Iron Shot 11 - Live PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chanda Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve The Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chanda Armstrong looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Armstrong
vs
The Crow

170 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chanda Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve The Crow!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crow looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
Armstrong looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve The Crow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Crow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Crow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Crow misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for The Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Crow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from The Crow.
The Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
The Crow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Crow misses with a few strikes there.
The Crow throws a left and a right that both miss

and Armstrong moves into the clinch.
The Crow wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Crow wants to get back to striking at distance but Armstrong won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to circle away but The Crow has him pinned against the cage.
The Crow prevents Armstrong from breaking the clinch.
The Crow working hard to break the clinch.
Armstrong is trying to push The Crow away but The Crow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Armstrong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Crow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Armstrong prevents The Crow from breaking the clinch.
Armstrong is working for takedown but The Crow is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Crow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Armstrong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Armstrong has The Crow pressed against the cage, preventing The Crow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

The Crow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from The Crow.
The Crow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Crow.
The Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from The Crow.
No joy there for The Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Crow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from The Crow. Those never looked like landing.
The Crow misses with a wild combination.
The Crow throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
The Crow misses with a double jab.
The Crow swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from The Crow.
A combination from The Crow does no damage.
The Crow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Armstrong counters with a series of strikes. The Crow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from The Crow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Crow throws a combination that misses
and Armstrong counters with a big head kick but The Crow shrugs it off.
The Crow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Crow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Crow swinging wildly here.
The Crow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Crow scores with a three punch combo!
The Crow misses with a few strikes there.
The Crow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve The Crow 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.

The Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
The Crow throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for The Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from The Crow misses.
The Crow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Crow throws a right hand that Armstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Armstrong also avoids with ease.
The Crow misses with a few strikes there.
The Crow throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Crow throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
The Crow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Armstrong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Crow swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crow looks to land a combination. Armstrong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Crow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Crow throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armstrong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Crow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Crow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Crow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Armstrong.
The Crow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Armstrong.
The Crow misses with a wild combination.
The Crow throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.
The Crow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Armstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from The Crow does no damage.
The Crow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from The Crow. Those never looked like landing.
The Crow looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
The Crow throws a combination. Armstrong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Crow throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
Armstrong slips a jab and a cross from The Crow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from The Crow.
The Crow throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
Armstrong slips a jab and a cross from The Crow.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Crow!
The Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
The Crow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from The Crow does no damage.
The Crow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Crow misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
The Crow misses with a two punch combination.
The Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
The Crow swinging wildly here.
Armstrong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Crow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Crow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Armstrong counters with an inside leg kick.
A combination from The Crow does no damage.
Armstrong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
The Crow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Armstrong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve The Crow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The Crow tries to bum rush Armstrong with a series of wild strikes but Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Crow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steve The Crow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Crow misses with a few strikes there.
The Crow throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
The Crow looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
The Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the head.
The Crow throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong slips a jab and a cross from The Crow.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Crow.
The Crow throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crow misses with a two punch combination.
The Crow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Armstrong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Crow fails to land with a series of punches.
The Crow misses with a wild combination.
Armstrong throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
The Crow throws a combination that misses
and Armstrong counters with a head kick.
The Crow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crow misses with a double jab.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - The Crow circles away.
The Crow misses with a double jab.
The Crow throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
The Crow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Crow.
The Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
The Crow lands a two punch combo.
The Crow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Crow throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from The Crow. Those never looked like landing.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from The Crow.
The Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
The Crow throws a right hand that Armstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Armstrong also avoids with ease.
Steve The Crow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Crow misses with a wild combination.
The Crow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Armstrong counters with a series of strikes. The Crow will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Crow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crow throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
Chanda Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Crow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Armstrong counters with a head kick.
Armstrong swinging wildly here.
The Crow throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Crow fails to land with a series of punches.
The Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Armstrong.
The Crow misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve The Crow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Crow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve The Crow!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastaio Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastaio Carvalho is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mata
vs
Carvalho

183 cm
23
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

185 cm
28
185 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastaio Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carvalho drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mata tries to buck Carvalho off but Carvalho is having none of it.
Mata sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carvalho stops Mata from getting back to his feet.
Mata is looking for a sweep. Carvalho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mata is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carvalho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carvalho wants to control but Mata is keeping him busy.
Mata is concentrating on defense, preventing Carvalho from advancing position.
Mata is breathing heavily.
Mata is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mata manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mata knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carvalho on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but Mata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho stops Mata from standing up.
Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but Mata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carvalho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carvalho passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Carvalho trying to control the action but Mata is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carvalho in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mata is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sebastaio Carvalho!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sebastaio Carvalho thanked Mango Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

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

Magalhaes
vs
Silva

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrey Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in but Magalhaes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magalhaes misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva looks for a takedown but Magalhaes sprawls well.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Andrey Magalhaes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Silva.
Magalhaes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Magalhaes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Magalhaes misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magalhaes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Magalhaes but Magalhaes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magalhaes counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magalhaes.
Magalhaes fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Magalhaes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Magalhaes. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva looks winded!
Magalhaes looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Magalhaes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Magalhaes slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Magalhaes counters with a body kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magalhaes moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Magalhaes. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Magalhaes as Silva shoots in.

Magalhaes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Magalhaes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Magalhaes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Magalhaes tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silva controls his leg.
Magalhaes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Magalhaes has control of the leg.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Magalhaes is very close to passing his half guard.

Magalhaes is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Magalhaes controlling the pace.
Magalhaes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Magalhaes seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes content to control rather than advance.
Silva is trying to control but can't.

Silva is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Magalhaes is tapping! Great win for Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pedro Silva!
Pedro Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Santan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menezes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato. Charles Menezes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Santan
vs
Menezes

175 cm
28
274 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
11 - 16 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erwin Santan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes lands with a nice combination. Santan backs away looking to recover.
Menezes works over Santan's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Menezes does no damage.
Santan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Menezes as he avoids it easily.
Santan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Menezes defends it nicely.
Menezes misses with a low kick as Santan jumps back.
Santan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Menezes throws a right and a left that Santan avoids nicely.
Santan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Menezes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santan somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Santan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menezes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santan.

Santan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Santan tries to advance to mount but Menezes denies him.
Santan in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santan tries to advance position but instead Menezes slips a leg back in to half guard.
Santan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santan thows a huge punch but Menezes dodges it nicely.
Santan is looking to advance position but Menezes won't allow it.
Santan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Menezes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santan.
Santan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santan unloads with some shots from mount but Menezes bucks and avoids them well.
Santan unloads with some shots from mount but Menezes bucks and avoids them well.
Santan scoring with strikes but Menezes is staying in there.
Santan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Santan really is a fat lump.
Santan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Menezes is trying to stand up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santan unloads with some shots from mount but Menezes bucks and avoids them well.
Santan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Menezes?
Menezes tries to hold on but Santan pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Santan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santan thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Santan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Santan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Menezes looks a forlorn figure.
Santan throwing strikes here but Menezes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Santan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Santan unloads with some shots from mount but Menezes bucks and avoids them well.
Santan with the ground and pound from mount.
Santan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Menezes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Santan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Santan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Menezes looks a forlorn figure.
Menezes suckers Santan into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Menezes is now in Santan's guard!
Menezes prevents Santan from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menezes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santan's head.
Menezes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Menezes is controlling him.
Santan keeping moving, preventing Menezes from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Santan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Menezes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santan tries for a takedown but Menezes circles away easily
and Menezes counters with a left and a right that stings Santan.
Santan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Menezes swinging wildly here.
Menezes lands with a nice combination. Santan backs away looking to recover.
Santan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Santan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menezes lands a lovely overhand right.
Menezes looks for the body kick but Santan saw that one coming.
Santan shoots in looking for a takedown but Menezes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Menezes feints a jab promting Santan to slip. Menezes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Menezes gets the takedown into side control.
Santan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Menezes lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Santan! Menezes senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Santan out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charles Menezes!
A relieved looking Charles Menezes 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
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 Alaric Cosenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Cadmea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cosenza
vs
Cadmea

185 cm
20
214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
26
211 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alaric Cosenza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Cadmea!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosenza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cadmea.

Cosenza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cadmea quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cosenza tries to pass to full mount but Cadmea defends it.
Cadmea tries to get to full guard but Cosenza has control of the leg.
Cadmea looks like he's trying to stand up.

Cosenza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cadmea is looking to control Cosenza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cadmea avoid being mounted?
Cosenza trying to control the pace.
Cadmea is looking for a sweep. Cosenza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cadmea can do anything to dispel that myth.
Well, if Cosenza is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cosenza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadmea is refusing to be controlled, as Cosenza sits in half guard.
Cosenza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alaric Cosenza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cadmea lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Alaric Cosenza has been cut.
Cadmea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cadmea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cadmea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cadmea with a nice cross.

Cosenza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cadmea controls Cosenza momentarily but Cosenza frees himself.
Cosenza wants to pass the guard but Cadmea is keeping the position.
Cosenza stopping the sweep attempt from Cadmea.
Cosenza is looking to work some ground and pound but Cadmea has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosenza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cosenza trying to control the position from guard on top but Cadmea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosenza is really struggling to control Cadmea but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cosenza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

We're going to have a standup here because Alaric Cosenza wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Cosenza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cadmea is looking for a sweep. Cosenza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cosenza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cadmea can't escape the position.
Cadmea is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosenza looking to control but Cadmea is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cadmea is trying desperately to improve position.
Cadmea gets back to half guard.
Cosenza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cadmea tries to kick Cosenza off but Cosenza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cosenza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cadmea looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cadmea tries to get to full guard but Cosenza has control of the leg.
Cosenza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cadmea keeps working.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alaric Cosenza!

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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendo Bendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bendo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Falter. Savage has chosen the scatman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sid Savage will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bendo
vs
Savage

175 cm
26
190 lbs
9 - 13 - 1

188 cm
35
198 lbs
13 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hendo Bendo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sid Savage!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage tries to bum rush Bendo with a series of wild strikes but Bendo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bendo slips under a jab from Savage.
Sloppy strikes from Savage. Those never looked like landing.

Savage moves into the clinch.
Bendo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bendo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Savage is defending well.

Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sid Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Savage gets a double leg takedown into Bendo's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bendo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bendo, not yet.
Savage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bendo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Savage preventing the sweep.
Bendo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Savage stopping the sweep attempt from Bendo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savage throws a big elbow that misses.
Bendo controlling the position.
Savage throws a big elbow that misses.
Bendo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bendo keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Bendo pulls Savage in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bendo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Savage misses with a straight left.

Savage gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bendo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bendo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savage on the ground.
Bendo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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!
Savage has Bendo pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Savage wants to sweep but no luck.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Bendo from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sid Savage wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice shot lands for Savage.
Savage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bendo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bendo duly obliges.
Savage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bendo pinned against the cage. Bendo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Savage throws a hook but Bendo avoids it easily.
Bendo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hendo Bendo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bendo under the eye.
Bendo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Savage avoids it really well and circles away.
Bendo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Horrible takedown by Bendo or perhaps it was just good defense by Savage which made him look bad.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Bendo moves away and avoids it.
Bendo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bendo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bendo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Savage's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Savage is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Savage dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bendo throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range.
Savage lands with a nice body punch.
Bendo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Savage finds it's way round the side to connect with Bendo's head.
Savage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bendo slips under a jab from Savage.
A jab from Bendo finds it's way through Savage's defenses.
Savage misses with a lunging right hand

and Bendo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bendo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage is trying to stand.
Bendo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bendo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Savage defending well though.
Savage is trying to stand up here but Bendo is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendo wants to free his trapped foot but Savage is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bendo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bendo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bendo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Savage's head.
Bendo trying to pass the guard but Savage defending well.
Bendo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Savage is not content to let Bendo control the position.
Savage is trying to stand up here but Bendo is controlling him well.
Hendo Bendo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Savage is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Savage wants to control but Bendo is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendo is just content to waste time from the top position. Savage takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Savage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage looking to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bendo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sid Savage hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage can't do much from the bottom here.
Bendo throwing strikes but Savage manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Savage scores with punches from side control.
Savage tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Savage throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bendo is trying to get back to half guard.
Savage sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bendo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Savage sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bendo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bendo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bendo tries to get out of the position.
Savage throws a strike aimed at the side of Bendo's head but Bendo avoids it well.
Savage looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bendo is avoiding damage well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bendo tries to improve position but can't.
Bendo parries the strikes from Savage easily there. Savage is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bendo to escape.
Savage has knee on belly and moves into mount.
A nice elbow there by Savage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bendo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Savage punching from mount but Bendo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Savage is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bendo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bendo takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Savage's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sid Savage!
Sid Savage is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Sid Savage, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.