SPFT 133: Gracie vs Allen PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Kailea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Guapo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Guapo
vs
Kailea

178 cm
30
165 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

173 cm
31
168 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Guapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Kailea!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kailea lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Guapo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guapo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Guapo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kailea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guapo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kailea.
Guapo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kailea.
Kailea lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Guapo. That snapped Kailea's head back.

It looks like Rocco Kailea has been cut.
Kailea displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've been informed that Kailea has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A good leg kick by Kailea.
Kailea staying out of range there.
Kailea misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guapo misses with a kick to the body
and Kailea counters with a slapping leg kick.
Guapo throws a lazy right hand but Kailea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guapo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kailea connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guapo scrambles back to his feet.
Kailea throws a low kick but Guapo avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Kailea is predictable there
and Guapo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kailea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guapo feints a jab promting Kailea to slip. Guapo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kailea slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kailea connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kailea throws a push kick but Guapo slaps the foot to one side.
Guapo cracks Kailea with a good jab.
Kailea gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Guapo gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kailea is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Guapo!
An out of breath and clearly excited El Guapo thanked Steel Penn's Laundry 93% for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale comes to the cage accompanied by Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight . Summers has chosen Conflict-Disturbed as his entrance music. Nathan Summers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Avon Barksdale's chin.

Barksdale
vs
Summers

185 cm
31
184 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

177 cm
32
180 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Avon Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Summers!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers missing with a left hand there. Barksdale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Summers clinches with his opponent.
Summers digs a right hand into Barksdale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barksdale's gas tank.
Summers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Summers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barksdale misses with a kick to the body
and Summers counters with a straight right hand.
Summers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Barksdale there.
Summers throws a big shot that misses.
Barksdale needs to keep his hands up - Summers had a free shot at his head there.
Barksdale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Summers. Those never looked like landing.
Barksdale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Summers stalks Barksdale and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barksdale's face. Barksdale staggers backwards, shaken.
Barksdale tries to clinch but Summers is having none of it.
Summers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barksdale circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Barksdale is predictable there

and Summers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Summers with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers with a nice head shot there.

Barksdale is rocked!
Barksdale working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Summers.
Barksdale keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.
Summers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barksdale is keeping the position for now.
Summers won't allow Barksdale to sweep him here.
Barksdale pulls Summers in close to his closed guard and prevents Summers from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barksdale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Barksdale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barksdale looking for a sweep. Not yet Barksdale, not yet.
Barksdale is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers is not content to let Barksdale control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barksdale gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Summers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barksdale attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Barksdale has managed to clinch.
Our sources have told us that Barksdale has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Summers.
Nice elbow from Barksdale.
Summers lands a right hand.
Summers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Summers avoids the elbow strike from Barksdale, against the cage.
Barksdale blocks an uppercut.
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barksdale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Summers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Summers misses with the combination.
Barksdale feints and then cracks Summers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Summers down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale is looking to land body kicks.
Barksdale takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Summers does no damage.
Barksdale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Summers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barksdale misses with a straight left.
Barksdale is looking to clinch but Summers is avoiding it.
Summers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Summers throws a hook but Barksdale avoids it easily.
Barksdale scores with a kick to the midsection.
Summers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Summers lands a jab to the nose.
Barksdale pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Summers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Summers shoots in for a takedown but Barksdale shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barksdale throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Summers throws a shot from downtown. Barksdale moves away and avoids it.
Summers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Summers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barksdale lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barksdale moves out of range as Summers strikes.
Barksdale throws a head kick that half lands.
Summers misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Barksdale.
A left lands for Summers.
Barksdale throws a leg kick but Summers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Summers swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nathan Summers will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barksdale stuffs the takedown attempt from Summers. Summers gets slowly back to his feet.
Barksdale lands with a kick to the ribs.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barksdale connects with a leg kick. Summers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Summers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a body kick.
Summers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Summers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barksdale throws a push kick but Summers slaps the foot to one side.
Summers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barksdale defends it nicely.

Summers rushes Barksdale and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Summers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale tries to land knees in the clinch but Summers avoids the damage to the body.
Barksdale is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Summers can't find room to land a body shot as Barksdale controls the action.
Summers avoids a wild elbow strike from Barksdale.
Summers trying to land knees to the body.
Summers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Summers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barksdale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Summers is defending well for now.
Summers can't break the clinch.
Barksdale with a knee to the head.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Summers takes an elbow to the temple.
Barksdale is struggling to control the position.
Barksdale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Summers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barksdale content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Barksdale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside that Summers shrugs off.

It looks like Nathan Summers has been cut.
Summers misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barksdale stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barksdale misses with an elbow over the top.
Barksdale lands a good knee to the midsection. Summers won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barksdale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Summers is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Barksdale.
Nice elbow from Barksdale.

Summers is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Barksdale can't fight it off and eventually Summers manages to take the fight to the floor. Barksdale looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Summers being controlled here momentarily.
Barksdale manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale controlling the pace for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Summers is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Avon Barksdale.
Barksdale tries a head kick but it misses.
Barksdale bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barksdale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Summers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Summers duly obliges.
Avon Barksdale is winning the standup battle so far.
Barksdale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers misses with a leg kick.
Summers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barksdale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Summers somewhat.
Avon Barksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Summers.
The fighters circle momentarily. Summers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers swats away the attempt to clinch by Barksdale.
A left and a right from Summers both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avon Barksdale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Summers'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. This is the final round!

Barksdale misses with a hook. Summers ducked under it nicely.
Nathan Summers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barksdale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barksdale misses with a straight right.
Barksdale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Summers.
A right-left combo lands from Summers.
Oh Barksdale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barksdale throws a wild hook but Summers just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Barksdale gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Summers raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Summers!
Nathan Summers managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo, into his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zica Brava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brava's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chimaira - Nothing Remains. Figueroa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ride the Lighting kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kim Figueroa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zica Brava's chin.

Brava
vs
Figueroa

168 cm
32
158 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

165 cm
31
150 lbs
26 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

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 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Zica Brava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brava tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brava's knee momentarily.
Brava tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brava misses with a double jab.
Brava wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Figueroa.
Figueroa moves out of range of the body kick from Brava.
Figueroa feints and then cracks Brava's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brava down.
Figueroa misses with a body shot.
Brava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Brava clinches.
Figueroa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brava is trying to break free.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Figueroa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bravas head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brava avoiding damage as Figueroa throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Figueroa.
Brava is trying to break free.
Figueroa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brava avoids it.
Brava scores with a hook to the body.

Brava breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kim Figueroa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brava lands a nice shot to the body.
Brava tries a head kick but it misses.
Figueroa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Figueroa cracks Brava with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brava checks a leg kick nicely.

Brava rushes Figueroa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brava has had enough of the clinch but Figueroa keeps him there for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brava is trying to break free.
Brava wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brava blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brava can't break the clinch.

Brava manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brava tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Figueroa blocks a head kick by Brava.
A punch combination from Figueroa misses.
Figueroa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brava wants to clinch.
Brava throws a series of punches but Figueroa avoids them all with ease.
Brava looks to clinch
and Figueroa counters with a huge left! Brava is in big trouble! He's backing up but Figueroa isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Brava from any more damage. A dominating finish by Figueroa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Figueroa!
Kim Figueroa took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 7$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teijo Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tarzan
vs
Gurgel

185 cm
33
300 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

193 cm
31
238 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teijo Tarzan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurgel throws a leg kick that misses.
Tarzan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tarzan.

It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut.
Teijo Tarzan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gurgel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gurgel misses with a leg kick.
Gurgel thows a body kick. Tarzan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarzan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tarzan is breathing heavily.
Gurgel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gurgel misses with a series of wild punches.
Gurgel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gurgel scores with a sloppy right hand. Tarzan should have avoided that one.
Tarzan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tarzan moves out of range of the body kick.
Gurgel pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tarzan blocks a head kick by Gurgel.
Tarzan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tarzan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gurgel counters with an outside leg kick.
Gurgel tries to work over Tarzan's front leg with a kick but Tarzan checks it.
Gurgel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gurgel throws a head kick but Tarzan moves out of range.
Tarzan moves out of range of the leg kick from Gurgel.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gurgel.
Tarzan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gurgel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gurgel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Tarzan.
Tarzan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gurgel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tarzan scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gurgel connects with a leg kick. Tarzan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gurgel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gurgel moves away from the strike by Tarzan.
Gurgel avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheers as Gurgel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarzan doesn't seem phased though.
Tarzan misses with a leg kick.
Tarzan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tarzan misses with a wild combination.
Tarzan throws a lazy right hand but Gurgel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gurgel.
Tarzan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gurgel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Tarzan. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gurgel.
Gurgel has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gurgel cracks Tarzan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gurgel lands a nice looking body kick.
Gurgel thuds his shin into the meat of Tarzan's side.
Gurgel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gurgel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tarzan will feel that in the morning.
Gurgel thuds his shin into the meat of Tarzan's side.
Gurgel with a hook.
Good leg kick by Gurgel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tarzan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gurgel.
Tarzan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tarzan takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Teijo Tarzan has been cut.
Gurgel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tarzan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gurgel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tarzan under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gurgel cracks the inside of Tarzan's front leg.
Gurgel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tarzan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gurgel lands a right hook to the body.
Gurgel scores with a kick to the body.
Gurgel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tarzan doesn't seem bothered though.
Gurgel works over Tarzan's head and body with a nice combination.
Gurgel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gurgel lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gurgel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tarzan misses with a double jab.
Tarzan is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Gurgel Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Tarzan is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joaozinho Gurgel!
After winning the bout, Joaozinho Gurgel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Davis Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogg comes to the cage accompanied by Last Ones Standing. Jefferson Davis Hogg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis Hogg
vs
Mendez

195 cm
30
327 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

200 cm
38
268 lbs
43 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140

Fight Night Nutrition
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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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Davis Hogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Mendez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hogg.
Hogg throws a leg kick that misses.
Mendez moves away from the strike by Hogg.
Mendez is looking to chop away at Hogg's legs.
Hogg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hogg.
Hogg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hogg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hogg throws a low kick but Mendez moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Mendez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg throws a leg kick that is checked

and Mendez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hogg!
Hogg can't do much from the bottom here.
Hogg tries to bench press Mendez off him but Mendez keeps the position.

Mendez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hogg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hogg is avoiding damage well.
Hogg wants to control but Mendez postures up.
Hogg is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mendez connects with a decent elbow.
Hogg can't do much from the bottom here.
Mendez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hogg's legs.
Hogg is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mendez tries to advance to mount but Hogg denies him.
Hogg tries to bench press Mendez off him but Mendez keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg won't allow Mendez to pass to mount.
Mendez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hogg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hogg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendez is pressing down on Hogg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hogg is holding on for now.
Mendez is still trying to improve position.
Hogg wants to get back to full guard.
Mendez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mendez trying to control from Hogg's half guard. Hogg has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mendez trying to control but Hogg is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogg is keeping the position for now.
My spies in Brazilian Elite Team inform me that Mendez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mendez trying to control but Hogg is working from the bottom.
Mendez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hogg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hogg is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jefferson Davis Hogg.
Mendez moves forwards but Hogg connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Hogg has Mendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendez avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
Hogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendez is defending well for now.
Mendez tries to pull guard but Hogg won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hogg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hogg lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendez looks winded!
Nice body punch from Hogg.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Mendez is blocking nicely.
Hogg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hogg obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg misses with a body punch.
Hogg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mendez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

An inside leg kick from Hogg misses.
Jefferson Davis Hogg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hogg moves into the clinch successfully.
Hogg swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendez avoids the damage to the body.
Hogg tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
Mendez goes for a takedown attempt but Hogg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hogg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mendez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hogg misses the jab.
Mendez avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg is looking to chop away at Mendez's legs.
Hogg tries to clinch but Mendez moves out of range.
Hogg's corner calls for a 1-2. Hogg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hogg tries to work over Mendez's front leg with a kick but Mendez checks it.
Hogg lands the left hand.
Mendez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hogg.
A punch lands to the side of Hogg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hogg.
Hogg scores with a leg kick.
Hogg keeps Mendez at a distance using the push kick.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mendez lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hogg darts in and clinches Mendez up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Hogg has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Hogg is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mendez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hogg to the mat. Hogg regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Hogg is keeping the position.
Hogg doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mendez stopping the sweep attempt from Hogg.
Mendez looking to pass the guard.
Hogg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez is fighting to break Hogg's control of his arms but Hogg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Jefferson Davis Hogg wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mendez throws a leg kick which misses Hogg's front leg but catches the back leg as Hogg tries to avoid it.
Hogg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hogg.
Mendez lands a jab to the nose.
Hogg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hogg tries to clinch there but Mendez circles away.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hogg.
Mendez lands a really nice looking cross but Hogg seems unphased.

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

and Mendez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hogg's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hogg swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Hogg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendez is aware though and is defending well.
Mendez trying to control but Hogg is working from the bottom.
Mendez postures up.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Hogg keeps moving.
Hogg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hogg is trying to keep Mendez in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jefferson Davis Hogg will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mendez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hogg throws the kick towards the body but Mendez avoids it.
Mendez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hogg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hogg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hogg thumps Mendez with a low kick.
Mendez shoots in and drives through. Hogg sprawls well.
Mendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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

Mendez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jefferson Davis Hogg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hogg as he avoids it easily.
Mendez wants to slow Hogg down by chopping away at his legs.
Mendez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hogg. Hogg obviously looking to wear him down.
Hogg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hogg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!

Hogg has managed to clinch.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Mendez blocks a body shot from Hogg.
Mendez jumps guard but Hogg turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jefferson Davis Hogg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Mendez.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendez avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
Tony Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hogg.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
Hogg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hogg scores with a knee to the head.
Hogg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Hogg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mendez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mendez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendez avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg crunches a lovely knee into Mendez's ribcage.
Hogg missing with knees to the body.
Hogg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
Mendez managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
A left hand lands to the body for Hogg.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendez avoids it.
Hogg scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hogg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendez jumps guard but Hogg turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jefferson Davis Hogg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hogg.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendez avoids it.
Hogg digs a right hand into Mendez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendez's gas tank.
Mendez jumps guard but Hogg stands there with Mendez around his waist. Mendez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jefferson Davis Hogg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hogg prevents a body shot from Mendez.
Hogg prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg blocks a body shot from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a punch to the body.
Hogg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Hogg tries to work over Mendez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Davis Hogg!
A very excited looking Jefferson Davis Hogg 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.
Tony Mendez spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey guys, I wanted to thank you all for the time and love. This was my last fight. See you next time!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christiano Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf has chosen Clawfinger Biggest & the Best as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Christiano Smokeleaf has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cael Sanderson Bot's chin.

Sanderson Bot
vs
Smokeleaf

177 cm
28
287 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

200 cm
29
242 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christiano Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smokeleaf avoids the head kick by Bot.
A clash of legs there as Smokeleaf blocks the low kick.
Bot takes a swing at Smokeleaf's ribcage but misses.
Bot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smokeleaf misses with a head kick.
Bot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bot just misses with a punch to the body.
Smokeleaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smokeleaf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bot avoids the body shot from Smokeleaf.
Bot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smokeleaf.
Bot throws a lazy head kick

and Smokeleaf counters with a shoot takedown. Bot fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bot can't keep his opponent in guard - Smokeleaf advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bot keeps working.
Bot is looking to improve his position.
Bot makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bot.
Smokeleaf looking to pass the guard.
Smokeleaf is looking to work some ground and pound but Bot has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bot manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bot tries to get to full guard but Smokeleaf has control of the leg.
Smokeleaf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bot keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smokeleaf is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Smokeleaf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smokeleaf wants to pass to mount but Bot is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smokeleaf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smokeleaf prevents Bot from improving his position.
Smokeleaf controlling the action here.
It looks like Smokeleaf might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Christiano Smokeleaf.
A big right from Bot misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bot just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Bot does no damage.
Smokeleaf throws the kick towards the body but Bot avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smokeleaf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokeleaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Smokeleaf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smokeleaf tries a head kick but it misses.
Smokeleaf moves out of range of the leg kick from Bot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christiano Smokeleaf 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.

Bot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smokeleaf moves away.
Bot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bot misses with a two punch combination.
Smokeleaf blocks a head kick by Bot.
Bot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smokeleaf.
Bot misses with a head kick.
Bot lands a nice shot to the body.
Smokeleaf cracks Bot with a good jab.
Bot digs a good body shot into Smokeleaf's ribs.
Bot stuffs the takedown attempt from Smokeleaf. Smokeleaf gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Bot. Those never looked like landing.
Bot is looking to wear down Smokeleaf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smokeleaf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Cael Sanderson Bot has been cut.
Smokeleaf cracks Bot with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf is looking to slow Bot down with leg kicks.
Smokeleaf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bot as he avoids it easily.
Bot fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Bot's head coaches at The Black Hand that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Smokeleaf. That snapped Bot's head back.

Smokeleaf has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smokeleaf prevents a body shot from Bot.
Smokeleaf is working Bot over against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bot.
Smokeleaf misses with a body punch.
Bot is trying to drag Smokeleaf to the mat but Smokeleaf just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bot fails to land.
Smokeleaf stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smokeleaf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bot misses with a punch to the body.
Smokeleaf tries to work over Bot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smokeleaf misses with some punches.
Smokeleaf misses with a body punch.
Smokeleaf struggles to land a body shot inside as Bot controls his hands.
Smokeleaf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smokeleaf has a couple of punches blocked by Bot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf prevents a body shot from Bot.
Smokeleaf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bot is stalling here.
Smokeleaf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smokeleaf lands with a right to the head.
Bot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smokeleaf tries to work over Bot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smokeleaf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bot tries a body shot but Smokeleaf blocks it.
Bot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bot.
Smokeleaf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smokeleaf prevents a body shot from Bot.
Bot is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smokeleaf is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bot prevents a body shot from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bot looking to stall.
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!
Smokeleaf lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christiano Smokeleaf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cael Sanderson Bot's cut.
That's time! Bot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Bot misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Smokeleaf counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bot!
Smokeleaf advances nicely into full mount.
Smokeleaf lands with some strikes.

Smokeleaf looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smokeleaf working Bot over with strikes here.
Smokeleaf can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bot is looking to escape.
Smokeleaf unloads with some shots from mount but Bot bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smokeleaf looking to control but Bot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bot regains half guard.
Smokeleaf wants to pass the guard but Bot is defending well.
Cael Sanderson Bot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christiano Smokeleaf has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot is looking for a sweep. Smokeleaf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smokeleaf throws a strike but Bot avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smokeleaf wants to control from the top but Bot keeps moving.
Bot looking for a sweep. Not yet Bot, not yet.
Smokeleaf looking to sit in guard and control but Bot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smokeleaf avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Smokeleaf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smokeleaf trying to keep a closed guard but Bot is proving a slippery customer.
Bot postures up in Smokeleaf's guard and throws a big left but Smokeleaf blocks it.
Smokeleaf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Smokeleaf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bot defends well.
Smokeleaf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf working a defensive guard here.
Bot chips away with some ground and pound.
Bot postures up.
Bot throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smokeleaf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bot has managed to get both his arms back between Smokeleaf's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christiano Smokeleaf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smokeleaf 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christiano Smokeleaf!
Christiano Smokeleaf decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gracie
vs
Allen

175 cm
28
143 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

165 cm
36
152 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellraiser FightGear
CEC Nutrition Q160

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adam Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Gracie.
Allen slips under a jab from Gracie.
Allen looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Allen's defenses.
Allen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Allen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch lands to the side of Allen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Allen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Allen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Allen tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Allen misses.
Allen stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Allen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Allen has his takedown stuffed

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Allen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Allen defends easily.
Allen stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Allen manages to get himself to full guard.
Allen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Allen trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie pushes down on Allen's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is thwarting Allen's attempts to control the position.

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Allen defends the submission attempt.
Allen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is keen to just control but Allen is a slippery customer.
Allen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Allen dodges it nicely.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Allen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Allen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Allen controlling Gracie's posture.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen working a defensive guard here.

Allen is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adam Gracie will probably get the nod.
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.

Allen swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Allen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mateus Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Allen misses with a right hand

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Allen fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie 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.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Allen wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Allen is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Adam Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Allen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Allen is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Allen has hold of Gracie's hands but Gracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Allen tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Allen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Allen moves into full guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Allen controlling Gracie's posture.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Adam Gracie has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Allen takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Allen as Gracie shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Allen's legs.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Mateus Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Nice jab there from Allen.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen throws an off balance right hand

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Allen won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Allen is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
Allen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Allen to see if he's OK.
Allen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Allen regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Allen is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie punishes Allen's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Allen's head back.
Allen misses with a straight left.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Allen scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Allen clinches up against the cage.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Allen smiles and moves away.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Allen.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Allen's hands.
Allen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Allen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Allen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice jab there from Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to clinch.
Allen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Gracie is rocked!
Allen feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Gracie crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mateus Allen!
Mateus Allen is the new featherweight champion!
Mateus Allen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.