontario moves out of range as Paroni throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paroni.
Paroni moves out of range as Ontario strikes.
Ontario moves out of range of the body kick from Paroni.
Paroni tries to work over Ontario's front leg with a kick but Ontario checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontario checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paroni throws a low kick but Ontario avoids it.
Paroni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paroni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paroni avoids the head kick by Ontario.
Ontario throws a looping overhand right but Paroni ducks down to avoid it.
Paroni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ontario missing with a left hand there. Paroni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ontario throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ontario throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paroni throws a nice head kick!

Paroni instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paroni landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Ontario breaks the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Paroni.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paroni looks to land a body kick but Ontario moved away.
Paroni avoids the head kick by Ontario.
Paroni misses with a head kick.
Paroni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ontario.
Paroni misses with a kick to the body.
Paroni wants to land a leg kick but Ontario is out of range.
Ontario throws a head kick that misses.
Paroni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ontario lands a head kick!
Paroni misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ontario takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ontario throws a body punch but Paroni moves out of range.
Paroni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ontario is out of range and Paroni settles back down.
A big left from Ontario misses.
Ontario throws a lazy right hand but Paroni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ontario takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ontario walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paroni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ontario misses with a hook.
Paroni takes a swing at Ontario's ribcage but misses.
Ontario connects with the punch.
Paroni throws a leg kick which misses Ontario's front leg but catches the back leg as Ontario tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ontario lands the left hand.
Paroni tries to clinch up but Ontario circles away and keeps his distance.
Ontario throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ontario will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paroni lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paroni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Paroni!
Ontario tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ontario tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Ontario.
Ontario thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Ontario.
Paroni throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ontario is breathing heavily.
Paroni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ontario checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Paroni 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.

Ontario avoids the body shot from Paroni.
Good leg kick by Paroni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sloppy strikes from Ontario. Those never looked like landing.
Ontario tries to land a front kick but Paroni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paroni slips a jab from Ontario.
Paroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Ontario circles away.
Paroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ontario paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paroni throws a front kick aimed at Ontario's knee but Ontario avoids it well.
Paroni is looking to land body kicks.
Paroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ontario looks to score with a jab to the body but Paroni is just out of range.
Paroni throws a push kick but Ontario slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontario looks for the body kick but Paroni saw that one coming.
Ontario takes a swing at Paroni's ribcage but misses.
Paroni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Paroni has Ontario up against the cage in a clinch.
Ontario avoids the elbow strike from Paroni, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ontario creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paroni blocks an uppercut.

Ontario breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paroni misses with a body kick.
Ontario misses with a straight right.
Paroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Ontario circles away.
Ontario throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paroni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ontario is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paroni.

It looks like Erwin Ontario has been cut.
Bill Paroni seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paroni throws a sloppy head kick and Ontario moves out of range easily.
Paroni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ontario chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paroni can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Paroni.
Paroni wants to land a leg kick but Ontario is out of range.
Paroni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ontario keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paroni.
Ontario misses with a straight left.
Good work by Ontario as he checks the leg kick.
Paroni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ontario throws a sloppy head kick and Paroni moves out of range easily.
Ontario misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paroni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paroni misses with a body kick.
Paroni throws a body kick that misses.
Paroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Ontario circles away.
Ontario attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ontario, right into the meat.
Paroni throws a nice looking combination but Ontario bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ontario. Paroni shrugs it off though.
Ontario checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ontario throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paroni scores with a sloppy right hand. Ontario should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ontario attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ontario tried to score with a low kick but Paroni checks it.
Ontario lands a jab to the nose.
Paroni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ontario's calf.
Ontario throws a hook to the side of Paroni's head but Paroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paroni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paroni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paroni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paroni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paroni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ontario misses with an uppercut
and Paroni counters with a solid body kick.
Ontario looks to score with a jab to the body but Paroni is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Paroni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erwin Ontario's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ontario misses with a straight left.
Paroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paroni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paroni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ontario lands a nice hook to Paroni's body. Paroni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paroni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ontario.
Ontario misses with a hook.
Ontario is looking to slow Paroni down with leg kicks.
Ontario misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ontario bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paroni tries to land a body kick
and Ontario cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ontario is looking to slow Paroni down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paroni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontario throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ontario throws a hook to the side of Paroni's head but Paroni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paroni. Ontario shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick there by Paroni.
Paroni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paroni misses with a kick to the body.
Ontario misses with a body shot.
Ontario will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ontario looks to land a combination but Paroni avoids it well.
Paroni lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paroni is looking to clinch.
Ontario looks to score with a jab to the body but Paroni is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paroni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paroni.
Ontario throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ontario scores with a jab. Paroni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paroni throws a head kick that misses.
Ontario swings widly with a right hand
and Paroni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Paroni.
Paroni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping body kick lands there for Paroni.
Paroni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ontario walks forward, straight into a front kick from Paroni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paroni scores with a nice body kick.
Paroni is looking to clinch.
Paroni dodges the punch combination from Ontario.
Paroni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ontario.
That kick from Paroni tenderised Ontario's leg. Ontario is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ontario takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ontario throws a sloppy head kick
and Paroni counters with an inside leg kick.
Paroni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paroni throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Paroni fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paroni wants to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ontario crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Paroni - the referee stops the clock and Ontario gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Paroni. Ontario manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ontario takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Paroni closes the distance and clinches.
Paroni landing knees to the head.
Paroni lands an elbow inside.
Erwin Ontario has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ontario takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paroni throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paroni tries a knee to the head but Ontario blocks it.
Paroni lands an elbow that stopped Ontario in his tracks for a moment.
Ontario takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bill Paroni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paroni lands an elbow just above Ontario 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Paroni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paroni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Bill Paroni!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Bill Paroni!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Bill Paroni!

Bill Paroni wins by unanimous decision!
Bill Paroni managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery, into his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Litran Kossu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Hoist the Colours. Kossu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Holy Diver - Dio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Kossu

186 cm
24
214 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

190 cm
31
212 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Litran Kossu!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kossu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Kossu looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.

Kossu manages to break the clinch.
Kossu misses with a straight left.
Kossu misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Kossu 's knee.
Jones slips a jab from Kossu.
Kossu avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Kossu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kossu lands with a slapping head kick.
Kossu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kossu lands with a good body shot.

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kossu sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kossu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kossu wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kossu's head.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kossu wants to sweep but no luck.
Kossu keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Kossu.
Jones cracks Kossu with a solid left hand.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kossu looking for a sweep. Not yet Kossu, not yet.
Kossu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Kossu has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.

Kossu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kossu looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones won't allow Kossu to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kossu's head.
Kossu wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kossu 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.
Kossu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.

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

Kossu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Kossu keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kossu's head.
Jones won't allow Kossu to get back to his feet.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kossu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones wants to control from the top but Kossu keeps moving.

Kossu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kossu trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Kossu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kossu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kossu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kossu tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kossu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 David Jones will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kossu.
Jab, jab by Kossu - just one landing.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Kossu.
Jones wants to clinch up but Kossu keeps it at a distance.
Kossu looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
David Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kossu connects with a body shot.
Kossu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Litran Kossu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kossu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
A nice combination there by Kossu.
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!
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kossu on his heels. He'll look to pass Kossu's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones cracks Kossu with a solid left hand.
Jones wants to control from the top but Kossu keeps moving.

Kossu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.

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

Kossu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Kossu is breathing heavily.
Jones is working Kossu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kossu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Kossu working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones with a nice head shot there.

Kossu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kossu's head.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kossu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kossu keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kossu wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.

Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kossu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Kossu's legs - danger averted.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones won't allow Kossu to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones distracts Kossu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kossu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Kossu blocks nicely.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kossu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Kossu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Jones is trying to control the position but Kossu postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kossu wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu throwing strikes but missing.

Kossu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kossu has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Kossu trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Kossu defends easily.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Kossu from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kossu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Jones dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kossu swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kossu.
Kossu lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Kossu's leg but Kossu calmly moves out of range.
Kossu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kossu checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Kossu shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kossu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kossu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Kossu is proving a slippery customer.
Kossu is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Jones has an active guard here but Kossu has managed to pass into half guard.
Kossu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Kossu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kossu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kossu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kossu is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Kossu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kossu passes to side control.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kossu off and has taken his back!
Kossu trying to control the action but Jones just sinks the hooks in.
Jones throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kossu could be in trouble here!
Jones has Kossu flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kossu is in bad spot here.
Kossu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jones is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kossu is defending well though. Jones let's go of the attempt for now.
Kossu tries to break free.
Jones is landing with strikes. Kossu can't take much more of this.
Jones is trying to stick to Kossu's back but Kossu is turning into Jones. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jones's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kossu.
Kossu pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kossu is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Kossu wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.

Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to roll over but Kossu keeps him under control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kossu wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Kossu is looking to pass Jones's guard but actually Jones recovers to full guard.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kossu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kossu trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Kossu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Litran Kossu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for David Jones!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Tequila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Panzram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tequila's entrance music is Skank - Jackie Tequila. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tequila
vs
Panzram

180 cm
22
179 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Tequila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Panzram!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tequila throws the left hand but Panzram avoids the punch easily.
Tequila throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tequila cracks a nice hook into Panzram's ribs.
Panzram avoids the body shot from Tequila.
Panzram ducks under a wild hook from Tequila.
Tequila misses with a hook
and Panzram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panzram slips a straight right by Tequila.
Tequila throws a hook but Panzram avoids it easily.
Tequila throws a leg kick but Panzram sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jack Tequila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panzram looks to land a left hand but Tequila moved out of range nicely.
Tequila misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Tequila there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Tequila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panzram was well out of range. Poor timing from Tequila.
Tequila misses with an uppercut.
Tequila thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tequila. Panzram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tequila throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Panzram fails to land the takedown.
Tequila throws a nice looking combination but Panzram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tequila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Panzram has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Panzram misses with a takedown attempt - Tequila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Panzram looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tequila looks to throw the jab but Panzram is out of range.
Tequila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panzram manages to avoid it.
Tequila misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tequila scores with a jab to the body.
Panzram shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tequila but Tequila pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jack Tequila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Panzram.
A jab lands there for Tequila.

It looks like Carl Panzram has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panzram stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tequila.
Tequila moves away from the strike by Panzram.
Tequila scores with a push kick.
Jack Tequila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panzram looks gassed!
A swing and a miss from Tequila.
Tequila lands an overhand right.
Tequila digs a good body shot into Panzram's ribs.
Panzram is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tequila is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Panzram.
Tequila lands a lovely overhand right.

Tequila feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Panzram sprawling to the canvas! Panzram rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tequila finish him?!

Panzram is rocked!
Tequila lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Panzram falls backwards - clearly groggy! Tequila dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Tequila!
Our winner, Jack Tequila, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.