PC 1 - Straw vs Faria PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spartan Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Kevin Rudolf - In the City as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chuteboxe
vs
Harris

200 cm
27
260 lbs
6 - 16 - 0

200 cm
28
250 lbs
5 - 16 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 16 - 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 5 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Chuteboxe.
Harris avoids the head kick by Chuteboxe.
A left and a right from Chuteboxe both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Frank Harris has been cut.
Chuteboxe throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Crunch! Chuteboxe slams his shin into Harris's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chuteboxe throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Chuteboxe slips the punch.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Chuteboxe counters with a head kick that drops Harris to the mat! Harris scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
OH! Harris has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Chuteboxe smells blood and charges in for the finish! Chuteboxe unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Harris sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Spartan Chuteboxe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mighty Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes into the arena with Funkist-Snow Fairy blaring out of the sound system. Joao Dos Santos looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Dos Santos
vs
Vlad

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Dos Santos!
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, Mighty Vlad!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dos Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vlad stops Dos Santos from standing up.
Dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vlad won't allow Dos Santos to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos throwing short punches from the bottom.
Dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vlad is one step ahead there.
Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Vlad isn't so interested in that idea.

Vlad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dos Santos, up you get!

Vlad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vlad stops Dos Santos from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vlad decides to stand up.

Vlad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is pushing Vlad's head away, looking to escape. Vlad manages to hold on to the position though.
Vlad lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Vlad working the body and head with strikes.
Dos Santos can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vlad stands up and beckons Dos Santos to his feet.

Vlad closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dos Santos's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos trying to control the position.
Vlad passes Dos Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vlad is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vlad tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up here but Vlad is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dos Santos wants to control but Vlad is keeping busy.
Vlad perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mighty Vlad.

Vlad manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dos Santos on his heels. He'll look to pass Dos Santos's guard now, I'm sure.
Vlad stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos.
Vlad is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Vlad has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vlad stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Vlad from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mighty Vlad was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Vlad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dos Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vlad.
Vlad is staying tight to Dos Santos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Vlad working away.
Dos Santos regains half guard.
Dos Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.

Vlad decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Dos Santos shoots and misses

so Vlad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos controls Vlad momentarily but Vlad frees himself.

Vlad gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Vlad instigates a clinch.
Vlad prevents the takedown attempt.
Dos Santos tries to stall but Vlad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Vlad jumps guard and drags Dos Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos passes Vlad's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dos Santos drops an elbow to the side of Vlad's head.
Vlad tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
Dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Vlad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dos Santos pulls his head out easily.

Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vlad is looking for a sweep. Dos Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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!
Vlad looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vlad defending well though.

Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Vlad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos is stalling here. Vlad is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dos Santos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vlad has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Vlad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Vlad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dos Santos down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vlad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vlad lands a nice forearm strike.
Vlad working away.
Vlad wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Vlad connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dos Santos some visible discomfort.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Vlad is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mighty Vlad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Vlad circles away and keeps his distance.
Vlad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.

Vlad has managed to clinch.

Vlad has hold of one of Dos Santos's legs. Dos Santos is fighting the takedown attempt but Vlad gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Vlad throws a big right hand that misses.
Vlad is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vlad is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vlad is working Dos Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Vlad from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vlad might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dos Santos kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mighty Vlad wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Vlad circles away.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Vlad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad stands up over Dos Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vlad controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vlad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vlad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard but Vlad passes into half guard.
Mighty Vlad has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos is looking to get back to full guard here but Vlad has managed to pass to side control instead.
Vlad tries to advance to mount but Dos Santos denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad slows the pace down.
Dos Santos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vlad just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Dos Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad grinds an elbow into Dos Santos's temple.

Vlad has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Dos Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vlad scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dos Santos has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Vlad should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dos Santos has tightened it up now! Vlad should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joao Dos Santos!
Joao Dos Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

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

Anakin
vs
Storm

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darth Anakin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Storm!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anakin tries to sprawl but Storm drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anakin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Storm is pressing down on Anakin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anakin is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Storm seems content to control.
Storm passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Anakin!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm controlling his opponent.
Storm postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anakin looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm lands with some strikes.
Storm punishing his opponent with strikes.
Storm looking to control and managing it successfully.
Storm lands a big shot there that rocks Anakin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Anakin is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Storm.
Oh Anakin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Storm lands a big elbow - Anakin is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Anakin is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mac Storm!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arwind Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josue Rougerio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arwind Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Santos
vs
Rougerio

193 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

190 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Dimestar Athletics & Laundry

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arwind Santos!
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, Josue Rougerio!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rougerio tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos wants to clinch.
Rougerio wants to clinch.
Rougerio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!

Santos forces Rougerio back against the cage and clinches.

Rougerio breaks from the clinch.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Rougerio shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.

Santos forces Rougerio back against the cage and clinches.
Rougerio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arwind Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josue Rougerio.
Rougerio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Rougerio on that attempt.
Rougerio dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on Rougerio's head and hops out.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Rougerio pushes him off.
Santos tries to clinch up but Rougerio circles away and keeps his distance.
Rougerio misses with the combination.
Rougerio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rougerio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rougerio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Rougerio.

Santos dives in and scores a takedown into Rougerio's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Rougerio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rougerio looks winded!
Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Rougerio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rougerio is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos passes Rougerio's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Rougerio looking for submissions off his back.
Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos thows a huge punch but Rougerio dodges it nicely.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Rougerio throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos passes to full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rougerio because Santos loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rougerio with a lazy takedown attempt

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.

It looks like Josue Rougerio has been cut.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rougerio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Santos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rougerio defends it well.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rougerio defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rougerio sees it coming and defends easily.
Rougerio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santos is working away from the top position though.

Rougerio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rougerio is breathing heavily.
Santos stops Rougerio from getting back to his feet.

Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Rougerio is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Santos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Santos punching from mount but Rougerio doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Santos trying to control but Rougerio is having none of it.
Rougerio tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos thowing shots but they're missing.
Rougerio is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.

Santos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rougerio turns into him and now he's in Santos's guard.

Santos pushes Rougerio off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rougerio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santos controlling from mount.
Santos seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Rougerio is holding on tight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos trying to control but Rougerio is having none of it.
Santos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arwind Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josue Rougerio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos closes the distance and clinches.

Santos breaks the clinch.

Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos avoiding damage as Rougerio throws knees to the body.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Rougerio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rougerio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rougerio closes the distance looking to clinch

and Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rougerio won't be happy with that.
Santos works to advance to full mount. Rougerio defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos looking to finish with strikes here!
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rougerio can do to turn this around?
Rougerio wants to control but Santos is having none of it.
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.

Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Rougerio is having none of it.
Rougerio is trying desperately to improve position.
Santos thowing shots but they're missing.
Rougerio wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santos.
Arwind Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rougerio wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santos is looking to work his way around to Rougerio's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Santos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rougerio?
Santos misses with a head shot.
Rougerio reaches up to try and control the position but Santos seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Rougerio rolls and tries to escape and now Santos has his back!

Santos has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rougerio has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Rougerio is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rougerio covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Santos is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Santos working for the choke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos controlling the position well here. Rougerio rolled but Santos kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Santos controlling well, preventing Rougerio from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rougerio defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
You can see the frustration on Rougerio's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes.
Rougerio controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Santos is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rougerio defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos keeps control of the position as Rougerio tries to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arwind Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arwind Santos!
Arwind Santos gave a mention to Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Natan Wille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Alberto De Nobrega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wille might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wille
vs
Alberto De Nobrega

185 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

170 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Dimestar Athletics & Laundry

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 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Natan Wille!
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, Carlos Alberto De Nobrega!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Nobrega looks to land a right hand but Wille moved out of range.
Wille fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Nobrega avoids it really well and circles away.

De Nobrega cracks Wille with a big right hand and Wille goes down!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wille escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Nobrega gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wille wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De Nobrega wants to stand but Wille is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wille is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Nobrega content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Nobrega wanted to stand there but Wille had control of the position.

De Nobrega avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wille on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wille tries to get out of the position.
Wille tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Nobrega wants to stand but Wille is controlling his posture from full guard.

Wille escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Nobrega gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Nobrega trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wille's guard.
De Nobrega sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wille managing to control the position.

Wille looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wille has control of De Nobrega's left arm, preventing De Nobrega from doing any damage.
De Nobrega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wille. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

De Nobrega avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wille is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Nobrega is aware though and is defending well.
De Nobrega controlling from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Wille had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Nobrega defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Nobrega trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wille's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wille striking off his back but it's not causing De Nobrega any problems.
Wille tries to strike from the bottom.
De Nobrega is looking to stand up but Wille won't let him.
Wille wants to sweep here but De Nobrega controlling him for the moment.
De Nobrega trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wille's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Nobrega trying to control but Wille is working from the bottom.
Wille has a closed guard, preventing De Nobrega from standing up.

Wille working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Nobrega doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Nobrega manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wille holds on and takes a little breather.
De Nobrega wanted to stand there but Wille had control of the position.
Wille lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Nobrega!
De Nobrega wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wille looking to control but De Nobrega is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Nobrega is looking to improve his position but Wille isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wille looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Wille wants to finish this one by submission but De Nobrega is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wille.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wille working the ground and pound effectively.

Wille jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but De Nobrega manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wille connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Nobrega some visible discomfort.
Wille lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Wille tries for a kimura but De Nobrega is defending well.
Wille in side control lands a decent elbow.
De Nobrega is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Natan Wille dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wille shoots for a takedown but De Nobrega saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wille slips under a jab from De Nobrega.
Natan Wille seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wille looks for a takedown but De Nobrega sprawls well.
De Nobrega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Nobrega misses with an uppercut. Wille saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for De Nobrega.

Wille is rocked!
De Nobrega loads up on a big right hand but Wille slips the punch.
Oh Wille is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wille uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Nobrega.
A slow jab from De Nobrega misses its intended target.
De Nobrega loads up on a big right hand but Wille slips the punch.
Wille misses with a takedown attempt
and De Nobrega counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Alberto De Nobrega!

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Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sharp Straw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria has chosen Stevie B - Spring Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Straw
vs
Faria

175 cm
28
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
154 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Dimestar Athletics & Laundry

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sharp Straw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria wants to clinch up but Straw keeps it at a distance.
Faria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Straw 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.

Faria is defending against the submission attempts here by Straw.

Straw is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Faria doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Straw.

Straw is looking for a kimura but Faria is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Straw to get the leverage.

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

Straw is trying to work for a kimura but Faria is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Faria is defending against the submission attempts here by Straw.

Straw seems to be working for a kimura but Faria defends the submission attempt.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sharp Straw!