Barbarian Tournament 155lbs PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Perkins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Damme
vs
Perkins

165 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Damme!
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, Steven Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkins works the jab nicely.
Damme tries to clinch up but Perkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkins avoids the head kick by Damme.
Perkins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Damme.
Perkins cracks Damme with a right hand to the side of the head.
Damme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkins.
Perkins moves out of range as Damme throws a body kick.
Perkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Damme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damme could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice shot by Perkins.
Perkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Damme stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot lands for Perkins.
Damme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perkins.
Damme takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Damme takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perkins misses with a wild combination.
Damme needs to keep his hands up - Perkins had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Damme misses.
Damme avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perkins lands a lovely overhand right.
Damme lands a nice looking body kick.
Damme takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damme moves away.
Damme avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perkins is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins misses with a few strikes there.
Perkins looks winded!
Damme doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perkins throws a series of punches but Damme moves out of range.
Damme tries to clinch up but Perkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkins swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Damme.
Damme looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Damme takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perkins throws a series of punches but Damme moves out of range.
Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Perkins both land. Nice combination.
Perkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Damme closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Perkins is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Damme had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Damme throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Perkins throws an off balance right hand
and Damme makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Damme.

Perkins is rocked!
Damme scores with a push kick.
Perkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Damme finish him?
Damme connects with a combination that backs up Perkins into the cage. Damme lands a flurry of punches that gets past Perkins's guard. Perkins is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Damme bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Van Damme!
Steven Perkins was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll beat you next time'.

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FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aviya Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardro Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sherman
vs
Souza

185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

All 160
Project Mayhem

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aviya Sherman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardro Souza!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza with a poor takedown
and Sherman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonardro Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Souza moves into the clinch.
Souza stalling.

Souza is trying to trip Sherman. He has hold of a leg but Sherman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Souza persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sherman pulls Souza in close to prevent any damage.
Sherman trying to control the position.
Sherman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sherman looking to control.
Souza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

We're going to have a standup here because Aviya Sherman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Souza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sherman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sherman lands the left hand.
Souza shoots in but Sherman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aviya Sherman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardro Souza.
Souza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sherman tries to avoid it but Souza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sherman to the ground. Sherman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sherman, as that shot connected.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sherman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sherman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Souza scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza shoots for a takedown but Sherman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sherman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Souza looks winded!
That kick from Sherman tenderised Souza's leg. Souza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sherman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sherman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sherman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking to clinch but Sherman is avoiding it.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Souza drops his hands momentarily and Sherman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Souza is rocked!
Souza throws a low kick, looking for Sherman's leg but Sherman calmly moves out of range.
Souza checks the leg kick nicely there.

Sherman gets a double leg takedown into Souza's guard.
Sherman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sherman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sherman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sherman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sherman landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sherman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman throwing strikes but missing.
Sherman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sherman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sherman wants to free his trapped foot but Souza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sherman not doing much here.
Sherman wants to control but Souza is keeping him busy.
Sherman sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Souza's head.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aviya Sherman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sherman cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs.
Sherman just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.

Souza clinches up against the cage.
Sherman gets underhooks to prevent Souza's takedown attempt.
Sherman working aggressively here.
Sherman misses with a body punch.
Souza can't get the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.

Souza works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Souza gets to his feet. Sherman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aviya Sherman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sherman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Souza misses with a double jab
and Sherman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Souza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sherman tries a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sherman as he avoids it easily.
Souza shoots for a takedown but Sherman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

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

Sherman has his feet on Souza's thighs here. He's pushed Souza off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Souza screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aviya Sherman!

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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pablo Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rios
vs
Pablo Joaquin

180 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
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, Jose Pablo Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joaquin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rios misses with a wild combination.
Joaquin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rios slips a jab from Joaquin.
Rios closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Joaquin misses with a left hand
and Rios counters with a series of strikes. Joaquin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rios lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rios moves away from the strike by Joaquin.
Rios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joaquin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joaquin misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Rios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Joaquin does no damage.
Joaquin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rios.
Joaquin misses with a hook to the body
and Rios counters with a left and a right that stings Joaquin.
Rios works the jab nicely.
Joaquin swings widly with a right hand
and Rios connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joaquin throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Joaquin dodges the punch combination from Rios.
Rios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joaquin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rios.
Joaquin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joaquin thuds a left hand into Rios's body.
Jose Pablo Joaquin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin throws a jab when Rios was well out of range.
Rios tries to bum rush Joaquin with a series of wild strikes but Joaquin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios jabs at Joaquin's body.
Joaquin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joaquin avoids the head kick by Rios.
Rios bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joaquin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Rios feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joaquins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joaquin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joaquin looks to score with a jab to the body but Rios is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joaquin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joaquin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joaquin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joaquin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rios was well out of range. Poor timing from Joaquin.
Joaquin throws a lazy uppercut
and Rios counters with a stiff right hand.
Joaquin jabs Rios right on the nose. Rios blinks but takes it well.
Rios misses with a two punch combination.
Joaquin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joaquin missing with a left hand there. Rios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rios avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws out a powerful jab.
Joaquin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Rios does no damage.
Joaquin digs a good body shot into Rios's ribs.
No joy there for Rios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joaquin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Rios throws a shot to the body.
Rios is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rios goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Joaquin throws a lazy body kick
and Rios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rios takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch combination from Rios misses.
Rios digs a good hook to Joaquin's body.
Rios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Joaquin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Joaquin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joaquin throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Rios lands a nice looking body shot.
Joaquin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joaquin throws a lazy right hand but Rios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joaquin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rios finds it's way round the side to connect with Joaquin's head.
Rios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios defending well as Joaquin loads up on a big left hand.
Joaquin lands with a straight right. Rios didn't see that one coming.
Joaquin swinging wildly here.
Joaquin misses the body punch
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Joaquin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Rios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joaquin.
Joaquin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joaquin throws out the jab.
Joaquin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rios throws a nice looking combination but Joaquin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Rios.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joaquin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joaquin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Joaquin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rios lands an overhand right.
Rios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joaquin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios misses with a wild combination.
Rios displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Rios.
Joaquin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rios sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios slips a jab from Joaquin.
Diego Rios is winning the standup battle so far.
Joaquin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rios throws a series of punches but Joaquin avoids them all with ease.
Joaquin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rios counters with a one-two to the body.
Joaquin misses with a shot to the body
and Rios counters with a two punch combo.
Rios misses with a series of wild punches.
Rios lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Joaquin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rios misses with the combination.
Rios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joaquin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rios is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rios throws a series of punches but Joaquin moves out of range.
Rios lands a nice shot that snaps Joaquin's head back.
Joaquin swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
Joaquin throws a sloppy body shot
and Rios counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rios lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joaquin throws a head kick but Rios moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joaquin.
Joaquin scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Rios dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Joaquin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rios takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joaquin misses with a body shot.
Joaquin swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
Joaquin misses with a straight left.
Rios works over Joaquin's head and body with a nice combination.
Joaquin throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Rios lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rios lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joaquin at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin looks to land a combination but Rios avoids it well.
Rios with a jab.
Joaquin misses with a wild body shot.
Joaquin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rios in his tracks.
Joaquin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rios scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rios avoids the head kick by Joaquin.
Joaquin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rios scores with a head kick.
Diego Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rios slips a straight right by Joaquin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin misses with a head kick.
Joaquin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rioss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joaquin throws an off balance right hand
and Rios counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Rios does no damage.
Joaquin tries to bum rush Rios with a series of wild strikes but Rios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joaquin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rios was well out of range. Poor timing from Joaquin.
Joaquin dodges the punch combination from Rios.
Rios throws a series of punches but Joaquin avoids them all with ease.
Rios misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Joaquin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joaquin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joaquin misses with a hook
and Rios counters with a nice uppercut.
Joaquin misses with a looping left.
Rios misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rios.
Rios feints a jab promting Joaquin to slip. Rios then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Joaquin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Joaquin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rios lands a high kick!
Joaquin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joaquin blocks a head kick by Rios.
Joaquin tries to work over Rios's front leg with a kick but Rios checks it.
Rios slips under a jab from Joaquin.
Rios with a jab.
Rios lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joaquin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jose Pablo Joaquin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios throws a combination. Joaquin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Rios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rios 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Rios!
Diego Rios seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Bigelow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by Wake me Up. Roberto Maia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maia
vs
Bigelow

180 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Bigelow!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bigelow napping and manages to drive through into side control!

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

Maia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bigelow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bigelow is trying to control Maia's posture but Maia avoids it.
Bigelow is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roberto Maia!
Roberto Maia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Kurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasty Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurse comes to the cage accompanied by Radioactive - Imagine Dragons. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kurse
vs
Murdock

186 cm
19
207 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Kurse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasty Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Murdock misses.
Murdock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and Kurse moves out of range easily.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurse swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Murdock closes the distance and clinches.
Kurse wants to take the fight to the mat but Murdock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Murdock pulls guard effortlessly.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kurse pushing down on Murdock's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Kurse maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Murdock could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kurse has cracked it and Murdock is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kurse!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abraham Kurse!
Abraham Kurse seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
28%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Genki Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kores Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sudo
vs
Sierra

180 cm
25
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Likes comics

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Knockout power

Master Lee's One Stop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Genki Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kores Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Sudo.

Sierra 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sierra landing some decent shots from guard.
Sierra works over Sudo with some ground and pound from guard.

Sudo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sierra is aware though and is defending well.
Sierra working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sierra's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sierra stands up over Sudo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sierra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sierra scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sierra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sierra landing with the ground and pound.
Sudo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sierra chips away with some ground and pound.
Sierra scoring with some ground and pound.
Sudo is trying to keep Sierra in close.

Sudo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sierra is aware though and is defending well.
Sierra wants to stand but Sudo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sierra distracts Sudo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra lands a couple of elbows.
Sierra landing with the ground and pound.
Sierra wants to get up but he can't break Sudo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sierra scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sierra advances to half guard.
Sierra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sierra blocks the strikes from Sudo.
Sudo has hold of Sierra's hands but Sierra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sierra tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sudo controls his leg.
Sierra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sudo has hold of Sierra's hands but Sierra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sierra wants to free his trapped foot but Sudo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sudo has hold of Sierra's hands but Sierra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sudo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sierra landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sierra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sudo has hold of Sierra's hands but Sierra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sierra is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sudo is trying to maintain the position but Sierra is very close to passing his half guard.
Sudo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sierra lands strikes from half guard.
Sudo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Sudo is rocked!
Sudo is trying to get back to full guard.
Oh Sudo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sudo seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sierra lands a nice short elbow.
Sierra moves nicely into side control.
Sudo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra lands a few punches from side control.
Sierra tries to move to mount but Sudo blocks the move with his legs.
Sudo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sierra has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sierra with good strikes from the mount here!
Sudo takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sierra's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kores Sierra!
Kores Sierra took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
98%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Lepew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Drop Bombs - Ben Samples. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

White
vs
Lepew

173 cm
25
168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zachary White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pepe Lepew!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepew tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Lepew takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some wild striking there from Lepew.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lepew's head.

Lepew forces White back against the cage and clinches.
Lepew keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
White tries to break free but Lepew pushes him back against the cage.
White tries to break free but Lepew pushes him back against the cage.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lepew blocks a body shot from White.
Lepew scores with a shoulder strike.
Lepew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lepew has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Lepew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Lepew scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White misses with a body punch.
Lepew misses with a hook from the clinch.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lepew has him pressed against the cage.
Lepew keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Lepew.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Lepew.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepew keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
Lepew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lepew lands a right hand.
Lepew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lepew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lepew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lepew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White is trying to push Lepew away but Lepew has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
White tries to circle away but Lepew has him pinned against the cage.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Lepew has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lepew.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lepew's coach down at Rob's Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lepew's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Lepew has double underhooks.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lepew lands a head shot.

It looks like Zachary White has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lepew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lepew with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Lepew closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lepew fails to land.
Lepew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Lepew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lepew lands with a light punch inside.
White blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lepew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lepew softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lepew.
Lepew lands a right hand.

White is rocked!
Lepew swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White is trying to force a seperation but Lepew has the dominant position.
Lepew tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
White tries to break the clinch but Lepew is controlling the position.
Lepew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lepew lands a shoulder strike.
Lepew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Lepew swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lepew has him pressed against the cage.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lepew working aggressively here.

White manages to break the clinch.
Lepew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lepew throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Pepe Lepew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White defending well as Lepew loads up on a big left hand.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lepew throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Lepew misses the shot to the body.
Lepew throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lepew fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lepew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lepew circles away quickly and effectively.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lepew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lunges at Lepew with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lepew's hand.
Lepew throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lepew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White misses with an uppercut. Lepew saw that one coming.
Lepew misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Lepew wants to clinch.
White tries to bum rush Lepew with a series of wild strikes but Lepew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lepew doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Lepew does a little dance to reset his feet.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lepew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

A jab-cross combination lands for Lepew and sends White crashing to the mat! Lepew follows him down to the mat - White regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
White tries to kick Lepew off but Lepew keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Lepew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zachary White's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lepew swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a left to the body.
White lands a jab to the nose.
Lepew fails to land with a series of punches.
White cracks Lepew with a good jab.
Lepew catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lepew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White slips under a jab.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lepew.
White works over Lepew's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lepew slips under a jab.
Lepew looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Lepew wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Lepew loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Lepew tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
White moves out of range as Lepew strikes.
Zachary White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lepew back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab lands there for Lepew.
Lepew tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Lepew doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.

Lepew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pepe Lepew seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lepew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lepew has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Lepew misses with the head strike.
Lepew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

White manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lepew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lepew takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
White scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lepew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lepew throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Pepe Lepew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lepew.

Lepew moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lepew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lepew fails to land.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White takes a shot to the head.
Lepew keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lepew throws a hook but White blocks it.
A big left from Lepew misses.
Lepew looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Lepew blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
Lepew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Lepew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lepew moves out of range of the strikes.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lepew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lepew throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Lepew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepew connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lepew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lepew circles away quickly and effectively.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White ducks under a wild hook from Lepew.
White misses with a hook.
Lepew thows a left - swing and a miss!

Lepew moves into the clinch.
Lepew misses with a short punch on the inside.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
Lepew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Lepew.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Lepew connects with a nice looking jab.

Zachary White's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lepew scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lepew.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lepew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Lepew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.

Lepew drops White with a left right combo! Lepew follows him down to the ground into side control.
White is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
White avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lepew.
Lepew in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lepew stands up and beckons White to his feet.
Lepew moves out of range as White strikes.
White throws out a loose jab but Lepew uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Lepew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zachary White's cut.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Lepew connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by White.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by White!
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Lepew.
Lepew throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White just misses with a punch to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lepew misses with some punches.
Lepew working aggressively here.
Lepew lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lepew.
White defending well as Lepew loads up on a big left hand.
Lepew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lepew. White does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Lepew is just out of range.
Lepew looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Lepew tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Lepew missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lepew ducks under a wild hook from White.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lepew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lepew tries to clinch up.
White avoids the body shot from Lepew.
Lepew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lepew throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Lepew.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lepew on the wrong end of a nice hook.
White connects with a body shot that sends Lepew's belly button to the back.
White moves away from the strike by Lepew.
Lepew moves away from the strike by White.
Zachary White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lepew moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White wants to break free but Lepew has control.
Lepew gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White is trying to force a seperation but Lepew has the dominant position.
Lepew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lepew digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White wants to break free but Lepew has control.
Lepew lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
A hook to the body from Lepew.
Lepew lands a nice shot to the body.
White tries to break free but Lepew pushes him back against the cage.
Lepew lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lepew.
Lepew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lepew lands an uppercut.
White blocks a body shot from Lepew.
Lepew lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lepew.
Lepew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepew lands with a left to the head.
Lepew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Still in the clinch, Lepew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lepew digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lepew.
Lepew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Lepew lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Lepew creates a bit of space for himself and rocks White with a big uppercut! White tries to clinch up but Lepew pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples White to the mat! White covers up and Lepew unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pepe Lepew!
Pepe Lepew really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Zachary White was interviewed post fight and said 'Did you see that low blow? YOU MUST OF SEEN THAT LOW BLOW! Anyways I'm gonna jump up to heavyweight and give LoveMen a slap around, or should I drop to bantamweight and give De Gaucho a beating?'.