WFA 5: Fox hunt PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camron Shrefick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shrefick's choice of entrance music: green and yellow-lil wayne. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Santoro
vs
Shrefick

178 cm
23
171 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

195 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcello Santoro!
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, Camron Shrefick!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shrefick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santoro is able to avoid easily.
Santoro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marcello Santoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santoro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shrefick's hands.
Nice body kick from Shrefick.
Both fighters circling a little - Shrefick finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shrefick avoids the body shot from Santoro.
Shrefick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santoro lands with a right hand.
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!
Shrefick throws a half hearted mid kick.
Santoro misses with a body shot.
Shrefick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santoro misses with a body shot.
Santoro scores with a body shot.
Shrefick lands a leg kick that knocks Santoro off balance momentarily.
Santoro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro misses with a hook
and Shrefick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shrefick lands a front kick.
Santoro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shrefick manages to avoid it.
Shrefick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Santoro looks to score with a jab to the body but Shrefick is just out of range.
Santoro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shrefick counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santoro avoids the body shot from Shrefick.
Santoro just misses with a punch to the body.
Santoro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santoro. Shrefick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santoro throws a series of punches but Shrefick avoids them all with ease.
Shrefick misses the jab.
Shrefick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro swings for the body but Shrefick moves out of range.
Shrefick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santoro moves out of range as Shrefick throws a body kick.
Santoro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santoro thows a body shot but no joy.
Shrefick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santoro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shrefick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shrefick throws a head kick that misses.
Santoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santoro misses with a body shot.
Shrefick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santoro scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro misses with a jab to the body
and Shrefick counters with a stiff right hand.
Shrefick tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santoro. Shrefick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santoro takes a swing at Shrefick's ribcage but misses.
Shrefick throws a right hand that Santoro ducks under and follows up with a left that Santoro also avoids with ease.
Santoro cracks a nice hook into Shrefick's ribs.
Santoro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shrefick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santoro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santoro throws a body punch but Shrefick moves out of range.
Santoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santoro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Santoro misses with a body shot.
Santoro digs a good body shot into Shrefick's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shrefick scores with a push kick.
Shrefick throws out a leg kick but Santoro moves out of range and Shrefick only half commits.
Shrefick lands a body shot.
Santoro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santoro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shrefick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santoro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shrefick throws a big shot that misses.
Santoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shrefick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santoro looks to score with a jab to the body but Shrefick is just out of range.
Santoro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santoro walks into a jab.
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 Marcello Santoro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Santoro lands with a good body shot.
Santoro looks to throw the jab but Shrefick is out of range.
Santoro swings for the body but Shrefick moves out of range.
Shrefick connects with a leg kick. Santoro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Santoro throws a right and a left that Shrefick avoids nicely.
Shrefick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santoro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Shrefick moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Shrefick.
Shrefick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santoro's face.

It looks like Marcello Santoro has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Shrefick.

Shrefick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santoro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shrefick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shrefick scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Shrefick.
Shrefick throws a leg kick which misses Santoro's front leg but catches the back leg as Santoro tries to avoid it.
Santoro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shrefick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santoro's calf.
Camron Shrefick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shrefick lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santoro will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santoro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Santoro is rocked!
Shrefick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Santoro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shrefick is looking to slow Santoro down with leg kicks.
Shrefick throws a pinpoint strike between Santoro's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Santoro crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Shrefick scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Camron Shrefick!

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 Mike Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Chips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neely comes into the arena with Gimme all your loving!!! blaring out of the sound system. Ted Chips is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Neely
vs
Chips

185 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
193 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Neely !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Chips!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chips drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chips thows a big elbow that misses.
Neely keeping moving, preventing Chips from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Neely holds on and takes a little breather.
Neely tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neely is trying to control the position but Chips postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chips cracks a nice hook into Neely 's ribs.

Neely looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chips wants to improve his position but Neely is controlling well.
Neely is keen to just control but Chips is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chips has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Neely is working away from the top position though.
Neely wants to free his trapped foot but Chips is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chips misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neely slips a nice elbow through Chips's hands, connecting with Chips's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Neely in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chips looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neely looks to land a strike but Chips avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Neely throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neely loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neely trying to control the position from guard on top but Chips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Neely accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Chips is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chips is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely advances to half guard.
Chips tries to roll over but Neely keeps him under control.
Neely is thwarting Chips's attempts to control the position.
Neely 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.
Neely trying to pass the guard but Chips defending well.
Chips regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Neely .
Chips preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely wants to control from the top but Chips keeps moving.
Neely preventing the sweep.
Neely pushes down on Chips's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chips regains full guard. Nicely done.
Neely working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chips's head.
Chips striking off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neely wants to control from the top but Chips keeps moving.
Neely is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Neely dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Neely misses with a kick to the body.

Neely darts in and clinches Chips up against the cage.
Chips on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Neely cracks Chips with a nice body shot.

Neely is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chips is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Neely to the mat. Neely regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Chips controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mike Neely overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chips throwing strikes but missing.
Neely pulls Chips in to control the position.
Chips tries to free his leg and advance position but Neely is retaining full guard.

Chips drops back, looking for a kneebar! Neely looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Neely looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Neely !

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely working the ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Neely stalls from top position.
Chips tries to buck Neely off but Neely is having none of it.
Chips is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chips sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chips wants to improve his position but Neely is controlling well.
Chips is pressing down on Neely 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chips working for submissions but it's allowed Neely to get to half guard.

Chips actively working from the bottom here.
Chips is breathing heavily.
Neely tries to pass to full mount but Chips defends it.
Neely moves into full mount! Chips won't be happy about that!
Neely scoring with strikes but Chips is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neely breaks from Chips's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Neely landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neely moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Chips has worked his arm free - good work by Chips!
Chips parries the strikes from Neely easily there. Neely is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chips to escape.
Neely slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Chips.
Chips really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Neely raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely cracks Chips with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Neely wants to control the pace but Chips is squirming around nicely.
Chips tries to lock up and control but Neely gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Neely wants to control the pace but Chips is squirming around nicely.
Neely dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chips is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Neely dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Neely attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Neely gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neely keeping moving, preventing Chips from controlling successfully.
Chips throwing strikes but missing.
Chips working some strikes from top position.
Chips trying to control the position from guard on top but Neely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chips preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chips lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Neely is pulling down on Chips's head to control his posture.
Neely trying to keep a closed guard but Chips is proving a slippery customer.
Chips wants to pass the guard but Neely is keeping the position.
Neely looking for a sweep. Not yet Neely , not yet.
Chips postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Neely utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chips showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Neely keeping moving, preventing Chips from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chips with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neely throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chips uses it to pass to side control.
Chips trying to control the position but Neely is working away.
Neely takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neely takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chips controls the position from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely controls the position for a moment.
Neely is being controlled here.
Neely manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Chips looking for submissions off his back.
Chips misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chips won't allow Neely to pass to mount.
Neely content to control rather than advance.
Chips works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chips strikes from his own guard.

Neely avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Chips working for a triangle but Neely defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neely lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Chips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Neely 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 for Mike Neely !
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Charillos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roley Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Charillos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roley Cheese's chin.

Charillos
vs
Cheese

174 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Charillos!
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, Roley Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Charillos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cheese doesn't seem phased though.
Charillos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cheese.
Charillos misses with a two punch combination.
Cheese is trying hard to land a takedown here. Charillos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alex Charillos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charillos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charillos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheese shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Charillos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Charillos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charillos lands with a good body shot.
Charillos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charillos lands with a shot to the body.
Charillos takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Charillos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cheese looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Charillos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cheese momentarily.
Cheese shoots in and drives through. Charillos sprawls well.
Alex Charillos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roley Cheese.
Charillos throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Cheese counters with a nice double leg into side control. Charillos won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Cheese wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Charillos, who protects the arm well.
Charillos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Charillos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Charillos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheese keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries to get to full guard but Charillos has control of the leg.
Charillos thows a huge punch but Cheese dodges it nicely.
Cheese is not content to let Charillos control the position.
Cheese is trying to control but can't.
Cheese is looking for a sweep. Charillos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Charillos trying to mount his opponent but Cheese defends it.
Charillos stalling.

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

We're going to have a standup here because Alex Charillos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Charillos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Charillos, as that shot connected.
Charillos throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
A lazy left from Charillos finds it's target.
Charillos sizes up Cheese with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Charillos misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cheese.

Cheese manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Charillos on his heels. He'll look to pass Charillos's guard now, I'm sure.
Cheese wants to control from the top but Charillos keeps moving.
Cheese postures up.

Charillos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cheese gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Cheese drops back looking for a leg! Charillos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Charillos manages to kick Cheese off! Cheese jumps back into Charillos's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Charillos looking for a sweep. Not yet Charillos, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charillos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cheese!
Charillos dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Charillos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cheese fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Charillos avoids it really well and circles away.
Cheese defending well as Charillos loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charillos.
Cheese takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Charillos.
Charillos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Cheese slips under a jab.
Charillos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charillos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Cheese 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charillos throws a shot to the body.
Charillos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cheese.
A bone on bone clash there as Cheese blocks the leg kick.
Cheese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charillos.
Cheese moves out of range as Charillos strikes.
Charillos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Charillos lands a nice hook to Cheese's body. Cheese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charillos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.
Nice cross by Charillos.
Charillos thows a body shot but no joy.
Charillos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
Charillos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Cheese shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Charillos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charillos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Charillos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cheese's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cheese wants to work for an arm triangle but Charillos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Charillos is looking to improve his position.
Charillos is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charillos is looking to control Cheese's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Charillos avoid being mounted?
Cheese wants to pass to mount but Charillos is defending the position.
Cheese wants to control but Charillos is keeping him busy.

Cheese is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Charillos defends it well.

Charillos looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Cheese is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Charillos is just riding it out for now. Cheese eventually gives up the hold.
Charillos tries to kick Cheese off but Cheese keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheese prevents Charillos from improving his position.
Charillos wants to sweep but Cheese has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Charillos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charillos.
Charillos jabs Cheese right on the nose. Cheese blinks but takes it well.
Charillos throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily.
Charillos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charillos scores with a jab to the body.
Charillos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cheese shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Charillos counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charillos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.
Charillos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheese was well out of range. Poor timing from Charillos.
Roley Cheese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charillos takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Cheese is trying hard to land a takedown here. Charillos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Charillos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Charillos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheese looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Charillos takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Charillos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheese moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese slips under a jab from Charillos.
Charillos cracks Cheese with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Charillos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheese. Cheese circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Charillos.
Charillos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cheese avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cheese blocks a jab.
Charillos tries a low kick but Cheese avoids it.
Charillos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Charillos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alex Charillos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roley Cheese.
Charillos looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range.
Cheese checks a leg kick.
Charillos connects with the punch.
Charillos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cheese.
Cheese misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charillos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cheese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Cheese blocks the low kick.
Charillos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheese was well out of range. Poor timing from Charillos.
Charillos misses with a body shot.
Charillos is looking to slow Cheese down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charillos throws a sloppy head kick and Cheese moves out of range easily.
Charillos throws a hook but Cheese blocks it.
Roley Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Charillos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charillos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cheese on the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Alex Charillos!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Alex Charillos!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Alex Charillos!

Alex Charillos wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorm Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Jackson has chosen Billie Holiday - Gloomy Sunday as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Berg
vs
Jackson

185 cm
29
205 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

191 cm
24
221 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thorm Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a leg kick but Berg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Berg cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but Berg is out of range.
Berg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson throws a body punch but Berg moves out of range.
Berg misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Berg blocks the low kick.
Berg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Berg.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berg. That did some damage!
Berg stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Berg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berg lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
The fighters circling - Berg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Berg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Berg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berg misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Berg.
Berg throws a good cross that connects.
Berg tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berg misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a series of wild punches.
Berg scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berg throws out the jab.
Berg misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Berg.
Alexander Berg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Berg misses with a body shot.
Berg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Berg misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Berg lands.
Berg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
A combination from Berg does no damage.
Berg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A telegraphed right hand from Berg misses the target.
Berg misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Berg's knee momentarily.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Berg.
Berg looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Berg throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Berg lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Berg misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Berg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
No joy there for Berg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Berg lands with a good body shot.
Alexander Berg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berg misses the shot to the body.
Berg throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Berg.
A punch combination from Berg misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Berg misses with a double jab.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Berg throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berg moves away.
Berg misses with the combination.
Berg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Berg's knee momentarily.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berg throws a combination that misses
and Berg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a double jab
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Berg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Berg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jackson slips a jab from Berg.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Berg.
Alexander Berg is winning the standup battle so far.
Berg misses with a series of wild punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson is looking to slow Berg down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Berg takes one to the chin there.
Berg looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Berg's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Berg there.
Berg slips a jab from Jackson.
Berg throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berg ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorm Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Berg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Berg's knee momentarily.
A combination from Berg does no damage.
A punch combination from Berg misses.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Berg checks it.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson misses with a hook. Berg ducked under it nicely.
Berg throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Berg's front leg but catches the back leg as Berg tries to avoid it.
Berg misses with the combination.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Berg uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson thumps Berg with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Berg misses with a straight right.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Berg's body.
Berg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Berg misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berg misses with a combination
and Berg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berg misses with the combination.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Berg's defenses.
Berg just misses with a punch to the body.
Berg jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Berg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berg.
Jackson lands with a hook. Berg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Berg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berg.
Berg throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Berg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Berg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Berg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Berg moved out of range nicely.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Berg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thorm Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Thorm Jackson!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Alexander Berg!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Thorm Jackson!

Thorm Jackson wins by split decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chico Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Turmoil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande comes into the arena with Maestre - Calles De Medellín blaring out of the sound system. Dante Turmoil has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chico Grande's chin.

Grande
vs
Turmoil

176 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
178 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chico Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Turmoil!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turmoil moves out of range of the strikes.
Grande misses with a hook. Turmoil ducked under it nicely.
Grande comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grande connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turmoil. Turmoil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turmoil blocks the body kick.
Turmoil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Turmoil throws a right hand that Grande ducks under and follows up with a left that Grande also avoids with ease.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turmoil.
A combination from Turmoil does no damage.
Turmoil misses the shot to the body.
Turmoil dives in and grabs Grande's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grande pushes down on Turmoil's head and hops out.
Grande uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turmoil has time to react.
A combination from Turmoil does no damage.
Grande scores with a jab to the body.
Grande lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Turmoils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Turmoil is defended easily by Grande.
Turmoil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turmoil fails with a takedown attempt.
Chico Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Turmoil.
Turmoil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Turmoil does no damage.
Grande throws out a loose jab but Turmoil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande throws a series of punches but Turmoil moves out of range.
Grande cracks Turmoil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turmoil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grande lands with an overhand left.
Turmoil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grande feints a jab promting Turmoil to slip. Grande then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turmoil slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Turmoil needs to keep his hands up - Grande had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turmoil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande throws a head kick that half lands.
Grande cracks Turmoil with a good jab.
Grande bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turmoil's head.
Turmoil with a poor takedown
and Grande cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grande scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grande throws a combination. Turmoil tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice cross by Grande.
Turmoil throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turmoil throws a series of punches but Grande moves out of range.
Chico Grande is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turmoil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turmoil throws a right and a left that Grande avoids nicely.
Turmoil tries to bum rush Grande with a series of wild strikes but Grande uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turmoil looks gassed!
Turmoil takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turmoil takes one on the button.
Grande works over Turmoil's head and body with a nice combination.
Turmoil is trying desperately to land a takedown but Grande is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Turmoil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmoil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turmoil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grande.
Grande is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turmoil takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turmoil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grande lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turmoil has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turmoil shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grande pinned against the cage. Grande gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grande thumps Turmoil with a low kick.
Grande slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turmoil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grande cracks Turmoil with an open hand slap.
Turmoil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turmoil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Turmoil both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Turmoil is rocked!
Turmoil walks into a left hand.
Turmoil is still on wobbly legs! Can Grande finish him?
Grande throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick by Grande - that's a beauty! Turmoil is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Grande can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chico Grande!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, IF YOU WANT BLOOD YOU GOT IT!!!. Marco Rua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Rua
vs
Marx

185 cm
26
223 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

190 cm
24
217 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiden Marx!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Rua or perhaps it was just good defense by Marx which made him look bad.
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marx throws a head kick that misses.

Marx closes the distance and clinches.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marx tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Rua stalls.
Marx misses with a punch on the inside.
Marx throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
Rua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marx avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a shoulder strike.
Rua tries to work over Marx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marx misses with a body punch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marx avoids it.
Marx tries to break free but Rua pushes him back against the cage.
Marx misses with some punches.
Marx avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
Marx throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Marx breaks the clinch.
Marx swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rua.

It looks like Marco Rua has been cut.
Rua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua dodges the punch combination from Marx.
Marx avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Marx throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Marx.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.

Marx gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marx.
Rua blocking some punches.
Marx misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua pushes off an throws an elbow but Marx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marx avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marx lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marx creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rua tries for a takedown but Marx manages to get underhooks.
Rua is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marx is defending well for now.
Marx makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Rua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marx is keeping busy.
Rua prevents Marx from breaking the clinch.
Marx misses with a body punch.
Marx lands with a left to the head.
Marx lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Rua is rocked!

Marx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua backs away from a small jab...but Marx lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Rua crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Marx with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Aiden Marx!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Feiticeiro Cintopreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cintopreto
vs
Reschke

167 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

164 cm
21
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Solid chin

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Feiticeiro Cintopreto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zarek Reschke!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cintopreto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reschke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cintopreto blocks a head kick by Reschke.
Cintopreto tries for a takedown but Reschke circles away easily
and Reschke counters with a leg kick.
Cintopreto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reschke as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feiticeiro Cintopreto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cintopreto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Reschke moves into the clinch.
Reschke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reschke is struggling to control the position.
Cintopreto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reschke is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reschke landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reschke lands an elbow inside that Cintopreto shrugs off.
Reschke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reschke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reschke stops a takedown attempt from Cintopreto.
Cintopreto is breathing heavily.
Reschke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cintopreto's defenses.
Reschke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cintopreto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Reschke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reschke.
Reschke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reschke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cintopreto being controlled against the cage.
Cintopreto takes a shot to the head.
Reschke gets underhooks to prevent Cintopreto's takedown attempt.
Reschke stops a takedown attempt from Cintopreto.
Reschke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reschke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reschke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cintopreto.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reschke obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reschke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reschke lands a knee to the body.
Reschke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cintopreto goes for a takedown attempt but Reschke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jab by Reschke.
Reschke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cintopreto misses with a takedown attempt
and Reschke counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Reschke does it's job there.
Reschke lands a leg kick that knocks Cintopreto off balance momentarily.
Reschke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cintopreto's sensitive parts.
Reschke lands a high kick!
Crunch! Reschke slams his shin into Cintopreto's torso.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cintopreto. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Reschke scores with a head kick. Cintopreto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Reschke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reschke scores with a head kick. Cintopreto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Cintopreto is rocked!
Cintopreto with a poor takedown
and Reschke counters with a nice leg kick.
Oh Cintopreto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reschke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cintopreto seems to have got his legs back now.

Reschke darts in and clinches Cintopreto up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke'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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reschke obliges.
Cintopreto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reschke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reschke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reschke lands a knee to the head.
Reschke lands a knee to the head.
Cintopreto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reschke scores with a knee to the head.
Reschke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cintopreto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Cintopreto has Reschke pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cintopreto pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Reschke tumbling to the mat - Cintopreto dives into Reschke's guard.

That's four 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!
Reschke has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cintopreto is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reschke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reschke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cintopreto's calf.
Reschke lands with an overhand left.
Cintopreto fails to land the takedown.
Reschke is looking to slow Cintopreto down with leg kicks.
Reschke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Reschke has Cintopreto up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Reschke as the two fighters clinch.
Reschke gets underhooks to prevent Cintopreto's takedown attempt.
Reschke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cintopreto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reschke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reschke landing knees to the head.
Reschke working Cintopreto over with knees to the body.
Cintopreto tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feiticeiro Cintopreto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Reschke.
Reschke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reschke lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Reschke.
Cintopreto takes an elbow to the temple.
Reschke landing knees to the head.
Reschke lands a nice elbow.
Reschke lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reschke obliges.
Reschke lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reschke.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reschke obliges.
Reschke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reschke lands a nice knee to the body.
Reschke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Reschke.
Reschke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reschke has Cintopreto pushed against the cage.
Cintopreto looking for a takedown.
Reschke scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right handed body shot lands from Reschke.
Reschke lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reschke.
Reschke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reschke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cintopreto's defenses.
Cintopreto wants a takedown.
Cintopreto takes an elbow to the temple.
Reschke scores a nice knee to the body.
Reschke prevents the takedown attempt.
Reschke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reschke scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reschke.
Reschke lands a knee to the body.
Cintopreto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cintopreto takes an elbow to the temple.
Reschke landing knees to the head.
Reschke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke lands a damaging elbow.
Reschke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cintopreto can't get the takedown.
Reschke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cintopreto.
Reschke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reschke is pushing Cintopreto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reschke lands a knee to the head.
Cintopreto has Reschke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reschke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cintopreto has Reschke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reschke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Reschke lands an elbow that stopped Cintopreto in his tracks for a moment.
Reschke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reschke lands a hook that snaps the head of Cintopreto backwards.
Reschke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reschke crunches a lovely knee into Cintopreto's ribcage.
Reschke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cintopreto takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cintopreto takes an elbow to the temple.
Reschke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cintopreto.
Reschke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Reschke.
Reschke lands a knee to the head.
Reschke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reschke.
Reschke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zarek Reschke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reschke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reschke scores with a knee to the head.
Reschke cracks Cintopreto with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Reschke is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cintopreto is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Reschke to the mat. Reschke regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cintopreto prevents Reschke from getting back to his feet.

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

Zarek Reschke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Reschke lands with a slapping head kick.

Reschke instigates a clinch.
Reschke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reschke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Reschke is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cintopreto is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Reschke to the mat. Reschke regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Cintopreto is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Reschke is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Reschke has escaped and now he's on top!

Cintopreto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

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

Cintopreto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cintopreto has his feet on Reschke's thighs here. He's pushed Reschke off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Reschke screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Feiticeiro Cintopreto!
Feiticeiro Cintopreto is the new featherweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Careless Emotion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philippe Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emotion's entrance music is Crystal Castles - Lovers Who Uncover. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Emotion
vs
Chuteboxe

191 cm
26
270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

210 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Careless Emotion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philippe Chuteboxe!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emotion misses with a two punch combination.
Chuteboxe slips under a jab from Emotion.
Chuteboxe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emotion connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Philippe Chuteboxe has been cut.

Emotion sends Chuteboxe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Emotion is motioning to the referee to let Chuteboxe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Chuteboxe looks gassed!
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!
Emotion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chuteboxe.
Chuteboxe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emotion.
Emotion slips under a jab.
Emotion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emotion dodges the punch combination from Chuteboxe.
Emotion cracks Chuteboxe with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Careless Emotion!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Ivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Kickstart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Ivan

185 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
212 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Gracie!
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, Boris Ivan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Ivan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ivan sees it coming and defends easily.
Ivan is looking to improve his position.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Ivan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!

Ivan is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Gracie has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Ivan has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Gracie taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Ivan doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boris Ivan!