Rebel 14 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Desouza (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.

Nakamura
vs
Desouza

180 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

175 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Desouza!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura misses with a wild body shot.
Desouza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Desouza stuffs the takedown attempt from Nakamura. Nakamura gets slowly back to his feet.
Nakamura misses with a two punch combination.
Nakamura tries to bum rush Desouza with a series of wild strikes but Desouza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Desouza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamura looks to land a combination but Desouza avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Desouza circles away quickly and effectively.
Desouza stuffs the takedown attempt from Nakamura. Nakamura gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Desouza. No joy for Nakamura on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Desouza pinned against the cage. Desouza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Desouza tries to clinch there but Nakamura circles away.
Desouza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Some wild striking there from Nakamura.
Desouza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Desouza moves into range and clinches up with Nakamura.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nakamura prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nakamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Desouza uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desouza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nakamura walks away with a smile on his face. Desouza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that Desouza avoids nicely.
Nakamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Desouza.
Nakamura shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakamura tries to clinch
and Desouza counters with a series of strikes. Nakamura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Desouza counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss

and Desouza moves into the clinch.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Desouza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nakamura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nakamura misses with a few strikes there.
Nakamura looks to clinch
and Desouza counters with a straight right hand.
Desouza darts in trying to clinch
and Nakamura counters with a left and a right that stings Desouza.

Desouza closes the distance and clinches.

Desouza works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desouza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desouza trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Desouza preventing the sweep.
Desouza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Desouza from controlling successfully.
Desouza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Desouza throwing strikes but missing.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Desouza from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Desouza 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.

Nakamura lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Desouza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Desouza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakamura on the side of the head.
Nakamura darts in trying to clinch
letting Desouza counter with a right hand.
No luck for Nakamura with that takedown attempt.
Nakamura fails with the takedown
and Desouza counters with a leg kick.
Desouza doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Nakamura swinging wildly here.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Desouza avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desouza tries to clinch
enabling Nakamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Desouza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakamura throws out the jab.
Nakamura swinging wildly here.
Nakamura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Desouza.
Ryu Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nakamura just misses with a punch to the body.

Desouza clinches.
Desouza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nakamura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakamura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Desouza.
Desouza wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Desouza.
Nakamura tries for a takedown but Desouza manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desouza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nakamura walks away with a smile on his face. Desouza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Desouza doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Nakamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Desouza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nakamura looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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.
Nakamura is not content to let Desouza control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Desouza misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desouza is staying tight to Nakamura's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nakamura manages to work his way to half guard, despite Desouza's best efforts.
Desouza content to control rather than advance.
Desouza wants to advance to full mount but Nakamura doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Desouza pushing down on Nakamura's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Desouza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakamura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakamura keeping control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desouza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Desouza is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nakamura!
Nakamura wants to hold on but Desouza pushes him away.
Desouza trying to control but Nakamura is having none of it.
Desouza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nakamura is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Desouza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Desouza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nakamura looks to clinch

and Desouza counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nakamura!
Nakamura is working to get back to half guard.
Desouza looking to control but Nakamura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Desouza controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Desouza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Desouza wants to control the pace but Nakamura is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nakamura blocking the ground and pound.
Nakamura tries to hold on but Desouza pushes him away.
Desouza content just to control the position here.
Desouza trying to control but Nakamura is having none of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dan Desouza just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Desouza dodges the punch combination from Nakamura.

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.
Desouza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Nakamura shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Desouza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Desouza pulls Nakamura in to control the position.
Desouza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Desouza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura looking to sit in guard and control but Desouza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Desouza from controlling successfully.
Desouza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Desouza is looking to take a break and control but Nakamura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryu Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Desouza controls the position from side control.
Dan Desouza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Desouza.
Desouza tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakamura throws a right hand that Desouza ducks under and follows up with a left that Desouza also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Desouza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Desouza 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Desouza!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reece Stockford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reece Stockford is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Stockford
vs
Lima

186 cm
25
173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reece Stockford!
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, Thiago Lima!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Stockford misses.

Stockford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Stockford is blocking nicely.
Lima can't break the clinch.
Stockford jumps guard but Lima stands there with Stockford around his waist. Stockford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stockford content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stockford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lima is defending well for now.
Stockford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stockford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stockford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stockford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stockford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stockford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lima lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stockford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lima blocks it with crossed arms.
Lima wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stockford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lima is trying to force a seperation but Stockford has the dominant position.
Stockford tries a knee to the head but Lima blocks it.
Stockford trying to land knees to the body.
Stockford tries to land a knee to the head but Lima blocks with his arms.
Stockford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stockford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stockford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lima.
Stockford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stockford misses with a knee to the head.
Stockford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stockford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stockford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lima.
Stockford misses with a knee strike.
Stockford is breathing heavily.
Stockford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lima is defending well for now.
Stockford tries to land a knee to the head but Lima blocks with his arms.
Lima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stockford is defending well for now.
Lima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lima is trying to break free.
Lima fails to pull guard.
Stockford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lima's face.
Stockford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Stockford.
Stockford looking to throw knees to the head but Lima is blocking nicely.
Stockford missing with knees to the body.
Stockford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lima fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lima trying to land knees to the body.
Stockford looking to throw knees to the head but Lima is blocking nicely.
Stockford misses with a knee to the head.
Lima has had enough of the clinch but Stockford keeps him there for the moment.
Stockford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stockford missing with knees to the body.
Lima tries for a takedown but Stockford manages to get underhooks.
Reece Stockford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Lima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to stall.
Stockford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lima is trying to drag Stockford to the mat but Stockford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lima avoiding damage as Stockford throws knees to the body.
Stockford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stockford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stockford misses with a knee to the head.
Stockford tries to land a knee to the head but Lima blocks with his arms.
Stockford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lima's efforts to push away.
Stockford misses with a knee strike.
Lima tries a knee to the head but Stockford blocks it.
Stockford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lima drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stockford gets the underhooks and prevents it.

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.
Stockford wants to stall.
Lima jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stockford walks away with a smile on his face. Lima gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reece Stockford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stockford as he avoids it easily.
Stockford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stockford lands a front kick.
Stockford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lima.
The crowd cheers as Lima lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stockford doesn't seem phased though.
Stockford looks to land a combination but Lima avoids it well.
Lima throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stockford's waist but Stockford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lima off to one side.
Lima misses with a wild combination.
Lima fails to land the takedown.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stockford sprawls well. Stockford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lima gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thiago Lima will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stockford wants to clinch up but Lima keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Stockford misses the target.
Stockford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stockford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lima lands the left hand.
Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stockford.

Lima closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lima lands in his opponent's guard.
Lima wants to pass the guard but Stockford is keeping the position.
Lima pushes down on Stockford's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stockford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lima on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stockford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stockford wants to get back to his feet.
Lima performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stockford on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Stockford is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Stockford is hurt! He's hurt bad - Lima fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Stockford from any more punishment! Congratulations to Lima! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Lima!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

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

sherk
vs
Rodriguez

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Vicious Nutrition :: Proven 159Q Recovery for $100

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, shean sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rico Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but sherk circles away and keeps his distance.
sherk looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A looping hook to the body misses from sherk. Rodriguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
sherk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by sherk which made him look bad.
Rodriguez connects with a solid leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez.

Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rodriguez prevents sherk from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez trying to control but sherk is working from the bottom.
sherk wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rodriguez manages to pass to side control.

Rodriguez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for sherk to stand up.
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
shean sherk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Rodriguez.
sherk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from sherk. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodriguez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. sherk did well to prevent Rodriguez getting side control.
sherk is refusing to be controlled, as Rodriguez sits in half guard.

Rodriguez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but sherk sees it coming and defends easily.
sherk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodriguez on the ground.
Rodriguez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rodriguez controlling his opponent.
Rodriguez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sherk squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
sherk is bucking up trying to escape but Rodriguez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rodriguez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rodriguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as sherk is looking to escape.
Rodriguez controlling from the full mount.
Rodriguez scoring with strikes but sherk is staying in there.
sherk is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Rodriguez has taken his back!
sherk looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is riding his opponent, not letting sherk buck him off.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Rodriguez. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Rodriguez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. sherk is looking for a way out.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Rodriguez. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Rodriguez is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. sherk has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Rodriguez has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! sherk taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Rodriguez doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rico Rodriguez!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Coelho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mackart Charger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mackart Charger will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Coelho
vs
Charger

175 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Coelho!
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, Mackart Charger!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Charger is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Charger digs a good body shot into Coelho's ribs.
Charger throws a right and a left that Coelho avoids nicely.
Charger connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Charger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coelho doesn't seem phased though.
Charger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coelho is looking to clinch.
Charger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coelho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coelho misses the shot to the body.
Coelho fails to land the takedown.
Charger drops Coelho with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Coelho! Charger dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mackart Charger!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flick Wham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gessinger Maltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flick Wham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wham
vs
Maltz

177 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
163 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flick Wham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gessinger Maltz!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wham.
Wham throws a head kick but Maltz moves out of range.
Wham thumps Maltz with a low kick.
Maltz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maltz's sensitive parts.
Wham scores with a head kick.
A cross from Maltz lands.
Maltz scores with a nice head shot.
Maltz throws a right and a left that Wham avoids nicely.
Wham takes one on the button.
Maltz blocks the body kick.
Maltz fails to land with a series of punches.
Wham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maltz throws the left hand but Wham avoids the punch easily.
Wham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wham. That's going to slow Maltz down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maltz's head.
Wham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maltz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maltz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wham.
Wham throws a head kick that Maltz semi-blocks.
Maltz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maltz looks gassed!
Wham thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maltz if he has to take too many more of those.
Wham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maltz takes a step back to recover.
A head kick from Wham lands but Maltz takes it in his stride.
Wham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maltz. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Wham lands but Maltz takes it in his stride.
Wham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Wham.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wham.
Wham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maltz's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wham.
Maltz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wham misses with a head kick.
Maltz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wham throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick from Wham lands but Maltz takes it in his stride.

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

Maltz is rocked!

Wham with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Maltz is still in real trouble! Can Wham finish him?
Wham tries to control but Maltz wriggling away.
Maltz seems to have recovered his senses.

Wham goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Maltz turns into him and now he's in Wham's guard.
Wham has control of Maltz's left arm, preventing Maltz from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wham controls Maltz momentarily but Maltz frees himself.

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

Wham looking for a guillotine here but Maltz defends easily.

Wham working for a triangle but Maltz defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flick Wham 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.

Maltz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wham circles away quickly and effectively.
Wham misses with a head kick.
Wham lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wham cracks the inside of Maltz's front leg.
Wham walks into a jab.
Maltz throws a series of punches but Wham avoids them all with ease.
A head kick from Wham lands but Maltz takes it in his stride.
Maltz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maltz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maltz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wham has time to react.
Wham dodges the punch combination from Maltz.
Wham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Maltz does no damage.
Maltz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maltz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wham.
Wham scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wham, right into the meat.
Maltz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maltz misses with a double jab.
Wham scores with a head kick.
Wham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wham misses with a head kick.
Wham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maltz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maltz blocks a head kick by Wham.
Wham throws a sloppy head kick and Maltz moves out of range easily.
Maltz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wham thumps Maltz with a low kick.
Maltz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wham.
Maltz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gessinger Maltz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maltz is breathing heavily.
Maltz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wham throws a head kick that Maltz semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maltz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Wham.
Wham scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Wham.
Wham lands with a nice body kick.
Wham tries a head kick but it misses.
Maltz misses with a hook.
Wham scores with a push kick.
Wham throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maltz.
Wham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wham, right into the meat.
Wham scores with a head kick.
Maltz fails to land with a series of punches.
Maltz avoids the head kick by Wham.
Wham throws a head kick but Maltz moves out of range.
Maltz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltz blocks a head kick by Wham.
Wham thows a body kick. Maltz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maltz can do to turn this around?
Wham lands a front kick.
Maltz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wham thuds his shin into the meat of Maltz's side.
Wham lands with a slapping head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wham - that will leave a mark!
Wham throws a head kick that Maltz semi-blocks.
Wham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maltz's head.
Wham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maltz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wham.
Wham lands with a nice body kick.
Wham throws a head kick but Maltz moves out of range.
Wham lands with a nice body kick.
Wham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maltz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wham lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maltz will feel that in the morning.
Maltz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maltz misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wham.
Wham lands with a kick to the temple. Maltz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wham thumps Maltz with a low kick.
Wham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Wham.
A head kick from Wham lands but Maltz takes it in his stride.
Flick Wham is winning the standup battle so far.
Wham throws a sloppy head kick and Maltz moves out of range easily.
Wham fakes the leg kick and cracks Maltz in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wham.
Wham throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flick Wham dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wham scores with a head kick.
No joy there for Maltz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maltz.
Wham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maltz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maltz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wham throws a head kick that misses.
Wham throws a head kick that half lands.
Maltz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wham can pounce on him.
Wham throws a head kick but Maltz moves out of range.
Maltz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maltz swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maltz. That did some damage!
Wham throws a nice head kick!
Wham throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maltz.
A punch combination from Maltz misses.
Maltz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wham can pounce on him.
Wham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maltz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maltz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wham plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maltz throws a nice looking combination but Wham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Maltz does no damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wham.
Wham lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wham misses with a head kick.
Wham throws a leg kick which misses Maltz's front leg but catches the back leg as Maltz tries to avoid it.
Wham throws a head kick but Maltz moves out of range.
Maltz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wham throws a head kick that half lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wham.
Maltz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Maltz does no damage.
Wham throws a head kick that half lands.
Maltz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wham circles away quickly and effectively.
Wham scores with a nice body kick.
Wham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Wham throws a sloppy head kick and Maltz moves out of range easily.
Wham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maltz's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Maltz.
Maltz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wham throws the kick towards the body but Maltz avoids it.
Maltz misses with a two punch combination.
Wham scoring well with a low kick there.
Maltz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maltz blocks a head kick by Wham.
Maltz moves out of range as Wham throws a body kick.
Wham lands a high kick!
Wham throws a sloppy head kick and Maltz moves out of range easily.
Wham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Maltz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wham lands a head kick. Maltz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wham.
Gessinger Maltz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maltz.
Wham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wham lands a head kick!
Maltz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wham. That one must have hurt.
Wham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maltz swinging wildly here.
Wham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maltz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maltz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wham can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maltz misses with a wild combination.
Maltz lands a high kick!
Maltz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wham. That one must have hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flick Wham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wham 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flick Wham!

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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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aku Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Perereca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Perereca will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tokugawa
vs
Perereca

185 cm
24
240 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
230 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aku Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Perereca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perereca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokugawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch but Perereca is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa looks to land a combination but Perereca avoids it well.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Perereca circles away.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Perereca moves out of range.
Perereca is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tokugawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perereca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Perereca or perhaps it was just good defense by Tokugawa which made him look bad.
Tokugawa tries to clinch there but Perereca circles away.
Perereca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perereca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aku Tokugawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perereca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Perereca is defended easily by Tokugawa.
Aku Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Perereca.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perereca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perereca fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perereca swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to clinch there but Perereca circles away.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
Perereca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tokugawa moves in looking to clinch but Perereca pushes him off.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but Perereca circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Tokugawa.
Perereca is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tokugawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokugawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Aku Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perereca keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokugawa misses with a head kick.
Tokugawa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Lucas Perereca has been cut.
Perereca looks gassed!
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but Perereca circles away and keeps his distance.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch but Perereca is avoiding it.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Perereca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perereca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Perereca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perereca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Perereca moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa throws a right hand that Perereca ducks under and follows up with a left that Perereca also avoids with ease.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aku Tokugawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Perereca's cut.
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.

Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Perereca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Perereca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perereca shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Tokugawa as Perereca shoots in.
Tokugawa scores with a head kick.
Perereca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Perereca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perereca swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Perereca is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a series of punches but Perereca moves out of range.
Perereca fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aku Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Perereca.

Tokugawa lands a left and a right that send Perereca crashing to the mat, dazed. Tokugawa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokugawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perereca.
Tokugawa moves in looking to clinch but Perereca pushes him off.
Tokugawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aku Tokugawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Perereca keeps it at a distance.
Perereca slips under a jab.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but Perereca circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perereca takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Perereca moves out of range.
Perereca swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Perereca circles away.
Perereca circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokugawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Perereca is having none of it.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Perereca is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perereca keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Perereca moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokugawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perereca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perereca there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Tokugawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perereca swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a sloppy head kick and Perereca moves out of range easily.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Perereca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch but Perereca is avoiding it.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Perereca is having none of it.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but Perereca circles away and keeps his distance.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perereca slips a jab and a cross from Tokugawa.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Perereca might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tokugawa has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokugawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Tokugawa lands but Perereca takes it in his stride.
Aku Tokugawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aku Tokugawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Perereca'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. This is the final round!

Tokugawa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tokugawa looks to land a combination but Perereca avoids it well.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perereca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tokugawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perereca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tokugawa pinned against the cage. Tokugawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tokugawa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
Perereca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perereca circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that half lands.
Perereca swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Perereca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perereca can do to turn this around?
Tokugawa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perereca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tokugawa throws a wild body kick that Perereca sees coming a mile off.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perereca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Lucas Perereca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch but Perereca is avoiding it.
Tokugawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perereca keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokugawa tries to clinch there but Perereca circles away.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perereca is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tokugawa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Perereca.
Tokugawa tries to clinch there but Perereca circles away.
Perereca swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perereca swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Perereca is having none of it.
Tokugawa slaps away a takedown attempt from Perereca, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that Perereca semi-blocks.

That has opened up Lucas Perereca's cut even more.
Tokugawa throws a series of punches but Perereca avoids them all with ease.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Perereca keeps it at a distance.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Perereca keeps it at a distance.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Perereca keeps it at a distance.
Perereca avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a nice looking combination but Perereca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perereca moves out of range of the body kick.
Perereca keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokugawa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perereca keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Perereca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokugawa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Aku Tokugawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tokugawa throws a right and a left that Perereca avoids nicely.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aku Tokugawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tokugawa 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aku Tokugawa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josef Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Buhr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Manuel
vs
Buhr

165 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

167 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Josef Manuel!
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, Ashley Buhr!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Buhr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manuel somewhat.

Buhr drives through with a takedown into guard.

Manuel is looking for a triangle but Buhr pushes his legs off easily.
Buhr stopping the sweep attempt from Manuel.
Buhr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Buhr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Buhr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Manuel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Buhr defends it easily.

Manuel is looking for a triangle but Buhr pushes his legs off easily.
Buhr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manuel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buhr cracks Manuel with a solid left hand.
Buhr stands up over Manuel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buhr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manuel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manuel is looking for a triangle but Buhr pushes his legs off easily.
Manuel wants to sweep here but Buhr controlling him for the moment.
Manuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

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

Manuel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Buhr is aware though and is defending well.
Manuel is breathing heavily.
Buhr chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buhr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Manuel's head.

Manuel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Buhr connects with a couple of short punches.
Buhr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Manuel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Buhr defends it easily.
Buhr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buhr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Buhr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Manuel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Buhr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manuel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buhr lands a couple of elbows.
Buhr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Manuel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Buhr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Buhr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Buhr throwing strikes from guard but Manuel blocks nicely.
Buhr chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Manuel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Buhr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buhr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Manuel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Buhr landing some decent shots from guard.
Buhr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buhr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manuel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buhr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Manuel's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Buhr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manuel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buhr works over Manuel with some ground and pound from guard.

Manuel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Buhr lands a couple of digs.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel has momentary wrist control but Buhr slips an elbow through the middle.

Manuel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Buhr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Buhr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Buhr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Buhr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Manuel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buhr is one step ahead there.
Manuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Manuel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buhr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buhr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Manuel is looking for a triangle but Buhr pushes his legs off easily.
Buhr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Josef Manuel will probably get the nod.
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.

Buhr fails to land the takedown.

Manuel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Buhr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Manuel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Buhr has escaped the position, nice work there.

Manuel tries for a kimura but Buhr is defending well.
Manuel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Buhr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

Manuel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhr can't do much from the bottom here.

Manuel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Buhr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Manuel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Manuel throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Buhr works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Buhr punching from the bottom.
Josef Manuel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.

Manuel seems to be looking for submissions.

Manuel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Buhr is concentrating on defense, preventing Manuel from advancing position.
Buhr is trying to get back to full guard.
Manuel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Buhr defending well though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Buhr or perhaps it was just good defense by Manuel which made him look bad.
Buhr fails with a takedown attempt.
Josef Manuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashley Buhr.

Manuel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Manuel lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manuel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Manuel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Manuel 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.
Buhr is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Manuel drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Manuel as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Buhr screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Manuel! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Josef Manuel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kleverson Parelheiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernandinho BeatBox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kleverson Parelheiros had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. This should be fireworks!

Parelheiros
vs
BeatBox

185 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
168 lbs
4 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kleverson Parelheiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernandinho BeatBox!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parelheiros throws a shot from downtown. BeatBox moves away and avoids it.
BeatBox scores with a nice head shot.

BeatBox bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Parelheiros is rocked!
BeatBox cracks Parelheiros with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! BeatBox immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Parelheiros is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by BeatBox!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernandinho BeatBox!