Legion 27:Overeem vs Griffin PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benedikt Pushkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pushkar
vs
Emelia

212 cm
23
285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benedikt Pushkar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Emelia!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pushkar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Emelia's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pushkar forces his way into half guard.
Pushkar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Emelia tries to get to full guard but Pushkar has control of the leg.
Pushkar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pushkar lands with a punch from half guard.
Pushkar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pushkar winds up and cracks Emelia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pushkar wants to work for an arm triangle but Emelia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pushkar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Pushkar seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Emelia is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Benedikt Pushkar!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Royster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Marcus Royster has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Royster
vs
Messi

199 cm
28
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Royster!
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, Leonel Messi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Messi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Messi lands in his opponent's guard.
Royster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Royster is looking for a triangle but Messi pushes his legs off easily.

Royster is looking for a triangle but Messi pushes his legs off easily.
Royster trying to control the position.

Messi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Royster is trying to keep Messi in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi tries to stand but Royster is controlling from the bottom.
Messi won't allow Royster to sweep him here.
Messi controlling from the top position.
Messi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Royster is keeping the position for now.
Royster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Marcus Royster just wasn't active enough.
Royster looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Royster.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Royster lands but Messi takes it in his stride.

It looks like Leonel Messi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Royster finds it's way round the side to connect with Messi's head.
Royster lands with a good body shot.
Royster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Royster scores with a one two! Messi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Royster connects with a nice cross there... Messi is looking wobbly and Royster recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Messi to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Royster jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Royster!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasya Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maeda
vs
Petrov

170 cm
24
142 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

150 cm
19
136 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasya Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maeda.

Petrov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maeda regains half guard.
Maeda gets back to full guard.

Maeda has his feet on Petrov's thighs here. He's pushed Petrov 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! Petrov screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mitsuyo Maeda!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thor God of Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pacquiao will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

God of Thunder
vs
Pacquiao

167 cm
21
159 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

167 cm
24
156 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thor God of Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Pacquiao !
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
God of Thunder moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
God of Thunder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao .
Pacquiao throws a poor cross that misses

and God of Thunder counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pacquiao won't be happy with that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
God of Thunder working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Pacquiao avoids any damage from the ground and pound of God of Thunder.
Pacquiao is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacquiao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by God of Thunder.
God of Thunder trying to control the position but Pacquiao is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
God of Thunder working the strikes but Pacquiao uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
God of Thunder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pacquiao defending well though.
God of Thunder is trying to control the action in half guard but Pacquiao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
God of Thunder trying to mount his opponent but Pacquiao defends it.
Pacquiao is refusing to be controlled, as God of Thunder sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thor God of Thunder has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but God of Thunder manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss

and God of Thunder counters with a nice double leg into guard.
God of Thunder looking to sit in guard and control but Pacquiao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacquiao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
God of Thunder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pacquiao stands up over God of Thunder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
God of Thunder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pacquiao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. God of Thunder is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
God of Thunder striking off his back but it's not causing Pacquiao any problems.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pacquiao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pacquiao wants to pass the guard but God of Thunder is keeping the position.
God of Thunder looking for a sweep. Not yet God of Thunder, not yet.

Pacquiao drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pacquiao jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pacquiao tries to free his leg and advance position but God of Thunder is retaining full guard.

Pacquiao 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.

Pacquiao drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pacquiao jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
God of Thunder wants to sweep but no luck.
Pacquiao advances to half guard.

Pacquiao looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Pacquiao is looking for a kimura but God of Thunder is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pacquiao to get the leverage.
Pacquiao looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
God of Thunder trying to hold on to Pacquiao 's head to control him but Pacquiao postures up.

God of Thunder is defending against the submission attempts here by Pacquiao .
Pacquiao passes to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pacquiao has hold of God of Thunder's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and God of Thunder manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
God of Thunder is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor God of Thunder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pacquiao throws a jab when God of Thunder was well out of range.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but God of Thunder ducks down to avoid it.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. God of Thunder saw that one coming.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from God of Thunder.
God of Thunder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Pacquiao misses its intended target.
God of Thunder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by God of Thunder.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from God of Thunder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. God of Thunder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
God of Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.

God of Thunder decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
God of Thunder wants to advance to full mount but Pacquiao doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
God of Thunder wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
God of Thunder works over Pacquiao with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
God of Thunder trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
God of Thunder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
God of Thunder throws a strike but Pacquiao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
God of Thunder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pacquiao is one step ahead there.
Pacquiao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. God of Thunder is keeping the position for now.

Pacquiao drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pacquiao jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao won't allow God of Thunder to sweep him here.
Pacquiao is looking to work some ground and pound but God of Thunder has wrist control.
God of Thunder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pacquiao 's guard.
Thor God of Thunder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
God of Thunder throwing strikes but missing.
God of Thunder throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.
God of Thunder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Pacquiao kicks God of Thunder off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a left hand

and God of Thunder counters with a shoot takedown. Pacquiao fights it but they end up in guard.
Pacquiao wants to stand up but God of Thunder is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
God of Thunder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pacquiao is keeping the position for now.
God of Thunder wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
God of Thunder tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor God of Thunder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pacquiao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
God of Thunder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacquiao throws an off balance right hand

and God of Thunder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pacquiao 's guard.
God of Thunder thows a big elbow that misses.
God of Thunder looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
God of Thunder wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
God of Thunder thows a big elbow that misses.
God of Thunder is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Thor God of Thunder wasn't doing enough on the ground.
God of Thunder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacquiao misses with a looping right.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by God of Thunder.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by God of Thunder.
Pacquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches God of Thunder on the side of the head.
Pacquiao cracks God of Thunder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pacquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
God of Thunder slips a straight right by Pacquiao .
Pacquiao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from God of Thunder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
God of Thunder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor God of Thunder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao misses the jab.
God of Thunder defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand.
Pacquiao swings widly with a right hand

and God of Thunder counters with a takedown into side control.
God of Thunder taking a break here but Pacquiao is having none of it and regains half guard.
God of Thunder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pacquiao 's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
God of Thunder throwing shots but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
God of Thunder is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pacquiao !
God of Thunder content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
God of Thunder lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor God of Thunder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for God of Thunder, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor God of Thunder!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victorio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolly Parton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parton has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music. Victorio Nogueira has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Nogueira
vs
Parton

193 cm
24
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

170 cm
30
179 lbs
21 - 13 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victorio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dolly Parton!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parton swats away the attempt to clinch by Nogueira.
Parton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck for Parton with that takedown attempt.
Nogueira moves in looking to clinch but Parton pushes him off.
Dolly Parton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira lands a leg kick that knocks Parton off balance momentarily.
Parton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nogueira avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parton.
Victorio Nogueira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolly Parton.

Nogueira moves into range and clinches up with Parton.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parton's defenses.

It looks like Dolly Parton has been cut.

Parton has hold of one of Nogueira's legs. Nogueira is fighting the takedown attempt but Parton gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Parton throws a strike but Nogueira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nogueira stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters circling a little - Nogueira finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Parton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nogueira but Nogueira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nogueira throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nogueira moves into the clinch.
Nogueira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nogueira stalls.
Parton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Parton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nogueira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nogueira landing knees to the head.
Parton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Parton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nogueira with a knee to the head.
Nogueira lands an elbow just above Parton 's eye.
Nogueira prevents the takedown attempt.
Parton looks gassed!
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Dolly Parton's cut even more.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Parton in his tracks for a moment.
Parton wants a takedown but no success here.
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!
Parton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Parton tries to score a body lock takedown but Nogueira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Dolly Parton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Nogueira.
Nogueira scores a nice knee to the body.
Parton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nogueira lands a good knee to the midsection. Parton won't want to take too many of those.
Nogueira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice elbow from Nogueira.
Nogueira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parton.
Nogueira lands a nice knee to the body.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parton's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nogueira.

Dolly Parton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dolly Parton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Victorio Nogueira!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perlito Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Northrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perlito Calzada has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Calzada
vs
Northrup

194 cm
29
196 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

183 cm
30
200 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Perlito Calzada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barney Northrup!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrup has his takedown stuffed
and Calzada counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Calzada lands with a kick to the ribs.
Northrup with a poor takedown
and Calzada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Northrup thinking.
Northrup looks gassed!
Northrup takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Barney Northrup has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Northrup crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Calzada - the referee stops the clock and Northrup gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Calzada. Northrup manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Calzada lands with a good body shot.
Calzada lands a two punch combo.
Calzada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Calzada circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Northrup drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Calzada follows Northrup to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perlito Calzada!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evanildo Bechara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Slobberknocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bechara
vs
Slobberknocker

186 cm
28
217 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
211 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evanildo Bechara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ric Slobberknocker!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bechara's corner calls for a 1-2. Bechara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Slobberknocker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bechara counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Slobberknocker scores with a shot to the body.
Slobberknocker misses with an uppercut. Bechara saw that one coming.
Bechara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slobberknocker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slobberknocker throws a big shot that misses.
Slobberknocker misses with a wild combination.
Slobberknocker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ric Slobberknocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bechara needs to keep his hands up - Slobberknocker had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bechara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bechara doesn't manage to clinch there - Slobberknocker circles away.
Slobberknocker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bechara.
Slobberknocker misses with a wild body shot.
Slobberknocker swinging wildly here.
Slobberknocker swings for the body but Bechara moves out of range.
Slobberknocker looks to score with a jab to the body but Bechara is just out of range.
Slobberknocker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bechara. That one must have hurt.
Bechara fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slobberknocker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bechara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bechara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bechara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slobberknocker with a jab.
Bechara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slobberknocker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slobberknocker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bechara.
Bechara is looking to clinch but Slobberknocker is avoiding it.
Slobberknocker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bechara counters with a left and a right that stings Slobberknocker.
Slobberknocker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bechara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slobberknocker throws out the jab.
Bechara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!

Bechara gets a clinch.

Bechara breaks from the clinch.
Bechara moves out of range as Slobberknocker strikes.
Bechara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slobberknocker momentarily.
Slobberknocker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bechara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A cross from Bechara lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bechara connects with the punch.
Bechara is looking to clinch.
Bechara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slobberknocker misses with a hook
enabling Bechara to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Ric Slobberknocker has been cut.
Slobberknocker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Bechara forces Slobberknocker back against the cage and clinches.

Bechara breaks the clinch.
Bechara lands a nice shot that snaps Slobberknocker's head back.
Slobberknocker swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bechara to counter with a crisp jab.
Slobberknocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Slobberknocker misses.
Slobberknocker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bechara counter with a right hand.
Slobberknocker throws a head kick but Bechara moves out of range.

Bechara moves into the clinch.
Slobberknocker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slobberknocker wants to get back to striking at distance but Bechara won't allow it.

Bechara breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknocker throws a hook to the side of Bechara's head but Bechara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Slobberknocker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bechara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slobberknocker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bechara tries to clinch up.

Bechara closes the distance and clinches.

Bechara breaks from the clinch.
Slobberknocker walks into a straight right hand from Bechara.
Bechara slips under a jab.
Bechara misses with a few strikes there.
Bechara lands a head kick!
Slobberknocker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bechara manages to avoid it.
Bechara wants to clinch.
Slobberknocker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slobberknocker jabs Bechara to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bechara jabs Slobberknocker right on the nose. Slobberknocker blinks but takes it well.
Slobberknocker misses with a double jab.
Bechara keeps Slobberknocker at a distance using the push kick.
Slobberknocker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bechara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bechara avoids the body shot from Slobberknocker.
Bechara defending well as Slobberknocker loads up on a big left hand.
Slobberknocker takes a swing at Bechara's ribcage but misses.
Bechara wants to clinch
and Slobberknocker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slobberknocker. Bechara does a little dance to reset his feet.

Slobberknocker tries to keep at a distance but Bechara has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bechara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bechara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slobberknocker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slobberknocker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bechara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evanildo Bechara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ric Slobberknocker's cut.
That's time! Bechara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Slobberknocker tries to keep at a distance but Bechara has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bechara breaks from the clinch.
Slobberknocker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bechara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slobberknocker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Bechara.
Slobberknocker misses with a few strikes there.
Bechara feints and then cracks Slobberknocker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slobberknocker down.
A swing and a miss from Slobberknocker.
Slobberknocker throws a body punch but Bechara moves out of range.
Slobberknocker misses with a hook
and Bechara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bechara lands a jab.
Slobberknocker takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Slobberknocker misses its intended target.
Bechara tries to clinch there but Slobberknocker circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bechara, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknocker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bechara.
Slobberknocker is breathing heavily.

Bechara gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bechara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bechara instigates a clinch.

Bechara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slobberknocker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slobberknocker stalks Bechara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bechara's face. Bechara staggers backwards, shaken.
Bechara throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bechara is looking to clinch but Slobberknocker is avoiding it.
Nice shot lands for Bechara.
Bechara throws a body punch but Slobberknocker moves out of range.
Bechara drops his hands momentarily and Slobberknocker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bechara clinches up with Slobberknocker and pushes him back against the cage.
Slobberknocker wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bechara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evanildo Bechara is winning the standup battle so far.
Bechara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bechara moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Slobberknocker throws a hook to the side of Bechara's head but Bechara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slobberknocker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slobberknocker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bechara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slobberknocker on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bechara.
Bechara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slobberknocker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slobberknocker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Bechara moves into the clinch successfully.
Bechara stalling against the cage.

Bechara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bechara.
Slobberknocker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bechara.
Slobberknocker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bechara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknocker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bechara. That's going to slow Slobberknocker down.
Bechara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bechara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bechara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slobberknocker throws a series of punches but Bechara moves out of range.
Bechara thuds his shin into the meat of Slobberknocker's side.
Bechara scores with a nice right hand.

Bechara closes the distance and clinches.

Bechara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slobberknocker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slobberknocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slobberknocker misses with a looping right.
Bechara scoring well with a low kick there.
Bechara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bechara slips a jab and a cross from Slobberknocker.
Slobberknocker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bechara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknocker throws a shot from downtown. Bechara moves away and avoids it.
Slobberknocker misses with a hook.
Bechara thumps Slobberknocker with a low kick.
Bechara digs a good body shot into Slobberknocker's ribs.

Bechara gets a clinch.

Bechara breaks from the clinch.
Slobberknocker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slobberknocker loads up on a big right hand but Bechara slips the punch.
Bechara dips to his left and cracks Slobberknocker with an uppercut!
Bechara throws a quick inside leg kick.

Bechara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slobberknocker, pushing him back against the cage.

Bechara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bechara doesn't manage to clinch there - Slobberknocker circles away.
Bechara scores with a sloppy right hand. Slobberknocker should have avoided that one.

Bechara gets a clinch.

Bechara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evanildo Bechara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ric Slobberknocker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Slobberknocker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bechara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bechara tries to clinch up.
Slobberknocker missing with a left hand there. Bechara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slobberknocker throws a half hearted mid kick.

Bechara rushes Slobberknocker and presses him up against the cage.
Slobberknocker lands a shot to the body.

Bechara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bechara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slobberknocker. That did some damage!
Bechara tries to move into range but Slobberknocker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slobberknocker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bechara moves away.
Slobberknocker misses with a right hand
and Bechara counters with a low kick, right behind Slobberknocker 's knee.
Slobberknocker misses with an uppercut.
Bechara throws a leg kick which misses Slobberknocker's front leg but catches the back leg as Slobberknocker tries to avoid it.
Slobberknocker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slobberknocker misses with a double jab.
Bechara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bechara lands a high kick!
Bechara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Slobberknocker misses with a right hand
and Bechara counters with a leg kick.
Slobberknocker misses with a two punch combination.
Bechara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bechara scores with a head kick. Slobberknocker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Slobberknocker throws a body punch but Bechara moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bechara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bechara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bechara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left and a right from Bechara both land. Nice combination.
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!
Bechara connects with a single shot there.

Bechara has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bechara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slobberknocker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bechara was well out of range. Poor timing from Slobberknocker.
Evanildo Bechara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknocker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bechara can pounce on him.
Bechara tries to close the distance and clinch but Slobberknocker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slobberknocker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bechara looks to land a combination. Slobberknocker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Slobberknocker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Slobberknocker misses with a wild body shot.
Slobberknocker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Slobberknocker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bechara circles away quickly and effectively.
Slobberknocker tries a head kick but it misses.
Slobberknocker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bechara.
Bechara slips a straight right by Slobberknocker.
Bechara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Bechara closes the distance and clinches.

Bechara manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Slobberknocker misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknocker throws a series of punches but Bechara avoids them all with ease.
Bechara avoids the body shot from Slobberknocker.
Bechara thuds his right hand into Slobberknocker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Slobberknocker.
Bechara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slobberknocker can do to turn this around?
Slobberknocker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bechara.
Slobberknocker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bechara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bechara, as that shot connected.

Bechara clinches.
Slobberknocker wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bechara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slobberknocker throws a lazy uppercut
and Bechara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bechara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bechara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bechara is looking to clinch.
Bechara blocks a jab.
Slobberknocker throws a head kick but Bechara moves out of range.
Slobberknocker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bechara throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bechara ducks under a wild hook from Slobberknocker.
Bechara tries to clinch up but Slobberknocker circles away and keeps his distance.
Slobberknocker swings for the body but Bechara moves out of range.
Bechara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slobberknocker throws a lazy right hand but Bechara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slobberknocker misses the jab.
Slobberknocker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bechara tests Slobberknocker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slobberknocker just misses with a punch to the body.
Ric Slobberknocker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bechara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slobberknocker swinging wildly here.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evanildo Bechara!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kato Kabrinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Almer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kabrinsky comes to the cage accompanied by The Tea Party - Walking Wounded. Thiago Almer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kabrinsky
vs
Almer

175 cm
26
178 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
177 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kato Kabrinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kabrinsky momentarily.

It looks like Kato Kabrinsky has been cut.
Almer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kabrinsky momentarily.
Almer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kabrinsky shoots in and drives through. Almer sprawls well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Almer!
Kabrinsky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Almer sprawls well. Almer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kabrinsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Kabrinsky on the wrong end of a kick to the 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!
Almer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kabrinsky ducks right into an uppercut from Almer.
Thiago Almer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kabrinsky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kabrinsky fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kato Kabrinsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kabrinsky is breathing heavily.
Almer lands with a nice body punch.
Kabrinsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kabrinsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Almer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Almer lands a lovely overhand right.
Almer lands a lovely overhand right.
Almer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Almer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Almer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kabrinsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Kabrinsky is rocked!

Kato Kabrinsky's cut is getting worse.
Almer digs a good hook to Kabrinsky's body.
Kabrinsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Kabrinsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Almer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kabrinsky seems to have got his legs back now.
Almer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Almer thows a body kick. Kabrinsky tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Almer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Almer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Almer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabrinsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Almer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Almer connects with a body shot that sends Kabrinsky's belly button to the back.

Almer lands a big head kick that sends Kabrinsky tumbling to the mat! Almer takes a step backwards and waves Kabrinsky back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Kato Kabrinsky's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Almer - that will leave a mark!
Kabrinsky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Almer.
Both fighters circling a little - Almer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Almer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kabrinsky steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Almer. That one must have hurt.
Almer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Almer jabs at Kabrinsky's body.
Almer scores with a nice body kick.
Almer cracks the inside of Kabrinsky's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabrinsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kabrinsky has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Almer.
No joy there for Almer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kabrinsky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Almer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Almer.
Almer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Almer keeps Kabrinsky at a distance using the push kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Almer. Kabrinsky shrugs it off though.
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!
Almer lands with a slapping head kick.
Kabrinsky on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Almer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Jeez, Kato Kabrinsky's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Almer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Almer!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabrinsky takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That kick from Almer tenderised Kabrinsky's leg. Kabrinsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Almer.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kabrinsky. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Almer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Almer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kabrinsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Kabrinsky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Almer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Almer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kabrinsky had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Almer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kabrinsky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kabrinsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Almer. Almer obviously looking to wear him down.
Almer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Almer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kabrinsky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Almer - the referee stops the clock and Kabrinsky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Almer. Kabrinsky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Almer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Almer - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Almer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kato Kabrinsky's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Almer connects with a looping right hand.
Almer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kabrinsky's head backwards.
Almer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almer misses with a body shot.
Almer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kabrinsky will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kabrinsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Almer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donk. Almer catches Kabrinsky right on the button with a cross.
Kabrinsky fails with the takedown.
Almer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Almer scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kabrinsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Almer can pounce on him.
Kabrinsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almer scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Almer.
Kato Kabrinsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Almer finds it's way through Kabrinsky's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kato Kabrinsky's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thiago Almer!

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 Joe Diffie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Diffie
vs
Sobchak

190 cm
22
215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
265 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Diffie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Sobchak !
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobchak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diffie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sobchak throws out the jab.

Sobchak forces Diffie back against the cage and clinches.

Sobchak connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Diffie goes down! Sobchak jumps into full mount looking to finish!

Diffie is rocked!

It looks like Joe Diffie has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Oooh a big shot lands for Sobchak ! Diffie is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeff Sobchak !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by right above it lil wayne. Griffin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wait and Bleed by Slipknot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shane Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Overeem
vs
Griffin

210 cm
27
287 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

195 cm
21
280 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin misses with a hook.
Griffin looks to throw the jab but Overeem is out of range.
Overeem walks into a straight right hand from Griffin.
Overeem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Overeem blocks a jab.
Griffin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Overeem blocks a jab.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alistar Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem connects with a leg kick. Griffin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
Overeem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem slips a jab from Griffin.

Overeem lands a big head kick that sends Griffin tumbling to the mat! Overeem takes a step backwards and waves Griffin back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Griffin is rocked!

It looks like Shane Griffin has been cut.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Overeem fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Overeem throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
Overeem lands a nice looking kick to the body. Griffin takes a step back to recover.
Griffin looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Overeem cracks the inside of Griffin's front leg.
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!
Overeem lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Overeem lands with an uppercut that bounces Griffin off the cage and back into range.
Griffin is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Overeem connects with a superb combination that knocks Griffin out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Overeem before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Griffin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alistar Overeem!