RFL III PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bob kan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Belfonte
vs
kan

200 cm
18
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, bob kan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Belfonte scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
kan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belfonte wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Belfonte cracks kan with a big elbow.
Belfonte is chipping away with strikes.
kan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Belfonte is pressing down on kan's thigh, looking to free his foot. kan is holding on for now.
Belfonte slips a nice elbow through kan's hands, connecting with kan's forehead.

kan is rocked!
Belfonte lands a big elbow - kan is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Belfonte!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Belfonte!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazama has chosen 12 Stones - Adrenaline as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rodriguez
vs
Kazama

178 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rodriguez!
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, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kazama to score with a decent uppercut.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kazama! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jin Kazama!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuka Brasil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badau Aguiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brasil kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Gang Starr - Work. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Brasil
vs
Aguiar

175 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
21
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuka Brasil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Badau Aguiar!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Brasil.
Aguiar throws a body kick that misses.
Brasil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aguiar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aguiar on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Brasil closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brasil takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aguiar won't allow Brasil to pass to mount.

Aguiar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aguiar punching from the bottom.
Aguiar is looking to escape.
Aguiar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aguiar is looking for a sweep. Brasil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brasil trying to control the action but Aguiar is working from the bottom.

Brasil is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aguiar is defending against the submission attempts here by Brasil.
Aguiar strikes from the bottom but Brasil uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Aguiar manages to get back to half guard.
Brasil wants to take a breather but Aguiar is having none of it.
Brasil passes into side control, despite Aguiar's attempt to control the position.

Brasil working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aguiar tries to improve position but can't.
Brasil has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Aguiar!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasil lands a heavy elbow.

Brasil looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Brasil is breathing heavily.
Aguiar is trying desperately to improve position.

Brasil looking for a guillotine from mount but Aguiar is having none of it.
Aguiar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brasil blocks Aguiar's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Aguiar is trying desperately to improve position.
Brasil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aguiar is looking to escape.
Aguiar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguiar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Brasil working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Aguiar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brasil landing strikes from the mount and Aguiar is in trouble!

Aguiar is rocked!

Brasil looking for a guillotine from mount but Aguiar is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Brasil quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Brasil but it's paid off an Aguiar is forced to tap! Nice work by Brasil.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuka Brasil!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Pereira
vs
Webb

195 cm
22
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Pedro Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Webb!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira throws a right hand that Webb ducks under and follows up with a left that Webb also avoids with ease.

A head kick lands from Webb that sends Pereira to the canvas. Pereira tries to scramble back to his feet but Webb brings him back down into side control.

Pereira is rocked!

Webb tries for a kimura but Pereira is defending well.
Oh Pereira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Webb is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Webb has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Pereira is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Webb yanks on the arm and Pereira is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Webb.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steven Webb!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck The Great Weasel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Zap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

The Great Weasel
vs
Zap

175 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck The Great Weasel!
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, Eddy Zap!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Great Weasel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Great Weasel showed some decent athleticism there.

The Great Weasel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The Great Weasel trying to pass the guard but Zap defending well.
Zap is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Great Weasel passes to full mount!

The Great Weasel looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Zap is working to get back to half guard.

The Great Weasel has hold of Zap's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zap manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The Great Weasel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great Weasel takes Zap's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Zap is in trouble.
Zap is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get The Great Weasel off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

The Great Weasel patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The Great Weasel is breathing heavily.
Zap tries to break free.
Zap really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Great Weasel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The Great Weasel looking for the RNC.
Zap tries to roll but The Great Weasel sticks to his back.

The Great Weasel patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Zap rolls, trying to escape but The Great Weasel keeps control of the position.

The Great Weasel working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
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 Great Weasel has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Zap is in real trouble here. The Great Weasel gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Zap is tapping out! The Great Weasel wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Buck The Great Weasel!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo China (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marquess Vonhinten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

China
vs
Vonhinten

190 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Eduardo China!
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, Marquess Vonhinten!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
China dodges the punch combination from Vonhinten.
China tries to clinch up.
Vonhinten throws a sloppy head kick and China moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - China looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eduardo China seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
China fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Vonhinten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
China moves in looking to clinch but Vonhinten pushes him off.

China rushes Vonhinten and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

China breaks the clinch.
China fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vonhinten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with China but China pushes him off and we're back to square one.

China fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vonhinten, pushing him back against the ropes.
China using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vonhinten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

China breaks from the clinch.
China tries to clinch but Vonhinten is having none of it.
China doesn't manage to clinch there - Vonhinten circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
China works over Vonhinten's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Marquess Vonhinten has been cut.

China pushes Vonhinten up against the ropes in a clinch.
China stops a takedown attempt from Vonhinten.
Vonhinten looks gassed!

China breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

China forces Vonhinten back against the ropes and clinches.
China is trying to maintain a safe position but Vonhinten gets an underhook and turns China into the ropes.
China stalling in the clinch.
Vonhinten drops down looking for an ankle pick but China pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eduardo China has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marquess Vonhinten.
China is looking to clinch but Vonhinten is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

China fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vonhinten, pushing him back against the ropes.
China with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
China will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vonhinten up against the ropes.
Vonhinten tries for a takedown. No joy.
China connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vonhinten's face.
China stalling in the clinch but Vonhinten improves position.
China connects with a knee to the head.
Vonhinten fails to pull the fight into his guard.
China connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vonhinten's face.
China tries a knee to the head but Vonhinten blocks it.

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

Vonhinten stands up and waves to China to follow him.

Vonhinten shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vonhinten wants to stand up but China is controlling the position.
China is trying to stand back up but Vonhinten is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vonhinten is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vonhinten thows a huge punch but China dodges it nicely.

Vonhinten is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. China doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vonhinten.
China is looking to escape.
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.
China tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Vonhinten manages to move to mount!
China really wants to buck Vonhinten off and get back to his feet.
Vonhinten cracks China with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Eduardo China has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
China is trying to stand up.
Vonhinten landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vonhinten cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

China is rocked!
Vonhinten content just to control the position here.
Oh China is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
China is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Vonhinten working China over with strikes here.

Vonhinten looking for a guillotine from mount but China is having none of it.
China seems to have got his legs back now.
China is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Vonhinten has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vonhinten working away from the top, dropping strikes.
China is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vonhinten with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
China is trying to stand.

China somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Vonhinten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

China clinches up against the ropes.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
China lands a knee to the head.
Vonhinten tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. China just stands there and leans against the ropes.
China with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
China lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vonhinten tries to score a body lock takedown but China shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vonhinten struggles to land a body shot inside as China controls his hands.
China connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vonhinten's face.
The is referee keeping an eye on China - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vonhinten jumps guard but China stands there with Vonhinten around his waist. Vonhinten gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Vonhinten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
China throws a right and a left that Vonhinten avoids nicely.
Vonhinten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Vonhinten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vonhinten trying to stall but China improves his position.
China stops a takedown attempt from Vonhinten.

Vonhinten gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Vonhinten prevents China from getting back to his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vonhinten landing with the ground and pound.
China is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

China scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vonhinten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vonhinten tries to move into range but China moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
China is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vonhinten shoots in but no luck this time.
Vonhinten keeps the fight on the outside.
China lands with a right that hurts Vonhinten. Vonhinten looks to clinch but China throws a short knee that drops Vonhinten. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Eduardo China!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Malac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oscar Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Malac
vs
Silva

185 cm
20
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
20
250 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimbo Malac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Malac pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Malac is looking for a sweep.

Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Malac to his feet.
Malac shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Malac 's knee.
Malac is breathing heavily.
Malac misses with a takedown

and Silva moves into the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malac fails with the takedown

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Malac didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimbo Malac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Silva stands and steps away. Malac gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Malac tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva prevents Malac from getting back to his feet.

Malac has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Silva tries to clinch there but Malac circles away.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malac throws a head kick that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malac misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Malac could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Malac tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Jimbo Malac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva clinches.

Malac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Malac gets the takedown into side control.

Malac tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Malac has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Malac tries to stand but Silva is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva is trying to stand.

Silva pushes Malac off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malac with a lazy takedown attempt

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Malac didn't expect that.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Malac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malac is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Silva stands up and waves to Malac to follow him.
Malac with a lazy takedown attempt

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Malac goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Malac shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Malac wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malac is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Malac into the ropes.
Malac fails to pull guard.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malac.
Malac is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.

Silva jumps guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Malac is proving a slippery customer.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malac manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Malac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Malac.

Malac pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Malac shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Malac shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva is tying to control. Malac wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Malac is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Silva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Malac to stand up.
A head kick by Malac misses
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Malac is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Silva throws a left that rocks Malac and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Silva dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Malac regain composure!

Malac is rocked!

It looks like Jimbo Malac has been cut.
Silva scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Malac is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Silva can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Silva!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Del Carma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Carma kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is 300 Violin Orchestra-Jorge Quintero. Ketchum is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pokemon Theme. Ash Ketchum told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Del Carma
vs
Ketchum

190 cm
18
201 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

194 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Attliction Inc. - badass sold out last night....

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Del Carma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ash Ketchum!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ketchum shoots for a double leg takedown but Del Carma sprawls well. He's pushed Ketchum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Ketchum fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Del Carma sprawls well initially but Ketchum persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Del Carma punching from the bottom.
Del Carma has a hand on Ketchum's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ketchum takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Del Carma is looking to get to half guard.
Ketchum is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Del Carma can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ketchum breaks from Del Carma's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Del Carma is wriggling around trying to escape.

Ketchum with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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.
Ketchum prevents Del Carma from getting the reversal.
Del Carma is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Del Carma in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Del Carma is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Del Carma defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ketchum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum landing strikes, looking to finish!
Del Carma is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Ketchum swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ash Ketchum!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uwe Kaputtski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Silva
vs
Kaputtski

180 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Extremely Crazy MMA gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Uwe Kaputtski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva drops Kaputtski with a right and a left! Silva comes rushing in but Kaputtski regains his composure and manages to keep Silva in guard.

Kaputtski is rocked!
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kaputtski is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?

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

Silva gets a clinch.
Kaputtski seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva lands an elbow just above Kaputtski 's eye.
Kaputtski takes a knee right on the jaw!

Kaputtski is rocked!

Kaputtski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaputtski is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva tries to clinch there but Kaputtski circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Kaputtski circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Kaputtski seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaputtski wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaputtski managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaputtski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaputtski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Kaputtski avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kaputtski is blocking nicely.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaputtski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaputtski is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Kaputtski blocks it.
Kaputtski is trying to break free.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands an elbow just above Kaputtski 's eye.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kaputtski blocks with his arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Kaputtski goes down! Silva pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Silva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kaputtski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Kaputtski explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva sends Kaputtski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Silva is motioning to the referee to let Kaputtski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kaputtski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaputtski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaputtski misses with the combination.
Kaputtski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaputtski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaputtski misses with a body kick.
Kaputtski tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaputtski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaputtski is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaputtski is trying to break free.
Kaputtski is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Kaputtski has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaputtski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the ropes.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kaputtski blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kaputtski blocks with his arms.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Kaputtski is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Kaputtski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaputtski missing with knees to the body.
Kaputtski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kaputtski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Kaputtski manages to break the clinch.
Kaputtski swinging wilding here.
Kaputtski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Kaputtski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Kaputtski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaputtski misses with a two punch combination.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kaputtski swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Kaputtski swinging wilding here.
Kaputtski needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Kaputtski throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Kaputtski throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaputtski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaputtski.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Kaputtski pushes him off.
Kaputtski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaputtski swinging wilding here.
Kaputtski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaputtski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaputtski lands a high kick!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaputtski circles away.

Silva pushes Kaputtski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kaputtski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Kaputtski wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Kaputtski - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Silva, and another! Kaputtski is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva is the new light heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Myy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Giera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myy's entrance music is Benny Törnroos - Käy Muumilaaksoon. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Myy
vs
Giera

185 cm
18
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pikku Myy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Giera!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Giera slips a jab and a cross from Myy.
Giera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Myy.
Giera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Myy.
Giera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giera tries to bum rush Myy with a series of wild strikes but Myy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Myy lands with an overhand left.
Myy moves out of range of the strikes.
Myy looks to land a combination. Giera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Giera is rocked!
Myy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giera is still on wobbly legs! Can Myy finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Myy lands a huge takedown. Giera is out but the ref is slow to react and Myy lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Giera lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pikku Myy!
Pikku Myy retains his middleweight title!