TBB 14 - Bigger Bang PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riddick Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanabria Iglesias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by go hard or go home. The key to victory for Riddick Tyson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tyson
vs
Iglesias

188 cm
22
229 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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, Riddick Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanabria Iglesias!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Iglesias moves out of range.
Tyson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tyson throws a series of punches but Iglesias avoids them all with ease.
Tyson throws a head kick but Iglesias moves out of range.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iglesias throws a front kick aimed at Tyson's knee but Tyson avoids it well.
Iglesias tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Iglesias somewhat.
Tyson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyson wants it to stay on the feet.

Iglesias drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Iglesias wants to pass the guard but Tyson is keeping the position.

Iglesias drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Iglesias seems to have locked his on tight now - Tyson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Iglesias, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sanabria Iglesias!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syrian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Santos
vs
Strange

192 cm
22
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Syrian Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Strange!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Strange moves into the clinch successfully.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Strange has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Strange, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Strange moves into the clinch.

Strange's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Strange.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Strange sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strange stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strange sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Syrian Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Strange pushes Santos up against the cage in a clinch.

Strange breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos has his takedown stuffed

and Strange moves into the clinch.
Strange tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strange is keeping busy.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strange has him pressed against the cage.

Strange manages to break the clinch.

Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Strange's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strange jabs at Santos's body.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Strange drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.

Strange successfully pulls guard.
Santos trying to control but Strange is working from the bottom.
Santos wants to get up but he can't break Strange's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Strange lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
Strange misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Strange lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strange content just to control the position here.
Strange really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Strange has a good base and remains in mount.
Strange trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Strange can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
Strange lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Strange tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Strange landing punches.
Strange tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
Strange lands a big elbow.

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.
Strange is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Santos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Strange looks gassed!
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Strange is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strange stalling away here and it's allowed Santos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Strange dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Strange misses with a straight left.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Strange leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Strange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Strange.
Nice takedown defense from Strange. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strange.
A lazy left from Strange finds it's target.
Strange will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Strange misses with a double jab.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strange avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Syrian Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos closes the distance but Strange moves to the side
and Strange counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Strange pushes him off.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Strange backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Adam Strange has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strange circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up but Strange circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos tries to clinch but Strange is having none of it.
Strange fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Strange showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strange tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strange to the ground. Strange escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strange pinned against the cage. Strange gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Strange circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Strange on that attempt.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strange circles away.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos tries to clinch there but Strange circles away.
Syrian Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two 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.
Santos wants to clinch up but Strange keeps it at a distance.
Strange will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Strange.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Strange tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos tries for a takedown but Strange sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Strange but Strange pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Strange shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Strange moves into range and clinches up with Santos.

Strange escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Strange instigates a clinch.
Strange prevents a takedown attempt there.
Strange scores with a hook to the body.
Santos wants a takedown.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Strange.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Strange pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Strange's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Strange counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strange is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos gets an underhook and turns Strange into the cage.
Strange gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos takes a shot to the head.

Santos manages to pull guard.
Strange wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Santos wriggles free and stands up.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Strange.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strange swivels and escapes.
Strange throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Syrian Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Strange's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Strange has a takedown stuffed.
Adam Strange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries to clinch
and Strange counters with a low kick, right behind Santos 's knee.
Strange scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Strange counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Strange looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Strange sprawls well.
Strange circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos looks for a takedown but Strange sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Syrian Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strange is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strange stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Strange scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange is trying to control. Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Strange looks to land a strike but Santos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Santos is looking to stand up but Strange isn't so interested in that idea.
Strange wants to stand but Santos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Strange looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Strange has a closed guard, preventing Santos from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Santos 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.

Strange looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santos pushes down on Strange's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Santos trying to control the action but Strange is working from the bottom.
Strange is trying to get back to full guard.
Santos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Strange because Santos loaded up on that one.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Strange is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strange can do anything to dispel that myth.

Santos get's back to his feet.
Santos tries to clinch but Strange moves out of range.
Strange misses with a two punch combination.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strange circles away.
Strange shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strange leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Strange shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strange shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Strange stuffs the takedown.

Strange closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Santos has Strange pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Strange manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.

Strange's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strange misses with a two punch combination.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strange defends it nicely.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Strange sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adam Strange.
Well Strange 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 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Strange!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Smirilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marizio Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Smirilov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Smirilov
vs
Da Souza

189 cm
20
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
21
208 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Smirilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marizio Da Souza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Souza lands with a nice combination. Smirilov backs away looking to recover.
Smirilov shoots in for a takedown but Da Souza shows good takedown defense.
Da Souza lands with a right and another and another! Smirilov is in big trouble! Da Souza lands again and this time it's lights out for Smirilov! A quality knockout there for Da Souza.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marizio Da Souza!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ignatious Hashisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dangerous Dave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignatious Hashisha has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hashisha
vs
Dave

204 cm
25
280 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

210 cm
21
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ignatious Hashisha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dangerous Dave!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hashisha lands a with a good body shot.
Dave tries to close the distance and clinch but Hashisha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dave misses with a hook to the body
and Hashisha counters with a straight right hand.
Dangerous Dave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hashisha slips under a jab.
Hashisha tests Dave's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dave throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hashisha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dave clinches but Hashisha breaks the clinch
and Hashisha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dave with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hashisha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hashisha digs a good hook to Dave's body.
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!
Dave misses the body punch
and Hashisha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dave looks gassed!
A shot to the body from Dave misses
and Hashisha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dave thinking.
Hashisha scores with a hook to the body. Dave takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hashisha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashisha throws a series of strikes that have Dave backpedaling.
Hashisha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hashisha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hashisha is looking to wear down Dave with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hashisha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Dave is rocked!
Hashisha grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Dave takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Hashisha cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ignatious Hashisha!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Pac
vs
Forrest

225 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Biggie Pac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gemini Forrest!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pac swats away the attempt to clinch by Forrest.
Pac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forrest.
Pac clobbers Forrest with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Forrest throws out a loose jab but Pac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forrest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Forrest wants to clinch up but Pac keeps it at a distance.
Forrest tries to close the distance and clinch but Pac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pac throws a right and a left that Forrest avoids nicely.
Forrest tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pac lands a nice shot to the body.
Forrest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pac.
Forrest tries to close the distance and clinch but Pac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pac. Forrest shrugs it off though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pac.
Pac lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Forrest backs up against the cage.
Forrest looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pac connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pac jabs Forrest right on the nose. Forrest blinks but takes it well.
Forrest takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Forrest circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pac thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Forrest if he has to take too many more of those.
Forrest takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pac bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pac really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pac fails to land with a series of punches.
Pac throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Forrest stumbling backwards into the cage! Forrest bounces back off the cage towards Pac, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Pac lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Pac celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Biggie Pac!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Yoshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Tamagori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshiro comes to the cage accompanied by Girugamesh - Arrow. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yoshiro
vs
Tamagori

183 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuma Yoshiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Tamagori!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamagori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshiro.
Tamagori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamagori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tamagori misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Tamagori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up but Tamagori circles away and keeps his distance.
Tamagori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tamagori misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Tamagori is having none of it.
Yoshiro shoots in for a takedown but Tamagori shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamagori misses with a body shot.
A shot to de liver by Tamagori. Beautiful body shot.
Tamagori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshiro moves away.
Tamagori is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yoshiro rather than just go for the knockout.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
Tamagori misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tamagori.

It looks like Kazuma Yoshiro has been cut.
Tamagori scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoshiro should have avoided that one.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamagori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshiro misses with a combination
and Tamagori counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tamagori throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yoshiro counters with an inside leg kick.
Tamagori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshiro is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamagori scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yoshiro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tamagori takes a swing at Yoshiro's ribcage but misses.
Yoshiro tries to clinch
and Tamagori counters with a left to the body.
Yoshiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tamagori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tamagori Rushes Yoshiro and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Yoshiro is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Tamagori Piles on the pressure and Yoshiro crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Tamagori!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between aa aa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Zitto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). aa aa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

aa
vs
Zitto

200 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
207 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, aa aa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hank Zitto!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zitto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Zitto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zitto looking to land elbow strikes but aa uses the position to regain half guard.
Zitto passes the guard and advances to mount!
Zitto scoring with strikes but aa is staying in there.
aa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Zitto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
aa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zitto on the ground.
aa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Zitto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. aa looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zitto looking to ground and pound but aa is blocking nicely.
aa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Zitto unloading with bombs!
Zitto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can aa hang on?
Zitto lands a nice shot to the head.
Zitto thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
aa taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zitto throwing strikes here but aa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zitto punching from mount but aa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zitto controlling from mount.
BOOM! Zitto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zitto won't let aa get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by Zitto.
Zitto with good strikes from the mount here!
aa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zitto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zitto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zitto cracks aa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zitto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zitto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zitto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
aa is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Zitto controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
aa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Zitto with shots to the head and body - aa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zitto with the ground and pound from mount.
aa wants to get back to his feet.
aa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if aa tries to get out of the position.
aa is bucking up trying to escape but Zitto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zitto lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Zitto 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.

aa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zitto.

It looks like aa aa has been cut.
aa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Zitto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. aa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zitto misses with the ground and pound.
aa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zitto.
The ground and pound from Zitto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zitto working the ground and pound.
Hank Zitto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zitto throws a strike aimed at the side of aa's head but aa avoids it well.
Zitto scoring with punches from side control.
Zitto cracks aa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zitto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused aa some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zitto advances nicely into full mount.
Zitto breaks from aa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
aa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zitto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
aa wants to get back to his feet.
Zitto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as aa is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zitto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zitto is landing with some decent strikes but aa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zitto landing strikes from the mount and aa is in trouble!
Zitto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. aa looks a forlorn figure.
Zitto throws some wild stikes that aa manages to avoid easily.
aa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Zitto lands a big shot there that rocks aa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
aa is trying to stand.
Zitto landing strikes from the mount.
Zitto looking to finish aa with some ground and pound. This is bad for aa!
Zitto looking to control but aa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
aa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zitto.
Zitto looking to control but aa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
aa taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
aa is bucking up trying to escape but Zitto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Zitto.
Zitto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns aa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
aa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zitto.
A nice elbow there by Zitto.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zitto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns aa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
aa is trying to stand.
aa is squirming around, avoiding Zitto's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Zitto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on aa aa'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. This is the final round!

Zitto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. aa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zitto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around aa's waist but aa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zitto off to one side.
aa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zitto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zitto blocks a jab.
Zitto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from aa.
Zitto slips under a jab.
aa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zitto.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zitto is defended easily by aa.
aa throws a jab but it's blocked by Zitto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zitto ducks under a wild hook from aa.
Zitto moves out of range as aa strikes.
Zitto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
aa loads up on a big right hand but Zitto slips the punch.
aa aa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zitto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from aa.
A telegraphed right hand from aa misses the target.
Zitto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
aa aa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Zitto.
Zitto fails with the takedown.
Zitto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
aa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zitto.
A big left from aa misses.
Zitto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as aa throws out the jab.
aa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zitto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from aa misses the target.

Zitto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
aa pushes Zitto off looking to stand but Zitto dives back in and keeps control.
Zitto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zitto connects with a nice short shot to aa's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zitto is keen to just control but aa is a slippery customer.
aa is trying to stand up here but Zitto is controlling him well.
Zitto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed aa's head.
Zitto drops an elbow to the side of aa's head.
Zitto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zitto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zitto works his way into full mount!
Zitto landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zitto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zitto trying to control but aa is having none of it.
Zitto with good strikes from the mount here!
aa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Zitto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of aa's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zitto lands a big shot there that rocks aa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zitto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for aa because Zitto loaded up on that one.
Zitto thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Zitto lands a nice shot to the head.
aa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zitto.
Zitto wants to control the pace but aa is squirming around nicely.
aa aa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hank Zitto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zitto with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Zitto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zitto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Zitto!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Xavier told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Andrade
vs
Xavier

190 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
203 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrade.
Andrade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andrade lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Bruno Xavier has been cut.
Xavier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xavier staying out of range there.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade stuffs the takedown attempt from Xavier. Xavier gets slowly back to his feet.
Junior Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xavier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andrade's waist but Andrade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Xavier off to one side.
Junior Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Xavier.
Andrade moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xavier is looking to clinch.
Andrade scores with a hook to the body. Xavier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andrade throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier moves out of range of the body kick.
Andrade connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Andrade.
Andrade slaps away a takedown attempt from Xavier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Xavier looks gassed!
Xavier moves forwards but Andrade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Andrade!
Andrade connects with a crisp jab.
Xavier is trying desperately to land a takedown but Andrade is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Xavier.
Andrade lands a jab to Xavier's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade scores with the left hand. Xavier knows he should have avoided that one.
Xavier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andrade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andrade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Xavier avoids the head kick by Andrade.
Andrade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xavier circles away quickly and effectively.
Xavier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andrade plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Andrade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andrade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Xavier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andrade.
Xavier fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Xavier shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Andrade napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Andrade trying to remain calm as Xavier controls from the top position.
Xavier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrade keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrade manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Andrade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Xavier on the ground.
Andrade is just content to waste time from the top position. Xavier takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Andrade got a little sloppy there for a moment and Xavier has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andrade has managed to get both his arms back between Xavier's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andrade is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Xavier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xavier wants to sweep but no luck.

Andrade got a little sloppy there for a moment and Xavier has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andrade has managed to get both his arms back between Xavier's legs - danger averted.
Andrade lands a couple of elbows.
Xavier tries to strike from the bottom.
Andrade is looking to stand up but Xavier won't let him.
Xavier keeping full guard, as Andrade tries to pass.
Xavier being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andrade trying to control the position from guard on top but Xavier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Xavier wants to clinch up but Andrade keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Andrade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Xavier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xavier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Andrade misses with a wild combination.
Xavier fails with an attempt to clinch.

Xavier fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Andrade sprawls well initially but Xavier persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Xavier not doing much here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xavier looks to land a strike but Andrade avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier trying to control but Andrade is working from the bottom.

Xavier 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.
Andrade is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Xavier is controlling him.

Andrade has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Xavier off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Xavier is looking to clinch but Andrade is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Xavier fails with a takedown attempt.
Andrade tries to bum rush Xavier with a series of wild strikes but Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xavier lands an overhand right.
Junior Andrade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xavier blocks a head kick by Andrade.
Andrade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xavier on the side of the head.
Xavier shoots in for a double leg but Andrade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Junior Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Xavier.
Xavier scoring well with a low kick there.
Andrade leaves Xavier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Xavier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Andrade.
Xavier dives in and grabs Andrade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andrade pushes down on Xavier's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier is looking to clinch but Andrade is avoiding it.
Andrade misses with a body shot.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown but Andrade shows good takedown defense.
Xavier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xavier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Andrade looks to score with a jab to the body but Xavier is just out of range.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown but Andrade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Andrade connects with the punch.
Xavier doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrade circles away.
Andrade swats away the attempt to clinch by Xavier.
Xavier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andrade but Andrade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab lands there for Andrade.
Andrade throws a body punch but Xavier moves out of range.

Xavier moves into the clinch.

Xavier jumps into guard, dragging Andrade to the mat.
Andrade 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.
Xavier throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrade wants to pass the guard but Xavier is keeping the position.
Xavier keeping moving, preventing Andrade from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruno Xavier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruno Xavier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Xavier tries to clinch there but Andrade circles away.
Andrade throws a combination. Xavier tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Xavier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andrade circles away.
Andrade moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Xavier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andrade working Xavier over with knees to the body.
Xavier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Xavier is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Andrade putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Xavier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Andrade controlling the action here for a moment.
Andrade trying to stall but Xavier improves his position.
Xavier lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrade stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Xavier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andrade pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Junior Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Xavier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier prevents a takedown attempt there.

Andrade is fighting off a takedown attempt but Xavier is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Andrade to the mat. Andrade regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Xavier trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xavier controls from within his opponent's guard.
Andrade on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andrade tries to get out of the position.
Xavier stopping the sweep attempt from Andrade.
Andrade wants to stand and escape but Xavier is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier distracts Andrade with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Xavier slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Xavier from controlling successfully.
Xavier controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade wants to stand and escape but Xavier is having none of it.
Xavier controlling from the top position.
Andrade looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrade, not yet.
Xavier trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Despite being in the dominant position, Bruno Xavier just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xavier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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.
Xavier staying out of range there.
Xavier shoots in but Andrade avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andrade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Andrade as he jumps to the side.
Xavier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrade scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xavier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Junior Andrade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xavier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Andrade scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junior Andrade.
I think Andrade 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Andrade!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Great Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rider
vs
Brown

184 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Great Rider!
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, Nick Brown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rider misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Rider pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Rider has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Rider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown cracks Rider with a right hand to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Brown.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rider throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Rider lands a head kick!

It looks like Nick Brown has been cut.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rider lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Rider tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brown no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rider trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Rider knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.

Rider stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Rider misses with a jab to the body
and Rider takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rider.
Brown looks gassed!
Rider throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Rider misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Rider throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rider counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rider. Rider obviously looking to wear him down.
Rider cracks Brown with a good jab.
Brown avoids the head kick by Rider.
Rider looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rider chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rider misses with a body shot.
Brown throws a series of punches but Rider avoids them all with ease.
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That has opened up Nick Brown's cut even more.
Rider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rider throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown tries to clinch up but Rider circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider misses with the combination.
Rider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Rider tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
A combination from Rider does no damage.
Rider takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rider fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a series of punches but Rider avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rider missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Brown.

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.
Rider throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Rider looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rider manages to avoid it.
Rider is looking to score with low kicks.
Rider connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Rider is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rider takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rider throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Rider takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Great Rider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
and Rider counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
Rider throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rider takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown tries to clinch
and Rider makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Great Rider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rider getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Rider misses.
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.
Brown jabs at Rider's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rider tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider tries a head kick but it misses.
Rider takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Great Rider is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rider at a distance.
Brown tries to clinch up but Rider circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rider counters by moving into the clinch.
Rider is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.

Brown jumps into guard, dragging Rider to the mat.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rider is controlling him.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Rider advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rider wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rider slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rider looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Brown tries to bench press Rider off him but Rider keeps the position.

Rider is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brown is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rider is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

Rider stands up from mount. Strange move.
Rider closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Rider misses with a double jab.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rider.
Rider has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rider there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Rider, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rider takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rider rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown tries to clinch but Rider moves out of range.
Rider swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Rider misses.
Rider walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown digs a good hook to Rider's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Brown's cut.
That's time! Rider's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Brown clinches up with Rider and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown effectively controlling the action here.

Rider breaks from the clinch.
Brown cracks Rider with a good jab.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Brown pushes Rider up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Rider.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Rider gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown is leaning against Rider and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rider working hard to break the clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Rider keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown successfully pulls guard.

Brown is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rider has his hands clasped together but Brown extends an breaks Rider's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Brown.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Brown!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kschihillen Aschowin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santian Sultan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Aschowin
vs
Sultan

200 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

199 cm
20
288 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kschihillen Aschowin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santian Sultan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aschowin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sultan slips a jab and a cross from Aschowin.
Sultan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aschowin.
Sultan tries to clinch up but Aschowin circles away and keeps his distance.
Sultan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sultan tries to clinch up but Aschowin circles away and keeps his distance.
Aschowin fails to land with a series of punches.
Sultan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aschowin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sultan chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Sultan shoots in and bounces Aschowin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aschowin wants to stand and escape but Sultan is having none of it.
Sultan trying to control but Aschowin is working from the bottom.
Aschowin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sultan on the ground.
Sultan postures up in Aschowin's guard and throws a big left but Aschowin blocks it.
Sultan lands a couple of digs.
Aschowin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sultan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aschowin wants to get back to his feet but Sultan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sultan with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sultan misses with a takedown attempt - Aschowin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aschowin misses with the combination.
Sultan misses with a takedown attempt - Aschowin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kschihillen Aschowin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santian Sultan.
Sultan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sultan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aschowin swivels and escapes.
Sultan looks gassed!
No joy there for Aschowin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aschowin scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Santian Sultan has been cut.
Aschowin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sultan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sultan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aschowin's sensitive parts.
Aschowin motions for Sultan to come forward. Aschowin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sultan shoots for a double leg takedown but Aschowin sprawls well. He's pushed Sultan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aschowin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sultan.
Aschowin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aschowin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sultan.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Aschowin breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sultan tries to keep at a distance but Aschowin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sultan has Aschowin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aschowin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Aschowin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aschowin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sultan.
Sultan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aschowin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sultan somewhat.
Aschowin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sultan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aschowin swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sultan.
Sultan tries for a takedown but Aschowin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sultan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sultan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aschowin did well to prevent Sultan getting side control.
Sultan is trying to control. Aschowin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aschowin is looking to escape.
Sultan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aschowin defending well though.
Aschowin is staying active underneath Sultan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aschowin wants to get back to his feet.
Sultan throwing shots but Aschowin is blocking nicely.
Aschowin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sultan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aschowin defending well though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Aschowin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aschowin works over Sultan with some ground and pound from guard.
Aschowin scoring with punches to the head and body.

Sultan is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Aschowin frees his head nicely. Oh but Sultan has switched to an armbar! Aschowin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Santian Sultan!
Santian Sultan is the new super heavyweight champion!