Vulcanalia PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua comes to the cage accompanied by Haka. Bob has chosen kickapoo as his entrance music. 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?

Tua
vs
Bob

170 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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, Xander Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Bob!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bob.
Bob fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tua fails to land with a series of punches.
Xander Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Bob with that takedown attempt.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Tua throws a leg kick but Bob checks it.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bob avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Tua does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bob there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tua sprawls well. Tua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.
Xander Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abraham Bob.
Tua jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua misses with a series of wild punches.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tua as he jumps to the side.
Tua takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Tua throws a big shot that misses.
Tua fails to land with a series of punches.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tua sprawls well. Tua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.
Tua looks to throw the jab but Bob is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tua throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.

Bob shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bob showed some decent athleticism there.
Tua wants to improve his position but Bob is controlling well.
Bob wants to take a breather but Tua is having none of it.
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.

Bob stands up out of the half guard.
Bob is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tua scores with a jab to the head.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Tua.
Tua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Tua looks to land a combination but Bob avoids it well.
Tua throws a leg kick but Bob sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bob shoots for a takedown but Tua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bob there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Tua.
Bob bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tua's head.
Bob looks gassed!
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Tua misses.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tua dips to his left and cracks Bob with an uppercut!
Tua throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Xander Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tua scores with a hook to the body. Bob takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Tua misses with a series of wild punches.
Bob moves away from the strike by Tua.
Tua swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A combination from Tua does no damage.
Tua throws a jab when Bob was well out of range.
Tua looks for the body kick but Bob saw that one coming.
Bob shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tua but Tua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Tua.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
Tua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Tua does no damage.
Bob dives in and grabs Tua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tua pushes down on Bob's head and hops out.
Bob looks for a takedown but Tua sprawls well.
Xander Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abraham Bob.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Tua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua.
Tua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tua loads up on a big right hand but Bob slips the punch.
Tua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Xander Tua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua slaps away a takedown attempt from Bob, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Tua scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tua throws a one two combo.
Tua blocks a low kick nicely.
Tua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Tua throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bob avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bob checks a leg kick.
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Tua misses with a body punch

and Bob counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bob trying to control from half guard but Tua is working away.
Bob tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bob decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Tua looks to land a combination but Bob avoids it well.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tua throws a leg kick
and Bob counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tua thinking.
Tua misses with a combination

and Bob counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abraham Bob will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bob.
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua.
Tua swinging wilding here.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bob drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tua sprawls well. Tua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.
Tua throws a combination that misses

and Bob counters with a single leg into guard. Tua didn't expect that.
Bob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Tua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tua's guard.

Bob has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tua defend it? Bob steps over the head and cranks it - Tua is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bob!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abraham Bob!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and abbas shahid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Polo
vs
shahid

195 cm
20
263 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

194 cm
22
264 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, abbas shahid!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Polo drives through with a takedown into guard.
shahid can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Polo controls the pace.
Polo is looking to work some ground and pound but shahid has wrist control.
Polo stays in close to shahid's body and controls the position.
shahid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Polo.
Polo stops shahid from standing up.
Polo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as shahid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Polo throwing strikes from guard but shahid blocks nicely.
Polo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. shahid is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo advances to half guard.
shahid is trying to stand back up but Polo is controlling him
Polo is trying to control. shahid wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Polo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. shahid defending well though.
Polo throwing shots but shahid is blocking nicely.
Polo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
shahid is trying to stand up here but Polo is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Polo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for shahid!

Polo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Polo controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Polo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns shahid that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo cracks shahid with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Polo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. shahid can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
shahid trying desperately to get to his feet.
shahid looks gassed!

Polo swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Polo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jofus Towanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Bigalow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Towanda
vs
Bigalow

150 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
299 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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, Jofus Towanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Bigalow!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigalow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Towanda throws a right and a left that Bigalow avoids nicely.

Towanda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bigalow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bigalow 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.
Towanda really is a fat lump.
Bigalow looking to control.
Towanda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bigalow has a closed guard, preventing Towanda from standing up.
Bigalow wants to sweep here but Towanda controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bigalow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Bigalow looking for a guillotine here but Towanda defends easily.

Bigalow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Towanda is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Towanda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Towanda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bigalow is keeping the position for now.
Towanda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Bigalow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Towanda defends it easily.
Towanda preventing the sweep.

Bigalow uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Towanda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Danny Bigalow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Towanda throws a series of punches but Bigalow moves out of range.
Towanda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bigalow looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bigalow misses.
Bigalow misses with a takedown

and Towanda counters with a single leg into guard. Bigalow didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Towanda tries to free his leg and advance position but Bigalow is retaining full guard.
Towanda is working hard here to advance position.

Bigalow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bigalow keeping moving, preventing Towanda from controlling successfully.
Bigalow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Towanda preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towanda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bigalow swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Towanda throws a right and a left that Bigalow avoids nicely.

Bigalow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bigalow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Bigalow is working for a kimura but Towanda is defending it quite comfortably.
Bigalow prevents Towanda from improving his position.
Bigalow working Towanda over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigalow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Bigalow is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from Bigalow there.
Towanda is looking for a sweep. Bigalow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bigalow is working for a submission of some sort.
Bigalow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bigalow is trying to work for a kimura but Towanda is defending well.
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 Jofus Towanda will probably get the nod.
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.

Bigalow fails with the takedown

and Towanda counters by clinching up.
Bigalow is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Towanda stops a takedown attempt from Bigalow.
Jofus Towanda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Bigalow.
Bigalow is pressed up against the cage. Towanda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bigalow down to the mat. Bigalow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Towanda moves out of range of the strikes.

Towanda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bigalow can't do much from the bottom here.
Bigalow manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bigalow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bigalow.
Bigalow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bigalow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigalow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Towanda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bigalow is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Bigalow is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Towanda is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Bigalow!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juliano Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Roballes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hernandez
vs
Roballes

185 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juliano Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Roballes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roballes lands with a right hand.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roballes.
Roballes throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Roballes.
Hernandez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hernandez dives in and grabs Roballes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roballes pushes down on Hernandez's head and hops out.
Roballes throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roballes. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Roballes both land. Nice combination.
Roballes cracks Hernandez with a good jab.
Roballes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roballes throws a series of strikes that have Hernandez backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roballes throws a series of punches but Hernandez avoids them all with ease.
Hernandez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roballes tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roballes to the ground. Roballes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juliano Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roballes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez slips a jab and a cross from Roballes.
Hernandez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roballes pinned against the cage. Roballes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roballes scores with a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hernandez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Hernandez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hernandez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Roballes tries to buck Hernandez off but he can't manage it.
Hernandez looking to ground and pound but Roballes is blocking nicely.
Hernandez 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.
Hernandez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Roballes blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roballes is trying to stand up.
Hernandez misses with a head shot.
Roballes trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roballes looks gassed!
Hernandez with good strikes from the mount here!
Roballes taking shots to the head.
Hernandez cracks Roballes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hernandez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hernandez content just to control the position here.
Hernandez looking to finish Roballes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roballes!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez controlling the pace for now.
Hernandez throws some wild stikes that Roballes manages to avoid easily.
Roballes really wants to buck Hernandez off and get back to his feet.
Hernandez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Roballes wants to get back to his feet.
Roballes is squirming around, avoiding Hernandez's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roballes is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hernandez landing strikes from the mount and Roballes is in trouble!

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.
Hernandez tries to control but Roballes wriggling away.
Hernandez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Roballes wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez landing strikes from the mount.
Roballes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hernandez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hernandez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez working Roballes over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Roballes scores with a three punch combo!
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roballes tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roballes to the ground. Roballes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roballes cracks a nice hook into Hernandez's ribs.
Hernandez shoots in for a double leg but Roballes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roballes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roballes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernandez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hernandez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roballes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roballes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez slips a jab from Roballes.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roballes as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juliano Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roballes takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hernandez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hernandez lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hernandez looking to pass the guard.
Roballes wants to stand and escape but Hernandez is having none of it.

Roballes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Roballes connects with a body shot.
Andre Roballes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roballes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roballes lands a jab-cross combination.
Roballes throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Roballes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roballes connects with a crisp jab.
Hernandez walks into a stiff left hand from Roballes.
A jab from Roballes finds it's way through Hernandez's defenses.
Hernandez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roballes.
Roballes misses the shot to the body.
Andre Roballes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roballes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roballes throws a looping overhand right but Hernandez ducks down to avoid it.
Roballes thows a body shot but no joy.

Hernandez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Roballes was covering up waiting for the punch and Hernandez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Roballes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roballes wants to stand but Hernandez is controlling the position.
Hernandez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Roballes is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Roballes manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown. Roballes tries to sprawl out of it but Hernandez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roballes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roballes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roballes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roballes throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roballes.
Hernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roballes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roballes scores with the left hand. Hernandez knows he should have avoided that one.
Roballes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hernandez doesn't seem bothered though.
Roballes works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roballes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roballes jabs at Hernandez's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Roballes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Roballes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roballes stuffs the takedown.
Roballes scores with a sloppy right hand. Hernandez should have avoided that one.
Roballes misses with a series of wild punches.
Roballes lands with a cross.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roballes tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roballes to the ground. Roballes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roballes scores with the left hand. Hernandez knows he should have avoided that one.
Roballes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hernandez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juliano Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roballes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roballes looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Hernandez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roballes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andre Roballes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez takes one to the side of the head.
Roballes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roballes tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roballes to the ground. Roballes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roballes misses with a double jab.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Roballes.
Roballes misses with a few strikes there.
Roballes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.

Hernandez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hernandez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Roballes is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Roballes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hernandez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roballes wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hernandez cracks Roballes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hernandez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roballes hang on?
Hernandez won't let Roballes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Hernandez has control of Roballes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roballes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Roballes's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roballes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hernandez.
Roballes tries to buck Hernandez off but he can't manage it.
Hernandez landing punches.
Roballes trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hernandez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Roballes bucks Hernandez off and manages to get back to his feet!
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Roballes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez shoots in and drives through. Roballes sprawls well.
Roballes scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roballes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roballes connects with the punch.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Roballes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hernandez dives in and grabs Roballes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roballes pushes down on Hernandez's head and hops out.
Juliano Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roballes throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Roballes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hernandez shoots in but Roballes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roballes lunges at Hernandez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hernandez's hand.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roballes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Roballes really dominated that round.
That's time! Hernandez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hernandez slips a jab and a cross from Roballes.
Roballes throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roballes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernandez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Roballes moves out of range.
Hernandez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roballes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hernandez somewhat.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roballes sprawls well. Roballes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Roballes cracks a nice hook into Hernandez's ribs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roballes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown. Roballes tries to sprawl out of it but Hernandez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roballes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juliano Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roballes.
Roballes looks to land a combination. Hernandez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Roballes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Roballes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Roballes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roballes.
Roballes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roballes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hernandez has time to react.
No joy there for Roballes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roballes tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roballes to the ground. Roballes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roballes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roballes leaves Hernandez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hernandez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hernandez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut there from Roballes.
Roballes misses with a few strikes there.
Roballes misses with a few strikes there.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roballes tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roballes to the ground. Roballes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roballes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hernandez. Hernandez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab from Roballes.

Hernandez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Roballes's half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roballes is looking to escape.
Juliano Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roballes wants to stand back up but Hernandez manages to pass into side control.
Roballes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roballes is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hernandez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Roballes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hernandez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hernandez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Roballes tries to escape but Hernandez is in control.

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

Hernandez stands up and beckons Roballes to his feet.
Roballes throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.

Hernandez gets the takedown into side control.
An elbow from Hernandez crashes against the mat.
Roballes taking punishment in the form of punches.

Hernandez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roballes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hernandez is trying to ground and pound but Roballes uses the momentary lack of control by Hernandez to regain half guard.
Hernandez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Andre Roballes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Roballes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Roballes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Hernandez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hernandez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Roballes really wants to buck Hernandez off and get back to his feet.
Hernandez landing strikes from the mount.
Hernandez with shots to the head and body - Roballes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Roballes is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hernandez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roballes hang on?
Roballes is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hernandez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hernandez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roballes is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hernandez with shots to the head and body - Roballes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hernandez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roballes hang on?
Roballes wants to get back to his feet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Juliano Hernandez!
Juliano Hernandez is the new welterweight champion!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lynard Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck The Great Weasel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck The Great Weasel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Carlson
vs
The Great Weasel

189 cm
19
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
173 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lynard Carlson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck The Great Weasel!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson lands a head kick!
Carlson scores with a head kick.
The Great Weasel slips a jab and a cross from Carlson.
The Great Weasel has a takedown stuffed.
Carlson is looking to clinch but The Great Weasel is avoiding it.

The Great Weasel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than The Great Weasel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carlson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carlson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Carlson is trying to stand up.
The Great Weasel wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Carlson tries to buck The Great Weasel off but The Great Weasel takes his back!

Carlson is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

The Great Weasel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carlson!

The Great Weasel looking for a guillotine from mount but Carlson is having none of it.
Carlson is looking to get to half guard.

The Great Weasel looking for a guillotine from mount but Carlson is having none of it.
The Great Weasel looks gassed!
Carlson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Carlson prevents The Great Weasel from taking his back.

The Great Weasel stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson misses with a head kick.
No luck for The Great Weasel with that takedown attempt.
Carlson wants to clinch.
The Great Weasel avoids the head kick by Carlson.
The Great Weasel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carlson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Great Weasel somewhat.
Lynard Carlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck The Great Weasel.
Carlson throws a nice head kick!
Lynard Carlson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlson is looking to clinch.
The Great Weasel blocks a head kick by Carlson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson tries a head kick but it misses.
The Great Weasel has a takedown stuffed.
Carlson is looking to clinch.
Carlson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlson misses with a head kick.
The Great Weasel swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlson.
Carlson scores with a head kick.
Carlson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlson throws a head kick but The Great Weasel moves out of range.
Lynard Carlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Carlson gets caught flat footed, as The Great Weasel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Great Weasel trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Great Weasel won't allow Carlson to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson keeping full guard, as The Great Weasel tries to pass.
The Great Weasel stops Carlson from standing up.

The Great Weasel stands and steps away. Carlson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carlson tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlson moves in looking to clinch but The Great Weasel pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Great Weasel.
The Great Weasel blocks a head kick by Carlson.
Carlson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Lynard Carlson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carlson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Great Weasel.
Carlson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Great Weasel.
Carlson lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Great Weasel's sensitive parts.
Carlson throws a nice head kick!
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Great Weasel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Great Weasel shoots in looking for a takedown. Carlson tries to sprawl out of it but The Great Weasel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carlson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Great Weasel takes one on the button.

The Great Weasel is rocked!
Carlson tries a head kick but it misses.
The Great Weasel keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlson tries to clinch but The Great Weasel moves out of range.

Carlson knocks The Great Weasel to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
The Great Weasel is still in real trouble! Can Carlson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The Great Weasel is breathing heavily.
The Great Weasel looks to move to half guard but instead Carlson has passed into mount! Damn!
The Great Weasel seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Great Weasel is looking to escape.
The Great Weasel tries to lock up and control but Carlson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Great Weasel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Carlson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Great Weasel on the ground.
The Great Weasel is squirming around, avoiding Carlson's attempts to control the action.
Carlson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Great Weasel is desperately trying to improve his position but Carlson has a good base and remains in mount.
Carlson looking to ground and pound but The Great Weasel is blocking nicely.
Carlson controlling from the full mount.
The Great Weasel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carlson wants to control the pace but The Great Weasel is squirming around nicely.
Carlson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Lynard Carlson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Great Weasel blocks a head kick by Carlson.
Carlson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Great Weasel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lynard Carlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck The Great Weasel.
Carlson misses with a head kick.
Lynard Carlson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch but The Great Weasel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlson is looking to clinch.
The Great Weasel avoids the head kick by Carlson.
Carlson throws a nice head kick!

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

The Great Weasel decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws a head kick that The Great Weasel semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Carlson.
Carlson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carlson misses with a head kick.
Carlson is looking to clinch.
Carlson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle, before Carlson throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into The Great Weasel's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Carlson lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Lynard Carlson!
Lynard Carlson is the new middleweight champion!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Fillipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Crushah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landon Crushah is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fillipovic
vs
Crushah

188 cm
23
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Fillipovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Landon Crushah!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fillipovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fillipovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fillipovic throws out a powerful jab.

Crushah 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.
Fillipovic keeping moving, preventing Crushah from controlling successfully.
Fillipovic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Crushah puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Crushah not doing much here.
Crushah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crushah is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fillipovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crushah on the ground.
Crushah tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Fillipovic.
Fillipovic could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Crushah trying to pass the guard but Fillipovic defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crushah not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushah is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Crushah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crushah controlling the action here.
Crushah throwing shots but Fillipovic is blocking nicely.
Crushah has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fillipovic tries to lock up and control but Crushah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fillipovic taking shots to the head.
Crushah in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Fillipovic is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crushah postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Fillipovic out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Crushah goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Landon Crushah!
Landon Crushah is the new heavyweight champion!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suge Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakishi Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knight
vs
Fatu

200 cm
26
278 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

178 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suge Knight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rakishi Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fatu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fatu showed some decent athleticism there.
Knight won't allow Fatu to pass to mount.
Knight wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fatu lands a nice short elbow.

Fatu wants to work for an arm triangle but Knight is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fatu prevents Knight from improving his position.

Fatu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fatu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fatu's back!
Fatu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Fatu is really stuck here.
Fatu breaks Knight's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Knight is pulling down on Fatu's head to control his posture.
Knight will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fatu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fatu looks gassed!
Fatu preventing the sweep.

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.
Fatu distracts Knight with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fatu throws a strike but Knight rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fatu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Fatu looking for a guillotine here but Knight defends easily.
Knight wanted to stand there but Fatu had control of the position.
Fatu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Knight stands and steps away. Fatu gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Knight scores with a sloppy right hand. Fatu should have avoided that one.
Knight fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a really nice looking cross but Fatu seems unphased.
Fatu slips a jab and a cross from Knight.

Knight has closed the distance and engaged Fatu in a clinch.

Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fatu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fatu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Knight. That one must have hurt.
Fatu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fatu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Knight forces Fatu back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fatu keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fatu wants a takedown but no success here.

Knight breaks from the clinch.
Knight throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fatu's head.
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fatu momentarily.

Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight works Fatu's body with a nice hook.
Suge Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Knight both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Rakishi Fatu has been cut.
Knight feints and then cracks Fatu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fatu down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suge Knight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rakishi Fatu's cut.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Knight lands a head kick. Fatu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Fatu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fatu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Fatu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knight jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight tries to clinch up.
Knight digs a good hook to Fatu's body.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fatu can do to turn this around?
Knight throws a head kick that Fatu semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight lands with a straight right. Fatu didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fatu doesn't seem bothered though.
Knight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fatu.
Knight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fatu at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knight tries to clinch but Fatu moves out of range.
Knight wants to clinch.
Knight lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands with a shot to the body.

Knight pushes Fatu up against the cage in a clinch.

Knight breaks the clinch.
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suge Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight tries to clinch up.
Knight is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A left and a right from Knight both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatu swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.

Knight has Fatu up against the cage in a clinch.

Knight breaks from the clinch.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a jab.
A head kick from Knight lands but Fatu takes it in his stride.
Knight connects with a right hand. Fatu shakes it off.
Knight thuds a left hand into Fatu's body.
Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight lands a nice hook to Fatu's body. Fatu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fatu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fatu's hands.
Knight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Fatu down.
Fatu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to de liver by Knight. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight looks to land a combination. Fatu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fatu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knight slaps away a takedown attempt from Fatu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fatu walks into a jab.
Knight tries to clinch up but Fatu circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knight is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suge Knight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rakishi Fatu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Knight catches Fatu right on the button with a cross.
Fatu tries to move into range but Knight moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Knight gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fatu to score an easy takedown into full guard.

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

Fatu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Knight stacks Fatu on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Knight!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knight moves into full mount!
Knight blocks Fatu's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Knight looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fatu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fatu tries to hold on but Knight postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fatu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knight looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fatu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fatu tries to hold on but Knight pushes him away.
Fatu swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Fatu is desperately trying to improve his position but Knight has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fatu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fatu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knight controlling the pace for now.
Knight lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fatu wants to hold on but Knight pushes him away.
Fatu is trying to escape the mount.

Knight with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fatu is trying to escape the mount.
Fatu wants to control but Knight is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suge Knight clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rakishi Fatu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Knight's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Knight duly obliges.
Fatu dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Fatu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knight sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fatu somewhat.
Knight throws a series of punches but Fatu moves out of range.
Knight is looking to clinch but Fatu is avoiding it.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fatu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight scoring well with a low kick there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Knight digs a good body shot into Fatu's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu takes one on the button.
Knight lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knight.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knight.
Fatu drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knight punishes Fatu's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight lands the left hand.
Fatu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to clinch up but Fatu keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Fatu down.
Knight is looking to clinch.
Knight is looking to clinch but Fatu is avoiding it.
Knight lands a jab to Fatu's midsection.
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Fatu. Fatu gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knight lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab from Knight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Fatu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knight works Fatu's body with a nice hook.
Knight is looking to clinch but Fatu is avoiding it.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice jab there from Knight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Fatu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knight connects with the punch.
Knight wants to clinch.
Fatu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Fatu circles away.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
Knight wants to clinch up but Fatu keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Knight. That snapped Fatu's head back.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight connects with a high kick.
Donk. Knight catches Fatu right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knight.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Fatu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suge Knight had his way with Rakishi Fatu in that round.
The cut man is working on Rakishi Fatu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fatu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Suge Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

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

Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fatu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fatu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fatu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Knight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight wants to clinch up but Fatu keeps it at a distance.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Fatu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight tries to clinch but Fatu moves out of range.
Knight punishes Fatu's body with a nice straight punch.
Knight lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fatu shoots in but no luck this time.
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fatu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Fatu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knight wants it to stay on the feet.
Suge Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rakishi Fatu.
Knight throws a nice head kick!
Knight attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knight is looking to slow Fatu down with leg kicks.
Suge Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight connects with a looping right hand.
Knight scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fatu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fatu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knight tries to clinch up but Fatu circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight throws a right hand that Fatu ducks under and follows up with a left that Fatu also avoids with ease.
Knight staying out of range there.
Fatu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab, jab by Knight - just one landing.
Knight throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knight lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fatu keeps the fight on the outside.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fatu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Fatu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knight has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fatu throws an elbow but Knight slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fatu throwing strikes but Knight manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Fatu is trying to control Knight's posture but Knight avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight cracks Fatu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rakishi Fatu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suge Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fatu is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Suge Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knight, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Suge Knight!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Suge Knight!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Suge Knight!

Suge Knight wins by unanimous decision!
Suge Knight is the new super heavyweight champion!