CCR 22 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Altin Ademaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wet Blanket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wet Blanket has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ademaj
vs
Blanket

197 cm
19
265 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

189 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Altin Ademaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wet Blanket!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ademaj with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blanket ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ademaj is breathing heavily.
Ademaj avoids the head kick by Blanket.
Blanket looks for a takedown but Ademaj sprawls well.
Blanket pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ademaj went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ademaj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blanket tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Ademaj scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blanket manages to get back to half guard.
Blanket throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Blanket manages to get to full guard.
Blanket is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Blanket looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanket missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanket works his way into side control.
Blanket tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Blanket has hold of Ademaj's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ademaj seems comfortable defending it but Blanket has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ademaj is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ademaj is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Blanket couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wet Blanket!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ami Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Adams looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Adams
vs
Young

190 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Adams!
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, Ami Young!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young shoots in looking for a takedown. Adams tries to sprawl out of it but Young keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Adams has managed to clinch.
Adams lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young fails to pull guard.
Adams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Adams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young tries to pull guard but Adams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Al Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ami Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Adams.
Young looks winded!
Adams gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adams scores with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by Adams.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adams.
Adams has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Young - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Adams, and another! Young is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Al Adams!
After winning the bout, Al Adams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bastad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedikt Iskandar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bastad
vs
Iskandar

180 cm
27
215 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

187 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Bastad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benedikt Iskandar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iskandar keeps the fight on the outside.
Iskandar connects with a crisp jab.
Iskandar misses with a body shot.
Bastad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bastad tries for a takedown but Iskandar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Iskandar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
No luck for Bastad with that takedown attempt.
Iskandar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bastad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bastad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Iskandar defends well and Bastad ends up having to push Iskandar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Iskandar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Chris Bastad has been cut.
Bastad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Iskandar as he avoids it easily.
Bastad closes the distance and clinches up with Iskandar, looking for a takedown. Bastad pushes Iskandar against the cage but Iskandar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Iskandar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bastad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Iskandar circles away.
Bastad shoots in and drives through. Iskandar sprawls well.
And Iskandar tries to counter it with a takedown but Bastad pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Iskandar stalks Bastad and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bastad's face. Bastad staggers backwards, shaken.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bastad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bastad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bastad is looking to clinch but Iskandar is avoiding it.
Benedikt Iskandar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bastad is breathing heavily.
Bastad walks into a jab.
Iskandar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iskandar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bastad defends it well.
Bastad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Iskandar tries to avoid it but Bastad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Iskandar to the ground. Iskandar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Iskandar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Iskandar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Iskandar jabs at Bastad's body.
Iskandar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Chris Bastad's cut is getting worse.
Iskandar is working the combinations to good effect here.
A jab lands there for Iskandar.

Bastad is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Iskandar connects with a superb combination that knocks Bastad out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Iskandar before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Bastad!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Benedikt Iskandar!
A very excited looking Benedikt Iskandar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Meida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Meida

185 cm
25
197 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

BetaCore Clothing

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Johnson!
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, Thiago Meida!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a combination that misses

so Meida counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Meida isn't so interested in that idea.
Meida trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

Meida is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Meida is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meida passes into half guard.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meida on the ground.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meida seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Johnson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Thiago Meida!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedrinho Gracie Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Attitude. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gracie Jr
vs
Reynolds

186 cm
25
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Nan's Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedrinho Gracie Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie Jr misses with a takedown attempt

and Reynolds holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reynolds stops a takedown attempt from Gracie Jr.
Gracie Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedrinho Gracie Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Gracie Jr tries to pull guard but Reynolds won't allow it.
Gracie Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reynolds after a bit of a struggle.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Pedrinho Gracie Jr has been cut.

Reynolds manages to break the clinch.

Gracie Jr instigates a clinch.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.

Gracie Jr successfully pulls guard.
Reynolds won't allow Gracie Jr to sweep him here.
Reynolds controls from within his opponent's guard.

Gracie Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reynolds defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gracie Jr is looking for a triangle but Reynolds pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Jr lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Gracie Jr 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.

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

Gracie Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reynolds can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie Jr keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pedrinho Gracie Jr!
In his post fight interview, Pedrinho Gracie Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Josh Reynolds stepped up to the mic, saying 'we got tiny lilasagne'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Boult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane Boult struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Benny Perez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Perez
vs
Boult

182 cm
23
182 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

186 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kane Boult!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Perez won't allow Boult to get back to his feet.

Perez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Perez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Perez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boult swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boult wants to get back to his feet but Perez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Boult is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez tries to free his leg and advance position but Boult is retaining full guard.
Boult told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boult is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Perez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez passes into half guard.
Perez 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.
Boult wants to get back to his feet.
Perez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Boult!
Boult wants to hold on but Perez pushes him away.

Perez working for a submission but Boult is keeping him at bay.
Perez wants to take Boult's back here but Boult is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

Perez throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Boult has his hands clasped together but Perez breaks the hold and Boult is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Perez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benny Perez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andro Juricic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Vaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taco Vaco told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Juricic
vs
Vaco

185 cm
19
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Pitt Nutrition 160Q!

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andro Juricic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taco Vaco!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaco takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Vaco closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Juricic struggling a bit here.
Juricic is not content to let Vaco control the position.
Vaco tries to score with some ground and pound. Juricic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaco misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Juricic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Juricic tries to get out of the position.
Juricic wants to get back to his feet but Vaco drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Juricic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vaco throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaco landing strikes.
Juricic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vaco tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Juricic is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juricic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vaco off and has taken his back!
Juricic struggling to keep hold of the position.
Vaco breaks Juricic's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Juricic wants to sweep but no luck.

Juricic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vaco defends well.
Vaco tries to free his leg and advance position but Juricic is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Juricic is on top in guard.

Juricic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juricic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Juricic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juricic trying to control but Vaco is working from the bottom.
Juricic prevents Vaco from getting back to his feet.
Juricic landing some decent shots from guard.
Vaco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juricic's guard.

Vaco stops Juricic from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juricic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juricic looking to control.

Juricic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vaco is aware though and is defending well.
Juricic keeping moving, preventing Vaco from controlling successfully.
Juricic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vaco.
Vaco wants to control from the top but Juricic keeps moving.
Vaco sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Juricic's guard.
Juricic manages to get to full guard.
Juricic keeping full guard, as Vaco tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juricic lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Juricic postures up in Vaco's guard and throws a big left but Vaco blocks it.
Juricic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vaco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juricic scoring with some ground and pound.

Vaco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Juricic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Juricic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andro Juricic will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Juricic slaps away a takedown attempt from Vaco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Juricic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Juricic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vaco tries for a takedown but Juricic circles away easily
and Juricic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juricic is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Vaco drives through with a takedown into Juricic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vaco postures up.
Vaco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juricic is keeping the position for now.
Juricic keeping moving, preventing Vaco from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vaco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juricic trying to control the position here.

Juricic is looking for a triangle here but Vaco uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Vaco throws an elbow but Juricic slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vaco landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Juricic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vaco asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Juricic struggling a bit here.
Juricic keeping his opponent close.
Vaco landing a few strikes.
Juricic manages to get back to half guard.
Juricic is trying to stand up here but Vaco is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juricic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vaco.
Vaco lands with a punch from half guard.
Vaco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Juricic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Juricic.
Vaco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vaco postures up.
Vaco looking to pass the guard.
Juricic has momentary wrist control but Vaco slips an elbow through the middle.
Vaco looking to pass the guard.
Vaco wants to control from the top but Juricic keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juricic wants to stand and escape but Vaco is having none of it.
Vaco trying to control the position from guard on top but Juricic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vaco passes Juricic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Juricic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vaco looking to sit in guard and control but Juricic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Vaco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Juricic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vaco's head.
Juricic lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Taco Vaco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Juricic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Juricic - just one landing.
Vaco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vaco.
Juricic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vaco shoots in for a takedown but Juricic shows good takedown defense.
Andro Juricic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taco Vaco.
Juricic lands a nice hook to Vaco's body. Vaco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vaco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juricic lands a glancing blow to the side of Vaco's head.
Juricic lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Vaco can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Juricic and Vaco drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Juricic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andro Juricic!

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RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carvalho
vs
Thomas

200 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
275 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Pitt Nutrition 160Q!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evan Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Carvalho has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.

Carvalho manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Carvalho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thomas is aware though and is defending well.
Carvalho throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Carvalho wants to hit a switch here but Thomas passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Carvalho there!
Thomas avoids the attempt from Carvalho to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thomas working for a submission but Carvalho is keeping him at bay.
Thomas breaks from Carvalho's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thomas is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Thomas lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Carvalho sprawling to the canvas. Thomas follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Carvalho hang on?

It looks like Diego Carvalho has been cut.
Thomas moves into full mount! Carvalho won't be happy about that!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carvalho is looking to escape.
Thomas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Thomas looking for a guillotine from mount but Carvalho is having none of it.
Carvalho swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to hold on but Thomas postures up.
Thomas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.
Carvalho wants to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas landing strikes from the mount and Carvalho is in trouble!
Carvalho tries to hold on but Thomas postures up.
Carvalho is bucking up trying to escape but Thomas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carvalho is trying to escape the mount.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carvalho is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is in a horrible position here. Thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Carvalho is rocked!

Diego Carvalho's cut is getting worse.
Carvalho is trying to escape the mount.
Thomas trying to control but Carvalho is having none of it.
Carvalho really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Thomas has control of Carvalho's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Carvalho regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Diego Carvalho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomas working the ground and pound effectively.
Thomas unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Carvalho wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Thomas celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Thomas!
A very excited looking Evan Thomas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Diego Carvalho was interviewed post fight and said 'I will use this loss to grow as a fighter'.

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FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozamataz Buckshank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus Meridius has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Meridius
vs
Buckshank

185 cm
27
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

194 cm
21
202 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Bos Energy MMA159.4

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozamataz Buckshank!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckshank scores with a punch to the head.
Meridius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Buckshank as he avoids it easily.
Meridius moves forwards but Buckshank connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Buckshank lands an overhand right.
Meridius tries to clinch up but Buckshank circles away and keeps his distance.
Buckshank digs a good body shot into Meridius's ribs.
Meridius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Meridius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Buckshank finds it's way round the side to connect with Meridius's head.
Buckshank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meridius gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buckshank counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckshank lands with a thumping leg kick.
Buckshank with a jab.
Buckshank sizes up Meridius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buckshank lands a lovely overhand right.
Buckshank lands a really nice looking cross but Meridius seems unphased.
Buckshank is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Meridius had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckshank slaps away a takedown attempt from Meridius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Meridius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meridius shoots in and drives through. Buckshank sprawls well.
Buckshank has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Buckshank throws out a powerful jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Buckshank. Meridius shrugs it off though.
Buckshank has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Buckshank uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meridius has time to react.

Meridius is rocked!
Buckshank wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meridius with a lazy takedown attempt
and Buckshank counters with a stiff right hand.
Meridius is breathing heavily.
Meridius walks into a left hand.
Oh Meridius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meridius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buckshank.
Meridius seems to have got his legs back now.
Ozamataz Buckshank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buckshank is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Buckshank cracks Meridius with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Meridius looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Buckshank finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Buckshank! Meridius is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ozamataz Buckshank!
Ozamataz Buckshank gave a mention to Flying Knee Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).