Theatre of Dragons X PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ditte enzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noguerio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Moneytalks -ACDC. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

enzo
vs
Pesanioco Noguerio

188 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
24
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, ditte enzo!
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, Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
enzo keeps the fight on the outside.
enzo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noguerio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noguerio shoots in for a double leg but enzo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Noguerio tries to close the distance and clinch up but enzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Noguerio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. enzo did well to prevent Noguerio getting side control.
enzo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Noguerio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
enzo is in trouble now - Noguerio has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noguerio throwing strikes here but enzo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Noguerio misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Noguerio lands with some strikes.
Noguerio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Noguerio sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Noguerio is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. enzo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
enzo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if enzo tries to get out of the position.
Noguerio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Noguerio landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noguerio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
enzo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Noguerio controlling the pace for now.

Noguerio working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. enzo looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Noguerio! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Toral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juan Toral's chin.

Jones
vs
Toral

190 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Jones!
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, Juan Toral!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Toral's guard.
Jones stands and throws Toral's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Toral tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones lands a few punches from side control.

Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Toral, who protects the arm well.
Toral wants to control but Jones postures up.
Toral prevents Jones from improving position.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toral keeps working.
Jones tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones staying calm.
Toral can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Toral seems a little lost for a moment, as Jones dominates the positioning.

That's two 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.
Toral is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Toral as Jones shoots in.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Toral wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Toral sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Toral shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Toral keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones rushes Toral and presses him up against the cage.
Toral has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Toral tries to tie him up.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Toral is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Toral into the cage.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Toral won't allow it.
Toral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Toral has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking to advance position but Toral won't allow it.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toral keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones throws a strike but Toral avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jones has gone for a leg lock! Toral slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.

Toral avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Toral slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Toral back into the cage.
Jones has Toral pushed against the cage.
Toral has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Toral gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toral jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Toral gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Toral closes the distance looking to clinch

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Toral doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toral swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Toral is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Toral uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Toral!
Toral trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Toral has picked Jones up and slammed him! Jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Toral manages to pass to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Toral wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toral working away.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Toral keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Toral on the ground.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet here but Toral is keeping cool and he's managed to take Jones's back.
Jones trying to control the position but Toral manages to sink in the hooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Jones right now.
Toral tries to keep control of the position but Jones is staying busy.
Jones can't escape the position.

Jones preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Toral.
Toral struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jones looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Toral is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jones has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in bad spot here.

Jones is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jones surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
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 Jimmy Jones will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones drives through and clinches with Toral against the cage.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toral.
Toral tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones blocks a head kick by Toral.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Toral sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Toral in a clinch.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Toral.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones blocks an uppercut.

Jones turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to stand but Toral controls the position and pulls Jones into his guard.

Toral working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones trying to control but Toral is working from the bottom.
Toral is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two 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.
Jones wanted to stand there but Toral had control of the position.
Jones stops Toral from standing up.

Toral had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Toral takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Toral controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Toral's guard.
Toral keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones is looking to stand up but Toral won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Jimmy Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Toral darts in trying to clinch

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Toral keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Toral uses from the top position.
Toral in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Juan Toral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toral thows a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rua
vs
Silva

183 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
203 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Rua drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Silva avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Silva looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva tries a body shot but Rua blocks it.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Silva avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruas head.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua working Silva over with knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua blocking some punches.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva working Rua over with knees to the body.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.

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.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 Wanderlei Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rua looks to clinch

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.

That has opened up Wanderlei Silva's cut even more.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua working Silva over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Rua avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Rua avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Mauricio Rua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Rua lands a nice elbow.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Rua avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Silva is leaning against Rua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Rua avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a body kick.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rua wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Rua avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to work over Rua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries a body shot but Rua blocks it.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rua avoids it.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva tries a body shot but Rua blocks it.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mauricio Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Rua avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.

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 Mauricio Rua.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rua, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian The Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abcesso Necrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Fury might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - White America. Necrose has chosen Stromavassaladore - Alors On Fodanse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Fury
vs
Necrose

185 cm
28
201 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

188 cm
21
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian The Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abcesso Necrose!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Fury throws a leg kick but Necrose sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Necrose has The Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
Necrose is looking to control The Fury's arms but The Fury gets an underhook and turns him. Now Necrose has his back to the cage.
Necrose stalling against the cage.
Necrose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Fury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Necrose has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Necrose.
Necrose swings wildly with an uppercut but The Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Necrose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Fury manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Necrose breaks the clinch.
The Fury fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Necrose avoids it really well and circles away.
Necrose with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fury misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Necrose.
Necrose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Necrose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Fury moves to clinch but Necrose breaks away
and Necrose counters with a stiff right hand.
Necrose thows a body shot but no joy.
The Fury misses with a double jab
and Necrose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Fury misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Necrose to counter with a crisp jab.
Necrose scores with a hook to the body. The Fury takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Necrose takes the fight into the clinch.
Necrose is leaning against The Fury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Fury is breathing heavily.
Necrose prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian The Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Fury is trying to break free.
Necrose lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Necrose prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Fury letting Necrose take a breather here.
Necrose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Fury or not.
A short body shot lands from Necrose as the two fighters clinch.
Necrose throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Necrose obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Necrose landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Necrose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Necrose lands an elbow just above The Fury 's eye.
Necrose taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Necrose lands with a left to the head.
Necrose cracks The Fury with a nice body shot.
Necrose working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Necrose stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Necrose digs a right hand into The Fury's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Fury's gas tank.
Necrose stalling against the cage.
The Fury has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Necrose is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Necrose - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Necrose as the two fighters clinch.
Necrose throws a punch but it's blocked by The Fury.
Necrose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Necrose throws an elbow but it misses.
Necrose has a couple of punches blocked by The Fury.
Necrose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Fury.
Necrose scores with a shot to the side of The Fury's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Necrose digs a right hand into The Fury's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Fury's gas tank.
Necrose looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Necrose connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Julian The Fury has been cut.
The Fury blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Necrose.
Necrose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Necrose has The Fury pushed against the cage.
The Fury blocking some punches.
The Fury avoids a wild elbow strike from Necrose.
The Fury takes an elbow to the forehead.
Necrose is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Necrose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Necrose.
The Fury takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abcesso Necrose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian The Fury's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Necrose scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Fury in his tracks.
The Fury tries to land a body kick
and Necrose counters with a big head kick but The Fury shrugs it off.
Necrose scores with a sloppy right hand. The Fury should have avoided that one.
Necrose connects with a nice looking jab.
The Fury's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Necrose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Fury scrambles back to his feet.
The Fury looks for a takedown but Necrose sprawls well.
The Fury takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Fury takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Necrose scores with a jab to the head.

Necrose pushes The Fury up against the cage in a clinch.

Necrose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Necrose throws a leg kick which misses The Fury's front leg but catches the back leg as The Fury tries to avoid it.
Julian The Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Necrose throws a good cross that connects.
Necrose scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, jab by Necrose - just one landing.
Abcesso Necrose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Necrose.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abcesso Necrose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Necrose pushes The Fury back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Necrose looking to throw knees to the head but The Fury is blocking nicely.
Necrose scores with a hook to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Necrose just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Fury's brow.
Necrose comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Necrose has The Fury pushed against the cage.
The Fury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Necrose has him pressed against the cage.
Necrose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Necrose lands a nice elbow.
Necrose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Necrose displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Fury up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Necrose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Necrose misses with a punch on the inside.
Necrose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Necrose blocks an elbow strike.
Necrose trying to land knees to the body.
Necrose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Necrose throws an elbow that misses.

Necrose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Fury darts in trying to clinch
and Necrose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Julian The Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Necrose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Fury doesn't seem bothered though.
The Fury walks into a straight right hand from Necrose.
The Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Necrose looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Fury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Necrose can pounce on him.
Abcesso Necrose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fury takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Necrose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Fury at a distance.
The Fury takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Necrose swats away the attempt to clinch by The Fury.
The Fury looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Necrose is fending him off so far but The Fury persists. Nope, Necrose circles away and we're back to standing.
Necrose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Necrose dips to his left and cracks The Fury with an uppercut!
Necrose connects with a looping right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Necrose, right into the meat.
The Fury on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Fury throws out a loose jab but Necrose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Necrose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Necrose lands with a nice combination. The Fury backs away looking to recover.

Necrose pushes The Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
Necrose lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Necrose is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Fury looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Necrose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Necrose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Necrose pushes off an throws an elbow but The Fury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Necrose taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Necrose lands a nice uppercut.
Necrose manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Necrose misses with a knee to the head.
Necrose stalling in the clinch.
Necrose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Fury is trying to break the clinch but Necrose is controlling him.
Necrose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Necrose lands a knee to the head.
Necrose lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abcesso Necrose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julian The Fury's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The Fury throws a push kick but Necrose slaps the foot to one side.
Decent striking displayed by Necrose there.
Necrose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Necrose has managed to clinch.
The Fury wants a takedown.
Necrose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Necrose dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Necrose is working The Fury over against the cage.
Necrose is leaning against The Fury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Necrose.
The Fury's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Necrose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Necrose manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Necrose receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Necrose.
Nice body punch from Necrose.
Necrose lands a shot to the body.
Necrose slowing the pace effectively.
Necrose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Furys head.
Necrose lands an elbow inside that The Fury shrugs off.
Necrose lands a shoulder strike.
Necrose lands an elbow just above The Fury 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Necrose fails to land.
Necrose throws a punch but it's blocked by The Fury.
The Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Necrose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Fury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Necrose - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Necrose throws a punch but it's blocked by The Fury.
Necrose swings wildly with an uppercut but The Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Necrose misses with a knee strike.
Necrose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Fury.
Necrose lands an uppercut.
The Fury tries to score a body lock takedown but Necrose shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Necrose throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Fury looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian The Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Necrose misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Necrose content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Fury tries for a takedown but Necrose manages to get underhooks.
Necrose lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Fury backwards.
Necrose displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Fury up against the cage.
Necrose scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Necrose.
Necrose lands a knee to the body.
Necrose taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Abcesso Necrose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Necrose pushes The Fury back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Necrose scores with a shot to the side of The Fury's head.
Necrose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Furys head.

Necrose breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Necrose keeps the fight on the outside.
Necrose with a nice cross.

Necrose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

The Fury lands a takedown into guard.
The Fury stopping the sweep attempt from Necrose.
The Fury looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Necrose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Fury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Necrose manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Fury manages to get himself to full guard.
Julian The Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Necrose wants to control from the top but The Fury keeps moving.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Abcesso Necrose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Necrose winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abcesso Necrose!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duarte Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Park has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Howard
vs
Park

200 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
198 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duarte Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Park!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Park backs up against the cage.

It looks like Lucas Park has been cut.
Howard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Park shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Howard's guard.
Park's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Howard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Park is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Park thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Park trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Park advances to half guard.
Park works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park with the ground and pound from mount.
Park throws some wild stikes that Howard manages to avoid easily.
Park unloading with bombs!

It looks like Duarte Howard has been cut.
Park controlling his opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Park there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Howard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Park on the ground.

Park with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Park controlling from the full mount.

Park is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Howard can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard tries to reverse the position but Park maintains control.
Park has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Howard is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Park locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Howard is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucas Park!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodef Canmelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Cigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canmelianenko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Emperor - The Loss And Curse Of Reverence. Cigano has chosen Rocky Balboa Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Canmelianenko
vs
Cigano

189 cm
24
233 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

191 cm
22
257 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodef Canmelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Cigano!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canmelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Rodef Canmelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cigano dodges the punch combination from Canmelianenko.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cigano.
Canmelianenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Cigano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Rodef Canmelianenko has been cut.
Canmelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cigano.
No joy there for Canmelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cigano defending well as Canmelianenko loads up on a big left hand.

Canmelianenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Canmelianenko throws and elbow that misses. Cigano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Canmelianenko's guard. Nice move by Cigano!
Cigano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Canmelianenko is keeping the position for now.
Cigano wants to get up but he can't break Canmelianenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canmelianenko wants to stand up but Cigano is controlling him.
Cigano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cigano wants to control from the top but Canmelianenko keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior Cigano was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cigano shoots in and drives through. Canmelianenko sprawls well.
Canmelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Canmelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Canmelianenko misses with a double jab

and Cigano counters with a takedown into side control.
Canmelianenko is looking to get back to his feet here but Cigano is keeping cool and he's managed to take Canmelianenko's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cigano is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Canmelianenko defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Canmelianenko preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cigano.

Canmelianenko defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cigano's arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cigano is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Canmelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Will Cigano go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Canmelianenko controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

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.
Will Cigano go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cigano trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Canmelianenko doesn't escape.
Canmelianenko holding both Cigano 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Cigano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodef Canmelianenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Canmelianenko throws a combination that misses

and Cigano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cigano trying to control the position from guard on top but Canmelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cigano won't allow Canmelianenko to get back to his feet.
Cigano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cigano trying to control but Canmelianenko is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Junior Cigano hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Some wild striking there from Canmelianenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canmelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Cigano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canmelianenko.
Canmelianenko has his takedown stuffed

and Cigano counters by clinching up.

Cigano pulls guard effortlessly.
Canmelianenkois looking to pass into half guard but Cigano pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cigano is in guard.
Cigano wants to control from the top but Canmelianenko keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cigano 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.

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.
Cigano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Canmelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cigano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Canmelianenko wants to stand and escape but Cigano is having none of it.
Cigano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Canmelianenko's head.
Canmelianenko wants to stand but Cigano is controlling the position.
Cigano tries to free his leg and advance position but Canmelianenko is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cigano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cigano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Cigano gets to his feet - Canmelianenko follows without any prompting.
Canmelianenko misses with a double jab.
Canmelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Canmelianenko misses with a combination

so Cigano counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cigano stops Canmelianenko from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cigano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Canmelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cigano controls from within his opponent's guard.

Canmelianenko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cigano off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Cigano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodef Canmelianenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cigano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cigano works his way into full mount!
Cigano thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cigano unloads with some shots from mount but Canmelianenko bucks and avoids them well.
Canmelianenko wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cigano with good strikes from the mount here!
Canmelianenko is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cigano landing punches.
Cigano landing strikes from the mount.

Rodef Canmelianenko's cut is getting worse.
Cigano tries to control but Canmelianenko wriggling away.
Cigano won't let Canmelianenko get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cigano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Canmelianenko is looking to escape.
Cigano might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Canmelianenko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Cigano stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Canmelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cigano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cigano is standing up over Canmelianenko. Canmelianenko looks to escape but Cigano dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canmelianenko is pushing Cigano's head away, looking to escape. Cigano manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cigano is looking to take a break and control but Canmelianenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Junior Cigano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cigano happy to just control the position for now.

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.
Cigano wants to control but Canmelianenko is keeping him busy.
Rodef Canmelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Junior Cigano has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Canmelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Cigano.
Canmelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss

and Cigano counters with a shoot takedown. Canmelianenko fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cigano slips nicely into half guard.
Cigano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Cigano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cigano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Cigano!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jorge ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Cigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cigano has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

ben
vs
Cigano

195 cm
26
273 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
250 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hades ®
Hades ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jorge ben!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Cigano!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ben wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from ben.
ben just misses with a punch to the body.
Cigano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ben tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cigano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cigano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like jorge ben has been cut.
jorge ben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cigano moves out of range of the body kick.
ben pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ben throws a head kick but Cigano moves out of range.
ben goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Junior Cigano has been cut.
ben steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cigano.
Cigano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ben.
Cigano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches ben on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cigano swats away the attempt to clinch by ben.
ben throws a sloppy head kick and Cigano moves out of range easily.
ben is looking to clinch.
ben walks into a jab.
Cigano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ben swinging wildly here.
Cigano blocks a head kick by ben.
ben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cigano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cigano, as that shot connected.
Cigano blocks a head kick by ben.
ben is breathing heavily.
Cigano tests ben's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ben takes a swing at Cigano's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ben throws a head kick that misses.
Cigano avoids the head kick by ben.
Cigano tests ben's chin there with a solid looking shot.

jorge ben's cut is getting worse.
ben has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from ben there as he acknowledges the shot.
ben needs to keep his hands up - Cigano had a free shot at his head there.
ben ducks right into an uppercut from Cigano.

jorge ben's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cigano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
and Cigano counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts ben! He's just covering up as Cigano starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Cigano!
Junior Cigano is the new heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daigon kins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kins comes to the cage accompanied by N.O.S. Aiden Marx has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daigon kins's chin.

kins
vs
Marx

189 cm
26
224 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
217 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daigon kins!
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, Aiden Marx!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch but kins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crunch! kins slams his shin into Marx's torso.
Marx tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. kins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

kins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
kins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
kins thows a huge punch but Marx dodges it nicely.
kins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
kins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
kins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
kins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
kins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
kins wants to pass the guard but Marx is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
kins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
kins lands strikes from half guard.
kins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marx defending well though.
Marx on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marx really doesn't want to stay on the ground with kins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
kins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marx keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
kins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
kins winds up and cracks Marx with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
kins controlling the action here.
kins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
kins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
kins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marx!
Marx is bucking up trying to escape but kins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
kins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

kins working for a submission but Marx is keeping him at bay.
Marx holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as kins tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marx can do anything to dispel that myth.
kins looking to finish Marx with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marx!
The referee warns Marx that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
kins dominating with strikes here.

Marx is rocked!
Marx looks gassed!
kins postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Marx is out cold - huge knockout for kins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daigon kins!