UPG: Rio 31 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bruiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruiser has chosen Rainmaker as his entrance music. Jorge Rivera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rivera
vs
Bruiser

189 cm
25
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bruiser!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bruiser rushes Rivera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruiser.
Knees to the body from Bruiser.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Bruiser.
Nice elbow from Bruiser.

It looks like Jorge Rivera has been cut.
Bruiser lands an elbow inside that Rivera shrugs off.
Rivera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bruiser just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bruiser is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Bruiser.
Bruiser lands with a left to the head.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bruiser lands a nice knee to the body.
Bruiser taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Bruiser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruiser gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bruiser lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Bruiser trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bruiser obliges.
Bruiser lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruiser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruiser throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Bruiser.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bruiser.
Bruiser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rivera's face.
Bruiser scores a nice knee to the body.
Bruiser dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bruiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruiser.
A short body shot lands from Bruiser as the two fighters clinch.
Rivera avoiding damage as Bruiser throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruiser.
Bruiser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivera is defending well for now.
Bruiser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivera is defending well for now.
Bruiser lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rivera or not.
Bruiser is leaning against Rivera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruiser working Rivera over with knees to the body.
Bruiser lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruiser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bruiser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rivera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bruiser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruiser lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rivera.
Bruiser lands an elbow inside.
Bruiser throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bruiser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
Bruiser tries to land a knee to the head but Rivera blocks with his arms.
Bruiser tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bruiser pushes Rivera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruiser landing knees to the body.
Bruiser working Rivera over with knees to the body.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bruiser.
Bruiser looking to throw knees to the head but Rivera is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Bruiser.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Bruiser.
Bruiser lands a good knee to the midsection. Rivera won't want to take too many of those.
Bruiser working Rivera over with knees to the body.
Bruiser crunches a lovely knee into Rivera's ribcage.
Bruiser tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bruiser obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruiser missing with knees to the body.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruiser scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bruiser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Rivera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bruiser clinches up against the cage.
Bruiser pushes Rivera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bruiser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivera's defenses.
Bruiser lands a nice knee to the body.
Bruiser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bruiser working Rivera over with knees to the body.
Bruiser scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bruiser controlling the action here for a moment.
Bruiser landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruiser.
Bruiser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Bruiser.
Bruiser connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruiser crunches a lovely knee into Rivera's ribcage.
Bruiser lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rivera.
Bruiser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivera's defenses.
Bruiser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bruiser lands a nice elbow.
Bruiser is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bruiser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bruiser utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruiser lands a damaging elbow.

Jorge Rivera's cut is getting worse.
Bruiser scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruiser.
Bruiser scores with a shot to the side of Rivera's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bruiser.
Bruiser lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera takes an elbow to the forehead.

Bruiser drops Rivera with a big knee straight up the middle! Rivera is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Rivera is rocked!

Bruiser clinches up with Rivera and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Rivera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruiser unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rivera! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bruiser is unloading with more strikes now! Rivera drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bruiser!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demetryos Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerardo Del Muro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerardo Del Muro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Demetryos Alves's chin.

Alves
vs
Del Muro

197 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demetryos Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerardo Del Muro!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alves moves into range and clinches up with Del Muro.
Alves looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Del Muro controlling the action here for a moment.

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

Del Muro rushes Alves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Del Muro's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Del Muro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alves jumps guard but Del Muro stands there with Alves around his waist. Alves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Del Muro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Del Muro is defending well.

Del Muro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Del Muro drops Alves with a huge uppercut! Alves drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Del Muro is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerardo Del Muro!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kily Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Brandao
vs
Gonzales

170 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

176 cm
21
153 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

KINGDOM

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kily Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales misses the shot to the body.
Brandao looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Brandao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandao throws an off balance right hand

and Gonzales counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Gonzales is trying for a kimura here. Brandao looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gonzales wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kily Gonzales!
A victorious Kily Gonzales thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Mamute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Belfort has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Belfort
vs
Mamute

215 cm
25
230 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
245 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Mamute!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Belfort tries to sprawl but Mamute drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Belfort won't allow Mamute to pass to mount.
Belfort wants to improve his position but Mamute is controlling well.
Mamute is looking to advance position but Belfort won't allow it.
Mamute not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Mamute is trying for a kimura here. Belfort looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mamute wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Mamute!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Map Gostos A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manga Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gostos A might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Main Theme - Game of Thrones. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gostos A
vs
Rosa

176 cm
28
152 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Map Gostos A!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manga Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rosa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gostos A's half guard.
Rosa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gostos A defending well though.
Rosa thows a huge punch but Gostos A dodges it nicely.
Rosa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rosa is looking to take a break and control but Gostos A is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Gostos A looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gostos A looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rosa connects with a nice short shot to Gostos A's temple.
Gostos A on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gostos A defending well though.
Gostos A is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rosa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gostos A looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gostos A looking for submissions off his back.
Rosa slips a nice elbow through Gostos A's hands, connecting with Gostos A's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rosa connects with a nice short shot to Gostos A's temple.

Gostos A actively working from the bottom here.
Rosa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Gostos A actively working from the bottom here.
Rosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rosa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rosa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rosa lands strikes from half guard.

Gostos A is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rosa pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rosa winds up and cracks Gostos A with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Rosa is trying to work for a kimura but Gostos A is defending well.

Gostos A looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rosa prevents Gostos A from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gostos A looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gostos A is breathing heavily.
Rosa lands with a punch from half guard.
Rosa is nestled in close to Gostos A, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!
Rosa is nestled in close to Gostos A, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rosa working the head and body with strikes.
Rosa working Gostos A over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rosa lands a nice short elbow.
Rosa is nestled in close to Gostos A, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rosa slips a nice elbow through Gostos A's hands, connecting with Gostos A's forehead.
Rosa working over Gostos A with some ground and pound. Gostos A looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rosa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rosa drops an elbow to the side of Gostos A's head.

Gostos A looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rosa working the head and body with strikes.
Gostos A taking some punishment here, with Rosa in his half guard.
Gostos A works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gostos A has momentary wrist control but Rosa slips an elbow through the middle.
Rosa is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa postures up and lands a big shot to Gostos A's brow.
Rosa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Gostos A working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Gostos A is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rosa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rosa landing some decent shots from guard.

Rosa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gostos A keeping moving, preventing Rosa from controlling successfully.
Rosa chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa works over Gostos A with some ground and pound from guard.

Gostos A had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rosa defends it easily.
Rosa stands up over Gostos A, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rosa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosa connects with a couple of short punches.
Rosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Gostos A looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rosa chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gostos A has momentary wrist control but Rosa slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gostos A's head.

Gostos A had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rosa defends it easily.
Rosa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manga Rosa dominated that round.
That's time! Gostos A's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rosa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gostos A looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Rosa tries for a kimura but Gostos A is defending well.
Rosa cracks Gostos A with a big right hand but Gostos A just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rosa working the ground and pound from side control.
Rosa lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rosa is looking to take a break and control but Gostos A is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rosa working the ground and pound from side control.
Rosa wants to control but Gostos A is keeping him busy.
Gostos A is trying to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosa scores with punches from side control.
Rosa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gostos A is looking to regain half guard here but Rosa keeps moving and retains side control.
Rosa is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rosa lands some shots froms side control.
Gostos A is looking for a sweep.

Rosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rosa working the ground and pound from side control.
Gostos A takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rosa cracks Gostos A with a big right hand but Gostos A just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rosa cracks Gostos A with a big right hand but Gostos A just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rosa lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gostos A tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gostos A is trying to improve his position.
Rosa cracks Gostos A with a big right hand but Gostos A just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gostos A is looking for a sweep.
Gostos A is trying to work for a sweep but Rosa has mounted him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rosa unloading with bombs!
Gostos A in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Rosa.
Rosa working the ground and pound effectively.
Rosa lands a nice shot to the head.
Rosa working the ground and pound effectively.
Rosa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rosa with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rosa working Gostos A over with strikes here.
Gostos A is bucking up trying to escape but Rosa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Gostos A is rocked!
Rosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gostos A is looking to escape.
Rosa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Gostos A is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rosa looking to finish Gostos A with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gostos A!
Gostos A seems to have got his legs back now.
Gostos A is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Rosa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rosa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gostos A tries to reverse the position but Rosa maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosa scoring with strikes but Gostos A is staying in there.
Rosa with a couple of short strikes.
Rosa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rosa working Gostos A over with strikes here.
Rosa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gostos A's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gostos A is looking to escape.
Rosa with shots to the head and body - Gostos A looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rosa dominating with strikes here.
Rosa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gostos A can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rosa scoring with strikes but Gostos A is staying in there.
Rosa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rosa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rosa looking to control but Gostos A is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rosa lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gostos A sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Gostos A looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manga Rosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gostos A fails with the takedown

so Rosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gostos A 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.
Rosa distracts Gostos A with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Gostos A has wrist control.
Rosa wants to control from the top but Gostos A keeps moving.

Rosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gostos A working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosa.
Rosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Gostos A is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Rosa landing some decent shots from guard.

Gostos A working for a triangle but Rosa defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gostos A preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rosa connects with a couple of short punches.
Rosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rosa wants to control from the top but Gostos A keeps moving.

Gostos A looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

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

Gostos A is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gostos A has momentary wrist control but Rosa slips an elbow through the middle.
Rosa is in close to Gostos A's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Gostos A is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rosa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Map Gostos A has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa is working Gostos A over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rosa landing some decent shots from guard.
Rosa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rosa stands and throws Gostos A's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosa in side control lands a decent elbow.

Rosa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gostos A is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rosa cracks Gostos A with a big elbow.
Rosa working the ground and pound from side control.
Rosa lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rosa cracks Gostos A with a big right hand but Gostos A just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rosa cracks Gostos A with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rosa working the body and head with strikes.
Gostos A tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa is chipping away with strikes.
Gostos A tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gostos A pushes Rosa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rosa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gostos A is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rosa cracks Gostos A with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rosa is working Gostos A over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gostos A is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rosa cracks Gostos A with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gostos A is looking to regain half guard here but Rosa keeps moving and retains side control.
Rosa lands some shots froms side control.

Rosa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rosa is chipping away with strikes.

Rosa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gostos A takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rosa working the body and head with strikes.
Gostos A on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gostos A is looking to reverse the position.
Gostos A takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rosa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gostos A is looking to reverse the position.

Rosa decides to stand back up. Rosa steps back and let's Gostos A get back to his feet.
Gostos A closes the distance and clinches up with Rosa, looking for a takedown. Gostos A pushes Rosa against the cage but Rosa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Gostos A misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rosa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gostos A is trying to get back to full guard.
Gostos A on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manga Rosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rosa 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manga Rosa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clay Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Silvinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Clay Davis -- Sheeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttttt. Alfredo Silvinho struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Clay Davis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Davis
vs
Silvinho

180 cm
25
130 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clay Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfredo Silvinho!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis punishes Silvinho's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Silvinho's ribs.
Silvinho looks gassed!
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
A left lands for Davis.
Donk. Davis catches Silvinho right on the button with a cross.
Davis punishes Silvinho's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Davis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A left lands for Davis.

Davis waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Silvinho. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Silvinho to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Silvinho is rocked!

It looks like Alfredo Silvinho has been cut.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Davis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silvinho is still in real trouble! Can Davis finish him?
Davis passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Davis is working to tighten is grip on Silvinho's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Silvinho has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Davis is really squeezing tight and eventually Silvinho passes out! Davis breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Clay Davis!
A victorious Clay Davis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diggler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!!. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Diggler
vs
Maia

164 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
174 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

:: Happy Pills :: Video proof of all supps!

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diggler did well to prevent Maia getting side control.
Maia prevents Diggler from improving his position.

Maia seems to be working for a kimura but Diggler defends the submission attempt.

Diggler looking for submissions off his back.

Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
Maia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maia working the head and body with strikes.

Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diggler sees it coming and defends easily.
Maia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diggler wants to improve his position but Maia is controlling well.

Diggler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maia pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Maia is trying to work for a kimura but Diggler is defending well.
Maia wants to control but Diggler is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maia is looking for a kimura but Diggler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maia to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggler manages to get to full guard.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Diggler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Diggler looking for a guillotine here but Maia defends easily.

Diggler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maia throwing strikes but missing.

Diggler looking for a guillotine here but Maia defends easily.

Diggler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diggler is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diggler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia trying to control but Diggler is working from the bottom.
Maia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diggler keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Maia advances to half guard.
Diggler is trying to stand up here but Maia is controlling him well.

Maia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maia prevents Diggler from improving his position.

Maia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diggler is just riding it out for now. Maia eventually gives up the hold.

Diggler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Diggler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diggler wants to get back to full guard.

Maia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diggler is just riding it out for now. Maia eventually gives up the hold.

Diggler actively working from the bottom here.

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

Maia is working for a kimura but Diggler is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diggler keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Maia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maia.
Maia wants to control from the top but Diggler keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Diggler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maia defends well.
Maia is looking to work some ground and pound but Diggler has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maia dives in and scores a takedown into Diggler's guard.
Maia is stalling in the full guard.

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

Maia 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.

Maia 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.
Diggler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maia pushes down on Diggler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia trying to control from half guard but Diggler is working away.

Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diggler sees it coming and defends easily.
Maia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diggler's head.
Maia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diggler gets back to full guard.

Diggler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maia defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Diggler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diggler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diggler can't keep his opponent in guard - Maia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Diggler looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maia seems to be looking for submissions.

Diggler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maia pulls his head out easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia working over Diggler with some ground and pound. Diggler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maia wants to take a breather but Diggler is having none of it.
Maia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Diggler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Diggler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Maia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Maia wants to work for an arm triangle but Diggler is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diggler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maia pulls his head out easily.

Diggler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maia pulls his head out easily.
Diggler tries to roll over but Maia keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Maia there.

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

Diggler looking for submissions off his back.

Maia stands up from half guard.

Maia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Diggler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Maia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maia throwing strikes but missing.

Maia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Maia is trying for a kimura here. Diggler looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Maia wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Demian Maia!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Demian Maia made sure he mentioned :: Happy Pills :: Video proof of all supps!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

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

Black
vs
Hurt

150 cm
25
145 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

175 cm
27
139 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

ANABOLIC **160**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Frank Black has been cut.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hurt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Black fails to land the takedown.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black misses with a body shot
and Hurt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Black is lucky that one didn't land flush.

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

Black is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hurt sprawls well. Hurt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurt thows a body kick. Black tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Big Hurt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black shoots in and drives through. Hurt sprawls well.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Hurt blocks a head kick by Black.
Hurt stuffs the takedown.
Black avoids the head kick by Hurt.
Hurt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Black. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hurt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Hurt which made him look bad.
Hurt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hurt fakes the leg kick and cracks Black in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurt misses with a head kick.
Hurt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hurt plants his feet and lands 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!
Black on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hurt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hurt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hurt circles away.
Hurt throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt scoring well with a low kick there.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black is breathing heavily.
Hurt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Black's head.
Hurt misses with a head kick.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hurt sprawls well. Hurt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Hurt lands a head kick. Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Black walks into a left hand.

Frank Black's cut is getting worse.
A solid body kick from Hurt.
Hurt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Black if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hurt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Hurt slips the punch.
Hurt misses with a head kick.
Hurt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hurt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frank Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hurt. That's going to slow Black down.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hurt avoids it really well and circles away.
Hurt lands with a kick to the temple. Black shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Hurt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Black's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hurt misses with a head kick.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters circling a little - Hurt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

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

Black is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hurt lands a big head kick that sends Black tumbling to the mat! Hurt takes a step backwards and waves Black back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black misses with a takedown attempt
and Hurt counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Hurt!
Big Hurt very nearly forgot to thank ANABOLIC **160** amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kair Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darien Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Drogo
vs
Michaels

172 cm
27
182 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
19
183 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kair Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darien Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo misses with a takedown
and Michaels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michaels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drogo avoids the body shot from Michaels.
Darien Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Michaels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Michaels takes a swing at Drogo's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Kair Drogo has been cut.
Drogo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Michaels to score with a decent uppercut.
Michaels lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Michaels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drogo manages to avoid it.
Michaels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo with a poor takedown
and Michaels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kair Drogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Michaels's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Michaels digs a right hand underneath Drogo's ribcage. Drogo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drogo tries to pull guard but Michaels forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drogo tries to score a body lock takedown but Michaels shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Drogo wants to take the fight to the mat but Michaels manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Michaels.
Drogo wants to take the fight to the mat but Michaels manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Michaels scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Michaels.
Drogo is breathing heavily.
Michaels scores with a nice hook to the head.

Michaels gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Drogo regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Michaels sitting in guard here, content to control.
Drogo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Michaels trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
Drogo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Michaels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Drogo trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Drogo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Michaels.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Michaels.
Michaels perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Drogo tries to kick Michaels off but Michaels keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drogo keeps working.
Drogo is trying to maintain the position but Michaels is very close to passing his half guard.
Drogo is looking for a sweep. Michaels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drogo is not content to let Michaels control the position.

Darien Michaels has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Drogo shoots and misses

and Michaels counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drogo's guard now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Michaels won't allow Drogo to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darien Michaels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kair Drogo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Michaels lands a nice shot that snaps Drogo's head back.

Drogo tries to keep at a distance but Michaels has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drogo is working for takedown but Michaels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Michaels lands a shot to the body.
Michaels lands a nice uppercut.
Michaels scores with a nice hook to the head.
Michaels stops a takedown attempt from Drogo.
Michaels scores with a shoulder strike.
Michaels controlling the action here for a moment.
Michaels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Kair Drogo's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the body.
Michaels pushes Drogo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darien Michaels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drogo can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kair Drogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels is stalling here.

Michaels lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Michaels controlling the pace.
Drogo is pressing down on Michaels's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Michaels sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Drogo's guard.

Michaels is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Drogo has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to take a break and control but Drogo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drogo wants to improve his position but Michaels is controlling well.
Drogo looks like he's trying to stand up.

Michaels is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drogo is just riding it out for now. Michaels eventually gives up the hold.
Drogo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drogo tries to get out of the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Michaels in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is trying to get back to full guard.
Drogo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Michaels.
Michaels stalling away here and it's allowed Drogo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Michaels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drogo keeping full guard, as Michaels tries to pass.
Drogo wants to sweep but no luck.
Michaels trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
Drogo is trying to keep Michaels in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a big right hand that misses.
Drogo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Drogo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Michaels's guard.
Drogo trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Michaels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drogo trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Drogo is looking to advance position but Michaels has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels prevents Drogo from getting the reversal.
Michaels looking to finish with strikes here!
Michaels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michaels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drogo is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darien Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kair Drogo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Michaels catches Drogo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drogo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michaels counters with a straight right hand.
Michaels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Michaels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drogo doesn't seem phased though.
Michaels misses the shot to the body.
Michaels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drogo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michaels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michaels misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drogo misses with a takedown
and Michaels counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kair Drogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drogo.
Drogo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Michaels. Beautiful body shot.
Michaels takes a swing at Drogo's ribcage but misses.
Michaels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drogo doesn't seem bothered though.
Darien Michaels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
Michaels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kair Drogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Michaels finds it's way through Drogo's defenses.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Drogo is avoiding it.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darien Michaels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Michaels 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darien Michaels!
A very excited looking Darien Michaels made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.