Kings of Rio 36 - Insanity PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Veloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uwe Kaputtski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veloso comes to the cage accompanied by Sleep now in the fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Veloso
vs
Kaputtski

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Veloso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Uwe Kaputtski!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaputtski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veloso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaputtski misses with a series of wild punches.
Veloso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Veloso doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaputtski circles away.
Veloso throws a sloppy head kick and Kaputtski moves out of range easily.

Veloso instigates a clinch.
Veloso will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kaputtski up against the cage.
Veloso seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Veloso lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Veloso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaputtski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Kaputtski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaputtski throws a right and a left that Veloso avoids nicely.
Veloso scores with a head kick.
Kaputtski misses with a wild combination.
Kaputtski looks gassed!

Veloso clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaputtski can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Veloso.
Kaputtski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Veloso has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kaputtski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kaputtski is trying to break free.
Veloso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kaputtski's face.
Kaputtski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Veloso taking a breather.
Kaputtski is trying to break the clinch but Veloso has him pressed against the cage.

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

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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Veloso.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Veloso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaputtski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Veloso tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaputtski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaputtski.
Kaputtski throws a right and a left that Veloso avoids nicely.
Veloso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Veloso ducks right into an uppercut from Kaputtski.
Kaputtski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Kaputtski as Veloso shoots in.

Veloso has managed to clinch.
Veloso trying to land knees to the body.
Veloso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Veloso tries to pull guard but Kaputtski won't allow it.

Kaputtski breaks from the clinch.
Kaputtski misses with a wild combination.
Veloso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Veloso moves into range and clinches up with Kaputtski.
Veloso jumps guard but Kaputtski stands there with Veloso around his waist. Veloso gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Veloso throws a head punch that misses.
Veloso tries to pull guard but Kaputtski won't allow it.

Kaputtski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaputtski misses with a two punch combination.
Veloso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Veloso has managed to clinch.
Veloso looking to throw knees to the head but Kaputtski is blocking nicely.
Veloso is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kaputtski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Veloso tries to stall but Kaputtski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kaputtski can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaputtski is trying to break the clinch but Veloso has him pressed against the cage.
Kaputtski has had enough of the clinch but Veloso keeps him there for the moment.

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

Veloso clinches with his opponent.

Kaputtski breaks from the clinch.
Uwe Kaputtski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veloso throws a nice looking combination but Kaputtski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Veloso.
Uwe Kaputtski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaputtski misses with the combination.

Veloso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaputtski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaputtski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Veloso content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kaputtski tries to stall but Veloso uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Diego Veloso will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck for Veloso with that takedown attempt.
Kaputtski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaputtski throws a series of punches but Veloso moves out of range.
Veloso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kaputtski circles away.
Kaputtski blocks a head kick by Veloso.
Diego Veloso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Veloso moves out of range of the strikes.
Veloso lands a jab-cross combination.

Veloso moves into range and clinches up with Kaputtski.

Veloso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Veloso or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaputtski which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Veloso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaputtski looks to land a combination but Veloso avoids it well.

Veloso closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Veloso taking a break here but Kaputtski is having none of it and regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veloso is stalling here. Kaputtski is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Veloso seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kaputtski has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veloso sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Veloso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kaputtski.

Kaputtski stands up and beckons Veloso to join him on the feet.
Kaputtski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Veloso counters by clinching up.

Kaputtski manages to break the clinch.
Veloso misses with a takedown attempt - Kaputtski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Kaputtski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Veloso digs a good hook to Kaputtski's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veloso throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Veloso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Veloso.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from Kaputtski as Veloso shoots in.
Veloso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kaputtski is fending him off so far but Veloso persists. Nope, Kaputtski circles away and we're back to standing.
Kaputtski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Veloso misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaputtski.
Kaputtski misses with a straight left.
Kaputtski misses with a double jab
and Veloso counters with a three punch combo that has Kaputtski backing up. Kaputtski nods at Veloso to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veloso tries to bum rush Kaputtski with a series of wild strikes but Kaputtski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kaputtski! Veloso is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uwe Kaputtski!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kent Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and carlos miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Powell
vs
miguel

186 cm
18
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kent Powell!
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, carlos miguel!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell dodges the punch combination from miguel.

miguel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Powell to the mat! Powell manages to get full guard.
miguel won't allow Powell to sweep him here.
miguel throwing strikes but missing.
miguel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Powell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Powell tries to get out of the position.
Powell trying to hold on to miguel's head to control him but miguel postures up.
Powell blocking the ground and pound attempt from miguel.
Powell blocking the ground and pound attempt from miguel.
Powell gets back to full guard.
miguel forces his way into half guard.

miguel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
miguel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
miguel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Powell!
miguel unloads with some shots from mount but Powell bucks and avoids them well.
Powell wants to control but miguel is having none of it.

miguel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
miguel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
miguel unloads with some shots from mount but Powell bucks and avoids them well.
miguel punching from mount but Powell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
miguel lands with some strikes.
miguel looks gassed!
miguel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
miguel 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.
Powell tries to lock up and control but miguel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
miguel throws some wild stikes that Powell manages to avoid easily.
miguel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Powell is desperately trying to improve his position but miguel has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Powell gets back to half guard.
Powell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Powell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Powell has miguel pulled in close to control his posture.
Powell wants to sweep here but miguel controlling him for the moment.
Powell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Powell controlling miguel's posture.
miguel preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
miguel throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
miguel throws a series of punches but Powell moves out of range.
miguel stalks Powell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Powell's face. Powell staggers backwards, shaken.
miguel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powell.

Powell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
miguel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Powell bucks miguel off and manages to get back to his feet!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Powell.
miguel is looking for a sweep.
Powell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Powell taking a breather here.
miguel is not content to let Powell control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
miguel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Powell scoring with punches from side control.
Powell is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
miguel is trying to improve his position.
Powell working the ground and pound.
miguel manages to get back to half guard.
miguel wants to get back to full guard.
Powell tries to pass the half guard into mount. miguel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
miguel missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kent Powell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

miguel fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
miguel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
miguel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powell.
miguel misses with a two punch combination.
Powell throws a hook to the side of miguel's head but miguel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
miguel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
miguel swinging wilding here.
miguel fails with the takedown

and Powell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
miguel is trying to get back to full guard.

miguel looking for submissions off his back.
Powell wants to pass to mount but miguel is defending the position.
miguel wants to improve his position but Powell is controlling well.
miguel is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is looking to take a break and control but miguel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
miguel wants to get back to full guard.
Powell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks miguel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
miguel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Powell scores with a couple of nice shots.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
miguel defending well as Powell loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from miguel misses.

Powell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if Powell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
miguel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Powell is looking to work some ground and pound but miguel has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell trying to control but miguel is working from the bottom.
Powell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
miguel looking for a sweep. Not yet miguel, not yet.
Powell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
miguel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Powell's guard.
Powell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
miguel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
miguel is trying to escape the mount.
Powell working the ground and pound effectively.
miguel is trying desperately to improve position.
miguel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell lands a nice shot to the head.
Powell landing punches.
Powell content just to control the position here.
Powell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
miguel is squirming around, avoiding Powell's attempts to control the action.
Powell controlling the position easily from mount.
miguel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Powell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
miguel taking shots to the head.
miguel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Powell with a couple of short strikes.
Powell trying to control but miguel is having none of it.
miguel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Powell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish miguel?
miguel is desperately trying to improve his position but Powell has a good base and remains in mount.
miguel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

miguel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
miguel throws a left and a right that both miss

so Powell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Powell trying to control but miguel is working from the bottom.

miguel had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Powell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. miguel Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Powell's back instead.
miguel throwing wild punches that miss their target.

Powell preventing the rear naked choke attempt from miguel.
You can see the frustration on Powell's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

miguel looking for the choke but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

miguel is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Powell has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
miguel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell covering up well and avoiding damage.
Powell trying to control the position but miguel manages to sink in the hooks.

Powell fending off the submission attempt from miguel.
Powell tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Powell is working to get back to half guard.
miguel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

miguel with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Powell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by miguel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). carlos miguel!

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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 Rama Chulalongkorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulalongkorn's entrance music is "Sagat's Theme," by Takayuki Aihara. A fine choice. Lima has chosen RAW as his entrance music. Rama Chulalongkorn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Chulalongkorn
vs
Lima

190 cm
23
230 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rama Chulalongkorn!
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, Antonio Lima!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima shoots in looking for a takedown. Chulalongkorn tries to sprawl out of it but Lima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chulalongkorn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lima with a jab.

Chulalongkorn closes the distance and clinches.
Chulalongkorn stalling in the clinch.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lima tries to pull guard but Chulalongkorn holds him up against the cage and eventually Lima drops back down to his feet.
Chulalongkorn lands a knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Antonio Lima has been cut.
Lima tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chulalongkorn smiles and moves away.
Rama Chulalongkorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Lima.
Lima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chulalongkorn is fending him off so far but Lima persists. Nope, Chulalongkorn circles away and we're back to standing.
Lima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chulalongkorn stuffs the takedown attempt from Lima. Lima gets slowly back to his feet.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lima has eaten all the pies!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima shoots in but no luck this time.
Lima shoots for a double leg takedown but Chulalongkorn sprawls well. He's pushed Lima's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chulalongkorn lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Lima crumples to the floor! Chulalongkorn milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rama Chulalongkorn!

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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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Zuckercorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Giant
vs
Zuckercorn

215 cm
23
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

205 cm
23
283 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Zuckercorn!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant throws a series of punches but Zuckercorn avoids them all with ease.
Barry Zuckercorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Giant misses.
Giant misses with a body shot.
Giant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giant looks to land a body kick but Zuckercorn moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giant misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Giant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zuckercorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giant connects with a stiff jab that staggers Zuckercorn - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andre Giant!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
14%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Arealius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arealius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Ministry Rock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arealius
vs
Silva

180 cm
23
190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Arealius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arealius closes the distance and clinches.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arealius gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Come on Arealius - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arealius is trying to break free.

Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silva wants to control from the top but Arealius keeps moving.
Silva stops Arealius from standing up.

Silva 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.

Arealius pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arealius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arealius circles away from the clinch attempt

and Arealius counters by moving into the clinch.
Arealius lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva pulls Arealius into guard.
Arealius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Arealius from controlling successfully.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Arealius from standing up.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Arealius controls the pace.
Arealius tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Arealius postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Arealius trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva keeping full guard, as Arealius tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arealius is stalling in the full guard.

Arealius stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Arealius throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arealius misses with a two punch combination.
Arealius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Arealius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arealius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A choreographed right hand from Arealius misses the target.
Arealius throws a big shot that misses.
Arealius throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arealius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arealius tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva tries to stall but Arealius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arealius wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Arealius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Arealius wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Arealius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anthony Arealius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva looks to clinch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arealius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Arealius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arealius is breathing heavily.
Arealius throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Arealius throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Arealius.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Arealius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anthony Arealius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernardo Silva.

Arealius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arealius 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.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva blocks a head kick by Arealius.
Silva fails with the takedown

and Arealius moves into the clinch.

Arealius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots and misses

and Arealius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Arealius won't allow it.
Arealius manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva keeps control of Arealius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Arealius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arealius waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Silva.
Jab from Arealius.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arealius is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva avoids the head kick by Arealius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Arealius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arealius counters with a left right combination that sends Silva crashing to the mat - Arealius wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Silva out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Arealius!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamaz Otstoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jamal Jones has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jamal Jones seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jones
vs
Otstoev

186 cm
21
254 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

165 cm
21
264 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Organic Peak Performance

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Jones!
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, Kamaz Otstoev!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a hook to the side of Otstoev's head but Otstoev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones has Otstoev pressed against the cage.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Otstoev's takedown attempt.
Jones lands an uppercut.

Otstoev is rocked!
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Otstoev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Otstoev is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Otstoev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Otstoev has eaten all the pies!
Otstoev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otstoev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Otstoev seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Otstoev seems unphased.

Otstoev is rocked!
Jones swinging wilding here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Otstoev is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jamal Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamaz Otstoev.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones has Otstoev pressed against the cage. He pushes Otstoev back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Jones throws a beautiful elbow that sends Otstoev crashing to the floor! Jones piles on the pressure with more strikes! Otstoev is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios comes to the cage accompanied by Insane in the Membrane. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rios
vs
Frost

161 cm
22
147 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

196 cm
22
157 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Syndicate Drugs
Blaze Ronin Street Gear

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Frost!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios misses with a body kick.
Frost scoring well with a low kick there.

Rios moves into the clinch.
Frost jumps guard but Rios stands there with Frost around his waist. Frost gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rios misses with a knee strike.
Frost tries to score a body lock takedown but Rios shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Frost drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rios gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rodrigo Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Frost.
Rios is pressed up against the cage. Frost has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rios down to the mat. Rios avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Frost misses with a takedown attempt - Rios sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rios throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rios scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rios misses with a wild combination.
Frost moves out of range of the body kick from Rios.
Rios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frost goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Frost tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rios swivels and escapes.
Frost keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rios keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frost looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rios circles away.
Rios misses with a body kick.
Frost tries a low kick but Rios avoids it.
Rios throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.

Rios takes the fight into the clinch.

Rios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost slips a jab from Rios.
Frost fails to land the takedown.
Frost chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rios can pounce on him.
Rios throws a sloppy head kick
and Frost makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodrigo Rios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rios on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frost. Frost obviously looking to wear him down.
Frost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rios is fending him off so far but Frost persists. Nope, Rios circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Frost.
Rios lands a jab to the nose.
Frost shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Frost stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Rios follows into mount!

Frost is rocked!
Rios controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost is looking to get to half guard.
Rios controlling from mount.
Frost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frost is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

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

Rios has control of Frost's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Frost regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Frost wants to control but Rios is having none of it.
Rios sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
Frost working to try and regain half guard.
Rios tries to control but Frost wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Rios dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rios misses with a kick to the body.
Rios pivots, looking for a leg kick but Frost is out of range and Rios settles back down.
Rios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost shoots in but no luck this time.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Frost with that takedown attempt.
Rios is looking to land body kicks.
Frost closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rios circles away.
Rodrigo Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Frost.
Rios looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.
Rios misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rios moves into the clinch.
Frost tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rios smiles and moves away.
Frost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rios tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Rios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rios misses with a few strikes there.
Rios is looking to slow Frost down with leg kicks.
Frost will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost misses with a straight left.

Rios forces Frost back against the cage and clinches.
Rios lands a shoulder strike.

Rios breaks the clinch.
Rios looks to land a combination but Frost avoids it well.
Rios pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rios's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rios duly obliges.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Rios darts in and clinches Frost up against the cage.

Rios breaks the clinch.
Rios misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Frost's head.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Rios finish him?
Rios moves in looking to clinch but Frost pushes him off.
Frost seems to have recovered his senses.
Rios tries to land a front kick but Frost steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Frost avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frost fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Rios.
Rios stuffs the takedown attempt from Frost. Frost gets slowly back to his feet.
Frost closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rios circles away.
Frost scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios misses with a kick to the body.
Rios throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frost counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rios is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rios swinging wilding here.
Frost fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rios tries to land a front kick but Frost steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios is looking to slow Frost down with leg kicks.
Frost fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick lands from Rios that sends Frost to the canvas. Frost tries to scramble back to his feet but Rios brings him back down into side control.
Rios working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Frost's face as Rios controls the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rios here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Rios stands up.
Rios misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rios looks to throw a body kick
and Frost finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Frost closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rios circles away.
Frost tries for a takedown but Rios sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rios looks to land a body kick but Frost moved away.
Frost fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rios attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Frost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Frost or perhaps it was just good defense by Rios which made him look bad.
Frost blocks a head kick by Rios.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rios throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
A combination from Rios does no damage.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rios.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Rios dominated that second round.
That's time! Rios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Frost misses with a takedown attempt - Rios sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rios connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Rios as Frost shoots in.
Rios keeps Frost at a distance using the push kick.
Nice body kick there by Rios.
Rios lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rios swinging wilding here.
Frost fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodrigo Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Frost.
Frost looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Frost tries to clinch there but Rios circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rios misses the jab.
Frost plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rios is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rios's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rios has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rios manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rios is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Rios breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost shoots in looking for a takedown. Rios tries to sprawl out of it but Frost keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rios manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rios scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Frost fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frost swats away the attempt to clinch by Rios.

Rios closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frost drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rios pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rios misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost shoots in but no luck this time.
Rios tries to clinch there but Frost circles away.
Rios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodrigo Rios is winning the standup battle so far.
Frost is looking to clinch.
Frost shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rios but Rios pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frost fails with the takedown.
Frost avoids a kick to the body.
Rios finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rios throws the kick towards the body but Frost avoids it.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Rios pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frost shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rios but Rios pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios misses with an uppercut. Frost saw that one coming.
Rios pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Frost gets a takedown into half guard.
Rios is holding on to half guard well.
Rios won't allow Frost to pass to mount.
Frost is stalling here. Rios is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Frost seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rios has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Frost tries to bench press Rios off him but Rios keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios working the body and head with strikes.
Rios in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Frost tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rios wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Frost's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Frost throws a low kick, looking for Rios's leg but Rios calmly moves out of range.
James Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frost bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A shot to the body from Rios misses
and Frost counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Rios misses
and Frost makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rios really felt that one!
A solid leg kick lands there for Frost.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rios blocks the body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Rios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rios 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Rios!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gianfranco Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jomar Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zola comes to the cage accompanied by Balls to the Wall. Requina is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Will Be Done by Unearth. Jomar Requina struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!

Zola
vs
Requina

163 cm
23
145 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
143 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Syndicate Drugs
MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Zola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jomar Requina!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Requina.
Zola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Requina looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zola looks to land a left hand but Requina moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Zola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Zola.
Zola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Requina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Zola.
A nice inside leg kick there by Requina. That's going to slow Zola down.
Zola misses with a hook. Requina ducked under it nicely.
Zola misses with a straight left.
Zola fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zola throws out a loose jab but Requina uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Zola lands an impressive looking overhand right. Requina doesn't seem phased though.

Requina is rocked!

It looks like Jomar Requina has been cut.
Zola throws the left hand but Requina avoids the punch easily.
Requina is still on wobbly legs! Can Zola finish him?
Requina moves away from the strike by Zola.
Requina blocks a jab.
Requina seems to have recovered his senses.
Requina moves out of range as Zola strikes.
Requina keeps the fight on the outside.
Requina keeps the fight on the outside.
Zola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jomar Requina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Zola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zola doesn't manage to clinch there - Requina circles away.
Zola is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zola throws out a loose jab but Requina uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zola waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Requina.
Requina moves out of range as Zola strikes.
Zola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Requina manages to avoid it.
Requina blocks a jab.
Requina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zola.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zola checks a leg kick.
Zola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Requina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zola tries to clinch but Requina moves out of range.
Requina slips a straight right by Zola.
Zola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Requina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Requina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zola misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requina scores with a nice body kick.
Zola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Requina but Requina pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zola shoots in for a double leg but Requina sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zola wants to clinch.
Requina slips a straight right by Zola.
Zola misses with a straight left.
Zola throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Requina avoids the body shot from Zola.
Zola doesn't manage to clinch there - Requina circles away.
Gianfranco Zola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Zola.
Requina scoring well with a low kick there.
Requina looks to land a right hand but Zola moved out of range.
Zola shoots for a double leg takedown but Requina sprawls well. He's pushed Zola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianfranco Zola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Requina lands a head kick!
Zola throws a hook to the side of Requina's head but Requina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Requina avoids the body shot from Zola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gianfranco Zola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jomar Requina's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Requina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zola throws out the jab.
Zola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zola throws a shot from downtown. Requina moves away and avoids it.
Zola throws a body punch but Requina moves out of range.
Requina lands a head kick!
Zola swings for the body but Requina moves out of range.
Zola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Requina moves out of range of the strikes.
Zola throws a series of punches but Requina moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Requina.
Requina is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Requina.
Zola wants to clinch.
Requina moves out of range of the strikes.
Zola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Requina.
Requina moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Requina misses with a low kick.
Zola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Requina in his tracks.

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

Zola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Requina is looking for a sweep. Zola is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Zola is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Requina looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Zola is trying for a kimura here. Requina looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Zola wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gianfranco Zola!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Katasonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katasonov comes to the cage accompanied by In Extremo - Wind. Pavel Katasonov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to BJ Penn's chin.

Katasonov
vs
Penn

175 cm
23
164 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
161 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pavel Katasonov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katasonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katasonov misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Donk. Katasonov catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Katasonov misses with a two punch combination.
Katasonov misses with a looping left.
Katasonov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Katasonov rushes Penn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Katasonov digs a right hand into Penn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penn's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Katasonov.
A hook to the body from Katasonov.
A short left from Katasonov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katasonov cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Katasonov gets underhooks to prevent Penn's takedown attempt.
Katasonov prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Katasonov.
Katasonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Katasonov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
A short left from Katasonov.

Penn is rocked!
Katasonov has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Katasonov finish him?
Katasonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Katasonov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pavel Katasonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Penn is working for takedown but Katasonov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Penn looks gassed!
Katasonov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penn jumps guard but Katasonov stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Katasonov is working Penn over against the cage.
Katasonov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Katasonov dips a shoulder and cracks Penn with a mighty uppercut! Penn falls back against the cage and Katasonov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Penn is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Katasonov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Katasonov!
Pavel Katasonov retains his lightweight title!