Coyotile 54:Real Deal PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Calderwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pacquaio
vs
Calderwood

170 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
143 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Pacquaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Calderwood!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderwood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pacquaio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calderwood wants to counter the offense by Pacquaio and move into the clinch position.
Calderwood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calderwood blocks a head kick by Pacquaio.
Calderwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pacquaio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacquaio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Calderwood wants to clinch up but Pacquaio keeps it at a distance.
Manny Pacquaio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calderwood shoots in for a takedown but Pacquaio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Calderwood with a poor takedown
letting Pacquaio counter with a right hand.
Manny Pacquaio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Calderwood.
Calderwood takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Pacquaio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Calderwood is trying to defend but Pacquaio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Calderwood trying to control from the bottom.
Calderwood is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderwood trying to control from the bottom.
Calderwood gets full guard.
Calderwood doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Calderwood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Calderwood trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Pacquaio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Calderwood sprawls well initially but Pacquaio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pacquaio is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pacquaio stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Calderwood to get to his feet.
Pacquaio misses with a body kick.
Pacquaio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calderwood defends it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Calderwood.
Jab by Calderwood.
Calderwood slaps away a takedown attempt from Pacquaio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Calderwood scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pacquaio has closed the distance and engaged Calderwood in a clinch.
Pacquaio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calderwood wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquaio won't allow it.
Calderwood tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pacquaio swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Calderwood jumps into guard, dragging Pacquaio to the mat.

Calderwood looking for a guillotine here but Pacquaio defends easily.

Pacquaio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquaio stops Calderwood from standing up.
Pacquaio preventing the sweep.
Calderwood trying to control the position.
Calderwood is looking to sweep but instead, Pacquaio has passed into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacquaio stalling away here and it's allowed Calderwood to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacquaio 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.

Calderwood clinches.
Pacquaio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Pacquaio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacquaio misses with the combination.
Pacquaio throws a series of punches but Calderwood avoids them all with ease.
Manny Pacquaio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calderwood tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pacquaio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquaio throws a big counter combination but Calderwood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Calderwood throws a head kick but Pacquaio moves out of range.
Calderwood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquaio sprawls well. Pacquaio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calderwood gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquaio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Calderwood does no damage.
Pacquaio throws a sloppy head kick and Calderwood moves out of range easily.
Calderwood doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquaio circles away.
Manny Pacquaio is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquaio throws a combination that misses

and Calderwood counters by clinching up.
Pacquaio is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pacquaio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calderwood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Calderwood dodges an elbow strike from Pacquaio.
Pacquaio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Calderwood is keeping busy.
Pacquaio taking a breather.
Pacquaio is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Calderwood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pacquaio has Calderwood pressed against the ropes, preventing Calderwood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Calderwood gets control of Pacquaio's arms and successfully pulls guard. Calderwood will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Calderwood looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderwood looking to control but Pacquaio passes into half guard.
Pacquaio is thwarting Calderwood's attempts to control the position.
Pacquaio prevents Calderwood from improving his position.
Pacquaio tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderwood regains full guard. Nicely done.
Calderwood wants to stand but Pacquaio is controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pacquaio darts in looking for a takedown but Calderwood gets double underhooks and turns Pacquaio into the ropes.
Calderwood connects with a nice looking jab.
Calderwood throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pacquaio's head.
Calderwood tries to clinch there but Pacquaio circles away.
Calderwood fails to land the takedown.
Manny Pacquaio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Calderwood.
Calderwood shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquaio tries to sprawl out of it but Calderwood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Pacquaio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacquaio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calderwood can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Calderwood moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Calderwood jumps guard but Pacquaio turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Calderwood wants to stall.
Calderwood trying to stall but Pacquaio improves his position.

Pacquaio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacquaio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Calderwood feints and as Pacquaio raises his hands in defense, Calderwood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Calderwood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Pacquaio is working an open guard so Calderwood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Calderwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pacquaio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calderwood shoots in but Pacquaio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Calderwood swinging wildly here.
Pacquaio looks to land a combination but Calderwood avoids it well.
Calderwood goes for a double leg but Pacquaio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Pacquaio continues to drive forward.
Calderwood fails to land with a series of punches.

Pacquaio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Calderwood was covering up waiting for the punch and Pacquaio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Calderwood wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquaio controlling from the top position.
Pacquaio tries to stand but Calderwood is controlling from the bottom.
Calderwood thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Calderwood is trying to hold Pacquaio in close to prevent damage but Pacquaio has managed to pass into half guard.
Calderwood trying to control but Pacquaio postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Calderwood moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Calderwood looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Calderwood dives in and grabs Pacquaio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquaio pushes down on Calderwood's head and hops out.
Manny Pacquaio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Calderwood.

Calderwood forces Pacquaio back against the ropes and clinches.
Calderwood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calderwood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pacquaio avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquaio throws an elbow but it misses.
Calderwood tries to break free but Pacquaio pushes him back against the ropes.
Pacquaio looking to slow down the pace here.
Pacquaio stops a takedown attempt from Calderwood.
Calderwood wants to break free but Pacquaio has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pacquaio as Calderwood tries to tie him up.
Calderwood looking to stall.
Pacquaio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Calderwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacquaio shoots in looking for a takedown but Calderwood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pacquaio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pacquaio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calderwood circles away quickly and effectively.
Calderwood tries to clinch there but Pacquaio circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Calderwood bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Calderwood has an Americana. Pacquaio didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Calderwood is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Calderwood hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jon Calderwood!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zubair Tukhugov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Cozard Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tukhugov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ed Sheeran – I See Fire. Cozard Jr has chosen Kid Rock- You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tukhugov
vs
Cozard Jr

179 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
27
190 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

GREEN!160
Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zubair Tukhugov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Cozard Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozard Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tukhugov.
Cozard Jr misses with an uppercut. Tukhugov saw that one coming.
Tukhugov connects with a jab.
Cozard Jr misses with a double jab.
A big left from Cozard Jr misses.
Cozard Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Zubair Tukhugov has been cut.

Tukhugov clinches up against the ropes.
Cozard Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tukhugov has him pressed against the ropes.
Cozard Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Tukhugov has double underhooks.
Cozard Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tukhugov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tukhugov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tukhugov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tukhugov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozard Jr can't break the clinch.
Tukhugov taking a breather.
Tukhugov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tukhugov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tukhugov pushes off an throws an elbow but Cozard Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cozard Jr.
Tukhugov lands with a right to the head.

Tukhugov breaks the clinch.
Tukhugov misses with a leg kick
and Cozard Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tukhugov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tukhugov walks into a left hand.

Tukhugov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cozard Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Tukhugov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tukhugov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tukhugov digs a right hand into Cozard Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cozard Jr's gas tank.
Cozard Jr can't break the clinch.
Cozard Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cozard Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tukhugov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tukhugov misses with a punch on the inside.

Cozard Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tukhugov throws a lazy right hand but Cozard Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cozard Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cozard Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tukhugov looks to throw the jab but Cozard Jr is out of range.
Nice cross by Tukhugov.
Cozard Jr scores with a nice strike.
Cozard Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tukhugov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Cozard Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tukhugov works the jab nicely.
No luck for Cozard Jr with that takedown attempt.
Tukhugov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Tukhugov closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tukhugov.
Tukhugov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cozard Jr tries to circle away but Tukhugov has him pinned against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozard Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Cozard Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Tukhugov.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tukhugov throws an elbow but misses.
Cozard Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tukhugov lands an elbow inside that Cozard Jr shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cozard Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cozard Jr blocking some punches.
Tukhugov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tukhugov tries a body shot but Cozard Jr blocks it.
Cozard Jr is trying to break the clinch but Tukhugov is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zubair Tukhugov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zubair Tukhugov's cut.
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.

Tukhugov throws a looping overhand right but Cozard Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Tukhugov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cozard Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Tukhugov.

Cozard Jr shoots in and bounces Tukhugov off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Cozard Jr throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tukhugov has control of Cozard Jr's left arm, preventing Cozard Jr from doing any damage.
Cozard Jr throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozard Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tukhugov has his hands on Cozard Jr's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cozard Jr is in close to Tukhugov's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tukhugov wants to sweep but no luck.
Tukhugov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cozard Jr throwing strikes from guard but Tukhugov blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tukhugov moves out of range as Cozard Jr strikes.
Tukhugov is looking to clinch but Cozard Jr is avoiding it.
It seemed like Cozard Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tukhugov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tukhugov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cozard Jr can do to turn this around?
Tukhugov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cozard Jr.
Tukhugov looks to land a right hand but Cozard Jr moved out of range.
Tukhugov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cozard Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Tukhugov.
Tukhugov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cozard Jr's head backwards.
Tukhugov doesn't manage to clinch there - Cozard Jr circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Tukhugov as Cozard Jr shoots in.
Tukhugov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cozard Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cozard Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zubair Tukhugov is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov moves out of range of the strikes.
Tukhugov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tukhugov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tukhugov.
Zubair Tukhugov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cozard Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tukhugov.
Cozard Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cozard Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tukhugov but Tukhugov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tukhugov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cozard Jr is just out of range.
Cozard Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tukhugov.
Cozard Jr takes one to the chin there.
Cozard Jr throws the left hand but Tukhugov avoids the punch easily.
As Cozard Jr backs away, Tukhugov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tukhugov cracks a nice hook into Cozard Jr's ribs.
Nice jab there from Tukhugov.
Tukhugov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tukhugov cracks Cozard Jr with a good jab.
Tukhugov misses with a body shot.
Tukhugov moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cozard Jr checks a leg kick.
Cozard Jr misses with a hook. Tukhugov ducked under it nicely.
Cozard Jr dips to his left and cracks Tukhugov with an uppercut!
Tukhugov motions for Cozard Jr to come forward. Tukhugov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tukhugov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cozard Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cozard Jr.
Zubair Tukhugov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Cozard Jr.

Cozard Jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tukhugov is looking for a sweep.
Tukhugov is trying to control Cozard Jr's posture but Cozard Jr avoids it.
Cozard Jr looks up at the clock and then as Tukhugov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cozard Jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Zubair Tukhugov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zubair Tukhugov's cut.
That's time! Tukhugov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tukhugov looks to land a combination. Cozard Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tukhugov connects with a body shot that sends Cozard Jr's belly button to the back.
Tukhugov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cozard Jr under the eye.
Tukhugov moves in looking to clinch but Cozard Jr pushes him off.
Tukhugov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cozard Jr manages to avoid it.
Cozard Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tukhugov is fending him off so far but Cozard Jr persists. Nope, Tukhugov circles away and we're back to standing.
Tukhugov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tukhugov loads up on a big right hand but Cozard Jr slips the punch.
Cozard Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tukhugovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cozard Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Tukhugov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tukhugov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tukhugov misses with a wild combination.
Cozard Jr tries to bum rush Tukhugov with a series of wild strikes but Tukhugov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Tukhugov misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cozard Jr cracks Tukhugov with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Tukhugov misses
and Cozard Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tukhugov misses with a straight right.
Cozard Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tukhugov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cozard Jr throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Tukhugov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tukhugov misses with a hook to the body
and Cozard Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tukhugov jabs at Cozard Jr's body.
Tukhugov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tukhugov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cozard Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tukhugov is fending him off so far but Cozard Jr persists. Nope, Tukhugov circles away and we're back to standing.
Zubair Tukhugov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Cozard Jr.
Tukhugov wants to clinch.
Tukhugov wants to clinch up but Cozard Jr keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Cozard Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tukhugov throws a hook to the side of Cozard Jr's head but Cozard Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tukhugov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tukhugov duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tukhugov cracks Cozard Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cozard Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tukhugov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozard Jr with a jab.
No joy there for Cozard Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cozard Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tukhugov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cozard Jr somewhat.
Cozard Jr misses with a looping right.
Tukhugov scores with a decent looking hook.
Cozard Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Tukhugov gets double underhooks and turns Cozard Jr into the ropes.
Tukhugov wants to slow Cozard Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Cozard Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cozard Jr is defended easily by Tukhugov.
Tukhugov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cozard Jr.
Tukhugov scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozard Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cozard Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cozard Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tukhugov tries to work over Cozard Jr's front leg with a kick but Cozard Jr checks it.
Cozard Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tukhugov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cozard Jr moves away.
Zubair Tukhugov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tukhugov wants to slow Cozard Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Cozard Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cozard Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cozard Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Cozard Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cozard Jr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tukhugov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cozard Jr's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tukhugov has Cozard Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tukhugov is on top in guard.

Cozard Jr wants to sweep here but Tukhugov controlling him for the moment.
Cozard Jr wants to hit a switch here but Tukhugov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cozard Jr there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Zubair Tukhugov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tukhugov, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zubair Tukhugov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Zubair Tukhugov waved his t-shirt featuring Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mau Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes to the ring accompanied by Humildade -Banda Graffith. Mau Cherry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cherry
vs
Tate

168 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mau Cherry!
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, Rico Tate!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate moves out of range of the leg kick from Cherry.
Tate tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cherry throws a combination that misses

and Tate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tate.

Tate drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cherry manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tate has Cherry in his guard.

Tate pulls Cherry in to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cherry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cherry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tate is trying to control the position but Cherry postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry tries to stand but Tate is controlling from the bottom.
Tate controls Cherry momentarily but Cherry frees himself.
Cherry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tate is trying to hold Cherry in close to prevent damage but Cherry has managed to pass into half guard.
Tate trying to get back to full guard but Cherry takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cherry wants to get back to his feet but Tate is holding on tight.
Tate is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cherry is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Cherry throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
Tate drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cherry defends it well.
Cherry misses with the combination.
Tate changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cherry misses with a two punch combination.
Tate tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cherry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tate wants to counter with a clinch but Cherry pushes him away.
Cherry misses with a series of wild punches.
Cherry throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cherry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate wants to counter the offense by Cherry and move into the clinch position.
Cherry throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Cherry misses with a two punch combination.
Cherry throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
Cherry darts in trying to clinch

and Tate counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cherry is trying to stand up here but Tate is controlling him well.
Tate not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cherry falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tate counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Tate decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cherry tries to work over Tate's front leg with a kick but Tate checks it.
Cherry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mau Cherry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Cherry misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry looks to land a combination. Tate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Cherry has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cherry.
Tate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cherry's efforts to push away.
Cherry is trying to break the clinch but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Cherry is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cherry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No joy there for Cherry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cherry gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Tate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tate.

Cherry scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cherry. Those never looked like landing.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Cherry.
Tate changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cherry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cherry throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tate counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cherry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cherry throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate.
Tate keeps control of Cherry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cherry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cherry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cherry.
Tate has Cherry pressed against the ropes, preventing Cherry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cherry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cherry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cherry swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mau Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Tate.

Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cherry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A left and a right from Cherry both land. Nice combination.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Cherry.
Cherry is looking to score with low kicks.
Cherry throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
Cherry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mau Cherry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cherry lands with an overhand left.
Cherry scores with a one two! Tate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cherry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Cherry shakes him off and moves away.
Cherry tests Tate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Cherry misses.
Tate shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mau Cherry dominated that second round.
That's time! Cherry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cherry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tate. Tate circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Some wild striking there from Cherry.
Tate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cherry.
Tate now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cherry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cherry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cherry works over Tate's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mau Cherry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Cherry is predictable there
and Tate counters with a nice body kick.
Cherry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cherry thows a leg kick but Tate checks it

and Tate counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry is not content to let Tate control the position.

Cherry is defending against the submission attempts here by Tate.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Tate is looking for a kimura here.
Cherry pushes Tate off looking to stand but Tate dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tate wants to work for an arm triangle but Cherry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Tate is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cherry is just riding it out for now. Tate eventually gives up the hold.
Cherry is trying to stand back up but Tate is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tate is trying to control. Cherry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rico Tate has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cherry has a couple of punches blocked by Tate.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mau Cherry.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cherry, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mau Cherry!
An intense looking Mau Cherry took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Kk' Eu poderia testar o quanto Schlemper é foda,mas eu estou afim de quebrar a cara de um coreano otário,então o campeãozinho topa me enfrentar e perder o seu Título ?'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juliao Feijao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patricky Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Feijao
vs
Freire

156 cm
26
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Granite chin

Sinister Gear

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juliao Feijao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricky Freire!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Feijao takes the fight into the clinch.
Feijao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Feijao looking to throw knees to the head but Freire is blocking nicely.
Freire is trying to force a seperation but Feijao has the dominant position.
Freire avoiding damage as Feijao throws knees to the body.
Feijao misses with a knee strike.
Feijao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Feijao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freire in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Feijao stops a takedown attempt from Freire.
Feijao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freire avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feijao tries a knee to the head but Freire blocks it.
Freire takes a knee to the side of the body.
Feijao prevents the takedown attempt.
Feijao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freire.
Feijao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freire avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire managing to block the knees to the body from Feijao.
Freire avoiding damage as Feijao throws knees to the body.
Freire has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Feijao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Juliao Feijao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patricky Freire.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Feijao obliges.

Freire has clasped his hands together around Feijao's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Feijao wants to get back to his feet.
Freire wants to control but Feijao is keeping him busy.

Freire is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Feijao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Freire advances nicely into full mount.
Feijao squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire looking to finish with strikes here!
Feijao is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Feijao might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Freire quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Freire but it's paid off an Feijao is forced to tap! Nice work by Freire.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patricky Freire!
An out of breath and clearly excited Patricky Freire thanked Sinister Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ian Behring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hutcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hutcher has chosen Jim Johnston The End as his entrance music. Sam Hutcher acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Behring
vs
Hutcher

179 cm
26
155 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

168 cm
27
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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, Ian Behring!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hutcher!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hutcher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Behring has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Hutcher. Oh but Behring has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Hutcher goes limp - he's gone! Behring jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ian Behring!
Ian Behring retains his featherweight title!