Theatre of Dragons XV PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ditte Enzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Minger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Enzo
vs
Minger

188 cm
21
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

210 cm
26
192 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ditte Enzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Minger!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enzo has a takedown stuffed.
A low kick from Minger is predictable there

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

Minger is rocked!

Enzo has an Americana. Minger didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Enzo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Enzo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ditte Enzo!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pontet Cyril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernandinho BeatBox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pontet Cyril could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fernandinho BeatBox's chin.

Cyril
vs
BeatBox

185 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
168 lbs
6 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pontet Cyril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernandinho BeatBox!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyril tries for a takedown but BeatBox circles away easily
and BeatBox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cyril has his takedown stuffed
and BeatBox counters with a big right hand! Oh Cyril is in trouble here! BeatBox follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernandinho BeatBox!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between En Sabah Nur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabah Nur comes to the cage accompanied by Apocalipse Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sabah Nur
vs
Lima

183 cm
24
181 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, En Sabah Nur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Lima!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabah Nur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Thiago Lima has been cut.
Sabah Nur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sabah Nur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sabah Nur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lima walks into a stiff left hand from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur misses with an uppercut
and Lima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lima tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sabah Nur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lima pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sabah Nur back to the cage. Lima follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Sabah Nur does no damage.
Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sabah Nur scores with a decent looking hook.
Sabah Nur swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
Lima comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sabah Nur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sabah Nur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Lima decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sabah Nur's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sabah Nur had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lima defends it easily.
Sabah Nur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sabah Nur manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lima avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sabah Nur.
Lima sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sabah Nur scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sabah Nur is trying to control. Lima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lima trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sabah Nur manages to pass to mount!
Sabah Nur putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur with shots to the head and body - Lima looks very uncomfortable down there.

That has opened up Thiago Lima's cut even more.
Lima is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lima working to try and regain half guard.
Lima is trying to stand up.
Sabah Nur avoids the attempt from Lima to control.
Sabah Nur putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lima bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur looking for a sweep. Not yet Sabah Nur, not yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lima postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lima passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lima lands a nice forearm strike.
Lima trying to control the position but Sabah Nur is working away.
Lima postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sabah Nur is breathing heavily.

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.
Lima working the ground and pound from side control.
Lima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sabah Nur keeps working.
Lima lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sabah Nur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lima works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Lima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sabah Nur knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that En Sabah Nur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thiago Lima's cut.
That's time! Sabah Nur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lima shoots and misses
and Sabah Nur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Sabah Nur.
Lima scores with a nice head shot.
En Sabah Nur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sabah Nur tests Lima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Sabah Nur misses.
Lima shoots and misses
and Sabah Nur counters with a right hand to the body.
Lima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
En Sabah Nur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Lima.
Sabah Nur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The cut above Thiago Lima's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sabah Nur wants to clinch

and Lima counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sabah Nur!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabah Nur wants to control but Lima is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur tries to reverse the position but Lima maintains control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lima trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lima prevents Sabah Nur from getting the reversal.

Lima is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sabah Nur can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sabah Nur is looking to improve his position but Lima isn't that keen on the idea.

Lima is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sabah Nur to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sabah Nur shrugs it off.

Lima moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sabah Nur has worked his arm free - good work by Sabah Nur!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima lands a nice forearm strike.
Sabah Nur tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

Lima stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sabah Nur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lima moves in looking to clinch but Sabah Nur pushes him off.
Sabah Nur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lima falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sabah Nur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur misses with a double jab.
Lima misses with a wild body shot.
Sabah Nur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lima counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lima.
Sabah Nur is trying to keep Lima in close.
Sabah Nur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lima.
Lima lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima advances position into side control!
Lima lands some shots froms side control.
Sabah Nur is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to score with some ground and pound. Sabah Nur controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lima is working Sabah Nur over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lima connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sabah Nur some visible discomfort.

Lima is trying to get an arm triangle but Sabah Nur is defending well.
Lima lands a nice forearm strike.
Sabah Nur on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Lima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sabah Nur is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lima lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Lima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Lima's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lima moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lima fails with the takedown
and Sabah Nur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lima thinking.
Sabah Nur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lima counters with a straight right hand.
Lima tries for a takedown but Sabah Nur circles away easily
and Sabah Nur counters with a left and a right that stings Lima.
Lima closes the distance but Sabah Nur moves to the side
and Sabah Nur counters with a nice body shot.
Lima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabah Nur circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabah Nur throws a lazy uppercut
and Lima counters with a series of strikes. Sabah Nur will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur misses with a combination
and Lima counters with a series of strikes. Sabah Nur will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Sabah Nur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sabah Nur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sabah Nur misses with a left hand

and Lima counters with a single leg into guard. Sabah Nur didn't expect that.
Lima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Lima stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sabah Nur in his tracks.
Lima is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sabah Nur sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
En Sabah Nur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Lima.
Sabah Nur slaps away a takedown attempt from Lima, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lima darts in trying to clinch
and Sabah Nur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sabah Nur misses with a body punch

and Lima holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sabah Nur is leaning against Lima and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lima is looking to break free of the clinch but Sabah Nur has double underhooks.
Lima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sabah Nur has Lima pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lima manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sabah Nur misses with a punch on the inside.
Lima blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Sabah Nur is controlling him.
Sabah Nur tries to throw a body punch but Lima avoids it by throwing Sabah Nur back against the cage.
Lima wants to get back to striking at distance but Sabah Nur won't allow it.
Lima fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sabah Nur avoids the elbow strike from Lima, against the cage.
Sabah Nur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lima's elbow.
Sabah Nur misses with a body punch.
Lima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sabah Nur has him pressed against the cage.
Lima has Sabah Nur pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sabah Nur manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sabah Nur has Lima pressed against the cage, preventing Lima from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lima tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sabah Nur smiles and moves away.
Lima closes the distance and clinches up with Sabah Nur, looking for a takedown. Lima pushes Sabah Nur against the cage but Sabah Nur circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lima ducks under a wild hook from Sabah Nur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sabah Nur misses with a series of wild punches.
Lima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabah Nur.
Decent striking displayed by Lima there.
Lima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sabah Nur counters with a right hand to the body.
Lima throws a series of punches but Sabah Nur avoids them all with ease.
Lima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lima misses with a combination
and Sabah Nur counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Lima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lima has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Lima!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Escobedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobedo comes to the cage accompanied by EL PECADOR. Vitali has chosen Cain's entrance theme as his entrance music. Alex Escobedo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Escobedo
vs
Vitali

180 cm
22
197 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Escobedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Vitali!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitali lands a leg kick that knocks Escobedo off balance momentarily.

Escobedo clinches up with Vitali and pushes him back against the cage.
Vitali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vitali wants to break free but Escobedo has control.
Escobedo tries to pull guard but Vitali holds him up against the cage and eventually Escobedo drops back down to his feet.
Vitali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Vitali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vitali misses with a combination
and Escobedo counters with a solid body kick.
Vitali misses with a series of wild punches.
Vitali gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Escobedo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vitali tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Escobedo counters with a nice body shot.
Escobedo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobedo shoots in for a double leg but Vitali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Escobedo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vitali. That did some damage!
Escobedo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Escobedo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Escobedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobedo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vitali.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobedo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Escobedo looks to score with a jab to the body but Vitali is just out of range.
Escobedo throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobedo. Vitali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vitali misses with a takedown
and Escobedo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vitali's knee momentarily.
Vitali looks gassed!
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobedo.
Escobedo shoots in for a takedown but Vitali shows good takedown defense.
Escobedo closes the distance and clinches up with Vitali, looking for a takedown. Escobedo pushes Vitali against the cage but Vitali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Vitali both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Vitali.
Escobedo wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali checks a leg kick.
Escobedo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vitali gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Escobedo counters with a nice body kick.
Escobedo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobedo.
Vitali with a lazy takedown attempt
and Escobedo counters with a leg kick.
Vitali looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vitali takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Escobedo lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobedo is looking to land body kicks.
Escobedo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobedo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Escobedo delivers a nice body kick.
Escobedo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vitali under the eye.
Escobedo is looking to slow Vitali down with leg kicks.
Escobedo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vitali if he has to take too many more of those.
Escobedo scores with a head kick. Vitali tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Escobedo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Escobedo.
Escobedo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobedo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Escobedo with a nice cross.
Vitali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cain Vitali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobedo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobedo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobedo lands a nice looking body kick.

Escobedo scores with a takedown into Vitali's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Vitali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobedo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vitali keeping moving, preventing Escobedo from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vitali misses with a series of wild punches.
Vitali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vitali's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escobedo under the eye.
Vitali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alex Escobedo is winning the standup battle so far.
Vitali throws a lazy head kick

and Escobedo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vitali!

Escobedo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Vitali to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Vitali shrugs it off.
Vitali's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Vitali is breathing heavily.
Escobedo wants to control the pace but Vitali is squirming around nicely.

Escobedo wants to finish this one by submission but Vitali is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Escobedo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Escobedo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Escobedo looking to control but Vitali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Escobedo working for a submission but Vitali is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Escobedo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Vitali is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Vitali and Escobedo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Vitali is not content to let Escobedo control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vitali can do anything to dispel that myth.

Escobedo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vitali, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobedo controls the position.
Escobedo trying to control the position but Vitali is working away.

Escobedo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Escobedo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Escobedo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vitali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Escobedo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.

Escobedo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vitali knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Escobedo is looking to take a break and control but Vitali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Escobedo dominated that second round.
That's time! Escobedo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vitali has his takedown stuffed

and Escobedo moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Escobedo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vitali is looking to break free of the clinch but Escobedo has double underhooks.
Escobedo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Escobedo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Escobedo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vitali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Escobedo.
Escobedo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vitali walks away with a smile on his face. Escobedo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Escobedo fails to land the takedown.
Escobedo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Escobedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vitali fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Escobedo.
Vitali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobedo throws a sloppy head kick and Vitali moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobedo.
Vitali shoots and misses

and Escobedo counters with a single leg into guard. Vitali didn't expect that.
Escobedo trying to control but Vitali is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobedo slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobedo is trying to control the action in half guard but Vitali is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Escobedo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Escobedo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alex Escobedo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Escobedo seems to be looking for submissions.
Escobedo is looking to take a break and control but Vitali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Escobedo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cain Vitali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.
Vitali is refusing to be controlled, as Escobedo sits in half guard.

Escobedo seems to be working for a kimura but Vitali defends the submission attempt.
Vitali is not content to let Escobedo control the position.
Escobedo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vitali is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Escobedo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escobedo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Escobedo!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Furious George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dasani Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

George
vs
Silva

177 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Furious George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dasani Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

George feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, George changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
George trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva keeping full guard, as George tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva has momentary wrist control but George slips an elbow through the middle.
George has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

George drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and George jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
George pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
George keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
George missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
George content to control rather than advance.
George missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but George postures up.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is in trouble now - George has advanced to mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
George controlling his opponent.

George is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
George content just to control the position here.
George moves to take his opponent's back.

George is cranking Silva's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Silva! He's tightened the choke and Silva is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Furious George!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Victor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Victor Dos Santos
vs
Kong

178 cm
26
190 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

198 cm
22
191 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Victor Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Kong!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kong looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Dos Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kong sprawls well initially but Dos Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kong taking some punishment here, with Dos Santos in his half guard.
Kong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dos Santos.
Kong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dos Santos.
Kong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dos Santos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dos Santos working Kong over with strikes.
Dos Santos works his way into full mount!
Dos Santos with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos is landing with some decent strikes but Kong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dos Santos scoring with strikes but Kong is staying in there.
Kong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Kong is rocked!
The referee warns Kong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kong is still in real trouble! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Dos Santos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Kong is having none of it.
Kong seems to have recovered his senses.
Kong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dos Santos landing shots from mount.
Dos Santos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dos Santos working the ground and pound effectively.
Dos Santos lands with some strikes.
Dos Santos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dos Santos working Kong over with strikes here.
Dos Santos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Dos Santos connects with a massive shot to the dome!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Victor Dos Santos!

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 Barney Northrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noguerio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Moneytalks -ACDC. Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Northrup
vs
Pesanioco Noguerio

183 cm
29
200 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barney Northrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Pesanioco Noguerio!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Noguerio moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Noguerio.
Northrup wants a takedown.

Noguerio breaks the clinch.

Northrup shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Northrup prevents Noguerio from improving his position.
Noguerio trying to control here.
Northrup passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Noguerio!
Northrup avoids the attempt from Noguerio to control.
Noguerio is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Northrup controlling the pace for now.
Noguerio is squirming around, avoiding Northrup's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Northrup.
Northrup with a couple of short strikes.
Noguerio looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Noguerio is taking damage to the body and head.

Noguerio is rocked!
Northrup lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Noguerio hold on?!
Noguerio is still in real trouble! Can Northrup finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Northrup lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Northrup.
Noguerio is taking damage to the body and head.
Northrup has Noguerio flattened out and is raining down punches.
Northrup drops a big shot to the side of Noguerio's head! Oh, Noguerio is out! He's out cold! Northrup jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner. In his post fight interview he thanks God. Saying that without him, he wouldn't have the power to knock his opponent senseless. Amen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Barney Northrup!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zica Brava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haile Selassie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brava comes to the cage accompanied by Chimaira - Nothing Remains. Selassie has chosen Welcome to Jamrock - Damian Marley as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Brava
vs
Selassie

168 cm
21
142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zica Brava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haile Selassie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brava paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brava thows a body kick. Selassie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brava throws a head kick but Selassie moves out of range.
Brava blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Brava.
Brava scores with a head kick.
Brava avoids the body shot from Selassie.
Brava thows a left - swing and a miss!
Selassie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Selassie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Brava closes the distance and pushes Selassie back into the cage.
Brava working aggressively here.
Brava misses with a hook to the ribs.
Selassie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Selassie fails to land.
Brava fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Selassie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brava backwards.
Brava misses with the head strike.
Selassie misses with some punches.
Brava tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brava pushes Selassie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brava.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brava.
Brava lands with a right to the head.
Selassie throws a head punch that misses.
Brava lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Selassie can't find room to land a body shot as Brava controls the action.
Brava swings wildly with an uppercut but Selassie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Selassie.
Selassie lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Brava.
Brava lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brava lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Brava.
Selassie working aggressively here.
Selassie tries to throw a body punch but Brava avoids it by throwing Selassie back against the cage.
Brava lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Selassie throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brava.
Brava blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Selassie tries a body shot but Brava blocks it.
Brava prevents a body shot from Selassie.
Brava digs a right hand into Selassie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Selassie's gas tank.
Selassie misses with a body punch.
Brava lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Brava.
Brava pushes Selassie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Selassie looks gassed!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brava.
Brava lands a shoulder strike.
Selassie working aggressively here.
Brava misses with the head strike.
Brava lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brava lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brava takes a shot to the head.
Selassie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brava lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brava lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Selassie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brava pushes Selassie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Selassie tries to work over Brava's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Selassie fails to pull guard.
Brava lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brava works on Selassie's body with a couple of short punches.
Brava misses with some punches.
Brava lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Selassie takes a shot to the head.
Selassie tries to work over Brava's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brava lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brava lands a nice uppercut.
Brava makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Selassie misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Brava as the two fighters clinch.
Brava lands a shoulder strike.
Brava scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brava lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Brava.
Brava is leaning against Selassie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brava lands a left hand that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
Selassie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brava scores with a shot to the side of Selassie's head.
Selassie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Selassie tries a body shot but Brava blocks it.
Brava lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
Brava presses Selassie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brava lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
Brava works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brava stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brava scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brava lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brava creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brava lands with a right to the head.
Brava lands a shot to the body.
Brava lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Brava.
Brava scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Brava.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brava.
A short right from Brava on the inside.
Brava scores with a shoulder strike.
Brava lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
Brava lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Selassie misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Brava.
Brava lands a left hand that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
Brava lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
Selassie misses with the head strike.
Selassie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brava is leaning against Selassie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brava digs a right hand into Selassie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Selassie's gas tank.
Brava lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Selassie or not.
Brava lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brava lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brava lands with a short shot to the head.
Brava lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brava.
Brava lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brava - that landed with a thud.
Brava lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brava lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brava pushes Selassie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brava throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Selassies head.
Brava lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Brava.
Brava lands a nice uppercut.
Brava lands a right hand that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brava.
Brava lands an uppercut.
Brava lands a right hand that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
A short body shot lands from Brava as the two fighters clinch.
Brava lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brava throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Selassies head.
Brava lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brava prevents a body shot from Selassie.
Selassie misses with some punches.
Brava lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brava creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brava misses with the head strike.
Brava cracks Selassie with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brava.
Brava lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Selassie or not.
Still in the clinch, Brava scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Brava.
A body shot lands from Brava.
Brava softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Selassie tries a body shot but Brava blocks it.
A short uppercut from Brava.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zica Brava dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brava throws a head kick that Selassie semi-blocks.
Brava tries to clinch up.
Brava fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brava ducks under a wild hook from Selassie.
Brava steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Selassie.
Selassie throws a sloppy body shot
and Brava counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Selassie swings widly with a right hand
and Brava counters with a series of strikes. Selassie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Selassie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brava closes the distance looking to clinch

and Selassie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brava has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Selassie is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Selassie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Selassie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Selassie prevents Brava from improving his position.
Brava avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Selassie.
Brava keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Selassie thows a huge punch but Brava dodges it nicely.
Selassie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brava has hold of Selassie's hands but Selassie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Selassie thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brava to regain full guard.
Brava keeping moving, preventing Selassie from controlling successfully.
Selassie is looking to work some ground and pound but Brava has wrist control.
Brava avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Selassie trying to control but Brava is working from the bottom.
Selassie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Selassie is looking to work some ground and pound but Brava has wrist control.
Selassie looking to sit in guard and control but Brava gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Selassie is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brava looking to sit in guard and control but Selassie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Selassie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Selassie throwing strikes from guard but Brava blocks nicely.
Selassie scoring with punches to the head and body.

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.
Selassie landing with the ground and pound.
Brava preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brava has momentary wrist control but Selassie slips an elbow through the middle.
Selassie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Selassie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brava is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Selassie, into his guard.
Selassie pulls Brava in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haile Selassie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Selassie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Selassie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brava slips under a jab.
Brava slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Selassie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Selassie.
Brava lands with a kick to the temple. Selassie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Selassie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brava tries a head kick but it misses.
Brava waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Selassie.
Selassie takes a swing at Brava's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selassie misses the body punch
and Brava counters with a nice kick to the body.
Selassie tries to bum rush Brava with a series of wild strikes but Brava uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Selassie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brava sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Selassie somewhat.
Selassie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brava rather than just go for the knockout.
Brava looks to land a body kick but Selassie moved away.
Selassie misses with a hook
and Brava counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brava throws a head kick but Selassie moves out of range.
Brava misses the shot to the body.

Brava tries to keep at a distance but Selassie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Selassie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selassie pushes Brava back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brava lands a body punch.
Selassie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brava gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zica Brava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haile Selassie.
Selassie throws a punch but it's blocked by Brava.
Selassie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Selassie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brava lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Selassie swings wildly with an uppercut but Brava uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brava has a couple of punches blocked by Selassie.
Selassie is working for takedown but Brava is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brava fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brava lands a nice uppercut.
Brava lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
Selassie misses with a punch to the body.
Brava misses with a short punch on the inside.
Selassie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brava.
Brava scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Brava.
Brava blocking some punches.
Brava lands with a left to the head.
Brava scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Selassie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brava presses Selassie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brava lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brava lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
Zica Brava has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Brava lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brava works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brava lands with a light punch inside.
Brava lands a nice uppercut.
Brava lands a left hand that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
Selassie tries to throw a body punch but Brava avoids it by throwing Selassie back against the cage.
Brava scores with a hook to the body.
Brava works on Selassie's body with a couple of short punches.
Brava lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brava presses Selassie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brava scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brava lands a left hand that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
Brava digs a right hand underneath Selassie's ribcage. Selassie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brava lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Brava.
A left hand lands to the body for Brava.
Brava is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Selassie can do to turn this around?
Brava digs a right hand underneath Selassie's ribcage. Selassie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brava pushes Selassie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Brava as the two fighters clinch.
Brava lands an uppercut.
Brava scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brava scores with a shot to the side of Selassie's head.
Brava lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Brava scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brava lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Selassie backwards.
Brava lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brava is working Selassie over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Brava.
Brava lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Brava.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brava scores with a hook to the body.
Brava working aggressively here.
Selassie throws a punch but it's blocked by Brava.
Brava lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Selassie or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Brava.
Selassie working aggressively here.
Brava gets through Selassie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brava lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Selassie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Selassie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brava blocks a body shot from Selassie.
Brava working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Selassie.
Selassie struggles to land a body shot inside as Brava controls his hands.
Brava lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brava lands an uppercut.
Selassie misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Selassie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brava.
Brava is leaning against Selassie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Selassie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brava backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Selassie swings wildly with an uppercut but Brava uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brava swings wildly with an uppercut but Selassie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brava works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Brava.
Brava scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zica Brava showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brava 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zica Brava!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evanildo Bechara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana Whitte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitte has chosen Flaw - Get up again as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bechara
vs
Whitte

186 cm
26
225 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evanildo Bechara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dana Whitte!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bechara defending well as Whitte loads up on a big left hand.
Bechara throws a right and a left that Whitte avoids nicely.
Bechara looks to land a combination but Whitte avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Bechara.
Bechara backs away from a small jab...but Whitte lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Bechara crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Whitte with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Dana Whitte!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doro Gipsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abcesso Necrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gipsy comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a fight. Necrose has chosen Stromavassaladore - Alors On Fodanse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gipsy
vs
Necrose

180 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
195 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doro Gipsy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abcesso Necrose!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Necrose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gipsy.

Necrose moves into range and clinches up with Gipsy.
Necrose's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Necrose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Gipsy.
Necrose connects with a high kick.
Gipsy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Necrose counter with a right hand.
Necrose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Necrose lands a jab to Gipsy's midsection.
Abcesso Necrose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Necrose.
Good exchange - Necrose coming out on top.
Necrose throws a leg kick which misses Gipsy's front leg but catches the back leg as Gipsy tries to avoid it.
Gipsy with a poor takedown
letting Necrose counter with a right hand.
Necrose scores with a jab.
Gipsy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Necrose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Necrose connects with a single shot there.
Gipsy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Necrose lands a nice looking body shot.
Necrose is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gipsy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Necrose lands with a nice body punch.
Gipsy is breathing heavily.
Necrose throws a head kick that half lands.
Necrose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Necrose lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gipsy takes a step back to recover.
Necrose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gipsy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Necrose throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Necrose moves into the clinch.
Necrose lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Necrose lands a knee to the body.
Necrose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gipsy backwards.
Necrose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Necrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Necrose stalling against the cage.
Necrose lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Necrose lands with a left to the head.
Necrose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Necrose is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Necrose lands a shoulder strike.
Necrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Necrose scores with a shoulder strike.

Gipsy is rocked!
Necrose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gipsys head.
Oh Gipsy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Necrose.
Necrose lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gipsy to his knees! Necrose keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abcesso Necrose!