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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Magtanggol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cauliflower Ears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Magtanggol
vs
Ears

170 cm
29
155 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

160 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Totoy Magtanggol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cauliflower Ears!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ears shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Magtanggol defends it nicely.
Ears with a poor takedown

and Magtanggol counters with a single leg into guard. Ears didn't expect that.
Magtanggol trying to control but Ears is working from the bottom.
Ears keeping full guard, as Magtanggol tries to pass.
Ears should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Magtanggol gets to his feet - Ears follows without any prompting.
Ears takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Cauliflower Ears has been cut.
Ears misses with a takedown attempt - Magtanggol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Totoy Magtanggol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cauliflower Ears.
Magtanggol turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ears takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ears looks gassed!
Ears seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Magtanggol shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Ears is backing up but Magtanggol catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Ears covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Magtanggol Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Totoy Magtanggol!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lisa Brandrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Mark struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Brandrick
vs
Mark

184 cm
19
216 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lisa Brandrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Mark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brandrick but Brandrick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brandrick lands with a nice combination. Mark backs away looking to recover.
Mark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brandrick counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown by Mark or perhaps it was just good defense by Brandrick which made him look bad.
Lisa Brandrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Mark.
Brandrick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mark.
Brandrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mark.
Brandrick throws a series of punches but Mark moves out of range.
Mark closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brandrick circles away.
Brandrick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mark. Mark circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lisa Brandrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Brandrick there.
Some wild striking there from Brandrick.
A cross from Brandrick lands.
Brandrick lands a jab.
Brandrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brandrick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brandrick.
Brandrick jabs Mark right on the nose. Mark blinks but takes it well.
Brandrick slaps away a takedown attempt from Mark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brandrick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mark's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mark is defended easily by Brandrick.
Lisa Brandrick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brandrick pinned against the cage. Brandrick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mark looks gassed!
Brandrick stalks Mark and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mark's face. Mark staggers backwards, shaken.
A left and a right from Brandrick both land. Nice combination.
Brandrick leaves Mark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Mark is rocked!
Mark dodges the punch combination from Brandrick.
Brandrick looks to land a combination. Mark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mark is still on wobbly legs! Can Brandrick finish him?
Brandrick circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mark to the canvas! Mark doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Brandrick keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

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

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Piensavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Contini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Contini's choice of entrance music: .. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Piensavi
vs
Contini

185 cm
26
163 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Decent wrestler
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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Piensavi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Contini!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piensavi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Contini throws a right hand that Piensavi ducks under and follows up with a left that Piensavi also avoids with ease.
Piensavi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contini.
Contini circles away from the clinch attempt.

Contini gets tackled into the cage by Piensavi. Piensavi maintains the clinch.
Contini lands a body punch in the clinch.

Contini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Contini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Contini keeps the fight on the outside.
Contini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piensavi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piensavi tries to clinch but Contini is having none of it.
Contini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piensavi.
Contini tries to bum rush Piensavi with a series of wild strikes but Piensavi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Contini lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Piensavi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Contini swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Piensavi drives through and clinches with Contini against the cage.
Contini changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Piensavi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Piensavi misses with an uppercut. Contini saw that one coming.
Piensavi moves in looking to clinch but Contini pushes him off.
Contini missing with a left hand there. Piensavi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Contini plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piensavi tries to close the distance and clinch but Contini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piensavi wants to clinch.
Contini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Contini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Contini. Those never looked like landing.
Contini staying out of range there.
Piensavi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Piensavi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Piensavi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Contini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piensavi scores with a hook to the body. Contini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Piensavi closes the distance and clinches.
Contini holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Contini.
Piensavi is breathing heavily.
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!
Piensavi avoiding damage as Contini throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contini is stalling here.

Contini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Contini cracks a nice hook into Piensavi's ribs.
Contini connects with a leg kick. Piensavi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Piensavi takes one to the side of the head.
Contini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Contini lands a slapping body shot.
Piensavi walks into a left hand.
Contini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Contini fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piensavi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piensavi walks into a jab.
Luciano Contini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contini scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Contini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Contini lands a head kick!
Contini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Contini feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piensavi's calf.
Contini cracks Piensavi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Contini goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Contini.
Contini stuns Piensavi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Piensavi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Contini moves into the clinch successfully.
Contini just leaning against Piensavi, taking a breather.
Contini continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

Contini wants the takedown. Piensavi is fighting it off but Contini persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Piensavi's guard against the cage.

Contini stands up from Piensavi's guard - Contini perhaps looking for a knockout.
Contini lands a nice shot to the body.

Contini clinches up with Piensavi and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Contini to work.
Piensavi is looking to break free of the clinch but Contini has double underhooks.

Contini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from Contini tenderised Piensavi's leg. Piensavi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Contini cracks Piensavi with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Contini!
Contini with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Piensavi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Contini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piensavi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Contini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Contini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Piensavi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Danga de danga de dang - Contini scores with a four punch combination!

Piensavi is rocked!
A left lands for Contini.
Oh Piensavi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Contini lands a beautiful left hook that drops Piensavi. Piensavi tries to recover but Contini is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Piensavi lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luciano Contini!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Kramer
vs
Shortcut

180 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
29
273 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Shortcut!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kramer misses with a hook. Shortcut ducked under it nicely.
Kramer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kramer throws a body punch but Shortcut moves out of range.
Kramer swinging wildly here.
Kramer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Shortcut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Kramer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shortcut scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kramer doesn't seem bothered though.
Kramer throws a hook but Shortcut blocks it.
Kramer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kramer is breathing heavily.
Kramer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shortcut's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kramer under the eye.

It looks like John Kramer has been cut.

Shortcut feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kramer sprawling to the canvas! Kramer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Shortcut finish him?!
Shortcut punishes Kramer's body with a nice straight punch.
Shortcut missing with a left hand there. Kramer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shortcut looks to land a combination but Kramer avoids it well.
Shortcut lands a nice hook to Kramer's body. Kramer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Shortcut cracks Kramer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Shortcut has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kramer to stand back up!

Kramer is rocked!
Kramer bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Shortcut comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Kramer falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Kramer was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aiden Shortcut!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Bija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darque Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bija
vs
Knight

181 cm
26
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
26
175 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Very flexible

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Bija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darque Knight!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bija looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Knight!
Bija controlling his opponent.
Knight tries to hold on but Bija postures up.
Bija trying to control but Knight is having none of it.
Bija takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jordan Bija wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bija misses with a takedown

and Knight counters with a takedown into side control.
Knight working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bija is desperately trying to improve his position but Knight has a good base and remains in mount.

Knight has control of Bija's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bija regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bija is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knight is working for a guillotine from mount but Bija frees his head quite easily.
Bija wants to hold on but Knight pushes him away.

Bija is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Knight locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Bija is forced to tap!

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

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Maurizio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurizio has chosen NMH2: No More Riot as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martinez
vs
Maurizio

194 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

172 cm
27
210 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Maurizio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

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

and Martinez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Maurizio!
Martinez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Martinez prevents Maurizio from getting the reversal.
Martinez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Maurizio sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Martinez 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.
Martinez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Maurizio!
Martinez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maurizio's face.
Martinez landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maurizio wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Martinez.
Martinez avoids the attempt from Maurizio to control.
Martinez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maurizio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez tries to control but Maurizio wriggling away.
BOOM! Martinez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Poor strikes thrown by Martinez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Martinez is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Maurizio is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Maurizio flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Martinez anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Maurizio and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Martinez slips an arm under Maurizio chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Martinez has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Martinez is squeezing on Maurizio like an anaconda would it's prey. Maurizio fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fernando Martinez!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snickers Duo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duo
vs
Banner

202 cm
27
304 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

225 cm
25
300 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Snickers Duo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Banner!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Duo.
Duo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Snickers Duo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duo as he jumps to the side.
Duo tries to clinch up
and Banner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Duo needs to keep his hands up - Banner had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Snickers Duo has been cut.
Duo misses with a hook.
Duo darts in trying to clinch
and Duo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Banner counter with a right hand.
Duo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banner counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Banner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Robert Banner has been cut.
Duo misses with a body shot
and Banner counters with a three punch combo that has Duo backing up. Duo nods at Banner to acknowledge the strikes.
Banner shoots for a double leg takedown but Duo sprawls well. He's pushed Banner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Snickers Duo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Banner.
Banner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Duo as Banner shoots in.
Duo slips a jab and a cross from Banner.
Duo misses with a lunging right hand
and Banner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duo is breathing heavily.
Banner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Banner duly obliges.

Duo has closed the distance and engaged Banner in a clinch.
Banner has Duo pressed against the cage, preventing Duo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banner has him pressed against the cage.
Banner working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duo has him pressed against the cage.

Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banner cracks Duo with an open hand slap.
Banner avoids the head kick by Duo.
Duo slips a jab and a cross from Banner.
Duo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Banner scores with a four punch combination!

Snickers Duo's cut is getting worse.
Banner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Banner lands a jab.
Duo takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Banner lands a left and a right that send Duo crashing to the mat, dazed. Banner thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Banner lands a right hook to the body.
Banner connects with a looping right hand.

Snickers Duo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Jeez, Snickers Duo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Banner swinging wildly here.
A lazy body kick from Duo
and Banner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duo tries to clinch but Banner moves away

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robert Banner!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dog Hercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchy McPunches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hercules
vs
McPunches

210 cm
23
300 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

205 cm
28
300 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Hercules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Punchy McPunches!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hercules gets a takedown into half guard.
McPunches pushes Hercules off looking to stand but Hercules dives back in and keeps control.
Hercules is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hercules is looking to advance position but McPunches won't allow it.
Hercules is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hercules is looking to advance position but McPunches won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dog Hercules just wasn't active enough.

Hercules shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hercules pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McPunches is keeping the position for now.
Hercules forces his way into half guard.
Hercules throws a strike but McPunches avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hercules prevents McPunches from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hercules trying to control but McPunches is working from the bottom.
Hercules in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hercules trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hercules throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McPunches works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hercules thows a big elbow that misses.
McPunches is looking to stand up but Hercules isn't so interested in that idea.
Hercules 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.

McPunches kicks Hercules off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hercules drives through and clinches with McPunches against the cage.
Hercules keeps control of McPunches as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McPunches has had enough of the clinch but Hercules keeps him there for the moment.
Hercules scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Punchy McPunches has been cut.
McPunches looks gassed!
Hercules utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hercules has McPunches pushed against the cage.
Hercules is leaning against McPunches and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hercules lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McPunches misses with a body punch.
Hercules has McPunches pressed against the cage.
Hercules lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hercules landing knees to the head.
Hercules lands a right hand that snaps the head of McPunches backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hercules.
Hercules comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Hercules.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McPunches wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hercules lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Hercules.
Hercules lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hercules gets through McPunches's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hercules.
Hercules lands with a right to the head.

McPunches is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hercules.
Hercules lands a big knee! That's hurt McPunches! Oh, he's all over the place! Hercules lands another knee that sends McPunches to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dog Hercules!