MMAnia 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ackman Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Watterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watterson has chosen Eruptions of Red by The Arcane Order as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ra
vs
Watterson

155 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

JL Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ackman Ra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calvin Watterson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Ra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ra misses with a straight left.
Watterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watterson!
Watterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watterson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Watterson moves away from the strike by Ra.
Ra throws a half hearted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Ra.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watterson. Ra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watterson moves away.
A nice combination there by Ra.

Watterson gets a clinch.
Watterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ra can't break the clinch.
Ra is pushing Watterson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Watterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Watterson as the two fighters clinch.
Watterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
The referee calls for Watterson to work.
A right hook to the body lands for Watterson.
Watterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Watterson keeps control of Ra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Watterson as the two fighters clinch.
Watterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ra.
Ra is breathing heavily.
Watterson lands a nice uppercut.
Watterson lands a body shot.
Watterson works on Ra's body with a couple of short punches.
Watterson prevents Ra from breaking the clinch.
Watterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Watterson.
Watterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Watterson.
Watterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Watterson.
A body shot lands from Watterson.
A left hand lands to the body for Watterson.
Watterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Watterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watterson gets through Ra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watterson lands a shot to the body.
Watterson pressing his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Watterson.
Watterson scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Watterson.
Watterson works on Ra's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watterson cracks Ra with a nice body shot.
A short right from Watterson.
Watterson lands with a light punch inside.
Watterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ras head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Watterson.

Ra is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Watterson.
Oh Ra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Watterson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Watterson has Ra pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Ra is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Watterson - that's hurt Ra badly! Oh, another knee lands and Ra is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Ra doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Calvin Watterson!
Calvin Watterson is the new bantamweight champion!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Busche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Taylor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Busche
vs
Taylor

180 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Busche!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Busche swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.

Busche scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Busche slows the pace down.

Busche is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taylor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Busche wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Busche taking a breather here.

Busche looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor taking a bit of punishment here - Busche scoring with strikes.
Taylor gets back to half guard.

Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Taylor actively working from the bottom here.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Busche trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Busche controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Busche defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Busche looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taylor postures up.
Busche lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taylor!
Taylor bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Busche bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busche works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Busche is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Busche seems content to control.

Taylor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Busche is just content to waste time from the top position. Taylor takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Taylor being controlled here, momentarily.
Busche lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busche wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.

Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Busche is aware though and is defending well.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Busche tries to pass.

Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Busche doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Busche manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Busche is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

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

Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Busche is aware though and is defending well.

Busche drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Busche as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Taylor screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Busche! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bobby Busche!
Bobby Busche is the new welterweight champion!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Veni Domine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck The Great Weasel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck The Great Weasel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Domine
vs
The Great Weasel

185 cm
24
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
27
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Veni Domine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck The Great Weasel!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great Weasel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Domine gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Great Weasel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The Great Weasel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Domine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Great Weasel slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Great Weasel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Domine has managed to free his arm - good work.
Domine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The Great Weasel is working for a submission of some sort.
Domine is concentrating on defense, preventing The Great Weasel from advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Great Weasel is looking for a kimura here.
Domine wants to get back to full guard.
Domine is trying is best to control the position here.
The Great Weasel is thwarting Domine's attempts to control the position.
The Great Weasel is looking to take a break and control but Domine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The Great Weasel is working for a kimura but Domine is defending it quite comfortably.
Domine is not content to let The Great Weasel control the position.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Domine fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Domine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Domine thuds a left hand into The Great Weasel's body.
The Great Weasel looks gassed!
Domine misses with a series of wild punches.

Domine drives through and clinches with The Great Weasel against the cage.
Domine gets through The Great Weasel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Domine swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Domine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Domine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Domine tries to clinch but The Great Weasel moves out of range.
Domine fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Great Weasel swats away the attempt to clinch by Domine.
Domine moves in looking to clinch but The Great Weasel pushes him off.
Domine tries to close the distance and clinch but The Great Weasel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Great Weasel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Great Weasel swats away the attempt to clinch by Domine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Domine clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Domine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Domine gets through The Great Weasel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Domine.

Domine breaks from the clinch.
Veni Domine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Domine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Great Weasel.

Domine clinches up against the cage.
Domine scores with a shoulder strike.

Domine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Domine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Great Weasel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veni Domine dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Great Weasel shoots in but no luck this time.
The Great Weasel shoots for a double leg takedown but Domine sprawls well. He's pushed The Great Weasel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Domine moves in looking to clinch but The Great Weasel pushes him off.
Domine tries to clinch but The Great Weasel is having none of it.
Veni Domine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Domine tries to clinch there but The Great Weasel circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Domine as The Great Weasel shoots in.
Veni Domine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck The Great Weasel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Domine instigates a clinch.

Domine manages to break the clinch.
Domine tries to clinch but The Great Weasel is having none of it.
Domine throws a shot from downtown. The Great Weasel moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Weasel shoots for a takedown but Domine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Domine pushes The Great Weasel up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Domine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Domine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Domine lands with a light punch inside.
Domine taking a breather.
Domine lands with a left to the head.
The Great Weasel is working for takedown but Domine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Domine leaning his opponent against the cage.

Domine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Domine circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Domine. No joy for The Great Weasel on that attempt.
The Great Weasel is breathing heavily.
Domine tries to clinch but The Great Weasel moves out of range.
Domine tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Great Weasel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Domine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Domine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Domine misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel fails with the takedown.
The Great Weasel fails with a takedown attempt.
Domine is looking to clinch.
Domine tries to clinch up.
The Great Weasel moves out of range as Domine strikes.
The Great Weasel shoots in for a takedown but Domine shows good takedown defense.
The Great Weasel avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Great Weasel keeps the fight on the outside.
Domine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Domine tries to close the distance and clinch but The Great Weasel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Great Weasel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Domine circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Domine lands with an overhand left.
The Great Weasel shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veni Domine dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Domine cracks The Great Weasel with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Veni Domine!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wladimir Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chop Shuey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Racionais MCs - A Vida é Desafio. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Reis
vs
Shuey

159 cm
24
158 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Wladimir Reis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chop Shuey!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reis showed some decent athleticism there.

Shuey actively working from the bottom here.
Reis lands strikes from half guard.
Reis lands with a punch from half guard.
Reis works his way into side control.
Reis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shuey keeps working.
Shuey is looking for a sweep.

Reis is trying to get an arm triangle but Shuey is defending well.
Shuey is trying to control Reis's posture but Reis avoids it.
Shuey regains half guard, as Reis was trying to land strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shuey trying to hold on to Reis's head to control him but Reis postures up.
Shuey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shuey swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Shuey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shuey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reis is one step ahead there.
Reis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Shuey is looking for a triangle but Reis pushes his legs off easily.
Reis stands up over Shuey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reis thows a big elbow that misses.
Reis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Shuey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shuey looks gassed!
Reis trying to control the position from guard on top but Shuey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis tries to free his leg and advance position but Shuey is retaining full guard.

Shuey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reis defends it easily.

Reis 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.

Shuey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Reis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reis stays in close to Shuey's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reis distracts Shuey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reis trying to control but Shuey is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Reis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reis really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Reis advances to half guard.
Reis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shuey!

Reis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Reis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shuey?
Reis avoids the attempt from Shuey to control.
Reis controlling the pace for now.

Reis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shuey has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shuey tries to hold on but Reis postures up.
Reis tries to control but Shuey wriggling away.
Reis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shuey is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Shuey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Shuey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reis wants to control the pace but Shuey is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wladimir Reis dominated that round.
That's time! Reis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Reis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reis lands in his opponent's guard.

Shuey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shuey is trying to keep Reis in close.
Reis looking to pass the guard.

Shuey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shuey is breathing heavily.
Reis throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Reis 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.
Reis trying to control but Shuey is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Reis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Shuey working for a triangle but Reis defends it easily.
Reis sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shuey is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Reis, into his guard.

Reis has his foot on Shuey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shuey works his way back into a safe position though.
Reis is trying to control the position but Shuey postures up.

Shuey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shuey trying to control the position from guard on top but Reis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis is trying to keep Shuey in close.
Reis pulls Shuey in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shuey working to try and regain half guard.

Shuey defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reis.

Shuey defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reis.
Reis avoids the attempt from Shuey to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reis working for a submission but Shuey is keeping him at bay.
Shuey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Reis.
Reis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reis avoids the attempt from Shuey to control.
Shuey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reis lands a big elbow.
Shuey wants to control but Reis is having none of it.
Reis raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shuey to see if he's OK.
Reis trying to control the action but Shuey is working from the bottom.

Reis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shuey manages to get back to half guard.
Reis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reis is keen to just control but Shuey is a slippery customer.
Reis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shuey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shuey looking for submissions off his back.
Shuey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reis.

Reis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Shuey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reis thows a huge punch but Shuey dodges it nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shuey has his takedown stuffed

and Reis counters with a single leg into guard. Shuey didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shuey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reis is aware though and is defending well.
Reis works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Reis is working for a kimura but Shuey is defending it quite comfortably.
Shuey trying to control here.
Reis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shuey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Reis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shuey sees it coming and defends easily.

Shuey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reis working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Reis.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shuey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reis to score with a decent uppercut.
Shuey with a lazy takedown attempt

and Reis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shuey's guard now.
Wladimir Reis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Reis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wladimir Reis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shuey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Shuey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reis is aware though and is defending well.
Reis trying to control but Shuey is working from the bottom.

Shuey looking for a guillotine here but Reis defends easily.
Reis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shuey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reis has managed to get both his arms back between Shuey's legs - danger averted.
Reis pushing down on Shuey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shuey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shuey is staying active underneath Reis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Shuey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reis is pressing down on Shuey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shuey is holding on for now.
Shuey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reis.
Chop Shuey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reis is keen to just control but Shuey is a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wladimir Reis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wladimir Reis!
Wladimir Reis retains his lightweight title!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo comes to the cage accompanied by Who let the dogs out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Polo's choice of entrance music: Mind, Body, & Soul. Marco Polo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Melo
vs
Polo

184 cm
24
216 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

195 cm
22
270 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Melo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Polo closes the distance and pushes Melo back into the cage.

Polo jumps guard.

Melo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Polo controlling the position.

Polo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Melo walks into a left hand.

Polo moves into the clinch.
Polo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Melo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Polo prevents the takedown attempt.
Melo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Polo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Melo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Polo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Melo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Polo has Melo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Polo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Melo tumbling to the mat - Polo dives into Melo's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo scoring with some ground and pound.
Polo passes Melo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Melo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Melo looking for submissions off his back.
Melo is breathing heavily.
Polo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Polo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Melo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Polo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

It looks like Victor Melo has been cut.
Polo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polo trying to control from half guard but Melo is working away.
Polo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo controlling the pace.
Polo works his way into side control.
Polo working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Polo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Melo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Polo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Polo is working to tighten is grip on Melo's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Melo has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Polo is really squeezing tight and eventually Melo passes out! Polo breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marco Polo! Marco Polo retains his heavyweight title!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suge Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grabowski comes to the cage accompanied by Era - Divano. Remy Grabowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Suge Knight's chin.

Grabowski
vs
Knight

211 cm
23
299 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
28
274 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Remy Grabowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suge Knight!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight tries to move into range but Grabowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grabowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight tests Grabowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Remy Grabowski has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grabowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grabowski throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Grabowski moves away and avoids it.

Knight moves into range and clinches up with Grabowski.

Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knight avoids the body shot from Grabowski.
Knight will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grabowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Grabowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Suge Knight has been cut.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Grabowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Grabowski.
Suge Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabowski fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Grabowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Grabowski's shoulder, as Grabowski tries to avoid the shot.
Grabowski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grabowski misses with a two punch combination.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Grabowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knight just leaning against Grabowski, taking a breather.

Grabowski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grabowski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Knight trying to control but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
Grabowski throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

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

Grabowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grabowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knight is aware though and is defending well.
Grabowski is breathing heavily.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Grabowski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Knight has passed into half guard!
Knight not doing much here.
Grabowski wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski regains full guard. Nicely done.

Grabowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knight sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Knight's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Knight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Grabowski looking for subs off his back but Knight has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throwing shots but Grabowski is blocking nicely.
Knight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grabowski's head.
Knight is thwarting Grabowski's attempts to control the position.

Grabowski looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Grabowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Suge Knight will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grabowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Knight in the body.
Knight lands an overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Grabowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knight checks it well.
Grabowski catches Knight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight tries to clinch but Grabowski is having none of it.
Knight takes a swing at Grabowski's ribcage but misses.
Grabowski moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grabowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight misses with a body shot
and Grabowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grabowski cracks Knight with a good jab.
Knight is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Grabowski.
Grabowski lands the left hand.
Grabowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grabowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knight on the side of the head.
Knight throws a body punch but Grabowski moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grabowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Knight's head.
Knight tries to clinch but Grabowski moves out of range.
Grabowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Knight is rocked!
Grabowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.

A big head kick from Grabowski and Knight is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Knight is still in real trouble! Can Grabowski finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Grabowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Knight seems to have recovered his senses.
Grabowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Grabowski is trying to work for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
Grabowski moves into full mount! Knight won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grabowski looking to secure an arm triangle but Knight defends it well.
Knight tries to lock up and control but Grabowski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grabowski prevents Knight from getting the reversal.

Grabowski has control of Knight's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Knight regains control of the situation pretty easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Remy Grabowski!
Remy Grabowski is the new super heavyweight champion!