FMFC 49: Zook vs Moreira PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Baldoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Coller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baldoza comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baldoza
vs
Coller

195 cm
25
258 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
230 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Hades ®

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Baldoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Coller!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baldoza.

Baldoza shoots in and gets a takedown into Coller's guard.

Coller is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Coller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Baldoza misses with an elbow strike.

Coller manages to break the clinch.
Coller shoots for a double leg takedown but Baldoza sprawls well. He's pushed Coller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baldoza is looking to clinch.

Coller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Baldoza!
Baldoza is breathing heavily.

Coller working for a submission but Baldoza is keeping him at bay.

Baldoza has left one of his arms exposed and Coller doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Baldoza screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Coller!

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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Egberto Gismonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Forever. Egberto Gismonti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gismonti
vs
Silva

194 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

174 cm
25
199 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Egberto Gismonti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gismonti shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Gismonti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Gismonti persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Gismonti.
Gismonti dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Gismonti's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Egberto Gismonti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gismonti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Gismonti wants to clinch.
Gismonti throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Gismonti only half commits.
Gismonti throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Gismonti shoots in but no luck this time.
Gismonti throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gismonti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gismonti misses with the combination.
Gismonti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva leaves Gismonti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gismonti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Gismonti.
Gismonti tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Gismonti.

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Silva has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gismonti defend it? Silva steps over the head and cranks it - Gismonti is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caio Silva!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Eco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolex Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Amon Amart as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Eco
vs
Gracie

182 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
191 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Umberto Eco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rolex Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eco moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Eco connects with a high kick.
Eco misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie looking to control.
Eco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Eco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Eco gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Eco shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Eco moves into the clinch.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Eco prevents it.
Gracie prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umberto Eco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eco is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Eco down to the mat. Eco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Eco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eco wants to clinch.
Umberto Eco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
Eco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Eco is looking to clinch.

Eco closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie blocking some punches.

Eco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eco is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Eco circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Eco counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Eco throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eco feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Eco trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Eco stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eco.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Eco is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eco looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eco is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.

Eco pushes Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Eco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Eco 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.

A head kick misses from Eco.
Eco tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.

Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Eco to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Eco trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eco throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eco looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Eco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Eco.

Gracie gets to his feet. Eco looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Eco.
Eco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eco manages to avoid it.
Eco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Eco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eco lands a high kick!
Eco is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Eco is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eco shoots and misses

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Eco didn't expect that.
Eco keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Eco keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Eco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eco is working hard here to advance position.

Rolex Gracie has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Eco tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Eco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Eco settles back down.
Eco shoots and misses

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Eco didn't expect that.
Eco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rolex Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Eco keeps moving.
Gracie pushes down on Eco's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolex Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Eco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eco wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Eco tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eco wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Eco tries to clinch up

and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eco's guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Eco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie won't allow Eco to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Eco is working from the bottom.
Gracie is fighting to break Eco's control of his arms but Eco is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Eco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eco tries to get out of the position.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eco defending well though.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eco is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Eco manages to get to full guard.
Gracie stops Eco from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Eco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eco looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Eco is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Eco is keeping him busy.
Eco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Eco is holding on to half guard well.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Eco is having none of it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rolex Gracie wasn't active enough on the ground.

Eco shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
Eco wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eco is working an open guard so Gracie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Eco wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side

and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eco!
Gracie trying to control but Eco is having none of it.
Eco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie punching from mount but Eco doing a good job of avoiding damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolex Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolex Gracie!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Ride Of The Valkyries. Dan Bradley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bradley
vs
Luciano

185 cm
28
178 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

176 cm
27
181 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luciano is fending him off so far but Bradley persists. Nope, Luciano circles away and we're back to standing.
Luciano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bradley.
Luciano throws a right and a left that Bradley avoids nicely.
Luciano misses with the combination.
Luciano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Luciano.

It looks like Dan Bradley has been cut.
Luciano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luciano fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Bradley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bradley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Bradley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bradley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Charles Luciano has been cut.
Bradley scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Bradley throws a good cross that connects.

Luciano is rocked!
A punch combination from Bradley misses.
Luciano is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradley finish him?
Luciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luciano seems to have recovered his senses.
Luciano misses with a double jab.
Bradley misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley shoots for a takedown but Luciano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bradley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luciano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dan Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano misses with a few strikes there.
Luciano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradley.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bradley.
Good work by Luciano as he checks the leg kick.
Luciano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Bradley gets in close and tags Luciano with a short punch that almost sends Luciano to the mat! Oh Luciano is in big trouble! He turns his back on Bradley, trying to create some distance but Bradley rushes him, striking wildly and Luciano goes down! The referee tackles Bradley into the cage to end the fight! Bradley is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Bradley!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by MY HIGHLIGHT. Josh Matson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with SergiO Ortiz's chin.

Ortiz
vs
Matson

188 cm
25
215 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

190 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Matson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ortiz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Matson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortiz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ortiz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ortiz looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz'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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ortiz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Matson for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up because SergiO Ortiz just wasn't active enough.
Matson's corner calls for a 1-2. Matson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to clinch.
Matson throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Matson wants to clinch

so Ortiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ortiz sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Matson is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Matson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matson wants to sweep but no luck.

We're going to have a standup here because SergiO Ortiz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Matson feints a jab promting Ortiz to slip. Matson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ortiz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like SergiO Ortiz has been cut.
Ortiz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matson misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matson. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matson misses with a low kick.
Matson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Ortiz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ortiz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Matson keeps moving.
Matson seems keen to control Ortiz's posture.
Matson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ortiz controls the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but Matson slips the punch.
Matson misses with a looping left.
Matson lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz wants to clinch.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

SergiO Ortiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on SergiO Ortiz'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.

Matson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ortiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matson.

Matson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ortiz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ortiz is pushing Matson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Matson tries to circle away but Ortiz has him pinned against the cage.
Ortiz just leaning against Matson, taking a breather.
Ortiz is trying to stall.
Matson is looking to control Ortiz's arms but Ortiz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matson has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson is trying to break free.
Matson can't break the clinch.
Ortiz looking for a takedown.
Matson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SergiO Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz prevents Matson from breaking the clinch.
Matson is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz is controlling him.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Ortiz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ortiz shoots for a takedown but Matson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matson throws a combination. Ortiz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Matson motions for Ortiz to come forward. Matson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Josh Matson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matson scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matson lands a lovely overhand right.
Josh Matson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Matson misses.
Matson punishes Ortiz's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz shoots for a takedown but Matson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matson thuds a left hand into Ortiz's body.

Matson has managed to clinch.

Matson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Matson.
Ortiz walks into a jab.
Matson works Ortiz's body with a nice hook.
Matson digs a good hook to Ortiz's body.

Matson lands a left and a right that send Ortiz crashing to the mat, dazed. Matson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Matson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ortiz.

Ortiz is rocked!
Matson scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Ortiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz seems to have got his legs back now.
Matson punishes Ortiz's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson lands a really nice looking cross but Ortiz seems unphased.
Matson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ortiz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matson catches Ortiz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Matson drops Ortiz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ortiz looks back up at him and smiles so Matson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Matson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matson wants to get back to full guard.
Matson keeping hold of Ortiz's head, controlling as best he can.
Matson tries to kick Ortiz off but Ortiz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Matson is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ortiz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Matson trying to control here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Josh Matson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matson cracks Ortiz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Matson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on SergiO Ortiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ortiz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ortiz shoots for a takedown but Matson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matson cracks Ortiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matson cracks Ortiz with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Matson cracks Ortiz with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ortiz looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Matson finish him?
Ortiz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matson works Ortiz's body with a nice hook.

Matson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ortiz sprawling to the canvas! Ortiz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Matson finish him?!
Matson throws an uppercut from hell that sends Ortiz clean off his feet! He's out cold! Matson stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josh Matson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcone comes into the arena with BLACK HAWK DOWN blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Bruno Falcone has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bruno Falcone seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Falcone
vs
Lima

183 cm
27
218 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

183 cm
26
211 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Lima!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Carlos Lima has been cut.

Lima feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Falcone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Falcone trying to control the position.
Lima postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lima must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Falcone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lima.
Lima thows a big elbow that misses.
Lima passes Falcone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Falcone is trying to get back to full guard.
Lima lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima winds up and cracks Falcone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lima wants to pass to mount but Falcone is defending the position.
Falcone trying to hold on to Lima's head to control him but Lima postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima prevents Falcone from improving his position.
Falcone trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lima manages to pass to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lima cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lima landing shots from mount.
Falcone wants to control but Lima is having none of it.
Falcone is breathing heavily.
Falcone can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone taking shots to the head.
Lima raining down shots from the mount!
Lima postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Falcone looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lima pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lima is landing with some decent strikes but Falcone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lima punishing his opponent with strikes.
Falcone is looking to improve his position but Lima isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lima cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Falcone takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lima with the ground and pound from mount.

Falcone is rocked!
Lima loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Falcone scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lima land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lima stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Lima!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Dashing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao O Dragao de Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dashing
vs
O Dragao de Santos

196 cm
20
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
218 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Hades ®
Ka-POW Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Dashing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao O Dragao de Santos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Dragao de Santos misses with an uppercut.
Joao O Dragao de Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Dashing does no damage.
Dashing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Dragao de Santos punishes Dashing's body with a nice straight punch.
Dashing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Dragao de Santos.
Dashing throws a jab when O Dragao de Santos was well out of range.
O Dragao de Santos throws a series of punches but Dashing avoids them all with ease.
Dashing on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Dragao de Santos. Dashing does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Dragao de Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Dragao de Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dashing ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a double jab.
O Dragao de Santos lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos throws a looping overhand right but Dashing ducks down to avoid it.
O Dragao de Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
O Dragao de Santos throws a big shot that misses.
O Dragao de Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dashing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Dragao de Santos.
Dashing throws out a loose jab but O Dragao de Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dashing ducks under a wild hook from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos throws a right hand that Dashing ducks under and follows up with a left that Dashing also avoids with ease.
O Dragao de Santos takes a swing at Dashing's ribcage but misses.
Dashing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Dragao de Santos jabs Dashing to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Dragao de Santos throws a nice looking combination but Dashing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos scores with a jab. Dashing acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Dragao de Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dashing.
A combination from Dashing does no damage.
O Dragao de Santos throws a jab when Dashing was well out of range.
O Dragao de Santos loads up on a big right hand but Dashing slips the punch.
O Dragao de Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dashing. O Dragao de Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dashing slips a jab from O Dragao de Santos.
Dashing moves away from the strike by O Dragao de Santos.
Dashing blocks a jab.
A jab from Dashing does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dashing.
Sloppy strikes from O Dragao de Santos. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from O Dragao de Santos misses.
O Dragao de Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dashing was well out of range. Poor timing from O Dragao de Santos.
The crowd cheers as Dashing lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Dragao de Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Dashing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Dragao de Santos.
Dashing's corner calls for a 1-2. Dashing obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Dragao de Santos connects with a body shot.
O Dragao de Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dashing is just out of range.
O Dragao de Santos throws a hook but Dashing avoids it easily.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a combination
and O Dragao de Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steven Dashing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dashing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Dashing counters with a series of strikes. O Dragao de Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
A swing and a miss from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos looks to land a left hand but Dashing moved out of range nicely.
O Dragao de Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Dashing's shoulder, as Dashing tries to avoid the shot.
Dashing slips a jab and a cross from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos looks to land a combination but Dashing avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Dragao de Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dashing.
Dashing takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao O Dragao de Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big left from O Dragao de Santos misses.
Dashing throws a lazy right hand but O Dragao de Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Dragao de Santos lands a jab.
Dashing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Dragao de Santos.
Dashing connects with an inside leg kick.
O Dragao de Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dashing is looking to land body kicks.
Joao O Dragao de Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dashing ducks under a wild hook from O Dragao de Santos.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Dragao de Santos. Dashing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dashing slaps away a takedown attempt from O Dragao de Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Dragao de Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos cracks Dashing with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dashing defending well as O Dragao de Santos loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dashing. O Dragao de Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dashing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dashing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos wants to clinch up but Dashing keeps it at a distance.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a few strikes there.
O Dragao de Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Dragao de Santos blocks a jab.
O Dragao de Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Dragao de Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dashing manages to avoid it.
Dashing avoids the body shot from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos loads up on a big right hand but Dashing slips the punch.
Dashing swings for the body but O Dragao de Santos moves out of range.
Dashing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dashing slips under a jab from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dashing.
O Dragao de Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a looping right.
A big left from O Dragao de Santos misses.
A slow jab from O Dragao de Santos misses its intended target.
A big right from O Dragao de Santos misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a wild combination.
O Dragao de Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from O Dragao de Santos misses.
O Dragao de Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dashing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Dragao de Santos throws out the jab.
O Dragao de Santos looks to land a right hand but Dashing moved out of range.
O Dragao de Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
O Dragao de Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dashing sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dashing lands an overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from O Dragao de Santos. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Dragao de Santos is looking to clinch but Dashing is avoiding it.
Dashing scores with a decent looking hook.
Dashing avoids the body shot from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos misses with an uppercut.
O Dragao de Santos throws the left hand but Dashing avoids the punch easily.
Dashing thows a body shot but no joy.
O Dragao de Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Dashing.
Dashing throws a right hand that O Dragao de Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that O Dragao de Santos also avoids with ease.
Dashing connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dashing slips under a jab.
O Dragao de Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Dashing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joao O Dragao de Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

O Dragao de Santos avoids a kick to the body.
O Dragao de Santos throws a right and a left that Dashing avoids nicely.
Dashing misses with a double jab.
O Dragao de Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dashing circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dashing was well out of range. Poor timing from O Dragao de Santos.
A big right from Dashing misses.
Dashing lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Dashing misses.
Dashing shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Dragao de Santos throws a looping overhand right but Dashing ducks down to avoid it.
Dashing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dashing scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dashing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Dragao de Santos moves away.
O Dragao de Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Dragao de Santos scores with a punch to the head.
O Dragao de Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dashing throws out the jab.
O Dragao de Santos throws out a loose jab but Dashing uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Dragao de Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dashing moves away from the strike by O Dragao de Santos.
Jab by O Dragao de Santos.
Dashing misses with a hook. O Dragao de Santos ducked under it nicely.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a hook.
Joao O Dragao de Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Dragao de Santos!
O Dragao de Santos blocks a leg kick.
Dashing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a wild combination.
O Dragao de Santos throws a jab when Dashing was well out of range.
Dashing scores with a nice body kick.
Dashing takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Dragao de Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dashing missing with a left hand there. O Dragao de Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dashing drops his hands momentarily and O Dragao de Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Dragao de Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dashing throws a looping overhand right but O Dragao de Santos ducks down to avoid it.
O Dragao de Santos throws a combination that misses
and Dashing counters with a left and a right that stings O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dashing.
O Dragao de Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Dashing is just out of range.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a two punch combination.
O Dragao de Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dashing as he avoids it easily.
Dashing slips under a jab from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Dashing to counter with a crisp jab.
O Dragao de Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dashing swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Dragao de Santos scores with a jab.
Dashing leaves O Dragao de Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Steven Dashing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao O Dragao de Santos.
Dashing throws a lazy right hand but O Dragao de Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dashing stuffs the takedown.
Dashing throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Dragao de Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Dragao de Santos looks to throw the jab but Dashing is out of range.
Steven Dashing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Dragao de Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joao O Dragao de Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Dragao de Santos 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao O Dragao de Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machete Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karias York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karias York has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Machete Trejo's chin.

Trejo
vs
York

195 cm
20
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
255 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machete Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karias York!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo throws an overhand right that lands on York's shoulder, as York tries to avoid the shot.
Trejo shoots in for a takedown but York shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Trejo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Trejo slips under a jab.
York connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trejo slips under a jab.
Trejo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
York throws out a loose jab but Trejo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trejo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
York connects with a nice looking jab.
Trejo closes the distance and clinches up with York, looking for a takedown. Trejo pushes York against the cage but York circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Machete Trejo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
York takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
York connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
York missing with a left hand there. Trejo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trejo misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
York misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karias York seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
York looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Trejo gets the takedown into side control.
Trejo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Trejo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trejo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
York is trying to get back to his feet.
Trejo trying to control the action but York is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
York is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Trejo is controlling him well.
York is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Trejo is looking to take a break and control but York is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
York taking punishment in the form of punches.
York is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Trejo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
York is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo controls the position.
Trejo working the head and body with strikes.
Trejo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trejo lands an elbow.
Trejo tries to advance to mount but York denies him.

Trejo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by York, who protects the arm well.
Trejo cracks York with a big elbow.
Trejo trying to control the position but York is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trejo lands some shots froms side control.
Trejo looks up at the clock and then as York takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trejo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo landing strikes.
York is not content to let Trejo control the position.
Trejo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Trejo trying to control the position but York is working away.
York wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Trejo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
York takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machete Trejo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Trejo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
York ducks under a wild hook from Trejo.
York throws a leg kick but Trejo sees it coming and moves out of range.
York throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trejo connects with a crisp jab.
York misses with a head kick.
Trejo lands a nice shot that snaps York's head back.
York steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trejo.
Trejo throws the left hand but York avoids the punch easily.
Trejo misses with a body shot
and York counters with a right hand to the body.
Karias York seems to be getting the better of the standup.
York throws a body punch but Trejo moves out of range.
York scores with a hook to the body. Trejo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
York misses with a hook. Trejo ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
York misses with a kick to the body.
York lands a slapping body shot.
York lands with an overhand left.
York scores with a punch to the head.
York swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from York.
York throws a big shot that misses.

Trejo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
York is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trejo is controlling him.
Trejo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. York swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo looking to sit in guard and control but York gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
York wants to get up but he can't break Trejo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

York stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Trejo shoots for a double leg takedown but York sprawls well. He's pushed Trejo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trejo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. York sees it coming and avoids it easily.
York throws the left hand but Trejo avoids the punch easily.
York throws a series of punches but Trejo moves out of range.
York thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trejo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as York sprawls well. York wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trejo gets slowly back to his feet.
York throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
York scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trejo tries to clinch
enabling York to counter with a crisp jab.
York throws the left hand but Trejo avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from York misses.
Trejo throws a shot to the body.
Trejo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before York has time to react.
York throws a wild body kick that Trejo sees coming a mile off.
Trejo looks to score with a jab to the body but York is just out of range.
A slow jab from York misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by York.
York ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trejo moves away.

Trejo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in York's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karias York showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Trejo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Trejo ducks right into an uppercut from York.
Trejo ducks under a wild hook from York.
York paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trejo moves out of range as York strikes.
York throws a series of punches but Trejo moves out of range.
Trejo tries to clinch but York moves out of range.
Trejo looks to throw the jab but York is out of range.
Trejo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Trejo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from York.
Trejo shoots for a takedown but York saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Trejo ducks under a wild hook from York.
York misses with an uppercut. Trejo saw that one coming.
York is looking to slow Trejo down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trejo gets a takedown into half guard.
York is trying to stand back up but Trejo is controlling him
Trejo throwing shots but York is blocking nicely.
York wants to get back to his feet.
Trejo controlling the action here.
Trejo stops York from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trejo lands a nice short elbow.
York is trying to stand back up but Trejo is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo content to control rather than advance.

Trejo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Trejo throws a strike but York avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
York keeping moving, preventing Trejo from controlling successfully.
York utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
York is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

York pushes Trejo off and gets back to his feet.
York throws a hook but Trejo blocks it.
York just misses with a punch to the body.
York is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
York jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Trejo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trejo struggles to land a body shot inside as York controls his hands.
York tries to break the clinch but Trejo is controlling the position.
Trejo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
York wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trejo wants a takedown but no success here.
Trejo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite York's efforts to push away.
Trejo misses with the head strike.
York can't break the clinch.
York blocks a body shot from Trejo.
Trejo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but York pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Machete Trejo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trejo misses with a punch to the body.
York is trying to break the clinch but Trejo is controlling him.
York blocks an uppercut.

Trejo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
York is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trejo slips a jab from York.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karias York comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think York has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karias York!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
73%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jane Speedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jammy Stoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jane Speedo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jammy Stoney's chin.

Speedo
vs
Stoney

210 cm
22
200 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jane Speedo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jammy Stoney!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stoney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Speedo.
Stoney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stoney throws a lazy right hand but Speedo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stoney misses with a body shot.
Speedo misses with a hook.
Stoney misses with a looping left.
Stoney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Speedo counter with a right hand.
Stoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoney blocks a jab.
Speedo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Speedo swings for the body but Stoney moves out of range.
Stoney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Speedo on the side of the head.
Stoney throws a right and a left that Speedo avoids nicely.
Stoney misses with a straight right.
Speedo tries to clinch up.
Stoney throws a series of punches but Speedo avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedo scores with a hook to the body. Stoney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Speedo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Speedo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Speedo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stoney throws a jab but it's blocked by Speedo.
Stoney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stoney missing with a left hand there. Speedo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stoney is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Stoney looks to land a right hand but Speedo moved out of range.
Stoney misses with a body shot.
Speedo slips a straight right by Stoney.
Speedo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stoney momentarily.

It looks like Jammy Stoney has been cut.
Stoney blocks a jab.
Stoney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speedo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoney.
Stoney throws a sloppy body shot
and Speedo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stoney cracks Speedo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jammy Stoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoney doesn't manage to clinch there - Speedo circles away.
Stoney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Speedo doesn't seem bothered though.
Speedo misses the jab.
Stoney swings away with a body shot that misses
and Speedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speedo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stoney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Speedo counters with a left to the body.
Speedo swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Stoney counter with a right hand.
Stoney misses with a hook.
Speedo throws a series of punches but Stoney avoids them all with ease.
Speedo cracks Stoney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stoney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoney misses with a body shot
and Speedo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stoney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stoney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Speedo circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoney misses with an uppercut. Speedo saw that one coming.
Speedo looks to land a combination but Stoney avoids it well.
Stoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Speedo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stoney missing with a left hand there. Speedo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Speedo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Speedo defending well as Stoney loads up on a big left hand.
Stoney with a nice cross.
Speedo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stoney scores with a jab. Speedo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Speedo misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Stoney. Those never looked like landing.
Stoney lands with an overhand left.
Stoney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Speedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Speedo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stoney throws a combination that misses
and Speedo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speedo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stoney in his tracks.

Speedo sends Stoney crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Speedo is motioning to the referee to let Stoney up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Stoney is rocked!
Stoney misses with a body shot.
Stoney is still on wobbly legs! Can Speedo finish him?
Stoney throws a combination that misses
and Speedo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stoney looks gassed!
Stoney misses with a looping right.
Stoney seems to have recovered his senses.
Stoney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Speedo lands a big uppercut and Stoney crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stoney looks OK. Speedo waves Stoney back to his feet!
Stoney connects with a body shot that sends Speedo's belly button to the back.
Stoney misses with a straight right.
Speedo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoney looks to score with a jab to the body but Speedo is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speedo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speedo lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jane Speedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jammy Stoney's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Speedo staying out of range there.
Stoney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stoney scores with a one two! Speedo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stoney throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jane Speedo is winning the standup battle so far.
Stoney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stoney tries to clinch

and Speedo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stoney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stoney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speedo avoiding damage.
Stoney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speedo backwards.
Stoney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stoney presses Speedo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Speedo trying to control the position but instead, Stoney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Speedo into the cage.
Stoney is looking to control Speedo's arms but Speedo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stoney has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedo is trying to break the clinch but Stoney has him pressed against the cage.
Stoney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stoney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stoney tries to throw a body punch but Speedo avoids it by throwing Stoney back against the cage.
Speedo tries to stall but Stoney uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoney.
Speedo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stoney lands a hook that snaps the head of Speedo backwards.
Stoney has a couple of punches blocked by Speedo.

Speedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stoney throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Jane Speedo has been cut.
Stoney throws out a loose jab but Speedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Speedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stoney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Speedo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stoney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Speedo pushes Stoney up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoney taking a breather.
Stoney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speedo is leaning against Stoney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Speedo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Stoney on the inside.
Speedo takes a shot to the head.
Speedo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stoney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoney misses with a punch on the inside.
Stoney has a couple of punches blocked by Speedo.
Speedo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Speedo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stoney throws a punch but it's blocked by Speedo.
Stoney throws a punch but it's blocked by Speedo.
Speedo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stoneys head.
Speedo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stoney.

Speedo breaks the clinch.
Stoney throws a big shot that misses.
Stoney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speedo moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoney misses with a hook.
Stoney misses with a few strikes there.
Stoney misses with a few strikes there.
Jane Speedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stoney throws a right hand that Speedo ducks under and follows up with a left that Speedo also avoids with ease.
Stoney misses with a wild combination.
Speedo misses with a few strikes there.
Stoney misses with a hook to the body

and Speedo counters by moving into the clinch.
Stoney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speedo scores with a shot to the side of Stoney's head.
Stoney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Speedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stoney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speedo lands with a right to the head.
Stoney misses with the head strike.
Stoney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speedo backwards.
Stoney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Speedo lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoney lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoney.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stoney works on Speedo's body with a couple of short punches.
Stoney throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Stoney - that landed with a thud.

Speedo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stoney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Speedo counter with a right hand.
Stoney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoney throws a series of punches but Speedo moves out of range.
Speedo throws out a powerful jab.
Speedo staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stoney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Speedo at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Stoney rushes Speedo and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jammy Stoney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stoney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Speedo counters with a left and a right that stings Stoney.
Speedo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stoney.
Speedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoney jabs Speedo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Speedo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stoney tries to bum rush Speedo with a series of wild strikes but Speedo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stoney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Speedo's hands.
A punch combination from Stoney misses.
Stoney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Speedo.
Stoney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Speedo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stoney throws out a loose jab but Speedo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedo connects with a body shot.
Stoney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stoney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Stoney misses.
Stoney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoney throws a series of strikes that have Speedo backpedaling.
Speedo connects with a body shot that sends Stoney's belly button to the back.
A right-left combo lands from Speedo.
Stoney throws a jab but it's blocked by Speedo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoney. Speedo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Speedo counters with a right hand to the body.

Speedo cracks Stoney with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stoney looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Speedo finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoney throws a looping overhand right but Speedo ducks down to avoid it.
Stoney on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoney tries to close the distance and clinch but Speedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Speedo avoids the body shot from Stoney.
Stoney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stoney throws a hook but Speedo blocks it.

Speedo sends Stoney crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Speedo is motioning to the referee to let Stoney up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Stoney connects with a body shot that sends Speedo's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Stoney misses.
Stoney slips a jab from Speedo.
Stoney misses the body punch
and Speedo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Stoney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stoney darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Speedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoney moves away.
Stoney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Speedo finds it's way round the side to connect with Stoney's head.
Speedo on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stoney throws a shot from downtown. Speedo moves away and avoids it.
Speedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoney connects with a jab.
Stoney throws a predictable looking body shot
and Speedo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Speedo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speedo was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoney.
Speedo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stoney dodges the punch combination from Speedo.
Stoney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speedo.
Speedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Speedo tries to clinch but Stoney moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Speedo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoney throws out the jab.
Stoney lands with a good body shot.
Speedo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stoney throws a good cross that connects.
Stoney throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Speedo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Speedo works the jab nicely.
Stoney just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoney missing with a left hand there. Speedo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Speedo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoney.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoney throws a hook to the side of Speedo's head but Speedo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speedo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jane Speedo clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stoney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stoney lands a jab.
Speedo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stoney.
Speedo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stoney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stoney goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stoney misses with a wild combination.
Stoney lands a nice shot to the body.
Speedo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stoney looks to land a combination but Speedo avoids it well.
Stoney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Speedo misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedo moves away from the strike by Stoney.
Stoney misses with a wild combination.
Stoney throws out a loose jab but Speedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Stoney does no damage.
Speedo catches Stoney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Speedo lands a left and a right that send Stoney crashing to the mat, dazed. Speedo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stoney tests Speedo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stoney lands with a good body shot.
Stoney just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoney looks to throw the jab but Speedo is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoney misses with a body shot
and Speedo counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Speedo does no damage.
Stoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoney misses the shot to the body.
Speedo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Speedo ducks under a wild hook from Stoney.
Speedo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoney throws out the jab.
Speedo walks into a stiff left hand from Stoney.
Stoney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Speedo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoney keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoney swings away with a body shot that misses
and Speedo counters with a stiff right hand.
Stoney jabs at Speedo's body.
Stoney jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stoney lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoney lands a nice hook to Speedo's body. Speedo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stoney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoney with a jab.
Speedo slips a jab from Stoney.
Speedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Speedo lands with a shot to the body.
Stoney throws out a loose jab but Speedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speedo tests Stoney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stoney misses with a straight left.
Stoney swats away the attempt to clinch by Speedo.
Stoney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Speedo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Speedo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stoney throws a hook to the side of Speedo's head but Speedo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoney throws an overhand right that lands on Speedo's shoulder, as Speedo tries to avoid the shot.
Stoney misses with a shot to the body
and Speedo counters with a left to the body.
Speedo slips under a jab from Stoney.
Stoney throws a hook but Speedo avoids it easily.
Stoney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stoney moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoney misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoney misses with a straight left.
Speedo ducks under a wild hook from Stoney.
Speedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jane Speedo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Stoney misses with a body shot.
Stoney misses with a body punch
and Speedo counters with a stiff right hand.
Speedo slips a jab from Stoney.
Stoney looks to land a combination but Speedo avoids it well.
Speedo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stoney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Speedo needs to keep his hands up - Stoney had a free shot at his head there.
Speedo throws a lazy right hand but Stoney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speedo moves away from the strike by Stoney.
Stoney throws a leg kick but Speedo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stoney tries to clinch up
and Speedo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stoney throws out a loose jab but Speedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoney is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Stoney throws a right and a left that Speedo avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stoney.
Stoney jabs Speedo right on the nose. Speedo blinks but takes it well.
Speedo gets in close and tags Stoney with a short punch that almost sends Stoney to the mat! Oh Stoney is in big trouble! He turns his back on Speedo, trying to create some distance but Speedo rushes him, striking wildly and Stoney goes down! The referee tackles Speedo into the cage to end the fight! Speedo is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jane Speedo!
Jane Speedo retains his light heavyweight title!

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100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Zook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zook comes to the cage accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down. Moreira has chosen Samba de janeiro - bellini as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Zook
vs
Moreira

177 cm
26
196 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
193 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $150)

Koffin Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Zook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zook rushes Moreira and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zook throws an elbow but misses.

Moreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moreira is defended easily by Zook.
Moreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moreira.
Moreira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zook sprawls well. Zook wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moreira gets slowly back to his feet.
Solomon Zook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Moreira.
Moreira tries to clinch but Zook moves away

and Zook counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zook lands an elbow inside that Moreira shrugs off.

It looks like Felipe Moreira has been cut.
Moreira goes for a takedown attempt but Zook pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moreira misses with a takedown
and Zook counters with a leg kick.
Moreira with a poor takedown
and Zook counters with a slapping leg kick.
Moreira shoots and misses

and Zook counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zook lands a nice elbow.
Zook lands an elbow inside that Moreira shrugs off.
Moreira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moreira avoids the elbow strike from Zook, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira jumps guard but Zook stands there with Moreira around his waist. Moreira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zook lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moreira avoids the elbow strike from Zook, against the cage.
Moreira jumps guard but Zook stands there with Moreira around his waist. Moreira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zook gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zook lands an elbow just above Moreira 's eye.

That has opened up Felipe Moreira's cut even more.
Zook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moreira blocks it with crossed arms.
Moreira has Zook pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zook manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Moreira looks gassed!
Zook misses with an elbow strike.
Zook putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moreira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zook smiles and moves away.
Zook tries to close the distance and clinch but Moreira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zook blocks a head kick by Moreira.
Moreira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Zook moves into the clinch.
Zook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zook lands an elbow inside that Moreira shrugs off.

The cut above Felipe Moreira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zook throws an elbow but misses.
Zook gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moreira.
Moreira tries to pull guard but Zook holds him up against the cage and eventually Moreira drops back down to his feet.
Moreira avoiding damage as Zook throws knees to the body.
Moreira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zook just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zook lands an elbow just above Moreira 's eye.

Felipe Moreira's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zook lands an elbow inside that Moreira shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Zook.
Zook throws an elbow but it misses.
Zook with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zook using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moreira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zook swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zook smiles and moves away.
Moreira misses with a takedown attempt

and Zook counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zook.
Moreira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zook has Moreira pressed against the cage, preventing Moreira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moreira tries to pull guard but Zook won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zook.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Solomon Zook!
Solomon Zook retains his middleweight title!

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FIGHT
RATING
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