UPG: Rio 20 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Through the Fire Flames- Dragonforce. George Johnson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

White
vs
Johnson

180 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
29
172 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White looks to clinch

and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Johnson is working White over with some ground and pound from side control.
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!
White tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
White is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnson prevents White from escaping the position.
White is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is staying tight to White's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Johnson working the ground and pound.

Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on White's face as Johnson controls the position.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnson is putting a hurting on White here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
White takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
White taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
White is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson controlling the position.

Johnson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... White is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Johnson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrari comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver by Dio. Diggler has chosen Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ferrari
vs
Diggler

185 cm
30
175 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

164 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Burning Fist Apparel

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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinicius Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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

Diggler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ferrari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Diggler actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ferrari moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Diggler.

Ferrari has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Diggler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrari moves away.
Diggler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferrari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggler.
Ferrari lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Ferrari looking to score a takedown here. Diggler is defending well but Ferrari drives through and ends up in Diggler's guard.

Ferrari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diggler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferrari has managed to get both his arms back between Diggler's legs - danger averted.

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

Diggler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ferrari tries to stand but Diggler is controlling from the bottom.
Ferrari pushes down on Diggler's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Diggler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

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

Ferrari postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Diggler to stand up.
Ferrari tries to work over Diggler's front leg with a kick but Diggler checks it.
Ferrari leaves Diggler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Ferrari closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Ferrari stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Diggler to get to his feet.
Ferrari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ferrari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari connects with a body shot that sends Diggler's belly button to the back.
Diggler checks the leg kick nicely there.

Ferrari throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diggler was covering up waiting for the punch and Ferrari finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ferrari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diggler's guard.

Ferrari moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Diggler.

Ferrari stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diggler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferrari.
Diggler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a head kick.

Ferrari drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Ferrari decides to stand back up. Ferrari steps back and let's Diggler get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler misses with a looping right.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ferrari breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Diggler blocks a head kick by Ferrari.
Ferrari wants to slow Diggler down by chopping away at his legs.

Ferrari looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ferrari wants to stand up but Diggler is controlling the position.

Diggler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferrari pulls his head out easily.
Diggler wants to get back to full guard but Ferrari has mounted him!
Diggler wants to try and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diggler working to try and regain half guard.
Diggler manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diggler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ferrari seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Ferrari decides to stand and escape the position.
Ferrari misses with a series of wild punches.
Diggler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ferrari but Ferrari pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferrari drives through and clinches with Diggler against the cage.

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

Ferrari feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Ferrari stands and steps away. Diggler gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggler misses with a straight left.
Ferrari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Ferrari decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Ferrari gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A shot to the liver by Ferrari. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari works over Diggler's head and body with a nice combination.
Vinicius Ferrari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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

Diggler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Diggler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ferrari is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Diggler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diggler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ferrari is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diggler is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diggler goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ferrari has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Diggler but great work by Ferrari.
Diggler is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ferrari is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Diggler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ferrari controlling the pace for now.
Ferrari landing strikes from the mount.
Diggler is in all sorts of trouble here.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Ferrari dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ferrari instigates a clinch.

Ferrari manages to break the clinch.

Ferrari shoots in and gets a takedown into Diggler's guard.

Ferrari decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Diggler misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Diggler misses its intended target.
A big right from Diggler misses.
Diggler misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferrari tries to bum rush Diggler with a series of wild strikes but Diggler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Ferrari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ferrari is taking a breather. Diggler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Diggler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ferrari's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ferrari's back!

Diggler working for the choke.

Diggler has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ferrari looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ferrari fending off the submission attempt from Diggler.

Ferrari is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vinicius Ferrari is winning the standup battle so far.

Ferrari shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ferrari wants to control the pace but Diggler is squirming around nicely.
Diggler can't escape the position.
Ferrari tries to control but Diggler wriggling away.
Diggler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ferrari wants to stand up but Diggler is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diggler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferrari pulls his head out easily.

Diggler actively working from the bottom here.

Diggler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Diggler actively working from the bottom here.

Ferrari decides to return to a standing position.

Diggler tries to sprawl but Ferrari drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Diggler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferrari pulls his head out easily.
Diggler tries to roll over but Ferrari keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diggler looking for subs from the bottom but Ferrari mounts him!
Diggler is bucking up trying to escape but Ferrari cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Diggler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggler is looking to get to half guard.
Diggler is squirming around, avoiding Ferrari's attempts to control the action.
Ferrari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diggler can do to turn this around?

Ferrari has hold of Diggler's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Diggler manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggler wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ferrari.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Ferrari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferrari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Ferrari!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vinicius Ferrari made sure he mentioned Burning Fist Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batista de Guia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Guia has chosen "Quilombo" by Soulfly as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mott
vs
de Guia

170 cm
23
160 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

180 cm
26
150 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Mott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Batista de Guia!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Guia tries to clinch but Mott moves out of range.
de Guia throws a lazy body kick

so Mott counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
de Guia wants to stand up but Mott is controlling him.
de Guia wants to sweep but no luck.
Mott throws a big elbow that misses.
de Guia keeping moving, preventing Mott from controlling successfully.
de Guia controls Mott momentarily but Mott frees himself.
de Guia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Guia wants to get back to his feet but Mott is holding on tight.
Mott tries to hold on but de Guia postures up.

de Guia get's back to his feet.
de Guia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and de Guia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
de Guia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Mott throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. de Guia was covering up waiting for the punch and Mott finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mott prevents de Guia from getting back to his feet.
Mott wants to control from the top but de Guia keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de Guia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de Guia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mott throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Guia wants to control but Mott passes easily into half guard.
de Guia won't allow Mott to pass to mount.
de Guia is staying active underneath Mott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
de Guia won't allow Mott to pass to mount.
de Guia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mott.
Mott moves nicely into side control.
Mott trying to control the position but de Guia is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Guia is trying to improve his position.
Mott trying to control the position but de Guia is working away.
Mott looking to punish the body of his opponent here but de Guia is avoiding damage well.
de Guia is not content to let Mott control the position.
Mott lands some shots froms side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Guia tries to buck Mott off but Mott is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

de Guia misses with a head kick.
Mott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but de Guia swivels and escapes.
Mott misses with a few strikes there.
de Guia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mott as he jumps to the side.
de Guia is looking to clinch.
Mott circles away from the clinch attempt.
de Guia lands with a nice body kick.
de Guia fails with a takedown attempt.
Mott fails with the takedown

and de Guia counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on de Guia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
de Guia lands a damaging elbow.
de Guia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
de Guia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mott blocks it with crossed arms.
Mott is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mott has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. de Guia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mott wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mott takes a knee to the side of the body.
de Guia content to slow the pace in the clinch.

de Guia pulls guard successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mott wants to control from the top but de Guia keeps moving.
Mott being controlled here momentarily.
de Guia keeping moving, preventing Mott from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mott wants to pass the guard but de Guia is keeping the position.
Mott postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

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

Mott changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. de Guia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
de Guia struggling a bit here.
de Guia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
de Guia regains half guard.
de Guia wants to control but Mott is keeping busy.
Mott wants to control but de Guia is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Guia is trying to stand up here but Mott is controlling him well.
Mott trying to mount his opponent but de Guia defends it.
de Guia has hold of Mott's hands but Mott slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
de Guia is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mott seems to be working for a kimura but de Guia defends the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mott keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Batista de Guia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

de Guia tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
de Guia is trying to control the position but Mott postures up.
Mott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. de Guia is keeping the position for now.
Mott is fighting to break de Guia's control of his arms but de Guia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
de Guia wants to sweep here but Mott controlling him for the moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Batista de Guia wasn't active enough on the ground.
de Guia moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Guia shoots in and drives through. Mott sprawls well.
Mott moves out of range of the body kick.
John Mott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

de Guia closes the distance and clinches.
de Guia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mott is keeping busy.
Mott changes levels and goes for a takedown here. de Guia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Guia wants to clinch up but Mott keeps it at a distance.
Mott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mott. That's going to take a lot out of him.

de Guia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Guia trying to control the action but Mott is working from the bottom.
de Guia is thwarting Mott's attempts to control the position.
Mott wants to improve his position but de Guia is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Guia tries to stand and escape but Mott is controlling the position.
Mott is controlling de Guia's trapped leg to prevent de Guia from advancing to side control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Batista de Guia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from de Guia. No joy for Mott on that attempt.
Mott swats away the attempt to clinch by de Guia.
de Guia wants to clinch.
de Guia lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Guia tries to clinch but Mott moves away

and Mott counters with a nice double leg into side control. de Guia won't be happy with that.
John Mott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mott controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mott tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mott looking to punish the body of his opponent here but de Guia is avoiding damage well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Mott.
I think Mott 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mott!
John Mott decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dois Pra Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryoga Hibiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hibiki has chosen Blue Orchid as his entrance music. Ryoga Hibiki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Pra Um
vs
Hibiki

180 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
150 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dois Pra Um!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryoga Hibiki!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Hibiki.
Hibiki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pra Um.

Pra Um moves into range and clinches up with Hibiki.
Hibiki letting Pra Um take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pra Um.

Hibiki has picked Pra Um up - he's going for a ride! Hibiki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pra Um is staying active underneath Hibiki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pra Um moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Hibiki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hibiki.
Hibiki tries to clinch up.
Dois Pra Um seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pra Um clinches.
Hibiki wants a takedown.
Pra Um throws a punch but it's blocked by Hibiki.
Hibiki is working for takedown but Pra Um is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dois Pra Um has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryoga Hibiki.

Pra Um drags the fight down to the ground.
Hibiki trying to control but Pra Um is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibiki wants to stand and escape but instead Pra Um has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hibiki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pra Um. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pra Um throws a big elbow that misses.
Pra Um with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pra Um 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.
Hibiki is trying to control the position but Pra Um postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pra Um with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pra Um throws a big right hand that misses.
Pra Um throwing strikes but missing.
Hibiki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pra Um is in close to Hibiki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pra Um scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pra Um working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pra Um content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pra Um throwing strikes from guard but Hibiki blocks nicely.
Pra Um landing some decent shots from guard.

Pra Um drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pra Um jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hibiki pulls Pra Um in close to prevent any damage.
Pra Um content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pra Um throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hibiki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pra Um with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pra Um's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hibiki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pra Um makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hibiki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hibiki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pra Um is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hibiki trying to control the position.
Pra Um with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pra Um loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pra Um lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hibiki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pra Um's guard.
Pra Um bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hibiki's guard.
Pra Um stops Hibiki from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dois Pra Um 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.

Hibiki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pra Um defends it nicely.
Pra Um looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pra Um fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pra Um slaps away a takedown attempt from Hibiki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pra Um looks to clinch

and Hibiki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hibiki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pra Um wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dois Pra Um. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hibiki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pra Um walks away with a smile on his face. Hibiki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Pra Um.
Pra Um fails with the takedown.
Pra Um stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pra Um wants it to stay on the feet.
Hibiki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pra Um paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dois Pra Um is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pra Um rushes Hibiki and presses him up against the cage.
Pra Um tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hibiki smiles and moves away.
Hibiki doesn't manage to clinch there - Pra Um circles away.

Hibiki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pra Um looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pra Um is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibiki blocks the strikes from Pra Um.

Hibiki stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pra Um drives through with a takedown into guard.

Pra Um is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hibiki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hibiki has escaped and now he's on top!
Hibiki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pra Um is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibiki wants to stand but Pra Um has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pra Um throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hibiki tries to free his leg and advance position but Pra Um is retaining full guard.

Hibiki stands up from Pra Um's guard - Hibiki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pra Um shoots in but Hibiki avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Hibiki or perhaps it was just good defense by Pra Um which made him look bad.

Pra Um gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pra Um is trying to drag Hibiki to the mat but Hibiki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Pra Um is trying to trip Hibiki. He has hold of a leg but Hibiki is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pra Um persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hibiki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hibiki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryoga Hibiki 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. This is the final round!

Pra Um decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pra Um winds up and cracks Hibiki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pra Um looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hibiki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pra Um wants to take a breather but Hibiki is having none of it.
Pra Um throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pra Um is trying to control. Hibiki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hibiki is looking to improve his position.
Hibiki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pra Um.
Pra Um thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hibiki's head.
Hibiki tries to get to full guard but Pra Um has control of the leg.
Pra Um missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pra Um sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hibiki defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibiki trying to control here.
Pra Um seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pra Um drops an elbow to the side of Hibiki's head.
Pra Um landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Hibiki is rocked!
Pra Um working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hibiki is still in real trouble! Can Pra Um finish him?
Hibiki has hold of Pra Um's hands but Pra Um slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pra Um is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Hibiki is hurt! He's hurt bad - Pra Um fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Hibiki from any more punishment! Congratulations to Pra Um! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dois Pra Um!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julio Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kily Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Juarez
vs
Gonzales

180 cm
19
147 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

176 cm
20
153 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Adam's NORTHERN WILD

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kily Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Juarez as Gonzales shoots in.
Juarez scores with a nice strike.
Juarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juarez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Juarez throws a head kick but Gonzales moves out of range.
Juarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Juarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzales checks the leg kick nicely there.

Gonzales throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Juarez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gonzales is in Juarez's guard.
Gonzales 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juarez is trying to keep Gonzales in close.
Juarez wants to sweep here but Gonzales controlling him for the moment.
Gonzales not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzales avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Juarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzales is one step ahead there.
Gonzales showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Juarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Juarez, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kily Gonzales has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Juarez tries a head kick but it misses.

Juarez gets caught flat footed, as Gonzales shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gonzales passes Juarez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gonzales working over Juarez with some ground and pound. Juarez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales decides to stand up.

Gonzales shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Juarez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gonzales is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Juarez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gonzales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juarez keeps working.
Juarez being controlled for a moment.

Gonzales is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Juarez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gonzales content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gonzales grinds an elbow into Juarez's temple.
Juarez struggling a bit here.
Juarez regains half guard.
Juarez tries to get to full guard but Gonzales has control of the leg.
Gonzales looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Let's hope that Gonzales has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kily Gonzales has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Juarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzales.
Juarez throws a body kick the misses

and Gonzales decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Juarez's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales is looking to work some ground and pound but Juarez has wrist control.
Juarez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gonzales looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Gonzales has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Juarez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gonzales is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Juarez pulls down on the head and he's put Gonzales to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julio Juarez!
A very excited looking Julio Juarez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bongo Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bass comes into the arena with Bad Man by Skillinjah blaring out of the sound system. Big Hurt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bass
vs
Hurt

175 cm
19
134 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
139 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bongo Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bass thows a body shot but no joy.
Bass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hurt digs a good hook to Bass's body.
Bongo Bass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bass scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hurt blocks a head kick by Bass.
A head kick misses from Bass.
Hurt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bass.
Bass throws a head kick that misses.
Bass avoids the head kick by Hurt.
Hurt throws a right hand that Bass ducks under and follows up with a left that Bass also avoids with ease.
Bass throws a sloppy head kick
and Hurt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hurt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bass's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Bass.
Hurt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bass misses with a double jab.
Hurt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bass throws a body punch but Hurt moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt avoids a kick to the body.
Bass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hurt. Hurt obviously looking to wear him down.
Bass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bass is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hurt. Bass shrugs it off though.
That kick from Hurt tenderised Bass's leg. Bass is trying to keep his angry face on.

Hurt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bass looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bass really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bass is letting Hurt control him for a moment.
Bass knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hurt on the ground.

Hurt is working to tighten is grip on Bass's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bass has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hurt is really squeezing tight and eventually Bass passes out! Hurt breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Big Hurt!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renata Sobrawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobrawl comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sobrawl
vs
Terra

160 cm
29
145 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

170 cm
29
130 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renata Sobrawl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Terra!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Terra misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobrawl fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Terra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobrawl manages to avoid it.
Sobrawl ducks under a wild hook from Terra.
Terra fails to land the takedown.
Terra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terra jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Sobrawl looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sobrawl wants to control from the top but Terra keeps moving.

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

Terra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Terra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrawl is working Terra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sobrawl slips nicely into half guard.

Terra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sobrawl pulls his head out easily.
Terra is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Sobrawl is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Terra moves into full guard.

Terra isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sobrawl stacks Terra 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 Sobrawl!
Terra looks gassed!
Sobrawl landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrawl landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Terra gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Terra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sobrawl uses his free foot to push down on Terra's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Terra.
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!
Terra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Terra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sobrawl fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sobrawl content just to control the position here.
Terra is desperately trying to improve his position but Sobrawl has a good base and remains in mount.
Sobrawl controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra is wriggling around trying to escape.
Terra taking shots to the head.
Sobrawl with the ground and pound from mount.
Sobrawl tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sobrawl seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Terra for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobrawl prevents Terra from getting the reversal.
Sobrawl lands a heavy elbow.
Terra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sobrawl in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobrawl takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Terra working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobrawl looking to control but Terra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Terra is working to get back to half guard.
Sobrawl breaks from Terra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Terra sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sobrawl moves into full mount! Terra won't be happy about that!
Terra is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renata Sobrawl dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Terra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sobrawl but Sobrawl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sobrawl slips a jab and a cross from Terra.
Sobrawl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Terra shoots and misses
and Sobrawl counters with a nice uppercut.
Terra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sobrawl sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Renata Sobrawl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Terra.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Terra enables Sobrawl to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Terra manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sobrawl landing some decent shots from guard.

Terra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sobrawl is aware though and is defending well.
Sobrawl sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Terra's guard.
Sobrawl has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sobrawl controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobrawl has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Terra's face.
Terra is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobrawl landing shots from mount.
Sobrawl looking to control but Terra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sobrawl punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sobrawl prevents Terra from getting the reversal.
Sobrawl controlling from mount.
Terra is looking to improve his position but Sobrawl isn't that keen on the idea.
Terra regains half guard.

Sobrawl looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sobrawl 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Terra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Terra wants to get back to full guard but Sobrawl has passed into side control.
Terra takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Terra gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
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!
Sobrawl looking to finish Terra with some ground and pound. This is bad for Terra!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra is trying desperately to improve position.
Sobrawl controlling his opponent.
Sobrawl fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Terra that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sobrawl cracks Terra with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sobrawl controlling the pace for now.
Terra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sobrawl is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Terra can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Terra is desperately trying to improve his position but Sobrawl has a good base and remains in mount.
Terra is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sobrawl is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Terra is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobrawl landing strikes from the mount.
Terra is still in real trouble! Can Sobrawl finish him?
The referee warns Terra that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Terra is trying to escape the mount.
Sobrawl drops a big elbow. That's hurt Terra! More shots from Sobrawl and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renata Sobrawl!
A determined Renata Sobrawl didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes to the cage accompanied by Midnight City. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Landry
vs
Silva

190 cm
23
183 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
33
179 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Landry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a combination
and Landry counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Landry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Landry counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
That kick from Landry tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.

Landry rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Landry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Landry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Landry misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Landry has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
With the fighters up against the cage, Landry throws an elbow but misses.
Landry keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Landry has double underhooks.
Landry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Landry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Landry can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Landry has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Landry can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
Landry lands an elbow inside.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Landry has him pressed against the cage.
Landry lands a right hand.
Landry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Landry pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Landry scores with a hook to the body.
Landry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Landry missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Landry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva is trying to break free.

Landry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with the combination.
Landry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glenardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landry counters with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Landry, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Landry avoids it.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Landry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Landry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Landry. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Landry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Landry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Landry moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Landry slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Landry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Landry, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Landry 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.

Landry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landry was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Landry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a body punch but Landry moves out of range.
Glenardo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Landry is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Landry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Landry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Landry stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Landry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Landry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Landry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Landry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Landry scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Landry saw that one coming.
Silva swings for the body but Landry moves out of range.
Landry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Landry - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Landry. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Landry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Landry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Landry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Landry connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Landry. Silva shrugs it off though.
Landry delivers a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Landry.
Landry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Landry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Landry.
Landry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ian Landry is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Landry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Landry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Landry is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Landry connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Landry gets a clinch.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Landry.
Landry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Landry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Landry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Landry trying to land knees to the body.

Landry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Landry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Landry doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Landry is out of range and Silva settles back down.

Landry moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Landry obliges.
Landry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Landry lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Landry lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Landry.
Landry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Landry prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.

Landry breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Landry dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Landry drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Landry is looking for the KO!

Silva is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Landry. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Landry finish him?
Nice body kick there by Landry.
Landry slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Landry moves out of range.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Landry connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva looks for the body kick but Landry saw that one coming.
Landry lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Landry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body punch from Landry.
Landry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Landry lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Landry takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Landry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Landry has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Landry drops Silva onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Silva is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Landry has Silva pressed against the cage. He pushes Silva back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Landry throws a beautiful elbow that sends Silva crashing to the floor! Landry piles on the pressure with more strikes! Silva is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Landry!
Ian Landry retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Ian Landry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.