No Exit 134 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haha Urajoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rad might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Liberation Frequency. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rad
vs
Urajoke

165 cm
21
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
24
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Rad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haha Urajoke!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rad. That's going to slow Urajoke down.

Urajoke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rad is trying to defend but Urajoke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Rad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rad wants to improve his position but Urajoke is controlling well.
Rad wants to get back to full guard but Urajoke has mounted him!

Urajoke goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rad is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Urajoke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Urajoke is keeping the position for now.

Rad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rad trying to control the position from guard on top but Urajoke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Urajoke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Urajoke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Urajoke is tightening it up a little... Rad has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Rad reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Rad taps out! Nice BJJ there by Urajoke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Haha Urajoke!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Regan Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Narvaez
vs
Hendricks

191 cm
29
200 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

179 cm
33
190 lbs
10 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)

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 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Narvaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Regan Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Regan Hendricks has been cut.
Good leg kick by Narvaez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Narvaez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Narvaez clinches.
Narvaez lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Narvaez breaks from the clinch.
Narvaez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendricks's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Narvaez has Hendricks up against the cage in a clinch.
Narvaez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narvaez scores with a shoulder strike.
Narvaez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Narvaez lands with a short shot to the head.
Narvaez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendrickss head.
A shot in the inside from Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendrickss head.
Narvaez scores with a shot to the side of Hendricks's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Narvaez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Hendricks is rocked!
Narvaez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hendricks.
Hendricks looks winded!
Narvaez lands a hook that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Hendricks is still on wobbly legs! Can Narvaez finish him?

Narvaez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narvaez lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Hendricks head around and knocks him out cold! Narvaez hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafael Narvaez!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawajiri comes to the cage accompanied by Water Pow . Tatsuya Kawajiri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Buckner's chin.

Kawajiri
vs
Buckner

171 cm
26
146 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

160 cm
28
150 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Buckner!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Buckner.
Buckner looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Buckner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kawajiri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buckner at a distance.
Kawajiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buckner.
Kawajiri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Oooh a lovely combination from Kawajiri sends Buckner down but not out. Kawajiri dives into side control looking to finish.

Buckner is rocked!

It looks like Matt Buckner has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawajiri in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Buckner looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kawajiri turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsuya Kawajiri!
After winning the bout, Tatsuya Kawajiri thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cabral
vs
Souza

177 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

189 cm
26
174 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Souza!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza shoots in but Cabral avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Souza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cabral preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Souza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cabral manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Souza tries to lock up and control but Cabral gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cabral content just to control the position here.
Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Cabral has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabral looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral controlling his opponent.
Souza tries to hold on but Cabral pushes him away.
Cabral can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Souza is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabral is looking to work his way around to Souza's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

Cabral stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Nice sprawl there from Cabral as Souza shoots in.
Souza throws the kick towards the body but Cabral avoids it.

Cabral darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral working the head and body with strikes.

Cabral is looking for a kimura here.
Cabral trying to control from half guard but Souza is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cabral decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cabral closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Cabral is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Souza is looking to improve his position.

Cabral is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Souza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cabral.
Cabral controlling the action here.
Souza connecting with a few gentle strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Cabral is going to stand back up.
Souza is looking to control Cabral's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Souza avoid being mounted?
Cabral prevents Souza from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza tries to kick Cabral off but Cabral keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Souza is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Cabral dominated that round.
That's time! Cabral's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Souza takes one on the button.
Souza checks a leg kick nicely.

Cabral feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Souza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabral loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabral passes Souza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Souza trying to hold on to Cabral's head to control him but Cabral postures up.
Cabral is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rogerio Cabral overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cabral wants to control the pace but Souza is squirming around nicely.
Cabral is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cabral looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cabral content just to control the position here.
Souza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Cabral looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cabral trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cabral lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cabral prevents Souza from getting the reversal.
Cabral trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Souza tries to hold on but Cabral pushes him away.
Souza is just holding on here. Cabral manages to take his back.

Cabral working for a choke but Souza reverses nicely into Cabral 's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza trying to control but Cabral is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cabral is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Souza frees his head nicely. Oh but Cabral has switched to an armbar! Souza is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rogerio Cabral!
After winning the bout, Rogerio Cabral thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Leka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinta Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Leka
vs
Pelle

198 cm
24
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

193 cm
33
276 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kalle Leka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rinta Pelle!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pelle throws a right hand that Leka ducks under and follows up with a left that Leka also avoids with ease.
Leka looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelle is just out of range.
Pelle tries to bum rush Leka with a series of wild strikes but Leka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leka misses with an uppercut.
Leka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pelle.

It looks like Kalle Leka has been cut.
Pelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leka moves away.
Rinta Pelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pelle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelle misses with a wild combination.
Pelle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leka.
Pelle fails to land with a series of punches.
Leka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pelle.
Pelle looks to throw the jab but Leka is out of range.
Jab from Pelle.
Leka takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pelle misses with the combination.
Pelle connects with a right hand. Leka shakes it off.
Pelle misses with a series of wild punches.
Pelle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pelle missing with a left hand there. Leka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pelle slips a jab from Leka.
Pelle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pelle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pelle.
Pelle wants to clinch up but Leka keeps it at a distance.
Pelle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leka.
Pelle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Leka catches Pelle right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leka connects with a looping right hand.
Leka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pelle at a distance.
Leka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pelle.
Pelle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pelle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pelle misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Leka as he connects with a hook.
Pelle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pelle throws the left hand but Leka avoids the punch easily.
Pelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leka moves away.
Leka avoids the body shot from Pelle.
Leka walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Leka misses its intended target.
Pelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leka.
Jab by Pelle.
Leka thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Pelle misses.
Pelle misses with a few strikes there.
Leka looks to land a combination but Pelle avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Leka.
Leka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pelle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Leka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pelle.
Pelle lands a really nice looking cross but Leka seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelle fails to land with a series of punches.
Leka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka misses with a looping right.
Pelle misses with a looping left.
Leka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leka blocks a low kick nicely.
Pelle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pelle defending well as Leka loads up on a big left hand.
Pelle cracks Leka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pelle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pelle misses with the combination.
Pelle punishes Leka's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelle throws a shot from downtown. Leka moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Leka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leka misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rinta Pelle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Leka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leka moves away.
Leka lands a jab to Pelle's midsection.
Leka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pelle just misses with a punch to the body.
Pelle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pelle misses with a few strikes there.
Pelle ducks under a wild hook from Leka.
Rinta Pelle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leka scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pelle.
Pelle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leka misses the jab.
Leka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pelle slips a straight right by Leka.
Leka throws a hook to the side of Pelle's head but Pelle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pelle misses with a two punch combination.
Leka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leka slips a jab from Pelle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leka looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelle is just out of range.
Leka fails to land with a series of punches.
Leka throws the left hand but Pelle avoids the punch easily.
Pelle throws a body punch but Leka moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Leka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leka.
Leka connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Pelle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pelle clobbers Leka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pelle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leka counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Pelle throws a series of punches but Leka avoids them all with ease.
Leka tries to bum rush Pelle with a series of wild strikes but Pelle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pelle lands a body shot.
Pelle throws a series of punches but Leka moves out of range.
Leka slips a jab and a cross from Pelle.
Pelle is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leka moves away.
Leka blocks a jab.
Leka looks to throw the jab but Pelle is out of range.
Pelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leka counters with a stiff right hand.
Pelle missing with a left hand there. Leka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pelle takes a swing at Leka's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Pelle. Those never looked like landing.
Leka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leka throws a good cross that connects.
Pelle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelle.
Leka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leka slips under a jab.
Pelle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leka avoids the body shot from Pelle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle misses with a two punch combination.
Pelle takes one on the button.
Pelle misses with a lunging right hand
and Leka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leka throws a shot from downtown. Pelle moves away and avoids it.
Leka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

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

Pelle is rocked!
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!
Pelle is trying to keep Leka in close.
Pelle is still in real trouble! Can Leka finish him?
Leka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pelle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pelle seems to have recovered his senses.
Pelle pulls Leka in close to prevent any damage.
Leka throwing strikes from guard but Pelle blocks nicely.
Leka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pelle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka scoring with some ground and pound.
Leka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leka throwing strikes from guard but Pelle blocks nicely.
Leka throws a big elbow that misses.
Pelle wants to stand up but Leka is controlling him.
Leka throws an elbow that misses. Pelle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leka's guard. Nice move by Pelle!
Leka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pelle is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leka keeping full guard, as Pelle tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Leka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Leka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Leka throws a lazy right hand but Pelle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Pelle drives through and clinches with Leka against the cage.
Leka swings wildly with an uppercut but Pelle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leka leaning against his opponent.
Leka has a couple of punches blocked by Pelle.
Pelle stalling in the clinch but Leka improves position.
Leka misses with the head strike.
Leka is trying to stall.
Pelle looking to stall.
Leka trying to control the position but instead, Pelle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leka into the cage.
Leka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Pelle.

Pelle breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka misses with a few strikes there.
Pelle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leka's hands.
A combination from Pelle does no damage.
Pelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leka.
Pelle throws a series of strikes that have Leka backpedaling.
Leka misses with a hook. Pelle ducked under it nicely.
Pelle moves away from the strike by Leka.
Pelle slips a jab from Leka.
Leka moves out of range as Pelle strikes.
Pelle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leka back to the cage. Pelle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pelle misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Pelle misses.
Leka throws a shot from downtown. Pelle moves away and avoids it.
Leka swings for the body but Pelle moves out of range.
Pelle works Leka's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leka throws a jab when Pelle was well out of range.
Leka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 jab from Leka misses.
Leka throws the left hand but Pelle avoids the punch easily.
Pelle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelle.
Pelle fails to land with a series of punches.
Leka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pelle misses with a head kick.
Pelle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pelle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leka slips under a jab from Pelle.
Nice defenses there by Pelle.
Jab, jab by Leka - just one landing.
Pelle misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leka throws a right hand that Pelle ducks under and follows up with a left that Pelle also avoids with ease.
Leka moves forwards but Pelle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A cross from Pelle lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leka.
Leka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pelle.
Leka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leka lands a head shot.
Pelle throws a wild body kick that Leka sees coming a mile off.
Pelle scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pelle sizes up Leka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leka just misses with a punch to the body.
Pelle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pelle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pelle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leka.
Pelle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Leka misses.
No joy there for Pelle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pelle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leka slips a jab from Pelle.
Leka throws a hook but Pelle avoids it easily.
Pelle thows a body shot but no joy.
Pelle staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Pelle.
Pelle throws a hook but Leka avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leka.
Pelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rinta Pelle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pelle 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rinta Pelle!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Adbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mohamed Adbo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Adbo
vs
Freeman

225 cm
26
157 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

170 cm
24
149 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Mango Nutrition
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamed Adbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adbo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adbo cracks Freeman with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Freeman misses its intended target.
Adbo cracks a nice hook into Freeman's ribs.
Adbo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Freeman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Adbo.
Freeman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adbo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adbo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adbo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Freeman lands a glancing blow to the side of Adbo's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freeman circles away quickly and effectively.

Freeman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Adbo to the mat! Adbo manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Adbo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freeman is one step ahead there.
Freeman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adbo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Freeman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Freeman throwing strikes but missing.
Freeman chips away with some ground and pound.
Freeman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Freeman drops an elbow to the side of Adbo's head.
Freeman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adbo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Freeman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adbo defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adbo wants to get back to his feet.
Adbo is not content to let Freeman control the position.
Freeman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Freeman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Freeman with the ground and pound but Adbo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Adbo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freeman throws an elbow that misses. Adbo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Freeman's guard. Nice move by Adbo!
Freeman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Freeman is on top in guard.
Freeman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adbo pushes Freeman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Freeman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Freeman working the strikes but Adbo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Adbo is trying to stand.
Freeman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Adbo kicks off Freeman and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adbo throws a body punch but Freeman moves out of range.
Adbo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Freeman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Adbo throws the left hand but Freeman avoids the punch easily.
Adbo thows a body shot but no joy.
Adbo moves away from the strike by Freeman.
Freeman lands a really nice looking cross but Adbo seems unphased.
Mohamed Adbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman misses the shot to the body.
Freeman slips under a jab from Adbo.
Adbo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Freeman finds it's way round the side to connect with Adbo's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Freeman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Adbo misses its intended target.
Adbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adbo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gordon Freeman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Adbo misses the shot to the body.
Freeman tries to bum rush Adbo with a series of wild strikes but Adbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mohamed Adbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adbo lands a nice shot that snaps Freeman's head back.
Freeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adbo but Adbo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from Freeman. Those never looked like landing.
Freeman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freeman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Freeman.
Adbo scores with a nice right hand.
Adbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adbo digs a good body shot into Freeman's ribs.
Adbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adbo tries to bum rush Freeman with a series of wild strikes but Freeman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adbo missing with a left hand there. Freeman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freeman misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adbo.
A swing and a miss from Freeman.
Adbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Adbo lands a jab to Freeman's midsection.
Freeman slips under a jab from Adbo.
A jab from Freeman misses.
A jab lands there for Adbo.
Mohamed Adbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adbo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
Adbo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Freeman.
Adbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freeman.
Freeman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adbo.
Adbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freeman.
Freeman misses with a straight left.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Adbo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman looking to finish Adbo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adbo!
Freeman prevents Adbo from getting the reversal.
Adbo taking shots to the head.
Freeman can't control as he wanted to and Adbo manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Freeman trying to control from half guard but Adbo is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gordon Freeman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Freeman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adbo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Freeman.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Freeman lands a nice short elbow.
Adbo is not content to let Freeman control the position.
Adbo is holding on to half guard well.
Adbo is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Freeman trying to control the pace.

Adbo kicks Freeman off and gets back to his feet.
Adbo misses with the combination.
Freeman connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adbo moves away.
Freeman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mohamed Adbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Freeman digs a good hook to Adbo's body.
Freeman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Freeman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adbo on the side of the head.
Freeman throws a jab but it's blocked by Adbo.
Adbo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Freeman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adbo scrambles back to his feet.
Adbo misses with a hook.
Adbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freeman.
Freeman throws a push kick but Adbo slaps the foot to one side.
Adbo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adbo swinging wildly here.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Adbo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adbo. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Freeman.
Freeman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adbo.
Adbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Freeman.
A leg kick checked by Adbo.
Freeman thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman dodges the punch combination from Adbo.
A punch combination from Adbo misses.
Adbo scores with a nice strike.
Adbo thows a body shot but no joy.
Adbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Freeman.
Adbo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Freeman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adbo scrambles back to his feet.
Adbo works over Freeman's head and body with a nice combination.
Freeman blocks a jab.
Freeman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adbo loads up on a big right hand but Freeman slips the punch.
Freeman throws an overhand right that lands on Adbo's shoulder, as Adbo tries to avoid the shot.
Freeman staying out of range there.
Adbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adbo looks to throw the jab but Freeman is out of range.
Adbo throws a jab when Freeman was well out of range.

Freeman dives in and scores a takedown into Adbo's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adbo wants to stand up but Freeman is controlling him.
Freeman stays in close to Adbo's body and controls the position.
Adbo keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Freeman throwing strikes from guard but Adbo blocks nicely.
Freeman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adbo's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Adbo wants to get back to his feet but Freeman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Freeman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adbo is keeping the position for now.
Freeman trying to control but Adbo is working from the bottom.
Freeman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adbo tries to strike from the bottom.
Freeman trying to control but Adbo is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adbo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adbo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adbo tries to get out of the position.
Freeman throwing strikes from guard but Adbo blocks nicely.
Freeman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Freeman throwing strikes from guard but Adbo blocks nicely.
Freeman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adbo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Freeman controls the pace.
Mohamed Adbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freeman scoring with punches to the head and body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Freeman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Freeman 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Shleifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Souza
vs
Shleifer

187 cm
20
182 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
171 lbs
11 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Shleifer!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a series of punches but Shleifer moves out of range.
Shleifer connects with an inside leg kick.
Souza throws a leg kick
and Shleifer counters with a three punch combo that has Souza backing up. Souza nods at Shleifer to acknowledge the strikes.
Shleifer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Souza throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Souza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shleifer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shleifer, as that shot connected.
Souza misses with a head kick.
Shleifer scores with a jab. Souza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shleifer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Souza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shleifer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.
Shleifer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Souza.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shleifer.

Shleifer rushes Souza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Souza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Shleifer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shleifer breaks the clinch.
Souza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shleifer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Souza's sensitive parts.
Shleifer scores with a nice strike.
Jab from Shleifer.

Souza is rocked!
Shleifer closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Souza out cold! Souza corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrei Shleifer!
Andrei Shleifer took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dies Irae. Machida is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Whom The Bell Tolls. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lyoto Machida was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Damon
vs
Machida

190 cm
33
222 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

185 cm
35
205 lbs
27 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon misses with a looping left.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damon.
Damon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Damon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Damon throws a sloppy head kick
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
Damon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Machida's head backwards.
Damon throws a leg kick that misses.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damon misses with a wild body shot.
Damon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damon tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida takes a swing at Damon's ribcage but misses.
Damon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Damon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Machida doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Damon throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida counters with a left and a right that stings Damon.
Damon moves out of range of the strikes.
Damon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damon misses with a wild combination.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Machida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Damon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Machida throws a head kick that misses
and Damon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Damon misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damon thinking.
Machida slips under a jab from Damon.
Damon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Damon.
Damon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Damon moves out of range easily.
Damon tries a head kick but it misses.
Damon blocks a head kick by Machida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Damon misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Damon misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Machida misses.
Damon lands with a good body shot.
Machida blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Damon there.
Damon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damon scores with a decent looking hook.
Damon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Machida misses with a hook. Damon ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida throws a low kick but Damon moves out of range easily.
Damon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damon throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
Machida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Damon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Machida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Damon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon looks to land a combination. Machida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Damon works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Damon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damon swinging wildly here.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damon.
Damon blocks a head kick by Machida.
Ron Damon is winning the standup battle so far.
Damon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Damon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Machida checks a leg kick.
Machida takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damon.
Some bone on bone action there as Machida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lyoto Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Machida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damon.
Machida throws a right and a left that Damon avoids nicely.
Damon throws a sloppy body shot
and Machida counters with a leg kick.
Damon scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Damon.
Damon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Damon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Damon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Damon lands with a nice body punch.
Machida lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Damon backs up against the cage.
Damon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damon throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damon tries a head kick but it misses.
Damon misses with a looping left.
Damon lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon lands with an overhand left.
Damon jabs at Machida's body.
A head kick by Machida misses
and Damon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Damon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab by Damon.
That kick from Damon tenderised Machida's leg. Machida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Damon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Damon lands.
Damon ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Machida connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Damon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Machida is rocked!
An inside leg kick from Damon misses.
Damon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Damon misses the target.
Machida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Damon finish him?
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damon.
Machida seems to have recovered his senses.
Damon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Damon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Damon 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Damon throws out a powerful jab.
Damon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machida 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.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Damon swinging wildly here.
Damon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machida can do to turn this around?
Damon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Damon.
Damon scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon slips under a jab.
Damon misses with a looping left.
Damon throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Damon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Damon connects with a nice looking jab.
Damon throws a monster overhand right that drops Machida! Damon follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Damon!
Ron Damon tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ban-Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim's entrance music is Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle. A fine choice. Ban-Ki Kim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kim
vs
Dai

180 cm
29
174 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

175 cm
28
185 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban-Ki Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Dai closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kim is trying to control Dai's posture but Dai avoids it.
Dai throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kim wants to get back to his feet.
Dai working the head with strikes.
Kim on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Dai.
Sloppy strikes there by Dai.
Dai throws a strike aimed at the side of Kim's head but Kim avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dai has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kim avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dai.
Kim regains half guard.

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

Dai seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dai is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ground and pound from Dai.
Dai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Dai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kim defends it well.
Dai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dai.
Dai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kim is looking to escape.
Dai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dai is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kim reverses the position - he's now on top in Dai's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim postures up.
Dai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
Dai is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
Kim wants to get back to his feet but Dai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dai is fighting to break Kim's control of his arms but Kim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dai throws a strike but Kim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kim tries to reverse the position but Dai maintains control.
Kim is working hard here to advance position.
Dai postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kim looks a forlorn figure.
Dai throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kim tries to hold on but Dai pushes him away.
Dai fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dai jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kim manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kim parries the strikes from Dai easily there. Dai is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kim to escape.

Dai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kim takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dai is trying to ground and pound but Kim uses the momentary lack of control by Dai to regain half guard.
Kim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim moves into full guard.
Kim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kim lands a head kick. Dai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kim cracks the inside of Dai's front leg.
Dai misses with a body shot.
Dai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kim sprawls well. Kim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dai gets slowly back to his feet.

Dai fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kim to the ground. Dai is now in Kim's guard.
Dai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dai with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim has momentary wrist control but Dai slips an elbow through the middle.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dai distracts Kim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai works over Kim with some ground and pound from guard.
Kim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dai is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
Kim wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dai lands a couple of digs.
Kim wants to stand but Dai is controlling the position.
Dai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dai postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Dai looking to pass the guard.
Kim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Dai from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Dai won't allow Kim to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kim is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dai is controlling him.
Dai preventing the sweep.
Dai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping full guard, as Dai tries to pass.
Dai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mark Dai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kim is looking to stand up but Dai isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dai throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dai throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dai's guard. Nice move by Kim!
Dai is pulling down on Kim's head to control his posture.
Dai keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Dai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dai controlling Kim's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dai lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kim!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Dai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Dai avoids the head kick by Kim.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dai.
Dai misses with a takedown attempt - Kim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dai.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice takedown defense from Kim. No joy for Dai on that attempt.
Ban-Ki Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dai.
Dai 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.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Dai drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kim manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai can't escape the position.
Kim controlling from the full mount.
Dai is desperately trying to improve his position but Kim has a good base and remains in mount.
Dai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim controlling his opponent.
Dai is trying desperately to improve position.
Kim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dai is looking to improve his position but Kim isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Dai rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kim prevents Dai from improving his position.
Dai trying to control but Kim postures up.
Kim slows the pace down in half guard.
Mark Dai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dai is not content to let Kim control the position.
Ban-Ki Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kim prevents Dai from improving his position.
Kim is thwarting Dai's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ban-Ki Kim wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kim misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ban-Ki Kim.
I think Dai 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dai!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfie Norks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norks comes to the cage accompanied by Like a G6. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Justin Herald was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Norks
vs
Herald

200 cm
28
267 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

190 cm
29
281 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfie Norks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Herald!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norks cracks the inside of Herald's front leg.
Herald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Norks throws a leg kick but Herald checks it.
Herald throws a lazy uppercut
and Norks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Herald throws a series of punches but Norks moves out of range.
Herald throws a shot from downtown. Norks moves away and avoids it.
Norks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herald.
Norks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Norks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Justin Herald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Norks with a hook.
Norks fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Norks.
Norks scoring well with a low kick there.
Herald looks winded!
Herald throws a leg kick
and Norks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Herald's knee momentarily.

Norks drops Herald with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Herald looks back up at him and smiles so Norks waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Herald is rocked!

It looks like Justin Herald has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Herald is still on wobbly legs! Can Norks finish him?
Norks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Herald if he has to take too many more of those.
Herald seems to have recovered his senses.
Norks lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Norks.
Norks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Norks moves into the clinch.
Norks lands with a right to the head.
Norks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Norks manages to break the clinch.
Herald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norks.
Herald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Norks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Norks.
Sloppy strikes from Norks. Those never looked like landing.
Norks throws a low kick but Herald avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Norks forces Herald back against the cage and clinches.
Norks trying to land knees to the body.
Norks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Herald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norks connects with a solid leg kick.
Norks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Herald gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Norks lands a nice looking body shot.
Norks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Herald.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Norks.
Norks is looking to score with low kicks.
Norks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Norks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Norks drops Herald with a beautiful combination! Herald stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Norks is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norks.
Norks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Norks drops Herald with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Herald! Norks dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfie Norks!