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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cicero Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Santos
vs
Dos Santos

195 cm
25
288 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cicero Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Santos throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Cain Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dos Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dos Santos duly obliges.

It looks like Cicero Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice cross by Dos Santos.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dos Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santos somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cicero Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
A nice combination there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.

Dos Santos lands a left and a right that sends Santos crashing to the canvas! Dos Santos dives into mount looking to finish!

Santos is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dos Santos is landing with some decent strikes but Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Dos Santos working for a submission but Santos is keeping him at bay.
Poor strikes thrown by Dos Santos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santos tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Dos Santos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos has hold of Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Dos Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santos tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
Santos is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

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

Dos Santos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dos Santos avoids the attempt from Santos to control.
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santos tries to get out of the position.
Santos tries to lock up and control but Dos Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dos Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Santos tries to hold on but Dos Santos postures up.

Santos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dos Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't escape the position.
Santos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Dos Santos working for a guillotine from mount but Santos is in no mood to give up.

Dos Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos unloads with some shots from mount but Santos bucks and avoids them well.
Dos Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cicero Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Santos is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Dos Santos throws a left that rocks Santos and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dos Santos dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Santos regain composure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dos Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Dos Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos defending against the ground and pound.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dos Santos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Santos some visible discomfort.

Dos Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
Santos dodges the ground and pound from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos advances to full mount.

Dos Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Santos is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Dos Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos tries to control Dos Santos's body but Dos Santos pushes him off. Santos squirms to his side and now Dos Santos has his back!

Dos Santos is persistently looking for the submission but Santos is defending it well.

Dos Santos working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos just trying to survive but Dos Santos is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Santos is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dos Santos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Dos Santos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Santos knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Santos for a finish.
Santos is in bad spot here.
Santos looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to get the hooks in deep but Santos pushed the leg off.

Dos Santos working for a choke but Santos is defending well.
Dos Santos has the hooks in. Santos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Even with his hooks in, Dos Santos manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dos Santos working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Santos trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cicero Santos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos lands with a good body shot.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Dos Santos.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Santos misses the target.
Cain Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cicero Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cicero Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cain Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Santos throws a sloppy body shot
and Dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dos Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Cain Dos Santos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Cicero Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dos Santos 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Dos Santos!

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ale Jarod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Striker
vs
Jarod

167 cm
24
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ale Jarod!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Striker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Striker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jarod trying to keep a closed guard but Striker is proving a slippery customer.
Striker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Striker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Striker works over Jarod with some ground and pound from guard.
Striker wants to control from the top but Jarod keeps moving.
Striker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Striker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Striker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Striker throws a strike but Jarod rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker is pulling down on Jarod's head. It's preventing any offense from Jarod, at least for the moment.
Jarod working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Striker keeping moving, preventing Jarod from controlling successfully.
Jarod looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jarod missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Striker managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dennis Striker.
No luck for Striker with that takedown attempt.

Striker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Striker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jarod knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Striker working the ground and pound.
Striker 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Striker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Striker scores with punches from side control.
Striker scoring with punches and elbows.

Striker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jarod has escaped the position, nice work there.
Striker trying to control the position but Jarod is working away.
Jarod is trying to control Striker's posture but Striker avoids it.
Striker cracks Jarod with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarod taking a bit of punishment here - Striker scoring with strikes.

Striker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jarod has escaped the position, nice work there.

Striker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarod taking a bit of punishment here - Striker scoring with strikes.
Striker controlling the position.
Striker wants to control but Jarod is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Striker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jarod stuffs the takedown attempt from Striker. Striker gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Striker with that takedown attempt.
Striker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Striker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jarod.

Striker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Striker is looking for a kimura but Jarod is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Striker to get the leverage.
Striker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Striker lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Striker lands a nice short elbow.
Striker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Striker wants to work for an arm triangle but Jarod is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Striker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Striker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dennis Striker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Striker there.
Striker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jarod does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Striker scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker working over Jarod with some ground and pound. Jarod looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Striker working Jarod over with strikes.
Striker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jarod with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Striker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jarod is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Striker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jarod doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Striker.
Striker is pressing down on Jarod's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jarod is holding on for now.
Striker is trying to control the action in half guard but Jarod is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Striker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Striker seems to be working for a kimura but Jarod defends the submission attempt.
Striker is keen to just control but Jarod is a slippery customer.
Striker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jarod taking some punishment here, with Striker in his half guard.
Striker drops an elbow to the side of Jarod's head.
Jarod taking some punishment here, with Striker in his half guard.
Striker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jarod can do to turn this around?

Striker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jarod defends it well.
Striker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Striker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jarod is just riding it out for now. Striker eventually gives up the hold.
Striker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Striker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Striker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jarod with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like Striker is going to stand back up.
Striker is trying to control. Jarod wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Striker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Striker blocks a head kick by Jarod.
Dennis Striker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jarod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jarod gets caught flat footed, as Striker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Striker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Striker chips away with some ground and pound.
Striker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jarod is keeping the position for now.
Striker scoring with some ground and pound.
Striker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jarod swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Striker trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Striker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jarod takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Striker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Striker won't allow Jarod to sweep him here.
Striker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Striker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Striker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Jarod is rocked!
Striker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jarod is still in real trouble! Can Striker finish him?
Striker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Striker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jarod's head.
Striker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jarod's head.
Striker scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Striker landing some decent shots from guard.
Striker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Striker loads up on a big left hand. Jarod felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Striker looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Jarod can't hide his disappointment, as Striker celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Striker!
Dennis Striker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo De La Natal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cokorda Raka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelo De La Natal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

De La Natal
vs
Raka

159 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo De La Natal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cokorda Raka!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Raka moves into the clinch.
Raka is pressed up against the cage. De La Natal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Raka down to the mat. Raka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Raka shoots in for a takedown but De La Natal shows good takedown defense.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Raka enables De La Natal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Raka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
De La Natal passes Raka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Raka won't allow De La Natal to pass to mount.
De La Natal moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Natal passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Raka!

De La Natal has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Raka is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcelo De La Natal!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Projekti Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decon Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Who Did That To You-John Legend as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Decon Green has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Projekti Mies's chin.

Mies
vs
Green

190 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
163 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Projekti Mies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Decon Green!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mies looks to land a body kick but Green moved away.
Mies throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Mies moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Green dives in for a single leg takedown but Mies sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mies connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Green's hands.

It looks like Decon Green has been cut.
Mies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

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

Green is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green leaves his chin hanging out and Mies seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Green crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Projekti Mies!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Projekti Mies waved his t-shirt featuring Sinister Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.

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hype
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pop
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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurita Kanazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanazawa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yoshu Fukushu - Maximum the Hormone. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Frost
vs
Kanazawa

204 cm
21
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurita Kanazawa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kanazawa.
Kanazawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanazawa tries to clinch but Frost is having none of it.
Kanazawa tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.

Kanazawa has Frost up against the cage in a clinch.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa missing with knees to the body.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Frost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kanazawa is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kanazawa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside that Frost shrugs off.
Kanazawa told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside that Frost shrugs off.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frost's face.

It looks like Jackson Frost has been cut.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanazawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Kanazawa working Frost over with knees to the body.
Frost takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside that Frost shrugs off.
Frost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Frost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kanazawa has him pressed against the cage.
Kanazawa landing knees to the head.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frost lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanazawa effectively controlling the action here.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frost lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanazawa trying to land knees to the body.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
Frost takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost has had enough of the clinch but Kanazawa keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kanazawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the body.
Frost takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kanazawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frost's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kanazawa tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanazawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Kanazawa is struggling to control the position.
Kanazawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost avoiding damage as Kanazawa throws knees to the body.
Kanazawa tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurita Kanazawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Frost's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kanazawa gets a clinch.
Kanazawa keeps control of Frost as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Kanazawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Frost is looking to control Kanazawa's arms but Kanazawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Frost has his back to the cage.
Kanazawa looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Frost wants to stall.
Kanazawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kanazawa working Frost over with knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kanazawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frost letting Kanazawa take a breather here.
Frost has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kanazawa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frost lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Kanazawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kanazawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frost.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Frost won't want to take too many of those.
Kanazawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Kanazawa.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside.
Come on Kanazawa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frost lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanazawa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kanazawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frost's efforts to push away.
Kanazawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frost's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
Nice elbow from Kanazawa.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kanazawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kanazawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanazawa is struggling to control the position.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
Frost wants to stall.
Frost tries to break free but Kanazawa pushes him back against the cage.
Frost takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanazawa missing with knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Frost 's eye.
Kanazawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frost is defending well for now.
Kanazawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanazawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frost's defenses.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frost avoiding damage as Kanazawa throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurita Kanazawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jackson Frost's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Frost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanazawa moves in looking to clinch but Frost pushes him off.
Kanazawa moves away from the strike by Frost.
Kanazawa tries to clinch but Frost is having none of it.
Frost throws a lazy uppercut

and Kanazawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Frost working hard to break the clinch.
Frost wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kanazawa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa misses with an elbow strike.
Frost is trying to stall.
Kanazawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kurita Kanazawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Frost tries to break free but Kanazawa pushes him back against the cage.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kanazawa.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frost lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Kanazawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Frost's defenses.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Frost avoiding damage as Kanazawa throws knees to the body.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanazawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa avoiding damage.
Frost tries to break free but Kanazawa pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Frost takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanazawa just leaning against Frost, taking a breather.
Frost avoiding damage as Kanazawa throws knees to the body.
Frost is trying to break free.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanazawa leaning against his opponent.
Frost takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frost lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but Kanazawa has him pressed against the cage.
Kanazawa'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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurita Kanazawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kanazawa 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurita Kanazawa!
An out of breath Kurita Kanazawa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartman comes to the cage accompanied by Poisonblack - Home Is Where The Sty Is . Petrovic has chosen Gramatik - Hit that jive as his entrance music. Eric Cartman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cartman
vs
Petrovic

187 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Cartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brutus Petrovic!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

It looks like Eric Cartman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Petrovic.
Cartman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Petrovic lands a big uppercut and Cartman crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cartman looks OK. Petrovic waves Cartman back to his feet!

Cartman is rocked!
Petrovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cartman.
Oh Cartman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrovic misses with a head kick.
Petrovic lands with a big right hook that stumbles Cartman - he's out on his feet here! Petrovic follows up with another monster hook that separates Cartman from consciousness! Cartman falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Petrovic stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brutus Petrovic!
A victorious Brutus Petrovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.