UVT 27: SUPER SATURDAY PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gunn's choice of entrance music: Andrea Bocelli - Time To Say Goodbye. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Donovan
vs
Gunn

191 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Donovan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Donovan rushes Gunn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Donovan on the inside.
Donovan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gunn is trying to break free.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gunn is trying to break free.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Donovan tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Donovan has Gunn pushed against the cage.
Gunn can't break the clinch.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Donovan lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donovan has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Donovan is stalling here.

Donovan breaks the clinch.
Gunn tries to clinch up.
Donovan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donovan lands with an uppercut that bounces Gunn off the cage and back into rage.
A head kick misses from Donovan.
Donovan lands a left and a right that sends Gunn crashing to the canvas! Donovan dives into mount looking to finish!

Gunn is rocked!

It looks like Victor Gunn has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Donovan.
Gunn is still in real trouble! Can Donovan finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Donovan! Gunn is hurt baaadly! Donovan is firing away with more strikes - Gunn is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Harry Donovan!

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rodrigo Nogueira
vs
Walker

191 cm
22
243 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
18
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnnie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nogueira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walker to the mat! Walker manages to get full guard.
Nogueira throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Walker looking for a guillotine here but Nogueira defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira postures up and lands a big shot to Walker's brow.
Nogueira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walker is proving hard to escape from.

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

Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! Walker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walker manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into Walker's guard.

Walker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Walker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.

Nogueira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walker keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
Nogueira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Walker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Walker working for submissions but it's allowed Nogueira to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walker looks gassed!

Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura but Walker is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to get to full guard but Nogueira has control of the leg.
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. Nogueira connects with a nice short shot to Walker's temple.
Nogueira is trying to control the action in half guard but Walker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nogueira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nogueira is keen to just control but Walker is a slippery customer.
Walker is trying to get back to full guard.
Nogueira is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura but Walker is defending well.

Walker looking for subs from the bottom but Nogueira mounts him!
Nogueira controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to escape the mount.
Walker taking shots to the head.
Walker is bucking up trying to escape but Nogueira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nogueira trying to control but Walker is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker is trying desperately to improve position.
Walker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nogueira tries to control but Walker wriggling away.

That's four 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.
Nogueira unloading with bombs!
Nogueira raining down shots from the mount!
Nogueira punching from mount but Walker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Walker is trying desperately to improve position.
Nogueira trying to control but Walker is having none of it.
Walker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Walker actively working from the bottom here.

Nogueira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Walker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nogueira throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.

Nogueira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Walker sprawls well initially but Nogueira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Walker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Walker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

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

Walker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.

Walker looking for a guillotine here but Nogueira defends easily.

Walker keeping busy on the bottom but Nogueira has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it.
Nogueira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Walker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Walker had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nogueira is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Walker Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nogueira's back instead.
Nogueira trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Nogueira turns into Walker and is now in his guard.

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.
Walker has momentary wrist control but Nogueira slips an elbow through the middle.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Nogueira is looking to work some ground and pound but Walker has wrist control.

Walker working for a triangle but Nogueira defends it easily.
Nogueira trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.

Walker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nogueira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nogueira advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to control the position but Walker is working away.
Walker is looking to reverse the position.
Nogueira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Walker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker works his way to full guard. Good work.

Nogueira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nogueira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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

Nogueira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Nogueira stands and steps away. Walker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Nogueira drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnnie Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nogueira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nogueira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Walker works his way to full guard. Good work.

Walker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nogueira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Walker is tightening it up a little... Nogueira has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Nogueira reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Nogueira taps out! nice BJJ there by Walker!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Johnnie Walker!

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 Filipe Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belo comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga mais não bate. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Belo
vs
Silva

188 cm
20
205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

186 cm
19
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filipe Belo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belo stuffs the takedown.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Belo tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Belo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Silva feints and as Belo raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Silva has gone for a leg lock! Belo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Belo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belo works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Belo seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.

Belo is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.

Belo seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva is pressing down on Belo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Belo passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva looks gassed!
Belo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Belo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Belo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.

Belo working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.

Belo has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Belo working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.

Belo goes for an armbar but Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silva.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Belo is retaining full guard.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Belo is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.

Silva is looking for a kimura but Belo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Belo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Belo looking for submissions off his back.
Belo is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Filipe Belo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Belo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Belo as he avoids it easily.
Belo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Belo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

Silva working for a triangle but Belo defends it easily.

Belo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Belo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Belo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Belo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Belo keeps moving and retains side control.

Belo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Filipe Belo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano DeSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christoper Midura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabiano DeSilva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

DeSilva
vs
Midura

190 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

193 cm
19
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christoper Midura!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midura lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Fabiano DeSilva has been cut.
Midura shoots in for a takedown but DeSilva shows good takedown defense.
Midura throws a jab but it's blocked by DeSilva.
No joy there for DeSilva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeSilva walks into a left hand.
Midura darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

DeSilva is rocked!
Midura looks to land a right hand but DeSilva moved out of range.
Oh DeSilva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Midura misses with an uppercut. DeSilva saw that one coming.
Midura throws a shot from downtown. DeSilva moves away and avoids it.
Midura misses with a straight left.
Midura lands with a big left! DeSilva is wobbled badly! Midura comes in with a flurry of punches and drops DeSilva to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Christoper Midura!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Oberream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira has chosen Bate Pesadão as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Oberream
vs
Nogueira

195 cm
20
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
246 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Oberream!
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, Wanderlei Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Wanderlei Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oberream lands a nice looking body shot.
Oberream walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nogueira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Oberream gets a takedown into half guard.
Oberream lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
Oberream is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oberream looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oberream looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oberream seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Nogueira is rocked!
Oberream winds up and cracks Nogueira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nogueira is still in real trouble! Can Oberream finish him?
Nogueira is trying to stand up here but Oberream is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oberream working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nogueira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nogueira seems to have recovered his senses.
Oberream stopping the sweep attempt from Nogueira.
Oberream will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oberream slips nicely into half guard.
Oberream looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nogueira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oberream is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nogueira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nogueira looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oberream looking to finish Nogueira with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nogueira!
Nogueira is looking to improve his position but Oberream isn't that keen on the idea.
Oberream fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nogueira tries to reverse the position but Oberream maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oberream lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nogueira hang on?
A nice elbow there by Oberream.
Oberream scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oberream raining down shots from the mount!
Oberream unloading with bombs!
Oberream prevents Nogueira from getting the reversal.
Oberream with the ground and pound from mount.
Nogueira is desperately trying to improve his position but Oberream has a good base and remains in mount.
Nogueira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira is looking to get to half guard.
Oberream with the ground and pound from mount.
Oberream landing punches.
Oberream putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oberream lands a nice shot to the head.
Oberream thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nogueira is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oberream looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oberream landing shots from mount.
Nogueira manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Oberream looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oberream is nestled in close to Nogueira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oberream wants to stand up but Nogueira has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Oberream passes to side control.
Oberream in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nogueira tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Oberream decides to stand back up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nogueira has eaten all the pies!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt
and Oberream counters with a left to the body.

Oberream closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oberream grinds an elbow into Nogueira's temple.
Nogueira is trying to improve his position.
Oberream scores with punches from side control.
Oberream lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oberream creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oberream has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nogueira regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nogueira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira has a closed guard, preventing Oberream from standing up.
Oberream with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Oberream avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oberream throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira shoots and misses

so Oberream counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Oberream distracts Nogueira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nogueira trying to strike off his back.
Alistar Oberream overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oberream working some strikes from top position.
Oberream postures up and lands a big shot to Nogueira's brow.
Oberream chips away with some ground and pound.
Oberream missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Nogueira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nogueira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oberream stands up over Nogueira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nogueira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nogueira moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberream tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oberream is working hard here to advance position.

Nogueira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Nogueira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oberream sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Oberream moves into full guard.

Nogueira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nogueira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oberream is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oberream can't keep his opponent in guard - Nogueira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oberream lands a couple of sideways elbows.

Oberream is defending against the submission attempts here by Nogueira.
Oberream tries to get to full guard but Nogueira has control of the leg.
Nogueira lands with a punch from half guard.
Oberream regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but Oberream is retaining full guard.
Oberream wants to stand up but Nogueira is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira pushing down on Oberream's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oberream missing with punches from the bottom.
Nogueira prevents Oberream from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oberream swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nogueira misses with a takedown

and Oberream decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nogueira's guard.
Oberream cracks Nogueira with a solid left hand.
Oberream is in close to Nogueira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nogueira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oberream pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
Oberream throwing strikes but missing.

Nogueira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oberream doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oberream manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oberream keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nogueira's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nogueira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oberream.

Nogueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nogueira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oberream doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oberream manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alistar Oberream will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Nogueira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Oberream closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nogueira to the mat! Nogueira manages to get full guard.
Oberream with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Oberream avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oberream with a nice head shot there.
Oberream tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.

Nogueira has his foot on Oberream's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oberream works his way back into a safe position though.
Oberream with a nice head shot there.

Oberream gets to his feet. Nogueira looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Decent striking displayed by Oberream there.
The crowd cheers as Oberream lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nogueira doesn't seem phased though.
Nogueira with a lazy takedown attempt

and Oberream counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oberream lands a couple of digs.
Nogueira throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nogueira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oberream manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to pass the guard.
Oberream is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oberream slips a nice elbow through Nogueira's hands, connecting with Nogueira's forehead.
Oberream lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep. Oberream is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oberream working over Nogueira with some ground and pound. Nogueira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oberream not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oberream working Nogueira over with strikes.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nogueira tries to clinch up

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oberream lands an elbow.
Nogueira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Oberream's best efforts.
Nogueira is looking to improve his position.
Oberream scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oberream landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oberream throwing shots but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
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. Oberream connects with a nice short shot to Nogueira's temple.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Nogueira takes the fight into the clinch.

Nogueira jumps into guard, dragging Oberream to the mat.
Oberream advances position into side control!
Nogueira is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberream scoring with punches from side control.
Oberream tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Oberream lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oberream scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nogueira regains half guard.
Oberream takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nogueira has hold of Oberream's hands but Oberream slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Oberream throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira misses with a takedown

and Oberream counters with a shoot takedown. Nogueira fights it but they end up in guard.

Nogueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oberream works over Nogueira with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nogueira is on top in guard.
Oberream is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Oberream lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oberream lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oberream takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nogueira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oberream.

Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.

Oberream stands up out of the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Oberream changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nogueira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wanderlei Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oberream scoring with punches and elbows.
Nogueira sneaks back into half guard.
Nogueira has hold of Oberream's hands but Oberream slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistar Oberream!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yve Braud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Braud might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Here Comes the Hammer" by M.C. Hammer. Jacobs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Come Out Swinging. This should be a great matchup!

Braud
vs
Jacobs

190 cm
19
221 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

198 cm
23
255 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Blueprint Clothing
Blueprint Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yve Braud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.

A big head kick from Jacobs and Braud is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Braud looking for a guillotine here but Jacobs defends easily.

Braud looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jacobs throws a big right hand that misses.
Braud throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Braud doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Braud tries to strike from the bottom.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Braud keeps moving.
Braud looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jacobs is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jacobs connects with a high kick.
Braud is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to bum rush Braud with a series of wild strikes but Braud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jacobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacobs misses with a head kick.
Jacobs looks to land a left hand but Braud moved out of range nicely.
Jacobs misses with a double jab.
Jacobs throws a right hand that Braud ducks under and follows up with a left that Braud also avoids with ease.

Braud decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Braud works his foot free and advances to mount.
Braud sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jacobs flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jacobs tries to hold on but Braud postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs can't escape the position.
Braud raining down shots from the mount!
Braud 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.
Jacobs is trying to stand up.
Braud looking to finish with strikes here!
Jacobs blocking the ground and pound.
Braud throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jacobs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jacobs avoids a series of strikes thrown by Braud.
Braud throwing strikes here but Jacobs is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braud sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jacobs is working to get back to half guard.
Braud working Jacobs over with strikes here.
Braud scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Braud with the ground and pound from mount.
Braud landing strikes from the mount and Jacobs is in trouble!
Braud unloading with bombs!
Braud scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jacobs?
Jacobs wants to control but Braud is having none of it.
Braud fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jacobs is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Jacobs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Braud landing shots from mount.

Braud looking for a guillotine from mount but Jacobs is having none of it.
Braud looking to finish Jacobs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jacobs!
Braud with good strikes from the mount here!
Jacobs tries to hold on but Braud pushes him away.
Jacobs wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Braud cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Braud putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Braud.
Jacobs is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Jacobs dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacobs cracks the inside of Braud's front leg.
Jacobs lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Jacobs misses.
Braud shoots in looking for a takedown. Jacobs tries to sprawl out of it but Braud keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jacobs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacobs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Braud steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jacobs. That one must have hurt.
Jacobs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mark Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacobs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braud tries for a takedown but Jacobs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Braud 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.
Braud wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Braud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braud is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braud scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jacobs is looking to stand up but Braud isn't so interested in that idea.
Braud throws a big right hand that misses.
Braud is looking to work some ground and pound but Jacobs has wrist control.
Braud is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab by Jacobs.
Jacobs misses with a two punch combination.
Jacobs misses with a looping left.
Jacobs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Braud shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jacobs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Braud.
Braud working over Jacobs with some ground and pound. Jacobs looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Braud is tying to control. Jacobs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Braud passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jacobs!
Braud with shots to the head and body - Jacobs looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braud scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jacobs?
Jacobs tries to buck Braud off but he can't manage it.
Jacobs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Braud is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jacobs can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Braud looking to finish Jacobs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jacobs!
Braud 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.
Braud landing punches.
Jacobs is in a horrible position here. Braud smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Braud landing strikes, looking to finish!
Braud putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Braud postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jacobs looks a forlorn figure.

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.
You get the feeling that Jacobs really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Braud unloading with bombs!
Braud avoids the attempt from Jacobs to control.
BOOM! Braud connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Braud scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Braud is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jacobs can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braud lands a nice shot to the head.

Braud goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jacobs turns into him and now he's in Braud's guard.
Jacobs tries to free his leg and advance position but Braud is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jacobs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jacobs stuffs the takedown attempt from Braud. Braud gets slowly back to his feet.
Jacobs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobs.
Braud looks for a takedown but Jacobs sprawls well.
Jacobs tests Braud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Jacobs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jacobs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jacobs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jacobs misses with the combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Braud blocks the leg kick.
Jacobs throws a right hand that Braud ducks under and follows up with a left that Braud also avoids with ease.
Mark Jacobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braud avoids the head kick by Jacobs.
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Braud.
Jacobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yve Braud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacobs throws a head kick but Braud moves out of range.
Jacobs throws a nice looking combination but Braud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacobs connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Braud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jacobs, pushing him back against the cage.
Braud scores with a shot to the side of Jacobs's head.
Braud tries to pull guard but Jacobs holds him up against the cage and eventually Braud drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yve Braud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braud goes for a takedown attempt but Jacobs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Braud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobs.
Braud fails to land the takedown.
Jacobs tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braud.

Braud takes the fight into the clinch.
Jacobs is looking to break free of the clinch but Braud has double underhooks.
Braud is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jacobs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Braud has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jacobs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Braud tries to pull guard but Jacobs won't allow it.
Jacobs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jacobs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braud has him pressed against the cage.

Jacobs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braud avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Jacobs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Braud avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four 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.
Braud avoids the head kick by Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braud fails with a takedown attempt.
Braud fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jacobs throws a nice head kick!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Braud darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Braud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Jacobs.
I think Jacobs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Jacobs!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Cloverleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Supko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supko has chosen Sup Gonna Give it To Ya' as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Cloverleaf
vs
Supko

194 cm
23
213 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Team S.W.A.T.

Syndicate Drugs

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Cloverleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Supko!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloverleaf throws a one two combo.
Supko throws a head kick that misses.
Cloverleaf throws a body punch but Supko moves out of range.
Cloverleaf takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Ken Cloverleaf has been cut.
Supko lands with a cross.
Cloverleaf lands a glancing blow to the side of Supko's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cloverleaf throws a head kick that misses
and Supko counters with a big head kick but Cloverleaf shrugs it off.
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!
Cloverleaf walks into a stiff left hand from Supko.
Ken Cloverleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supko tries to clinch there but Cloverleaf circles away.
Cloverleaf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Supko's hands.
A low kick from Cloverleaf is predictable there
and Supko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cloverleaf throws a shot from downtown. Supko moves away and avoids it.
Cloverleaf loads up on a big right hand but Supko slips the punch.
Cloverleaf dodges the punch combination from Supko.
Cloverleaf looks for the body kick but Supko saw that one coming.
Cloverleaf tries to clinch
and Supko counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Supko.
Supko moves away from the strike by Cloverleaf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Cloverleaf misses
and Supko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Supko connects with a high kick.

Supko moves into range and clinches up with Cloverleaf.
Supko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Supko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cloverleaf is keeping busy.
Supko lands an elbow inside that Cloverleaf shrugs off.
Supko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cloverleaf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Supko.

Ken Cloverleaf's cut is getting worse.
Supko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Supko landing knees to the head.

Cloverleaf is rocked!
Supko lands an elbow just above Cloverleaf 's eye.
Oh Cloverleaf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Supko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cloverleaf is breathing heavily.
Cloverleaf has had enough of the clinch but Supko keeps him there for the moment.
Cloverleaf tries to break the clinch but Supko is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Supko.
Cloverleaf has had enough of the clinch but Supko keeps him there for the moment.
Supko lands a big knee to the head and Cloverleaf goes down! Supko pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Supko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aage Furset (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aage Furset has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Furset
vs
Ghotha

172 cm
23
250 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

207 cm
23
272 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aage Furset!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghotha misses with a body kick.
Ghoul Ghotha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furset rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ghotha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghotha looks for a takedown but Furset sprawls well.
Ghotha fails to land the takedown.
Furset waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ghotha.
Furset ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghotha moves away.
Ghotha shoots in but no luck this time.
Aage Furset has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghoul Ghotha.
Ghotha dodges the punch combination from Furset.
Ghotha closes the distance and clinches up with Furset, looking for a takedown. Ghotha pushes Furset against the cage but Furset circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Furset uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ghotha has time to react.
Furset misses the jab.
Furset throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ghotha shoots for a takedown but Furset saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ghotha looks gassed!
Ghotha slips a jab and a cross from Furset.
Jab by Furset.
Ghotha closes the distance and clinches up with Furset, looking for a takedown. Ghotha pushes Furset against the cage but Furset circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furset lands a jab-cross combination.
Furset tries to bum rush Ghotha with a series of wild strikes but Ghotha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Furset lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Ghotha sprawling to the canvas. Furset follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Ghotha hang on?

Ghotha is rocked!
Furset looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ghotha tries to roll over but Furset keeps him under control.
Furset sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furset is keen to just control but Ghotha is a slippery customer.
Furset sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ghotha defending well though.
Ghotha is not content to let Furset control the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Aage Furset just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ghotha shoots for a takedown but Furset saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Furset throws a right and a left that Ghotha avoids nicely.
Ghotha misses with a takedown attempt - Furset sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ghotha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Furset's waist but Furset gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ghotha off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furset misses with a few strikes there.
Furset throws a right hand that Ghotha ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghotha also avoids with ease.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Furset as he avoids it easily.
Furset rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ghotha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghotha fails with a takedown attempt.
Furset fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Furset throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ghotha.
Furset ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ghotha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Furset misses with a jab, cross combination.
Furset lands a with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Furset misses.
Furset throws out a loose jab but Ghotha uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furset misses with a double jab.
Furset scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Furset connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Furset does no damage.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furset tries to bum rush Ghotha with a series of wild strikes but Ghotha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Furset tries to bum rush Ghotha with a series of wild strikes but Ghotha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Furset scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ghotha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A cross from Furset lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghotha takes one on the button.
Ghotha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ghotha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Furset is working the combinations to good effect here.
Furset misses with a two punch combination.
Furset throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aage Furset dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Furset swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ghotha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ghotha looks for a takedown but Furset sprawls well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Furset throws a right and a left that Ghotha avoids nicely.
Ghotha dodges the punch combination from Furset.
Furset misses with a two punch combination.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown but Furset shows good takedown defense.
Aage Furset has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghoul Ghotha.
Furset stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ghotha is trying desperately to land a takedown but Furset is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ghotha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furset rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ghotha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghotha is breathing heavily.
Furset misses with a few strikes there.
Furset throws a one two combo.
Furset scores with a one two! Ghotha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Furset looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Furset here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha fails with the takedown.
Furset misses with a series of wild punches.
Furset misses with a two punch combination.
Ghotha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Furset tries to avoid it but Ghotha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Furset to the ground. Furset escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Furset looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Furset thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Furset does no damage.
Ghotha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Furset pinned against the cage. Furset gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab from Furset.
Furset throws a nice looking combination but Ghotha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

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.
Ghotha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aage Furset is winning the standup battle so far.
Furset uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Furset cracks Ghotha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Furset tries to bum rush Ghotha with a series of wild strikes but Ghotha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Furset throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Furset fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Furset throws a right and a left that Ghotha avoids nicely.
Furset is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ghotha shoots in and drives through. Furset sprawls well.
Furset lands a two punch combo.
Furset misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aage Furset is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Furset scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Furset moves into range and connects with a jab.
Furset with a hook.
Furset scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Furset stuffs the takedown.
Aage Furset is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furset goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Furset scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Furset closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Furset misses with a few strikes there.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Furset as he jumps to the side.
Ghotha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Furset shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ghotha is looking to improve his position.
Furset is taking a breather. Ghotha says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furset is tying to control. Ghotha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furset controlling the action here.
Furset trying to control from half guard but Ghotha is working away.
Ghotha wants to control but Furset is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Furset prevents Ghotha from improving his position.
Furset knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ghotha on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Furset seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ghotha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ghotha with a poor takedown
and Furset counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aage Furset dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ghotha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Furset looks to land a combination. Ghotha sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Furset thows a body shot but no joy.
Ghotha throws a head kick that misses.
Ghotha tries for a takedown but Furset circles away easily
and Furset counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Furset throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ghotha.
Furset rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ghotha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Furset misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ghotha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Furset cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ghotha slips a jab and a cross from Furset.
Furset lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ghotha dodges the punch combination from Furset.
Furset works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furset connects with a jab.
Furset lands a head shot.
Furset closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ghotha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Furset scores with a three punch combo!
Furset throws a right and a left that Ghotha avoids nicely.
Ghotha tries for a takedown but Furset circles away easily
letting Furset counter with a right hand.
Aage Furset has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghoul Ghotha.
Furset lands with a nice body punch.
Furset looks to land a combination but Ghotha avoids it well.
Furset scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab from Furset.
Ghotha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Furset counters with a three punch combo that has Ghotha backing up. Ghotha nods at Furset to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Furset misses.
Ghotha slips a jab from Furset.
Ghotha has his takedown stuffed
and Furset counters with a left and a right that stings Ghotha.
Furset connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ghotha's hands.
Ghotha with a poor takedown
and Furset counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ghotha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Furset counters with a two punch combo.
Furset is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ghotha misses with a takedown
and Furset cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ghotha tries for a takedown but Furset circles away easily
and Furset counters with a three punch combo that has Ghotha backing up. Ghotha nods at Furset to acknowledge the strikes.
Furset rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ghotha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghotha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Furset counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furset misses with the combination.
Ghotha misses with a takedown attempt
and Furset counters with a two punch combo.
Ghotha avoids the body shot from Furset.
Ghotha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Furset counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Ghotha scores with a takedown into Furset's guard.
Furset might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ghotha stands up over Furset, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ghotha looking to pass the guard.
Ghotha trying to control the position from guard on top but Furset is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Furset preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furset preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furset has control of Ghotha's left arm, preventing Ghotha from doing any damage.
Furset looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ghotha is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Furset lunges at Ghotha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ghotha's hand.
Ghoul Ghotha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghotha misses with a takedown attempt
and Furset counters with a stiff right hand.
Furset stalks Ghotha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ghotha's face. Ghotha staggers backwards, shaken.
Furset scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ghotha in his tracks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aage Furset showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Furset 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aage Furset!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourque comes to the cage accompanied by "Business Time" by Flight of the Conchords. Miller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Greatest kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Timothy Bourque looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Bourque
vs
Miller

225 cm
23
270 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

187 cm
23
235 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Team S.W.A.T.
Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Miller!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bourque.
Bourque tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bourque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bourque misses with a head kick.
Bourque punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Bourque misses with a double jab.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourque.
Miller avoids the body shot from Bourque.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a low kick.
Miller throws a series of punches but Bourque avoids them all with ease.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Bourque counters with a big head kick but Miller shrugs it off.
The crowd cheers as Bourque lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miller doesn't seem phased though.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Bourque.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Bourque.
Miller throws the left hand but Bourque avoids the punch easily.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses.
Bourque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourque wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Miller throws a head kick that misses
and Bourque counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bourque, right into the meat.
Bourque looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller with a hook.
Bourque scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Miller is rocked!
Bourque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Miller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bourque counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Miller! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Bourque!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy Bourque!
Timothy Bourque retains his heavyweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carolla might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Steve Rogers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adam Carolla's chin.

Carolla
vs
Rogers

198 cm
23
211 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
222 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Organic Peak Performance
Wocker's Warehouse

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla stalks Rogers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rogers's face. Rogers staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Steve Rogers has been cut.
Carolla misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carolla counters with a left and a right... And another left! Rogers is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Carolla!
Adam Carolla retains his light heavyweight title!