Vulcanalia 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Veni Domine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigo Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daigo Goto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Domine
vs
Goto

185 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
27
180 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Drops Nutri
Drops Nutri

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Veni Domine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daigo Goto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domine lands with a hook. Goto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Domine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Domine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Domine scores with a shot to the side of Goto's head.
Domine lands a body punch.
A short right from Domine.
Domine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Domine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Domine just leaning against Goto, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goto.
Domine lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Goto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Domine lands a hook that snaps the head of Goto backwards.
Domine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goto backwards.
Domine prevents the takedown attempt.
Goto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Goto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Domine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Veni Domine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigo Goto.
A body shot lands from Domine.
Goto looks gassed!
Domine has Goto pressed against the cage.
Domine stops a takedown attempt from Goto.
Domine controlling the action here for a moment.
Domine is leaning against Goto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Domine lands a left hand.
Domine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Domine digs a right hand into Goto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goto's gas tank.
Domine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goto backwards.
Domine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Domine lands an uppercut.

Goto is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Domine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goto is still on wobbly legs! Can Domine finish him?
Domine lands a right hand.
Domine throws a big uppercut that drops Goto! More strikes from Domine and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Goto lies dazed against the cage as Domine celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veni Domine!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Munch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Andrew Mason has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mason
vs
Munch

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Munch!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munch wants to clinch up but Mason keeps it at a distance.
Mason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Munch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mason is trying to defend but Munch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Munch seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Munch in particular looking to stall.
Munch stops Mason from getting back to his feet.

Munch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mason defends it well.
Munch trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch wants to pass to mount but Mason is defending the position.
Mason tries to roll over but Munch keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason is trying to control but can't.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mason throws a right and a left that both miss.
Munch tries a head kick but it misses.
Munch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mason as he avoids it easily.
Mason is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Munch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Munch decides to stand back up. Munch steps back and let's Mason get back to his feet.
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mason sprawls well. Mason wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Munch gets slowly back to his feet.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munch swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mason.
A punch combination from Mason misses.
John Munch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Munch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrew Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Munch.

Munch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mason keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Munch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is trying to get back to full guard.
Munch thows a huge punch but Mason dodges it nicely.
Munch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mason makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mason.
Mason looking for a sweep. Not yet Mason, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Munch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mason wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Munch.
Mason is squirming around, avoiding Munch's attempts to control the action.

Munch has control of Mason's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mason regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mason is looking to escape.
Munch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mason tries to hold on but Munch pushes him away.
Munch trying to control but Mason is having none of it.
Munch looking to finish Mason with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mason!
Munch throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mason because Munch loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mason is looking to escape.
Munch thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Munch lands with some strikes.

It looks like Andrew Mason has been cut.
Mason is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Munch looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munch working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Munch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Mason's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Munch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Munch doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Munch looks for a takedown but Mason sprawls well.
Munch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mason tries to avoid it but Munch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mason to the ground. Mason escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andrew Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Munch.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Mason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mason.

It looks like John Munch has been cut.
Munch fakes the leg kick and cracks Mason in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Munch 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.
Munch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Munch from controlling successfully.
Munch won't allow Mason to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munch trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Despite being in the dominant position, John Munch just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Munch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Munch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Munch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munch working some strikes from top position.
Andrew Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason can't keep his opponent in guard - Munch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Munch controlling the action here.

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.
Munch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mason's head.

Munch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mason might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mason is not content to let Munch control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Munch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Munch 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Munch!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kris Cringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakishi Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cringle
vs
Fatu

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
300 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kris Cringle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rakishi Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cringle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cringle slips under a jab from Fatu.
Fatu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fatu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cringle.
Cringle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fatu is out of range and Cringle settles back down.
A head kick from Cringle lands but Fatu takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by Cringle.
Cringle thumps Fatu with a low kick.
Cringle throws a head kick but Fatu moves out of range.
Cringle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cringle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cringle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Fatu misses.
Fatu fails with a takedown attempt.
Cringle lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fatu.
Cringle lunges at Fatu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fatu's hand.
A jab from Cringle finds it's way through Fatu's defenses.
Cringle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cringle lands a jab to Fatu's midsection.
Fatu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fatu throws an overhand right that lands on Cringle's shoulder, as Cringle tries to avoid the shot.
Cringle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fatu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fatu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kris Cringle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cringle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fatu. That did some damage!
Fatu looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cringle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A lazy left from Cringle finds it's target.
Cringle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Cringle lands an overhand right.
Jab by Cringle.
Cringle cracks Fatu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fatu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to de liver by Cringle. Beautiful body shot.
Fatu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fatu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fatu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cringle scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cringle lands a right hook to the body.
Fatu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cringle finds it's way round the side to connect with Fatu's head.
Cringle lands with a slapping head kick.
Cringle lands a nice hook to Fatu's body. Fatu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cringle connects with the punch.
Fatu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cringle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatu takes one to the side of the head.
Cringle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cringle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cringle scores with a jab to the head.
Cringle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fatu's hands.
Cringle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cringle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cringle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cringle scores with a nice right hand.
Cringle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fatu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cringle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kris Cringle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fatu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fatu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cringle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Cringle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cringle works the jab nicely.
Cringle lands a jab to the head.
Kris Cringle is winning the standup battle so far.
Cringle scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cringle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fatu's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cringle!
Cringle throws a series of strikes that have Fatu backpedaling.
Fatu needs to keep his hands up - Cringle had a free shot at his head there.
Cringle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fatu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cringle has got the better of the exchanges.
Cringle cracks a nice hook into Fatu's ribs.
Fatu is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cringle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fatu can do to turn this around?
Cringle throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cringle scores with a hook to the body. Fatu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cringle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fatu's head.
Nice straight punches there by Cringle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cringle.
Fatu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cringle lands a really nice looking cross but Fatu seems unphased.
Cringle works Fatu's body with a nice hook.
Cringle connects with a jab.
Fatu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cringle. That one must have hurt.
Cringle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fatu at a distance.
Fatu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cringle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cringle works Fatu's body with a nice hook.
Cringle thuds his shin into the meat of Fatu's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fatu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cringle scores with a nice strike.
Cringle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fatu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fatu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cringle.
Cringle lands a head kick. Fatu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fatu takes one to the chin there.
Cringle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fatu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cringle lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cringle cracks Fatu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cringle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cringle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cringle lands with a nice combination. Fatu backs away looking to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cringle.
Cringle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fatu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab lands there for Cringle.
Cringle lands with a straight right. Fatu didn't see that one coming.
Cringle lands with a slapping head kick.
Fatu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cringle cracks Fatu with an open hand slap.
Cringle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fatu momentarily.
Fatu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fatu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Cringle.
Cringle thuds his shin into the meat of Fatu's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Cringle as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cringle jabs at Fatu's body.
Fatu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cringle lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Cringle dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cringle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fatu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fatu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cringle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cringle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cringle scores with a shot to the body.
Cringle scores with a sloppy right hand. Fatu should have avoided that one.
Cringle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cringle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fatu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cringle lands a jab.
Fatu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cringle scores with a hook.
Cringle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cringle lands a nice shot that snaps Fatu's head back.
Fatu ducks right into an uppercut from Cringle.
Cringle thuds a left hand into Fatu's body.
Cringle lands a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cringle, as that shot connected.
A left and a right from Cringle both land. Nice combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cringle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cringle looks to land a combination. Fatu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice body punch from Cringle.
Cringle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fatu. That did some damage!
Cringle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fatu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fatu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cringle lands with a good body shot.
Fatu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fatu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cringle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cringle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cringle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cringle scores with a punch to the head.
Cringle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cringle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cringle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cringle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cringle lunges at Fatu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fatu's hand.
Nice jab there from Cringle.
Cringle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cringle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fatu doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Cringle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cringle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cringle lands with a nice combination. Fatu backs away looking to recover.
Cringle lands with an overhand left.
Cringle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fatu.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cringle.
Fatu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cringle to score with a decent uppercut.
Cringle stuns Fatu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Cringle finds it's target.
Rakishi Fatu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fatu walks into a stiff left hand from Cringle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Cringle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cringle 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Cringle!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santian Sultan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suge Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suge Knight has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sultan
vs
Knight

199 cm
22
288 lbs
5 - 18 - 0

200 cm
27
274 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santian Sultan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suge Knight!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sultan tries to clinch up.
Sultan dives in and grabs Knight's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knight pushes down on Sultan's head and hops out.
Knight with a jab.

It looks like Santian Sultan has been cut.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Knight stuffs the takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight keeps control of Sultan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sultan has had enough of the clinch but Knight keeps him there for the moment.

Knight manages to break the clinch.
Sultan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knight stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knight wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santian Sultan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Sultan takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.

Knight closes the distance and pushes Sultan back into the cage.

Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sultan shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
Sultan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knight's waist but Knight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sultan off to one side.
Sultan closes the distance looking to clinch

and Knight counters by moving into the clinch.
Sultan looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Sultan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sultan tries to clinch

and Knight counters by moving into the clinch.
Sultan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sultan is breathing heavily.
Sultan goes for a takedown attempt but Knight pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sultan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Knight moves into the clinch.

Knight breaks the clinch.
Sultan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Knight clinches up against the cage.

Knight pulls guard effortlessly.

Knight has his feet on Sultan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

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

Sultan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight connects with a superb combination that knocks Sultan out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Knight before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Sultan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Suge Knight! Suge Knight retains his super heavyweight title!