Prestige FC 1: The Beginning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KO Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KO Thunder is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Valdez
vs
Thunder

186 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, KO Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valdez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thunder to the mat! Thunder manages to get full guard.
Valdez prevents Thunder from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Valdez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Valdez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valdez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Valdez trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Valdez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thunder pulls Valdez in close to his closed guard and prevents Valdez from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Valdez trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Valdez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thunder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valdez somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Thunder. No joy for Valdez on that attempt.

Thunder closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thunder trying to control the position but Valdez is working away.
Valdez is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez manages to get back to half guard.

Valdez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Valdez looking for submissions off his back.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valdez looking for submissions off his back.
Valdez trying to control but Thunder postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Valdez is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Thunder frees his head nicely. Oh but Valdez has switched to an armbar! Thunder is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Daniel Valdez!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mincho Spasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace's entrance music is Sandaless - Wojownik. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Wallace
vs
Spasov

183 cm
27
193 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mincho Spasov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spasov but Spasov pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Wallace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Spasov wants to improve his position but instead Wallace has moved into half guard.
Spasov is trying to maintain the position but Wallace is very close to passing his half guard.

Wallace is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace prevents Spasov from improving his position.
Wallace is taking a breather. Spasov 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 one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to take a break and control but Spasov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spasov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wallace's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wallace's back!
Wallace just trying to survive but Spasov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Wallace tries to escape the position.
Wallace is working hard here to advance position.
Spasov avoiding Wallace 's attempts to control his hands.
Wallace tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to hold on but Spasov pushes him away.
Wallace is looking to get to half guard.
Wallace gets back to half guard.
Wallace moves into full guard.
Spasov wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spasov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Spasov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wallace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spasov wants to stand but Wallace has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wallace has his feet on Spasov's thighs here. He's pushed Spasov off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Spasov screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafal Wallace!
A very excited looking Rafal Wallace made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Silva's entrance music is Instrumental Core - The Angels Among Demons. A fine choice. Lucas Silva has chosen Cão de Briga as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Silva
vs
Silva

183 cm
29
185 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

190 cm
21
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Silva!
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, Lucas Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Lucas Silva is predictable there

and Fernando Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lucas Silva won't be happy with that.
Fernando Silva tries to move to mount but Lucas Silva blocks the move with his legs.
Lucas Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Fernando Silva controls the position.
Fernando Silva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lucas Silva wants to control but Fernando Silva postures up.
Fernando Silva advances to mount.
Fernando Silva content just to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernando Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Fernando Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lucas Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Fernando Silva controlling from mount.
Fernando Silva takes Lucas Silva's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Lucas Silva is in trouble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando Silva just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Fernando Silva keeps control of the position as Lucas Silva tries to break free.
Fernando Silva just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Fernando Silva continues to hold on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lucas Silva is really stuck here.
Fernando Silva trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lucas Silva doesn't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fernando Silva gets caught napping as Lucas Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Fernando Silva manages to retain guard.
Lucas Silva wants to pass the guard but Fernando Silva is keeping the position.
Fernando Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lucas Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fernando Silva is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernando Silva pushing down on Lucas Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Fernando Silva seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lucas Silva is looking to improve his position.
Fernando Silva stalling.
Fernando Silva works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fernando Silva controlling from the full mount.
Lucas Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Fernando Silva controlling from the full mount.
Fernando Silva takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Fernando Silva has good solid back control here.
Fernando Silva controlling well, preventing Lucas Silva from escaping the position.
Lucas Silva is breathing heavily.
Fernando Silva biding his time, controlling Lucas Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Silva wants to escape the position.
Fernando Silva biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fernando Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucas Silva can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fernando Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lucas Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Fernando Silva is taking a breather. Lucas 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.
Lucas Silva tries to get to full guard but Fernando Silva has control of the leg.
Lucas Silva is trying to maintain the position but Fernando Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Fernando Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas Silva is trying to maintain the position but Fernando Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Fernando Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lucas Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernando Silva manages to avoid it.
Lucas Silva wants to clinch but Fernando Silva slips to the side

so Fernando Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lucas Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fernando Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fernando Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lucas Silva for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernando Silva stands and throws Lucas Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've been hearing that Fernando Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fernando Silva taking a breather here.
Fernando Silva'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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lucas Silva!
Fernando Silva controlling the pace for now.
Further stalling from Fernando Silva.
Lucas Silva wants to control but Fernando Silva is having none of it.
Fernando Silva fails to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando Silva content just to control the position here.
Fernando Silva continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Fernando Silva.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lucas Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fernando Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Silva!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soren Sormsal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov comes to the ring accompanied by Mamed - CoreMoon. The key to victory for Mamed Khalidov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Khalidov
vs
Sormsal

182 cm
30
181 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

179 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soren Sormsal!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sormsal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sormsal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Khalidov is looking for a sweep.
Khalidov manages to get back to half guard.
Khalidov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sormsal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khalidov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sormsal preventing the sweep.
Khalidov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidov wants to get back to his feet but Sormsal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sormsal trying to control but Khalidov is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sormsal preventing the sweep.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Khalidov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Khalidov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Khalidov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sormsal!
Khalidov prevents Sormsal from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Khalidov prevents Sormsal from getting the reversal.
Khalidov avoids the attempt from Sormsal to control.
Sormsal is trying to escape the mount but Khalidov keeps good control and instead manages to take Sormsal's back.
Sormsal looks winded!
Sormsal looking very determined here, making life difficult for Khalidov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sormsal.
Sormsal is in bad spot here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Khalidov trying to control momentarily.
We've been informed that Sormsal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Khalidov tightening his grip on Sormsal, looking for the choke.
Khalidov is looking to control Sormsal but Sormsal is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Khalidov dives in and grabs Sormsal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sormsal pushes down on Khalidov's head and hops out.
Khalidov misses with a takedown

so Sormsal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Khalidov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Khalidov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sormsal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Khalidov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sormsal is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mamed Khalidov!
A very excited looking Mamed Khalidov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pejro Karesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alter Bridge - Addicted to pain . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Karesky
vs
Shepherd

177 cm
31
170 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
8 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pejro Karesky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rufus Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd tries to clinch up but Karesky circles away and keeps his distance.

Karesky instigates a clinch.
Shepherd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karesky blocks the elbow strike.
Karesky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karesky crunches a lovely knee into Shepherd's ribcage.
Karesky working Shepherd over with knees to the body.
Shepherd being controlled against the ropes.
Shepherd misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karesky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Shepherd fails to land.
Karesky lands an elbow inside.
Karesky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karesky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karesky controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Karesky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shepherd is trying to maintain a safe position but Karesky gets an underhook and turns Shepherd into the ropes.
Karesky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shepherd looks winded!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karesky.
A right hand to the body from Karesky.
Shepherd throws a punch but it's blocked by Karesky.
Shepherd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karesky dips a shoulder and cracks Shepherd with a mighty uppercut! Shepherd falls back against the ropes and Karesky unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shepherd is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Karesky screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pejro Karesky!
The defeated Rufus Shepherd had this to say: 'Unfortunately i lost but i will train a lot to win next fight for myself and you- my fans'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Doratukus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nascimento might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Symptom of The Universe (1975) . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nascimento
vs
Doratukus

189 cm
36
222 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

165 cm
28
200 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Hellbent

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 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Doratukus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doratukus goes for a double leg but Nascimento avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Nascimento continues to drive forward.
Nascimento connects with a leg kick. Doratukus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Doratukus throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Doratukus does no damage.

Nascimento closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nascimento lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nascimento creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nascimento gets underhooks to prevent Doratukus's takedown attempt.
Nascimento lands with a left to the head.

Nascimento drops Doratukus onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Doratukus is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!

Doratukus is rocked!

It looks like Micheal Doratukus has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nascimento stalling.
Doratukus is still on wobbly legs! Can Nascimento finish him?
Nascimento throws a big uppercut that drops Doratukus! More strikes from Nascimento and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Doratukus lies dazed against the ropes as Nascimento celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cristiano Nascimento!
Cristiano Nascimento opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.