FFB 15: Sirra vs. Couch PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shooter McGavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balthazar Curacao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

McGavin
vs
Curacao

180 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shooter McGavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balthazar Curacao!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from McGavin lands but Curacao takes it in his stride.
McGavin scores with a head kick.

Curacao is rocked!

McGavin lands a huge takedown. Curacao is out but the ref is slow to react and McGavin lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Curacao lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shooter McGavin!

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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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Everaldo Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Huhango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jorge
vs
Huhango

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Everaldo Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huey Huhango!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

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

Jorge fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Huhango sprawls well initially but Jorge persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Jorge is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jorge wants to pass the guard but Huhango is defending well.

Jorge is working for a submission of some sort.

Jorge is working for a kimura but Huhango is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhango is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Jorge is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Huhango is just riding it out for now. Jorge eventually gives up the hold.
Huhango is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Jorge wants to work for an arm triangle but Huhango is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Jorge seems to be working for a kimura but Huhango defends the submission attempt.
Jorge works his way into full mount!
Huhango really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jorge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Huhango flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huhango has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.

Jorge has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Huhango has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Jorge working for the choke.

Huhango preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jorge.
Jorge is breathing heavily.
Huhango has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Huhango is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Huhango holding both Jorge 's hands and preventing any damage.

Jorge is persistently looking for the submission but Huhango is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Everaldo Jorge 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.

Jorge shoots for a double leg takedown but Huhango sprawls well. He's pushed Jorge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jorge misses with a takedown attempt - Huhango sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jorge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jorge shoots in for a double leg but Huhango sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everaldo Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huhango pinned against the cage. Huhango gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jorge misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huhango tests Jorge's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Everaldo Jorge has been cut.
Jorge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Huhango counters with a nice uppercut.

Jorge is rocked!
Jorge drops his hands momentarily. Huhango doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Jorge staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Jorge doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Huey Huhango!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alvarez's choice of entrance music: Enter The Sandman. Walter Hannedy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thiago Alvarez's chin.

Hannedy
vs
Alvarez

183 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Hannedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hannedy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alvarez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alvarez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Alvarez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hannedy.
Hannedy controlling the action here.
Hannedy trying to control from half guard but Alvarez is working away.

Hannedy is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Alvarez to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Hannedy prevents Alvarez from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hannedy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hannedy tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Hannedy from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hannedy manages to pass to side control.

Hannedy is trying to work for a kimura but Alvarez is defending well.

Alvarez is defending against the submission attempts here by Hannedy.
Hannedy is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hannedy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Hannedy is having none of it.
Hannedy looks for a takedown but Alvarez sprawls well.
Hannedy is breathing heavily.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hannedy.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Hannedy circles away.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hannedy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarez is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hannedy jumps into side control!
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet but Hannedy drags him back down.

Hannedy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alvarez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alvarez tries to buck Hannedy off but Hannedy is having none of it.
Alvarez tries to escape but Hannedy is in control.

Hannedy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alvarez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Alvarez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hannedy shoots for a takedown but Alvarez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Hannedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.

Alvarez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hannedy wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Hannedy looking for submissions off his back.
Hannedy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Hannedy has wrist control.
Hannedy pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Walter Hannedy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hannedy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Alvarez has managed to clinch.
Alvarez avoiding damage.
Alvarez prevents a takedown attempt there.

Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed

and Hannedy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alvarez's guard now.
Hannedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.

Hannedy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hannedy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but Hannedy is having none of it.

Hannedy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hannedy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Hannedy from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez wants to stand up but Hannedy is controlling him.
Hannedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hannedy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Alvarez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hannedy's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Hannedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Alvarez stands and steps away. Hannedy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Alvarez closes the distance but Hannedy moves to the side

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

Hannedy has gone for a leg lock! Alvarez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hannedy's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hannedy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.

Hannedy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hannedy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet but Hannedy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Hannedy from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to control the position but Hannedy postures up.

Alvarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hannedy has his takedown stuffed
and Hannedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hannedy fails with the takedown.
Hannedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Alvarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hannedy struggling a bit here.

Alvarez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alvarez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hannedy defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy gets back to half guard.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hannedy defending well though.
Hannedy tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
Hannedy is pressing down on Alvarez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez wants to stand but Hannedy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hannedy is pulling down on Alvarez's head. It's preventing any offense from Alvarez, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hannedy is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Walter Hannedy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Alvarez shoots and misses

and Hannedy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alvarez!

Hannedy is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Hannedy extends the arm and Alvarez is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Walter Hannedy!

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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Dropkick Murphys - "I'm Shipping Up to Boston". A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Silva
vs
Finch

188 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Finch!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Finch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Finch tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Finch regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Finch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Finch.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Finch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Finch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Finch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Finch slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Silva 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.
Finch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Finch.
Finch lands with a punch from half guard.

Silva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Finch is looking for a kimura here.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.

Silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Finch pulls his head out easily.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Finch is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finch throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Finch sprawls well.

Finch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Finch showed some decent athleticism there.
Finch frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Finch isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Finch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Finch working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to roll over but Finch keeps him under control.
Finch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Finch wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva gets full guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Antonio Silva!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JB Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reno Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for JB Holmes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Holmes
vs
Delgado

180 cm
20
146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Attliction
Synergy Supplements

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, JB Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reno Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes swinging wilding here.
Holmes throws a hook to the side of Delgado's head but Delgado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delgado avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Holmes.

It looks like Reno Delgado has been cut.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Holmes does no damage.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Delgado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
JB Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Delgado wants to control but Holmes is keeping him busy.

Delgado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Delgado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holmes defending well though.
Delgado wants to stand up but Holmes is controlling the position.

Delgado wants to work for an arm triangle but Holmes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Holmes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Delgado looks gassed!

Delgado seems to be working for a kimura but Holmes defends the submission attempt.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reno Delgado!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis has chosen Blood Brothers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rodrigo Reis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mitchell
vs
Reis

178 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

ChillOut Fight Gear
MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evan Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Reis!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reis's waist but Reis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitchell off to one side.
Reis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodrigo Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reis tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Reis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reis throws a wild body kick that Mitchell sees coming a mile off.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reis tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Reis as Mitchell shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mitchell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reis tries to kick Mitchell off but Mitchell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Mitchell is looking for a kimura here.
Reis trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reis wants to improve his position but Mitchell is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mitchell throwing shots but Reis is blocking nicely.
Reis is trying to control but can't.
Mitchell trying to control from half guard but Reis is working away.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mitchell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Reis is looking for a triangle but Mitchell pushes his legs off easily.
Mitchell 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.
Reis looks gassed!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Evan Mitchell!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Muerte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Punchenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doctor Punchenstein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Muerte
vs
Punchenstein

200 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

ChillOut Fight Gear
Advantage XXX nutrition

Advantage XXX nutrition

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Muerte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doctor Punchenstein!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muerte moves in looking to clinch but Punchenstein pushes him off.
Doctor Punchenstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchenstein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muerte slips a jab and a cross from Punchenstein.

Muerte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Punchenstein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Punchenstein wants to break the clinch but can't.

Punchenstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punchenstein tries to bum rush Muerte with a series of wild strikes but Muerte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Punchenstein throws a leg kick which misses Muerte's front leg but catches the back leg as Muerte tries to avoid it.
Punchenstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punchenstein throws a right hand that Muerte ducks under and follows up with a left that Muerte also avoids with ease.

Muerte 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muerte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Punchenstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muerte works over Punchenstein with some ground and pound from guard.
Muerte wants to control from the top but Punchenstein keeps moving.
Punchenstein can't keep his opponent in guard - Muerte advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Punchenstein wants to control but Muerte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Muerte wants to take a breather but Punchenstein is having none of it.
Muerte works his way into full mount!
Muerte lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Muerte is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Punchenstein has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Muerte has isolated one of Punchenstein's arms. Punchenstein looking to fight him off but Muerte twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Muerte!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saddam Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Theme from The Tick. Hussain has chosen Wicked 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!

Johnson
vs
Hussain

191 cm
18
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saddam Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Hussain persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Hussain has a takedown stuffed.
Hussain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saddam Hussain.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Saddam Hussain has been cut.
Johnson lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hussain can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Johnson and Hussain drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Johnson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Johnson!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vel Sirra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Couch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirra comes to the cage accompanied by Omen by Prodigy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sirra
vs
Couch

190 cm
18
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vel Sirra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donovan Couch!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Sirra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sirra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Couch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sirra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Couch.
Sirra lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Donovan Couch has been cut.
Couch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vel Sirra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Couch.
Couch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sirra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sirra lands a shoulder strike.
Couch tries to pull guard but Sirra won't allow it.
Sirra scores with a shot to the side of Couch's head.
Couch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sirra smiles and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Sirra. No joy for Couch on that attempt.
Sirra throws a one two combo.

Couch is rocked!

Sirra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Couch is still on wobbly legs! Can Sirra finish him?
Couch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sirra fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Sirra moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Sirra.
Sirra unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Couch! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sirra is unloading with more strikes now! Couch drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vel Sirra!
Vel Sirra retains his heavyweight title!