BFC 11 HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Shleifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Shleifer
vs
Oliveira

193 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

187 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shleifer takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Oliveira gets tackled into the cage by Shleifer. Shleifer maintains the clinch.
Oliveira tries to break free but Shleifer pushes him back against the cage.
Shleifer scores a nice knee to the body.
Shleifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oliveira blocks it with crossed arms.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Shleifer has Oliveira pushed against the cage.
Shleifer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shleifer lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shleifer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oliveira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shleifer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shleifer throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shleifer is pushing Oliveira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oliveira avoids the elbow strike from Shleifer, against the cage.
Oliveira managing to block the knees to the body from Shleifer.
Shleifer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shleifer obliges.
Shleifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shleifer misses with an elbow strike.
Shleifer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shleifer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Shleifer won't allow it.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Shleifer.
Shleifer connects with a knee to the head.
Shleifer connects with a knee to the head.
Oliveira tries to stall but Shleifer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shleifer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Shleifer has the dominant position.
Oliveira is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira tries to break free but Shleifer pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shleifer landing knees to the body.
Oliveira looking to stall.
Shleifer leaning against his opponent.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Shleifer.
Shleifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shleifer has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer landing knees to the head.

It looks like Rodrigo Oliveira has been cut.
Shleifer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oliveira's face.
Shleifer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oliveira can't break the clinch.
Shleifer misses with a knee to the head.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shleifer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Shleifer is breathing heavily.
Shleifer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shleifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Shleifer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Oliveira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shleifer circles away quickly and effectively.
Shleifer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shleifer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira misses with a straight right.

Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Shleifer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shleifer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oliveira's face.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Shleifer has double underhooks.
Shleifer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Shleifer has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms.
Shleifer misses with a knee to the head.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shleifer misses with a knee to the head.
Shleifer looking to throw knees to the head but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Shleifer trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira can't break the clinch.
Oliveira looking to stall.
Oliveira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shleifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oliveira blocks it with crossed arms.
Shleifer prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms.
Oliveira tries to break the clinch but Shleifer is controlling the position.
Shleifer looking to throw knees to the head but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Shleifer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira tries to break the clinch but Shleifer is controlling the position.
Shleifer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oliveira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shleifer is keeping busy.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch but Shleifer keeps him there for the moment.
Oliveira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shleifer misses with an elbow over the top.
Shleifer with a knee to the head.
Shleifer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oliveira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Andrei Shleifer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shleifer misses with a knee to the head.
Oliveira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira tries to circle away but Shleifer has him pinned against the cage.
Shleifer with a knee to the head.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Shleifer has double underhooks.
Shleifer looking to stall.
Shleifer is struggling to control the position.
Shleifer misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Oliveira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch but Shleifer keeps him there for the moment.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Shleifer prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.
Shleifer effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shleifer has him pressed against the cage.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shleifer as Oliveira tries to tie him up.
Shleifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shleifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shleifer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shleifer misses with a knee strike.
Shleifer looking to slow down the pace here.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Shleifer is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Shleifer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Oliveira'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Shleifer tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shleifer tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shleifer circles away quickly and effectively.
Shleifer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Shleifer moves out of range.
Shleifer moves out of range of the strikes.
Shleifer tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shleifer doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Shleifer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Shleifer pushes Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shleifer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oliveira's face.
Shleifer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Oliveira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shleifer lands a nice knee to the body.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shleifer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oliveira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shleifer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shleifer crunches a lovely knee into Oliveira's ribcage.
Oliveira being controlled against the cage.
Shleifer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oliveira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shleifer looking to throw knees to the head but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Shleifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shleifer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oliveira is trying to maintain a safe position but Shleifer gets an underhook and turns Oliveira into the cage.
Shleifer misses with a knee to the head.
Oliveira is trying to maintain a safe position but Shleifer gets an underhook and turns Oliveira into the cage.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shleifer has him pressed against the cage.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer misses with a knee strike.
Shleifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oliveira tries to break free but Shleifer pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shleifer with a knee to the head.
Oliveira is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shleifer misses with an elbow over the top.
Shleifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shleifer has Oliveira pressed against the cage, preventing Oliveira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shleifer looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shleifer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Andrei Shleifer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for Oliveira to work.
Shleifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oliveira blocks it with crossed arms.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Shleifer has double underhooks.
Rodrigo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shleifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oliveira blocks it with crossed arms.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shleifer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Shleifer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes to the cage accompanied by HINO RUSSO. The key to victory for Sergei Ivanov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ivanov
vs
Rodrigues

180 cm
22
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Leandro Rodrigues has been cut.
Ivanov throws a one two combo.
Rodrigues swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivanov rushes Rodrigues with punches - Rodrigues moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Rodrigues goes down! Ivanov follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Ivanov!
A determined Sergei Ivanov didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Van Chooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooke comes to the cage accompanied by Demigodz - Empire Strikes Back. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Chooke
vs
Gracie

179 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Chooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chooke with a poor takedown

and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chooke!
Chooke is working to get back to half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Royce Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Royce Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borba Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borba Antunes looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Antunes
vs
Maia

180 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
186 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borba Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Antunes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Antunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Antunes shoots in but no luck this time.
Maia fails to land the takedown.

Maia scores with a takedown into Antunes's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Maia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maia trying to control but Antunes is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Demian Maia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Maia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maia tries to stand but can't do so whilst Antunes controls his leg.
Antunes trying to control from the bottom.
Maia trying to control the pace.
Antunes is refusing to be controlled, as Maia sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Demian Maia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Antunes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borba Antunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

Antunes actively working from the bottom here.
Antunes is looking for a sweep. Maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Antunes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Antunes wants to get back to full guard.
Antunes is working hard here to advance position.
Maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Antunes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Demian Maia was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Maia has closed the distance and engaged Antunes in a clinch.
Maia is looking for a takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Antunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maia is defended easily by Antunes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes misses with a wild combination.
Maia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Antunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Antunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maia.
Antunes misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Maia as Antunes shoots in.
Maia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

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

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

Antunes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
Maia shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters circling a little - Maia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Antunes coming out on top.
Antunes throws a series of strikes that have Maia backpedaling.
Maia tries for a takedown but Antunes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Borba Antunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maia.
Maia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antunes.
Antunes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Borba Antunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antunes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Maia.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Maia goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Antunes has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Maia but great work by Antunes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is trying to improve his position.
Maia can't do much from the bottom here.
Maia is pushing Antunes's head away, looking to escape. Antunes manages to hold on to the position though.
Antunes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Antunes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Maia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Antunes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia struggling a bit here.

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

Maia throws Antunes to one side and escapes!
Antunes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antunes loads up on a big right hand but Maia slips the punch.

Maia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Antunes is trying to control Maia's posture but Maia avoids it.

Maia is trying to get an arm triangle but Antunes is defending well.
Antunes is looking to reverse the position.
Antunes wants to get back to his feet.
Maia working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia working the head with strikes.
Antunes throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Maia wants to control but Antunes is keeping him busy.

Maia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maia throwing strikes but Antunes manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Maia shoots in and drives through. Antunes sprawls well.

Antunes closes the distance and clinches.
Antunes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maia tries for a takedown but Antunes manages to get underhooks.

Antunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antunes wants to clinch.
Maia dodges the punch combination from Antunes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antunes tries to clinch up but Maia circles away and keeps his distance.

Maia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Antunes is trying to defend but Maia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Antunes trying to control here.
Antunes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Antunes is trying to stand back up but Maia is controlling him
Maia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Antunes is not content to let Maia control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is concentrating on defense, preventing Maia from advancing position.
Antunes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maia's back!
Antunes doesn't have the hooks in and Maia manages to turn into his guard.
Antunes 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.
Maia is fighting to break Antunes's control of his arms but Antunes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Antunes controls Maia momentarily but Maia frees himself.
Antunes wants to sweep here but Maia controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Antunes wants to stand and escape but Maia is having none of it.
Antunes trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Borba Antunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maia scoring with punches to the head and body.

Antunes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maia defends well.
Demian Maia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Maia manages to pass to side control.

Maia is trying for a kimura here. Antunes looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Maia wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Demian Maia!
An out of breath Demian Maia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Arona
vs
Rua

225 cm
19
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Rua!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Arona shoots in and bounces Rua off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Arona pushing down on Rua's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua is doing well to control the position and prevent Arona from advancing to side control.
Rua is looking to control Arona's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rua avoid being mounted?

Arona is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Arona is working for a kimura but Rua is defending it quite comfortably.

Arona is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arona is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rua has managed to free his arm - good work.

Arona is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

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

Arona is looking for a kimura here.

Arona is trying to work for a kimura but Rua is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arona is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rua defends it well.

Arona wants to work for an arm triangle but Rua is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Arona stops Rua from getting back to his feet.

Arona is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rua sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Arona is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Arona is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rua defends it well.
Rua looks like he's trying to stand up.
Arona wants to pass to mount but Rua is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arona 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.

Arona is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Arona is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rua sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Arona is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rua keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Arona dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arona swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua has a takedown stuffed.
Arona avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Arona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua slaps away a takedown attempt from Arona, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arona swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.

Arona gets tackled into the cage by Rua. Rua maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Arona wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Arona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Arona gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.
Rua effectively controlling the action here.
Arona prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua is pressed up against the cage. Arona has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rua down to the mat. Rua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Rua gets caught napping as Arona dives in and scores a takedown. Rua manages to retain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arona drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rua dives on top into guard.

Rua has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Arona to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Rua is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Arona pulls down on the head and he's put Rua to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ricardo Arona!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filemom Macarenco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balkan Bully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macarenco comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Balkan Bully has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Macarenco
vs
Bully

195 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
26
218 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

SNC Suplementos

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filemom Macarenco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balkan Bully!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bully is looking to clinch but Macarenco is avoiding it.

Bully scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Bully 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.
Bully prevents Macarenco from standing back up.
Bully not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Macarenco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bully is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Macarenco sees it coming and defends easily.

Bully is working for a submission of some sort.

Bully is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Bully is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bully stands up from half guard.

Bully drives through with a takedown into Macarenco's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Bully 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!
Macarenco keeping moving, preventing Bully from controlling successfully.

Bully drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bully jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bully trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Macarenco wants to stand up but Bully is controlling him.
Bully postures up in Macarenco's guard and throws a big left but Macarenco blocks it.
Macarenco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Macarenco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bully thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bully thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macarenco wants to stand and escape but Bully is having none of it.

Bully drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bully jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Macarenco keeping full guard, as Bully tries to pass.
Bully has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bully is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bully prevents Macarenco from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bully drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bully jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Macarenco is looking to stand up but Bully isn't so interested in that idea.

Bully thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bully working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bully wants to control from the top but Macarenco keeps moving.

Bully drops back looking for a leg! Macarenco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Macarenco manages to kick Bully off! Bully jumps back into Macarenco's guard.
Macarenco wants to get back to his feet but Bully is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bully advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Bully seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco is pushing Bully's head away, looking to escape. Bully manages to hold on to the position though.

Bully is working to tighten is grip on Macarenco's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Macarenco has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bully is really squeezing tight and eventually Macarenco passes out! Bully breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Balkan Bully!
A very excited looking Balkan Bully made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck The Great Weasel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Banner
vs
The Great Weasel

180 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
31
179 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck The Great Weasel!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Banner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Great Weasel has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Great Weasel is trying to get back to full guard.
The Great Weasel trying to control here.
The Great Weasel is positioning himself well to prevent Banner advancing to mount.

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

The Great Weasel looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The Great Weasel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Banner pulls his head out easily.
The Great Weasel trying to hold on to Banner's head to control him but Banner postures up.

Banner seems to be working for a kimura but The Great Weasel defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Weasel trying to hold on to Banner's head to control him but Banner postures up.

Banner seems to be working for a kimura but The Great Weasel defends the submission attempt.

Banner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Great Weasel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Banner.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Banner is thwarting The Great Weasel's attempts to control the position.
The Great Weasel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

The Great Weasel has his foot on Banner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banner works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner is working hard here to advance position.
Banner postures up.

The Great Weasel pushes a forearm under Banner's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Banner is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buck The Great Weasel! Buck The Great Weasel retains his welterweight title!