Iron Shot 12 - Lost PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dominick Hall enters the cage!

William
vs
Hall

188 cm
27
186 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominick Hall!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
William shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed William's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hall stuffs the takedown.
William fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces William off the cage and back into range.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but William swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
William goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. William eats them both and turns towards Hall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall gets in close and tags William with a short punch that almost sends William to the mat! Oh William is in big trouble! He turns his back on Hall, trying to create some distance but Hall rushes him, striking wildly and William goes down! The referee tackles Hall into the cage to end the fight! Hall is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick Hall!
A victorious Dominick Hall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilya On (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

On
vs
Silva

182 cm
26
151 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

170 cm
20
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ilya On!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
On lands with a big left! Silva is wobbled badly! On comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Silva to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ilya On!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimas Pilik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oliveira
vs
Pilik

180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dimas Pilik!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as Pilik shoots in.
Oliveira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Oliveira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pilik.

Pilik moves into the clinch.
Pilik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pilik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliveira's efforts to push away.
Pilik is pressed up against the cage. Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pilik down to the mat. Pilik avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pilik slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown attempt from Pilik. Pilik gets slowly back to his feet.
Hugo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimas Pilik.
Pilik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Pilik.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliveira gets tackled into the cage by Pilik. Pilik maintains the clinch.
Pilik is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pilik is trying to break free.
Oliveira could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Pilik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pilik forces Oliveira back against the cage and clinches.
Pilik's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oliveira prevents the takedown attempt.

Pilik gets control of Oliveira's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pilik will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Pilik has his hands on Oliveira's head, controlling the position.

Oliveira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pilik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliveira has managed to get both his arms back between Pilik's legs - danger averted.
Pilik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilik is controlling Oliveira's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dimas Pilik was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Pilik has closed the distance and engaged Oliveira in a clinch.
Oliveira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pilik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pilik is trying to drag Oliveira to the mat but Oliveira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pilik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pilik - that landed with a thud.
Pilik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Pilik has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Oliveira uses from the top position.
Pilik controlling Oliveira's posture.
Pilik will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pilik pulls Oliveira in to control the position.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Pilik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimas Pilik dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pilik shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Oliveira napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Pilik is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oliveira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pilik moves into full mount!
Pilik throws some wild stikes that Oliveira manages to avoid easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pilik looking to ground and pound but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pilik looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pilik.
Pilik controlling from the full mount.
Oliveira is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pilik thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilik 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.
Oliveira tries to hold on but Pilik postures up.
Pilik 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.
Pilik controlling his opponent.
Dimas Pilik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pilik punching from mount but Oliveira doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pilik controlling his opponent.
Pilik throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Oliveira because Pilik loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oliveira holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pilik tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pilik 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Pilik looking to finish with strikes here!
Pilik content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pilik throws some wild stikes that Oliveira manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimas Pilik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Oliveira gets tackled into the cage by Pilik. Pilik maintains the clinch.

Pilik pulls Oliveira into guard.
Pilik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliveira is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pilik is on top in guard.
Pilik is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dimas Pilik wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pilik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oliveira tries to avoid it but Pilik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oliveira to the ground. Oliveira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pilik as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Pilik or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliveira which made him look bad.
Pilik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hugo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimas Pilik.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilik fails with a takedown attempt.

Pilik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Pilik has the dominant position.

Pilik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Pilik moves out of range.

Pilik clinches up with Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage.

Pilik pulls guard effortlessly.
Oliveira trying to control but Pilik is working from the bottom.
Pilik has control of Oliveira's left arm, preventing Oliveira from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to stand up but Pilik won't let him.
Pilik is pulling down on Oliveira's head. It's preventing any offense from Oliveira, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pilik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oliveira circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as Pilik shoots in.

Pilik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oliveira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pilik slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to stall but Pilik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pilik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oliveira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oliveira prevents the takedown attempt.

Pilik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt - Pilik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pilik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oliveira closes the distance but Pilik moves to the side

and Pilik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pilik pulls Oliveira into guard.
Hugo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dimas Pilik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Pilik uses the cage to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimas Pilik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pilik 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimas Pilik!

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FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Gnay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saulo Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saulo Dos Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gnay
vs
Dos Santos

169 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Mango Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Gnay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saulo Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gnay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Sloppy strikes from Gnay. Those never looked like landing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gnay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Gnay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
Gnay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gnay misses with an elbow strike.
Gnay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Gnay.
Dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Gnay.
Gnay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dos Santos stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gnay throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gnay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gnay blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Gnay.
Gnay swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Dos Santos.
Gnay trying to land knees to the body.
Dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gnay throws an elbow that misses.
Gnay tries to stall but Dos Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gnay lands a nice elbow.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Gnay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gnay throws an elbow but it misses.
Gnay being controlled against the cage.
Gnay throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gnay.
Gnay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to stall but Gnay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike from Gnay.
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!
Dos Santos pushes Gnay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gnay lands an elbow inside.
Gnay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gnay throws an elbow that misses.
Dos Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gnay backwards.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Gnay has him pressed against the cage.
Gnay prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnay keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Gnay lands a damaging elbow.
Gnay has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gnay has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Dos Santos.
Gnay pushes off an throws an elbow but Dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gnay blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gnay.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gnay has him pressed against the cage.
Gnay is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Dos Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Gnay.
Gnay takes a shot to the head.
Gnay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gnay throws an elbow but it misses.
Dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dos Santos presses Gnay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Santos.
Gnay is pushing Dos Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gnay lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gnay prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Gnay lands an elbow just above Dos Santos 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gnay fails to land with a series of punches.

Gnay gets a clinch.
Dos Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Gnay, against the cage.
Dos Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Gnay has the dominant position.
Dos Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gnay has him pressed against the cage.
Gnay pushes off an throws an elbow but Dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gnay.
Dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gnay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gnay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
Gnay leaning against his opponent.
Dos Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gnay up against the cage.
Dos Santos misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gnay prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Gnay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gnay lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Dos Santos lands with a right to the head.
Dos Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a body punch.
Gnay prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Dos Santos lands with a light punch inside.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Gnay.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saulo Dos Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gnay lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Gnay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Gnay has him pressed against the cage.
Gnay throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos working aggressively here.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Gnay controls his hands.
Dos Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Dos Santos misses with the head strike.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Gnay holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Gnay is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Gnay has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Gnay controls the action.
Dos Santos throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Gnay.
Dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gnay has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gnay pushes off an throws an elbow but Dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Gnay throws knees to the body.
Gnay misses with the head strike.
Gnay lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gnay throws an elbow but misses.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gnay has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gnay blocks a body shot from Dos Santos.
Gnay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gnay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gnay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gnay tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Gnay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Gnay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gnay or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gnay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dos Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos tries to break the clinch but Gnay is controlling the position.
Dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Gnay avoids it by throwing Dos Santos back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Saulo Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dos Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Dos Santos.
Gnay lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
Gnay pushes off an throws an elbow but Dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gnay takes a shot to the head.
Gnay looking to slow down the pace here.
Gnay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gnay scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gnay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dos Santos scores with a shot to the side of Gnay's head.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Gnay has the dominant position.
Gnay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gnay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnay just leaning against Dos Santos, taking a breather.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dos Santos.
Gnay misses with a body punch.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Gnay trying to land knees to the body.
Gnay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gnay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gnay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch but Gnay improves position.
Dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Gnay, against the cage.
Gnay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dos Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gnay is trying to maintain a safe position but Dos Santos gets an underhook and turns Gnay into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Gnay throws an elbow but misses.
Dos Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gnay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gnay misses with an elbow over the top.
Dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Gnay.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnay is stalling here.
Gnay is pressed up against the cage. Dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gnay down to the mat. Gnay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gnay.

Dos Santos rushes Gnay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gnay backwards.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Gnay.
Gnay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dos Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Dos Santos tries to break free but Gnay pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Gnay won't allow it.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Gnay holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gnay misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gnay.
Gnay tries to work over Dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dos Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Gnay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wayne Gnay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saulo Dos Santos.

Dos Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gnay's elbow.
Saulo Dos Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Gnay controls his hands.
Wayne Gnay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gnay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gnay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saulo Dos Santos.
I've got Dos Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

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

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brazil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anyukalo Ryzogyto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anyukalo Ryzogyto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brazil
vs
Ryzogyto

175 cm
31
199 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Brazil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anyukalo Ryzogyto!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazil walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ryzogyto.
Ryzogyto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryzogyto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brazil lands with a hook. Ryzogyto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ryzogyto shoots in looking for a takedown but Brazil manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ryzogyto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ryzogyto dives in and grabs Brazil's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brazil pushes down on Ryzogyto's head and hops out.
Brazil stuffs the takedown attempt from Ryzogyto. Ryzogyto gets slowly back to his feet.
Bobby Brazil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anyukalo Ryzogyto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryzogyto shoots for a double leg takedown but Brazil sprawls well. He's pushed Ryzogyto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A shot to the liver by Brazil. Beautiful body shot.
Brazil lands a nice looking body kick.
Ryzogyto looks winded!
Brazil scores with a jab. Ryzogyto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brazil lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Ryzogyto crumples to the floor! Brazil milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bobby Brazil!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Skinner
vs
Gray

181 cm
24
266 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
31
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Skinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Gray!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinner leaves Gray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gray fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
Skinner swats away the attempt to clinch by Gray.

Gray moves into the clinch.
Skinner cracks Gray with a nice body shot.

Skinner manages to break the clinch.
Gray takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner throws a nice looking combination but Gray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Skinner counters with a three punch combo that has Gray backing up. Gray nods at Skinner to acknowledge the strikes.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Skinner is just out of range.
Gray shoots in but Skinner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gray misses with a double jab
and Gray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gray shoots in but no luck this time.
Craig Skinner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Gray.
Gray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skinner avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
Skinner leaves Gray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Skinner misses with a double jab.
Gray looks for a takedown but Skinner sprawls well.
Gray tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner fails with a takedown attempt.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skinner connects with the punch.
Skinner avoids the body shot from Gray.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gray takes the fight into the clinch.
Skinner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gray pulls his leg out and moves away.
Skinner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Skinner avoids the head kick by Gray.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skinner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gray on the side of the head.

Gray drives through and clinches with Skinner against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Skinner 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.

Skinner misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Gray or perhaps it was just good defense by Skinner which made him look bad.
Gray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gray wants it to stay on the feet.
Skinner shoots in for a takedown but Gray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gray drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Skinner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gray drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Skinner dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gray working for a triangle but Skinner defends it easily.
Skinner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Skinner trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gray looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gray wants to sweep here but Skinner controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Skinner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Skinner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Skinner trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Skinner trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Craig Skinner just wasn't active enough.
Gray shoots in for a takedown but Skinner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray shoots for a double leg takedown but Skinner sprawls well. He's pushed Gray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Craig Skinner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Gray.
Skinner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skinner misses with a double jab.
A cross from Skinner lands.
Gray is looking to clinch but Skinner is avoiding it.
Craig Skinner is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Skinner.
Gray fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Skinner pushes him off.
Skinner feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.

Gray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skinner tries to throw a body punch but Gray avoids it by throwing Skinner back against the cage.
Gray stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ben Gray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Skinner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gray tries to clinch up.
Skinner tries to clinch up.
Skinner swats away the attempt to clinch by Gray.
Gray tries to clinch up.
Skinner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skinner duly obliges.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch but Skinner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Skinner as Gray shoots in.
Ben Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray tries to clinch
and Skinner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray throws a head kick but Skinner moves out of range.
Skinner fails with the takedown.
Gray shoots in looking for a takedown but Skinner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Craig Skinner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Gray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray closes the distance and clinches up with Skinner, looking for a takedown. Gray pushes Skinner against the cage but Skinner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gray tries for a takedown but Skinner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skinner misses with a wild combination.
Gray tries to clinch but Skinner is having none of it.
Gray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Skinner to keep the fight standing.
Gray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Skinner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Skinner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skinner prevents a takedown attempt there.

Skinner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick
and Skinner counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner shoots in but no luck this time.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skinner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skinner shoots in looking for a takedown. Gray tries to sprawl out of it but Skinner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Skinner does no damage.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skinner paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Skinner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Skinner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Skinner!
An out of breath and clearly excited Craig Skinner thanked Scotia Wear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Cranswick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cranswick comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West- Stronger. Liam Cranswick had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cranswick
vs
Lester

175 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Cranswick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Lester!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
Lester shoots in and drives through. Cranswick sprawls well.
Cranswick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lester looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cranswick misses with the combination.
Cranswick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cranswick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lester closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cranswick circles away.
Liam Cranswick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Lester.
Lester shoots in for a double leg but Cranswick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cranswick tries to bum rush Lester with a series of wild strikes but Lester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liam Cranswick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lester is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cranswick's half guard.
Lester prevents Cranswick from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranswick desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Lester seems to be working for a kimura but Cranswick defends the submission attempt.

Cranswick actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cranswick trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lester in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lester seems to be looking for submissions.

Lester stands up out of the half guard.
Lester tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cranswick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lester somewhat.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick and Cranswick moves out of range easily.
Lester tries for a takedown but Cranswick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cranswick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lester avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranswick throws a one two combo.

Lester clinches up with Cranswick and pushes him back against the cage.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Cranswick avoids the damage to the body.
Lester content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cranswick's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Cranswick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lester has a takedown stuffed.
Cranswick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lester fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cranswick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lester.
Lester looks winded!

Cranswick drops Lester with a left right combo! Cranswick follows him down to the ground into side control.

Lester is rocked!

It looks like Bryan Lester has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lester is still in real trouble! Can Cranswick finish him?
A control attempt from Lester but he's now mounted!

Cranswick wants to finish this one by submission but Lester is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cranswick.

Cranswick looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Lester defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cranswick.
Lester is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lester seems to have recovered his senses.
Lester is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester throws a strike from the bottom but Cranswick uses the opportunity to take his back.
Cranswick not allowing Lester to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Cranswick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Lester's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cranswick misses with a wild combination.
Lester fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cranswick avoids it really well and circles away.
Lester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cranswick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lester fails with the takedown.
Lester gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Cranswick does no damage.
Cranswick tries to clinch there but Lester circles away.
Cranswick throws a series of strikes that have Lester backpedaling.
Liam Cranswick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester dives in and grabs Cranswick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cranswick pushes down on Lester's head and hops out.
Liam Cranswick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Lester.
Cranswick is looking to clinch but Lester is avoiding it.
Cranswick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lester.
Lester avoids the body shot from Cranswick.
Cranswick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lester clinches up against the cage.
Cranswick is trying to break the clinch but Lester has him pressed against the cage.

Lester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cranswick lands an overhand right.
Cranswick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No luck for Lester with that takedown attempt.
Lester is breathing heavily.
Lester fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Cranswick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranswick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cranswick wants to clinch up but Lester keeps it at a distance.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but Cranswick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lester misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lester throws a wild hook but Cranswick just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Lester gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Cranswick raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Cranswick!
Liam Cranswick opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zero
vs
Helix

193 cm
28
291 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

193 cm
31
286 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Helix!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero misses the shot to the body.
Zero on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Sub Zero has been cut.
A punch combination from Zero misses.
Zero looks to clinch
and Helix makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zero really felt that one!
Zero moves in looking to clinch but Helix pushes him off.
Zero is looking to clinch but Helix is avoiding it.
Zero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Helix's waist but Helix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zero off to one side.
Zero throws a nice looking combination but Helix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Helix connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero shoots in for a takedown but Helix shows good takedown defense.
Zero is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Helix there.
Helix lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Helix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zero tries to clinch
and Helix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Sub Zero's cut is getting worse.
Zero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zero looks to clinch
and Helix counters with a left to the body.
Helix catches Zero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Helix lands a big right hand that sends Zero crashing to the mat! Helix stays standing though and waves Zero back to his feet!

Zero is rocked!

Sub Zero's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helix walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Helix fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helix.

Helix cracks Zero with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zero looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Helix finish him?

Jeez, Sub Zero's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Helix!
Bobby Helix decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Hooligan 'Get Down' . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Couture
vs
Banner

170 cm
29
280 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
290 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrance Banner!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture is looking to clinch.

Couture fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Banner, pushing him back against the cage.
Couture lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Terrance Banner has been cut.
Banner is trying to drag Couture to the mat but Couture just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Banner is trying to pull guard but Couture turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Couture lands an elbow that stopped Banner in his tracks for a moment.
Couture lands an elbow that stopped Banner in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Terrance Banner's cut even more.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Couture!
After winning the bout, Randy Couture thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.