BFC 24 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Antonovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Santana
vs
Antonovich

191 cm
24
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

210 cm
26
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joel Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Antonovich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Santana.

It looks like Ivan Antonovich has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy body kick from Antonovich
and Santana scores with a counter punch that sends Antonovich to the canvas! Santana smells blood - he's punishing Antonovich with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Antonovich has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Santana!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Temitope Obama is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Johnson
vs
Obama

160 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
19
141 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Temitope Obama!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Obama slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson throws a right hand that Obama ducks under and follows up with a left that Obama also avoids with ease.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Obama counters with a nice body kick.
Matt Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama misses with a few strikes there.
Obama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Obama. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Obama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Obama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body kick there by Obama.
Obama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Obama thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Obama counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Obama lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook. Obama ducked under it nicely.
Obama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Obama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Obama misses with a wild combination.
Obama misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Obama.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Obama blocks a jab.
Obama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obama cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obama jabs at Johnson's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Obama avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson looks to land a combination but Obama avoids it well.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Obama counters with a right hand to the body.
Obama sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Obama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Obama misses with the combination.
Obama jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Obama misses with a two punch combination.
Obama lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Obama is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Obama stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Obama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Obama.
Obama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Obama counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.

Johnson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Obama counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Obama to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obama goes for a small jab and connects. Now Obama goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Johnson stumbles back but Obama runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Johnson to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Johnson will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Temitope Obama!
Temitope Obama decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle's entrance music is Here comes the BOOM!. A fine choice. Sanchez has chosen Bitch Dont kill My Vibe as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kyle
vs
Sanchez

195 cm
24
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Tends to cut

Mango Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Kyle!
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, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Kyle.

Kyle shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanchez's guard.

Sanchez is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kyle throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sanchez's body to avoid the submission. Sanchez has instead reached around Kyle's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sanchez arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diego Sanchez!
A victorious Diego Sanchez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Cowherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Swimming Pools. Brian Cowherd is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hernandez
vs
Cowherd

190 cm
25
279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Cowherd!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez fails with the takedown

and Cowherd counters with a beautiful punch that sends Hernandez to the canvas!

It looks like Felix Hernandez has been cut.
Hernandez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cowherd.
Cowherd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.

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

Cowherd looking for a guillotine here but Hernandez defends easily.
Hernandez landing some decent shots from guard.
Hernandez landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cowherd escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hernandez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cowherd 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.
Hernandez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cowherd's head.

Cowherd working for a triangle but Hernandez defends it easily.

Hernandez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cowherd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hernandez has managed to get both his arms back between Cowherd's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hernandez lands a couple of elbows.
Hernandez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Cowherd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hernandez is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hernandez cracks Cowherd with a solid left hand.

Cowherd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hernandez defends it easily.

Cowherd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hernandez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Cowherd has his foot on Hernandez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hernandez works his way back into a safe position though.

Cowherd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hernandez scoring with punches to the head and body.

Cowherd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hernandez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez landing some decent shots from guard.
Hernandez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cowherd has momentary wrist control but Hernandez slips an elbow through the middle.
Hernandez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hernandez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Cowherd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hernandez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cowherd's head.
Hernandez is working Cowherd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hernandez with a nice head shot there.
Cowherd is trying to keep Hernandez in close.

Cowherd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hernandez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Cowherd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hernandez is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez works over Cowherd with some ground and pound from guard.
Hernandez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cowherd is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez connects with a couple of short punches.
Hernandez landing with the ground and pound.
Hernandez working some strikes from top position.

Cowherd looking for a guillotine here but Hernandez defends easily.
Hernandez working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernandez scoring with some ground and pound.
Hernandez cracks Cowherd with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Cowherd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Hernandez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hernandez has his takedown stuffed
and Cowherd counters with a straight right hand.
Hernandez dives in and grabs Cowherd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cowherd pushes down on Hernandez's head and hops out.

Cowherd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cowherd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hernandez takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cowherd gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cowherd dips a shoulder and cracks Hernandez with a mighty uppercut! Hernandez falls back against the cage and Cowherd unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hernandez is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cowherd screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Cowherd!
Felix Hernandez spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks my coaches for the training congratulations to the winner '.

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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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrick Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrick Fitzgerald is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Thompson
vs
Fitzgerald

180 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
135 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benjamin Thompson!
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, Rodrick Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot

and Fitzgerald counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thompson won't be happy with that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thompson tries to buck Fitzgerald off but Fitzgerald is having none of it.

Fitzgerald wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thompson, who protects the arm well.

Fitzgerald working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Thompson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fitzgerald off and has taken his back!
Fitzgerald is trying to break free.

Thompson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fitzgerald is defending well though. Thompson let's go of the attempt for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson is hanging on to Fitzgerald's back as he tries to escape.
Fitzgerald tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Fitzgerald tries to improve his position but Thompson has taken his back! Thompson has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Fitzgerald tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Thompson pushes Fitzgerald away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Benjamin Thompson!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Valentin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem feat. Ludacris - Second Chance. Goran Lovric has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lovric
vs
Valentin

170 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

GRAND Royal Wear

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lovric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valentin.
Valentin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lovric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valentin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lovric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Lovric.
Lovric will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lovric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lovric misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lovric throws a series of punches but Valentin moves out of range.
Lovric looks to land a combination but Valentin avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lovric.

It looks like Ricardo Valentin has been cut.
Valentin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lovric.
Some wild striking there from Lovric.
Lovric misses with a combination
and Valentin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lovric misses with a two punch combination.
Lovric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lovric tries to bum rush Valentin with a series of wild strikes but Valentin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lovric throws a nice looking combination but Valentin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lovric throws a series of punches but Valentin moves out of range.
A punch combination from Lovric misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valentin circles away quickly and effectively.
Valentin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lovric throws out the jab.
Lovric throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valentin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lovric throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lovric misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goran Lovric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Lovric both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Lovric - just one landing.
Lovric misses with a few strikes there.
Lovric throws a right hand that Valentin ducks under and follows up with a left that Valentin also avoids with ease.
Valentin avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovric swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valentin counters with an inside leg kick.
Lovric misses with a combination
and Valentin counters with a leg kick.
Lovric will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lovric throws a series of punches but Valentin avoids them all with ease.
Lovric misses with a double jab.
Lovric misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Lovric. Those never looked like landing.
Lovric throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valentin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lovric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valentin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lovric swinging wildly here.
Lovric falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valentin counters with an outside leg kick.
Lovric scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Valentin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lovric.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovric fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Lovric misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goran Lovric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Valentin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Valentin avoids the head kick by Lovric.

Lovric gets the takedown into side control.

Lovric is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valentin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lovric throwing shots but missing, from side control.

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

Lovric wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valentin, who protects the arm well.
Valentin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lovric tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lovric has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lovric working the ground and pound but Valentin is defending the strikes.
Valentin dodges the ground and pound from Lovric.

Lovric thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lovric tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lovric wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valentin, who protects the arm well.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lovric is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Valentin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lovric is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Valentin looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lovric gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Valentin is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lovric lets go of the hold and Valentin can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Goran Lovric!
Goran Lovric took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks you fans. I'm ready to realy MMA fights against the best fighters in BFC!. I'm be the best. Thanks!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chrisoff Lebene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebene comes to the cage accompanied by Go to Sleep-Eminem. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lebene
vs
Wood

176 cm
21
178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chrisoff Lebene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Wood!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lebene closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wood's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Lebene thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lebene controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lebene forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Lebene seems content to control.
Wood taking some punishment here, with Lebene in his half guard.
Lebene slips a nice elbow through Wood's hands, connecting with Wood's forehead.
Lebene is trying to control. Wood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebene is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood is in a horrible position here. Lebene smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wood is trying to stand up.
Lebene putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Wood is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebene postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Wood bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Lebene and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chrisoff Lebene!
After the fight, Chrisoff Lebene was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ned Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Dicaprio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein comes to the cage accompanied by 'Mama Said Knock You Out' by LL Cool J. Dicaprio has chosen U.O.E.N.O as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gein
vs
Leonardo Dicaprio

194 cm
26
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ned Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Dicaprio !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dicaprio checks a low kick from Gein.

Gein throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dicaprio was covering up waiting for the punch and Gein finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dicaprio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gein works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gein throwing shots but Dicaprio is blocking nicely.
Dicaprio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Gein 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.
Gein not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Gein in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dicaprio tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gein!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ned Gein!
A victorious Ned Gein thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Leonardo Dicaprio spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck hats off to the winner'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice has chosen Last Resort-Papa Roach as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. King Kong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kong
vs
Slice

225 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

164 cm
25
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdullah Slice!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice misses with a series of wild punches.
Kong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slice finds it's way round the side to connect with Kong's head.
Slice throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
Slice tries to bum rush Kong with a series of wild strikes but Kong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kong.
Kong misses with a head kick.
Slice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slice throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kong tries for a takedown but Slice circles away easily

and Slice counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kong keeps control of Slice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kong is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Slice to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Kong is fighting off a takedown attempt but Slice is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kong to the mat. Kong regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Slice stops Kong from standing up.
Kong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slice.
Kong controls Slice momentarily but Slice frees himself.
Kong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kong wants to sweep but no luck.
Slice trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Slice throws a big right hand that misses.
Slice working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kong's head.
Slice sitting in guard here, content to control.
Slice chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong is trying to keep Slice in close.
Kong 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.
Kong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws a big right hand that misses.
Slice wants to control from the top but Kong keeps moving.
Kong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slice controls the pace.
Kong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slice is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kong misses with a takedown attempt
and Slice counters with a two punch combo.
Slice blocks a head kick by Kong.
Slice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slice swinging wildly here.
Slice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kong forces Slice back against the cage and clinches.
Kong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kong is stalling here.

Kong jumps guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Kong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Slice not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kong is looking to stand up but Slice isn't so interested in that idea.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kong misses with a double jab
and Slice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Slice is just out of range.
Slice stuffs the takedown attempt from Kong. Kong gets slowly back to his feet.
Slice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slice as he jumps to the side.
Slice lands a body shot.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Kong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slice is fending him off so far but Kong persists. Nope, Slice circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kong swings widly with a right hand
and Slice counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slice is fending him off so far but Kong persists. Nope, Slice circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slice tries to bum rush Kong with a series of wild strikes but Kong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slice misses with a series of wild punches.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Slice.
Slice lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Slice misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
Kong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdullah Slice seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Slice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slice is stalling in the full guard.
Slice throws an elbow that misses. Kong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slice's guard. Nice move by Kong!
Slice wants to stand and escape but Kong is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Abdullah Slice was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Slice throws a right hand that Kong ducks under and follows up with a left that Kong also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kong slips a jab and a cross from Slice.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
Kong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
Kong fails with the takedown
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings Kong.
Kong tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Kong shoots in for a double leg but Slice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A clash of legs there as Kong blocks the low kick.
Slice misses with a wild combination.
Slice thuds a left hand into Kong's body.
King Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Slice. Those never looked like landing.
Slice misses with a few strikes there.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Kong moves into range and clinches up with Slice.
Slice prevents a takedown attempt there.

Kong jumps guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Slice decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kong, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong tries to clinch but Slice is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Slice misses with a two punch combination.

Kong 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.
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kong.
Kong wanted to stand there but Slice had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. King Kong wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slice digs a good body shot into Kong's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Slice shoots in and gets a takedown into Kong's guard.
Slice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kong tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kong looking for a triangle here. Slice is fighting it but it looks tight! Kong pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Slice is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). King Kong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kesigan Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weidman comes to the cage accompanied by dmx. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Weidman
vs
Boyka

188 cm
25
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kesigan Weidman!
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, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boyka rushes Weidman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Weidman drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boyka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Weidman has his foot on Boyka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boyka works his way back into a safe position though.
Weidman has a closed guard, preventing Boyka from standing up.

Weidman is working an open guard so Boyka takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boyka.
Weidman fails with an attempt to clinch.

Boyka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weidman missing with knees to the body.

Boyka breaks from the clinch.
Weidman blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Weidman is looking to clinch but Boyka is avoiding it.
Weidman tries to clinch
and Boyka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidman tries to clinch up
and Boyka counters with a nice uppercut.

Boyka clinches up with Weidman and pushes him back against the cage.
Boyka managing to block the knees to the body from Weidman.
Boyka is looking to break free of the clinch but Weidman has double underhooks.
Boyka avoiding damage as Weidman throws knees to the body.
Weidman missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boyka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boyka jumps guard but Weidman stands there with Boyka around his waist. Boyka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Weidman landing knees to the body.
Weidman misses with a knee strike.
Weidman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boyka avoids it.
Weidman has had enough of the clinch but Boyka keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weidman tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyka avoids the damage to the body.
Weidman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Weidman missing with knees to the body.
Weidman tries to break free but Boyka pushes him back against the cage.

Weidman gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Weidman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boyka is just riding it out for now. Weidman eventually gives up the hold.

Weidman is trying to work for a kimura but Boyka is defending well.
Weidman is breathing heavily.

Weidman 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka controlling the position for now.

Boyka makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Weidman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boyka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weidman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Weidman doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyka circles away.

Boyka instigates a clinch.

Boyka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weidman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boyka circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Weidman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Boyka rushes Weidman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Boyka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Boyka clinches with his opponent.
Boyka keeps control of Weidman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boyka avoiding damage as Weidman throws knees to the body.

Boyka manages to break the clinch.
Yuri Boyka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Boyka forces Weidman back against the cage and clinches.
Boyka avoiding damage as Weidman throws knees to the body.
Weidman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boyka smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kesigan Weidman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weidman closes the distance but Boyka moves to the side
and Boyka counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Boyka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Weidman tries to keep at a distance but Boyka has taken the fight into the clinch.

Boyka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weidman tries to move into range but Boyka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Weidman blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Weidman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Boyka clinches up with Weidman and pushes him back against the cage.

Boyka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weidman moves to clinch but Boyka breaks away
and Boyka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weidman tries to clinch up but Boyka circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weidman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Boyka counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka leaves Weidman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Weidman moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidman tries to clinch but Boyka is having none of it.
Weidman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weidman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boyka connects with the punch.

Weidman is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weidman is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Boyka Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Weidman is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yuri Boyka!
A relieved looking Yuri Boyka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.