RSC 2: Sambodrome I PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between EK Agbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Fuentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). EK Agbo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pedro Fuentes's chin.

Agbo
vs
Fuentes

199 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, EK Agbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Fuentes.
Agbo tries to clinch up.
Fuentes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Agbo.
Fuentes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Agbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
EK Agbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuentes thows a body kick. Agbo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Agbo tries to clinch up.
Fuentes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuentes keeps the fight on the outside.
Fuentes keeps the fight on the outside.
Fuentes swinging wildly here.
Agbo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuentes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Agbo wants to clinch.
Fuentes takes a swing at Agbo's ribcage but misses.
Fuentes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Agbo tries to move into range but Fuentes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fuentes - that will leave a mark!
Fuentes swats away the attempt to clinch by Agbo.
Agbo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fuentes.

Agbo is rocked!
A jab from Fuentes misses.
Oh Agbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuentes cracks Agbo with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Fuentes!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Potempkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Moss
vs
Potempkin

180 cm
21
178 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

189 cm
21
179 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Potempkin!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss shoots for a takedown but Potempkin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moss slips under a jab.
Potempkin leaves Moss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Potempkin stuns Moss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Potempkin swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moss shoots for a double leg takedown but Potempkin sprawls well. He's pushed Moss's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moss fails with a takedown attempt.
Potempkin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Potempkin wants it to stay on the feet.
Moss is breathing heavily.
Moss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Potempkin sprawls well. Potempkin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moss gets slowly back to his feet.
Potempkin scores with the left hand. Moss knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Jay Moss has been cut.
Potempkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Potempkin stuns Moss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Potempkin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potempkin connects with a single shot there.
Moss takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Potempkin scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potempkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Potempkin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Igor Potempkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Potempkin, as that shot connected.
Moss looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Potempkin is fending him off so far but Moss persists. Nope, Potempkin circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Potempkin.
Potempkin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moss if he has to take too many more of those.
Moss tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Moss. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Potempkin lands a nice looking body shot.
Potempkin lands a slapping body shot.
Potempkin rushes Moss with punches - Moss moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Moss goes down! Potempkin follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Potempkin!

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energy
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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 Gregory Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bukk wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Black
vs
wild

193 cm
24
293 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
4 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregory Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, bukk wild!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wild wants to clinch.

Black shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Black was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
wild keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
wild regains half guard.
wild is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Black scores with a couple of nice shots.

It looks like bukk wild has been cut.

wild looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.

That has opened up bukk wild's cut even more.
Black winds up and cracks wild with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

The cut above bukk wild's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

wild is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Black pulls his head out easily.
wild is trying to get back to full guard.

wild actively working from the bottom here.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.

bukk wild's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at bukk wild's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gregory Black!

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A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Commander Manlove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Commander Manlove has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Manlove
vs
Benn

200 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Commander Manlove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, PJ Benn!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Manlove as Benn shoots in.
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manlove tries to clinch but Benn moves out of range.
Manlove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Commander Manlove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manlove moves in looking to clinch but Benn pushes him off.
Benn shoots in but Manlove avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manlove fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benn fails with a takedown attempt.
Commander Manlove has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of PJ Benn.
Benn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manlove swivels and escapes.
Manlove wants to clinch.
Manlove tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manlove wants to clinch up but Benn keeps it at a distance.
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manlove keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manlove moves into range and clinches up with Benn.
Manlove stops a takedown attempt from Benn.
Manlove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benn.
Manlove stalling in the clinch.
Manlove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benn.
Manlove really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Manlove is stalling here.
Manlove lands a shot to the body.
Benn looks gassed!
Manlove digs a right hand into Benn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benn's gas tank.
Manlove scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Manlove.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn jumps guard but Manlove stands there with Benn around his waist. Benn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Manlove has Benn pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manlove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manlove's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Benn jumps guard but Manlove stands there with Benn around his waist. Benn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Manlove content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.
Manlove doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn circles away.
Manlove fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Manlove has Benn up against the cage in a clinch.
Manlove lands a body punch.
Manlove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn tries to pull guard but Manlove won't allow it.
Manlove digs a right hand into Benn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benn's gas tank.
Manlove lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manlove has Benn pushed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manlove.
Manlove slows down the pace here.
Manlove seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.
Benn tries to clinch up.

Manlove moves into range and clinches up with Benn.
Manlove just leaning against Benn, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manlove lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manlove is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Manlove lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Manlove - that landed with a thud.
Manlove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benn.
Manlove stalling.
Benn is trying to drag Manlove to the mat but Manlove just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Manlove dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.
Manlove is looking to clinch but Benn is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Commander Manlove 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.

Manlove ducks under a wild hook from Benn.
Manlove fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benn swats away the attempt to clinch by Manlove.
Manlove tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benn counters with a nice body shot.
Benn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manlove tries to avoid it but Benn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manlove to the ground. Manlove escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Manlove rushes Benn and presses him up against the cage.
Manlove controlling the action here for a moment.
Manlove lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Manlove.
Manlove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benn.
Manlove content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manlove.
Benn letting Manlove take a breather here.
Benn is breathing heavily.
Manlove lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manlove slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Manlove.
Benn being controlled against the cage.
Manlove lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manlove stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.

Manlove pushes Benn up against the cage in a clinch.
Manlove stalling against the cage.
Manlove lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn letting Manlove take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Manlove - that landed with a thud.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manlove is looking to clinch.
Manlove tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Benn counters with a single leg into guard. Manlove didn't expect that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Benn slips nicely into half guard.
Benn controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manlove works his way to full guard. Good work.
Benn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manlove swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manlove controlling Benn's posture.
Benn with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benn looking to sit in guard and control but Manlove gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manlove stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benn 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.
Manlove throwing strikes from guard but Benn blocks nicely.
Manlove postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Commander Manlove dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Manlove closes the distance but Benn moves to the side

and Benn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benn tries to break the clinch but Manlove is controlling the position.
Manlove stalling in the clinch.
Manlove on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manlove pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manlove scores with a shoulder strike.
Manlove throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benns head.
Manlove stops a takedown attempt from Benn.
Manlove stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Manlove.
Benn has Manlove pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Manlove manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Manlove.
A hook to the body from Manlove.
Benn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benn fails to pull guard.
Commander Manlove has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of PJ Benn.
Manlove's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manlove is working Benn over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Manlove.
Commander Manlove has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manlove pushes Benn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manlove's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Manlove presses Benn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Manlove is working Benn over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Commander Manlove.
Manlove tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benn counters with a left to the body.
Benn swats away the attempt to clinch by Manlove.
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manlove tries to clinch up but Benn circles away and keeps his distance.
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manlove fails with an attempt to clinch.
Commander Manlove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manlove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Manlove has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benn tries to score a body lock takedown but Manlove shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Manlove lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benn jumps guard but Manlove stands there with Benn around his waist. Benn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manlove pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manlove lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benn being controlled against the cage.
Benn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Manlove.
Manlove stalling against the cage.
Manlove lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manlove.
Manlove lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn backwards.
Benn fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manlove walks away with a smile on his face. Benn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Manlove wants to clinch

and Benn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Manlove won't be happy with that.
Manlove is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Manlove knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benn on the ground.
Manlove is looking to reverse the position.
Manlove is working hard here to advance position.
PJ Benn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Commander Manlove is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Manlove is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Commander Manlove!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy KOs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Sanchez
vs
KOs

178 cm
24
181 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
178 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teddy KOs!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by KOs.

KOs stands up and we're back to a striking position.
KOs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from KOs. KOs gets slowly back to his feet.

KOs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. KOs showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but KOs is controlling him well.

KOs decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from KOs.
Sonny Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy KOs.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez feints and as KOs raises his hands in defense, Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
KOs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
KOs wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling the position.

KOs manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Sanchez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanchez.
KOs fails to land with a series of punches.
KOs shoots and misses

and Sanchez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
KOs looks gassed!

Sanchez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanchez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
KOs tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but KOs is keeping the position.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but KOs blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
KOs thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. KOs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
KOs controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
KOs fails with the takedown

and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez won't allow KOs to sweep him here.
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.

KOs pushes Sanchez off and scrambles back to his feet.
KOs falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanchez.
KOs is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
KOs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
KOs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but KOs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
KOs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
KOs trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
KOs looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Sanchez 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.

Sanchez throws a combination. KOs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
KOs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
KOs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. KOs didn't expect that.
Sanchez trying to control but KOs is working from the bottom.
Sanchez won't allow KOs to get back to his feet.
Sonny Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
KOs wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez cracks KOs with a solid left hand.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but KOs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
KOs is breathing heavily.
KOs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but KOs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
KOs drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. KOs is trying to defend but Sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but KOs dodges it nicely.
KOs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through KOs's hands, connecting with KOs's forehead.

KOs manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sanchez cracks KOs with an open hand slap.

Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanchez showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
KOs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
KOs pulls Sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
KOs wants to sweep but no luck.
KOs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
KOs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as KOs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
KOs is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but KOs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
KOs tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.

KOs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sanchez stops KOs from standing up.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of KOs's head.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but KOs blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
KOs keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.

KOs uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Sanchez shoots in and bounces KOs off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanchez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
KOs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Sanchez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

KOs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with KOs but KOs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
KOs throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sonny Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from KOs misses.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
KOs with a lazy takedown attempt
and KOs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
KOs doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sanchez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanchez.

KOs working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
KOs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
KOs keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
KOs has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
KOs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
KOs is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but KOs keeps moving.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
KOs shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Sonny Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy KOs.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
KOs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
KOs has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Teddy KOs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
KOs misses with a takedown attempt

and Sanchez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for KOs!

Sanchez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but KOs is surviving well by controlling Sanchez's body position as best he can.
Sanchez cracks KOs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
KOs is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
KOs is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.

Sanchez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
KOs tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to finish KOs with some ground and pound. This is bad for KOs!
KOs's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
KOs can't escape the position.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanchez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sanchez prevents KOs from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of KOs's face.
Sanchez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Teddy KOs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonny Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Sanchez!

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 Sakuraba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ameliano Cassemiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter. Sakuraba Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
Cassemiro

180 cm
27
194 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

176 cm
27
187 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakuraba Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ameliano Cassemiro!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cassemiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cassemiro.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Cassemiro manages to get underhooks.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cassemiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Cassemiro tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Come on Gracie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gracie wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakuraba Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cassemiro prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Cassemiro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cassemiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cassemiro landing knees to the body.
Cassemiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Cassemiro lands a nice elbow.
Cassemiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassemiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Cassemiro lands a knee to the body.
Cassemiro tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cassemiro.
Cassemiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cassemiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cassemiro landing knees to the body.
Cassemiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassemiro lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Cassemiro on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Cassemiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Cassemiro crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cassemiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cassemiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cassemiro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro landing knees to the body.
Cassemiro crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
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!
Cassemiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cassemiro.
Cassemiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cassemiro with a knee to the head.
Cassemiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cassemiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Cassemiro lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cassemiro as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cassemiro obliges.
Cassemiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Cassemiro lands a knee to the body.
Cassemiro connects with a knee to the head.
Cassemiro scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Cassemiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cassemiro landing knees to the head.
Cassemiro working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Cassemiro lands a knee to the body.
Cassemiro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cassemiro lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Cassemiro.
Cassemiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cassemiro scores with a knee to the head.
Cassemiro with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Cassemiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cassemiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cassemiro lands an elbow inside.
Cassemiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cassemiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cassemiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cassemiro presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice elbow from Cassemiro.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Cassemiro.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Cassemiro lands an elbow inside.
Cassemiro tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Cassemiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Cassemiro as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cassemiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cassemiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cassemiro scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Cassemiro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cassemiro lands a right hand.
Cassemiro lands an elbow inside.
Cassemiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cassemiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cassemiro lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Cassemiro landing knees to the body.
Cassemiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cassemiro scores with a hook to the body.
Cassemiro digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cassemiro lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cassemiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cassemiro scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Cassemiro.
Cassemiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cassemiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cassemiro looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Cassemiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cassemiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Ameliano Cassemiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie is trying to drag Cassemiro to the mat but Cassemiro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cassemiro scores with a knee to the head.
Cassemiro trying to land knees to the body.
Cassemiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie looking for a takedown.

Gracie has picked Cassemiro up - he's going for a ride! Gracie dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cassemiro trying to control from the bottom.
Cassemiro is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cassemiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Cassemiro looking for submissions off his back.
Cassemiro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cassemiro tries to get the hooks in deep but Gracie pushed the leg off.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Gracie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cassemiro's arms.
Gracie is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cassemiro tries to get the hooks in deep but Gracie pushed the leg off.
Cassemiro controlling the position well here. Gracie rolled but Cassemiro kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Gracie fending off the submission attempt from Cassemiro.
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cassemiro slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cassemiro is one step ahead there.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Cassemiro from controlling successfully.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cassemiro is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cassemiro content to stall in guard here.
Cassemiro postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Cassemiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Cassemiro pushes his legs off easily.

Cassemiro 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.
Cassemiro stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.

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.

Cassemiro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie gets back to half guard.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Cassemiro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cassemiro wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ameliano Cassemiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cassemiro tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Cassemiro blocks a jab.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cassemiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cassemiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cassemiro scores with a decent looking hook.
Ameliano Cassemiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassemiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Cassemiro ducks down to avoid it.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie postures up in Cassemiro's guard and throws a big left but Cassemiro blocks it.
Cassemiro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Cassemiro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Cassemiro from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cassemiro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Cassemiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Cassemiro 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.
Cassemiro trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

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

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cassemiro is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Cassemiro from controlling successfully.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Cassemiro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cassemiro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cassemiro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Cassemiro working some strikes from top position.
Ameliano Cassemiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cassemiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cassemiro controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Cassemiro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cassemiro stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cassemiro happy to just control the position for now.
Cassemiro tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gracie's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie tries to bench press Cassemiro off him but Cassemiro keeps the position.
Sakuraba Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cassemiro controlling the position.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cassemiro is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Cassemiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ameliano Cassemiro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cassemiro tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ameliano Cassemiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cassemiro 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 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ameliano Cassemiro!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between aa aa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pasanen (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.

aa
vs
Pasanen

200 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
188 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, aa aa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauri Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pasanen moves away from the strike by aa.
Pasanen misses with a looping left.
aa shoots in but Pasanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pasanen scores with a jab.
Pasanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by aa.
Pasanen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pasanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by aa.
aa misses with a leg kick
and Pasanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Pasanen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. aa sprawls well initially but Pasanen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
aa is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
aa has hold of Pasanen's hands but Pasanen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Pasanen seems to be looking for submissions.
aa is trying to stand.
Pasanen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
aa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pasanen.
Pasanen wants to pass to mount but aa is defending the position.
aa pushes Pasanen off looking to stand but Pasanen dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasanen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pasanen is taking a breather. aa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
aa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pasanen.
aa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pasanen moves into full mount! aa won't be happy about that!
Pasanen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
aa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
aa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
aa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pasanen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pasanen unloads with some shots from mount but aa bucks and avoids them well.
Pasanen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Pasanen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But aa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from aa!
Pasanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in aa's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen trying to control the position from guard on top but aa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pasanen passes aa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pasanen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pasanen wants to pass to mount but aa is defending the position.
Pasanen is looking to take a break and control but aa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
aa tries to kick Pasanen off but Pasanen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pasanen stalling away here and it's allowed aa to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pasanen trying to control but aa is working from the bottom.
Pasanen prevents aa from getting back to his feet.
Pasanen cracks aa with a solid left hand.
Pasanen forces his way into half guard.
Pasanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pasanen working aa over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Pasanen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Good leg kick by Pasanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
aa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pasanen in his tracks.
Pasanen connects with a body shot.

aa gets caught flat footed, as Pasanen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pasanen is looking to work some ground and pound but aa has wrist control.
Pasanen working some strikes from top position.
Pasanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. aa is keeping the position for now.
Pasanen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
aa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pasanen on the ground.
Pasanen advances to half guard.
Pasanen stops aa from getting back to his feet.
Pasanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. aa defending well though.
Pasanen not doing much here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

aa actively working from the bottom here.
Pasanen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pasanen with a couple of short strikes.

Pasanen is working for a guillotine from mount but aa frees his head quite easily.
Pasanen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen trying to control but aa is having none of it.
Pasanen with the ground and pound from mount.
Pasanen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish aa?
Pasanen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pasanen lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen looking to finish aa with some ground and pound. This is bad for aa!
Pasanen looking to finish with strikes here!
Pasanen working the ground and pound effectively.

Pasanen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. aa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pasanen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as aa is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Pasanen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Pasanen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
aa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pasanen with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pasanen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pasanen cracks aa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pasanen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… aa turns into him and now he's in Pasanen's guard.
Pasanen wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Pasanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

aa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pasanen can pounce on him.
Pasanen cracks the inside of aa's front leg.
Pasanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but aa moves away.
Pasanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from aa finds it's way round the side to connect with Pasanen's head.

It looks like Lauri Pasanen has been cut.
A lazy left from Pasanen finds it's target.
Good leg kick by Pasanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pasanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pasanen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
aa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pasanen throws a shot to the body.
Lauri Pasanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pasanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pasanen scores with the left hand. aa knows he should have avoided that one.
Pasanen scores with a hook to the body. aa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pasanen tests aa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
aa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
aa is looking to clinch but Pasanen is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
aa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pasanen takes a swing at aa's ribcage but misses.

Pasanen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pasanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pasanen passes into half guard.
Pasanen slips a nice elbow through aa's hands, connecting with aa's forehead.
Pasanen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pasanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. aa defending well though.
Pasanen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for aa!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen controlling from the full mount.
Pasanen with the ground and pound from mount.
Pasanen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lauri Pasanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pasanen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Pasanen 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.
Pasanen lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pasanen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pasanen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. aa looks a forlorn figure.
Pasanen controlling from mount.

Pasanen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but aa is surviving well by controlling Pasanen's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pasanen with shots to the head and body - aa looks very uncomfortable down there.
aa tries to hold on but Pasanen pushes him away.
Pasanen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Pasanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pasanen 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Pasanen!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Warhol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Warhol
vs
Walker

190 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

179 cm
22
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Warhol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Walker!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warhol looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Warhol looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Walker lands with a straight right. Warhol didn't see that one coming.
Warhol closes the distance and clinches up with Walker, looking for a takedown. Warhol pushes Walker against the cage but Walker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Warhol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Walker thuds his right hand into Warhol's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Warhol shoots in but Walker avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Warhol shoots in.

Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Warhol, pushing him back against the cage.
Warhol jumps guard but Walker stands there with Warhol around his waist. Warhol gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a one two combo.

It looks like Matt Warhol has been cut.
Walker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paul Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Good shot there by Walker.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warhol fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Warhol tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
Walker cracks Warhol with a right hand to the side of the head.

Walker closes the distance and pushes Warhol back into the cage.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warhol takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walker wants to slow Warhol down by chopping away at his legs.
Walker misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Warhol.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Warhol's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walker connects with a looping right hand.

Walker has managed to clinch.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Warhol fails with the takedown.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker moves into the clinch successfully.

Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warhol circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Warhol. Warhol circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Warhol gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab from Walker.
Walker stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warhol will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Warhol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warhol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Walker swings for the body but Warhol moves out of range.
Paul Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Walker breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Warhol.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Warhol. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Walker drives through and clinches with Warhol against the cage.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Warhol tries to pull guard but Walker won't allow it.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.

Walker closes the distance and pushes Warhol back into the cage.

Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Warhol's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Walker does no damage.

Walker moves into range and clinches up with Warhol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

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

Walker forces Warhol back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker leaves Warhol with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Walker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Warhol is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Warhol dives in and grabs Walker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes down on Warhol's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Warhol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Warhol.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Walker does it's job there.
Walker throws a right and a left that Warhol avoids nicely.

Walker forces Warhol back against the cage and clinches.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Walker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warhol backwards.
Warhol tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walker just stands there and leans against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker looks to land a combination but Warhol avoids it well.

Walker gets a clinch.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker throws a combination. Warhol tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Warhol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Paul Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warhol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Walker.
Walker stalks Warhol and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Warhol's face. Warhol staggers backwards, shaken.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Walker breaks the clinch.
Matt Warhol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Walker!