BFE - 20 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samat Gaziev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Ctvrtlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Gaziev
vs
Ctvrtlik

192 cm
27
194 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

189 cm
31
199 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samat Gaziev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Ctvrtlik!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaziev wants to clinch up but Ctvrtlik keeps it at a distance.
Gaziev tries to clinch there but Ctvrtlik circles away.
Ctvrtlik closes the distance and clinches up with Gaziev, looking for a takedown. Ctvrtlik pushes Gaziev against the cage but Gaziev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ctvrtlik shoots in for a takedown but Gaziev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ctvrtlik moves out of range as Gaziev strikes.
Gaziev tries to clinch but Ctvrtlik is having none of it.
Ctvrtlik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gaziev tries to avoid it but Ctvrtlik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gaziev to the ground. Gaziev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Samat Gaziev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Ctvrtlik.
Gaziev doesn't manage to clinch there - Ctvrtlik circles away.

Ctvrtlik tries to keep at a distance but Gaziev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ctvrtlik looking for a takedown.
Ctvrtlik wants to take the fight to the mat but Gaziev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ctvrtlik is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gaziev.
Ctvrtlik can't get the takedown.
Ctvrtlik tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gaziev leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ctvrtlik can't get the takedown.
Ctvrtlik content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ctvrtlik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gaziev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ctvrtlik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ctvrtlik stalls.

Gaziev pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gaziev wants to get back to his feet but Ctvrtlik is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ctvrtlik trying to move into half guard but instead Gaziev has managed to sweep!
Gaziev with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gaziev stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ctvrtlik shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gaziev as he avoids it easily.
Gaziev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaziev throws out a loose jab but Ctvrtlik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ctvrtlik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaziev defends it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ctvrtlik tries to clinch but Gaziev moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ctvrtlik clinches with his opponent.

Ctvrtlik has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gaziev uses from the top position.
Gaziev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Gaziev has gone for a leg lock! Ctvrtlik slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gaziev's guard.

Gaziev manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ctvrtlik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gaziev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ctvrtlik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gaziev misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ctvrtlik moves in looking to clinch but Gaziev pushes him off.
Gaziev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ctvrtlik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaziev pinned against the cage. Gaziev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ctvrtlik fails with a takedown attempt.
Ctvrtlik looks gassed!
Gaziev throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Ctvrtlik colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Gaziev as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Ctvrtlik is left battered and dazed whilst Gaziev and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samat Gaziev!

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FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Trooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trooper comes to the cage accompanied by №1. Noel Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Trooper
vs
Jackson

218 cm
29
290 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

200 cm
34
272 lbs
11 - 24 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Trooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noel Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trooper 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.
Trooper wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Trooper passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Trooper stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Trooper is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Trooper in particular looking to stall.
Trooper is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trooper lands a nice short elbow.
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!
Trooper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jackson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Trooper.
Jackson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Trooper is controlling him well.
Jackson looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Super Trooper!
In his post fight interview, Super Trooper started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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hype
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pop
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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garrido Reia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reia's entrance music is Moacir Santos - Coisa Nº4. A fine choice. Liddell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem - Superman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Reia
vs
Liddell

183 cm
25
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
220 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Garrido Reia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reia.
Liddell lands a right hook to the body.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reia.
Liddell thuds a left hand into Reia's body.
Reia tests Liddell's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Reia darts in and clinches Liddell up against the cage.

Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reia avoids a punch combination nicely.

Reia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Liddell to keep the fight standing.
Reia slowing the pace effectively.
Reia scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell lands with a left to the head.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liddell swings for the body but Reia moves out of range.
Reia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liddell swivels and escapes.
Liddell tests Reia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrido Reia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell catches Reia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Reia.

Reia closes the distance and clinches.

Reia jumps into guard, dragging Liddell to the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Liddell manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to stand but Reia is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Reia stands up from Liddell's guard - Reia perhaps looking for a knockout.
Liddell lands an overhand right.
Liddell tests Reia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liddell is fending him off so far but Reia persists. Nope, Liddell circles away and we're back to standing.
Reia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell connects with a nice looking jab.

Reia closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Reia breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell cracks Reia with an open hand slap.
Reia blocks a jab.
Liddell throws out a loose jab but Reia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liddell misses the shot to the body.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Reia is out of range.
Reia misses with a wild body shot.
Charlie Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liddell defends it nicely.
Reia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reia.
Reia scores with a decent looking hook.
Reia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reia has closed the distance and engaged Liddell in a clinch.
Reia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liddell smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddell. Reia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reia.
Reia blocks a jab.

Reia clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liddell's efforts to push away.
Liddell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reia's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Reia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reia.
Liddell takes a swing at Reia's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charlie Liddell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Reia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Liddell tries to bum rush Reia with a series of wild strikes but Reia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reia connects with a looping right hand.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charlie Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liddell lands a jab to Reia's midsection.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Reia circles away.
Liddell throws a hook but Reia avoids it easily.
Reia tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Reia misses with the combination.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddell. Reia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell misses with a body shot.
Reia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reia staying out of range there.
Reia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liddell pinned against the cage. Liddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liddell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reia's head.
Garrido Reia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell throws a right hand that Reia ducks under and follows up with a left that Reia also avoids with ease.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddell lands a slapping body shot.
Reia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Liddell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Reia moves into the clinch.
Reia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reia tries to pull guard but Liddell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Liddell tries to stall but Reia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

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

Liddell tries to keep at a distance but Reia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liddell tries to circle away but Reia has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Reia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reia has Liddell pressed against the cage, preventing Liddell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Liddell.
Liddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reia dodges the punch combination from Liddell.

Reia clinches up against the cage.
Reia blocks a body shot from Liddell.
A frustrated look appears on Reia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liddell is trying to break free.
Liddell lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reia.
Liddell is trying to force a seperation but Reia has the dominant position.
Liddell is looking to control Reia's arms but Reia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liddell has his back to the cage.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liddell misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reia is trying to force a seperation but Liddell has the dominant position.

Reia pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Reia manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Reia circles away and keeps his distance.
Reia fails to land with a series of punches.
Reia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrido Reia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reia is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Reia dives in and scores a takedown into Liddell's guard.
Reia lands a couple of elbows.

Reia gets to his feet - Liddell follows without any prompting.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Charlie Liddell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Reia shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liddell throws a body punch but Reia moves out of range.
Reia works over Liddell's head and body with a nice combination.
Liddell dips to his left and cracks Reia with an uppercut!
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reia misses with a wild body shot.
Liddell throws a one two combo.
Reia shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Reia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell tests Reia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reia takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reia slips a straight right by Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reia was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell.
Reia lands a two punch combo.
Reia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liddell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reia.

Reia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liddell tries to work over Reia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liddell looking to stall.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reia fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrido Reia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell wants to break free but Reia has control.
Reia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Liddell tries to throw a body punch but Reia avoids it by throwing Liddell back against the cage.
Liddell working hard to break the clinch.
Charlie Liddell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reia controlling the action here for a moment.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Reia keeps him there for the moment.
Reia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liddell smiles and moves away.
Reia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reia closes the distance and pushes Liddell back into the cage.
Reia working hard to break the clinch.
Reia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Reia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Liddell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reia. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell works Reia's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Reia.
Reia tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Reia.
Garrido Reia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reia tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reia misses the shot to the body.
Reia misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Reia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liddell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Decent striking displayed by Liddell there.
Reia throws the left hand but Liddell avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reia moves forwards but Liddell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Reia.
Reia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reia cracks Liddell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charlie Liddell.
I've got Liddell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charlie Liddell!
Charlie Liddell very nearly forgot to thank ****160Q Energy****95% Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heist Vans (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!

Arona
vs
Vans

181 cm
26
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
27
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heist Vans!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arona scores with a jab to the body.
Arona throws a jab when Vans was well out of range.
Arona misses with a few strikes there.
Vans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arona misses the shot to the body.
Arona throws a right and a left that Vans avoids nicely.
Vans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arona misses with a double jab
and Vans counters with a one-two to the body.
Vans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Arona manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arona tries to bum rush Vans with a series of wild strikes but Vans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

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

Vans is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Arona. Those never looked like landing.
Vans is still on wobbly legs! Can Arona finish him?
Vans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arona getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vans tries to clinch up
and Arona counters with a crisp right that sends Vans to the canvas! Arona follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Arona!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiwawa Chagaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiwawa Chagaev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Cobra
vs
Chagaev

188 cm
31
250 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

200 cm
26
254 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)
RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chiwawa Chagaev!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cobra clinches with his opponent.
Chagaev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chagaev is trying to break free.
Cobra trying to stall but Chagaev improves his position.
Chagaev avoids the elbow strike from Cobra, against the cage.
Cobra is working Chagaev over against the cage.
Cobra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chagaev looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobra scores a nice knee to the body.
Cobra lands a nice shot to the body.
Cobra trying to land knees to the body.
Cobra lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Chiwawa Chagaev has been cut.
Cobra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chagaev's defenses.
Chagaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobra tries to land a knee to the head but Chagaev blocks with his arms.
Cobra lands a good knee to the midsection. Chagaev won't want to take too many of those.
Cobra lands a damaging elbow.
Cobra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cobra lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chagaev trying to control the position but instead, Cobra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chagaev into the cage.
Cobra tries a knee to the head but Chagaev blocks it.
Cobra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cobra pushes Chagaev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Chagaev.
Chagaev lands a shoulder strike.
Cobra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chagaev tries to work over Cobra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Cobra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chagaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cobra tries to land knees in the clinch but Chagaev avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobra has Chagaev pressed against the cage, preventing Chagaev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cobra blocking some punches.
Cobra displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chagaev up against the cage.
Cobra lands an elbow just above Chagaev 's eye.
Chagaev looking to stall.
Chagaev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobra trying to control the position but instead, Chagaev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cobra into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Cobra.
Cobra missing with knees to the body.
Cobra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev avoiding damage as Cobra throws knees to the body.
Cobra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cobra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chagaev working aggressively here.
Chagaev wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobra won't allow it.
Cobra trying to land knees to the body.
Cobra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chagaev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cobra.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chagaev.
Chagaev landing knees to the body.
Chagaev taking a breather.
Chagaev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cobra blocks it with crossed arms.
Chagaev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cobra tries a knee to the head but Chagaev blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chagaev tries to circle away but Cobra has him pinned against the cage.
Chagaev pushes Cobra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cobra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chagaev looking to throw knees to the head but Cobra is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Chagaev on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cobra.
Chagaev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cobra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chagaev is looking to control Cobra's arms but Cobra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chagaev has his back to the cage.
The referee calls for Cobra to work.
Cobra working Chagaev over with knees to the body.
Cobra effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chagaev takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Chiwawa Chagaev's cut even more.
Cobra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Cobra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chiwawa Chagaev's cut.
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.

Cobra scores with a three punch combo!
Cobra misses with a head kick.
Chagaev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Cobra.
Cobra lands with a nice combination. Chagaev backs away looking to recover.
Cobra looks to score with a jab to the body but Chagaev is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chagaev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cobra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cobra wants to clinch.
Cobra is looking to clinch but Chagaev is avoiding it.
Chagaev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chagaev, right into the meat.
Cobra throws a nice looking combination but Chagaev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chagaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobra was well out of range. Poor timing from Chagaev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chagaev tries to bum rush Cobra with a series of wild strikes but Cobra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chagaev is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Chagaev.
Chagaev throws a series of punches but Cobra moves out of range.
Chagaev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Cobra.
Chagaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chagaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chagaev thows a body shot but no joy.
Cobra scores with a one two! Chagaev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cobra fails to land with a series of punches.
Cobra moves out of range of the body kick from Chagaev.
Chagaev misses with a few strikes there.
Chagaev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cobra finds it's way round the side to connect with Chagaev's head.
A punch combination from Cobra misses.
Chagaev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cobra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chagaev throws a wild body kick that Cobra sees coming a mile off.
Cobra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chagaev looks to land a combination but Cobra avoids it well.
Chagaev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chagaev avoids the body shot from Cobra.
Cobra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobra throws a head kick but Chagaev moves out of range.
Alan Cobra is winning the standup battle so far.
Chagaev throws out a loose jab but Cobra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobra tries to clinch there but Chagaev circles away.
Cobra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chagaev.

Cobra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chagaev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobra or not.
Cobra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chagaev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chagaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobra misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chagaev's brow.
Chagaev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chagaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cobra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cobra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chagaev's defenses.
Chagaev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cobra missing with knees to the body.
Chagaev managing to block the knees to the body from Cobra.

Chagaev manages to break the clinch.
Chagaev misses with a two punch combination.
Chagaev tries a head kick but it misses.
Chagaev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cobra lands with a slapping head kick.

Chagaev is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circle, before Cobra throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Chagaev's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Cobra lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Alan Cobra!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamid Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winters has chosen Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Anubis
vs
Winters

210 cm
31
280 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
260 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Happy Pills

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamid Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamarcus Winters!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anubis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Winters is looking to sweep but instead, Anubis has passed into half guard.
Anubis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Winters's head.
Winters wants to control but Anubis is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winters is looking to improve his position.
Anubis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anubis works his way into side control.
Winters is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Anubis off and has taken his back!
Anubis is trying to get back to his feet but Winters has full control of the position and if anything, Anubis has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Winters trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Anubis is really stuck here.
Winters is trying to stick to Anubis's back but Anubis is turning into Winters. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Winters's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Anubis.
Winters wants to sweep but no luck.
Anubis prevents Winters from getting back to his feet.
Anubis wants to control from the top but Winters keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Winters throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Anubis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a strike but Winters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anubis keeping moving, preventing Winters from controlling successfully.
Anubis 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.
Anubis has his hands on Winters's head, controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Anubis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anubis keeping moving, preventing Winters from controlling successfully.
Anubis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anubis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Winters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Winters manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anubis is trying to hold Winters in close to prevent damage but Winters has managed to pass into half guard.
Anubis is trying to maintain the position but Winters is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anubis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anubis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anubis has control of Winters's left arm, preventing Winters from doing any damage.

Anubis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anubis controls Winters momentarily but Winters frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters wants to control from the top but Anubis keeps moving.

Anubis has his foot on Winters's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winters works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anubis is on top in guard.
Anubis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anubis.
Winters controls Anubis momentarily but Anubis frees himself.

Winters is working an open guard so Anubis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamid Anubis 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.

Winters tries a head kick but it misses.
Winters throws a sloppy head kick and Anubis moves out of range easily.

Anubis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Anubis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anubis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Winters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anubis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winters is looking to improve his position but Anubis isn't that keen on the idea.
Anubis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Winters?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis wants to control the pace but Winters is squirming around nicely.
Anubis lands a big elbow.

Anubis working for a guillotine from mount but Winters is in no mood to give up.

Anubis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Winters can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Winters is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters wants to hold on but Anubis pushes him away.
Anubis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anubis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Winters can't escape the position.
Anubis avoids the attempt from Winters to control.
Winters is trying to escape the mount.
Hamid Anubis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Anubis looking to isolate an arm here. Winters doesn't see it coming and as Anubis extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Anubis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hamid Anubis!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Danzig - Mother. Paul White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gonzaga
vs
White

189 cm
28
265 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
255 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White fails with the takedown.
White with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gonzaga counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gonzaga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzaga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gonzaga wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Gonzaga lands a couple of digs.
Gonzaga looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzaga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzaga's guard.

White avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzaga looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
White controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Gonzaga looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
White trying to control but Gonzaga is working from the bottom.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzaga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gonzaga landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzaga throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzaga wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Gonzaga is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzaga trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzaga postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzaga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches White napping and manages to drive through into side control!
White gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gonzaga is trying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White is trying to control but can't.

White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzaga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzaga 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.
White wants to improve his position but Gonzaga is controlling well.
White gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gonzaga drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but White manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gonzaga has White in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzaga is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gonzaga fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Gonzaga's head back.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzaga pinned against the cage. Gonzaga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzaga connects with a body shot.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White missing with a left hand there. Gonzaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White moves forwards but Gonzaga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gonzaga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes a swing at Gonzaga's ribcage but misses.
Gonzaga thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzaga throws a combination that misses

and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonzaga won't be happy with that.
White misses with the ground and pound.
White lands a few punches from side control.
Gonzaga regains half guard.
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!
Gonzaga pushes White off looking to stand but White dives back in and keeps control.
Gabriel Gonzaga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gonzaga sees it coming and defends easily.

Gonzaga looking for submissions off his back.

White wants to work for an arm triangle but Gonzaga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Gonzaga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonzaga tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzaga defending well though.
Gonzaga tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
White wants to take a breather but Gonzaga is having none of it.
Gonzaga blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
White is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from White.

White 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.
Gonzaga connecting with a few gentle strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is looking to improve his position.
Gonzaga is not content to let White control the position.

Gonzaga is defending against the submission attempts here by White.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzaga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gonzaga.

White stands and steps away. Gonzaga gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
Gabriel Gonzaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul White.
Gonzaga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
White misses with a takedown

and Gonzaga counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzaga is putting a hurting on White here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gonzaga throws an elbow but White slips to the side and avoids it well.

Gonzaga swings around for an armbar but White sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gonzaga's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzaga is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzaga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gonzaga looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Gonzaga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

White shoots in and bounces Gonzaga off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
White passes Gonzaga's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gonzaga is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gonzaga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzaga is looking to improve his position.
Gonzaga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.

White drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and White jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzaga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Gonzaga is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gonzaga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
White makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzaga sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed White's guard.

Gonzaga 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.
Gonzaga prevents White from improving his position.
Gonzaga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White is trying to maintain the position but Gonzaga is very close to passing his half guard.
White is staying active underneath Gonzaga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White manages to get to full guard.
Gonzaga with a nice head shot there.
White looking to control but Gonzaga passes into half guard.

Gonzaga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gonzaga.
Gonzaga thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.

Gonzaga is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gonzaga is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonzaga to get the leverage.
White trying to control 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!
Gonzaga passes the guard and advances to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Gonzaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzaga 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Gonzaga!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beno Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gruffo
vs
Herald

192 cm
32
250 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

190 cm
27
281 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute
Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)
RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beno Gruffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Herald!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruffo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Herald throws a low kick but Gruffo avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gruffo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herald lands with a nice body punch.
Gruffo swings for the body but Herald moves out of range.
Herald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Herald misses.
Herald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruffo moves away.
Herald looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruffo is just out of range.
Gruffo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Justin Herald has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruffo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Herald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Herald throws a low kick but Gruffo moves out of range easily.
Herald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gruffo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Herald scores with a jab to the body.
Gruffo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald connects with a crisp jab.
Herald jabs Gruffo right on the nose. Gruffo blinks but takes it well.
Gruffo blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Herald misses.
Herald scores with a body shot.
Herald connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herald throws a series of punches but Gruffo moves out of range.

Herald drops Gruffo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gruffo looks back up at him and smiles so Herald waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Gruffo is rocked!

It looks like Beno Gruffo has been cut.
Gruffo walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Herald! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Herald!
Justin Herald decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Hartmann
vs
Marcos

195 cm
26
225 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

197 cm
26
295 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

$10
New World Order Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos drops his hands momentarily and Hartmann takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hartmann avoids the body shot from Marcos.
Hartmann scores with a body shot.
Hartmann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcos misses with a hook. Hartmann ducked under it nicely.
Marcos throws a combination that misses
and Hartmann counters with a nice uppercut.
Marcos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartmann scores with the left hand. Marcos knows he should have avoided that one.
Marcos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartmann throws out the jab.
Marcos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marcos slips under a jab from Hartmann.
Marcos lands with a shot to the body.
Marcos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Murilo Hartmann has been cut.
Marcos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartmann throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcos misses with an uppercut. Hartmann saw that one coming.
Marcos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcos misses with a wild body shot.
Hartmann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marcos circles away quickly and effectively.
Marcos throws a right hand that Hartmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hartmann also avoids with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Hartmann. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hartmann.
Hartmann misses with a hook. Marcos ducked under it nicely.
Hartmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartmann throws a hook to the side of Marcos's head but Marcos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcos misses with an uppercut
and Hartmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hartmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcos.
Marcos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marcos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hartmann counters with a series of strikes. Marcos will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos throws a jab when Hartmann was well out of range.
Marcos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hartmann counters with a straight right hand.
Marcos moves away from the strike by Hartmann.
A nice combination there by Hartmann.
Marcos misses with a body shot.
Hartmann lands a slapping body shot.
Hartmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartmann digs a good hook to Marcos's body.
Hartmann scores with a jab.
Marcos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hartmann blocks a jab.
Hartmann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
Marcos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartmann is just out of range.
Marcos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hartmann lands a slapping body shot.
Hartmann shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marcos eats them both and turns towards Hartmann to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hartmann is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hartmann lands a glancing blow to the side of Marcos's head.
Hartmann lands with a cross.
Hartmann lands a slapping body shot.
Hartmann misses the jab.
Marcos misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcos misses with a two punch combination.
Marcos looks gassed!
Marcos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hartmann lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Hartmann.
Hartmann cracks Marcos with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Hartmann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartmann lands a nice looking body shot.
Marcos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartmann.
Hartmann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartmann moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hartmann avoids the body shot from Marcos.
Marcos throws an off balance right hand
and Hartmann counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hartmann scores with the left hand. Marcos knows he should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marcos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marcos has time to react.
Hartmann catches Marcos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hartmann lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marcos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marcos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartmann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murilo Hartmann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murilo Hartmann's cut.
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.

Hartmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcos.
Marcos throws a nice looking combination but Hartmann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marcos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartmann is just out of range.
Marcos slips a straight right by Hartmann.
Marcos's corner calls for a 1-2. Marcos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hartmann scores with a nice head shot.
Hartmann gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Hartmann tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Marcos is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Hartmann buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Hartmann!! Hartmann is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Marcos throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Marcos!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juberto Pieropan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pitagoras Euclides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pieropan comes to the cage accompanied by Titanium. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pieropan
vs
Euclides

192 cm
26
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

191 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juberto Pieropan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pitagoras Euclides!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Euclides fails with a takedown attempt.
A cross from Pieropan lands.
Euclides has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pieropan finds it's way round the side to connect with Euclides's head.
Euclides takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pieropan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Euclides stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Oooooh!!! Pieropan has knocked Euclides down with a huge combo! Pieropan steps away and waves a wobbly Euclides back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Euclides is rocked!

It looks like Pitagoras Euclides 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!
Pieropan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Euclides.
Euclides is still on wobbly legs! Can Pieropan finish him?
Pieropan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pieropan is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Pieropan shuts the power down on Euclides. Lights out, game over! Pieropan is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juberto Pieropan!
Juberto Pieropan retains his super heavyweight title!
Juberto Pieropan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.