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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Glover comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Like Chocolate by Shanks & Bigfoot . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Wayne Glover
vs
Wells

195 cm
27
208 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

175 cm
27
209 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Wayne Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Wells!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne Glover connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wells misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wayne Glover counters with a head kick.

Wells throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wayne Glover was covering up waiting for the punch and Wells finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Wayne Glover manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wayne Glover throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wells swings for the body but Wayne Glover moves out of range.
Wells swats away the attempt to clinch by Wayne Glover.
Wells blocks a head kick by Wayne Glover.
John Wayne Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wells throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wells ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne Glover moves away.
Wayne Glover tries to clinch there but Wells circles away.
Wells throws a hook to the side of Wayne Glover's head but Wayne Glover sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wells shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wayne Glover is trying to stand.
Wells sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wells not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wells wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wayne Glover keeps working.
Wayne Glover is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells is trying to control. Wayne Glover wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wayne Glover pushes Wells off looking to stand but Wells dives back in and keeps control.
Wayne Glover is not content to let Wells control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ben Wells.
Wells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wells.
Wells takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Ben Wells has been cut.
Wayne Glover doesn't manage to clinch there - Wells circles away.
Wayne Glover tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wells throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Wayne Glover rushes Wells and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne Glover landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne Glover pushes off an throws an elbow but Wells leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wayne Glover lands a good knee to the midsection. Wells won't want to take too many of those.
Wells on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover lands a good knee to the midsection. Wells won't want to take too many of those.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne Glover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wells lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wayne Glover gets underhooks to prevent Wells's takedown attempt.
Wells looks gassed!
Wayne Glover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wells's defenses.
Wells blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
Wells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wells blocks the elbow strike.
Wells blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover lands a good knee to the midsection. Wells won't want to take too many of those.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Wells blocks an elbow strike.
Wells managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne Glover throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wells on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside that Wells shrugs off.
Wells tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wells on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow that stopped Wells in his tracks for a moment.
Wells managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover misses with an elbow over the top.
Wayne Glover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wells lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wayne Glover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Wells's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wells thuds his right hand into Wayne Glover's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wells lands a nice hook to Wayne Glover's body. Wayne Glover takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wayne Glover throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wells darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like John Wayne Glover has been cut.
Wayne Glover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wells avoids the head kick by Wayne Glover.

Wayne Glover has closed the distance and engaged Wells in a clinch.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Wells on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wells blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover lands a damaging elbow.
Wells takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wayne Glover gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wells.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wayne Glover prevents it.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
Wells avoids a wild elbow strike from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne Glover prevents a takedown attempt there.
John Wayne Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Wells.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow that stopped Wells in his tracks for a moment.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Wells avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Wells managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Wells managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne Glover lands a good knee to the midsection. Wells won't want to take too many of those.
Wells on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover gets underhooks to prevent Wells's takedown attempt.
Wayne Glover landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wells drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wayne Glover scores a nice knee to the body.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Wells avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
Wells takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
Wells tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wayne Glover misses with an elbow strike.
Wells managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne Glover just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wells's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
Wayne Glover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wells's defenses.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Wells managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wells blocks an elbow strike from Wayne Glover.

Wells lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wayne Glover wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne Glover looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wayne Glover on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wayne Glover tries to get out of the position.
Wells content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wayne Glover is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wells scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wells trying to control from half guard but Wayne Glover is working away.
Wayne Glover is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ben Wells will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wayne Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wells swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne Glover counters with a nice leg kick.
Wayne Glover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wells misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne Glover counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wells is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wells thows a body shot but no joy.
John Wayne Glover is winning the standup battle so far.
Wayne Glover tries to clinch but Wells is having none of it.
Wayne Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wayne Glover wants to clinch up but Wells keeps it at a distance.
Wayne Glover fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wayne Glover moves in looking to clinch but Wells pushes him off.
Wells misses with a lunging right hand

and Wayne Glover holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wells is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wayne Glover pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wells blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wells blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne Glover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wells looking for a takedown.
Wells takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wells blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wells is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wayne Glover pulls him back up using the underhooks.
John Wayne Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Wells.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
Wayne Glover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne Glover utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Wells avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wayne Glover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wells lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wells on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
John Wayne Glover has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow just above Wells 's eye.

That has opened up Ben Wells's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow just above Wells 's eye.
Wayne Glover stops a takedown attempt from Wells.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Wells avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wayne Glover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne Glover throws an elbow that misses.
Wells blocks the elbow strike.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Wells goes for a takedown attempt but Wayne Glover pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Wayne Glover has Wells up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne Glover is pressed up against the cage. Wells has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wayne Glover down to the mat. Wayne Glover avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Wayne Glover forces Wells back against the cage and clinches.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow just above Wells 's eye.
Wells blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wells takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Wayne Glover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wells lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne Glover lands a nice knee to the body.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow just above Wells 's eye.
Wells managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne Glover just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wells's brow.
Wells avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover working Wells over with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells has Wayne Glover pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wayne Glover manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wells blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wells blocks an elbow strike from Wayne Glover.
Wells blocks an elbow strike.
Wayne Glover putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wells in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Wells is working for takedown but Wayne Glover is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wayne Glover gets underhooks to prevent Wells's takedown attempt.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Wells tries for a takedown but Wayne Glover manages to get underhooks.
Wells takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Wayne Glover landing knees to the body.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Wells avoids the damage to the body.
Wells is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wayne Glover utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wells drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wayne Glover gets the underhooks and prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Wayne Glover showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wayne Glover has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wayne Glover!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akuma Pjiton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Luciano
vs
Pjiton

176 cm
27
181 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

189 cm
26
177 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akuma Pjiton!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pjiton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Akuma Pjiton has been cut.

Pjiton clinches up with Luciano and pushes him back against the cage.

Pjiton decides to pull guard.

Pjiton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Luciano defends it easily.
Luciano pushing down on Pjiton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Pjiton looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Luciano pushes past his half guard into mount!
Luciano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Luciano with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Luciano looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pjiton is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjiton looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Pjiton is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Luciano.
Luciano controlling well, preventing Pjiton from escaping the position.
Luciano slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Luciano doesn't have the hooks in and Pjiton manages to turn into his guard.
Luciano seems keen to control Pjiton's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Luciano wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Luciano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Pjiton does a little dance to reset his feet.

Luciano shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pjiton napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Luciano stands up.
Pjiton has his takedown stuffed
and Luciano counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pjiton with a poor takedown
enabling Luciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Charles Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akuma Pjiton.
Luciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Pjiton slips a jab and a cross from Luciano.

Pjiton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Luciano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Pjiton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pjiton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Luciano can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pjiton is working to tighten is grip on Luciano's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Luciano has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Pjiton is really squeezing tight and eventually Luciano passes out! Pjiton breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Akuma Pjiton!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renaldo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Os Mutantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mutantes's choice of entrance music: El Justiciero. On his way into the cage it seems that Renaldo Diaz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Renaldo Diaz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Diaz
vs
Mutantes

176 cm
23
178 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

181 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renaldo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Os Mutantes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Mutantes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Mutantes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Diaz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Diaz has escaped and now he's on top!
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Mutantes is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutantes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is really struggling to control Mutantes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mutantes trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mutantes can't keep his opponent in guard - Diaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Mutantes is having none of it.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Mutantes still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Mutantes has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.

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

Mutantes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz wants to control but Mutantes is keeping busy.
Diaz keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutantes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
Diaz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Mutantes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.

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

Mutantes drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Mutantes off! Mutantes jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Mutantes is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Mutantes has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Mutantes is keeping busy.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Mutantes sits in half guard.
Mutantes throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.

Mutantes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mutantes.

Mutantes is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mutantes to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutantes looks gassed!
Diaz punching from the bottom.

Mutantes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mutantes.
Diaz wants to control but Mutantes is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz gets back to full guard.

Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mutantes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mutantes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz is trying to keep Mutantes in close.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Mutantes slips an elbow through the middle.
Mutantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Os Mutantes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diaz scores with a takedown into Mutantes's guard.
Diaz pushes down on Mutantes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mutantes controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mutantes defending well though.
Diaz trying to mount his opponent but Mutantes defends it.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Diaz is working for a kimura but Mutantes is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to pass Mutantes's guard but actually Mutantes recovers to full guard.

Diaz 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.
Mutantes keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Mutantes wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mutantes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Mutantes's legs - danger averted.

Mutantes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mutantes wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Mutantes is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Diaz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mutantes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mutantes has escaped and now he's on top!
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Mutantes from controlling successfully.
Mutantes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mutantes defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutantes is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Mutantes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mutantes is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Mutantes trying to pass the guard but Diaz defending well.
Diaz wants to control but Mutantes is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Diaz actively working from the bottom here.

Mutantes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Mutantes eventually gives up the hold.

Mutantes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four 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.
Mutantes uses his free foot to push down on Diaz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Diaz.
Mutantes trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Mutantes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Mutantes has control of Diaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Diaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Mutantes goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Diaz is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Os Mutantes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Diaz throws a body punch but Mutantes moves out of range.

Mutantes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Mutantes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diaz manages to get back to half guard.
Diaz trying to control but Mutantes postures up.

Mutantes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Mutantes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Mutantes is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Diaz is looking for a triangle but Mutantes pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Mutantes postures up.
Mutantes wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.

Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mutantes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz looking to control.
Mutantes tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.

Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mutantes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mutantes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mutantes advances position into side control!
Mutantes trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Diaz wants to control but Mutantes postures up.

Mutantes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
Os Mutantes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Mutantes is controlling well.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Mutantes wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.

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

Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz tries to roll over but Mutantes keeps him under control.
Mutantes is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mutantes tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.
Diaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mutantes lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Mutantes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diaz dives on top into guard.
Renaldo Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mutantes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Os Mutantes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mutantes 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Os Mutantes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Dashing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marx da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva has chosen Solid Sessions - Janeiro (Chiller Twist Mix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dashing
vs
da Silva

196 cm
20
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
214 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Dashing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marx da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

da Silva rushes Dashing and presses him up against the cage.
Dashing wants to get back to striking at distance but da Silva won't allow it.
da Silva connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Steven Dashing has been cut.
da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Dashing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dashing takes a knee right on the jaw!
da Silva stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dashing is breathing heavily.
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!
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dashing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from da Silva.
da Silva landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. da Silva obliges.
da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
da Silva lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by da Silva.
da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dashing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
da Silva lands an elbow inside.
da Silva stalling.
Nice elbow from da Silva.
Dashing is looking to break free of the clinch but da Silva has double underhooks.
da Silva stalling in the clinch.
da Silva prevents Dashing from breaking the clinch.
da Silva crunches a lovely knee into Dashing's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. da Silva obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
da Silva lands a knee to the body.
da Silva is struggling to control the position.
da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
da Silva stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dashing tries to work over da Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
da Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dashing in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
da Silva landing knees to the head.
da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
da Silva working Dashing over with knees to the body.
da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Dashing takes an elbow to the forehead.
da Silva blocks an elbow strike.
da Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Dashing won't want to take too many of those.
da Silva pushes Dashing back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from da Silva.
da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
da Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dashing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
da Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dashing misses with a body punch.
da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
da Silva working Dashing over with knees to the body.
da Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dashing or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
da Silva has Dashing pressed against the cage, preventing Dashing from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
da Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Dashing won't want to take too many of those.
da Silva landing knees to the body.
da Silva working Dashing over with knees to the body.
da Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dashing in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dashing's face.
Dashing takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Dashing backwards.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dashing stalling in the clinch but da Silva improves position.
Good body shot from da Silva.
da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dashing being controlled against the cage.
da Silva working Dashing over with knees to the body.
A short left from da Silva.
da Silva lands an elbow inside that Dashing shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
da Silva stalling against the cage.
da Silva landing knees to the head.
da Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marx da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Dashing's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dashing takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dashing takes one to the side of the head.
da Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.

da Silva clinches up against the cage.
da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dashing backwards.
Nice elbow from da Silva.
da Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dashing's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
da Silva tries a knee to the head but Dashing blocks it.
da Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
da Silva digs a right hand into Dashing's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dashing's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
da Silva just leaning against Dashing, taking a breather.
da Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Dashing won't want to take too many of those.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
da Silva landing knees to the head.
da Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from da Silva.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
da Silva lands with a right to the head.
da Silva landing knees to the body.
da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
da Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
da Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dashing in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
da Silva is leaning against Dashing and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
da Silva lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for da Silva.
da Silva lands an elbow that stopped Dashing in his tracks for a moment.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from da Silva - that landed with a thud.
da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dashing takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from da Silva.
Knees to the body from da Silva.
da Silva slows down the pace here.
da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
da Silva lands a right hand.
da Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Dashing won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva crunches a lovely knee into Dashing's ribcage.
da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dashing's face.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
da Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Dashing won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from da Silva.
da Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dashing in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Dashing is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. da Silva obliges.
da Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for da Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
da Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dashings head.
da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dashing's defenses.
da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Dashing.
Dashing tries a body shot but da Silva blocks it.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. da Silva obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
da Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Dashing won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marx da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Dashing's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

da Silva throws a front kick that sends Dashing stumbling back into the cage.
da Silva throws a shot from downtown. Dashing moves away and avoids it.
da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
da Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dashing.
Dashing has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from da Silva.
da Silva throws a good cross that connects.
da Silva connects with a leg kick. Dashing looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dashing throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A left and a right from da Silva both land. Nice combination.
da Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dashing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
da Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dashing is able to avoid easily.
Steven Dashing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dashing's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dashing counters with a lovely shot to the body.
da Silva digs a good hook to Dashing's body.
Dashing takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dashing lands a nice looking body shot.
Dashing misses the shot to the body.
da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dashing moves out of range of the body kick from da Silva.
Dashing swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Dashing.
An inside leg kick lands from da Silva.
da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dashing's sensitive parts.
da Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for da Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dashing has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from da Silva.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, da Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dashing takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marx da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dashing's face.
Dashing takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dashing trying to control the position but instead, da Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dashing into the cage.
Dashing takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dashing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
da Silva lands a knee to the body.
da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dashing's defenses.
Dashing takes a knee right on the jaw!
da Silva lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dashing's defenses.
Marx da Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
da Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dashing in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva landing knees to the head.
da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva pushes Dashing back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
da Silva pushes Dashing back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
da Silva landing knees to the head.
da Silva has Dashing pushed against the cage.
da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
da Silva stalling.

da Silva drops Dashing with a big knee straight up the middle! Dashing is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Steven Dashing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dashing is rocked!
Dashing misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marx da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well da Silva 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 24:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marx da Silva!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rebaldo Louza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Louza
vs
Maia

183 cm
22
190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rebaldo Louza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maia gets the takedown into side control.

Maia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Maia has hold of Louza's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Louza tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Maia cranks the arm and Louza screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Louza, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Demian Maia!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Bicchiere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gui Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint has chosen The Haunted - 99 as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bicchiere
vs
Saint

182 cm
22
169 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
26
182 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Bicchiere !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gui Saint!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bicchiere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bicchiere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bicchiere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saint is able to avoid easily.
Bicchiere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Bicchiere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint moves out of range as Bicchiere strikes.
Bicchiere misses with a wild combination.
Bicchiere tries a head kick but it misses.
Bicchiere throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
Bicchiere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Bicchiere .
Saint moves out of range as Bicchiere strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere tries a head kick but it misses.
Bicchiere misses with a straight right.
Danga de danga de dang - Bicchiere scores with a four punch combination!
Bicchiere lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saint at a distance.
Bicchiere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bicchiere throws a head kick that Saint semi-blocks.
Saint blocks a head kick by Bicchiere .
Bicchiere lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Saint defending well as Bicchiere loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Bicchiere .
Bicchiere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bicchiere lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bicchiere swinging wildly here.
Bicchiere scores with a body shot.
Saint takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bicchiere looks to land a combination. Saint sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dante Bicchiere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint shoots for a double leg takedown but Bicchiere sprawls well. He's pushed Saint's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bicchiere 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saint under the eye.
Dante Bicchiere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bicchiere throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bicchiere .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bicchiere , as that shot connected.
Bicchiere lands with a slapping head kick.
Bicchiere bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saint's head.
Bicchiere with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bicchiere throws a head kick that misses.
Saint walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bicchiere throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere misses with a head kick.
Bicchiere misses with the combination.
Bicchiere bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saint's head.
Bicchiere scores with a spinning back kick!
Bicchiere is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bicchiere stuns Saint with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bicchiere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere tries to bum rush Saint with a series of wild strikes but Saint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Bicchiere dominated that 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.

Bicchiere scores with a nice head shot.
Bicchiere misses with a few strikes there.
Bicchiere connects with a crisp jab.
Bicchiere lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bicchiere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint dodges the punch combination from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere misses with a series of wild punches.
Bicchiere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bicchiere misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicchiere wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bicchiere throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bicchiere tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bicchiere to score with a decent uppercut.
Saint blocks a head kick by Bicchiere .
Bicchiere throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
Dante Bicchiere is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bicchiere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saint's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saint shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bicchiere but Bicchiere pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bicchiere throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bicchiere throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.
Bicchiere looks to land a combination but Saint avoids it well.
A punch combination from Bicchiere misses.
Dante Bicchiere is winning the standup battle so far.
Saint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bicchiere misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Bicchiere .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saint throws a lazy uppercut
and Bicchiere counters with a head kick.
Bicchiere moves out of range of the strikes.
Bicchiere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Bicchiere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bicchiere throws a head kick that misses.
Bicchiere cracks Saint with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bicchiere cracks the inside of Saint's front leg.
Bicchiere throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bicchiere moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saint's hands.
Bicchiere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Bicchiere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bicchiere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bicchiere feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint's calf.
Bicchiere misses with a head kick.
Bicchiere lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bicchiere throws a series of punches but Saint avoids them all with ease.
Bicchiere misses with a head kick.
Bicchiere throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.
Bicchiere lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bicchiere .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Bicchiere dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bicchiere connects with an inside leg kick.
Bicchiere lands a high kick!
Saint walks into a stiff left hand from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saint eats them both and turns towards Bicchiere to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Saint is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bicchiere .
Bicchiere scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saint in his tracks.
Saint has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saint takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Saint throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bicchiere tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Saint is in Bicchiere 's guard.
Saint stays in close to Bicchiere 's body and controls the position.
Bicchiere wants to stand and escape but Saint is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicchiere working a defensive guard here.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Bicchiere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bicchiere looking for a guillotine here but Saint defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint won't allow Bicchiere to sweep him here.

Bicchiere is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saint is aware though and is defending well.
Saint is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

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.
Bicchiere wants to stand up but Saint is controlling him.
Saint sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bicchiere is trying to keep Saint in close.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Bicchiere blocks nicely.
Saint content to stall in guard here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gui Saint wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bicchiere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint avoids the body shot from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint moves away.
Bicchiere throws a right and a left that Saint avoids nicely.
Bicchiere buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bicchiere lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saint fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saint dodges the punch combination from Bicchiere .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gui Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Bicchiere scores with a punch to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bicchiere .
Bicchiere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bicchiere throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Bicchiere scores with a head kick. Saint tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dante Bicchiere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bicchiere lands with a hook. Saint tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Bicchiere showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bicchiere , 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Bicchiere !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Furion Stormrage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Glue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glue has chosen Apologyze for your lost as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Stormrage
vs
Glue

186 cm
22
214 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

176 cm
27
208 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Furion Stormrage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Glue!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glue throws a shot to the body.
Glue throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stormrage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stormrage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glue scores with a shot to the body.
Glue with a hook.
Glue misses the shot to the body.
Glue fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stormrage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Glue staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glue. That's going to slow Stormrage down.
Mr Glue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glue throws an overhand right that lands on Stormrage's shoulder, as Stormrage tries to avoid the shot.
Stormrage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glue. Glue circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice cross by Glue.
Glue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glue looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stormrage swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Glue counters with a good, hard body kick but Stormrage shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glue throws a shot from downtown. Stormrage moves away and avoids it.
Glue throws a poor cross that misses
and Stormrage counters with a nice body shot.
Glue shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Glue connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Glue scores with a jab to the jaw.
Glue throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stormrage counters with a left to the body.
Glue throws a head kick but Stormrage moves out of range.
Stormrage sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Glue lands with a thumping leg kick.
Glue will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Glue throws the left hand but Stormrage avoids the punch easily.
Glue lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage scores with a jab to the head.
Glue lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Glue misses with a body shot.
Stormrage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Glue scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Glue. Stormrage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stormrage moves out of range of the body kick from Glue.
Glue throws a sloppy head kick and Stormrage moves out of range easily.
Glue digs a good hook to Stormrage's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stormrage misses with a body shot.
Stormrage avoids the body shot from Glue.
Glue lands a jab.
Stormrage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Glue lands a really nice looking cross but Stormrage seems unphased.
Stormrage blocks a head kick by Glue.
Glue scoring well with a low kick there.
Stormrage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Glue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stormrage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glue was well out of range. Poor timing from Stormrage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glue cracks the inside of Stormrage's front leg.
Glue lands a head kick!
A clash of legs there as Stormrage blocks the low kick.
Glue is looking to chop away at Stormrage's legs.
Glue is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stormrage had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Glue throws an overhand right that lands on Stormrage's shoulder, as Stormrage tries to avoid the shot.
Stormrage ducks right into an uppercut from Glue.
Stormrage misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glue throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stormrage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glue misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glue. That's going to slow Stormrage down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Glue dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Glue throws a right hand that misses
and Stormrage counters with a right hand to the body.
Glue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stormrage blocks a head kick by Glue.
Glue misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Glue.
Glue's corner calls for a 1-2. Glue obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stormrage.
Glue throws a right hand that misses
and Stormrage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glue throws a lazy uppercut
and Stormrage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Glue connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Glue lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stormrage's sensitive parts.
Glue scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormrage.
Mr Glue seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glue misses with a body shot.
Stormrage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Glue misses with a body shot.
Stormrage misses with a wild body shot.
Glue throws a head kick that Stormrage semi-blocks.
Stormrage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Glue lands a jab to Stormrage's midsection.
Glue is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stormrage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glue.
Stormrage avoids the head kick by Glue.
Glue misses with a body punch
and Stormrage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Glue lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stormrage misses with a wild body shot.
Glue swings for the body but Stormrage moves out of range.
Stormrage misses with a body shot
letting Glue counter with a right hand.
Stormrage misses with a body shot
and Glue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Glue.
Glue goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stormrage moves out of range of the body kick from Glue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage misses the body punch
and Glue counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stormrage is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Glue connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stormrage slips a jab from Glue.
Stormrage is looking to wear down Glue with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Glue lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stormrage will feel that in the morning.
Stormrage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stormrage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glue. Glue obviously looking to wear him down.
Stormrage misses with a body shot
and Glue counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glue slips a jab from Stormrage.
Glue scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stormrage doesn't seem bothered though.
Glue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glue finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Glue ducks under a wild hook from Stormrage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glue fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Glue looks for the body kick but Stormrage saw that one coming.
Glue lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stormrage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glue looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stormrage thows a body shot but no joy.
Stormrage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stormrage just misses with a punch to the body.
Stormrage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glue rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Glue takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glue lands an overhand right.
Glue does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Glue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Glue goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab by Stormrage.
Glue thows a leg kick but Stormrage checks it
and Stormrage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stormrage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glue.
Stormrage misses the shot to the body.
Glue throws a leg kick but Stormrage moved away.
Glue tries a head kick but it misses.
Glue connects with a crisp jab.
Glue with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stormrage avoids the body shot from Glue.
Stormrage takes a swing at Glue's ribcage but misses.
Stormrage just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormrage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Glue counters with a two punch combo.
Glue throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glue throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Glue.
Glue thows a body kick. Stormrage tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Glue scores with a nice right hand.
Glue connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stormrage thows a body shot but no joy.
Stormrage moves out of range of the body kick from Glue.
Glue dodges the punch combination from Stormrage.
Glue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Stormrage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Glue fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stormrage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stormrage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glue moves away.
Glue scores with a push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stormrage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Glue - the referee stops the clock and Stormrage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Glue. Stormrage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stormrage avoids the head kick by Glue.
Stormrage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stormrage will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glue connects with a body shot that sends Stormrage's belly button to the back.
Glue connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stormrage takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glue, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage avoids the head kick by Glue.
Stormrage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glue can pounce on him.
Stormrage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, jab by Glue - just one landing.
Glue lands an overhand right.
Glue misses with a body shot.
Glue lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Glue does no damage.
Stormrage swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Glue counters with an inside leg kick.
Glue connects with a looping right hand.
Stormrage blocks a head kick by Glue.
Stormrage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Glue.
Furion Stormrage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glue throws a low kick but Stormrage moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Glue misses with a hook to the body
letting Stormrage counter with a right hand.
Glue bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stormrage's head backwards.
Glue scores with a leg kick.
Glue misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glue, right into the meat.
Glue attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stormrage swings for the body but Glue moves out of range.
Mr Glue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glue, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Glue lands the left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Glue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Glue 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Glue!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Britt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Waldo Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the TerrorDome. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Britt
vs
Waldo Emerson

175 cm
22
185 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Clothing
Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Britt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Waldo Emerson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Emerson misses.
Eric Britt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Britt.
Britt looks to land a left hand but Emerson moved out of range nicely.
Emerson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emerson connects with a looping right hand.
Emerson is looking to land body kicks.
Britt lands a body shot.
Britt throws an overhand right that lands on Emerson's shoulder, as Emerson tries to avoid the shot.
Britt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emerson counters with a stiff right hand.
Britt lands a jab to Emerson's midsection.
A punch combination from Emerson misses.
Emerson misses with a series of wild punches.
Britt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Britt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emerson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Britt's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Britt throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Britt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emerson.
Britt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Emerson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Britt.
Britt misses with a body punch
and Emerson counters with a three punch combo that has Britt backing up. Britt nods at Emerson to acknowledge the strikes.
Britt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emerson moves away.
Emerson keeps the fight on the outside.

Britt instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
Britt lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Britt.

Britt manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson throws an off balance right hand
and Britt counters with a series of strikes. Emerson will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Britt. Emerson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Britt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Britt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Britt slips a jab from Emerson.
Britt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Britt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Britt misses the body punch
and Emerson counters with a thumping low kick.
Emerson misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Britt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A left hand lands to the body for Britt.
Emerson looks gassed!
Emerson being controlled against the cage.
Britt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Britt is stalling here.
Emerson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
Emerson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emerson working aggressively here.
Britt wants to stall.
A short right from Britt.
Britt lands with a right to the head.
Britt lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Britt.
Emerson misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Britt.
Emerson has had enough of the clinch but Britt keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Britt.
Britt lands a nice uppercut.

Britt breaks from the clinch.
Emerson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Britt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Emerson is rocked!
Britt fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Emerson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Emerson looks to clinch but Britt throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Emerson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eric Britt!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Glazkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dai has chosen Dignity as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Glazkov
vs
Dai

188 cm
25
217 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

165 cm
22
205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Glazkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Glazkov as he avoids it easily.
Dai fails with the takedown
and Glazkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glazkov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Glazkov with a hook.
Glazkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Glazkov.
Dai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Glazkov swivels and escapes.
Aleksandr Glazkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dai.
Glazkov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Glazkov gets tackled into the cage by Dai. Dai maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Glazkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Glazkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Glazkov. Those never looked like landing.
Glazkov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dai.
Glazkov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Glazkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dai needs to keep his hands up - Glazkov had a free shot at his head there.
Glazkov swinging wildly here.
Dai shoots and misses
and Glazkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glazkov throws a one two combo.
Dai looks gassed!
Dai tries for a takedown but Glazkov circles away easily
and Glazkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glazkov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Glazkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left lands for Glazkov.

Glazkov moves into the clinch successfully.
Glazkov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Glazkov lands a nice elbow.

Glazkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dai shoots and misses
and Glazkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Glazkov clinches with his opponent.
Dai jumps guard but Glazkov stands there with Dai around his waist. Dai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Glazkov breaks from the clinch.
Glazkov stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai fails with the takedown
and Glazkov counters with a two punch combo.
Glazkov throws a right hand that Dai ducks under and follows up with a left that Dai also avoids with ease.
Glazkov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Glazkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dai circles away quickly and effectively.
Glazkov lands a body shot.
Glazkov jabs Dai right on the nose. Dai blinks but takes it well.

Dai changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Glazkov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Dai tries for a kimura but Glazkov is defending well.

Dai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Glazkov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee asks Dai politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dai prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dai is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Glazkov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dai gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Glazkov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dai lets go of the hold and Glazkov can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Dai!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spinbob Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantrell comes to the cage accompanied by Scorpions - Winds of Change. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Cantrell
vs
Shackleford

177 cm
23
179 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

182 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Shorts a [JMFC] Joint

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spinbob Cantrell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantrell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shackleford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shackleford tries to land a body kick
and Cantrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Shackleford thows a leg kick but Cantrell checks it
and Cantrell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cantrell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shackleford misses with a hook to the body

and Cantrell counters with a crisp one two that drops Shackleford! Cantrell thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Shackleford to his feet! Shackleford is in big trouble!

Shackleford is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cantrell fakes the body blow, causing Shackleford to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Shackleford goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spinbob Cantrell!
Spinbob Cantrell retains his welterweight title!