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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakuraba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gimme Shelter. Travis Riley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sakuraba Gracie's chin.

Gracie
vs
Riley

180 cm
35
182 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

185 cm
28
180 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakuraba Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Riley!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Riley tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Riley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riley scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Riley's ribcage. Riley let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Travis Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.

Riley clinches.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to circle away but Riley has him pinned against the cage.
Riley lands a shoulder strike.
Riley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Riley.
Riley tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Riley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Riley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Riley scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab from Riley.
Riley throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riley.
A head kick misses from Riley.
Gracie stuns Riley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riley digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Riley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riley.
Riley digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Riley misses with a straight left.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Riley counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Gracie is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riley gets a clinch.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riley.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Riley gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riley tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Riley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riley tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Riley back against the cage.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Riley controls the action.
Riley can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakuraba Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley is working Gracie over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Riley.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Riley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Riley pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

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!
A head punch on the inside from Riley fails to land.
Gracie tries to work over Riley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riley lands a big right hand that drops Gracie! The killer instinct kicks in and Riley finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Riley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Riley!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Litran Kossu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kossu has chosen Holy Diver - Dio as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Juan Chavez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Chavez
vs
Kossu

183 cm
30
212 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

190 cm
34
212 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

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 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Litran Kossu!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Chavez there.
Chavez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kossu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kossu scores with the left hand. Chavez knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Kossu misses the target.
Kossu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kossu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chavez in his tracks.
Chavez avoids a kick to the body.
Kossu takes a swing at Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Chavez misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Chavez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chavez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Kossu ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kossu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez throws a chopping leg kick but Kossu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kossu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chavez's calf.
Kossu scores with a jab. Chavez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chavez misses with a straight left.

Kossu feints and as Chavez raises his hands in defense, Kossu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kossu tries to free his leg and advance position but Chavez is retaining full guard.

Chavez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kossu defends well.
Chavez controls Kossu momentarily but Kossu frees himself.

Chavez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chavez looking for a sweep. Not yet Chavez, not yet.
Chavez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kossu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
Chavez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kossu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kossu gets back to half guard.

Kossu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chavez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kossu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Kossu actively working from the bottom here.
Kossu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chavez trying to mount his opponent but Kossu defends it.
Kossu trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is nestled in close to Kossu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kossu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Kossu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chavez scoring with some ground and pound.

Kossu working for a triangle but Chavez defends it easily.
Chavez lands a couple of elbows.
Kossu is trying to keep Chavez in close.
Chavez scoring with some ground and pound.
Kossu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kossu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chavez manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu won't allow Chavez to sweep him here.

Kossu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chavez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kossu has managed to get both his arms back between Chavez's legs - danger averted.
Kossu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chavez's guard.

Kossu 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.
Chavez is trying to maintain the position but Kossu is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kossu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chavez defending well though.
Kossu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kossu.
Chavez misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Kossu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kossu manages to avoid it.
Kossu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kossu misses the target.
Kossu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kossu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kossu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Chavez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kossu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kossu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez lands a nice forearm strike.
Kossu tries to improve position but can't.
Kossu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kossu misses with a strike from the bottom.
Kossu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Chavez wants to work for an arm triangle but Kossu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kossu trying to control from the bottom.
Chavez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chavez slips a nice elbow through Kossu's hands, connecting with Kossu's forehead.
Kossu trying to control here.
Kossu is looking for a sweep. Chavez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chavez stops Kossu from getting back to his feet.
Juan Chavez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chavez winds up and cracks Kossu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kossu has hold of Chavez's hands but Chavez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu gets full guard.
Chavez throws a big elbow that misses.
Kossu trying to control the position.
Chavez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Kossu has his foot on Chavez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chavez works his way back into a safe position though.
Chavez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chavez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chavez landing some decent shots from guard.

Kossu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chavez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Kossu is looking for a triangle but Chavez pushes his legs off easily.
Kossu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kossu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kossu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chavez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kossu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chavez is working Kossu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chavez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Kossu keeps moving.
Chavez tries to free his leg and advance position but Kossu is retaining full guard.
Kossu will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kossu looking to control.

Kossu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chavez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kossu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chavez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kossu trying to strike off his back.
Chavez is looking to work some ground and pound but Kossu has wrist control.
Chavez stands up over Kossu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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!

Kossu has his foot on Chavez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chavez works his way back into a safe position though.
Chavez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chavez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kossu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kossu 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kossu is looking to sweep but instead, Chavez has passed into half guard.
Chavez working over Kossu with some ground and pound. Kossu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Chavez dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kossu connects with a jab.
Kossu lands a slapping body shot.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kossu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chavez slips under a jab from Kossu.
Kossu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chavez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Chavez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kossu!
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by Kossu or perhaps it was just good defense by Chavez which made him look bad.
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!
Chavez shoots in and drives through. Kossu sprawls well.
Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez motions for Kossu to come forward. Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
Juan Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kossu!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kossu. That snapped Chavez's head back.
Kossu connects with a right hand. Chavez shakes it off.
Kossu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kossu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kossu tries to clinch up.
Chavez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chavez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kossu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chavez scrambles back to his feet.
Chavez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kossu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu cracks a nice hook into Chavez's ribs.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kossu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kossu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chavez defends it nicely.
Kossu checks the leg kick.
Kossu defending well as Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Kossu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavez swings for the body but Kossu moves out of range.
Kossu throws a leg kick which misses Chavez's front leg but catches the back leg as Chavez tries to avoid it.
Chavez takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Kossu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chavez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A cross from Kossu lands.
Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez lands with a straight right. Kossu didn't see that one coming.
Kossu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kossu cracks Chavez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kossu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kossu scores with a decent looking hook.
Chavez blocks a leg kick.
Kossu throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Kossu as he connects with a hook.
Chavez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kossu defends it nicely.
Kossu stuns Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kossu misses.

Kossu scores with a takedown into Chavez's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kossu scoring with some ground and pound.
Chavez striking from his own guard.
Kossu throwing strikes but missing.
Chavez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kossu distracts Chavez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kossu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kossu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Litran Kossu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kossu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Litran Kossu!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Litran Kossu!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Litran Kossu!

Litran Kossu wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Litran Kossu 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matts Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember The Name. The key to victory for Paulo Andre has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Andre
vs
Serra

175 cm
28
160 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

168 cm
29
170 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

RMC - $ 11 Shorts!
Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matts Serra!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra avoids the head kick by Andre.
Andre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Andre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Serra slips a jab and a cross from Andre.
Andre staying out of range there.
Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Andre. No joy for Serra on that attempt.
Serra jabs Andre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Andre misses.
Andre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
Serra looks for a takedown but Andre sprawls well.
Andre works over Serra's head and body with a nice combination.
Andre misses with a combination
and Serra counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre tries to bum rush Serra with a series of wild strikes but Serra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Andre throws a nice looking combination but Serra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andre tries to bum rush Serra with a series of wild strikes but Serra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andre misses with a double jab.
Paulo Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Serra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andre.

Serra throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Andre was covering up waiting for the punch and Serra finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Andre wants to stand and escape but Serra is having none of it.

Serra 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.
Andre keeping moving, preventing Serra from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra pushes down on Andre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Serra moves nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Serra thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Serra tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Serra has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Andre wants to control but Serra postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Serra looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Andre explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Andre misses with a double jab.
Serra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Andre connects with a nice looking jab.
Andre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Serra checks the leg kick.
Serra thows a body shot but no joy.
Serra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Andre.
A clash of legs there as Serra blocks the low kick.
Andre throws a head kick that misses.
Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serra lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serra throws a series of punches but Andre moves out of range.
Andre throws a combination that misses

and Serra counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Andre down! Serra is looking to finish but Andre is intelligently defending himself.

Andre is rocked!
Andre is breathing heavily.
Serra works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Andre won't allow Serra to pass to mount.

Serra seems to be looking for submissions.
Serra works his way into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andre wants to control but Serra postures up.

Serra tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Serra has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Serra scores a takedown into full mount!
Serra content just to control the position here.
Serra avoids the attempt from Andre to control.

Serra is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Serra extends the arm and Andre is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matts Serra!
Matts Serra took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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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 Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sthawy Sthowp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sthowp is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blind Guardian - Into the Storn. Sthawy Sthowp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dai
vs
Sthowp

175 cm
26
185 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

180 cm
30
174 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sthawy Sthowp!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dai misses with a body shot.
Dai has a takedown stuffed.
Dai tries for a takedown but Sthowp sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sthowp stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sthowp's waist but Sthowp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dai off to one side.
Sthowp tries to clinch there but Dai circles away.
Dai swings for the body but Sthowp moves out of range.

Sthowp tries to sprawl but Dai drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sthowp manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dai throws a strike but Sthowp rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sthowp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sthowp is one step ahead there.
Dai wants to stand and escape but Sthowp is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sthowp stopping the sweep attempt from Dai.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sthowp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dai trying to control the position.
Sthowp is working Dai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sthowp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dai 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.
Sthowp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sthowp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sthowp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai keeping moving, preventing Sthowp from controlling successfully.
Sthowp throws a big elbow that misses.
Dai wants to sweep here but Sthowp controlling him for the moment.
Dai controlling the position.
Sthowp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dai trying to control the position.
Sthowp throws a big right hand that misses.
Dai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sthowp manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dai throws an elbow that misses. Sthowp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dai's guard. Nice move by Sthowp!
Dai wants to sweep but no luck.
Dai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sthowp preventing the sweep.
Sthowp being controlled here momentarily.
Dai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dai pulls Sthowp in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Dai just wasn't active enough.
Dai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sthowp sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dai somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sthowp's waist but Sthowp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dai off to one side.
Sthowp lands with an overhand left.
Dai shoots in for a takedown but Sthowp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Dai drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dai creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sthowp is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Dai are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sthowp is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dai lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sthowp down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sthowp as he jumps to the side.
Sthowp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sthowp looking to score a takedown here. Dai is defending well but Sthowp drives through and ends up in Dai's guard.
Sthowp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sthowp trying to control but Dai is working from the bottom.
Sthowp looking to pass the guard.
Dai looking for a sweep. Not yet Dai, not yet.
Dai keeping moving, preventing Sthowp from controlling successfully.
Dai looking for a sweep. Not yet Dai, not yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sthowp throwing strikes but missing.
Dai wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sthowp tries for a takedown but Dai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dai fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sthowp.
Sthowp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dai.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sthowp drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dai wants to stand but Sthowp is controlling the position.
Dai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dai is adopting a defensive guard.
Dai has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sthowp has passed into side control.
Dai is looking to regain half guard here but Sthowp keeps moving and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dai is working hard here to advance position.
Sthowp laying and praying for a moment but Dai takes advantage and regains half guard.
Dai wants to control but Sthowp is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sthowp's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sthowp's back!
Dai throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Dai punches Sthowp on the ear.
Dai scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sthowp is looking for a way out.
I really don't envy Sthowp right now.

Dai is looking for a choke. Sthowp gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Sthowp manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Sthowp stopping the sweep attempt from Dai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dai lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sthowp!
Dai breaks from Sthowp's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dai scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sthowp?
Dai lands a nice shot to the head.
Sthowp is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mark Dai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dai lands with some strikes.
Dai working Sthowp over with strikes here.
Dai cracks Sthowp with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Dai dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

No luck for Dai with that takedown attempt.
Sthowp moves to clinch but Dai breaks away

and Dai counters with a single leg into guard. Sthowp didn't expect that.
Dai throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dai throwing strikes but missing.
Sthowp keeping moving, preventing Dai from controlling successfully.
Sthowp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sthowp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dai throwing strikes from guard but Sthowp blocks nicely.
Dai scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai is looking to work some ground and pound but Sthowp has wrist control.
Dai with a nice head shot there.
Dai postures up in Sthowp's guard and throws a big left but Sthowp blocks it.
Sthowp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dai working some strikes from top position.
Sthowp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sthowp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sthowp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dai throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai is looking to work some ground and pound but Sthowp has wrist control.
Dai throws a big elbow that misses.
Sthowp 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.
Dai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sthowp keeping full guard, as Dai tries to pass.
Dai throws an elbow that misses. Sthowp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dai's guard. Nice move by Sthowp!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sthowp won't allow Dai to sweep him here.
Sthowp slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dai is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sthowp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dai.
Dai postures up.
Dai lands a couple of elbows.
Sthowp trying to keep a closed guard but Dai is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mark Dai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp being controlled here, momentarily.
Sthawy Sthowp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dai misses with a takedown attempt
and Sthowp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sthowp tries to clinch up but Dai circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sthowp is defended easily by Dai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sthowp misses with a straight left.

Dai looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Dai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Mark Dai!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Mark Dai!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Mark Dai!

Mark Dai wins by unanimous decision!

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Pinderhughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by Slaap lekker!. Duncan Pinderhughes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gomi
vs
Pinderhughes

175 cm
30
167 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

183 cm
27
168 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duncan Pinderhughes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gomi drives through and clinches with Pinderhughes against the cage.
Pinderhughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi prevents a body shot from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gomi scores with a shoulder strike.

Gomi has hold of one of Pinderhughes's legs. Pinderhughes is fighting the takedown attempt but Gomi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Pinderhughes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gomi defends well.
Gomi postures up in Pinderhughes's guard and throws a big left but Pinderhughes blocks it.

Pinderhughes is looking for a triangle but Gomi pushes his legs off easily.
Gomi advances position into side control!
Gomi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gomi trying to control the action but Pinderhughes is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pinderhughes to see if he's OK.
Gomi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gomi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pinderhughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomi lands a nice forearm strike.

Pinderhughes is rocked!
Pinderhughes is trying to improve his position.
Pinderhughes is still in real trouble! Can Gomi finish him?
Gomi working the ground and pound from side control.
A big shot lands for Gomi! That's hurt Pinderhughes! Will he recover? Gomi fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Gomi!
A very excited looking Kenny Gomi 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.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dante Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Machine Gun - Manu Chao. Dante Carver has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Carver
vs
Allen

176 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

165 cm
30
152 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carver.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Carver misses with a two punch combination.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carver.
Carver lands with an uppercut that bounces Allen off the cage and back into range.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Carver's shoulder, as Carver tries to avoid the shot.
Carver lands a jab.
Carver stuns Allen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Allen throws a series of punches but Carver moves out of range.
Carver looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Carver throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Carver thows a body shot but no joy.
Carver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Carver.
Allen slips a straight right by Carver.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Carver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Allen.
Carver being controlled against the cage.
Carver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Allen lands with a right to the head.

Carver manages to break the clinch.
Carver throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a left to the body.
Carver connects with a looping right hand.
Allen thuds his right hand into Carver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mateus Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Allen lands a jab-cross combination.

Carver is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen looks to throw the jab but Carver is out of range.
Carver tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carver fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Carver misses.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
Carver connects with a crisp jab.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen moves away from the strike by Carver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carver.
A cross from Carver lands.
A jab from Carver does it's job there.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carver misses with a takedown attempt - Allen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carver throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Carver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Allen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allen slips under a jab from Carver.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carver looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Allen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carver.
Carver slips a straight right by Allen.
Carver misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Allen throws a right and a left that Carver avoids nicely.
Carver shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Allen sprawls well. Allen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carver gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mateus Allen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carver manages to avoid it.
Allen wants to clinch.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carver is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Allen closes the distance but Carver moves to the side
and Carver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Carver misses with a takedown attempt - Allen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Carver.

Allen forces Carver back against the cage and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Allen keeps control of Carver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carver breaks the clinch.
Carver's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carver duly obliges.
Allen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carver.

Carver scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Allen is looking to escape.
Carver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carver is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Allen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen is squirming around, avoiding Carver's attempts to control the action.
Allen tries to hold on but Carver postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Allen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Allen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Carver.
Carver looking to finish with strikes here!

Carver swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Allen is now in Carver's guard. A big mistake from Carver there, giving up the dominant position!
Allen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allen wants to stand but Carver has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver is trying to keep Allen in close.
Carver controlling the position.
Carver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allen is one step ahead there.
Carver is trying to keep Allen in close.

Dante Carver has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Allen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Allen wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver swinging wildly here.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Dante Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver with a hook.
Carver shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dante Carver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen lands a lovely overhand right.

Carver shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Allen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Allen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carver manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Carver dominated that second round.
That's time! Carver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Allen.
Carver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mateus Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carver.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carver shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Allen defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Carver.
Decent striking displayed by Allen there.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen lands with an uppercut that bounces Carver off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a right and a left that Carver avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Carver.
A jab from Carver misses.
Carver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carver defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Carver. Those never looked like landing.
Allen takes a swing at Carver's ribcage but misses.
Carver scores with a decent looking hook.
Decent striking displayed by Carver there.

Allen pushes Carver up against the cage in a clinch.
Carver letting Allen take a breather here.
Carver is trying to break the clinch but Allen is controlling him.

Allen breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a jab when Allen was well out of range.
Carver misses with a straight right.
Carver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
Allen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Allen clinches up against the cage.
Allen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carver circles away quickly and effectively.
Carver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carver looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.

Allen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Allen.
Allen wants to get back to striking at distance but Carver won't allow it.
Allen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Allen tries a body shot but Carver blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Carver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Allen scores with the left hand. Carver knows he should have avoided that one.
Carver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carver dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Allen needs to keep his hands up - Carver had a free shot at his head there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen tries to clinch but Carver is having none of it.
Carver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
Allen takes a swing at Carver's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Allen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Dante Carver!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Dante Carver!

Dante Carver wins by split decision!
A relieved looking Dante Carver thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silent Arbiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seyran Zeynalabdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arbiter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Justice. Zeynalabdinov has chosen Saku as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Arbiter
vs
Zeynalabdinov

184 cm
32
190 lbs
23 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
204 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

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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 23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silent Arbiter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Arbiter as Zeynalabdinov shoots in.
Arbiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zeynalabdinov moves away.
Zeynalabdinov throws an overhand right that lands on Arbiter's shoulder, as Arbiter tries to avoid the shot.
Arbiter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arbiter scoring well with a low kick there.
Arbiter scores with a nice head shot.
Arbiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zeynalabdinov takes one on the button.
A left lands for Arbiter.

A head kick lands from Zeynalabdinov that sends Arbiter to the canvas. Arbiter tries to scramble back to his feet but Zeynalabdinov brings him back down into side control.

Arbiter is rocked!

It looks like Silent Arbiter has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Zeynalabdinov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arbiter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oh Arbiter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zeynalabdinov cracks Arbiter with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Zeynalabdinov immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Arbiter is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Zeynalabdinov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
Seyran Zeynalabdinov is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Seyran Zeynalabdinov 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.