BFC 14 CRY HAVOC PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brakeo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borba Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez's entrance music is Freak on a leash- Korn. A fine choice. The key to victory for Brakeo Sanchez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sanchez
vs
Antunes

200 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brakeo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borba Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Antunes looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanchez connects with a high kick.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez punishes Antunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antunes blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Antunes avoids nicely.
Antunes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez tests Antunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Antunes blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Antunes blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.

Antunes is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Antunes is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
The fighters circle, before Sanchez throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Antunes's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Sanchez lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Brakeo Sanchez!
Brakeo Sanchez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga comes to the cage accompanied by Danzig - Mother. Hole comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kung fu fighting kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gonzaga
vs
Hole

189 cm
25
265 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

210 cm
23
289 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Gonzaga!
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, Harry Hole!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hole throws a head kick that misses.

Hole tries to keep at a distance but Gonzaga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonzaga is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hole is defending well.
Gonzaga blocks a body shot from Hole.
Hole pushes Gonzaga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hole misses with the head strike.
Hole is trying to force a seperation but Gonzaga has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hole.
Hole wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonzaga has Hole pressed against the cage, preventing Hole from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzaga's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hole pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hole avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzaga moves out of range of the body kick from Hole.
Hole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Hole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hole lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzaga off the cage and back into range.
Hole looks to land a body kick but Gonzaga moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hole!
Hole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Gonzaga feints and as Hole raises his hands in defense, Gonzaga changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzaga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzaga postures up in Hole's guard and throws a big left but Hole blocks it.
Gonzaga wants to pass the guard but Hole is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzaga stopping the sweep attempt from Hole.
Hole keeping full guard, as Gonzaga tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzaga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hole managing to control the position.
Gonzaga throws an elbow that misses. Hole uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gonzaga's guard. Nice move by Hole!

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzaga looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hole has picked Gonzaga up and slammed him! Gonzaga can't keep hold of the triangle and Hole manages to pass to side control!
Gonzaga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gonzaga 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.
Gonzaga is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hole off and has taken his back!
Hole is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gonzaga off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Gonzaga thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Hole is trapped and Gonzaga is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzaga throwing sloppy strikes.
Hole avoids the strikes from Gonzaga.

Hole showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harry Hole 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.

Gonzaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzaga has a takedown stuffed.
Hole swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Gonzaga closes the distance and clinches.
Hole stops a takedown attempt from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga has Hole pressed against the cage, preventing Hole from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hole misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hole tries to throw a body punch but Gonzaga avoids it by throwing Hole back against the cage.

Gonzaga is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hole can't fight it off and eventually Gonzaga manages to take the fight to the floor. Hole looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hole working a defensive guard here.
Hole is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gonzaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Hole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzaga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole wants to sweep here but Gonzaga controlling him for the moment.
Gabriel Gonzaga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzaga sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hole's guard.
Hole trying to control from the bottom.
Hole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gonzaga connects with a nice short shot to Hole's temple.
Gonzaga slips a nice elbow through Hole's hands, connecting with Hole's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hole is looking to control Gonzaga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hole avoid being mounted?
Gonzaga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gonzaga is looking to advance position but Hole won't allow it.
Gonzaga stops Hole from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzaga seems to be looking for submissions.
Gonzaga is looking to advance position but Hole won't allow it.
Gonzaga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hole avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga with the ground and pound but Hole uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gonzaga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hole wants to sweep but no luck.
Gonzaga might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzaga sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gonzaga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzaga.
Hole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga pushing down on Hole's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gonzaga winds up and cracks Hole with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzaga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hole defending well though.
Ground and pound from Gonzaga.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzaga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gonzaga tries to pass to full mount but Hole defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Gonzaga dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gonzaga misses with a kick to the body.
Gonzaga blocks the body kick.
Gonzaga looks to land a right hand but Hole moved out of range.
Hole tries a head kick but it misses.
Hole throws a low kick but Gonzaga moves out of range easily.
Hole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gonzaga's hands.
Gonzaga is looking to clinch.
Hole slips under a jab from Gonzaga.
Harry Hole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzaga.
Hole looks to land a body kick but Gonzaga moved away.
Hole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzaga defending well as Hole loads up on a big left hand.
Hole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzaga thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzaga loads up on a big right hand but Hole slips the punch.
Harry Hole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hole ducks under a wild hook from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga moves out of range of the leg kick from Hole.
Hole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzaga throws a low kick but Hole moves out of range easily.
Hole throws a hook but Gonzaga avoids it easily.
Gonzaga throws a low kick, looking for Hole's leg but Hole calmly moves out of range.
Hole throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hole ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga avoids the body shot from Hole.
Hole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzaga manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga throws the left hand but Hole avoids the punch easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga takes a swing at Hole's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gonzaga wants to clinch up but Hole keeps it at a distance.
Hole connects with a leg kick. Gonzaga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gonzaga moves out of range as Hole strikes.
Hole fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzaga on the side of the head.
Gonzaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Hole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzaga avoids a kick to the body.
Hole takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hole.
Hole is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body kick from Hole.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzaga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hole slips under a jab from Gonzaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Harry Hole just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gonzaga tries to clinch up but Hole circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hole just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hole lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzaga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Hole catches Gonzaga right on the button with a cross.
Hole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gonzaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harry Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gonzaga blocks a jab.
Gonzaga throws a leg kick but Hole checks it.
Hole misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hole to counter with a crisp jab.
Hole is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzaga.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gonzaga checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonzaga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hole misses with a kick to the body.
Hole tests Gonzaga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzaga.
Gonzaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hole.
Gonzaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzaga lands a jab.
Gonzaga moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hole misses with a kick to the body.
Gonzaga tries a low kick but Hole avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hole.
Hole has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gonzaga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Hole dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown but Hole shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hole throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gonzaga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gonzaga checks the leg kick.
Gonzaga lands with a nice body punch.
Hole throws a leg kick but Gonzaga checks it.
Hole connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gonzaga looks to throw the jab but Hole is out of range.
Gonzaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga checks a leg kick.
Hole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Hole.
Hole slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Hole.
Hole is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gonzaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzaga manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Gonzaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danga de danga de dang - Gonzaga scores with a four punch combination!
Gonzaga looks to clinch
and Hole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzaga has time to react.
Hole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzaga.
An inside leg kick lands from Hole.
Hole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzaga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzaga throws an off balance right hand
and Hole counters with a thumping low kick.

Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gonzaga is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is trying to control the action in half guard but Hole is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gonzaga trying to mount his opponent but Hole defends it.
Gonzaga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harry Hole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonzaga looks to land a strike but Hole avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hole is trying to control the position but Gonzaga postures up.
Gonzaga working some strikes from top position.
Gonzaga won't allow Hole to sweep him here.
Gabriel Gonzaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzaga looking to sit in guard and control but Hole gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzaga working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hole has passed into half guard!
Gonzaga wants to control but Hole is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hole is pressing down on Gonzaga's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzaga is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gonzaga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gabriel Gonzaga.
I think Hole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Hole!
Harry Hole is the new heavyweight champion!
Harry Hole thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyai Wanggai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Wanggai

180 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiyai Wanggai!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanggai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Wanggai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

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

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wanggai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Wanggai is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wanggai moves into full guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wanggai wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wanggai pushes a forearm under Gracie's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gracie is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kiyai Wanggai!
Kiyai Wanggai took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Neville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Neville had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Neville
vs
Oliveira

185 cm
27
215 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

187 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Neville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira's corner calls for a 1-2. Oliveira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Neville throws a solid leg kick but Oliveira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Neville.
Neville is looking to clinch.
Neville tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neville on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Neville tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Neville clinches with his opponent.
Neville blocks an uppercut.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike.
Neville stalls.
Oliveira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Neville misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neville throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neville leaning his opponent against the cage.
Neville throws an elbow but it misses.
Neville stalling against the cage.
Oliveira avoids the elbow strike from Neville, against the cage.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Neville.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neville manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Neville creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neville lands an elbow inside that Oliveira shrugs off.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Neville has him pressed against the cage.
Neville lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Rodrigo Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike.
Neville throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neville pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Neville is controlling him.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Neville.
Neville prevents a body shot from Oliveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Neville has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neville has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Neville.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neville holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oliveira working hard to break the clinch.
Oliveira taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Neville.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Neville.
Neville tries a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks it.
Neville throws an elbow but it misses.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neville just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oliveira's brow.
Neville'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.
Oliveira tries to break free but Neville pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Neville dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Oliveira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Neville tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Neville dodges the punch combination from Oliveira.

Neville instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Neville.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oliveira avoids a wild elbow strike from Neville.
Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Neville has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neville - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neville creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
Neville lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neville'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.
Neville keeps control of Oliveira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neville controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robert Neville.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Neville 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 Oliveira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oliveira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Neville fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neville throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oliveira.
Neville tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neville moves to clinch but Oliveira breaks away
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neville looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neville doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliveira. Neville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neville moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Neville tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neville steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira takes a swing at Neville's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by Neville.

Neville rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neville throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
Robert Neville has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oliveira scores with a shot to the side of Neville's head.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Neville controls his hands.
Oliveira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neville has him pressed against the cage.
Neville throws an elbow that misses.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Neville.
Oliveira is trying to maintain a safe position but Neville gets an underhook and turns Oliveira into the cage.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Neville.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neville misses with a knee to the head.
Oliveira lands with a left to the head.
Oliveira avoids the elbow strike from Neville, against the cage.
Neville pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike.

Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
Neville gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Neville throws a front kick aimed at Oliveira's knee but Oliveira avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neville tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neville.
Neville wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Neville throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Neville dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Oliveira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Oliveira avoids a kick to the body.
Oliveira looks to land a combination but Neville avoids it well.
Oliveira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Robert Neville has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Oliveira blocks the leg kick.
Neville fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neville is looking to slow Oliveira down with leg kicks.
Neville tries to clinch up.
Neville chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Neville closes the distance and clinches.
Neville stalling.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Neville has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Neville throws an elbow but misses.
Neville gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
Oliveira blocks the elbow strike.
Neville comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Neville with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neville lands an elbow that stopped Oliveira in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Neville throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neville just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oliveira's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Neville.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oliveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neville lands an elbow inside.
Oliveira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neville keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Neville throws an elbow but it misses.
Oliveira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neville misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira blocks an elbow strike from Neville.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neville takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Neville is controlling him.
Neville misses with an elbow strike.
Neville looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oliveira dodges an elbow strike from Neville.

Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Oliveira both land. Nice combination.
Neville tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Neville tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neville was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Neville moves out of range.
Neville walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oliveira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Neville uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neville looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira scores with a hook to the body. Neville takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neville throws a head kick but Oliveira moves out of range.
Rodrigo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice cross by Oliveira.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Robert Neville is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neville swings away with a leg kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rodrigo Oliveira.
I think Neville 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Neville!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanzo Sasori Hasashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasori Hasashi has chosen Scorpion as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Banner
vs
Sasori Hasashi

180 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hanzo Sasori Hasashi!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sasori Hasashi is fending him off so far but Banner persists. Nope, Sasori Hasashi circles away and we're back to standing.
Banner avoids a kick to the body.
Banner shoots in looking for a takedown. Sasori Hasashi tries to sprawl out of it but Banner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sasori Hasashi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sasori Hasashi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banner doesn't seem bothered though.
Sasori Hasashi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sasori Hasashi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sasori Hasashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Banner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Banner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sasori Hasashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banner takes one to the chin there.
Banner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sasori Hasashi lands a slapping body shot.
Banner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Banner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sasori Hasashi avoids it really well and circles away.
Sasori Hasashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sasori Hasashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sasori Hasashi lands with a right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Banner. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sasori Hasashi throws a leg kick which misses Banner's front leg but catches the back leg as Banner tries to avoid it.
Banner is breathing heavily.
Sasori Hasashi with a nice cross.
Sasori Hasashi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sasori Hasashi cracks Banner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sasori Hasashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sasori Hasashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banner's sensitive parts.
Banner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sasori Hasashi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasori Hasashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sasori Hasashi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sasori Hasashi throws a nice looking combination but Banner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sasori Hasashi scores with a sloppy right hand. Banner should have avoided that one.
Sasori Hasashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sasori Hasashi.
Sasori Hasashi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Banner will feel that in the morning.
Jab from Sasori Hasashi.
Banner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasori Hasashi thows a body kick. Banner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sasori Hasashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banner's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sasori Hasashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banner's sensitive parts.
Sasori Hasashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanzo Sasori Hasashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sasori Hasashi to score with a decent uppercut.
Sasori Hasashi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banner's head backwards.
Banner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Banner is rocked!
Sasori Hasashi lands with a good body shot.
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sasori Hasashi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sasori Hasashi.
Sasori Hasashi pounces like a tiger and cracks Banner with a vicious hook! Banner is down but not out! Sasori Hasashi follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hanzo Sasori Hasashi!
Hanzo Sasori Hasashi thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor McCumby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pereira
vs
McCumby

176 cm
24
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
277 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Brand New Life
Rage's Cloths

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trevor McCumby!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCumby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pereira.
McCumby moves out of range of the strikes.
Trevor McCumby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by McCumby there.
McCumby slips a straight right by Pereira.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. McCumby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pereira lands a body shot.
Pereira swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling McCumby to counter with a crisp jab.
McCumby tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
Pereira swings for the body but McCumby moves out of range.
Pereira throws an overhand right that lands on McCumby's shoulder, as McCumby tries to avoid the shot.
McCumby throws a good cross that connects.
Pereira misses with a double jab
and McCumby counters with a straight right hand.
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Pereira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCumby to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCumby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCumby is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pereira looks to clinch
and McCumby counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira looks to land a left hand but McCumby moved out of range nicely.
McCumby shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pereira defends it nicely.
Pereira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pereira!
McCumby misses with a straight right.
McCumby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McCumby looks gassed!
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCumby ducks right into an uppercut from Pereira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira misses with a looping left.
McCumby throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCumby moves away.
Pereira throws out a loose jab but McCumby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by McCumby there.
McCumby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pereira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira looks to score with a jab to the body but McCumby is just out of range.
Thiago Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCumby moves forwards but Pereira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCumby sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCumby keeps the fight on the outside.
McCumby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCumby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pereira.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCumby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira looks to land a right hand but McCumby moved out of range.
McCumby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCumby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCumby wants to clinch.
McCumby slips under a jab from Pereira.
McCumby is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pereira had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pereira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab by Pereira.
Pereira throws out a powerful jab.
Pereira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCumby.

Pereira sends McCumby crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pereira is motioning to the referee to let McCumby up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Trevor McCumby has been cut.

Pereira moves into range and clinches up with McCumby.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira presses McCumby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as McCumby controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
A body shot lands from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereira lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Pereira.
Pereira scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCumby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCumby backwards.
A right hand to the body from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira lands a nice uppercut.
Pereira tries a body shot but McCumby blocks it.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira prevents McCumby from breaking the clinch.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as McCumby controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCumby's elbow.
Pereira gets through McCumby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor McCumby's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice uppercut there from Pereira.
McCumby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pereira.
McCumby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pereira here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pereira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McCumby needs to keep his hands up - Pereira had a free shot at his head there.
McCumby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pereira looks to land a left hand but McCumby moved out of range nicely.
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. McCumby moves away and avoids it.
Pereira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCumby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCumby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCumby wants to clinch up but Pereira keeps it at a distance.
McCumby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCumby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Pereira gets tackled into the cage by McCumby. McCumby maintains the clinch.
McCumby is breathing heavily.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but McCumby avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
Pereira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCumby's elbow.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as McCumby controls the action.
Pereira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCumby.
McCumby prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
McCumby tries to circle away but Pereira has him pinned against the cage.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
McCumby blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pereira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCumby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
McCumby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pereira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
Pereira keeps control of McCumby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pereira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCumby can do to turn this around?
Pereira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCumby.
McCumby takes a shot to the head.
McCumby blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pereira - that landed with a thud.
Pereira lands a body punch in the clinch.
McCumby blocks a body shot from Pereira.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but McCumby avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
Thiago Pereira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Pereira.
A nice left hand lands by Pereira.
Nice body punch from Pereira - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but McCumby avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as McCumby controls the action.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCumby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pereira misses with the head strike.
McCumby blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as McCumby controls his hands.
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira tries to work over McCumby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pereira pushes McCumby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Pereira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trevor McCumby's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

McCumby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCumby might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pereira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCumby.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCumby moves away.
Pereira looks to land a combination but McCumby avoids it well.
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McCumby eats them both and turns towards Pereira to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pereira throws a hook but McCumby avoids it easily.
Pereira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pereira tries to clinch up but McCumby circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira throws an overhand right that lands on McCumby's shoulder, as McCumby tries to avoid the shot.
Pereira throws a shot to the body.
McCumby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCumby moves away.
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pereira tries to clinch there but McCumby circles away.
McCumby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
McCumby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pereira thuds his right hand into McCumby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pereira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pereira struggles to land a body shot inside as McCumby controls his hands.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCumby blocking some punches.
McCumby blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCumby is trying to break the clinch but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by McCumby.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
Pereira lands a nice uppercut.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCumby blocks an uppercut.
Thiago Pereira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Pereira has McCumby pressed against the cage, preventing McCumby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCumby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trevor McCumby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCumby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pereira tries a body shot but McCumby blocks it.
Pereira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCumby or not.

McCumby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by McCumby.
McCumby is trying to push Pereira away but Pereira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pereira lands a right hand.

McCumby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCumby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thiago Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
McCumby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pereira tries to clinch but McCumby is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pereira 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Pereira!
Thiago Pereira bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inti Raimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Czech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Raimi
vs
Czech

184 cm
25
225 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

192 cm
28
215 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Inti Raimi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Czech!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czech looks to land a left hand but Raimi moved out of range nicely.
Czech misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raimi misses with a body kick.
Czech connects with a single shot there.
Czech misses with a straight left.
Czech showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raimi.
Czech misses with a straight right.
Raimi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A combination from Raimi does no damage.
A combination from Raimi does no damage.
Raimi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Czech counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Raimi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Czech scores with a decent looking hook.
Raimi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raimi throws a head kick that misses.
Czech throws a shot to the body.
Czech just misses with a punch to the body.
Raimi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Czech displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raimi throws out the jab.
Czech stuns Raimi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Czech finds it's way through Raimi's defenses.
Raimi misses with a two punch combination.
Raimi takes a jab right on the kisser.

Czech moves into the clinch.
Raimi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Czech pulls his leg out and moves away.
Raimi fails in his attempt to clinch.

Raimi tries to keep at a distance but Czech has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Czech.
Raimi takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raimi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Czech pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Raimi avoids a wild elbow strike from Czech.
Czech throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raimis head.
Czech lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raimi blocks a body shot from Czech.
Czech tries to work over Raimi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Czech.
Czech has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raimi is working for takedown but Czech is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Inti Raimi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raimi is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Czech - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raimi wants a takedown but no success here.
Czech lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Czech is leaning against Raimi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Czech is struggling to control the position.
Raimi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Czech avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raimi letting Czech take a breather here.
Czech scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Czech lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Inti Raimi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raimi working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Czech.
Czech lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raimi backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Czech.
Czech scores with a shot to the side of Raimi's head.
Czech works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Czech.
Czech displaying some good clinch control by pressing Raimi up against the cage.
Czech lands a hook that snaps the head of Raimi backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Czech makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Czech lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raimi backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Czech dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Inti Raimi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Czech lands a body shot.
Czech lands a right hook to the body.
Inti Raimi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Czech misses with a double jab.
Czech thows a body shot but no joy.
Czech connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Czech lands with a right hand.

Raimi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Czech finds it's way through Raimi's defenses.
Oh Raimi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Czech fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Czech! Raimi is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Czech! Peter Czech retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Czech thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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