KFC 15: Meat Feast PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Nassim de Monte Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Puffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think de Monte Cristo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Hell's Bells. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Nassim de Monte Cristo
vs
Puffer

181 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdul Nassim de Monte Cristo!
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, Brian Puffer!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puffer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from de Monte Cristo.
Puffer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Puffer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from de Monte Cristo.
de Monte Cristo fails with an attempt to clinch.
de Monte Cristo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Puffer sprawls well. Puffer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. de Monte Cristo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Nassim de Monte Cristo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puffer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puffer lands a leg kick that knocks de Monte Cristo off balance momentarily.
Puffer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puffer throws a sloppy head kick and de Monte Cristo moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puffer.
A head kick misses from Puffer.
Puffer connects with a leg kick. de Monte Cristo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
de Monte Cristo tries to clinch but Puffer is having none of it.
Puffer pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Monte Cristo tries to clinch there but Puffer circles away.
Puffer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
de Monte Cristo checks a leg kick.
Puffer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puffer.
de Monte Cristo blocks a head kick by Puffer.
Puffer lands a front kick.
de Monte Cristo is breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Puffer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Puffer scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puffer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puffer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puffer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puffer lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Abdul Nassim de Monte Cristo has been cut.
The fighters circle, before Puffer throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into de Monte Cristo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Puffer lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Brian Puffer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brundon Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andriago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Matthews
vs
Silva

202 cm
25
307 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

210 cm
23
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brundon Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andriago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch there but Matthews circles away.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Matthews clinches with his opponent.
Matthews displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the ropes.
Matthews fails to pull guard.
Silva tries to circle away but Matthews has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Matthews has double underhooks.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Matthews.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brundon Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch but Matthews moves away

and Matthews counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Matthews drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matthews's defenses.

It looks like Brundon Matthews has been cut.
Matthews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matthews wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Matthews blocks it.
Silva tries to break free but Matthews pushes him back against the ropes.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Matthews trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Matthews decides to stand back up. Matthews steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Matthews walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Matthews's side.
Andriago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matthews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Matthews counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Matthews's attempts to control the action.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Matthews trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Matthews has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Matthews is in full control for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matthews really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Silva.
Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

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.
Matthews thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Matthews is in full control for now.
Silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews controlling from the back.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Matthews has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andriago Silva will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Matthews pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matthews tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Matthews has him pressed against the ropes.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva darts in trying to clinch

and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Matthews throws a big right hand that misses.
Matthews stops Silva from standing up.
Matthews stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matthews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Matthews is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to escape but Matthews is in control.
Sloppy strikes there by Matthews.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Matthews tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Matthews trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva tries to escape but Matthews is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matthews controlling from side mount.
Silva tries to escape but Matthews is in control.
Matthews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Matthews is controlling him well.
Matthews works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Matthews gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Silva tries to clinch up

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Matthews trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Matthews drags him back down.

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.

Brundon Matthews has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt

and Matthews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Matthews moves away

and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Matthews advances position into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Matthews off but instead Matthews has got his back!

Matthews is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brundon Matthews dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Matthews shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Matthews swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva scores with a head kick. Matthews tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silva darts in and clinches Matthews up against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matthews fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brundon Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews jumps guard but Silva stands there with Matthews around his waist. Matthews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matthews jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Matthews closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to escape.
Matthews tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.

Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A jab from Silva misses.

Matthews gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Matthews avoids the damage to the body.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva misses with a looping right.

Matthews drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva darts in trying to clinch

and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva prevents Matthews from moving into mount.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Matthews is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Matthews.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva tries to escape but Matthews is in control.
Silva tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Matthews fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Matthews controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Matthews scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand up.
Matthews controlling the pace for now.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Matthews is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Matthews has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andriago Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bum Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bika kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Decision. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Bika
vs
Love

169 cm
27
158 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

176 cm
19
154 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Bika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bum Love!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bika circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bika lands with a straight right. Love didn't see that one coming.
Bika lands with a nice body punch.
Bika connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Love shoots in for a takedown but Bika shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice cross by Bika.
Bika scores with a nice head shot.
Bika with a hook.
Bika paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bika lands a jab to the head.
Love has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bika.
Bika lands the left hand.
Love tries to clinch there but Bika circles away.
Bika lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bika stalks Love and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Love's face. Love staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Love doesn't seem bothered though.
Bika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bika lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A shot to the liver by Bika. Beautiful body shot.
Elvis Bika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bika scores with a crisp jab that stopped Love in his tracks.
Bika digs a good body shot into Love's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Love 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bika scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bika paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bika shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Love eats them both and turns towards Bika to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Love is rocked!
Bika connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Love is still on wobbly legs! Can Bika finish him?
No luck with that takedown attempt from Love.
Love looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bika lands with a thumping leg kick.
Love seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bika lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bika scores with a jab.
Bika scores with the left hand. Love knows he should have avoided that one.
Elvis Bika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Love walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Love takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bika scoring well with a low kick there.
Love doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bika scores with a crisp jab that stopped Love in his tracks.
Bika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Bika coming out on top.
Bika lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Love can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Bika and Love drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Bika.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Bika!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between NS PitBull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). NS PitBull has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

PitBull
vs
Machida

180 cm
26
211 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, NS PitBull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

PitBull looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
PitBull seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Machida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
PitBull slows the pace down in half guard.
PitBull working the head and body with strikes.
PitBull wants to stand up but Machida is controlling the position.
PitBull is trying to control. Machida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

PitBull seems to be working for a kimura but Machida defends the submission attempt.
Machida is trying to stand back up but PitBull is controlling him
PitBull thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Machida to regain full guard.

PitBull decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Machida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida tried to score with a low kick but PitBull checks it.

PitBull closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - PitBull lands in his opponent's guard.
PitBull would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Machida keeping full guard, as PitBull tries to pass.
PitBull seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Machida wants to stand and escape but PitBull is having none of it.
Machida looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

PitBull stands up from guard. Let's bang!
PitBull shoots in but Machida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
PitBull will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machida feints and then cracks PitBull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow PitBull down.
Machida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Machida gets caught flat footed, as PitBull shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

PitBull stands up from Machida's guard - PitBull perhaps looking for a knockout.
A combination from PitBull does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Machida.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
PitBull throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Machida's waist but Machida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing PitBull off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for NS PitBull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida connects with a body shot.

PitBull drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
PitBull wants to stand but Machida has his arm trapped.

PitBull stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lyoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Machida wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Machida lands with an overhand left.

PitBull gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
PitBull tries to pass to full mount but Machida defends it.
Machida is trying to stand back up but PitBull is controlling him

Machida pushes PitBull off and gets back to his feet.
Machida stuffs the takedown attempt from PitBull. PitBull gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
PitBull tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

PitBull closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

PitBull is looking for a kimura here.

PitBull decides to return to a standing position.
PitBull shoots for a takedown but Machida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
PitBull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
PitBull slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
PitBull is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for NS PitBull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Machida looks to land a combination but PitBull avoids it well.
PitBull checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from PitBull both land. Nice combination.
PitBull is looking to clinch.
Machida scores with a decent looking hook.
PitBull scores with a crisp jab that stopped Machida in his tracks.

PitBull closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Machida quickly recovers to half guard.
PitBull trying to control from Machida's half guard. Machida has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
PitBull stops Machida from standing up.
PitBull would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Machida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with PitBull. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
PitBull stops Machida from standing up.
PitBull trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because NS PitBull wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Machida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
PitBull looking to sit in guard and control but Machida gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
PitBull wants to sweep but no luck.
Machida wants to pass the guard but PitBull is keeping the position.

Machida is sitting in close to PitBull's body. PitBull has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Machida is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Machida is tapping! That was a very nice submission by PitBull.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). NS PitBull!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grammur Natzee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saint Shamrock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dueces. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Thumper Saint Shamrock
vs
Natzee

180 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

162 cm
21
149 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grammur Natzee!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natzee just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Shamrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Natzee to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Saint Shamrock.
Saint Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Natzee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saint Shamrock's hands.
Saint Shamrock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A bone on bone clash there as Natzee blocks the leg kick.
Natzee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Natzee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Natzee 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.
Natzee looking to pass the guard.
Natzee trying to control but Saint Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Natzee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saint Shamrock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natzee throwing strikes but missing.
Natzee throwing strikes from guard but Saint Shamrock blocks nicely.
Natzee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint Shamrock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Natzee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Natzee wants to control from the top but Saint Shamrock keeps moving.
Natzee's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Grammur Natzee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Saint Shamrock throws a low kick but Natzee avoids it.
Natzee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Natzee looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Shamrock is just out of range.
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Natzee. Beautiful body shot.
Natzee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Natzee lands a left and a right that send Saint Shamrock crashing to the mat, dazed. Natzee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Saint Shamrock is rocked!

It looks like Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock has been cut.
Natzee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oh Saint Shamrock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Natzee moves in close and cracks Saint Shamrock with a massive right hand! Saint Shamrock, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Natzee!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grammur Natzee!
Grammur Natzee is the new featherweight champion!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl comes to the ring accompanied by Dawn of Demise - Juggernaut. Rook is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mr Krinkle. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Karl
vs
Rook

197 cm
25
275 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
285 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs
Tri Light Clothing

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Karl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Rook!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Karl as Rook shoots in.
Rook throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like John Karl has been cut.
Rook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karl misses with a straight right.
Karl lands with a cross.

It looks like Yuri Rook has been cut.
Rook changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rook just misses with a punch to the body.
Rook scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karl moves away.
Rook shoots in looking for a takedown. Karl tries to sprawl out of it but Rook keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Karl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rook misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rook manages to avoid it.
Karl lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rook takes a step back to recover.
Rook looks gassed!
Nice straight punches there by Karl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karl.
Karl throws a right and a left that Rook avoids nicely.
Rook swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karl feints and then cracks Rook's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rook down.
Karl throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rook.
Rook ducks under a wild hook from Karl.
Karl wants to clinch up but Rook keeps it at a distance.
That kick from Karl tenderised Rook's leg. Rook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karl throws a leg kick which misses Rook's front leg but catches the back leg as Rook tries to avoid it.
Karl scores with a jab to the body.
Karl fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Karl.
Nice body kick there by Karl.
Karl connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rook takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karl scores with a leg kick.
Karl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karl scores with a leg kick.
Rook's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karl lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rook's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl lands a slapping body shot.
Karl lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karl.
Karl thumps Rook with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karl scores with the left hand. Rook knows he should have avoided that one.
Karl connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Karl dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Karl with a hook.
Rook misses with a body shot.
That kick from Karl tenderised Rook's leg. Rook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karl throws a sloppy head kick and Rook moves out of range easily.
Karl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rook can do to turn this around?
Rook chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karl can pounce on him.
Good shot there by Karl.
Karl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rook is breathing heavily.
Karl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rook. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Karl - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karl throws out a loose jab but Rook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karl scoring well with a low kick there.
Karl lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karl. Karl obviously looking to wear him down.
Rook tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karl throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rook takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That has opened up Yuri Rook's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karl connects with a leg kick. Rook looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karl throws a lazy right hand but Rook sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karl with a nice cross.
Rook takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karl.
Rook takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl pushes Rook away with a front kick.
Karl throws a hook but Rook blocks it.
John Karl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karl throws a jab but it's blocked by Rook.
Rook is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karl rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karl.
Rook takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karl connects with a leg kick. Rook looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karl connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karl throws a body punch but Rook moves out of range.
Rook tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl throws a nice looking combination but Rook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karl, right into the meat.
John Karl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karl lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rook backs up against the ropes.

The cut above Yuri Rook's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karl moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rook might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Karl has got the better of the exchanges.
Karl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rook looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karl is fending him off so far but Rook persists. Nope, Karl circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karl lands a head shot.
Nice body kick from Karl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Karl dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Karl wants to clinch up but Rook keeps it at a distance.
Rook misses with an uppercut. Karl saw that one coming.
Karl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karl scores with a shot to the body.
Karl lands a really nice looking cross but Rook seems unphased.
Karl getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karl misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Karl.
Rook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karl bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Rook is rocked!
Karl lands with a good body shot.
Rook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karl.
Karl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rook keeps the fight on the outside.
Karl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karl.
Karl lands a really nice looking cross but Rook seems unphased.

Yuri Rook's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Karl missing with a left hand there. Rook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karl is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Rook like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Rook from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Karl!
John Karl retains his heavyweight title!