RVT 1 - Welcome PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bored Cheat (ranked 5258 p4p, 194 weight class) and Olivier Louise (ranked 4646 p4p, 147 weight class). Bored Cheat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cheat
vs
Louise

205 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

166 cm
23
140 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bored Cheat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olivier Louise!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Louise as he jumps to the side.

Cheat shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Louise's guard.

Louise working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cheat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Louise is tightening it up a little... Cheat has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Cheat reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Cheat taps out! Nice BJJ there by Louise!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Olivier Louise!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumping Rivers (ranked 23483 p4p, 250 weight class) and Kile Jr Lll (ranked 4555 p4p, 171 weight class). Jumping Rivers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Rivers
vs
Jr Lll

155 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

204 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jumping Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kile Jr Lll!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr Lll rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Rivers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Jr Lll looking for submissions off his back.

Rivers decides to stand up.
Jr Lll looks to land a combination. Rivers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rivers lands a leg kick that knocks Jr Lll off balance momentarily.
Jr Lll swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Jr Lll.
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!

Rivers gets a takedown into half guard.

Jr Lll looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr Lll has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rivers is working away from the top position though.

Jr Lll is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rivers pulls his head out easily.
Jr Lll has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rivers is working away from the top position though.

Jr Lll manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rivers dodges the punch combination from Jr Lll.
Kile Jr Lll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Jr Lll.
A nice combination there by Rivers.
Jr Lll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Jr Lll looks to land a combination but Rivers avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Jr Lll. Those never looked like landing.
Rivers walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Jr Lll gets caught napping as Rivers dives in and scores a takedown. Jr Lll manages to retain guard.
Jr Lll is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rivers tries to free his leg and advance position but Jr Lll is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jr Lll manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Jr Lll wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
Rivers keeping full guard, as Jr Lll tries to pass.
Jr Lll trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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.
Jr Lll trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A cross from Jr Lll lands.
Some wild striking there from Jr Lll.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rivers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jr Lll scores with a one two! Rivers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Rivers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jr Lll has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jr Lll trying to control here.

Jr Lll is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rivers pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers is just content to waste time from the top position. Jr Lll takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kile Jr Lll!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bashaad Al Hammad (ranked 21568 p4p, 240 weight class) and Kile Jr Illl (ranked 4852 p4p, 184 weight class). Bashaad Al Hammad has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Al Hammad
vs
Jr Illl

179 cm
31
166 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Woodshins' Ship

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bashaad Al Hammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kile Jr Illl!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Hammad misses with a kick to the body.
Jr Illl throws a right and a left that Al Hammad avoids nicely.
Jr Illl slips a jab from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad wants to land a leg kick but Jr Illl is out of range.
Jr Illl scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Bashaad Al Hammad has been cut.
Jr Illl moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Hammad throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Hammad is looking to chop away at Jr Illl's legs.
Al Hammad throws a hook to the side of Jr Illl's head but Jr Illl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Hammad throws a predictable looking body shot

and Jr Illl counters with a crisp one two that drops Al Hammad! Jr Illl thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Al Hammad to his feet! Al Hammad is in big trouble!

Al Hammad is rocked!
Jr Illl grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Al Hammad takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Jr Illl cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kile Jr Illl!
Kile Jr Illl made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'You need to train bitch!! I am the BEST FIGHTER of the world!!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Philips (ranked 3234 p4p, 88 weight class) and Demitrious Johnson (ranked 21523 p4p, 259 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Philips
vs
Johnson

187 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

156 cm
29
140 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demitrious Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Philips shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Philips finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Philips working Johnson over with strikes.
Philips working the head and body with strikes.
Philips will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson tries to roll over but Philips keeps him under control.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Philips content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Philips has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson punching from the bottom.
Philips lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Philips has control of the leg.
Philips working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Philips controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philips is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Philips is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Philips is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Philips scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Philips prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Philips in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Philips prevents Johnson from improving his position.

Johnson with the active half guard here but Philips passes nicely into side control.
Philips trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Philips avoids the strikes from the bottom by Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Philips staying calm.
Philips is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on Philips's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.

Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Philips pulls his head out easily.

Philips moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philips landing strikes.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Philips is staying tight to Johnson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Johnson tries to bench press Philips off him but Philips keeps the position.
Philips grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Philips looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Philips smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Philips looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Philips smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Philips dives in and scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Philips slips an elbow through the middle.

Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Philips doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Johnson is tightening it up a little... Philips has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Philips reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Philips taps out! Nice BJJ there by Johnson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Demitrious Johnson!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 21668 p4p, 233 weight class) and Ronald Philips (ranked 3700 p4p, 143 weight class). Cicero Dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dos Santos
vs
Philips

180 cm
29
175 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

200 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cicero Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronald Philips!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Philips takes the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Philips manages to get underhooks.
Dos Santos can't get the takedown.
Philips prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cicero Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Philips has Dos Santos pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Philips pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dos Santos tumbling to the mat - Philips dives into Dos Santos's guard.

Philips is sitting in close to Dos Santos's body. Dos Santos has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Philips is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Philips is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dos Santos.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cicero Dos Santos!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Philips (ranked 3699 p4p, 102 weight class) and Jacob De Molay (ranked 6282 p4p, 188 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Philips
vs
De Molay

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacob De Molay!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Molay works over Philips's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Joe Philips has been cut.
De Molay missing with a left hand there. Philips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Philips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Molay.
De Molay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Molay looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
Philips tries a head kick but it misses.
Philips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Philips misses with a wild combination.
De Molay missing with a left hand there. Philips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Philips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Molay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Philips tries to clinch there but De Molay circles away.
De Molay checks the leg kick.
Philips tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Molay is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Philips.
A little jabbing left from De Molay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Philips misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Philips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Molay.
A big right from De Molay misses.
De Molay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

De Molay rushes Philips and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from De Molay fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Philips throws an elbow but misses.
De Molay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Molay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Molay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Molay is trying to break the clinch but Philips has him pressed against the cage.
Philips comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Philips stalling the fight.
De Molay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Molay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Molay scores with a shoulder strike.
De Molay struggles to land a body shot inside as Philips controls his hands.
Philips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Molay tries to throw a body punch but Philips avoids it by throwing De Molay back against the cage.
A short right from De Molay.
De Molay digs a right hand into Philips's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philips's gas tank.
Philips just leaning against De Molay, taking a breather.
Philips is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Molay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Molay being controlled against the cage.
De Molay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips tries to land knees in the clinch but De Molay avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Philips.
De Molay stalling against the cage.
De Molay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Molay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Molay taking a breather.
Philips looking to throw knees to the head but De Molay is blocking nicely.
Philips displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Molay up against the cage.
The referee calls for Philips to work.
Philips lands an elbow inside that De Molay shrugs off.

It looks like Jacob De Molay has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Molay struggles to land a body shot inside as Philips controls his hands.
De Molay dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Philips avoiding damage.
Philips tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Molay avoids it.
Philips lands a nice elbow.
Philips throws an elbow that misses.
De Molay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Philips is looking to control De Molay's arms but De Molay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Philips has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob De Molay dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Philips throws a push kick but De Molay slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Philips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Molay throws a right hand that Philips ducks under and follows up with a left that Philips also avoids with ease.
Philips was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Molay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Philips.
De Molay lands with a good body shot.
De Molay lands with an uppercut that bounces Philips off the cage and back into range.
De Molay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Molay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe Philips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Molay tests Philips's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Philips is rocked!
A punch combination from De Molay misses.
Oh Philips is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Molay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philips seems to have got his legs back now.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Molay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jacob De Molay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Molay lands with a nice combination. Philips backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Molay thuds a left hand into Philips's body.
Philips throws a right hand that De Molay ducks under and follows up with a left that De Molay also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Molay lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Philips falls backwards - clearly groggy! De Molay dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob De Molay!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Medeiros (ranked 25068 p4p, 244 weight class) and Arnold Philips (ranked 3701 p4p, 142 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Arnold Philips was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Medeiros
vs
Philips

180 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

206 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnold Philips!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros misses with a head kick.

Philips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Medeiros jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Philips walks away with a smile on his face. Medeiros gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Medeiros fails with a takedown attempt.
Medeiros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Medeiros shoots in for a takedown but Philips shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Philips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Medeiros is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medeiros throws a head kick that half lands.

Philips drives through and clinches with Medeiros against the cage.
Medeiros tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Philips smiles and moves away.
Medeiros throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Philips throws a fast counter high kick but Medeiros manages to duck under it in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Philips clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Philips.

It looks like Lucas Medeiros has been cut.

Philips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Philips gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Philips - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Medeiros takes an elbow to the forehead.
Philips will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Medeiros up against the cage.
Philips is stalling here.

Philips breaks the clinch.

Philips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Medeiros, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros is trying to break free.
Philips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Medeiros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Philips has Medeiros pressed against the cage, preventing Medeiros from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Medeiros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Philips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Medeiros drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Philips gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Medeiros has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Medeiros misses with a punch to the body.
Medeiros wants to get back to striking at distance but Philips won't allow it.
Philips has Medeiros pushed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Philips manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Philips.
Medeiros tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Philips defends well and Medeiros ends up having to push Philips into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Arnold Philips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Medeiros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Philips sprawls well. Philips wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Medeiros gets slowly back to his feet.
Philips is looking for the big counter here.

Philips pushes Medeiros up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros tries to pull guard but Philips holds him up against the cage and eventually Medeiros drops back down to his feet.
Philips misses with an elbow strike.
Philips missing with knees to the body.
Philips is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Medeiros drags the fight down to the ground.
Philips looking to sit in guard and control but Medeiros gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Medeiros sitting in guard here, content to control.
Medeiros trying to control the position from guard on top but Philips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Philips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Medeiros'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.

Medeiros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Philips as he jumps to the side.
Medeiros pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Medeiros slips a jab and a cross from Philips.
Philips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Medeiros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Philips's waist but Philips gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Medeiros off to one side.
Medeiros closes the distance and clinches up with Philips, looking for a takedown. Medeiros pushes Philips against the cage but Philips circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Medeiros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medeiros shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Philips defends it nicely.
Philips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Philips moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips lands an elbow just above Medeiros 's eye.
Medeiros working hard to break the clinch.
Philips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Philips blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Philips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Come on Philips - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Philips.
The referee is keeping an eye on Philips - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Philips's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Philips swings wildly with an uppercut but Medeiros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Philips stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arnold Philips.
The fight stays on the outside here - Medeiros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Philips lands a big head kick that sends Medeiros tumbling to the mat! Philips takes a step backwards and waves Medeiros back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Medeiros is rocked!

Lucas Medeiros's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medeiros drops his hands momentarily and Philips needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Medeiros just on the top of the head. Medeiros drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Medeiros - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arnold Philips!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Philips (ranked 3385 p4p, 94 weight class) and Freak Wannabe (ranked 8316 p4p, 228 weight class). Ryan Philips had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Philips
vs
Wannabe

170 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
132 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freak Wannabe!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wannabe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Philips under the eye.

Wannabe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Philips to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wannabe is looking to stand back up but Philips counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Wannabe.

The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Philips connects with a nice short shot to Wannabe's temple.
Philips working over Wannabe with some ground and pound. Wannabe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Philips works his way into full mount!
Philips raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philips is landing with some decent strikes but Wannabe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannabe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Philips connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Philips looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Philips raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wannabe taking shots to the head.
Wannabe is bucking up trying to escape but Philips cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Philips controlling the pace for now.
Wannabe wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Philips putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wannabe hang on?
Philips controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Philips connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Philips pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Philips lands a couple of good shots and Wannabe has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wannabe is trying to get back to his feet but Philips has full control of the position and if anything, Wannabe has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Philips is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Philips lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Philips lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips punishes Wannabe with strikes from the back mount.
Philips scores with strikes from the back.
Philips just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Philips connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Wannabe to escape the position.
Philips lands shots from the back.
Philips lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Wannabe.
Philips looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Philips is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Philips is landing with strikes from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philips lands a shot to the body.
What can Wannabe do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Wannabe covers up after that shot from Philips.
Philips is punishing Wannabe with some ground and pound.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Philips dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wannabe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wannabe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Philips.
Philips gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wannabe counters with a nice body shot.
Philips on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wannabe thumps Philips with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Philips is defended easily by Wannabe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Philips. 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.
Wannabe tries to clinch but Philips moves out of range.

Wannabe moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wannabe.
Wannabe slows down the pace here.
Philips has Wannabe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wannabe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Philips changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wannabe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Philips with a poor takedown
and Wannabe counters with a straight right hand.
Wannabe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Wannabe closes the distance and clinches.
Wannabe lands a nice elbow.
Philips is looking for a takedown.
Philips drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wannabe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wannabe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Philips shoots in looking for a takedown but Wannabe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Philips's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wannabe flicks out a counter leg kick but Philips steps away.
Philips misses with a takedown
and Wannabe counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wannabe.
Wannabe with a jab.
Philips shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wannabe sprawls well. Wannabe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Philips gets slowly back to his feet.

Wannabe takes the fight into the clinch.

Wannabe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wannabe. Philips shrugs it off though.
Philips misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Freak Wannabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannabe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Philips has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wannabe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wannabe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wannabe wants it to stay on the feet.
Philips fails with the takedown
and Wannabe counters with a left to the body.

Philips scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wannabe is looking to get back to is feet but Philips passes into side control.
Philips working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips controlling the position.
Philips scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips is working Wannabe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Philips in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wannabe is being controlled here.
Philips scores with a couple of short elbows.
Philips creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Philips scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Wannabe's face as Philips controls the position.
Wannabe tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Philips lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Philips punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freak Wannabe 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wannabe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Philips manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Philips shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wannabe as he jumps to the side.
Ryan Philips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wannabe lands with a slapping head kick.
Wannabe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wannabe.
Wannabe looks to land a combination but Philips avoids it well.

Philips closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wannabe's guard.
Philips engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Philips with a nice head shot there.
Philips not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips landing some decent shots from guard.
Philips lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Philips content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Philips not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Philips chips away with some ground and pound.
Philips slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Philips scoring with some ground and pound.
Philips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wannabe can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannabe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Philips is controlling him.
Philips works over Wannabe with some ground and pound from guard.
Philips is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Philips landing with the ground and pound.
Philips working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wannabe's head.
Wannabe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Philips controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Philips postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Philips with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Philips scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Philips is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Philips scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Philips is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wannabe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Philips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Philips is working Wannabe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Philips distracts Wannabe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Philips postures up and lands a big shot to Wannabe's brow.
Philips landing with the ground and pound.
Wannabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Philips makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philips is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wannabe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Philips distracts Wannabe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Philips showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Philips has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Philips!
The defeated Freak Wannabe had this to say: 'fuck you '.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rubens Charles (ranked 2400 p4p, 68 weight class) and Anthony Birchack (ranked 6501 p4p, 194 weight class). Rubens Charles has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Charles
vs
Birchack

170 cm
24
138 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

159 cm
29
138 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rubens Charles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Birchack!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Charles gets a double leg takedown into Birchack's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Birchack looking for a sweep. Not yet Birchack, not yet.
Birchack has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Charles has passed into side control.
Birchack tries to improve position but can't.
Birchack is trying to escape the position but Charles is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Birchack is looking to regain half guard here but Charles keeps moving and retains side control.

Birchack wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Charles has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Birchack's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Birchack is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Charles!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rubens Charles!
Rubens Charles retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Rubens Charles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.