Iron Shot 34 - A.A.P.P PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Pedrosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Sprole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sprole is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Youre Gonna Go Far, Kid. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pedrosa
vs
Sprole

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Pedrosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derick Sprole!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sprole takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sprole.

It looks like Dave Pedrosa has been cut.
Sprole crunches a lovely knee into Pedrosa's ribcage.
Pedrosa can't get the takedown.
Sprole lands a knee to the body.
Pedrosa is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sprole.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sprole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pedrosa backwards.
Sprole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pedrosa's face.
Sprole lands a nice elbow.

Pedrosa is rocked!
Our sources have told us that Pedrosa has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Sprole controlling the action here for a moment.
Sprole lands a nice knee to the body.
Sprole crunches a lovely knee into Pedrosa's ribcage.
Sprole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pedrosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sprole has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sprole content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pedrosa takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pedrosa's face.
Oh Pedrosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sprole lands a big knee to the head and Pedrosa goes down! Sprole pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derick Sprole!
Derick Sprole bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhekster Volnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Volnov
vs
Silva

190 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhekster Volnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva blocks a head kick by Volnov.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

Silva tries to sprawl but Volnov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Volnov is looking for a kimura here.
Volnov prevents Silva from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
Volnov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Silva trying to control but Volnov postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volnov wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva controls Volnov momentarily but Volnov frees himself.
Volnov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Volnov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Volnov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva keeping full guard, as Volnov tries to pass.
Volnov passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Volnov jumps into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control Volnov's posture but Volnov avoids it.
Volnov laying and praying for a moment but Silva takes advantage and regains half guard.
Volnov trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.

Volnov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Volnov is breathing heavily.

Silva with the active half guard here but Volnov passes nicely into side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva wants to control but Volnov postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Volnov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva keeping control of the position.
Silva is staying active underneath Volnov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Volnov.
Silva is not content to let Volnov control the position.
Volnov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Volnov is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Volnov is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Volnov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Volnov is controlling the pace.
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 Zhekster Volnov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Volnov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Volnov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Volnov wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva wants to control but Volnov is keeping him busy.

Silva swings around for an armbar but Volnov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
Volnov tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Volnov is aware though and is defending well.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Volnov from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volnov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva is trying to control the position but Volnov postures up.
Volnov with a nice head shot there.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Volnov defends easily.
Volnov passes into half guard.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Volnov pulls his head out easily.
Silva wants to improve his position but Volnov is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Volnov. Oh but Silva has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Volnov goes limp - he's gone! Silva jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pedro Silva!
Pedro Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Kalnoky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Willie Nelson - Whiskey River as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kalnoky
vs
Williams

175 cm
20
146 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

174 cm
30
143 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomas Kalnoky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Kalnoky tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kalnoky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalnoky was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
A leg kick checked by Kalnoky.
Kalnoky throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.

Kalnoky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Williams's half guard.
We've been hearing that Kalnoky has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kalnoky is looking to advance position but Williams won't allow it.
Kalnoky is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Williams is in trouble now - Kalnoky has advanced to mount!
Kalnoky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Williams tries to hold on but Kalnoky postures up.
Kalnoky landing strikes from the mount.
Kalnoky 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalnoky looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Kalnoky there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kalnoky has control of Williams's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Williams regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kalnoky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kalnoky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalnoky in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kalnoky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Kalnoky fails to advance to Williams's back.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Kalnoky is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Kalnoky extends the arm and Williams is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tomas Kalnoky!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trapp Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dahl Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas has chosen donGURALesko - GIOVANNI DZIADZIA as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Deathgrip
vs
Haas

190 cm
28
177 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

178 cm
21
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trapp Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dahl Haas!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deathgrip takes one on the button.
Deathgrip takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haas misses with a body kick.
Haas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Deathgrip is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Haas misses the shot to the body.
Haas drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Deathgrip right on the button. Deathgrip goes down! Haas follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Haas gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dahl Haas!
Dahl Haas bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Van Dijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antol Cu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antol Cu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Van Dijk
vs
Cu

175 cm
22
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
27
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Divinity 160Q

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Van Dijk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antol Cu!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cu connects with a right hand. Van Dijk shakes it off.

It looks like Nick Van Dijk has been cut.
Cu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cu scores with a shot to the body.
Van Dijk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Dijk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jab by Cu.
Van Dijk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Dijk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cu tries to land a body kick

and Van Dijk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cu wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Van Dijk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cu defends it well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Van Dijk!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Rashid has chosen Highlight Reel as his entrance music. Jonathan Devlin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Devlin
vs
al Rashid

172 cm
27
160 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

178 cm
33
167 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good 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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Devlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem al Rashid!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

al Rashid instigates a clinch.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Devlin backwards.
Devlin blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Devlin.
al Rashid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Devlin is looking to control al Rashid's arms but al Rashid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Devlin has his back to the cage.
al Rashid is leaning against Devlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from al Rashid fails to land.
al Rashid can't find room to land a body shot as Devlin controls the action.
Devlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Devlin.

al Rashid manages to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

al Rashid is looking for a triangle but Devlin pushes his legs off easily.

Devlin gets to his feet - al Rashid follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
al Rashid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
al Rashid lands a two punch combo.
al Rashid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Devlin circles away.
Devlin tries to clinch up.
Devlin darts in trying to clinch
and al Rashid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

al Rashid takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, al Rashid scores with a nice short uppercut.
al Rashid lands a shot to the body.
Devlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Devlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Rashid avoids a wild elbow strike from Devlin.
Devlin misses with a punch to the body.
Devlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
al Rashid managing to block the knees to the body from Devlin.
al Rashid avoiding damage as Devlin throws knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that al Rashid has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
al Rashid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Rashid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, al Rashid scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from al Rashid.
al Rashid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
al Rashid lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Devlin.
al Rashid lands with a short shot to the head.
Devlin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Rashid.
A left hand lands to the body for al Rashid.
Devlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and al Rashid avoids it.
al Rashid lands a nice uppercut.
al Rashid lands with a short shot to the head.
Devlin lands a nice shot to the body.
al Rashid lands a body punch in the clinch.

al Rashid pulls Devlin into guard.
Devlin tries to stand but al Rashid is controlling from the bottom.
Devlin being controlled here momentarily.
Devlin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for al Rashid on the ground.

al Rashid working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Devlin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Devlin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
al Rashid tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Devlin trying to stand up but can't free himself from al Rashid's guard.
al Rashid working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Devlin trying to stand up but can't free himself from al Rashid's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kareem al Rashid.
al Rashid fails with the takedown.

al Rashid clinches.
al Rashid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devlin blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
Our sources have told us that Devlin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Devlin misses with a punch to the body.
Devlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid digs a right hand underneath Devlin's ribcage. Devlin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Devlin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Devlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. al Rashid is defending well for now.
Devlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
al Rashid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Devlin backwards.
al Rashid lands with a left to the head.
al Rashid avoiding damage as Devlin throws knees to the body.
al Rashid blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from al Rashid.
Devlin slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from al Rashid.
al Rashid scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Rashid scores with a shoulder strike.
al Rashid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
al Rashid scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Devlin.
al Rashid scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem al Rashid dominated that round.
That's time! Devlin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

al Rashid punishes Devlin's body with a nice straight punch.
Jonathan Devlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
al Rashid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
al Rashid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Devlin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
al Rashid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Devlin in his tracks.
Devlin gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! al Rashid gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Devlin 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 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kareem al Rashid!
After winning the bout, Kareem al Rashid thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Al Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hassan Al Aziz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Kramer's chin.

Al Aziz
vs
Kramer

190 cm
37
282 lbs
37 - 13 - 0

180 cm
33
275 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Hassan Al Aziz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kramer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Al Aziz's guard.
Al Aziz wants to stand up but Kramer is controlling him.
Kramer wants to control from the top but Al Aziz keeps moving.
Al Aziz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Aziz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kramer is looking to work some ground and pound but Al Aziz has wrist control.
Kramer is pushing down on Al Aziz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Al Aziz is fighting to maintain full guard but Kramer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kramer wants to free his trapped foot but Al Aziz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kramer thows a huge punch but Al Aziz dodges it nicely.
Kramer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kramer wants to pass the guard but Al Aziz is defending well.
Al Aziz wants to get back to his feet.
Kramer wants to pass to mount but Al Aziz is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Al Aziz defending well though.

Kramer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Al Aziz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kramer.
Kramer is trying to control. Al Aziz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Kramer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Al Aziz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kramer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kramer prevents Al Aziz from standing back up.
Kramer working the head and body with strikes.
Kramer is looking to advance position but Al Aziz won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kramer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Kramer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Al Aziz is looking to escape.
Al Aziz wants to get back to his feet.
Kramer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Al Aziz?

It looks like Hassan Al Aziz has been cut.
Kramer won't let Al Aziz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kramer lands a big elbow - Al Aziz is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Al Aziz is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Kramer!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Golotowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vickers has chosen Boats N' Hoes as his entrance music. Andrzej Golotowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Golotowski
vs
Jeremetrius Vickers

198 cm
27
188 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

190 cm
28
193 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrzej Golotowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golotowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vickers fails in his attempt to clinch.

Vickers takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vickers.

It looks like Andrzej Golotowski has been cut.
Vickers misses with a knee to the head.

Vickers manages to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vickers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Golotowski!
We've been hearing good reports from Golotowski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Vickers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vickers wants to control the pace but Golotowski is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vickers takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Vickers controls the action.
Golotowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Golotowski is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Vickers gets his way!
Vickers slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Vickers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Vickers is looking to clinch but Golotowski is avoiding it.
Vickers wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Golotowski tries to keep at a distance but Vickers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vickers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Golotowski's efforts to push away.
Vickers lands an elbow that stopped Golotowski in his tracks for a moment.
Vickers lands an elbow just above Golotowski 's eye.

Andrzej Golotowski's cut is getting worse.
Golotowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vickers obliges.
Golotowski is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vickers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vickers tries a knee to the head but Golotowski blocks it.
Vickers lands a knee to the head.
Vickers lands an elbow that stopped Golotowski in his tracks for a moment.
Golotowski is trying to break the clinch but Vickers has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Vickers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vickers.
Vickers jerks Golotowski's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Golotowski drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Vickers goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Vickers because Golotowski was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers!
During a confident post fight interview, Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hofniel Apollyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Pinto Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollyon comes to the cage accompanied by On My Own-Alone . Pinto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bibiano Fernandes Highlights [HELLO JAPAN] . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Apollyon
vs
Pinto Pinto

191 cm
31
193 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

150 cm
27
202 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hellraiser FightGear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hofniel Apollyon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Pinto Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pinto fails with the takedown.
Pinto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Apollyon counters with an inside leg kick.
Hofniel Apollyon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Pinto Pinto.
The fighters circling - Pinto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Apollyon.
Pinto fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pinto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Apollyon as he avoids it easily.
Pinto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Apollyon pinned against the cage. Apollyon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pinto dives in for a single leg takedown but Apollyon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pinto looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto has had enough of the clinch but Apollyon keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Apollyon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Apollyon.
Pinto has had enough of the clinch but Apollyon keeps him there for the moment.
Apollyon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Apollyon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinto.
Pinto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Apollyon to keep the fight standing.
Apollyon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pintos head.
Pinto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Apollyon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pinto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Apollyon counters with a nice leg kick.
Apollyon is looking to slow Pinto down with leg kicks.
Apollyon throws a shot to the body.
Apollyon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollyon connects with a right hand. Pinto shakes it off.
Pinto tries to clinch up.
Apollyon scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinto should have avoided that one.
Antonio Pinto Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon catches Pinto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pinto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pinto shoots and misses
and Apollyon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Apollyon fakes the leg kick and cracks Pinto in the body.

Apollyon moves into the clinch successfully.
Apollyon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Apollyon lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Still in the clinch, Apollyon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Apollyon digs a right hand into Pinto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pinto's gas tank.
Pinto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pinto avoiding damage as Apollyon throws knees to the body.
Apollyon scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Apollyon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pinto.
Apollyon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apollyon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Apollyon is pressed up against the cage. Pinto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Apollyon down to the mat. Apollyon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Apollyon moves into the clinch.
Apollyon lands an elbow inside that Pinto shrugs off.
Pinto is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto tries to pull guard but Apollyon holds him up against the cage and eventually Pinto drops back down to his feet.
Apollyon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pinto.
Apollyon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Apollyon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Apollyon missing with knees to the body.
Apollyon lands a shoulder strike.
Apollyon lands a nice elbow.
Apollyon lands an elbow inside that Pinto shrugs off.
Pinto takes a shot to the head.
Pinto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pinto tries to break the clinch but Apollyon is controlling the position.
Apollyon missing with knees to the body.
Pinto fails to pull guard.
Apollyon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pinto.
Apollyon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pinto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollyon gets through Pinto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Apollyon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apollyon'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.
Apollyon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Pinto is trying to push Apollyon away but Apollyon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Apollyon lands with a short shot to the head.
Apollyon just leaning against Pinto, taking a breather.
Apollyon prevents the takedown attempt.
Pinto letting Apollyon take a breather here.
Apollyon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pinto.
Apollyon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pinto's defenses.

It looks like Antonio Pinto Pinto has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Apollyon.
Pinto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Apollyon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Apollyon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hofniel Apollyon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Pinto Pinto'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.

Pinto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Apollyon counters with a low kick, right behind Pinto 's knee.
No joy there for Pinto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Apollyon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Apollyon forces Pinto back against the cage and clinches.
Apollyon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Apollyon lands an elbow that stopped Pinto in his tracks for a moment.
Apollyon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Apollyon crunches a lovely knee into Pinto's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollyon is leaning against Pinto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Apollyon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pinto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apollyon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Apollyon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apollyon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Apollyon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Apollyon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Apollyon lands a shoulder strike.
Apollyon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pinto takes a shot to the head.
Pinto is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Apollyon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Apollyon.
Apollyon scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Apollyon.
Apollyon pushes Pinto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinto tries to pull guard but Apollyon holds him up against the cage and eventually Pinto drops back down to his feet.
Apollyon pushes Pinto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Apollyon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Apollyon lands a right hand.
Apollyon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apollyon lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Apollyon on the inside.
Apollyon looking to throw knees to the head but Pinto is blocking nicely.
Pinto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Apollyon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Apollyon.
Apollyon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollyon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Pinto is rocked!
Apollyon lands a nice elbow.
Pinto is still on wobbly legs! Can Apollyon finish him?
Apollyon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Apollyon lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Apollyon.
Apollyon throws a big uppercut that drops Pinto! More strikes from Apollyon and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pinto lies dazed against the cage as Apollyon celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hofniel Apollyon!
Hofniel Apollyon is the new middleweight champion!
Hofniel Apollyon decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.