UPG: Rio 10 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jobson Richie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Richie
vs
Davis

150 cm
26
140 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jobson Richie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clay Davis!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Richie.
Davis leaves Richie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Davis closes the distance and pushes Richie back into the cage.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Richie somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jobson Richie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richie is breathing heavily.
Davis jabs at Richie's body.
Richie really is a fat lump.

Richie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Davis 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Davis pushes down on Richie's leg and manages to get into half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clay Davis!
Clay Davis looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Sheeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiitttttttttttttttt'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy has chosen Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rocco
vs
Randy

171 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

171 cm
18
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rocco!
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, Paulo Randy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rocco shoots for a double leg takedown but Randy sprawls well. He's pushed Rocco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rocco looks for a takedown but Randy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rocco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rocco.
Horrible takedown by Rocco or perhaps it was just good defense by Randy which made him look bad.
Rocco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rocco is breathing heavily.
Randy stuffs the takedown.
Randy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Randy punishes Rocco's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Randy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rocco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Randy drops Rocco with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rocco looks back up at him and smiles so Randy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Rocco is rocked!
Randy cracks Rocco with a left hook right on the temple and Rocco goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Randy lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Rocco is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Randy!
Paulo Randy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abbas Frnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oduvaldo Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbas Frnas looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Frnas
vs
Pereira

174 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

178 cm
20
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abbas Frnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oduvaldo Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frnas stuffs the takedown.
Pereira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pereira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frnas circles away.
Abbas Frnas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oduvaldo Pereira.
Frnas stuffs the takedown attempt from Pereira. Pereira gets slowly back to his feet.

Frnas forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
Pereira is looking for a takedown.
Pereira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pereira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Frnas smiles and moves away.
Pereira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frnas's waist but Frnas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pereira off to one side.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but Frnas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Frnas counters with a shoot takedown. Pereira fights it but they end up in guard.
Pereira looks gassed!

Pereira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Frnas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Frnas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Frnas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Frnas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pereira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pereira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pereira!
Frnas tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pereira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Frnas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Frnas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are battling for position here. Frnas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Frnas is looking to stand up but Pereira isn't so interested in that idea.

Frnas has his feet on Pereira's thighs here. He's pushed Pereira off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Pereira screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

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

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Falcao Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Chuteboxe
vs
Maeda

160 cm
22
141 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

168 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Falcao Chuteboxe!
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, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda shoots in and drives through. Chuteboxe sprawls well.

Maeda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Maeda is trying to get an arm triangle but Chuteboxe is defending well.
Chuteboxe gets back to half guard.

Chuteboxe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Chuteboxe looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chuteboxe is refusing to be controlled, as Maeda sits in half guard.
Chuteboxe is looking to improve his position.
Chuteboxe is refusing to be controlled, as Maeda sits in half guard.
Chuteboxe is trying to maintain the position but Maeda is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chuteboxe!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chuteboxe tries to lock up and control but Maeda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chuteboxe tries to reverse the position but Maeda maintains control.
Chuteboxe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maeda wants to control the pace but Chuteboxe is squirming around nicely.

Chuteboxe defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maeda.

Maeda is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Chuteboxe is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Chuteboxe flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Maeda anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Chuteboxe and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Maeda slips an arm under Chuteboxe chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Maeda has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Maeda is squeezing on Chuteboxe like an anaconda would it's prey. Chuteboxe fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mitsuyo Maeda!
Mitsuyo Maeda decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Del Muro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Wilson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Del Muro
vs
Wilson

190 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
29
216 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerardo Del Muro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilson showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Del Muro is trying to control but can't.
Wilson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Del Muro.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wilson stands up out of the half guard.

Wilson has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Muro managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Muro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Muro's brow.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Del Muro avoids it.
Wilson digs a right hand underneath Del Muro's ribcage. Del Muro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Del Muro blocks an elbow strike.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Muro stalling in the clinch but Wilson improves position.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
Del Muro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Del Muro avoids it.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Del Muro is defending well for now.
Del Muro misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.

Del Muro manages to break the clinch.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.

Del Muro tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Del Muro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Muro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Del Muro blocks an elbow strike.
Del Muro taking a breather.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Del Muro wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Del Muro avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Del Muro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson prevents Del Muro from breaking the clinch.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Del Muro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Muro blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Del Muro avoids it.
Del Muro tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Del Muro is struggling to control the position.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Del Muro avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Muro's brow.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Del Muro is blocking nicely.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Muro's brow.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Wilson looks gassed!
Del Muro avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Del Muro.
Del Muro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Del Muro tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Del Muro swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Del Muro is defending well for now.
Del Muro is trying to stall.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Del Muro avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.
Del Muro has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Del Muro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Muro avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Del Muro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Del Muro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Del Muro working hard to break the clinch.
Del Muro lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks it.
Del Muro avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Del Muro avoids the damage to the body.
Del Muro wants to stall.
Del Muro is pushing Wilson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wilson drives through and clinches with Del Muro against the cage.
Del Muro is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Del Muro is defending well for now.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Del Muro struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks it.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
Del Muro managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Muro blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Muro has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Del Muro trying to control the position but instead, Wilson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Del Muro into the cage.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Del Muro.
Del Muro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilson as Del Muro tries to tie him up.
Del Muro avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Del Muro.
Don Wilson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Del Muro looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.
Del Muro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson has Del Muro pressed against the cage, preventing Del Muro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Del Muro's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilson.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Muro blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Muro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Del Muro blocks the elbow strike.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Del Muro is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Muro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Del Muro.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Del Muro is defending well for now.
Del Muro avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Muro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Del Muro avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Del Muro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Del Muro tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Del Muro is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Del Muro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Del Muro working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilsons head.
Del Muro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Del Muro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Del Muro working aggressively here.
Del Muro throws a head punch that misses.
Del Muro lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Del Muro.
Del Muro is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Muro blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Muro is trying to stall.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Del Muro's efforts to push away.
Del Muro looking to stall.
Del Muro tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson keeps control of Del Muro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro wants to break free but Wilson has control.
Del Muro misses with the head strike.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Del Muro is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Muro's brow.
Del Muro avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Del Muro blocks an elbow strike from Wilson.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Del Muro avoids the damage to the body.
Del Muro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson has Del Muro pressed against the cage, preventing Del Muro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Del Muro is trying to stall.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Del Muro avoids the damage to the body.
Del Muro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Del Muro is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Del Muro blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wilson forces Del Muro back against the cage and clinches.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
Del Muro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Del Muro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Del Muro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Del Muro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Del Muro struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Del Muro avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Del Muro taking a breather.
Del Muro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Del Muro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Del Muro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wilson is keeping busy.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Del Muro slowing the pace effectively.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Muro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Del Muro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Muro tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Del Muro blocks an elbow strike from Wilson.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Del Muro lands with a short shot to the head.
Del Muro taking a breather.
Del Muro wants to break free but Wilson has control.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Del Muro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Del Muro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Del Muro is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Del Muro fails to land.
Del Muro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Del Muro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Del Muro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Del Muro wants to stall.
Wilson prevents Del Muro from breaking the clinch.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Muro's brow.
Del Muro misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Muro's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Del Muro.
Del Muro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Del Muro avoids it.
Del Muro lands with a light punch inside.

Wilson is rocked!
Del Muro unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wilson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Del Muro is unloading with more strikes now! Wilson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerardo Del Muro!

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C
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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 Spartan Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Elias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elias has chosen Maha Kali (live) as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Chuteboxe
vs
Elias

200 cm
22
260 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

210 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spartan Chuteboxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Elias!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuteboxe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Chuteboxe lands a big head kick that sends Elias tumbling to the mat! Chuteboxe takes a step backwards and waves Elias back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Ariel Elias has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Chuteboxe misses

and Elias counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Elias winds up and cracks Chuteboxe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chuteboxe looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elias lands strikes from half guard.

It looks like Spartan Chuteboxe has been cut.
Chuteboxe taking some punishment here, with Elias in his half guard.

Spartan Chuteboxe's cut is getting worse.
Chuteboxe pushes Elias off looking to stand but Elias dives back in and keeps control.
Chuteboxe is breathing heavily.

Elias seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Elias escapes and gets back to his feet.
Chuteboxe throws a head kick that misses

and Elias counters with a shoot takedown. Chuteboxe fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Elias's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Elias stands up from Chuteboxe's guard - Elias perhaps looking for a knockout.
Spartan Chuteboxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Elias clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elias connects with a knee to the head.

Spartan Chuteboxe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Elias lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Elias has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chuteboxe is bucking up trying to escape but Elias cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Elias lands a big elbow.
Chuteboxe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Elias on the ground.
Elias is landing with some decent strikes but Chuteboxe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Elias in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elias lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chuteboxe hang on?

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Spartan Chuteboxe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ariel Elias!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between War Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jigoro Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Tank
vs
Kahn

193 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

208 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, War Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jigoro Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kahn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tank swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kahn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like War Tank has been cut.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tank.
Tank misses with the combination.
Tank tries to land a body kick
and Kahn counters with a two punch combo.
Tank fails to land with a series of punches.
Kahn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Tank throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kahn was covering up waiting for the punch and Tank finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tank postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kahn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tank.
Tank engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tank looking to pass the guard.
Tank stands up over Kahn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank is pushing down on Kahn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kahn is fighting to maintain full guard but Tank has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kahn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tank scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tank missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tank 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.
Kahn taking some punishment here, with Tank in his half guard.
Kahn looks gassed!
Tank lands strikes from half guard.
Tank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn is in trouble now - Tank has advanced to mount!
Kahn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tank unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tank landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tank fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Kahn is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Tank! Kahn is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). War Tank!
After winning the bout, War Tank thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huber comes to the cage accompanied by Stronger - Kanye West. Gold has chosen Bullet with a name as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Huber
vs
Gold

187 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cody Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rich Gold!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber connects with a right hand. Gold shakes it off.
Huber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Huber darts in and clinches Gold up against the cage.
Huber lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
Gold is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Huber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gold gets tackled into the cage by Huber. Huber maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Huber.
Huber prevents Gold from breaking the clinch.
Huber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gold's defenses.

It looks like Rich Gold has been cut.

Huber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gold tries to clinch there but Huber circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Huber 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Huber slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Huber trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cody Huber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Huber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gold.

Huber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Huber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gold is looking to improve his position.
Huber seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick from Huber lands but Gold takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huber tries to clinch up but Gold circles away and keeps his distance.
Huber shoots in for a takedown but Gold shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gold.
Huber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huber is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gold to the mat! Gold manages to get full guard.
Huber is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gold lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Huber!
Gold with a couple of short strikes.
Gold trying to control but Huber is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Huber tries to hold on but Gold pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huber tries to improve his position but instead Gold has taken his back!
Huber tries to roll but Gold sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Huber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rich Gold'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.

Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Gold gets caught flat footed, as Huber shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gold is on top in guard.
Huber looking to control.
Huber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Huber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gold decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Huber.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Huber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cody Huber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gold circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Huber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huber tries to avoid it but Gold manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huber to the ground. Huber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gold blocks a head kick by Huber.

Gold moves into the clinch.
Gold avoids the elbow strike from Huber, against the cage.
Huber is looking to break free of the clinch but Gold has double underhooks.
Huber prevents Gold from breaking the clinch.
Huber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gold has him pressed against the cage.
Gold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gold keeps control of Huber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Huber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gold's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Huber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber pushes off an throws an elbow but Gold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gold has Huber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Huber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gold looking to stall.
Huber has had enough of the clinch but Gold keeps him there for the moment.
Huber misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Huber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Huber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Gold with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huber stuffs the takedown.
Huber lands with a nice combination. Gold backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gold tries to keep at a distance but Huber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Huber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gold tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huber just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Huber.
Huber lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
Huber lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gold has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Huber avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Huber lands an elbow inside.
Huber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Huber manages to break the clinch.
Huber shoots in for a takedown but Gold shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Huber swats away the attempt to clinch by Gold.
Huber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gold scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gold stuffs the takedown.

Huber gets caught flat footed, as Gold shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gold is one step ahead there.
Huber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huber 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.
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 Cody Huber will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rich Gold's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Huber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huber shoots for a takedown but Gold saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Gold looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Huber is looking for a triangle here but Gold uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Huber on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Huber tries to get out of the position.
Gold trying to control the action but Huber is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huber keeps working.
Gold working the ground and pound but Huber is defending the strikes.

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

Gold decides to stand up, so the ref orders Huber to his feet.
Gold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huber circles away.

Huber drives through and clinches with Gold against the cage.
Huber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Huber looking to throw knees to the head but Gold is blocking nicely.
Huber lands an elbow just above Gold 's eye.

Gold pulls guard.
Huber advances position into side control!

Huber tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Huber has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber trying to control the action but Gold is working from the bottom.
Gold can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Huber is trying to get an arm triangle but Gold is defending well.
Huber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gold on the ground.
Huber is looking to take a break and control but Gold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gold is pushing Huber's head away, looking to escape. Huber manages to hold on to the position though.
Gold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rich Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cody Huber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Huber decides to stand back up. Huber steps back and let's Gold get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rich Gold.
Well Huber 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Huber!