RFL 012 Business-Unz-Gordon PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rasputin Erasmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikkko Wainamoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erasmus comes into the arena with Rasputin blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Erasmus
vs
Wainamoinen

201 cm
31
288 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

190 cm
29
240 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rasputin Erasmus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikkko Wainamoinen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wainamoinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Wainamoinen moves into range and clinches up with Erasmus.
Wainamoinen working aggressively here.
Wainamoinen keeps control of Erasmus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wainamoinen tries to work over Erasmus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erasmus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wainamoinen.

Erasmus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wainamoinen misses with a body shot.
Erasmus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Erasmus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wainamoinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rasputin Erasmus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erasmus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wainamoinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Rasputin Erasmus has been cut.
Erasmus misses with a low kick.
Erasmus throws a body punch but Wainamoinen moves out of range.
Wainamoinen lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Erasmus. That's going to slow Wainamoinen down.
Erasmus misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Erasmus.

It looks like Veikkko Wainamoinen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wainamoinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Erasmus misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wainamoinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Erasmus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wainamoinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Erasmus should have avoided that one.
Erasmus throws an off balance right hand
and Wainamoinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wainamoinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Wainamoinen is rocked!
Wainamoinen misses with a looping right.
Erasmus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wainamoinen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Erasmus, right into the meat.
Erasmus thows a leg kick but Wainamoinen checks it
and Wainamoinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Erasmus misses with a body shot
and Wainamoinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Erasmus misses with a straight right.
Wainamoinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erasmus manages to avoid it.
Wainamoinen tries to clinch there but Erasmus circles away.

Erasmus lands a big right hand that sends Wainamoinen crashing to the mat! Erasmus stays standing though and waves Wainamoinen back to his feet!
Wainamoinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Erasmus finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erasmus cracks Wainamoinen with a hook to the temple - Wainamoinen is on wobbly legs here! Erasmus swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Wainamoinen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Erasmus wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rasputin Erasmus!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgars Simans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Skinner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Edgars Simans's chin.

Simans
vs
Skinner

188 cm
32
182 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

179 cm
32
177 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgars Simans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simans walks forward, straight into a front kick from Skinner.
Skinner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Simans shoots in for a takedown but Skinner shows good takedown defense.
Simans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Skinner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Simans or perhaps it was just good defense by Skinner, which made it look bad.
Skinner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Simans tries to counter with a takedown but Skinner is quick to defend against it.
Simans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skinner throws a chopping leg kick but Simans manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Simans throws a big counter combination but Skinner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Simans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Simans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skinner struggling a bit here.
Skinner might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Simans haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Skinner is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Skinner is looking to regain half guard here but Simans keeps moving and retains side control.

Simans stands up and beckons Skinner to his feet.
Simans pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Simans closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Skinner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Skinner tries to buck Simans off but Simans is having none of it.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner struggling a bit here.
Skinner is looking for a sweep.
Simans wants to control but Skinner is keeping him busy.
Simans working away.
Skinner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Simans trying to control the action but Skinner is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Simans stands up.
A telegraphed right hand from Skinner misses the target.
Simans lands a head shot.
Simans shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skinner as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgars Simans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simans moves out of range of the body kick.
Skinner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skinner throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Simans rushes Skinner and presses him up against the cage.
Skinner scores with a nice hook to the head.

Simans has clasped his hands together around Skinner's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Skinner sneaks out the side door and pushes Simans away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simans shoots for a double leg takedown but Skinner sprawls well. He's pushed Simans's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Skinner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simans.
A jab from Skinner finds it's way through Simans's defenses.
Skinner misses with a head kick.
Skinner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Skinner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Eric Skinner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skinner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Simans blocks a head kick by Skinner.
Skinner tries to land a front kick but Simans steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skinner misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Skinner misses with a wild body shot.
Skinner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simans.
Skinner replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Simans blocks it well.
Skinner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simans.
Simans tries to bum rush Skinner with a series of wild strikes but Skinner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edgars Simans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simans on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Skinner misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Skinner misses
and Simans counters with a straight right hand.
Skinner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Simans fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simans slips under a jab from Skinner.
Simans closes the distance and clinches up with Skinner, looking for a takedown. Simans pushes Skinner against the cage but Skinner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgars Simans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Skinner.
Skinner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skinner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skinner duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner takes a swing at Simans's ribcage but misses.
Skinner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Simans misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Simans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skinner.
It looked like Simans was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Skinner throws a sloppy head kick and Simans moves out of range easily.
Skinner throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Simans misses its target.
Skinner throws a wild body kick that Simans sees coming a mile off.
Skinner's corner calls for a 1-2. Skinner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Simans lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skinner takes a step back to recover.

Skinner tries to keep at a distance but Simans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Simans has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skinner after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner pushes Simans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skinner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Simans is looking to break free of the clinch but Skinner has double underhooks.
Skinner is looking to break free of the clinch but Simans has double underhooks.
Skinner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skinner.
Skinner misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skinner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Simans - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Skinner misses with some punches.
Skinner misses with a body punch.
Skinner tries to work over Simans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner tries to throw a body punch but Simans avoids it by throwing Skinner back against the cage.

Simans is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Skinner can't fight it off and eventually Simans manages to take the fight to the floor. Skinner looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Simans passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Skinner can't do much from the bottom here.
Skinner is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Simans is staying active.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simans in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Skinner wants to get back to his feet but Simans drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner is trying to get back to half guard.
Skinner keeps trying to improve his position.
Simans wants to control for a moment but Skinner uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Skinner is trying is best to control the position here.
Skinner wants to get back to full guard but Simans has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Skinner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Simans manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Skinner on his heels. He'll look to pass Skinner's guard now, I'm sure.
Skinner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Edgars Simans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simans wants to pass the guard but Skinner is keeping the position.
Simans not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Simans trying to control but Skinner is working from the bottom.
Skinner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Simans is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner working a defensive guard here.

Skinner wriggles free and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Skinner misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skinner.
Simans fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eric Skinner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skinner throws a head kick but Simans moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Skinner. Simans shrugs it off though.
Simans shoots for a takedown but Skinner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Simans.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgars Simans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skinner scores with a jab to the body.
Simans throws a jab but it's blocked by Skinner.
Skinner 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.
Eric Skinner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner misses with a kick to the body.
Simans looks to land a combination but Skinner avoids it well.
Simans fails to land with a series of punches.
Skinner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Simans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Simans is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Skinner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Simans closes the distance but Skinner moves to the side
and Skinner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eric Skinner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skinner loads up on a big right hand but Simans slips the punch.
Skinner lands a jab to the nose.
Simans ducks under a wild hook from Skinner.
Skinner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Skinner misses with a straight left.
Simans is looking to counter the offense by Skinner and move into the clinch.
Simans checks a low kick from Skinner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simans tries for a takedown but Skinner circles away easily
and Skinner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

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

Simans decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Simans tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skinner swivels and escapes.
Simans shoots for a takedown but Skinner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Simans shoots in looking for a takedown but Skinner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Simans's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Skinner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skinner can pounce on him.
Skinner scores with a hook to the body. Simans takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skinner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Skinner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Simans momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skinner lands with a good body shot.
Skinner misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Skinner there.
Skinner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Skinner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Simans avoids a kick to the body.
Simans has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skinner finds it's way round the side to connect with Simans's head.
Skinner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Simans on the side of the head.
Skinner throws a jab when Simans was well out of range.
Skinner throws a jab when Simans was well out of range.
Simans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simans moves out of range of the leg kick from Skinner.
Edgars Simans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Skinner. That's going to slow Simans down.
Skinner swings for the body but Simans moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Skinner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Skinner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Claudemir Bonanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fourth Foot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudemir Bonanza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bonanza
vs
Foot

181 cm
33
166 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

180 cm
26
162 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claudemir Bonanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fourth Foot!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bonanza.
Bonanza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bonanza shoots in but Foot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice side step and Foot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudemir Bonanza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foot stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Bonanza with that takedown attempt.
Foot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bonanza with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bonanza is defended easily by Foot.
Bonanza has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza shoots for a double leg takedown but Foot sprawls well. He's pushed Bonanza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Foot stuffs the takedown.
Foot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bonanza shoots in for a takedown but Foot shows good takedown defense.
Bonanza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Foot avoids it really well and circles away.
Foot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bonanza with a body shot.
Bonanza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Foot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Bonanza feints and as Foot raises his hands in defense, Bonanza changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bonanza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foot swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Foot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bonanza defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza trying to control the position from guard on top but Foot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foot is trying to control the position but Bonanza postures up.
Foot being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Foot has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bonanza doesn't defend quickly enough and Foot has managed to lock this one up! Can Bonanza escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Foot on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fourth Foot!
Fourth Foot gave a mention to Pitt Nutrition 160Q! 10% Laundry plus fees!!! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Herrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicky Herrera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoffman
vs
Herrera

167 cm
31
182 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

150 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Urban Fighter
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrera dives in for a single leg takedown but Hoffman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hoffman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Herrera has his takedown stuffed

and Hoffman moves into the clinch.

Hoffman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Herrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoffman swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Hoffman is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Herrera frees his head nicely. Oh but Hoffman has switched to an armbar! Herrera is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Albert Hoffman !
Albert Hoffman very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogan Aye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamad Essam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Essam has chosen Last man standing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Aye
vs
Essam

188 cm
35
203 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

175 cm
20
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shogan Aye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamad Essam!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aye shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Essam manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Essam is looking for a triangle but Aye pushes his legs off easily.

Essam has an active guard here but Aye has managed to pass into half guard.
Aye perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Aye is nestled in close to Essam, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Essam looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Aye pushes past his half guard into mount!
Aye controlling from mount.
Aye landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Essam taking shots to the head.
Aye landing punches.

Essam is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Aye working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Essam looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Aye! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shogan Aye!
Shogan Aye seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zackary Finyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Vogel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finyard comes into the arena with Your pussy's glued to a building on fire blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Finyard
vs
Vogel

173 cm
37
139 lbs
16 - 14 - 1

153 cm
28
142 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zackary Finyard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Vogel!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Finyard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Finyard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vogel pushes Finyard off looking to stand but Finyard dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finyard slows the pace down in half guard.
Finyard lands with a punch from half guard.
Vogel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Finyard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finyard wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vogel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finyard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Finyard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Vogel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Finyard wants to sweep here but Vogel controlling him for the moment.

Finyard is looking for a triangle but Vogel pushes his legs off easily.
Finyard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vogel's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Finyard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finyard is stalling in the full guard.
Finyard throwing strikes from guard but Vogel blocks nicely.
Vogel wants to get back to his feet but Finyard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard wants to stand but Vogel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Finyard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Finyard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finyard 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.
Finyard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Vogel has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Finyard has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Finyard jumps into guard, dragging Vogel to the mat.
Vogel postures up in Finyard's guard and throws a big left but Finyard blocks it.
Finyard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vogel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Finyard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Finyard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Vogel kicks Finyard off and gets back to his feet.
Vogel fails with the takedown
and Finyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vogel fails with the takedown.
Vogel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Finyard misses the shot to the body.
Finyard leaves Vogel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Vogel as Finyard shoots in.

Finyard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vogel, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Finyard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Finyard breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finyard shoots in looking for a takedown. Vogel tries to sprawl out of it but Finyard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vogel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Finyard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finyard throws a right hand that Vogel ducks under and follows up with a left that Vogel also avoids with ease.
Vogel throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Finyard closes the distance and clinches.

Finyard lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vogel wants to get back to his feet.
Finyard wants to control but Vogel is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Vogel has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Finyard is on him like a limpet, forcing Vogel back against the cage.
Vogel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zackary Finyard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vogel prevents a body shot from Finyard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Finyard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Finyard leaning against his opponent.

Vogel gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Finyard scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Vogel manages to mount him!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finyard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vogel dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Finyard's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Vogel lands a heavy elbow.
Kurt Vogel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Finyard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vogel lands with a punch from half guard.
Finyard is trying to get back to full guard.
Vogel wants to free his trapped foot but Finyard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Finyard trying to control here.
Vogel is keen to just control but Finyard is a slippery customer.
Vogel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Finyard wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finyard trying to control from the bottom.
Finyard is looking for a sweep. Vogel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vogel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Finyard is looking to escape.
Vogel is looking to stall here but Finyard recovers full guard.

Finyard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Finyard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vogel is controlling him.
Vogel being controlled here momentarily.
Finyard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vogel is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kurt Vogel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Finyard forces Vogel back against the cage and clinches.

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

Vogel clinches up against the cage.
Finyard tries a body shot but Vogel blocks it.

Finyard jumps guard and drags Vogel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Finyard trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finyard wants to sweep here but Vogel controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finyard will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Finyard wants to stand and escape but Vogel is having none of it.
Vogel with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard wants to sweep here but Vogel controlling him for the moment.
Vogel wants to control from the top but Finyard keeps moving.
Finyard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finyard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vogel is controlling him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Finyard.

Vogel throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Finyard lands a slapping body shot.
Vogel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Finyard avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard shoots in for a takedown but Vogel shows good takedown defense.
Vogel tries to clinch up but Finyard circles away and keeps his distance.
Finyard connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finyard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vogel pinned against the cage. Vogel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vogel doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Finyard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Finyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Vogel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Finyard's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard wants to stand up but Vogel is controlling him.
Vogel scoring with some ground and pound.

Finyard has his foot on Vogel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vogel works his way back into a safe position though.
Vogel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Finyard's head.
Finyard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finyard is trying to keep Vogel in close.
Finyard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vogel trying to control the position from guard on top but Finyard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finyard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vogel is controlling him.
Vogel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogel is looking to work some ground and pound but Finyard has wrist control.
Finyard tries to strike from the bottom.
Finyard wants to stand and escape but Vogel is having none of it.
Vogel forces his way into half guard.
Finyard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vogel is working away from the top position though.
Vogel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Finyard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vogel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vogel's back!
Finyard misses with a punch to the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Vogel as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Finyard!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Finyard's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

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 Zackary Finyard.
I think Finyard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zackary Finyard!
A relieved looking Zackary Finyard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raijin Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kage comes to the cage accompanied by Ride the Lightning. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kage
vs
Jon

165 cm
36
162 lbs
25 - 16 - 1

168 cm
33
163 lbs
17 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
AnonymouS

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 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raijin Kage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lil Jon!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kage tries to close the distance and clinch but Jon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kage misses with a wild body shot.
Jon looks to land a combination but Kage avoids it well.
Kage tries to clinch up.
Kage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kage fails to land the takedown.
Raijin Kage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kage has time to react.
Jon misses with a looping left.
Jon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Kage.
Jon jabs Kage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kage misses with a double jab.
Kage throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jon misses with a hook. Kage ducked under it nicely.
Jon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kage.

Jon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kage to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kage is fighting to break Jon's control of his arms but Jon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kage sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jon keeping moving, preventing Kage from controlling successfully.
Kage won't allow Jon to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon is pulling down on Kage's head. It's preventing any offense from Kage, at least for the moment.
Jon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jon trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kage misses the shot to the body.
Jon misses with a hook

and Kage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jon looking for a takedown.
Kage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jon fails to pull guard.
Jon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kage walks away with a smile on his face. Jon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Raijin Kage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lil Jon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jon keeps the fight on the outside.
Kage jabs at Jon's body.
Kage throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jon's head.
Jon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kage lands a glancing blow to the side of Jon's head.
Jon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kage.
Kage appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kage shoots for a takedown but Jon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kage throws a sloppy head kick and Jon moves out of range easily.
Kage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jon gets caught flat footed, as Kage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kage wants to pass the guard but Jon is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kage content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jon looking for a sweep. Not yet Jon, not yet.
Kage postures up in Jon's guard and throws a big left but Jon blocks it.
We've been hearing good reports from Kage's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jon wants to sweep but no luck.
Kage throws a big elbow that misses.
Kage sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jon's guard.
Kage trying to pass the guard but Jon defending well.
Kage is thwarting Jon's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jon misses the shot to the body.
Jon lands a jab.
Lil Jon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Kage.
Jon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jon stuffs the takedown attempt from Kage. Kage gets slowly back to his feet.
Kage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jon can do to turn this around?
Kage throws a body shot but no joy.

Kage drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jon is pulling down on Kage's head. It's preventing any offense from Kage, at least for the moment.
Jon wants to hit a switch here but Kage passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jon there!
Kage cracks Jon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jon looks a forlorn figure.
Kage working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Kage.
Kage lands a big shot there that rocks Jon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jon wants to hold on but Kage pushes him away.
Jon is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kage unloads with some shots from mount but Jon bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage lands a big elbow.
Kage trying to control but Jon is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kage cracks Jon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kage landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kage punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kage is nestled in close to Jon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kage looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage prevents Jon from improving his position.
Jon is positioning himself well to prevent Kage advancing to mount.
Jon won't allow Kage to pass to mount.
Kage stops Jon from getting back to his feet.
Kage prevents Jon from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jon keeping moving, preventing Kage from controlling successfully.
Raijin Kage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kage cracks Jon with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jon wants to get back to his feet but Kage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kage connects with a couple of short punches.
Kage lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jon trying to control the pace.
Kage wants to control but Jon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raijin Kage dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kage clinches up with Jon and pushes him back against the cage.
Kage has a couple of punches blocked by Jon.
Kage tries a body shot but Jon blocks it.
Kage misses with a punch to the body.
Kage is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Kage has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jon regains guard immediately.
Kage preventing the sweep.
Kage wants to pass the guard but Jon is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kage thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kage tries to free his leg and advance position but Jon is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon wants to sweep here but Kage controlling him for the moment.
Jon managing to control the position.
Kage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jon trying to keep a closed guard but Kage is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A punch combination from Jon misses.
Kage throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jon misses with a hook.
Jon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lil Jon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon throws the left hand but Kage avoids the punch easily.
Jon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Jon misses.

Kage scores with a takedown into Jon's guard.
Kage wants to control from the top but Jon keeps moving.
Kage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kage working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jon's head.
Kage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kage with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon pulls Kage in close to prevent any damage.
Kage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kage wants to pass the guard but Jon is keeping the position.
Kage trying to control the position from guard on top but Jon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kage passes Jon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kage throwing shots but Jon is blocking nicely.
Jon is trying to stand back up but Kage is controlling him

That's four 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.
Kage is thwarting Jon's attempts to control the position.
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. Kage connects with a nice short shot to Jon's temple.
Kage lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kage.

Jon actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jon keeps working.
Kage scoring with strikes to the body and head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raijin Kage!
During a confident post fight interview, Raijin Kage thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monkey Business (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Bravie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey Business has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Business
vs
Bravie

225 cm
30
300 lbs
28 - 9 - 0

199 cm
32
271 lbs
21 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monkey Business!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Bravie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Business closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Business taking a breather here.

Business is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bravie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bravie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Business. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bravie wants to control but Business postures up.

Business wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bravie, who protects the arm well.

Business thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravie tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravie is trying to control Business's posture but Business avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Business tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Business working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Business throws an elbow but Bravie slips to the side and avoids it well.

Business is trying to get an arm triangle but Bravie is defending well.
Business will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Business is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bravie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Business is trying to get an arm triangle but Bravie is defending well.
Business working the ground and pound but Bravie is defending the strikes.

Business thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bravie is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Business working away.
Business wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bravie keeps working.

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

Business is trying to get an arm triangle but Bravie is defending well.

Business tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Business has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bravie tries to bench press Business off him but Business keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Business is trying to get an arm triangle but Bravie is defending well.

Business thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bravie is trying to get back to half guard.
Bravie is not content to let Business control the position.

Business looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bravie is not content to let Business control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Business shoots in and bounces Bravie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Business drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Business jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Business trying to control but Bravie is working from the bottom.
Business stopping the sweep attempt from Bravie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Business trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Business passes Bravie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Business is looking to advance position but Bravie won't allow it.
Business takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bravie holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Business seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bravie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Business is looking for a kimura here.

Business is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bravie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bravie controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bravie wants to get back to full guard.

Business is looking for a kimura but Bravie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Business to get the leverage.
Bravie wants to get back to full guard.

Business is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bravie is trying is best to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Business is looking to take a break and control but Bravie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Business 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.
Bravie controlling Business's posture.

Business postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bravie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Business, into his guard.

Bravie trying to control but Business is working from the bottom.
Bravie throwing strikes from guard but Business blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravie postures up.
Business manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bravie manages to get himself to full guard.

Business controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bravie keeping moving, preventing Business from controlling successfully.
Business controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bravie has his hands on Business's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bravie keeping moving, preventing Business from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monkey Business dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Business shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Business showed some decent athleticism there.

Business is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bravie defends it well.
Business is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravie can do to turn this around?
Bravie is controlling Business's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Business looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravie gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Business content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Business trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bravie keeping full guard, as Business tries to pass.
Business trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Business postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Business lands a couple of digs.
Bravie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Monkey Business overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bravie keeping moving, preventing Business from controlling successfully.
Business throws a big elbow that misses.
Bravie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Business has passed into side control.
Business throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bravie is trying to control Business's posture but Business avoids it.
Business working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Business is trying to get an arm triangle but Bravie is defending well.
Business working away.

Business is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bravie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bravie can't do much from the bottom here.
Bravie manages to get back to half guard.
Bravie is looking for a sweep. Business is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Business seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Business is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bravie is just riding it out for now. Business eventually gives up the hold.
Bravie is pressing down on Business's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Business trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Business trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monkey Business clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Business fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bravie sprawls well initially but Business persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Business seems to be looking for submissions.
Bravie tries to get to full guard but Business has control of the leg.
Bravie is trying to control but can't.
Business is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Business not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Business is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Business is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bravie defends it well.
Business passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bravie is looking to improve his position but Business isn't that keen on the idea.

Business looking to secure an arm triangle but Bravie defends it well.
Business trying to control but Bravie is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bravie taking shots to the head.
Business can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bravie is looking to escape.

Business is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bravie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bravie shrugs it off.
Bravie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bravie is bucking up trying to escape but Business cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Bravie has left one of his arms exposed and Business doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Bravie screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Monkey Business!
Monkey Business retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Monkey Business thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unz Unz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Unz
vs
Gordon

200 cm
32
212 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

190 cm
32
217 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Urban Fighter

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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Unz Unz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mel Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon cracks Unz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Unz avoids the head kick by Gordon.
Unz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gordon scores with a hook.
Unz blocks a jab.
Unz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gordon throws a right hand that Unz ducks under and follows up with a left that Unz also avoids with ease.
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Unz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gordon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Unz dives in for a single leg takedown but Gordon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Gordon clinches up against the cage.
Gordon digs a right hand underneath Unz's ribcage. Unz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Unz takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Unz Unz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon lands with a right to the head.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Gordon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Unz backwards.
Unz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unz Unz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Unz is defending well for now.
Gordon lands with a short shot to the head.
Unz is trying to pull guard but Gordon has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unz is trying to drag Gordon to the mat but Gordon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gordon stops a takedown attempt from Unz.
Gordon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Unz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gordon after a bit of a struggle.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.

Unz is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Unz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gordon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Unz is breathing heavily.
Unz jumps guard but Gordon stands there with Unz around his waist. Unz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gordon digs a right hand underneath Unz's ribcage. Unz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gordon lands a left hand.
Oh Unz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Unz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Unz blocks an uppercut.
Gordon unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Unz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gordon is unloading with more strikes now! Unz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mel Gordon!
Mel Gordon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.