CCR 54 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Edward has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cruz
vs
Edward

181 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Edward!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Edward has taken the fight to the clinch.
Edward avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Edward misses with a body punch.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Edward.

Edward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edward shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Edward's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edward misses the shot to the body.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Edward darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Edward is trying to break free.

Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Edward gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Edward is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cruz to keep the fight standing.
Edward working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cruz is leaning against Edward and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Edward taking a breather.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Edward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz.
I was talking to Cruz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz landing knees to the body.
Edward looks winded!
Edward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz is working Edward over against the cage.

Cruz pulls guard successfully.
Cruz managing to control the position.

Cruz wriggles free and stands up.

Cruz pushes Edward up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Edward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edward tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cruz.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edward backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Edward dodges the punch combination from Cruz.

Cruz moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cruz lands a left hand.

Edward lands a takedown into guard.

Cruz has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Edward has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Edward backwards.
Edward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Edward blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands an elbow just above Edward 's eye.
Cruz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Edward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cruz lands a knee to the body.
Cruz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edward working aggressively here.
Edward throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Edward wants a takedown.
Ricardo Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Edward.
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Edward's ribcage.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Edward's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cruz jumps guard and drags Edward to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but Edward is having none of it.
Edward preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edward stops Cruz from standing up.
Edward stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edward.
Edward has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz 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.
Edward stops Cruz from standing up.

Cruz is looking for a triangle but Edward pushes his legs off easily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Edward stops Cruz from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Edward.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Edward.
Edward is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Cruz lands an elbow inside.
Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Cruz 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.

Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Edward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edward throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz tries to counter by clinching up but Edward breaks away and moves out of range.
Edward shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Edward drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Edward tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ricardo Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Edward working aggressively here.
Edward trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Edward drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cruz pulls his leg out and moves away.

Cruz closes the distance and pushes Edward back into the cage.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Edward is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ricardo Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Edward.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cruz pushes Edward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edward jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Edward gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Edward clinches.
Edward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz gets through Edward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Edward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Edward's ribcage.
Good body shot from Cruz.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short body shot lands from Cruz as the two fighters clinch.

Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edward takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Edward.
Cruz works on Edward's body with a couple of short punches.

Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Edward takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Cruz rushes Edward and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.

Edward is rocked!
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edward can do to turn this around?
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Edward is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz cracks Edward with a nice body shot.
Cruz lands a damaging elbow.
Cruz jerks Edward's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Edward drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Cruz goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Cruz because Edward was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ricardo Cruz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jones
vs
Murdock

195 cm
23
250 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
255 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Murdock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murdock misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murdock misses with an uppercut.
Murdock looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Johnny Jones has been cut.

Murdock sends Jones crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Murdock is motioning to the referee to let Jones up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Jones is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock finds Jones's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Jones flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Murdock lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Jones will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Murdock!
After the big win, Jack Murdock made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Machiavelli Boutique and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ash Camble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Camble
vs
Tudekiks

199 cm
23
198 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

200 cm
31
192 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Camble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camble gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Camble scores with a decent looking hook.
Camble tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tudekiks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tudekiks has closed the distance and engaged Camble in a clinch.
Tudekiks is working Camble over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Camble fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Tudekiks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Camble swings wildly with an uppercut but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it.

Tudekiks manages to break the clinch.
Camble looks to throw the jab but Tudekiks is out of range.
Tudekiks tries to counter with a clinch but Camble shakes him off and moves away.
A shot to the body from Camble misses
letting Tudekiks counter with a right hand.
Camble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudekiks misses with a wild combination.
Camble swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Camble fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tudekiks, pushing him back against the cage.
Camble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tudekiks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camble lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camble.
Camble throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks.

Tudekiks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ash Camble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camble slips a jab and a cross from Tudekiks.
It looked like Camble wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Tudekiks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble works Tudekiks's body with a nice hook.
Tudekiks fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Tudekiks slips under a jab.
Camble throws an off balance right hand
and Tudekiks counters with a straight right hand.
Tudekiks wants to clinch.
A left and a right from Tudekiks both land. Nice combination.
Tudekiks moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble misses with a hook.

Tudekiks drives through and clinches with Camble against the cage.
Tudekiks working hard to break the clinch.
Tudekiks misses with a body punch.

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

Tudekiks drives through and clinches with Camble against the cage.
Camble throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks.
Camble misses with some punches.
Camble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camble lands a right hand.
Camble lands with a light punch inside.
Camble misses with some punches.
Tudekiks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Camble seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tudekiks can turn it around.
Camble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Tudekiks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tudekiks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble misses with a hook.
Tudekiks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Camble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tudekiks manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Camble misses its intended target.
Camble misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tudekiks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camble misses with a hook. Tudekiks ducked under it nicely.
Tudekiks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camble.

Camble drives through and clinches with Tudekiks against the cage.
Tudekiks lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Camble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Suleijma Tudekiks will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tudekiks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Camble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camble has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tudekiks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Ash Camble has been cut.
Tudekiks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tudekiks slips a jab from Camble.
Tudekiks lands with a good body shot.
Tudekiks misses with a double jab.

Camble takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Camble fails to land.

Tudekiks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camble punishes Tudekiks's body with a nice straight punch.
Suleijma Tudekiks seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble misses the jab.
Tudekiks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Camble misses with a hook
and Tudekiks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tudekiks misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Tudekiks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camble walks into a stiff left hand from Tudekiks.
Camble just misses with a punch to the body.
Camble throws a poor cross that misses
and Tudekiks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tudekiks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camble.
Tudekiks throws a body punch but Camble moves out of range.
Camble is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble misses with a body shot
and Camble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tudekiks walks into a jab.
Camble scores with the left hand. Tudekiks knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camble stuns Tudekiks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Camble takes a swing at Tudekiks's ribcage but misses.
Tudekiks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tudekiks punishes Camble's body with a nice straight punch.
Camble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tudekiks was well out of range. Poor timing from Camble.
Tudekiks unleashes a big counter combination but Camble bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Camble clobbers Tudekiks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Camble misses with an uppercut.
Tudekiks lands with a hook. Camble tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tudekiks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Camble momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Camble ducks under a wild hook from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but Camble is having none of it.
Tudekiks swinging wildly here.
Camble lands a nice hook to Tudekiks's body. Tudekiks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tudekiks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Camble fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Tudekiks misses.
Camble swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tudekiks on the side of the head.
Tudekiks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Camble rushes Tudekiks and presses him up against the cage.
Tudekiks is trying to break the clinch but Camble is controlling him.
Camble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camble.
Tudekiks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Tudekiks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tudekiks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suleijma Tudekiks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ash Camble's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Camble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tudekiks.
Camble listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Camble misses with a hook
and Camble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tudekiks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Camble misses with a looping right.
Tudekiks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Camble counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camble.
Tudekiks unleashes a big counter combination but Camble bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Tudekiks scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble misses with a jab to the body
and Tudekiks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Tudekiks lands a left and a right that send Camble crashing to the mat, dazed. Tudekiks thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Camble is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tudekiks manages to avoid it.
Oh Camble is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudekiks misses with a double jab
and Camble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tudekiks looks to land a combination but Camble avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Camble on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camble seems to have got his legs back now.
Camble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tudekiks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camble.
Tudekiks lands with an uppercut that bounces Camble off the cage and back into range.
Tudekiks misses with a double jab.
Tudekiks looks to throw the jab but Camble is out of range.
Tudekiks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tudekiks feints the counter takedown.
Tudekiks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Suleijma Tudekiks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble misses the jab.
Camble throws a right hand that misses
and Tudekiks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tudekiks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camble throws an off balance right hand
letting Tudekiks counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Camble finds it's target.
Camble closes the distance but Tudekiks moves to the side
and Tudekiks counters with a three punch combo that has Camble backing up. Camble nods at Tudekiks to acknowledge the strikes.
Tudekiks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Camble was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tudekiks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Camble wants to clinch but Tudekiks slips to the side
and Tudekiks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Camble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tudekiks.
Camble throws a hook but Tudekiks avoids it easily.
Camble looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tudekiks throws a body punch but Camble moves out of range.
Tudekiks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tudekiks throws the kick towards the body but Camble avoids it.
Camble throwing a counter right hand but Tudekiks manages to avoid it.
Camble misses with an uppercut
enabling Tudekiks to counter with a crisp jab.
Tudekiks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Camble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Camble swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks slips a straight right by Camble.
Nice shot by Camble.
Camble throws a hook but Tudekiks avoids it easily.
Camble looks to clinch
and Tudekiks counters with a three punch combo that has Camble backing up. Camble nods at Tudekiks to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camble misses with a lunging right hand
and Tudekiks counters with a left and a right that stings Camble.
Camble is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Tudekiks moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suleijma Tudekiks!
Suleijma Tudekiks gave a mention to Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Pavelic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Zimbardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Pavelic
vs
Zimbardo

195 cm
26
280 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

220 cm
30
283 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Pavelic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Zimbardo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimbardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pavelic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pavelic misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Pavelic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Pavelic.
A shot to the liver by Pavelic. Beautiful body shot.
Zimbardo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zimbardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pavelic takes a step back to recover.
Pavelic tries a head kick but it misses.
Zimbardo is looking to slow Pavelic down with leg kicks.
Zimbardo ducks under a wild hook from Pavelic.
Zimbardo misses the jab.
Pavelic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zimbardo manages to circle out of the way.
Zimbardo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zimbardo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavelic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zimbardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Pavelic moves into range and clinches up with Zimbardo.
Zimbardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavelic has him pressed against the cage.
Zimbardo slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pavelic lands a nice shot to the body.
Zimbardo looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavelic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pavelic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zimbardo's face.
Zimbardo trying to control the position but instead, Pavelic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zimbardo into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pavelic as Zimbardo tries to tie him up.
Pavelic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zimbardo wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Zimbardo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Pavelic.
Pavelic lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Pavelic - that landed with a thud.
Pavelic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavelic lands with a left to the head.
Pavelic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pavelic crunches a lovely knee into Zimbardo's ribcage.
Zimbardo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pavelic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zimbardo can turn it around.
Pavelic landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavelic.
Pavelic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavelic lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pavelic obliges.
Pavelic misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavelic.
Pavelic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Pavelic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic lands a body punch.
Zimbardo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pavelic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavelic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zimbardo backwards.
A hook to the body from Pavelic.
A right handed body shot lands from Pavelic.
A body shot lands from Pavelic.
Still in the clinch, Pavelic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Pavelic.
Knees to the body from Pavelic.
A shot in the inside from Pavelic.
Pavelic lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Zimbardo is rocked!
Pavelic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zimbardo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zimbardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Pavelic finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavelic looking to throw knees to the head but Zimbardo is blocking nicely.

Pavelic drops Zimbardo with a big knee straight up the middle! Zimbardo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Pavelic throws a head kick but Zimbardo moves out of range.

Zimbardo tries to keep at a distance but Pavelic has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic lands a big knee to the head and Zimbardo goes down! Pavelic pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ante Pavelic!
An intense looking Ante Pavelic took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'ZA DOM SPREMNI'.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jimenez
vs
Sarkisyan

175 cm
30
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

173 cm
21
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Jimenez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimenez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarkisyan can pounce on him.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick which misses Jimenez's front leg but catches the back leg as Jimenez tries to avoid it.
Sarkisyan thuds his right hand into Jimenez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jimenez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez defending well as Sarkisyan loads up on a big left hand.
Jimenez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sarkisyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sarkisyan throws a shot from downtown. Jimenez moves away and avoids it.
Jimenez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jimenez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sarkisyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Hugo Jimenez has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Jimenez.
Jimenez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jimenez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the body from Jimenez misses
enabling Sarkisyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Sarkisyan misses with an uppercut. Jimenez saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jimenez does no damage.
Jimenez sets himself, and Sarkisyan steps forward looking for the clinch! Jimenez avoids it this time.
Sarkisyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jimenez. That did some damage!
Sarkisyan lands a jab.
Jimenez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A left lands for Jimenez.
Sarkisyan lands a jab.
Jimenez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sarkisyan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jimenez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Sarkisyan.
Jimenez swings away with a body shot that misses

and Sarkisyan moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sarkisyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarkisyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Sarkisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarkisyan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A good leg kick by Sarkisyan.
Jimenez throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan lands with an overhand left.
Sarkisyan keeps Jimenez at a distance using the push kick.
Jimenez is breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sarkisyan, as that shot connected.

Hugo Jimenez's cut is getting worse.
Jimenez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Jimenez is rocked!
Sarkisyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Jimenez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hugo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarkisyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Sarkisyan scores with a leg kick.
Jimenez seems to have got his legs back now.

Sarkisyan sends Jimenez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sarkisyan is motioning to the referee to let Jimenez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sarkisyan fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Jimenez square on the jaw! Damn, Jimenez is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aharon Sarkisyan! Aharon Sarkisyan retains his lightweight title!
Aharon Sarkisyan 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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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melchizedek Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickson Moura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Halo
vs
Moura

185 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Bullet Proof System

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melchizedek Halo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Moura!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo throws a hook but Moura avoids it easily.
Moura feints the counter takedown.
Halo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moura.
Moura with the counter takedown but Halo avoids it easily.

Moura shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Halo's guard.
Moura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Halo seems keen to control Moura's posture.
Moura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Halo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Halo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moura is looking to work some ground and pound but Halo has wrist control.
Moura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moura is looking to work some ground and pound but Halo has wrist control.
Moura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moura throws an elbow that misses. Halo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moura's guard. Nice move by Halo!

Moura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moura is striking but Halo is not phased and passes to half guard.
Moura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moura is trying to maintain the position but Halo is very close to passing his half guard.
Moura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Halo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Moura looking for submissions off his back.
Moura is looking for a sweep. Halo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Moura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moura tries to roll over but Halo keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Moura tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Halo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moura can't escape the position.
Halo controlling the pace for now.
Moura is trying desperately to improve position.
Halo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moura keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo controlling the position easily from mount.
Moura gets back to half guard.
Moura wants to get back to full guard.
Halo wants to pass to mount but Moura is defending the position.
Moura is trying to control but Halo passes into side control!
Moura manages to get back to half guard.
Moura trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moura is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Melchizedek Halo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Moura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halo is fending him off so far but Moura persists. Nope, Halo circles away and we're back to standing.
Moura shoots in looking for a takedown. Halo tries to sprawl out of it but Moura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halo looks to land a left hand but Moura moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Halo misses its intended target.
Moura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Moura moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moura.
Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moura's head.
Moura goes for a double leg but Halo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Halo continues to drive forward.
An attempted straight right counter from Halo misses the target.
Melchizedek Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Moura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halo but Halo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halo cracks Moura with an open hand slap.
Moura fails with a takedown attempt.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
And Moura tries to counter it with a takedown but Halo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Halo connects with a jab.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Moura's head but Moura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
Moura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
Moura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Halo defends it well.
Moura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Melchizedek Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Halo misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a lovely overhand right.
Moura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halo is fending him off so far but Moura persists. Nope, Halo circles away and we're back to standing.
Moura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halo throws a leg kick

and Moura counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moura.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moura throws a strike but Halo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Halo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moura 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.
Moura keeps trying to improve his position.
Halo wants to stand but Moura has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Halo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moura is keeping the position for now.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moura can do to turn this around?
Halo preventing the sweep.
Moura is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Halo won't allow Moura to sweep him here.
Halo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melchizedek Halo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Halo missing with a left hand there. Moura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moura moves away from the strike by Halo.
Moura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Moura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Halo counters with a left to the body.
Halo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moura.
Moura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Halo defends it well.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Moura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Halo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Moura moves into range and clinches up with Halo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moura gets control of Halo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Moura will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Moura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Moura's guard.
Halo postures up.
Halo tries to stand but Moura is controlling from the bottom.

Halo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Moura is proving hard to escape from.
Halo passes into half guard.
Moura is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Halo jumps into side control!
Moura tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo controls the position from side control.
Moura is looking for a sweep.
Moura manages to get back to half guard.
Moura wants to get back to full guard but Halo has passed into side control.
Moura sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Moura makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moura.
Moura can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Halo controls the pace.

Moura looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Halo has picked Moura up and slammed him! Moura can't keep hold of the triangle and Halo manages to pass to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura tries to bench press Halo off him but Halo keeps the position.
Halo wants to stand but Moura has his arm trapped.
Moura is looking for a sweep.
Moura trying to remain calm as Halo controls from the top position.
Moura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moura manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moura throwing shots but Halo is blocking nicely.
Moura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Halo defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo controlling the position well.
Moura is pressing down on Halo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halo is holding on for now.
Moura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Halo defending well though.
Moura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moura.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Rickson Moura just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice sprawl there from Halo as Moura shoots in.

Moura darts in and clinches Halo up against the cage.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.

Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo punishes Moura's body with a nice straight punch.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut

and Moura counters with a nice double leg into side control. Halo won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo dodges the ground and pound from Moura.
An elbow from Moura crashes against the mat.
Halo regains half guard, as Moura was trying to land strikes.
Halo wants to improve his position but Moura is controlling well.
Moura slips a nice elbow through Halo's hands, connecting with Halo's forehead.
Moura is looking to take a break and control but Halo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moura.
Moura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moura landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Halo taking some punishment here, with Moura in his half guard.
Halo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moura thows a huge punch but Halo dodges it nicely.
Moura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Moura.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Moura from controlling successfully.
Moura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura lands a couple of elbows.
Moura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rickson Moura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moura trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Moura might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Halo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Halo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Moura throws a strike but Halo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura wants to sweep here but Halo controlling him for the moment.
Moura wants to improve his position but instead Halo has moved into half guard.
Moura wants to improve his position but Halo is controlling well.
Moura trying to get back to full guard but Halo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Halo controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Moura to take his back!
Moura 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.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Melchizedek Halo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Halo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Moura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moura goes for a double leg but Halo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Halo continues to drive forward.
Halo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Halo as he jumps to the side.
Melchizedek Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Moura.
Moura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura slips under a jab.
And Moura tries to counter it with a takedown but Halo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Moura fails with the takedown
and Halo counters with a nice uppercut.
Halo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Halo throws a leg kick

and Moura counters with a takedown into side control.
Halo is trying to control Moura's posture but Moura avoids it.
Halo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Halo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Moura is trying to work for a kimura but Halo is defending well.

Moura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Halo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moura is looking to take a break and control but Halo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moura.
Moura working Halo over with strikes.
Halo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moura.
Moura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Halo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Moura is trying to work for a kimura but Halo is defending well.
Moura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moura throwing shots but Halo is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moura throws a strike but Halo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Moura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moura.
Moura throws an elbow that misses. Halo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moura's guard. Nice move by Halo!

Moura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halo's guard.

Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Moura landing with the ground and pound.
Halo has momentary wrist control but Moura slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moura is working Halo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rickson Moura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moura throws an elbow that misses. Halo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moura's guard. Nice move by Halo!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Melchizedek Halo.
I think Halo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 49:46
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melchizedek Halo!
Melchizedek Halo is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Melchizedek Halo 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.

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RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Aims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Nazirite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aims
vs
Nazirite

204 cm
28
265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

195 cm
27
283 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Aims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Nazirite!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aims throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Aims gets tackled into the cage by Nazirite. Nazirite maintains the clinch.
Nazirite softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nazirite tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aims avoids it.
We've been informed that Nazirite has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A hook to the body from Nazirite.
Nazirite stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nazirite connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aims's face.
Nazirite scores with a shoulder strike.
Aims can't break the clinch.
Aims wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aims is pushing Nazirite up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nazirite digs a right hand into Aims's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aims's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Aims's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Nazirite.
Nazirite with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nazirite landing knees to the head.
Nazirite tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nazirite lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Gary Aims has been cut.
Aims looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aims definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aims avoiding damage as Nazirite throws knees to the body.
Nazirite misses with the head strike.
Nazirite gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aims.
A shot in the inside from Nazirite.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazirite lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aims backwards.
Nazirite with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aims jumps guard but Nazirite stands there with Aims around his waist. Aims gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nazirite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nazirite lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aims takes a shot to the head.
Nazirite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aims is trying to push Nazirite away but Nazirite has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aims working hard to break the clinch.
Nazirite doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aims's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gary Aims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nazirite looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazirite throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nazirite throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nazirite trying to control from half guard but Aims is working away.
Aims controlling the position well.
Nazirite wants to free his trapped foot but Aims is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Aims on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aims tries to get out of the position.
Aims regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nazirite.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aims working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nazirite.
Nazirite trying to control the position from guard on top but Aims is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aims avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aims keeping moving, preventing Nazirite from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aims utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aims swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Nazirite to counter with a crisp jab.

Nazirite moves into range and clinches up with Aims.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nazirite obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samson Nazirite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Aims's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nazirite moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nazirite.
Nazirite tries to throw a body punch but Aims avoids it by throwing Nazirite back against the cage.
Nazirite misses with some punches.
Nazirite scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nazirite has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nazirite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nazirite utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nazirite landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazirite pushes Aims back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nazirite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aims has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aims tries to break free but Nazirite pushes him back against the cage.
Samson Nazirite seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nazirite landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazirite lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nazirite with a knee to the head.
Nazirite softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nazirite misses with a knee strike.
Nazirite tries to work over Aims's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nazirite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aims has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nazirite tries a body shot but Aims blocks it.
Nazirite with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nazirite lands a good knee to the midsection. Aims won't want to take too many of those.
Nazirite throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nazirite working Aims over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazirite tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nazirite lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nazirite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nazirite scores a nice knee to the body.
Aims tries to circle away but Nazirite has him pinned against the cage.
Nazirite lands a hook that snaps the head of Aims backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nazirite.
Nazirite lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Nazirite on the inside.
Nazirite lands a knee to the body.
Nazirite crunches a lovely knee into Aims's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nazirite.
Nazirite lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nazirite.
Nazirite lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nazirite scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Nazirite on the inside.
Nazirite gets through Aims's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Nazirite scores with a nice short uppercut.

Aims is rocked!
Aims tries to pull guard but Nazirite forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oh Aims is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nazirite with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aims seems to have got his legs back now.
Nazirite unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Aims tumbles to the floor! Nazirite threw a big shot that dropped him and now Nazirite is on top looking to finish! Aims has guard but can he survive?!
Nazirite in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nazirite chips away with some ground and pound.
Aims avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nazirite accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nazirite postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nazirite must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nazirite trying to control but Aims is working from the bottom.
Aims utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nazirite trying to control but Aims is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samson Nazirite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Aims's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nazirite scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Nazirite rushes Aims and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nazirite.
Nazirite can't find room to land a body shot as Aims controls the action.
Nazirite lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Nazirite.
Nazirite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nazirite tries to throw a body punch but Aims avoids it by throwing Nazirite back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nazirite lands a big knee to the head and Aims goes down! Nazirite is looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazirite throws a strike aimed at the side of Aims's head but Aims avoids it well.
Aims taking punishment in the form of punches.
The strikes coming from Nazirite are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aims is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aims prevents Nazirite from moving into mount.
Nazirite wants to control for a moment but Aims uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Nazirite missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nazirite throwing shots but Aims is blocking nicely.
Nazirite wants to pass the guard but Aims is defending well.
Nazirite not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nazirite thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aims is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nazirite is trying to control the action in half guard but Aims is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nazirite throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nazirite connects with a nice short shot to Aims's temple.
Nazirite not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nazirite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Samson Nazirite has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nazirite connects with the punch.

Nazirite drops Aims with a big left hand and mounts him. Aims is in big trouble!
Nazirite throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aims because Nazirite loaded up on that one.
Nazirite throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nazirite lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Aims! Nazirite sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Aims and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samson Nazirite!

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FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ante Gotovina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Panado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panado has chosen Lorde - Team as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gotovina
vs
Panado

185 cm
22
197 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

185 cm
32
195 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Gotovina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernesto Panado!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotovina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Panado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gotovina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Gotovina.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Panado is defended easily by Gotovina.
Gotovina swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gotovina punishes Panado's body with a nice straight punch.
Gotovina scores with a body shot.
Gotovina connects with a body shot that sends Panado's belly button to the back.
Panado moves out of range as Gotovina throws a body kick.
No luck for Panado with that takedown attempt.
It appears Gotovina was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Panado blocks a head kick by Gotovina.

Panado throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gotovina tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Panado is in Gotovina's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotovina keeping full guard, as Panado tries to pass.
Gotovina wants to sweep here but Panado controlling him for the moment.
Gotovina is trying to control the position but Panado postures up.
Gotovina has Panado pulled in close to control his posture.
Panado stands and throws Gotovina's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Panado tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gotovina is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Panado asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Panado tries to advance to mount but Gotovina denies him.

Panado swings around for an armbar but Gotovina sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Panado's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina trying to control but Panado is working from the bottom.
Gotovina with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gotovina has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gotovina scoring with some ground and pound.
Gotovina wants to control from the top but Panado keeps moving.
Gotovina in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gotovina is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gotovina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gotovina trying to control but Panado is working from the bottom.
Panado wants to sweep but no luck.
Gotovina seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Panado had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gotovina defends it easily.
Panado looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Panado is on top in guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gotovina controls Panado momentarily but Panado frees himself.
Gotovina manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Panado manages to get himself to full guard.

Gotovina stopping the sweep attempt from Panado.
Gotovina is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gotovina trying to control the position from guard on top but Panado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Panado has his foot on Gotovina's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gotovina works his way back into a safe position though.
Gotovina looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panado keeping moving, preventing Gotovina from controlling successfully.

Panado is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gotovina defends well.
Gotovina has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gotovina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Panado looking for a triangle here. Gotovina is fighting it but it looks tight! Panado pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gotovina is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ernesto Panado!
After winning the bout, Ernesto Panado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

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