ADN 5:Forever Blowning Bubbles PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gracie
vs
Silva

194 cm
26
186 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

205 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Untouchable Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.

Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fabricio Gracie!

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lennon Gazzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Mouqinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gazzola
vs
Mouqinho

180 cm
26
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lennon Gazzola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Mouqinho!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouqinho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gazzola counters with a head kick. That will keep Mouqinho thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Gazzola drives through and clinches with Mouqinho against the cage.
Gazzola wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mouqinho looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gazzola.

It looks like Pablo Mouqinho has been cut.
Gazzola jumps guard but Mouqinho turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mouqinho is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gazzola is defending well.
Lennon Gazzola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Mouqinho.
Knees to the body from Gazzola.
Gazzola is trying to pull guard but Mouqinho has him pressed against the cage.
Gazzola jumps guard but Mouqinho turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gazzola tries to break the clinch but Mouqinho is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazzola is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gazzola wants to take the fight to the mat but Mouqinho manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gazzola tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mouqinho smiles and moves away.

Gazzola changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mouqinho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mouqinho sneaks back into half guard.

Mouqinho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gazzola pulls his head out easily.
Mouqinho moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mouqinho is looking for a triangle but Gazzola pushes his legs off easily.
Gazzola keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mouqinho's head.
Gazzola slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gazzola lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mouqinho is looking for a triangle but Gazzola pushes his legs off easily.
Gazzola wants to stand and escape but instead Mouqinho has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Gazzola looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gazzola is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mouqinho is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouqinho stopping the sweep attempt from Gazzola.
Gazzola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gazzola wants to stand but Mouqinho is controlling the position.
Mouqinho is in close to Gazzola's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mouqinho is in close to Gazzola's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gazzola keeping moving, preventing Mouqinho from controlling successfully.
Gazzola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gazzola is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazzola has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mouqinho is proving hard to escape from.

Mouqinho working for a triangle but Gazzola defends it easily.
Gazzola sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gazzola trying to control the position from guard on top but Mouqinho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mouqinho 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lennon Gazzola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Mouqinho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gazzola scores with a takedown into Mouqinho's guard.
Mouqinho lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gazzola!
Gazzola keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gazzola wants to control but Mouqinho is having none of it.
Mouqinho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Lennon Gazzola has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouqinho working the ground and pound effectively.

Lennon Gazzola's cut is getting worse.
Gazzola keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazzola is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mouqinho avoids the attempt from Gazzola to control.
Gazzola is looking to improve his position but Mouqinho isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouqinho is landing with some decent strikes but Gazzola is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Lennon Gazzola's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pablo Mouqinho!

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FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pitbull- Hey Baby. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nunes
vs
Pinto

176 cm
30
162 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

185 cm
29
167 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes throws a nice looking combination but Pinto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nunes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pinto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Pinto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nunes is trying to defend but Pinto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pinto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pinto trying to pass the guard but Nunes defending well.
Pinto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto passes to full mount!
Pinto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nunes is squirming around, avoiding Pinto's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto controlling the position easily from mount.
Nunes is squirming around, avoiding Pinto's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jose Pinto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nunes.
Nunes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pinto.
No joy there for Nunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Pinto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nunes did well to prevent Pinto getting side control.
Pinto wants to free his trapped foot but Nunes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pinto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jose Pinto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pinto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nunes looks to land a combination but Pinto avoids it well.

Nunes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pinto was covering up waiting for the punch and Nunes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nunes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinto is keeping the position for now.
Nunes trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nunes trying to control but Pinto is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antonio Nunes.
Pinto lands with an overhand left.
Nunes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pinto to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto scores with a shot to the body.
Pinto lands with a right hand.
Nunes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pinto defends it nicely.
Nunes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinto in his tracks.
Pinto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nunes misses with a low kick.
Pinto leaves Nunes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Antonio Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pinto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nunes sprawls well initially but Pinto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto is keen to just control but Nunes is a slippery customer.
Nunes won't allow Pinto to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pinto in particular looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pinto throwing shots but Nunes is blocking nicely.
Pinto wants to pass the guard but Nunes is defending well.
Pinto is taking a breather. Nunes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antonio Nunes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nunes is defended easily by Pinto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes wants to clinch but Pinto slips to the side
and Pinto counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Pinto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Nunes is defending against the submission attempts here by Pinto.
Pinto trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto passes to full mount!
Pinto trying to control but Nunes is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nunes wants to clinch up but Pinto keeps it at a distance.
Pinto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jose Pinto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Nunes lands a jab to the nose.
Pinto connects with a body shot that sends Nunes's belly button to the back.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pinto as he avoids it easily.
Nunes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nunes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nunes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nunes misses with a two punch combination.

Pinto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nunes!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto looking to control and managing it successfully.

Pinto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nunes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nunes shrugs it off.
Pinto seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Nunes is holding on tight.
Pinto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes is bucking up trying to escape but Pinto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pinto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pinto controlling from the full mount.

Pinto goes for an armbar but Nunes turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nunes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Nunes gets to his feet - Pinto follows without any prompting.
Nunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Pinto. Beautiful body shot.

Nunes closes the distance and pushes Pinto back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pinto as Nunes tries to tie him up.
Nunes throws an elbow that misses.
Nunes has a couple of punches blocked by Pinto.
Pinto is trying to drag Nunes to the mat but Nunes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pinto wants to take the fight to the mat but Nunes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pinto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pinto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Antonio Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pinto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nunes somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nunes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pinto back to the cage. Nunes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Antonio Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunes leaves Pinto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pinto!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Pinto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pinto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Pinto!
Jose Pinto thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pontes
vs
Camacho

188 cm
32
210 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

185 cm
23
214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class 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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Pontes!
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, Miguel Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Camacho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pontes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pontes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fernando Pontes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pontes shoots for a double leg takedown but Camacho sprawls well. He's pushed Pontes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Camacho as Pontes shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Pontes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters circling a little - Camacho finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pontes is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pontes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Camacho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Camacho and Pontes are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Camacho throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Pontes into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Camacho knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miguel Camacho!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Monteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuang Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Monteiro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Monteiro
vs
Chan

189 cm
20
179 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Monteiro!
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, Yuang Chan!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan closes the distance but Monteiro moves to the side

and Monteiro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Monteiro looking to pass the guard.
Monteiro trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Monteiro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Monteiro is looking to take a break and control but Chan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Monteiro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan being controlled for a moment.

Monteiro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chan has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Monteiro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Monteiro trying to control the action but Chan is working from the bottom.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Monteiro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chan has escaped the position, nice work there.

Monteiro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Monteiro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Monteiro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Monteiro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monteiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Monteiro goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Chan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Monteiro but great work by Chan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monteiro gets back to half guard.
Monteiro is looking for a sweep. Chan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Monteiro circles away from the clinch attempt

and Monteiro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Monteiro.
Monteiro pushing down on Chan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Monteiro controlling the action here.

Monteiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Monteiro.

Monteiro is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro trying to mount his opponent but Chan defends it.

Monteiro seems to be working for a kimura but Chan defends the submission attempt.
Chan won't allow Monteiro to pass to mount.

Monteiro is working for a kimura but Chan is defending it quite comfortably.
Monteiro wants to take a breather but Chan is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Monteiro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chan defends it well.
Monteiro moves into full mount! Chan won't be happy about that!
Chan is trying to stand up.

Monteiro looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Monteiro is working for a guillotine from mount but Chan frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Monteiro has hold of Chan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Monteiro looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Monteiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chan is looking to escape.

Monteiro 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! Monteiro extends the arm and Chan is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Monteiro!
A relieved looking William Monteiro 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Amore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lineker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner Amore looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Amore
vs
Lineker

184 cm
33
160 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

177 cm
20
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Amore!
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, John Lineker!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lineker.
Amore looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lineker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lineker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Amore takes a step back to recover.
Lineker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lineker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

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

Amore is rocked!
Amore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lineker. That one must have hurt.
Oh Amore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That kick from Lineker tenderised Amore's leg. Amore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lineker throws a leg kick which misses Amore's front leg but catches the back leg as Amore tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lineker.
Lineker thows a body kick. Amore tries to catch it but that hurt him.
John Lineker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lineker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Amore seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Lineker.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lineker. That's going to slow Amore down.
Amore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Amore walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lineker.
Lineker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lineker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lineker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lineker lands a leg kick that knocks Amore off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lineker. That's going to slow Amore down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lineker. That's going to slow Amore down.
Lineker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lineker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lineker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lineker.
Amore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lineker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lineker.
Lineker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lineker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lineker, right into the meat.
Lineker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lineker scoring well with a low kick there.
Lineker feints and then cracks Amore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amore down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lineker.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lineker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Lineker.
Lineker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Amore.
Amore tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lineker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Amore's sensitive parts.
Lineker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lineker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lineker lands a big head kick that sends Amore to the canvas! Lineker follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Lineker!
A very excited looking John Lineker 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Homero Lacerda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lacerda comes into the arena with Go Hard blaring out of the sound system. Rodrigues has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lacerda
vs
Rodrigues

193 cm
26
193 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
30
197 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Homero Lacerda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lacerda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodrigues up against the cage.
Lacerda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rodrigues gets through Lacerda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lacerda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacerda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodrigues blocks a body shot from Lacerda.
Lacerda prevents a body shot from Rodrigues.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Rodrigues breaks from the clinch.
Lacerda lands with a kick to the temple. Rodrigues shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Lucio Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues shoots for a double leg takedown but Lacerda sprawls well. He's pushed Rodrigues's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodrigues misses with a body shot.
Lacerda cracks Rodrigues with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues wants to clinch up but Lacerda keeps it at a distance.
Lacerda clobbers Rodrigues with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacerda throws out a leg kick but Rodrigues moves out of range and Lacerda only half commits.
Lacerda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Lacerda.
Lucio Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacerda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues throws out a powerful jab.
Lacerda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodrigues throws out the jab.
Lacerda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Lacerda finds it's way through Rodrigues's defenses.
Lacerda fails to land with a series of punches.

Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches.
Rodrigues is looking to break free of the clinch but Lacerda has double underhooks.
Lacerda struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodrigues controls his hands.
Lacerda prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues prevents a body shot from Lacerda.
Rodrigues blocks a body shot from Lacerda.
Rodrigues swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodrigues wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodrigues jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lacerda walks away with a smile on his face. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Homero Lacerda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucio Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but Lacerda is having none of it.
Rodrigues 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.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lacerda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodrigues misses with a wild body shot.
Lacerda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rodrigues defending well as Lacerda loads up on a big left hand.
Lacerda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lacerda throws a wild body kick that Rodrigues sees coming a mile off.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up but Lacerda circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lacerda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lacerda throws a head kick that Rodrigues semi-blocks.
Rodrigues thows a body shot but no joy.
Lacerda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacerda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but Lacerda moves away
and Lacerda counters with a body kick.
Lacerda scores with a kick to the body.
Homero Lacerda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodrigues lands with a good body shot.
Rodrigues misses with a hook
letting Lacerda counter with a right hand.
Lacerda connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacerda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodrigues looks winded!
Lacerda throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda clobbers Rodrigues with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lacerda - that will leave a mark!
Lacerda tries a head kick but it misses.
Lacerda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rodrigues misses with a body punch
and Lacerda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodrigues throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lacerda throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Rodrigues misses with a shot to the body
and Lacerda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigues misses the target.
Rodrigues looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacerda is just out of range.
Lacerda tests Rodrigues's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homero Lacerda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucio Rodrigues's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lacerda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lacerda tries a head kick but it misses.

Rodrigues fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lacerda, pushing him back against the cage.

Lacerda breaks from the clinch.
Rodrigues wants to clinch.
Rodrigues lands with a nice combination. Lacerda backs away looking to recover.
Lacerda throws a head kick that Rodrigues semi-blocks.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Lacerda.
Rodrigues takes a swing at Lacerda's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodrigues is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lacerda rather than just go for the knockout.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up.
A big left from Rodrigues misses.
Lacerda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodrigues gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lacerda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lacerda thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodrigues misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lacerda checks a leg kick.
Lacerda lands a high kick!
Rodrigues ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lacerda throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodrigues throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacerda connects with a solid leg kick.
Lacerda stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodrigues. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
Lacerda moves forwards but Rodrigues connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid body kick from Lacerda.
Rodrigues fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lacerda.
Lacerda missing with a left hand there. Rodrigues was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lacerda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lacerda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodrigues's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lacerda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rodrigues has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lacerda.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lacerda. Lacerda obviously looking to wear him down.
Homero Lacerda is winning the standup battle so far.
Lacerda cracks Rodrigues with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lacerda lands a head kick!

Lacerda gets tackled into the cage by Rodrigues. Rodrigues maintains the clinch.
Lacerda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rodrigues's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodrigues blocks a body shot from Lacerda.

Lacerda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lacerda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Rodrigues gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda wants to control but Rodrigues postures up.
Rodrigues remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lacerda is trying to improve his position.
Lacerda looks to move to half guard but instead Rodrigues has passed into mount! Damn!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues wants to control the pace but Lacerda is squirming around nicely.
Rodrigues postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lacerda looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homero Lacerda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucio Rodrigues's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A clash of legs there as Lacerda blocks the low kick.
Lacerda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodrigues's sensitive parts.
Lacerda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lacerda is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lacerda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lacerda lands with a slapping head kick.
Rodrigues throws a body punch but Lacerda moves out of range.
Rodrigues scores with a nice right hand.
Rodrigues throws a nice looking combination but Lacerda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigues is looking to clinch but Lacerda is avoiding it.
Lacerda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Lacerda avoids the head kick by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lacerda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodrigues.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch but Lacerda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodrigues thows a body shot but no joy.
Lacerda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lacerda just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigues takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That has opened up Lucio Rodrigues's cut even more.
Lacerda keeps Rodrigues at a distance using the push kick.
Rodrigues tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues closes the distance but Lacerda moves to the side
and Lacerda counters with a solid body kick.
Rodrigues takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rodrigues's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lacerda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodrigues.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Lacerda.
Lacerda scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodrigues drops his hands momentarily and Lacerda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Rodrigues is rocked!
Lacerda seems to be stalking Rodrigues here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Rodrigues drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Homero Lacerda!
Homero Lacerda seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amarela
vs
Diaz

187 cm
24
216 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

186 cm
27
225 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amarela pinned against the cage. Amarela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Amarela drives through with a takedown into guard.
Amarela throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Amarela makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Amarela in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Amarela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Amarela looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Diaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amarela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ralph Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Amarela which made him look bad.
Abelinha Amarela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Diaz.
Amarela shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Amarela gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amarela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Amarela connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Amarela.
Amarela loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Amarela decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amarela passes to full mount!
Amarela punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Amarela thowing shots but they're missing.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Amarela throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Amarela throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaz because Amarela loaded up on that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Amarela working for a submission but Diaz is keeping him at bay.
Amarela with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amarela thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Amarela swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz shoots in but Amarela avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Amarela circles away.
Amarela smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amarela sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Abelinha Amarela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Diaz.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Amarela looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Amarela manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Amarela swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
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!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Amarela sprawls well. Amarela wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Amarela.
Amarela keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No luck for Amarela with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Amarela.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.

Amarela closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diaz to the mat! Diaz manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarela advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Amarela is controlling him well.
Amarela working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Diaz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Amarela is controlling him well.
Amarela trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amarela lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diaz down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amarela tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amarela to the ground. Amarela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ralph Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amarela thows a body shot but no joy.
Amarela blocks a leg kick.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Amarela counter with a right hand.
Abelinha Amarela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Diaz.
A big right from Amarela misses.
Amarela avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Amarela.
Amarela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Amarela circles away easily
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Amarela jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Amarela misses with a straight right.
Amarela misses with a straight left.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Amarela.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarela fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amarela looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Diaz is avoiding damage well.
Diaz prevents Amarela from improving position.
Sloppy strikes there by Amarela.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amarela wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela misses with the ground and pound.
Amarela lands a nice forearm strike.
Amarela trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Amarela works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Amarela advances nicely into full mount.
Ralph Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarela controlling the pace for now.
Diaz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Amarela.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amarela looking to finish Diaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz!
Abelinha Amarela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amarela landing strikes from the mount and Diaz is in trouble!

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abelinha Amarela!
During a confident post fight interview, Abelinha Amarela thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Me Gusta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dale comes to the cage accompanied by Donald Duck Theme Tune . Me Gusta will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dale
vs
Gusta

200 cm
32
250 lbs
39 - 14 - 0

185 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Me Gusta!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dale ducks under a wild hook from Gusta.
Dale lands a leg kick that knocks Gusta off balance momentarily.
Dale scores with a body shot.
Dale drops his hands momentarily and Gusta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Philip Dale has been cut.
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!
Dale moves away from the strike by Gusta.
Dale ducks under a wild hook from Gusta.
Gusta falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dale counters by clinching up.
Gusta tries to pull guard but Dale won't allow it.
Gusta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dale gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Dale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gusta throws out a loose jab but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it.

Dale moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dale breaks from the clinch.
Dale blocks a jab.
Gusta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dale scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Dale finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Dale moves into the clinch successfully.
Gusta is working for takedown but Dale is calmly controlling the position for now.
Philip Dale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Me Gusta.
Dale is working Gusta over against the cage.
Gusta looks winded!
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!
Gusta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dale prevents Gusta from breaking the clinch.
Dale is leaning against Gusta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gusta jumps guard but Dale stands there with Gusta around his waist. Gusta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusta is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dale gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dale slowing the pace effectively.
Dale lands an elbow that stopped Gusta in his tracks for a moment.
Gusta avoids the elbow strike from Dale, against the cage.
Dale lands a right hand.

It looks like Me Gusta has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dale.
Dale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dale lands a hook to the side of the head.

Dale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gusta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dale scrambles back to his feet.
Dale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Dale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gusta, pushing him back against the cage.
Dale works on Gusta's body with a couple of short punches.
Dale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusta takes an elbow to the temple.
Dale has Gusta pressed against the cage.
Dale gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Gusta is trying to push Dale away but Dale has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dale obliges.
Dale'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.
Dale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gusta is defending well for now.
Dale lands with a left to the head.
Dale missing with knees to the body.
Dale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gusta avoiding damage as Dale throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale scores with a shoulder strike.

That has opened up Me Gusta's cut even more.
Dale lands an elbow just above Gusta 's eye.
Dale lands an uppercut.
Dale stalling.
Dale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gusta's efforts to push away.
Dale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gusta backwards.

Dale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Gusta. Those never looked like landing.
Dale misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dale wants to clinch up but Gusta keeps it at a distance.
Dale throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Gusta stumbling backwards into the cage! Gusta bounces back off the cage towards Dale, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Dale lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Dale celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Philip Dale!
After winning the bout, Philip Dale thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.