CCR8 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston Avare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaston Avare told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Adams
vs
Avare

190 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaston Avare!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avare shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Avare shoots in looking for a takedown. Adams tries to sprawl out of it but Avare keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams scoring well with a low kick there.
Adams seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Adams lunges at Avare with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Avare's hand.

It looks like Gaston Avare has been cut.
Adams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adams wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Adams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Al Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Avare.
Adams jabs at Avare's body.
Adams falls off balance throwing a combination

and Avare counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Avare on the ground.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avare is thwarting Adams's attempts to control the position.

Avare seems to be working for a kimura but Adams defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adams.
Adams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Avare manages to get himself to full guard.

Avare thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Avare has his foot on Adams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adams works his way back into a safe position though.

Avare escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Adams is looking to work some ground and pound but Avare has wrist control.

Adams is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Avare has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Adams is looking to defend but Avare has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Adams! Avare pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Adams taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gaston Avare!
Gaston Avare decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinton West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Gomes looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

West
vs
Gomes

193 cm
31
210 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clinton West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

West closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gomes defending against the ground and pound.
West throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
West working away.
Gomes parries the strikes from West easily there. West is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gomes to escape.
Gomes is looking for a sweep.
West working the ground and pound but Gomes is defending the strikes.
West lands a nice forearm strike.

West wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gomes, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from West are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gomes has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
West misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
West landing a few strikes.
Gomes looks winded!
West cracks Gomes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gomes some visible discomfort.
West crunches a massive hammerfist down on Gomes - he's out! West Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Clinton West!
Clinton West gave a mention to HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2pac- Another Motherfucker Drops. Lucas Silva Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Silva Jr
vs
Reagan

175 cm
28
180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

182 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronald Reagan!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reagan throws a jab when Silva Jr was well out of range.
Reagan lands with a nice combination. Silva Jr backs away looking to recover.
Silva Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reagan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reagan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva Jr backs up against the cage.
Reagan misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Reagan misses with a double jab.
Reagan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Silva Jr.
Reagan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Reagan misses.
Reagan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reagan throws out a loose jab but Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Reagan works the jab nicely.
Silva Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reagan throws out the jab.
Silva Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Reagan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reagan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reagan misses with a wild body shot.
Reagan avoids the head kick by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Reagan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva Jr staying out of range there.
Reagan throws a jab when Silva Jr was well out of range.
Reagan throws a series of strikes that have Silva Jr backpedaling.
Reagan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Reagan counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Reagan.
Reagan misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva Jr misses with a low kick as Reagan jumps back.
Reagan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva Jr throws a low kick but Reagan avoids it.
Silva Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva Jr is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reagan lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Silva Jr is rocked!
Silva Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva Jr takes one on the button.
Oh Silva Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva Jr takes one to the chin there.
Reagan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Silva Jr right on the button. Silva Jr goes down! Reagan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Reagan gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Reagan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maicol Raul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mouse comes to the cage accompanied by Mickey Mouse clubhouse. Maicol Raul has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mouse
vs
Raul

190 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Mouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maicol Raul!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raul walks into a straight right hand from Mouse.
Mouse scores with a body shot.
Mouse throws a hook to the side of Raul's head but Raul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Mouse.
Mouse scores with a jab to the head.
Raul shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raul with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mouse counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raul doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mouse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Raul is rocked!
Mickey Mouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maicol Raul.
Mouse lands a really nice looking cross but Raul seems unphased.
Raul is still on wobbly legs! Can Mouse finish him?
Mouse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Raul is looking to close the distance but Mouse sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Raul crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Raul is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mickey Mouse!
Mickey Mouse took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Come to the Mickey Mouse clubhouse for the after party!!'.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blessings - Big Sean FT Drake and Kanye West. Dieter Schmidt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Khal Drogo's chin.

Drogo
vs
Schmidt

177 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
162 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khal Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt gets off balance looking for a body kick

so Drogo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Schmidt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drogo.
Drogo throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Schmidt holds on and takes a little breather.
Schmidt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Schmidt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo tries to get to full guard but Schmidt has control of the leg.
Schmidt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Schmidt is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo keeping control of the position.
Drogo won't allow Schmidt to pass to mount.
Schmidt performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Schmidt trying to control from half guard but Drogo is working away.
Schmidt tries to stand and escape but Drogo is controlling the position.
Drogo is looking to improve his position.
Drogo is working hard here to advance position.
Schmidt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Schmidt is looking to advance position but Drogo won't allow it.
Schmidt content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Schmidt sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Drogo to the ground! Schmidt dives into full mount looking to finish!

Drogo is rocked!

It looks like Khal Drogo has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Schmidt stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Oh Drogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horrible takedown attempt by Drogo or perhaps it was just good defense by Schmidt, which made it look bad.
Schmidt shapes to counter with a head kick.
Drogo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Drogo is breathing heavily.
Schmidt lands a brutal uppercut that launches Drogo off his feet! Drogo tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dieter Schmidt!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Valencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Valencia's choice of entrance music: High Road - Fort Minor, John Legend. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kai Valencia was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Dirt
vs
Valencia

178 cm
25
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Dirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kai Valencia!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valencia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dirt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valencia lands an elbow.

Valencia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dirt struggling a bit here.
Dirt takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dirt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valencia is chipping away with strikes.
Valencia trying to control the action but Dirt is working from the bottom.
Dirt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valencia is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Let's hope that Valencia 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.
Dirt takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dirt trying to control but Valencia flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Valencia is hanging on to Dirt's back as he tries to escape.
Valencia is trying to stick to Dirt's back but Dirt is turning into Valencia. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Valencia's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dirt.

Dirt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Valencia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dirt, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dirt is on top in guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valencia tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Dirt drops back looking for a leg! Valencia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Valencia manages to kick Dirt off! Dirt jumps back into Valencia's guard.
Valencia trying to control the position here.
Valencia punching from the bottom - just letting Dirt know he's still in a fight.

Dirt drops back looking for a leg! Valencia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Valencia manages to kick Dirt off! Dirt jumps back into Valencia's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valencia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Valencia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Valencia is trying to control the position but Dirt postures up.

Dirt 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.
Valencia pulls Dirt in close to prevent any damage.
Valencia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dirt's guard.

Valencia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dirt has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Valencia is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dirt.
Dirt isn't going anywhere.
Dirt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Valencia stalling.
Valencia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dirt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dirt trying to control but Valencia postures up.
Dirt gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dirt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No luck with that takedown attempt from Dirt.

Dirt has closed the distance and engaged Valencia in a clinch.

Valencia breaks the clinch.
Dirt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Valencia's coach down at Hyperion Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Valencia's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Valencia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valencia is in close to Dirt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dirt is on top in guard.

Valencia 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.
Valencia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valencia is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valencia keeping moving, preventing Dirt from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Valencia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dirt tries to free his leg and advance position but Valencia is retaining full guard.
Valencia seems keen to control Dirt's posture.
Dirt looking to pass the guard.

Dirt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Valencia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Valencia has escaped and now he's on top!

Valencia landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dirt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Dirt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valencia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Dirt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valencia landing with the ground and pound.
Valencia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Valencia working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valencia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Valencia looking to pass the guard.
Valencia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Dirt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've been hearing good reports from Dirt'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.
Dirt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.

Dirt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valencia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valencia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valencia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Dirt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valencia defends it easily.

Valencia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Valencia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dirt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valencia content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kai Valencia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dirt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dirt pushes Valencia up against the cage in a clinch.

Valencia breaks the clinch.
Dirt tries to close the distance and clinch but Valencia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valencia wants to counter the offense by Dirt and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dirt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dirt gets caught flat footed, as Valencia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Valencia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dirt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Valencia defends well.

Dirt isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Valencia stacks Dirt on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Valencia!
Dirt is looking for a sweep.
Valencia just content to control the position.
Dirt can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirt is looking to reverse the position.
Valencia working away.
Dirt gets back to half guard.
Dirt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Valencia is working away from the top position though.
Valencia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kai Valencia has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dirt actively working from the bottom here.
Dirt is looking for a sweep. Valencia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dirt actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Valencia in particular looking to stall.
Dirt wants to get back to full guard.
Dirt is working hard here to advance position.
Valencia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dirt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valencia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dirt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Valencia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Dirt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valencia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dirt looking for a triangle here. Valencia is fighting it but it looks tight! Dirt pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Valencia is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Joe Dirt!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Singer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kordic (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.

Singer
vs
Kordic

190 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Singer!
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, John Kordic!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singer lands with a nice body punch.
We've been told by Singer's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Singer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Robert Singer has been cut.
Singer walks into a stiff left hand from Kordic.
Singer lands a high kick!

It looks like John Kordic has been cut.
Kordic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kordic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kordic throws a hook to the side of Singer's head but Singer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kordic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Singer on the side of the head.
Singer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kordic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kordic sizes up Singer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
John Kordic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kordic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kordic throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Singer tenderised Kordic's leg. Kordic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Singer cracks Kordic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kordic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Singer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kordic.
Singer lands with a nice body kick.
A big left from Kordic misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kordic fails with the takedown
and Singer counters with a good low kick that Kordic was not able to check.
Kordic throws a lazy uppercut
and Singer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kordic is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Kordic is rocked!
Kordic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singer counters with a solid body kick.
Kordic looks winded!
Kordic throws an off balance right hand
and Singer counters with a big right hand! Oh Kordic is in trouble here! Singer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Singer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Govan Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ante Pavelic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aerts
vs
Pavelic

193 cm
28
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Govan Aerts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Pavelic!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavelic with a jab.
Aerts with a poor takedown
and Pavelic counters with a stiff right hand.
Pavelic stuffs the takedown attempt from Aerts. Aerts gets slowly back to his feet.
Aerts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavelic was well out of range. Poor timing from Aerts.

Aerts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pavelic!
Aerts misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Aerts advances to full mount.
Pavelic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aerts looking to finish Pavelic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pavelic!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavelic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pavelic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Aerts.
Aerts breaks from Pavelic's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts breaks from Pavelic's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Pavelic is rocked!
Aerts lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Pavelic! Aerts sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Pavelic and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Govan Aerts!
Govan Aerts retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Govan Aerts thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximiliano Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steamboat might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lorde - Tennis Court. Meridius has chosen Turn Down for What as his entrance music. 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.

Steamboat
vs
Meridius

180 cm
28
212 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
204 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Steamboat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximiliano Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steamboat shoots in and bounces Meridius off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Meridius looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Steamboat chips away with some ground and pound.
Steamboat forces his way into half guard.
Steamboat moves into full mount! Meridius won't be happy about that!
Steamboat fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steamboat fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steamboat is landing with some decent strikes but Meridius is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steamboat cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Steamboat pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Steamboat landing strikes from the mount.

Meridius is rocked!
Steamboat looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Meridius covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Steamboat!
Ricky Steamboat retains his light heavyweight title!
An intense looking Ricky Steamboat took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to thank God for giving me the ability to fight I want to thank the fans for supporting me also my coaches Thank you to Everyone and My sponsor Bullet Proof System'.