FHC VII - Crash! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Rage against the machine - Killing in the Name. This should be fireworks!

Oliveira
vs
Gates

190 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

171 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Gates!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Gates does no damage.
Bill Gates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gates misses with a wild combination.
Gates swinging wilding here.
Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gates swivels and escapes.
Oliveira shoots in but Gates avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gates throws a one two combo.

It looks like Eduardo Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gates throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.

Gates shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gates wants to stand up but Oliveira has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position.
It looks like Gates is going to stand back up.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position.
Gates tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliveira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gates's waist but Gates gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oliveira off to one side.
Gates fails to land with a series of punches.
Gates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gates lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gates scores with a punch to the head.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oliveira has a takedown stuffed.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Gates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Gates misses with the combination.
Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Gates as Oliveira shoots in.
Gates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gates stuns Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gates displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Gates.
Gates swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Oliveira. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Oliveira shoots for a double leg takedown but Gates sprawls well. He's pushed Oliveira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gates connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gates tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gates misses with a jab, cross combination.

Gates looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Oliveira!
Gates controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gates prevents Oliveira from getting the reversal.
Gates really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates avoids the attempt from Oliveira to control.

Gates stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
A punch combination from Gates misses.
Gates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Gates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Gates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gates throws a push kick but Oliveira slaps the foot to one side.
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gates tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gates misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Gates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Oliveira's cut.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gates's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gates duly obliges.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Gates.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Bill Gates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from Gates.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Gates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliveira doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gates counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gates decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gates misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira shoots in and drives through. Gates sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Oliveira gets caught flat footed, as Gates shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Gates gets to his feet - Oliveira follows without any prompting.
Gates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gates swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Gates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oliveira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oliveira doesn't seem bothered though.
Gates throws a one two combo.
Gates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gates!

Eduardo Oliveira's cut is getting worse.
Gates digs a good body shot into Oliveira's ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gates.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gates.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gates.
Gates scores with a hook.

Oliveira gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Gates decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Oliveira, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Gates tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Gates sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gates misses with a wild combination.
Gates throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gates throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Gates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gates throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gates.
Gates is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Gates as Oliveira shoots in.
Gates fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates lands a two punch combo.
Gates tries a head kick but it misses.
Gates misses with the combination.
Gates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira shoots in and drives through. Gates sprawls well.
Gates stalks Oliveira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliveira's face. Oliveira staggers backwards, shaken.
Gates swinging wilding here.
Eduardo Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Gates shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gates showed some decent athleticism there.
Gates tries to stand but can't do so whilst Oliveira controls his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oliveira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira is looking to sweep but instead, Gates has passed into half guard.

Oliveira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gates prevents Oliveira from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gates stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Gates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Oliveira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gates swivels and escapes.
Gates misses with a wild combination.
Gates misses with a double jab.
Gates scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Gates.
Gates swinging wilding here.
Gates lands a two punch combo.

Oliveira is rocked!
Gates tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gates looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gates scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gates shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gates was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Gates is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gates.
Gates misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Gates saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gates lands a jab-cross combination.
Gates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gates throws a series of strikes that have Oliveira backpedaling.

Eduardo Oliveira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Gates closes the distance and clinches.

Gates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gates stalks Oliveira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliveira's face. Oliveira staggers backwards, shaken.
Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Gates scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Gates.
Gates works over Oliveira's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
Gates works over Oliveira's head and body with a nice combination.
Gates goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gates stuffs the takedown attempt from Oliveira. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Gates circles away easily
and Gates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gates's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gates duly obliges.
Oliveira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gates.
Oliveira shoots for a takedown but Gates saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Gates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Gates tries to sprawl out of it but Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gates manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gates's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gates duly obliges.
Gates looks to land a combination. Oliveira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oliveira shoots in for a double leg but Gates sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliveira takes one to the chin there.

Oliveira gets caught flat footed, as Gates shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Oliveira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Oliveira working for a triangle but Gates defends it easily.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gates stopping the sweep attempt from Oliveira.
Gates wants to get up but he can't break Oliveira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Eduardo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gates stopping the sweep attempt from Oliveira.
Bill Gates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gates decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Gates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gates has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 24:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Gates!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Buenaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liege's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mausum & Escape. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Liege
vs
Buenaga

183 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caeas Liege!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Buenaga!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buenaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buenaga misses with a head kick.

Liege looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Liege wants to work for an arm triangle but Buenaga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Buenaga has hold of Liege's hands but Liege slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Liege blocks the strikes from Buenaga.
Liege throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Buenaga is looking to control Liege's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Buenaga avoid being mounted?
Liege thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buenaga works his way to full guard. Good work.
Liege won't allow Buenaga to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buenaga looking for subs off his back but Liege has passed one foot through into half guard.
Buenaga is pressing down on Liege's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Liege drops back looking for a leg! Buenaga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Buenaga manages to kick Liege off! Liege jumps back into Buenaga's guard.

Buenaga working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Liege has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Buenaga looking for submissions off his back.
Liege has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

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

Liege is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Buenaga defends it well.
Buenaga looks like he's trying to stand up.
Buenaga looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege wants to take a breather but Buenaga is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Liege or perhaps it was just good defense by Buenaga which made him look bad.
Buenaga tries to bum rush Liege with a series of wild strikes but Liege uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buenaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buenaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liege shoots in but Buenaga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buenaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liege circles away quickly and effectively.
Liege closes the distance and clinches up with Buenaga, looking for a takedown. Liege pushes Buenaga against the cage but Buenaga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caeas Liege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buenaga looks to land a combination. Liege sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buenaga misses with the combination.
Liege shoots in but Buenaga avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Buenaga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Buenaga fails to land with a series of punches.
Buenaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liege circles away quickly and effectively.
Buenaga goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Buenaga throws a head kick that misses.

Liege drives through and clinches with Buenaga against the cage.
Buenaga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buenaga is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buenaga has had enough of the clinch but Liege keeps him there for the moment.

Liege wants the takedown. Buenaga is fighting it off but Liege persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Buenaga's guard against the cage.
Buenaga throws a couple of heel strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caeas Liege dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Liege closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Buenaga wants to get back to his feet.

Liege is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Buenaga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Buenaga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Liege is working away from the top position though.

Liege is working for a submission of some sort.
Buenaga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buenaga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Liege preventing the sweep.
Buenaga keeping moving, preventing Liege from controlling successfully.
Buenaga doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Liege prevents Buenaga from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Buenaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buenaga throws a series of punches but Liege avoids them all with ease.
Buenaga throws a head kick but Liege moves out of range.
Liege blocks a head kick by Buenaga.
Liege wants to clinch up but Buenaga keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buenaga misses with a head kick.
Yuri Buenaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buenaga throws a head kick but Liege moves out of range.
Buenaga keeps the fight on the outside.
Buenaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Liege will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Buenaga misses with a few strikes there.
Buenaga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buenaga stuffs the takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buenaga.
Liege has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Liege shoots in and bounces Buenaga off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Buenaga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege trying to control the position from guard on top but Buenaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buenaga throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Buenaga is working an open guard so Liege takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Buenaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buenaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buenaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liege changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Buenaga tries to avoid it but Liege manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Buenaga to the ground. Buenaga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caeas Liege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Buenaga.
Buenaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liege circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liege showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buenaga.
Liege looks for a takedown but Buenaga sprawls well.
Liege defending well as Buenaga loads up on a big left hand.
Buenaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buenaga throws a sloppy head kick and Liege moves out of range easily.
Buenaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liege circles away quickly and effectively.

Liege looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Buenaga controls Liege momentarily but Liege frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caeas Liege dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

A combination from Buenaga does no damage.
Buenaga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Buenaga misses.

Liege darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Liege is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Buenaga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Buenaga is trying to maintain the position but Liege is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buenaga regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buenaga throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Buenaga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Liege's guard.
Buenaga has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Liege is proving hard to escape from.
Buenaga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Buenaga trying to control but Liege is working from the bottom.
Buenaga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caeas Liege overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Liege has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Buenaga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Buenaga postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buenaga throwing strikes but missing.
Buenaga pushing down on Liege's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Liege is not content to let Buenaga control the position.
Buenaga winds up and cracks Liege with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Liege gets back to full guard.

Liege isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Buenaga stacks Liege on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Buenaga!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege manages to work his way to half guard, despite Buenaga's best efforts.
Buenaga lands with a punch from half guard.
Liege is not content to let Buenaga control the position.

Liege looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Buenaga throwing shots but Liege is blocking nicely.
Buenaga not landing any meaningful shots this time.

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.
Liege keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Caeas Liege is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buenaga thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Liege to regain full guard.
Liege is adopting a defensive guard.
Liege working a defensive guard here.

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

Liege scores a takedown into full mount!
Yuri Buenaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buenaga throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Buenaga working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caeas Liege showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liege, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caeas Liege!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amauri Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fernandes
vs
Silva

188 cm
18
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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, Amauri Fernandes!
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, Silvas Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva throws a hook but Fernandes blocks it.
Fernandes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fernandes shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Fernandes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Fernandes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to bum rush Fernandes with a series of wild strikes but Fernandes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernandes misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Fernandes. Fernandes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amauri Fernandes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice combo by Silva! Oh, that's hurt him - Fernandes falls to the canvas and Silva follows him into side control.

Fernandes is rocked!

It looks like Amauri Fernandes has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandes is trying to improve his position.
Fernandes is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries to stand but Fernandes is controlling his head.
Silva tries to get to his feet but Fernandes is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Silva in his guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Fernandes won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fernandes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Fernandes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

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.
Silva lands the left hand.
Fernandes tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fernandes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fernandes.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernandes circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvas Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amauri Fernandes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva throws a series of punches but Fernandes avoids them all with ease.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernandes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvas Silva!

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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Leal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pinsent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinsent has chosen The Pot - Tool as his entrance music. Jesse Pinsent is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Leal
vs
Pinsent

188 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Masaru Fight Gear

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, Jose Leal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse Pinsent!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leal tries to clinch but Pinsent moves out of range.
Pinsent shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leal as he jumps to the side.
Jose Leal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinsent takes one to the chin there.
Leal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pinsent dodges the punch combination from Leal.
Pinsent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leal.
Leal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pinsent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leal scores with a body shot.
Pinsent looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Leal moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pinsent prevents Leal from breaking the clinch.

Leal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinsent shoots in for a takedown but Leal shows good takedown defense.
Leal stuns Pinsent with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leal lands with a big left! Pinsent is wobbled badly! Leal comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Pinsent to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jose Leal!