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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Viznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Viznik has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Viznik
vs
Redmond

178 cm
21
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Viznik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathan Redmond!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viznik throws a series of punches but Redmond avoids them all with ease.
Redmond fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Viznik avoids it really well and circles away.
Redmond connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Viznik tumbling to the canvas! Redmond pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Viznik was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nathan Redmond!
Nathan Redmond decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

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

Kazarian
vs
Esnar

200 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Kazarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rock Esnar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kazarian with that takedown attempt.

Esnar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Esnar wants to pass to mount but Kazarian is defending the position.
Kazarian is pressing down on Esnar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Esnar wants to stand and escape but instead Kazarian has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Esnar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Esnar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kazarian postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Esnar blocks nicely.
Kazarian content to stall in guard here.
Kazarian is looking to work some ground and pound but Esnar has wrist control.
Esnar keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazarian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Esnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazarian is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazarian.
Esnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kazarian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kazarian throws an elbow that misses. Esnar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kazarian's guard. Nice move by Esnar!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esnar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Travis Kazarian wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kazarian leaves Esnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Esnar fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Esnar avoids it really well and circles away.

Kazarian looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kazarian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esnar is keeping the position for now.
Kazarian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kazarian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esnar is keeping the position for now.
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Esnar keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kazarian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kazarian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing.
Kazarian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Esnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.
Kazarian chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esnar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Kazarian dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Esnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kazarian shoots in looking for a takedown but Esnar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kazarian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kazarian leaves Esnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Kazarian closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kazarian lands in his opponent's guard.
Kazarian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Esnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.
Kazarian trying to control but Esnar is working from the bottom.
Kazarian works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian thows a huge punch but Esnar dodges it nicely.
Kazarian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kazarian wants to take a breather but Esnar is having none of it.
Esnar wants to get back to full guard.
Esnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Esnar is refusing to be controlled, as Kazarian sits in half guard.
Esnar regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kazarian.
Kazarian scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kazarian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Esnar's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian pushing down on Esnar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kazarian throwing shots but Esnar is blocking nicely.
Esnar is staying active underneath Kazarian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kazarian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kazarian works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazarian working Esnar over with strikes here.
Kazarian misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kazarian cracks Esnar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kazarian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kazarian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kazarian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Esnar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kazarian with shots to the head and body - Esnar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Esnar prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Kazarian with shots to the head and body - Esnar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kazarian lands a heavy elbow.
Kazarian looking to finish Esnar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Esnar!
Kazarian raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazarian looking to finish Esnar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Esnar!
Kazarian breaks from Esnar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kazarian landing strikes from the mount and Esnar is in trouble!
Kazarian lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Esnar is breathing heavily.
Kazarian with the ground and pound from mount.
Kazarian working the ground and pound effectively.
Kazarian punching from mount but Esnar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazarian punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kazarian raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Kazarian dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kazarian tries to bum rush Esnar with a series of wild strikes but Esnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Esnar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kazarian sprawls well. Kazarian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Esnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Kazarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazarian.
Kazarian shoots in looking for a takedown. Esnar tries to sprawl out of it but Kazarian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Esnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Esnar shoots in for a takedown but Kazarian shows good takedown defense.
Esnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Esnar sprawls well. Esnar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kazarian gets slowly back to his feet.
Kazarian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Esnar avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kazarian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kazarian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kazarian landing strikes from the mount and Esnar is in trouble!
Kazarian cracks Esnar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kazarian looking to finish with strikes here!
Esnar wants to control but Kazarian is having none of it.
Kazarian misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esnar tries to hold on but Kazarian postures up.
Esnar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kazarian.
Esnar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Travis Kazarian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazarian misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazarian trying to control but Esnar is having none of it.
Esnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kazarian lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kazarian connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kazarian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Esnar?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throwing strikes here but Esnar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kazarian in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kazarian scoring with strikes but Esnar is staying in there.
Kazarian with good strikes from the mount here!
Kazarian lands a heavy elbow.
Esnar is trying desperately to improve position.
Kazarian lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kazarian lands a heavy elbow.
Kazarian with a couple of short strikes.
Esnar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Travis Kazarian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazarian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kazarian working the ground and pound effectively.
Kazarian with good strikes from the mount here!
Kazarian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kazarian landing strikes from the mount and Esnar is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kazarian lands a big shot there that rocks Esnar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Kazarian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazarian 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Kazarian!
A relieved looking Travis Kazarian 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wallace Mu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Seeberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seeberg has chosen Alice in chains - Check my brain as his entrance music. Wallace Mu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mu
vs
Seeberg

183 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

172 cm
19
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wallace Mu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anton Seeberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seeberg cracks the inside of Mu's front leg.
Mu tries for a takedown but Seeberg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Seeberg counters with a low kick, right behind Mu 's knee.
Mu closes the distance looking to clinch

and Seeberg counters by clinching up.

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

Seeberg lands a high kick to the side of Mu's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Seeberg dives into guard, looking to finish.

Mu is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mu controls Seeberg momentarily but Seeberg frees himself.
Mu throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seeberg stops Mu from standing up.

Mu working for a triangle but Seeberg defends it easily.
Seeberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two 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.
Mu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seeberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anton Seeberg was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Seeberg sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Mu to the ground! Seeberg dives into full mount looking to finish!
Oh Mu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Seeberg controlling his opponent.
Mu seems to have got his legs back now.
Seeberg's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Anton Seeberg has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Seeberg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mu was covering up waiting for the punch and Seeberg finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Seeberg stands up from Mu's guard - Seeberg perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mu wants to clinch but Seeberg slips to the side
and Seeberg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mu moves to clinch but Seeberg breaks away
and Seeberg counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seeberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mu circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Seeberg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Seeberg lands a big head kick that sends Mu to the canvas! Seeberg follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Seeberg!
Anton Seeberg seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cod Mckenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Muay Thai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Muay Thai
vs
Mckenzie

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
187 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cod Mckenzie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Muay Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mckenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muay Thai moves in looking to clinch but Mckenzie pushes him off.
Muay Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Mckenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Muay Thai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mckenzie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muay Thai lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Cod Mckenzie has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Mckenzie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mckenzie fails to pull guard.
Mckenzie wants a takedown.
Muay Thai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mckenzie looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muay Thai lands an elbow inside that Mckenzie shrugs off.
Muay Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mckenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muay Thai connects with a knee to the head.
Muay Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muay Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Muay Thai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muay Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Cod Mckenzie's cut even more.
Muay Thai lands a nice knee to the body.
Muay Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Mckenzie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muay Thai blocks it with crossed arms.
Muay Thai lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Muay Thai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muay Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mckenzie tries for a takedown but Muay Thai manages to get underhooks.
Johnny Muay Thai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cod Mckenzie.
Muay Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai trying to control the position but instead, Mckenzie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Muay Thai into the cage.
Mckenzie tries to pull guard but Muay Thai won't allow it.
Mckenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muay Thai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mckenzie looking to stall.
Muay Thai crunches a lovely knee into Mckenzie's ribcage.
Muay Thai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mckenzie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mckenzie takes an elbow to the temple.
Mckenzie takes an elbow to the temple.
Muay Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muay Thai is defending well for now.
Mckenzie can't get the takedown.
Muay Thai landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muay Thai obliges.
Mckenzie misses with a punch to the body.
Muay Thai lands a damaging elbow.
Muay Thai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muay Thai lands an elbow that stopped Mckenzie in his tracks for a moment.
Mckenzie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muay Thai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckenzie's face.
Mckenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mckenzie trying to stall but Muay Thai improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muay Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mckenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muay Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mckenzie's defenses.
Muay Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Mckenzie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muay Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mckenzie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Muay Thai avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Muay Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Muay Thai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mckenzie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muay Thai with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muay Thai landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muay Thai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Muay Thai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cod Mckenzie'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.

Muay Thai tries to clinch up but Mckenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
Mckenzie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick from Muay Thai lands but Mckenzie takes it in his stride.
Muay Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mckenzie avoids the head kick by Muay Thai.
Mckenzie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Muay Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mckenzie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muay Thai defends it nicely.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up but Mckenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay Thai swats away the attempt to clinch by Mckenzie.
Mckenzie keeps the fight on the outside.
Mckenzie tries to close the distance and clinch but Muay Thai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mckenzie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muay Thai sprawls well. Muay Thai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mckenzie gets slowly back to his feet.
Muay Thai tries to clinch but Mckenzie is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mckenzie.
Johnny Muay Thai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cod Mckenzie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muay Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnny Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muay Thai tries to clinch there but Mckenzie circles away.
Johnny Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muay Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Mckenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up but Mckenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
Muay Thai tries to clinch but Mckenzie moves out of range.
Mckenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mckenzie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mckenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muay Thai lands a head kick. Mckenzie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Muay Thai is looking to clinch but Mckenzie is avoiding it.
Muay Thai wants to clinch up but Mckenzie keeps it at a distance.
Mckenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muay Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muay Thai throws a right hand that Mckenzie ducks under and follows up with a left that Mckenzie also avoids with ease.
Muay Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Mckenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai is looking to clinch.
Mckenzie has a takedown stuffed.
Muay Thai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mckenzie can do to turn this around?
A thudding body kick lands there by Muay Thai!
Muay Thai is looking to clinch.
Mckenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muay Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muay Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Muay Thai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cod Mckenzie'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. 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.

Muay Thai moves in looking to clinch but Mckenzie pushes him off.
Muay Thai lands a head kick. Mckenzie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mckenzie wants to clinch.
Mckenzie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muay Thai's waist but Muay Thai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mckenzie off to one side.
Muay Thai scores with a jab to the head.
Muay Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Mckenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muay Thai throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnny Muay Thai is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mckenzie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay Thai is looking to clinch.
Muay Thai tries to clinch but Mckenzie is having none of it.
Muay Thai is looking to clinch.
Muay Thai lands a head kick!
Muay Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mckenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muay Thai stuffs the takedown.
Johnny Muay Thai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cod Mckenzie.
Muay Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muay Thai is looking to clinch but Mckenzie is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up but Mckenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
Muay Thai is looking to clinch but Mckenzie is avoiding it.
Muay Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from Muay Thai both land. Nice combination.

Muay Thai drives through and clinches with Mckenzie against the cage.
Mckenzie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Muay Thai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Muay Thai.
Muay Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai scores with a knee to the head.
Mckenzie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Muay Thai is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mckenzie.
Muay Thai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Muay Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mckenzie tries for a takedown but Muay Thai manages to get underhooks.
Muay Thai scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muay Thai.
Mckenzie tries to pull guard but Muay Thai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Muay Thai landing knees to the body.
Muay Thai lands an elbow just above Mckenzie 's eye.
Johnny Muay Thai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mckenzie tries a body shot but Muay Thai blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai with a knee to the head.
Muay Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Muay Thai lands an elbow just above Mckenzie 's eye.
Mckenzie misses with the head strike.
Muay Thai lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckenzie won't want to take too many of those.
Muay Thai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mckenzie.
Muay Thai trying to stall but Mckenzie improves his position.
Muay Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mckenzie's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muay Thai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Muay Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cod Mckenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Muay Thai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mckenzie looking to stall.
Mckenzie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muay Thai's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Muay Thai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muay Thai 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Muay Thai!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Britos Mokos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mokos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Forrest Gump Soundtrack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mokos
vs
Boxer

184 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Britos Mokos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mokos drives through with a takedown into guard.

Mokos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mokos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mokos forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Boxer is defending against the submission attempts here by Mokos.
Boxer is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mokos in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Boxer tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mokos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Britos Mokos!
After winning the bout, Britos Mokos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harris Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brakeo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Freak on a leash- Korn as his entrance music. Brakeo Sanchez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Martin
vs
Sanchez

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
201 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harris Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brakeo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Martin.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez thuds his shin into the meat of Martin's side.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Harris Martin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin throws a low kick, looking for Sanchez's leg but Sanchez calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
Martin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanchez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.

Sanchez darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.
Martin takes an elbow to the forehead.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Martin semi-blocks.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Martin takes a step back to recover.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Martin tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martin throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin's corner calls for a 1-2. Martin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Martin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martin throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Martin throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Martin's body.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brakeo Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harris Martin'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.

Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Martin's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Martin.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Brakeo Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Martin's leg. Martin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Martin down.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Martin is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sanchez scores with a head kick. Martin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez scores with a head kick. Martin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sanchez slips a jab from Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Martin is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Martin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Martin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martin digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Martin throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Martin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Martin.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Martin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sanchez is looking to slow Martin down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Martin's leg. Martin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Martin throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Martin throws a low kick, looking for Sanchez's leg but Sanchez calmly moves out of range.
Martin misses with a leg kick
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Martin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brakeo Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harris Martin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Brakeo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Martin lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martin's head.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a head kick. Martin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Martin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Martin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
An inside leg kick from Martin misses.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Brakeo Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Martin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Martin settles back down.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Martin slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Martin blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez scores with a head kick. Martin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the body.
Sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martin looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Martin is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the temple. Martin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martin tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martin if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brakeo Sanchez.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brakeo Sanchez!
After winning the bout, Brakeo Sanchez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ati Kon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ati Kon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kon
vs
Santos

183 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Kon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Kon.

Santos looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos strikes from the bottom but Kon uses the opportunity to move to side control.

Kon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santos, who protects the arm well.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Kon keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet.
Kon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Santos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.

Santos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kon pulls his head out easily.

Kon postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Santos to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kon tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kon moves away.

Kon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Kon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Kon wants to work for an arm triangle but Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kon is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kon trying to mount his opponent but Santos defends it.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kon wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos tries for a takedown but Kon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Kon drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.

Kon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Santos can't fight it off and eventually Kon manages to take the fight to the floor. Santos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ati Kon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos keeping full guard, as Kon tries to pass.
Kon passes Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kon is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos is looking to escape.
Santos missing with punches from the bottom.
Kon tries to stand and escape but Santos actually recovers to full guard.

Santos is looking for a triangle here but Kon uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Kon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Kon thows a huge punch but Santos dodges it nicely.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kon working over Santos with some ground and pound. Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos actively working from the bottom here.

Kon 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.

Santos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kon pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ati Kon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kon swivels and escapes.
Kon cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
Kon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Santos dives in and scores a takedown into Kon's guard.

Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Kon's legs - danger averted.
Kon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos passes Kon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kon wants to stand back up but Santos manages to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kon is looking to reverse the position.
Santos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Santos working away.

Santos decides to stand back up.
Kon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Kon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kon lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kon is posturing up here but Santos has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kon tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kon has to tap! Slick submission there by Santos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eddie Santos!

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FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Rodrigo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim has chosen Ai Se Eu Te Pego as his entrance music. Julio Gutierrez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gutierrez
vs
Rodrigo Kim

185 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Gutierrez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Rodrigo Kim!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gutierrez on his heels. He'll look to pass Gutierrez's guard now, I'm sure.

Gutierrez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gutierrez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gutierrez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Julio Gutierrez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kim scores a takedown into full mount!
Kim tries to control but Gutierrez wriggling away.
Gutierrez is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez is working hard here to advance position.
Kim looking to control but Gutierrez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kim throwing strikes but Gutierrez bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Gutierrez works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Kim is defending against the submission attempts here by Gutierrez.

Gutierrez is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gutierrez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kim makes his way to full guard, as Gutierrez worked for a kimura.

Gutierrez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gutierrez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gutierrez drops back looking for a leg! Kim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kim manages to kick Gutierrez off! Gutierrez jumps back into Kim's guard.

Gutierrez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Gutierrez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Gutierrez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kim scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Julio Gutierrez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kim controlling the pace.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gutierrez defending well though.
Kim with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pablo Rodrigo Kim wasn't active enough on the ground.

Kim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gutierrez defending well though.
Gutierrez is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gutierrez keeps working.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gutierrez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pablo Rodrigo Kim wasn't active enough on the ground.

Kim shoots in and gets a takedown into Gutierrez's guard.
Kim throws a strike but Gutierrez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Gutierrez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Gutierrez drops back looking for a leg! Kim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kim manages to kick Gutierrez off! Gutierrez jumps back into Kim's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gutierrez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gutierrez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gutierrez looking to pass the guard.
Kim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Gutierrez drops back looking for a leg! Kim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kim manages to kick Gutierrez off! Gutierrez jumps back into Kim's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Gutierrez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gutierrez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.

Gutierrez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gutierrez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gutierrez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kim closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gutierrez's guard.
Kim content to stall in guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Kim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gutierrez tries to hold on but Kim pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kim cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kim looking to ground and pound but Gutierrez is blocking nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kim cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kim throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim landing strikes from the mount.
Kim throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gutierrez tries to hold on but Kim postures up.
Kim controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Kim connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez working to try and regain half guard.
Kim thowing shots but they're missing.
Kim is stalling here but it's allowed Gutierrez to get half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Kim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gutierrez is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Rodrigo Kim really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kim dives in and scores a takedown into Gutierrez's guard.
Kim postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kim looking to sit in guard and control but Gutierrez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gutierrez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Kim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Kim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gutierrez passes Kim's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Gutierrez is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gutierrez is working for a kimura but Kim is defending it quite comfortably.
Kim trying to control but Gutierrez postures up.

Gutierrez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kim is defending against the submission attempts here by Gutierrez.

Gutierrez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kim is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julio Gutierrez!
Julio Gutierrez is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Julio Gutierrez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.