UB2: Master Killer PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marty Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Himura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbins comes to the ring accompanied by Big Iron. Jason Himura is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Robbins
vs
Himura

186 cm
17
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marty Robbins!
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, Jason Himura!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Himura.

Robbins explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Marty Robbins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Robbins misses.
Robbins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Robbins.

Himura is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robbins goes for a small jab and connects. Now Robbins goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Himura stumbles back but Robbins runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Himura to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Himura will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marty Robbins!
After the fight, Marty Robbins was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Iordanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gregor Iordanov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Iordanov
vs
Martinez

177 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregor Iordanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iordanov. Iordanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Iordanov.
Martinez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Iordanov tries to avoid it but Martinez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Iordanov to the ground. Iordanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Iordanov wants to clinch.
Martinez is looking for the big counter here.
Martinez misses with a takedown
and Iordanov counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check.

Iordanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Our sources have told us that Iordanov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez wants a takedown but no success here.
Gregor Iordanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Martinez.
Iordanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Iordanov.

Iordanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Iordanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Iordanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Iordanov counters with a two punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Martinez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Iordanov forces Martinez back against the ropes and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martinez tries to score a body lock takedown but Iordanov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Iordanov.

Martinez pulls guard.
Iordanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Iordanov defends it easily.
Iordanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Martinez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Iordanov is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martinez working for a triangle but Iordanov defends it easily.

Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Martinez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Iordanov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Iordanov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Iordanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martinez has his feet on Iordanov's thighs here. He's pushed Iordanov 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! Iordanov screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcos Martinez!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vallar Morghulis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vallar Morghulis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thomas Jefferson's chin.

Jefferson
vs
Morghulis

175 cm
18
159 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super 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, Thomas Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vallar Morghulis!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morghulis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Jefferson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jefferson showed some decent athleticism there.
Morghulis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Morghulis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Jefferson wants to take a breather but Morghulis is having none of it.

Morghulis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Morghulis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morghulis is pressing down on Jefferson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Morghulis pushes a forearm under Jefferson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jefferson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vallar Morghulis!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danok Linus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Linus
vs
Gracie

175 cm
19
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
28
145 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danok Linus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linus cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.

Gracie darts in and clinches Linus up against the ropes.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Linus checks it

and Linus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie seems keen to control Linus's posture.
Linus trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linus throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is still trying to improve position.
Linus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Linus stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Linus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Linus misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Linus moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Linus feinted with a counter takedown.
Linus slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
An inside leg kick from Linus misses.
We've been hearing reports that Linus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie throws a head kick but Linus moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Linus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linus throws a combination that misses
and Linus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie forces Linus back against the ropes and clinches.
Linus is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Linus gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Linus stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Linus stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Gracie has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Linus manages to get his head free but now Gracie has transitioned to an armbar! Linus grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Gracie! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Gracie!
A less than humble Anderson Gracie misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Terasenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terasenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Our Last Night - Same Old War. Weber is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Terasenko
vs
Weber

170 cm
20
162 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
27
135 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conrad Terasenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joshua Weber!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber has his takedown stuffed
and Terasenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Terasenko scores with the left hand. Weber knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Joshua Weber has been cut.
Weber tries for a takedown but Terasenko circles away easily
and Terasenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Conrad Terasenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Weber.
Terasenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Weber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Terasenko scores with a shot to the body.
Weber fails with the takedown
and Terasenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weber misses with a takedown
and Terasenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Weber is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terasenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weber. Weber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Weber is still on wobbly legs! Can Terasenko finish him?

Terasenko clinches up against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terasenko.
Terasenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terasenko lands a body punch.
Terasenko lands a shot to the body.
Weber is working for takedown but Terasenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Weber seems to have recovered his senses.
Terasenko cracks Weber with a nice body shot.
Weber looks winded!
Weber is trying to drag Terasenko to the mat but Terasenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Terasenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Terasenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weber backwards.
A hook to the body from Terasenko.
Terasenko works on Weber's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Terasenko.
A right hand to the body from Terasenko.
Terasenko lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Terasenko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terasenko.
A left hand lands to the body for Terasenko.
Terasenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Weber or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Terasenko.
Terasenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Terasenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Terasenko is pressed up against the ropes. Weber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Terasenko down to the mat. Terasenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Terasenko closes the distance and clinches.
Terasenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Terasenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab from Terasenko.
Weber tries to move into range but Terasenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Terasenko lands a jab to Weber's midsection.
Terasenko lands a jab.
Weber leaves his chin hanging out and Terasenko seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Weber crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conrad Terasenko!
Conrad Terasenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Pavelic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Du Toit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ante Pavelic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pavelic
vs
Du Toit

195 cm
25
280 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

202 cm
27
297 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Pavelic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Du Toit!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavelic connects with the punch.

It looks like Roy Du Toit has been cut.
Du Toit looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Du Toit walks into a left hand.
Pavelic throws a leg kick which misses Du Toit's front leg but catches the back leg as Du Toit tries to avoid it.
Ante Pavelic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavelic leaves Du Toit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pavelic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been told by Pavelic's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Pavelic! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ante Pavelic!
Post fight, an emotional Ante Pavelic said 'ZA DOM SPREMNI'.

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopp comes into the arena with Fivefold – Step Back blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kopp
vs
Rivera

170 cm
27
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

169 cm
27
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Kopp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kopp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rivera can't do much from the bottom here.

Kopp is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rivera has escaped the position, nice work there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rivera can do anything to dispel that myth.

Kopp is trying to get an arm triangle but Rivera is defending well.

Kopp tries for a kimura but Rivera is defending well.

Kopp wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rivera, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kopp wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rivera, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Kopp tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rivera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Kopp wants to work for an arm triangle but Rivera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kopp stops Rivera from getting back to his feet.
Kopp looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kopp prevents Rivera from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Kopp is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kopp is working for a kimura but Rivera is defending it quite comfortably.

Kopp is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rivera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kopp.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kopp looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Kopp wants to work for an arm triangle but Rivera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

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

That's four 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.
Rivera trying to hold on to Kopp's head to control him but Kopp postures up.
Rivera is trying to get back to full guard.

Kopp is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rivera tries to roll over but Kopp keeps him under control.

Kopp is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rivera is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kopp jumps into side control!

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Kopp is trying to get an arm triangle but Rivera is defending well.

Kopp is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rivera has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rivera is trying to improve his position.
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.

Kopp is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rivera knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rivera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's six 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.

Kopp looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Kopp has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Rivera is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kopp yanks on the arm and Rivera is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kopp.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patrick Kopp!
Patrick Kopp thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anjos's entrance music is Round One. A fine choice. 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.

Anjos
vs
Meridius

170 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
200 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

KnockOut

Bos Energy MMA159.4

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anjos.

Meridius gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Anjos is trying to trip Meridius. He has hold of a leg but Meridius is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Anjos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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.

Meridius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anjos defends it easily.
Meridius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anjos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anjos preventing the sweep.
Meridius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anjos trying to control but Meridius is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Meridius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anjos is aware though and is defending well.

Meridius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anjos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Meridius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anjos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meridius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Meridius has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anjos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anjos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meridius is keeping the position for now.
Meridius has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Animal House. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Anjos throwing strikes but missing.
Meridius looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Anjos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Anjos wants to free his trapped foot but Meridius is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anjos prevents Meridius from improving his position.
Anjos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius trying to hold on to Anjos's head to control him but Anjos postures up.
Still in half guard, Anjos seems content to control.
Anjos is just content to waste time from the top position. Meridius takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Anjos preventing the sweep.
Meridius is trying to control the position but Anjos postures up.
Meridius pulls Anjos in close to prevent any damage.
Meridius wants to sweep here but Anjos controlling him for the moment.
Anjos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Meridius looking for a sweep. Not yet Meridius, not yet.
Meridius is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meridius is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Anjos rolls with it to try and escape but Meridius cranks on the arm and Anjos is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maximus Meridius!
An intense looking Maximus Meridius took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Are you entertained? Are you not entertained?!?!?'.
Manuel Anjos was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit happens, i failed training and i paid the price inside the octagon. Now we'll focus on the next fight.'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walood Kassab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigey Maquigregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kassab comes to the ring accompanied by Merauder - Life Is Pain. 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.

Kassab
vs
Maquigregor

184 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

170 cm
22
139 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walood Kassab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tigey Maquigregor!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maquigregor drives through and clinches with Kassab against the ropes.

Kassab has clasped his hands together around Maquigregor's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Maquigregor tries to bench press Kassab off him but Kassab keeps the position.
Kassab misses with the ground and pound.
Kassab working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kassab cracks Maquigregor with a big right hand but Maquigregor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ground and pound from Kassab seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kassab will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kassab scoring with punches from side control.
Maquigregor on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kassab tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kassab 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.
Kassab lands a nice forearm strike.
Kassab is working Maquigregor over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kassab tries to score with some ground and pound. Maquigregor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maquigregor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Maquigregor defending against the ground and pound.
Kassab working the head and body with strikes.
Kassab has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kassab works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kassab is working Maquigregor over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kassab lands some shots froms side control.

Maquigregor is rocked!
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.
Kassab scores with a couple of short elbows.
Maquigregor is still in real trouble! Can Kassab finish him?
Maquigregor looks winded!
A big shot lands for Kassab! That's hurt Maquigregor! Will he recover? Kassab fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walood Kassab!
Walood Kassab decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.