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Undercard bout

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

Lang
vs
Desperation

185 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Webber Lang!
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, Another Desperation!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Desperation's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Desperation is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lang cracks Desperation with an elbow. That is naaassty.

It looks like Another Desperation has been cut.
Desperation takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Desperation tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Desperation is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Desperation is looking to improve his position but Lang isn't that keen on the idea.
Lang scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Desperation?
Lang landing strikes from the mount.

The cut above Another Desperation's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang is landing with some decent strikes but Desperation is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Another Desperation's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Another Desperation's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Webber Lang!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huge Colossos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gigante daPorra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colossos comes to the cage accompanied by The Game - Money. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Colossos
vs
daPorra

225 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huge Colossos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gigante daPorra!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colossos shoots in but daPorra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Colossos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? daPorra is fending him off so far but Colossos persists. Nope, daPorra circles away and we're back to standing.

Colossos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Colossos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Colossos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Colossos looking to finish daPorra with some ground and pound. This is bad for daPorra!
daPorra is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Colossos misses with a head shot.
daPorra squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Colossos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Colossos with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossos misses with a head shot.
Colossos working the ground and pound effectively.
daPorra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Colossos content just to control the position here.
daPorra keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Colossos working the ground and pound effectively.
daPorra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Colossos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Colossos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. daPorra looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colossos thowing shots but they're missing.
Colossos with shots to the head and body - daPorra looks very uncomfortable down there.
Colossos lands a heavy elbow.
daPorra looks gassed!
Colossos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
daPorra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colossos landing strikes from the mount and daPorra is in trouble!
Colossos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of daPorra's face.
Colossos is landing with some decent strikes but daPorra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colossos tries to control but daPorra wriggling away.
Colossos landing strikes from the mount and daPorra is in trouble!
Colossos 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.
Colossos working daPorra over with strikes here.
Colossos lands a heavy elbow.
daPorra is bucking up trying to escape but Colossos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if daPorra can do anything to dispel that myth.
Colossos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Colossos working daPorra over with strikes here.
Colossos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Colossos tries to control but daPorra wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colossos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

daPorra defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Colossos.
Colossos controlling from the full mount.
Colossos trying to control but daPorra is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colossos working daPorra over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No luck with that takedown attempt from Colossos.
daPorra looks to land a left hand but Colossos moved out of range nicely.
daPorra shoots for a double leg takedown but Colossos sprawls well. He's pushed daPorra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from daPorra misses.
Colossos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from daPorra.

Colossos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. daPorra manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Huge Colossos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
daPorra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Colossos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colossos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
daPorra pulls Colossos in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossos throwing strikes from guard but daPorra blocks nicely.
daPorra wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Colossos manages to pass to side control.
daPorra is not content to let Colossos control the position.
daPorra is trying to stand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
daPorra misses with a hook. Colossos ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Colossos scores with a takedown into daPorra's guard.
daPorra trying to control the position.
Colossos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Colossos thows a big elbow that misses.
Colossos throws a big right hand that misses.
daPorra wants to stand but Colossos is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
daPorra is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
daPorra keeping full guard, as Colossos tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Colossos defending well as daPorra loads up on a big left hand.
Colossos slips a jab from daPorra.
daPorra shoots in for a takedown but Colossos shows good takedown defense.
Huge Colossos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigante daPorra.
Nice body punch from Colossos.

Colossos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Colossos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
daPorra is trying to buck Colossos off.
Colossos lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
daPorra avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Colossos.
daPorra parries the strikes from Colossos easily there. Colossos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable daPorra to escape.
daPorra is not content to let Colossos control the position.
Colossos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
daPorra defending against the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
daPorra throws an overhand right that lands on Colossos's shoulder, as Colossos tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huge Colossos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

daPorra shoots and misses

and Colossos counters with a single leg into guard. daPorra didn't expect that.
Colossos won't allow daPorra to get back to his feet.
Colossos throws a big right hand that misses.
Colossos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
daPorra throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Colossos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Colossos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Colossos trying to control but daPorra is working from the bottom.
Colossos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Colossos prevents daPorra from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossos won't allow daPorra to sweep him here.
daPorra wants to get back to his feet but Colossos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Colossos won't allow daPorra to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
daPorra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
daPorra misses with the combination.
Colossos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but daPorra avoids it really well and circles away.
daPorra loads up on a big right hand but Colossos slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from daPorra. No joy for Colossos on that attempt.
Colossos slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
daPorra shoots and misses

and Colossos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in daPorra's guard.
daPorra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Colossos trying to control the position from guard on top but daPorra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colossos throwing strikes from guard but daPorra blocks nicely.
Colossos scoring with punches to the head and body.
daPorra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huge Colossos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colossos stays in close to daPorra's body and controls the position.
Colossos looking to sit in guard and control but daPorra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
daPorra throwing strikes from guard but Colossos blocks nicely.
Colossos keeping moving, preventing daPorra from controlling successfully.
Colossos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
daPorra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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.
Colossos is trying to control the position but daPorra postures up.
daPorra trying to control but Colossos is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as daPorra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Colossos.
Gigante daPorra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Colossos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huge Colossos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colossos, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huge Colossos!

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A

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Resurrected for Massive Torture. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cartwright
vs
Rua

185 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Cartwright!
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, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cartwright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Cartwright pushes him off.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Cartwright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch up but Cartwright circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua misses with a hook.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartwright moves away.
Cartwright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua tries to clinch but Cartwright is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rua moves into the clinch successfully.
Cartwright avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cartwright is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Rua has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Cartwright goes down! Rua pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!

Cartwright is rocked!

It looks like Mark Cartwright has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rua decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cartwright to his feet.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cartwright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Cartwright circles away.
Rua throws a head kick but Cartwright moves out of range.
Mauricio Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Cartwright pushes him off.
Rua throws a shot from downtown. Cartwright moves away and avoids it.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartwright blocks a head kick by Rua.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartwright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua avoids the head kick by Cartwright.
Cartwright swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rua as he jumps to the side.
Rua throws a hook but Cartwright blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Rua misses.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua throws a lazy head kick
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rua tries to clinch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Rua is looking to clinch but Cartwright is avoiding it.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua tries to clinch but Cartwright moves away

and Cartwright counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cartwright wanted to stand there but Rua had control of the position.
Cartwright prevents Rua from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Cartwright gets to his feet. Rua looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cartwright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rua misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Cartwright counters by moving into the clinch.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Cartwright shrugs off.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cartwright's brow.
Cartwright working hard to break the clinch.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Cartwright tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cartwright can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cartwright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cartwright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rua smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua tries to clinch there but Cartwright circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Cartwright'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.

Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rua sprawls well. Rua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cartwright gets slowly back to his feet.
Rua tries to clinch
and Cartwright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cartwright throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Cartwright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Cartwright shoots in for a double leg but Rua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Cartwright circles away.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rua tries to avoid it but Cartwright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rua to the ground. Rua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua throws a lazy head kick
and Cartwright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rua throws a head kick that misses
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch

and Cartwright counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rua won't be happy with that.

Rua bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rua as he jumps to the side.
Rua clinches but Cartwright breaks the clinch

and Cartwright counters by moving into the clinch.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Cartwright jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rua walks away with a smile on his face. Cartwright gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rua tries to clinch but Cartwright moves away
and Cartwright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
and Cartwright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cartwright counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rua gets a clinch.
Cartwright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cartwright is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Cartwright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cartwright's brow.
Cartwright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua keeps control of Cartwright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cartwright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cartwright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Cartwright avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cartwright's brow.
Cartwright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cartwright tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Cartwright wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Cartwright wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Cartwright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cartwright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Cartwright.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Cartwright blocks it.
Cartwright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Cartwright managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cartwright is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Cartwright wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Cartwright is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cartwright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cartwright.
Cartwright managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cartwright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Cartwright is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cartwright blocks it with crossed arms.
Cartwright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Cartwright tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cartwright missing with knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cartwright avoids it.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cartwright tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
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 Mark Cartwright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Cartwright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cartwright shoots in and drives through. Rua sprawls well.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cartwright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rua tries to clinch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Rua throws a leg kick

and Cartwright counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Cartwright perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright stops Rua from getting back to his feet.
Cartwright trying to control the action but Rua is working from the bottom.
Cartwright tries to stand and escape but Rua is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is looking to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rua ducks right into an uppercut from Cartwright.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Rua misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Cartwright on that attempt.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cartwright counters with a big head kick but Rua shrugs it off.
Rua wants to clinch but Cartwright slips to the side
and Cartwright makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rua but Rua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cartwright.

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.
Cartwright circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cartwright counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Cartwright pushes him off.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Cartwright circles away.
Rua takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown but Rua shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Rua darts in and clinches Cartwright up against the cage.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cartwright's defenses.
Cartwright takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Cartwright in his tracks for a moment.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cartwright has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cartwright.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua has Cartwright pressed against the cage, preventing Cartwright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Cartwright blocks it.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua lands an elbow just above Cartwright 's eye.

Cartwright jumps guard and drags Rua to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cartwright is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Rua stands up from Cartwright's guard - Rua perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A big right from Rua misses.
Rua tries to clinch up but Cartwright circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartwright scores with a head kick.
Rua tries to clinch up
and Cartwright counters with a head kick.
Rua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cartwright counters with a left and a right that stings Rua.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Cartwright showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cartwright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Cartwright!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew DaSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Gracie has the eye of the tiger tonight.

DaSilva
vs
Gracie

196 cm
20
224 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew DaSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaSilva misses with a low kick.
DaSilva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. DaSilva tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag DaSilva to the ground. DaSilva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
DaSilva misses with a low kick.
DaSilva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. DaSilva sprawls well.
DaSilva misses with a head kick.
Andrew DaSilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from DaSilva misses the target.
DaSilva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DaSilva throws a right and a left that both miss.
DaSilva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Nice takedown defense from DaSilva. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Andrew DaSilva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Gracie.
Gracie tries for a takedown but DaSilva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DaSilva tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Andrew DaSilva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now DaSilva is on top in guard.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. DaSilva is aware though and is defending well.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead DaSilva passes into side control.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie looks gassed!

Gracie with the active half guard here but DaSilva passes nicely into side control.
Gracie looking for a sweep but DaSilva has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DaSilva controlling from the full mount.

DaSilva gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Gracie shoots in but DaSilva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
DaSilva misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
DaSilva scores with a kick to the midsection.
DaSilva throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

DaSilva lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! DaSilva takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gracie is rocked!

It looks like Raul Gracie has been cut.
DaSilva misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie shoots in but DaSilva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DaSilva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from DaSilva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew DaSilva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raul Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

DaSilva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie dives in and grabs DaSilva's left leg, looking for a takedown. DaSilva pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
DaSilva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
DaSilva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie takes one on the button.
DaSilva connects with a high kick.
Andrew DaSilva is winning the standup battle so far.
DaSilva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie checks a low kick from DaSilva.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from DaSilva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie checks a low kick from DaSilva.
DaSilva throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
DaSilva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
DaSilva cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
DaSilva looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.

Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in DaSilva's guard.

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

DaSilva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, DaSilva has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. DaSilva stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by DaSilva!

DaSilva stands up.
Nice body kick from DaSilva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

DaSilva clinches.
Good body shot from DaSilva.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from DaSilva - that landed with a thud.
DaSilva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
DaSilva working Gracie over with knees to the body.
DaSilva landing knees to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from DaSilva.
DaSilva landing knees to the body.
DaSilva scores with a knee to the head.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but DaSilva pulls his leg out and moves away.
DaSilva misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DaSilva tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DaSilva as he avoids it easily.
Andrew DaSilva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Gracie.
DaSilva throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - DaSilva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DaSilva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
DaSilva throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew DaSilva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raul Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

DaSilva misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
DaSilva misses with a body kick.
DaSilva throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
DaSilva misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
DaSilva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
DaSilva throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… DaSilva is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by DaSilva and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by DaSilva, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie tries for a kimura but DaSilva is defending well.

Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, DaSilva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by DaSilva!

DaSilva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

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.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DaSilva.
DaSilva looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
DaSilva moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
DaSilva throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
DaSilva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and DaSilva settles back down.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DaSilva.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but DaSilva circles away.
DaSilva throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from DaSilva, right into the meat.
DaSilva throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie avoids the body shot from DaSilva.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from DaSilva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
DaSilva tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
DaSilva throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
DaSilva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
DaSilva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrew DaSilva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Gracie.
DaSilva misses with a jab, cross combination.

Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.

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

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

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 Andrew DaSilva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DaSilva, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew DaSilva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clovis Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clovis Nunes 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!

Harris
vs
Nunes

200 cm
18
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
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, Clovis Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nunes pinned against the cage. Nunes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Nunes drops Harris with a left right combo! Nunes follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Frank Harris has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nunes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nunes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harris some visible discomfort.
Nunes is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nunes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harris is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Harris to see if he's OK.
Harris takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Jeez, Frank Harris's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Harris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clovis Nunes!