BFE - 34 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Ctvrtlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ctvrtlik
vs
St Pierre

189 cm
32
199 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

190 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Ctvrtlik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ctvrtlik misses with a takedown

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Ctvrtlik fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Ctvrtlik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ctvrtlik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre throws a strike but Ctvrtlik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ctvrtlik looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Ctvrtlik defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ctvrtlik trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

St Pierre is looking for a triangle but Ctvrtlik pushes his legs off easily.

St Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Pierre is looking to sweep but instead, Ctvrtlik has passed into half guard.
St Pierre wants to control but Ctvrtlik is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ctvrtlik is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ctvrtlik is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St Pierre is just riding it out for now. Ctvrtlik eventually gives up the hold.
Ctvrtlik tries to stand and escape but St Pierre is controlling the position.

St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ctvrtlik is working for a submission of some sort.

St Pierre looking for subs from the bottom but Ctvrtlik mounts him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre gets back to half guard.

St Pierre with the active half guard here but Ctvrtlik passes nicely into side control.
St Pierre is trying to control Ctvrtlik's posture but Ctvrtlik avoids it.
St Pierre is not content to let Ctvrtlik control the position.
Ctvrtlik advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Ctvrtlik's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ctvrtlik wants to take St Pierre 's back here but St Pierre is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
St Pierre is trying to reverse the position but instead Ctvrtlik has taken his back - oops!

Ctvrtlik has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
St Pierre prevents Ctvrtlik from getting a body triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ctvrtlik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ctvrtlik's guard.
St Pierre forces his way into half guard.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Ctvrtlik dodges it nicely.
Ctvrtlik is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Ctvrtlik is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
Ctvrtlik wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St Pierre looks to land a strike but Ctvrtlik avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ctvrtlik controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
Ctvrtlik keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre postures up in Ctvrtlik's guard and throws a big left but Ctvrtlik blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ctvrtlik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ctvrtlik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
St Pierre looking to control.

St Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ctvrtlik defends it easily.
St Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Ctvrtlik is proving a slippery customer.
Ctvrtlik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ctvrtlik defends well.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ctvrtlik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.

St Pierre working for a triangle but Ctvrtlik defends it easily.
Ctvrtlik looking to pass the guard.

Ctvrtlik avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ctvrtlik stopping the sweep attempt from St Pierre .

St Pierre throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ctvrtlik escapes and throws St Pierre 's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ctvrtlik landing strikes.
St Pierre managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ctvrtlik.
Ctvrtlik trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ctvrtlik working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre manages to get back to half guard.

St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ctvrtlik is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ctvrtlik trying to mount his opponent but St Pierre defends it.

St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ctvrtlik has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ctvrtlik has his takedown stuffed

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ctvrtlik wants to get back to full guard but St Pierre has mounted him!
St Pierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
St Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Ctvrtlik is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Georges St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ctvrtlik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

St Pierre is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by St Pierre !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Georges St Pierre !
A very excited looking Georges St Pierre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reed Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Concreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Richards
vs
Concreto

180 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reed Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rene Concreto!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Concreto.
Concreto is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Richards like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Richards from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rene Concreto!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

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

Tenorio
vs
Wagner

191 cm
26
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordinho Tenorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenorio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tenorio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tenorio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tenorio duly obliges.
Tenorio throws a series of punches but Wagner avoids them all with ease.

Wagner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tenorio to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wagner trying to strike off his back.
Tenorio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wagner is pulling down on Tenorio's head to control his posture.
Wagner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tenorio manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner trying to control but Tenorio is working from the bottom.
Wagner working some strikes from top position.
Tenorio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wagner.
Wagner cracks Tenorio with a solid left hand.
Tenorio wants to stand and escape but Wagner is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio keeping moving, preventing Wagner from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner stops Tenorio from standing up.
Wagner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tenorio's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wagner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tenorio has momentary wrist control but Wagner slips an elbow through the middle.
Wagner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wagner working some strikes from top position.
Wagner working some strikes from top position.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Tenorio keeps moving.
Wagner might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tenorio kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wagner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tenorio wants to get back to his feet but Wagner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner with a nice head shot there.
Tenorio has momentary wrist control but Wagner slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio has momentary wrist control but Wagner slips an elbow through the middle.
Wagner lands a couple of elbows.
Wagner throws a big elbow that misses.
Wagner chips away with some ground and pound.
Wagner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wagner working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wagner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wagner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wagner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wagner prevents Tenorio from getting back to his feet.
Wagner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wagner scoring with some ground and pound.
Wagner is working Tenorio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tenorio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wagner connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wagner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wagner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tenorio's head.
Tenorio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wagner is controlling him.
Tenorio has momentary wrist control but Wagner slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner stops Tenorio from standing up.
Tenorio is breathing heavily.
Wagner scoring with some ground and pound.
Wagner stands up over Tenorio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wagner lands a couple of elbows.
Wagner lands a couple of digs.
Tenorio keeping moving, preventing Wagner from controlling successfully.
Wagner lands a couple of elbows.
Wagner landing with the ground and pound.
Wagner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Tenorio keeps moving.
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!
Wagner landing some decent shots from guard.
Tenorio wants to get back to his feet but Wagner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner works over Tenorio with some ground and pound from guard.
Wagner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wagner chips away with some ground and pound.
Wagner trying to control the position from guard on top but Tenorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wagner prevents Tenorio from getting back to his feet.
Wagner connects with a couple of short punches.
Wagner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wagner distracts Tenorio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wagner stands up over Tenorio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tenorio has momentary wrist control but Wagner slips an elbow through the middle.
Wagner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wagner chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner works over Tenorio with some ground and pound from guard.
Wagner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wagner is working Tenorio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wagner chips away with some ground and pound.
Wagner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tenorio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Wagner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wagner fails with a takedown attempt.

Tenorio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wagner to the mat! Wagner manages to get full guard.
Tenorio wants to stand but Wagner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wagner punching to the body, from the bottom.
Wagner will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wagner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wagner controlling Tenorio's posture.
Wagner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tenorio manages to get himself to full guard.
Tenorio has momentary wrist control but Wagner slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wagner is controlling him.
Wagner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wagner works over Tenorio with some ground and pound from guard.
Wagner working some strikes from top position.
Wagner is looking to work some ground and pound but Tenorio has wrist control.
Wagner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wagner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wagner cracks Tenorio with a solid left hand.
Tenorio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wagner.
Wagner prevents Tenorio from getting back to his feet.
Wagner working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenorio is wriggling around but Wagner manages to pass to half guard.
Wagner passes to side control.
Wagner lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tenorio wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wagner scoring with punches and elbows.

It looks like Gordinho Tenorio has been cut.
Tenorio is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wagner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wagner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Tenorio is rocked!
Tenorio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Tenorio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wagner cracks Tenorio with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Wagner immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Tenorio is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Wagner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Wagner!
A victorious Kurt Wagner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitrii Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into the arena with Aerials blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

James
vs
Vitali

178 cm
29
187 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

180 cm
25
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class 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 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holden James!
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, Dmitrii Vitali !
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James looks to land a left hand but Vitali moved out of range nicely.
Vitali misses with a left hand

and James holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James lands an elbow just above Vitali 's eye.
Vitali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vitali misses with some punches.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James delivers a nice body kick.
Vitali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James misses with a looping left.
Vitali walks into a stiff left hand from James.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vitali connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vitali .
Vitali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vitali wants to break free but James has control.
James has Vitali pushed against the cage.
Vitali blocks an elbow strike from James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vitali is defending well for now.
Vitali is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vitali blocks an elbow strike from James.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vitali .
Vitali looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, James just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vitali 's brow.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good body shot from James.
Nice elbow from James.
Vitali taking a breather.
James is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James has Vitali pressed against the cage, preventing Vitali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vitali working aggressively here.
James lands an elbow inside that Vitali shrugs off.
Vitali is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vitali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vitali stalling in the clinch but James improves position.
James lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Dmitrii Vitali has been cut.

James breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Vitali blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitali is looking to land body kicks.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vitali misses with an uppercut.
Vitali throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali lands a right hook to the body.
Vitali loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Vitali misses with an uppercut.
Vitali scores with a hook.
Dmitrii Vitali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitali delivers a nice body kick.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
James blocks a low kick nicely.
James blocks the body kick.
Vitali looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
Nice body punch from Vitali .
Vitali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vitali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vitali throws a sloppy head kick
and James counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vitali is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

James gets a clinch.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
James pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vitali s head.
Vitali takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from James.

James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vitali explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vitali connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vitali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitali jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vitali swings and misses with a hook to the body.

James darts in and clinches Vitali up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holden James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitrii Vitali 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vitali throws a leg kick
and Vitali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vitali misses the jab.
James tries to clinch up.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vitali throws a right hand that misses

and James counters with a head kick that drops Vitali to the mat! Vitali scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Vitali is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James wants to clinch.
Vitali is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
That kick from James tenderised Vitali 's leg. Vitali is trying to keep his angry face on.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vitali seems to have recovered his senses.
Vitali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Vitali .

James moves into the clinch.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James blocks an uppercut.
Vitali tries to break free but James pushes him back against the cage.

James breaks the clinch.
Vitali misses with a looping left.
Vitali connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
Vitali is looking to chop away at James's legs.
Vitali just misses with a punch to the body.
James blocks a jab.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vitali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vitali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vitali throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Vitali scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Vitali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vitali . That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James misses with a head kick.
James wants to clinch.
Vitali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vitali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitali .

James rushes Vitali and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vitali is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
James has Vitali pressed against the cage, preventing Vitali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vitali wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.
James lands a nice elbow.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali gets off balance looking for a body kick
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Vitali . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vitali .
James moves out of range as Vitali strikes.
James blocks a jab.
Vitali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vitali misses with a looping left.
Holden James is winning the standup battle so far.
James takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vitali on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitali throws a right hand that misses

and James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by James.
Vitali avoiding damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vitali is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vitali 's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vitali throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James lands a lovely overhand right.
Vitali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vitali moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

James closes the distance and pushes Vitali back into the cage.
James lands an elbow just above Vitali 's eye.
Vitali is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

James breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitali misses with a straight left.
James looks to land a left hand but Vitali moved out of range nicely.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holden James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dmitrii Vitali 's cut.
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!

James moves out of range of the strikes.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from Vitali .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vitali .
James is looking to clinch.
James works the jab nicely.
James tries to clinch but Vitali moves out of range.
Vitali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vitali looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
Vitali throws a lazy head kick

and James counters with a nice right hand that sends Vitali toppling to the canvas! Vitali scrambles and gets back to his feet - can James finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitali swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Vitali misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vitali staying out of range there.
Vitali misses with a hook

and James counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holden James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vitali misses with some punches.
Vitali avoids the elbow strike from James, against the cage.
Vitali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Vitali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vitali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vitali tries to land a body kick
and James counters with a leg kick.
Vitali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vitali moves forwards but James connects with a nice, crisp jab.
James connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Vitali ! He's out on his feet! James rushes in and drops Vitali with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Holden James!
Holden James spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Icaro Asas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Winterbottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winterbottom has chosen Bread - On! Air! Library! as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Asas
vs
Winterbottom

196 cm
33
198 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

188 cm
26
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
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 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Icaro Asas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfred Winterbottom!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Asas tries to keep at a distance but Winterbottom has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Winterbottom.
Asas misses with the head strike.
Asas has a couple of punches blocked by Winterbottom.
A head punch on the inside from Asas fails to land.
Asas tries a body shot but Winterbottom blocks it.
Asas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Asas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winterbottom.
Asas jumps guard but Winterbottom stands there with Asas around his waist. Asas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Asas misses with a punch on the inside.
Winterbottom avoiding damage as Asas throws knees to the body.
Winterbottom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Asas lands a body punch.
Winterbottom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Winterbottom lands a right hand.
Asas can't find room to land a body shot as Winterbottom controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Asas misses with a punch on the inside.
Winterbottom lands a right hand.
Winterbottom lands a hook that snaps the head of Asas backwards.
Asas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winterbottom blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Asas successfully pulls guard.
Winterbottom trying to control but Asas is working from the bottom.
Asas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Winterbottom pushing down on Asas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Winterbottom decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Winterbottom forces Asas back against the cage and clinches.
Winterbottom scores with a shoulder strike.
Asas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winterbottom swings wildly with an uppercut but Asas uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asas can't find room to land a body shot as Winterbottom controls the action.
Asas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Winterbottom prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro Asas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Winterbottom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Winterbottom walks away with a smile on his face. Asas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Asas tries to clinch but Winterbottom moves out of range.
Asas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Asas swings away with a body shot that misses

and Winterbottom counters with a takedown into side control.
Asas wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Asas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Winterbottom looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Asas strikes from the bottom but Winterbottom takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Winterbottom lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winterbottom connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Winterbottom tries to control but Asas wriggling away.
Winterbottom raining down hammerfists from mount.
Asas working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Winterbottom.

Asas is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winterbottom softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Asas is out cold! Winterbottom jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfred Winterbottom!
Alfred Winterbottom very nearly forgot to thank Happy Pills 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Camilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randjob Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camilo comes to the cage accompanied by Time. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Camilo
vs
Jiu Jitsu

180 cm
27
188 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
190 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Camilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randjob Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camilo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Camilo slips a jab from Jiu Jitsu.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Camilo.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Camilo tries to advance to mount but Jiu Jitsu denies him.

Camilo tries for a kimura but Jiu Jitsu is defending well.
Jiu Jitsu gets back to half guard.
Camilo wants to free his trapped foot but Jiu Jitsu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Camilo is trying to control. Jiu Jitsu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Camilo wants to free his trapped foot but Jiu Jitsu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jiu Jitsu wants to control but Camilo is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camilo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jiu Jitsu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Jiu Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Camilo pulls his head out easily.
Jiu Jitsu gets back to full guard.
Camilo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jiu Jitsu is keeping the position for now.

Jiu Jitsu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Camilo wants to control from the top but Jiu Jitsu keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu can't keep his opponent in guard - Camilo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Jiu Jitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Camilo pulls his head out easily.

Jiu Jitsu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Camilo is looking to take a break and control but Jiu Jitsu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Camilo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jiu Jitsu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jiu Jitsu wants to get back to full guard.
Jiu Jitsu is refusing to be controlled, as Camilo sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Camilo seems to be working for a kimura but Jiu Jitsu defends the submission attempt.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Camilo is working for a submission of some sort.

Camilo is trying to work for a kimura but Jiu Jitsu is defending well.
Camilo stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu tries to roll over but Camilo keeps him under control.

Camilo is looking for a kimura here.

Jiu Jitsu looking for submissions off his back.

Camilo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jiu Jitsu has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camilo works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Camilo 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.

Camilo throws a nice outside leg kick.

Camilo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Camilo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Camilo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jiu Jitsu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Camilo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Camilo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jiu Jitsu!
Jiu Jitsu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camilo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Camilo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Camilo working Jiu Jitsu over with strikes here.

Camilo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jiu Jitsu is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jiu Jitsu and Camilo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

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

Camilo has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jiu Jitsu is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Camilo yanks on the arm and Jiu Jitsu is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Camilo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tiago Camilo!
A victorious Tiago Camilo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamid Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamid Anubis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Anubis
vs
Tavares

210 cm
32
280 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

190 cm
24
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anubis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tavares counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Tavares lands.

It looks like Hamid Anubis has been cut.
Anubis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anubis checks a low kick from Tavares.
Nice straight punches there by Tavares. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tavares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Anubis takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Tavares cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thiago Tavares!
During a confident post fight interview, Thiago Tavares thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde Andazola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andazola comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Airbourne - Bottom Of The Well kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Dragic
vs
Andazola

194 cm
27
281 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

182 cm
32
265 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragan Dragic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayde Andazola!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragic throws the left hand but Andazola avoids the punch easily.
Andazola shoots in for a takedown but Dragic shows good takedown defense.

Dragic gets caught napping as Andazola dives in and scores a takedown. Dragic manages to retain guard.
Andazola must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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

Dragic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dragic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dragic wants to sweep but no luck.
Andazola trying to control but Dragic is working from the bottom.
Andazola scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dragic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andazola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andazola trying to control but Dragic is working from the bottom.
Dragic trying to keep a closed guard but Andazola is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dragic scores with a leg kick.
Andazola tries to clinch there but Dragic circles away.
A clash of legs there as Andazola blocks the low kick.
Andazola misses with a takedown attempt - Dragic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andazola walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Andazola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Andazola on the inside.
Andazola tries a body shot but Dragic blocks it.
Andazola is working for takedown but Dragic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dragan Dragic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayde Andazola.
Dragic swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Dragic breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dragic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dragic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Andazola misses.
Dragic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Dragic. No joy for Andazola on that attempt.
Dragic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dragic digs a good hook to Andazola's body.
Andazola tries to clinch up.
Andazola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andazola tries for a takedown but Dragic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andazola tries to clinch but Dragic moves out of range.
Dragic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andazola backs up against the cage.

Andazola has closed the distance and engaged Dragic in a clinch.
Andazola has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dragic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Andazola is trying to pull guard but Dragic has him pressed against the cage.
Andazola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dragic backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragic managing to block the knees to the body from Andazola.
Andazola looking to slow down the pace here.

Dragic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Dragic.
Andazola looks gassed!

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

Andazola is rocked!

It looks like Wayde Andazola has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andazola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andazola is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragic finish him?
Andazola walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Dragic! 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 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dragan Dragic!
Dragan Dragic 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjell Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillon comes to the cage accompanied by Pipes & Drums 1st Battalion Scots Guards. Boy has chosen I'm fat as his entrance music. Kjell Dillon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dillon
vs
Boy

197 cm
35
268 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

150 cm
31
277 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kjell Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Boy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon jabs at Boy's body.
Dillon thuds a left hand into Boy's body.
Dillon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dillon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Boy prevents Dillon from improving position.
Dillon trying to control the action but Boy is working from the bottom.
Boy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy is trying to improve his position.
Dillon is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Boy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dillon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boy keeps working.

Dillon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dillon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Boy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dillon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Dillon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dillon wants to control from the top but Boy keeps moving.
Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon postures up.
Dillon trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Dillon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dillon postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Boy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dillon scores with a nice strike.
Boy tries to clinch but Dillon is having none of it.

Dillon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dillon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boy wants to control but Dillon is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is squirming around, avoiding Dillon's attempts to control the action.
Dillon controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Dillon.
Boy wants to hold on but Dillon pushes him away.
Dillon controlling from mount.
Dillon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Boy hang on?
Dillon looking to control but Boy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dillon controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillon trying to control but Boy is having none of it.
Dillon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boy tries to hold on but Dillon postures up.
Boy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillon lands with some strikes.
Boy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dillon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boy misses with a takedown attempt - Dillon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dillon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Dillon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dillon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dillon controls Boy momentarily but Boy frees himself.

Boy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon trying to control the position.

Dillon has his foot on Boy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boy works his way back into a safe position though.
Dillon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dillon trying to keep a closed guard but Boy is proving a slippery customer.
Dillon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boy postures up in Dillon's guard and throws a big left but Dillon blocks it.
Kjell Dillon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boy throwing strikes from guard but Dillon blocks nicely.

Boy has gone for a leg lock! Dillon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boy's guard.
Dillon is working Boy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dillon is one step ahead there.
Dillon stands up over Boy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dillon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boy trying to control the position.
Dillon wants to pass the guard but Boy is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dillon manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boy's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy wants to sweep but no luck.
Boy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Boy is trying to keep Dillon in close.
Dillon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dillon won't allow Boy to sweep him here.
Dillon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boy trying to strike off his back.
Boy 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.
Dillon trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.

Boy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dillon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boy parries the strikes from Dillon easily there. Dillon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boy to escape.
Boy is trying to get back to half guard.
Dillon trying to control the position but Boy is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy sneaks back into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy gets back to full guard.
Boy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kjell Dillon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dillon leaves Boy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boy looks for a takedown but Dillon sprawls well.
Dillon thows a body shot but no joy.

Boy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boy showed some decent athleticism there.
Boy wants to control but Dillon is keeping him busy.
Dillon is controlling Boy's trapped leg to prevent Boy from advancing to side control.
Boy thows a huge punch but Dillon dodges it nicely.

Dillon is defending against the submission attempts here by Boy.
Dillon is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boy working the head and body with strikes.
Dillon trying to control here.
Dillon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boy takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a big elbow that misses.
Dillon trying to keep a closed guard but Boy is proving a slippery customer.
Boy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dillon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dillon looking for a sweep. Not yet Dillon, not yet.
Dillon trying to keep a closed guard but Boy is proving a slippery customer.
Boy looking to pass the guard.
Dillon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Boy being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon wants to stand up but Boy is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kjell Dillon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dillon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dillon cracks Boy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dillon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dillon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kjell Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Boy.
Boy takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dillon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dillon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dillon slaps away a takedown attempt from Boy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dillon lands with an uppercut that bounces Boy off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Dillon.
Dillon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Dillon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Boy!
Dillon controlling his opponent.
Dillon dominating with strikes here.
Dillon controlling from the full mount.
Boy is looking to improve his position but Dillon isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnny Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy tries to lock up and control but Dillon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boy is in a horrible position here. Dillon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kjell Dillon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dillon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kjell Dillon!
After the fight, Kjell Dillon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kane
vs
Leonardo

200 cm
29
250 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

202 cm
28
280 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

****160Q Energy for $150****
Brute

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 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
Kane misses with a looping left.
Leonardo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leonardo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kane's hands.

It looks like Ron Kane has been cut.
Leonardo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross 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!
A big right from Leonardo misses.
Kane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leonardo under the eye.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kane, right into the meat.
Leonardo throws an off balance right hand
and Kane counters with a leg kick.
Kane connects with a solid leg kick.
Kane lands a leg kick that knocks Leonardo off balance momentarily.
Leonardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonardo looks gassed!
Kane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leonardo's calf.
Ron Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane thuds a left hand into Leonardo's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane connects with a right hand. Leonardo shakes it off.
Leonardo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leonardo scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Rai Leonardo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kane.
Leonardo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kane Throws a clean left jab. Kane Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Leonardo's chin! Leonardo crumbles to the ground and Kane follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Kane!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ron Kane!