CCR 86 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winnie Pooh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Maciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano Maciel struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Luciano Maciel looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Pooh
vs
Maciel

175 cm
30
165 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

177 cm
23
165 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Winnie Pooh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Maciel!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maciel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maciel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Maciel wants to clinch.
Pooh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pooh dodges the punch combination from Maciel.
Maciel misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Maciel. Those never looked like landing.

Pooh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pooh is pushing down on Maciel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maciel is fighting to maintain full guard but Pooh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pooh wants to pass the guard but Maciel is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pooh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pooh wants to free his trapped foot but Maciel is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Pooh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maciel trying to control from the bottom.
Maciel is trying to stand up here but Pooh is controlling him well.
Pooh is pressing down on Maciel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maciel is holding on for now.

Pooh is looking for a kimura here.

That's two 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.
Pooh is keen to just control but Maciel is a slippery customer.

Pooh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maciel is just riding it out for now. Pooh eventually gives up the hold.

Pooh wants to work for an arm triangle but Maciel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pooh wants to pass the guard but Maciel is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Pooh seems content to control.

Pooh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maciel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pooh.
Pooh performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pooh trying to control the action but Maciel is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Maciel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pooh sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Pooh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pooh is working for a kimura but Maciel is defending it quite comfortably.

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

Pooh is looking for a kimura here.

Pooh is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winnie Pooh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pooh tries to close the distance and clinch but Maciel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pooh gets a double leg takedown into Maciel's guard.
Pooh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maciel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pooh trying to control the position from guard on top but Maciel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pooh is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pooh tries to free his leg and advance position but Maciel is retaining full guard.
Pooh trying to control but Maciel is working from the bottom.
Maciel working a defensive guard here.
Maciel is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciel keeping moving, preventing Pooh from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pooh doesn't manage to clinch there - Maciel circles away.
Maciel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maciel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Maciel. Those never looked like landing.
Pooh changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Luciano Maciel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pooh slips a jab and a cross from Maciel.
Pooh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Maciel enables Pooh to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maciel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maciel wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pooh manages to pass to side control.

Pooh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Winnie Pooh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pooh looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pooh wants to finish this one by submission but Maciel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pooh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciel has given up his back here. Will Pooh look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Pooh working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Maciel defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pooh's arms.

Pooh working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pooh working for a choke but Maciel is defending well.

Maciel is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pooh gets his way!

Pooh has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Maciel defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pooh sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Maciel taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Winnie Pooh!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Harris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steamboat comes into the arena with Migos- Bad and Bouje blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Steamboat
vs
Harris Jr

180 cm
34
212 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

186 cm
22
225 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Steamboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Harris Jr!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steamboat lands a leg kick that knocks Harris Jr off balance momentarily.

Steamboat scores with a takedown into Harris Jr's guard.
Steamboat stands up over Harris Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harris Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Steamboat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Steamboat trying to mount his opponent but Harris Jr defends it.
Steamboat 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.
Steamboat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steamboat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steamboat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steamboat thows a huge punch but Harris Jr dodges it nicely.
Harris Jr wants to improve his position but Steamboat is controlling well.
Steamboat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steamboat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steamboat's back!
You can see the frustration on Steamboat's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Steamboat turns into Harris Jr and is now in his guard.
Harris Jr working a defensive guard here.
Steamboat with a nice head shot there.
Steamboat with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Steamboat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Steamboat has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Steamboat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steamboat cracks Harris Jr with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steamboat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steamboat looking to pass the guard.
Harris Jr wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris Jr keeping full guard, as Steamboat tries to pass.
Harris Jr pulls Steamboat in to control the position.
Harris Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steamboat throwing strikes from guard but Harris Jr blocks nicely.
Harris Jr is looking to stand up but Steamboat isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris Jr, not yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steamboat is working Harris Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steamboat stands up over Harris Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris Jr is keeping the position for now.
Steamboat working some strikes from top position.
Steamboat tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris Jr is retaining full guard.
Harris Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steamboat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steamboat trying to move into half guard but instead Harris Jr has managed to sweep!

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

Harris Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harris Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Steamboat looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harris Jr passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Steamboat gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Steamboat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harris Jr trying to control the pace.

Steamboat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Steamboat tries to get to full guard but Harris Jr has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harris Jr drives through and clinches with Steamboat against the cage.
A short right from Harris Jr on the inside.
Steamboat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris Jr can do to turn this around?
Harris Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harris Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.

Steamboat gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Steamboat landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steamboat scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steamboat moves nicely into side control.
Steamboat throws a strike aimed at the side of Harris Jr's head but Harris Jr avoids it well.
Steamboat in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat landing strikes.
The strikes coming from Steamboat are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Steamboat working the ground and pound but Harris Jr is defending the strikes.
Harris Jr sneaks back into half guard.
Harris Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steamboat.
Steamboat throwing shots but Harris Jr is blocking nicely.
Steamboat looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Steamboat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harris Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steamboat thows a huge punch but Harris Jr dodges it nicely.
Steamboat has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Steamboat working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Harris Jr is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat connects with a bit shot that sees Harris Jr covering up! More strikes from Steamboat and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Steamboat is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Steamboat!
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 TWO DIVISION TITLE HOLDER BABY'.

C
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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Gustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Carl Gustav enters the cage!

Pederson
vs
Gustav

195 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

188 cm
30
225 lbs
20 - 19 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Gustav!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustav scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gustav scores with a hook to the body. Pederson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Pederson tries to keep at a distance but Gustav has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pederson blocks a body shot from Gustav.
Pederson blocks an uppercut.
Gustav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gustav lands a body shot in the clinch.

Pederson manages to break the clinch.

Pederson gets a clinch.
A short left from Gustav.
Gustav lands a shot to the body.
Gustav lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pederson.
Gustav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gustav throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pederson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustav lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gustav lands a body punch.
Gustav lands a hook that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
A short body shot lands from Gustav as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Gustav.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav lands an uppercut.
Gustav lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gustav lands with a right to the head.
Gustav lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
Gustav scores with a hook to the body.
Gustav lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gustav lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Gustav.
A right hand to the body from Gustav.
Gustav lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gustav works on Pederson's body with a couple of short punches.
Gustav lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pederson.
A short right from Gustav on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustav digs a right hand underneath Pederson's ribcage. Pederson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Gustav.
Still in the clinch, Gustav scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pederson working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gustav tries to work over Pederson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Gustav.
Gustav softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pederson lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Pederson pulls Gustav into guard.
Gustav sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gustav stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pederson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustav is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustav prevents Pederson from getting back to his feet.
Pederson keeping moving, preventing Gustav from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Pederson'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.
Gustav sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gustav pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pederson is keeping the position for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gustav lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Gustav.
Nice body punch from Gustav.
Gustav scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gustav lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gustav.
Gustav lands with a short shot to the head.
Gustav cracks Pederson with a nice body shot.
Gustav lands a left hand.
Gustav misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gustav.
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!
Gustav lands an uppercut.
Gustav lands a left hand.
Gustav lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Gustav.
Gustav lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gustav lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gustav lands a body punch.
Pederson takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Gustav 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.

Gustav fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gustav lands a head shot.
Gustav scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Gustav.

Gustav moves into the clinch.
Gustav throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pedersons head.

Pederson is rocked!
A short uppercut from Gustav.
Oh Pederson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gustav lands a right hand.
Gustav works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustav presses Pederson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gustav cracks Pederson with a nice body shot.
Gustav makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gustav lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pederson.
Pederson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gustav lands a big right hand that drops Pederson! The killer instinct kicks in and Gustav finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gustav!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Gustav!
Carl Gustav took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I just wanna dance'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zenone Impallomeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters had to take extra time to make weight as they missed the initial 185lb limit. Zenone Impallomeni came in at 187.1 and Dave Brown came in at 187.1 but after the extra two hours, both guys managed to get within the one pound allowance. No doubt it will have affected them physically though, so let's see if that has an impact on the fight. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Impallomeni
vs
Brown

189 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

184 cm
27
205 lbs
7 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zenone Impallomeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Impallomeni clinches.

Impallomeni breaks from the clinch.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Impallomeni slips the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brown has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Impallomeni blocks a low kick nicely.
Impallomeni thinks about countering with a head kick.
Impallomeni throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.

It looks like Dave Brown has been cut.

Brown tries to keep at a distance but Impallomeni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Impallomeni's brow.
Brown lands a left hand.

Impallomeni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown cracks Impallomeni with a good jab.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Impallomeni counters with a left to the body.
Impallomeni tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Impallomeni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dave Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Brown rushes Impallomeni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Impallomeni avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Impallomeni lands a left hand.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown being controlled against the cage.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Impallomeni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Impallomeni has him pressed against the cage.

Impallomeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Impallomeni closes the distance and clinches.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Impallomeni breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Impallomeni is rocked!
Impallomeni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Impallomeni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Impallomeni throws a head punch that misses.

Brown jumps guard.
Impallomeni preventing the sweep.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Brown distracts Impallomeni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Impallomeni wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Impallomeni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown loads up on a big left hand. Impallomeni felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Brown looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Impallomeni can't hide his disappointment, as Brown celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Brown!
Our winner, Dave Brown, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zane Hollister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rancho Wildslap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wildslap has chosen Get Schwifty as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hollister
vs
Wildslap

195 cm
23
275 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
29
240 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zane Hollister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rancho Wildslap!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildslap looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hollister is fending him off so far but Wildslap persists. Nope, Hollister circles away and we're back to standing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hollister definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wildslap dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wildslap has Hollister pressed against the cage, preventing Hollister from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Wildslap jumps into guard, dragging Hollister to the mat.
Hollister trying to control but Wildslap is working from the bottom.
Wildslap bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hollister's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollister has Wildslap pulled in close to control his posture.
Wildslap forces his way into half guard.
Hollister is staying active underneath Wildslap, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hollister tries to roll over but Wildslap keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildslap moves into full mount! Hollister won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wildslap jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hollister manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wildslap trying to control the action but Hollister is working from the bottom.
Hollister holding on.

Wildslap tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wildslap working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollister is looking for a sweep.
Hollister knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wildslap on the ground.
Hollister struggling a bit here.

Wildslap is working to tighten his grip on Hollister's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hollister has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Wildslap is really squeezing tight and eventually Hollister passes out! Wildslap breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rancho Wildslap!
An out of breath Rancho Wildslap thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Chuvalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chuvalo
vs
Alvarez

187 cm
30
225 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

187 cm
25
218 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Chuvalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Chuvalo lands with a short shot to the head.
Chuvalo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Chuvalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chuvalo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chuvalo blocking some punches.
Chuvalo lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Chuvalo lands a shot to the body.
Chuvalo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Alvarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chuvalos head.
Chuvalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chuvalo cracks Alvarez with a nice body shot.
Alvarez looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Chuvalo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chuvalo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chuvalo fails to land with a series of punches.
Chuvalo connects with a body shot.
Chuvalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Chuvalo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuvalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Chuvalo swinging wildly here.
Chuvalo throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chuvalo.
Alvarez is looking to score with low kicks.

Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Alvarez as the two fighters clinch.
Chuvalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alvarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chuvalo or not.
Alvarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Chuvalo on the inside.
Chuvalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Chuvalo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuvalo lands with a light punch inside.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Chuvalo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chuvalo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Chuvalo as the two fighters clinch.
Chuvalo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Chuvalo lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Chuvalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chuvalo lands a left hand.
Chuvalo prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Alvarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chuvalo blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
A short left from Alvarez.
Chuvalo lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chuvalo has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Chuvalo pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Chuvalo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Chuvalo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alvarez.
Chuvalo scores with a hook to the body.
Chuvalo scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
A short left from Chuvalo.
Chuvalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chuvalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chuvalo lands an uppercut.

That has opened up Aaron Alvarez's cut even more.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chuvalo.

Chuvalo breaks the clinch.
Chuvalo misses with a straight left.
Chuvalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chuvalo throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alvarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chuvalo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Chuvalo moves into the clinch.
Chuvalo lands an uppercut.
Chuvalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chuvalo cracks Alvarez with a nice body shot.
Chuvalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chuvalo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alvarez can turn it around.
Chuvalo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chuvalo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Chuvalo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Chuvalo.

Chuvalo breaks the clinch.
Chuvalo misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Chuvalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez wants to counter with a clinch but Chuvalo pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Chuvalo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big right from Chuvalo misses.
Chuvalo misses with a straight left.
Alvarez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chuvalo misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Chuvalo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chuvalo throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Chuvalo throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Chuvalo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Chuvalo moves out of range.
Chuvalo misses the shot to the body.
Chuvalo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a chopping leg kick but Chuvalo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chuvalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Chuvalo misses.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Chuvalo pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Chuvalo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Alvarez has Chuvalo up against the cage in a clinch.
Chuvalo misses with the head strike.
Chuvalo lands with a short shot to the head.
Chuvalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Alvarez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Chuvalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Alvarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Chuvalo backwards.
Chuvalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chuvalo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chuvalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvarez.
Chuvalo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Chuvalo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Chuvalo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Chuvalo.
Chuvalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
George Chuvalo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chuvalo digs a right hand into Alvarez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alvarez's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chuvalo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chuvalo lands with a short shot to the head.
Chuvalo tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Chuvalo back against the cage.
Chuvalo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Alvarez is rocked!
Chuvalo digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Chuvalo finish him?
Chuvalo dips a shoulder and cracks Alvarez with a mighty uppercut! Alvarez falls back against the cage and Chuvalo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Alvarez is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Chuvalo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Chuvalo!
Post fight, George Chuvalo stared into the camera and said 'GET SOME!!!!!!!'.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Harrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ante Gotovina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ante Gotovina has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Harrak
vs
Gotovina

189 cm
28
195 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

185 cm
25
203 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Harrak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Gotovina!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gotovina is looking to slow Harrak down with leg kicks.
Gotovina just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harrak misses with a hook to the body
and Gotovina counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gotovina has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harrak is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Harrak throws a shot to the body.
Gotovina throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotovina throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harrak counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gotovina looks to land a right hand but Harrak moved out of range.
It looked like Harrak was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gotovina.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gotovina cracks the inside of Harrak's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrak misses with a left hand
and Gotovina counters with a good low kick that Harrak was not able to check.
Gotovina tries a head kick but it misses.
Gotovina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrak misses with a body shot.
Gotovina tests Harrak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harrak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gotovina counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gotovina moves away.
Harrak swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Gotovina counter with a right hand.
Harrak misses with an uppercut.
Gotovina throws an off balance right hand
and Harrak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gotovina lands a jab to Harrak's midsection.
A slow jab from Gotovina misses its intended target.
Gotovina buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gotovina misses with a jab to the body
and Gotovina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gotovina lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gotovina.
Gotovina throws a big shot that misses.
Gotovina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrak cracks a nice hook into Gotovina's ribs.
Gotovina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harrak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harrak looks to score with a jab to the body but Gotovina is just out of range.
Gotovina let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gotovina punishes Harrak's body with a nice straight punch.
Gotovina misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harrak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gotovina lands a jab to Harrak's midsection.
Harrak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ante Gotovina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotovina throws out a loose jab but Harrak uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left and a right from Harrak both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Ante Gotovina has been cut.
Harrak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harrak throws a jab when Gotovina was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina throws a low kick but Harrak avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Harrak.
Harrak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gotovina.
Harrak avoids the body shot from Gotovina.
Harrak is looking to counter punch.
Gotovina connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harrak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gotovina throws the left hand but Harrak avoids the punch easily.
Harrak lands the left hand.
Gotovina lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ante Gotovina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ante Gotovina's cut.
That's time! Harrak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gotovina fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrak on the side of the head.
Ante Gotovina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gotovina rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Harrak counter with a right hand.
Gotovina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harrak appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gotovina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrak moves away.
Harrak throws a body punch but Gotovina moves out of range.
Harrak takes a swing at Gotovina's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gotovina.
Gotovina lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotovina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gotovina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gotovina throws a looping overhand right but Harrak ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Harrak tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gotovina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gotovina throws a shot from downtown. Harrak moves away and avoids it.
Gotovina takes a swing at Harrak's ribcage but misses.
Harrak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gotovina is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harrak with a body shot.
Gotovina throws a head kick that misses
and Harrak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gotovina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrak.
Gotovina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gotovina throws a leg kick but Harrak sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gotovina dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrak. That did some damage!
Gotovina scores with a nice right hand.
Gotovina jabs at Harrak's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrak misses the shot to the body.
Gotovina misses with a straight left.
Harrak is looking to wear down Gotovina with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harrak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gotovina doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gotovina, right into the meat.
Gotovina lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harrak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gotovina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gotovina! But no joy.
Gotovina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrak is looking for a counter combo.
Harrak misses with a body punch
and Gotovina counters with a good low kick that Harrak was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gotovina on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harrak moves forwards but Gotovina connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gotovina scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gotovina throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrak misses with a hook
and Gotovina counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gotovina lands a nice shot to the body.
Gotovina connects with a solid leg kick.
Gotovina throws a lazy right hand but Harrak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gotovina misses with a right hand
and Harrak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrak misses with a looping left.
Harrak misses the shot to the body.
Gotovina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Harrak misses.
Gotovina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrak was well out of range. Poor timing from Gotovina.
Gotovina misses with a shot to the body
and Harrak counters with a stiff right hand.
Gotovina misses with a wild body shot.
Gotovina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gotovina lands a lovely overhand right.
Gotovina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrak.
Gotovina scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrak moves out of range as Gotovina strikes.
It looked like Harrak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ante Gotovina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ante Gotovina's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Harrak throws a body punch but Gotovina moves out of range.
Harrak blocks a leg kick.
Harrak avoids the body shot from Gotovina.
A little feinted left hand from Harrak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gotovina moves away from the strike by Harrak.
Harrak walks into a straight right hand from Gotovina.
Gotovina just misses with a punch to the body.
Gotovina scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gotovina.
Gotovina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harrak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gotovina throws a body punch but Harrak moves out of range.
Gotovina slips under a jab from Harrak.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gotovina counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrak throws a jab when Gotovina was well out of range.
A jab from Gotovina misses.
Harrak misses with a body shot.
Harrak looks to throw the jab but Gotovina is out of range.
Harrak throws a lazy uppercut
and Gotovina counters with a leg kick.
Gotovina darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gotovina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gotovina misses with a looping right.
Harrak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harrak dips to his left and cracks Gotovina with an uppercut!
Omar Harrak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harrak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gotovina scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gotovina.
Harrak throws a big counter combination but Gotovina scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harrak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gotovina throws a big shot that misses.
Harrak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Gotovina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gotovina.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gotovina. That's going to slow Harrak down.
Harrak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Harrak cracks Gotovina with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gotovina looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Harrak finish him?

Gotovina is rocked!
Gotovina lands a leg kick that knocks Harrak off balance momentarily.
Gotovina is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrak finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina thumps Harrak with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Gotovina.
A quick step to the side and Harrak tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gotovina seems to have recovered his senses.
Gotovina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrak.
Gotovina is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harrak with a body shot.
Harrak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gotovina counters with a leg kick.
Gotovina connects with an inside leg kick.
Harrak swings widly with a right hand
and Gotovina makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gotovina jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Gotovina. Beautiful body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gotovina.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gotovina counters with an outside leg kick.
Gotovina thumps Harrak with a low kick.
Harrak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Gotovina.
Ante Gotovina is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gotovina throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gotovina feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrak's calf.
Gotovina lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Gotovina.
Harrak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gotovina scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ante Gotovina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gotovina has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ante Gotovina!
A very excited looking Ante Gotovina 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.