UPG: Rio 19 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ash Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the cage accompanied by Sun Poison and Skin Cancer. Assange has chosen Eddie Van Halen - Eruption as his entrance music. Ash Campbell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Campbell
vs
Assange

173 cm
27
156 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

176 cm
22
155 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ash Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Assange!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Assange gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Assange working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.
Campbell chips away with some ground and pound.
Campbell postures up in Assange's guard and throws a big left but Assange blocks it.
Campbell chips away with some ground and pound.
Campbell stopping the sweep attempt from Assange.
Campbell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Assange not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Campbell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Assange dives on top into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Campbell has his foot on Assange's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Assange works his way back into a safe position though.
Campbell wants to sweep here but Assange controlling him for the moment.
Assange slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Assange is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Campbell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Campbell 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.
Campbell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Assange off and has taken his back!
Campbell misses with a punch to the head.
Assange is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Campbell avoiding Assange 's attempts to control his hands.

Campbell is persistently looking for the submission but Assange is defending it well.
Campbell is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Assange up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange avoids the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell struggling to land strikes to the head as Assange covers up.
Assange wants to get back to his feet.

Assange is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Campbell scores with punches to the body.

Campbell seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Assange's chin but Assange turns very nicely into Campbell's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Assange.

Assange has gone for a leg lock! Campbell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Assange's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself.
Campbell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campbell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Assange preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Assange has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Assange throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Assange avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campbell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Campbell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Assange dives on top into guard.
Campbell keeping full guard, as Assange tries to pass.
Assange works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Assange is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Campbell gets back to full guard.
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.
Assange throws a strike but Campbell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Campbell forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Campbell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Assange with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Assange misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Assange.
Assange wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Assange swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assange swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
James Assange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Assange looks to land a combination. Campbell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Assange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Assange.
Campbell scores with a jab. Assange acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assange swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell throws a right and a left that Assange avoids nicely.
Campbell lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange scores with the left hand. Campbell knows he should have avoided that one.
Assange tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assange is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like James Assange has been cut.
Assange defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Campbell.
Assange lunges at Campbell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Campbell's hand.
Campbell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Assange's head.
Assange moves out of range as Campbell strikes.
Campbell slips under a jab from Assange.
Assange tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Assange as Campbell shoots in.
Assange throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assange moves into range and connects with a jab.
Campbell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assange scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange's jab looks to have found its range, popping Campbell under the eye.
Assange wants to clinch

and Campbell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Assange!
Campbell avoids the attempt from Assange to control.
Campbell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Assange is desperately trying to improve his position but Campbell has a good base and remains in mount.
Campbell with the ground and pound from mount.

Campbell looking to secure an arm triangle but Assange defends it well.
Campbell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Assange wants to control but Campbell is having none of it.
Assange is looking to get to half guard.
Campbell is landing with some decent strikes but Assange is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Assange that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Campbell lands a heavy elbow.

Assange is rocked!
Campbell loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Assange scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Campbell land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Campbell stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ash Campbell!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spartan Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Legendary as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chuteboxe
vs
Miller

200 cm
22
260 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

212 cm
29
270 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
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 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spartan Chuteboxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakob Miller!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miller forces Chuteboxe back against the cage and clinches.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Spartan Chuteboxe has been cut.
Chuteboxe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chuteboxe is trying to maintain a safe position but Miller gets an underhook and turns Chuteboxe into the cage.
Chuteboxe is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stalling in the clinch from Miller.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
Chuteboxe has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Chuteboxe's ribcage.
Chuteboxe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
Chuteboxe is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuteboxe being controlled against the cage.
Miller continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chuteboxe's face.
Miller has Chuteboxe pushed against the cage.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Miller.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chuteboxe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miller obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Miller.

Spartan Chuteboxe's cut is getting worse.
Miller lands a knee to the body.
Chuteboxe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
Miller working Chuteboxe over with knees to the body.
Miller working Chuteboxe over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller stalls.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Miller pushes Chuteboxe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.

Spartan Chuteboxe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Miller.

Jeez, Spartan Chuteboxe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jakob Miller!

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 Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chack Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Machida
vs
Dos Santos

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chack Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machida looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Machida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Machida shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida tries for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away easily
and Dos Santos counters with a series of strikes. Machida will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Machida with that takedown attempt.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
Machida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida scores with a nice head shot.
Machida throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Machida fails with the takedown.
Machida wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machida.
Lyoto Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Machida shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Machida backing up. Machida nods at Dos Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Machida counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Machida.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but Machida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos to the ground. Dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Machida or perhaps it was just good defense by Dos Santos which made him look bad.
Machida closes the distance but Dos Santos moves to the side
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Machida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Lyoto Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Dos Santos. No joy for Machida on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
Dos Santos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Dos Santos as Machida shoots in.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dos Santos.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dos Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
Lyoto Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Machida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Machida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dos Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Dos Santos. No joy for Machida on that attempt.
Machida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Machida has managed to clinch.
Machida blocks an uppercut.

Machida pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dos Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Machida has wrist control.
Dos Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Machida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Machida tries to control but Dos Santos wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to reverse the position but Machida maintains control.
Machida thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dos Santos is working to get back to half guard.

Machida is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dos Santos is surviving well by controlling Machida's body position as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Machida jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dos Santos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Machida dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Machida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Machida shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Machida looks for a takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Machida eats them both and turns towards Dos Santos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Machida fails to land the takedown.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida tries for a takedown but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Machida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Machida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dos Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos stalks Machida and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Machida's face. Machida staggers backwards, shaken.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida fails to land the takedown.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
Machida with a poor takedown
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Machida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Dos Santos lands with a cross.
Machida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Machida off to one side.
Machida shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Machida backing up. Machida nods at Dos Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Chack Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Machida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Machida!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Stolbov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stolbov's choice of entrance music: Guano Apes - Open your eyes. Vlad Stolbov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kahn
vs
Stolbov

208 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

192 cm
22
212 lbs
3 - 10 - 2

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jigoro Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vlad Stolbov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stolbov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kahn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stolbov somewhat.
Stolbov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stolbov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kahn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stolbov somewhat.
Jigoro Kahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Stolbov.
Kahn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stolbov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kahn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stolbov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stolbov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kahn's waist but Kahn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stolbov off to one side.
Stolbov shoots in and drives through. Kahn sprawls well.
Stolbov takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kahn wants it to stay on the feet.
Stolbov takes a kick to the side of the head.

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

Stolbov is rocked!
Kahn throws a powerful right kick. Stolbov tried to block low but the kick was high! Stolbov was taken right off of his feet! Kahn jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jigoro Kahn!

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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Caulfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Caulfield
vs
Lesnar

190 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

191 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holden Caulfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Caulfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lesnar has time to react.

It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar takes a swing at Caulfield's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Caulfield lands but Lesnar takes it in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Lesnar or perhaps it was just good defense by Caulfield which made him look bad.

Caulfield lands a left and a right that send Lesnar crashing to the mat, dazed. Caulfield thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Lesnar is rocked!
Lesnar looks gassed!
Caulfield knocks out Lesnar with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Caulfield before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Caulfield picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Holden Caulfield!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastiao da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Huber might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stronger - Kanye West. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Huber
vs
da Silva

187 cm
22
170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
162 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cody Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastiao da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huber but Huber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Huber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huber moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Huber looks to land a combination but da Silva avoids it well.
Huber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but da Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Huber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
da Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huber.
A punch combination from Huber misses.
Huber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and da Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

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

da Silva decides to stand back up. da Silva steps back and let's Huber get back to his feet.

da Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Huber manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.

da Silva has hold of Huber's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Huber seems comfortable defending it but da Silva has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Huber is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Huber is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but da Silva couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sebastiao da Silva!
A relieved looking Sebastiao da Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darien Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Jackson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Michaels
vs
Jackson

170 cm
19
183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
29
170 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darien Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels shoots in but no luck this time.

Jackson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Michaels pulls Jackson in close to his closed guard and prevents Jackson from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrew Jackson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Michaels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michaels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darien Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Michaels's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michaels doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels controlling the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Darien Michaels wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No luck for Michaels with that takedown attempt.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt

and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Michaels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Michaels has passed into half guard!

Jackson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Michaels pulls his head out easily.
Michaels looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Michaels on that attempt.

Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Michaels manages to get to full guard.
Michaels looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jackson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels trying to get back to full guard but Jackson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Michaels is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Michaels is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Michaels is squirming around nicely.
Michaels is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Michaels is desperately trying to improve his position but Jackson has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Michaels is working hard here to advance position.
Michaels tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Darien Michaels will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michaels sprawls well. Michaels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.

Jackson tries to sprawl but Michaels drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Michaels missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Michaels takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson is not content to let Michaels control the position.

Michaels 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Michaels is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

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

Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Michaels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Michaels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Jackson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Michaels should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jackson has tightened it up now! Michaels should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andrew Jackson!
As Andrew Jackson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want to fight the best and one day be the champion'.