TPG 13 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Azh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Turolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turolla is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Destemido Walace. Gustavo Turolla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Azh
vs
Turolla

190 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
214 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Azh!
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, Gustavo Turolla!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azh shoots in but Turolla avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turolla throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Azh crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gustavo Turolla!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
21%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between george st nkoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). st nkoi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, number one. Nasty comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fear - I don't care about you kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

st nkoi
vs
Nasty

178 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
170 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, george st nkoi!
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, Buck Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nasty fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with st nkoi, pushing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for st nkoi.
Nasty drops to a knee looking for a takedown but st nkoi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nasty is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

st nkoi manages to break the clinch.
Nasty tries to clinch up but st nkoi circles away and keeps his distance.

st nkoi has managed to clinch.
st nkoi throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by st nkoi.
Nasty blocking some punches.
st nkoi stalling in the clinch.
st nkoi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
st nkoi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
st nkoi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from st nkoi.

st nkoi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nasty regains guard.
st nkoi tries to stand but Nasty is controlling from the bottom.
st nkoi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
st nkoi tries to stand but Nasty is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nasty looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nasty looks gassed!

Nasty has his foot on st nkoi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. st nkoi works his way back into a safe position though.
st nkoi chips away with some ground and pound.
st nkoi wants to stand but Nasty has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
st nkoi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nasty trying to control the position.
st nkoi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nasty is proving hard to escape from.

Nasty is working an open guard so st nkoi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nasty circles away from the clinch attempt

and Nasty counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty has st nkoi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. st nkoi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
st nkoi misses with the head strike.

st nkoi breaks from the clinch.
Nasty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nasty circles away from the clinch attempt

and Nasty decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in st nkoi's guard.
Nasty trying to control but st nkoi is working from the bottom.

st nkoi kicks Nasty off and gets to his feet.
st nkoi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Nasty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nasty.
st nkoi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
st nkoi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
st nkoi working aggressively here.
st nkoi lands with a light punch inside.
st nkoi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nasty has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed st nkoi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
st nkoi breaks Nasty's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
st nkoi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

st nkoi gets to his feet. Nasty looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
st nkoi closes the distance but Nasty moves to the side

and Nasty counters with a nice double leg into guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nasty has gone for a leg lock! st nkoi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nasty's guard.
st nkoi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
st nkoi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nasty throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nasty wants to sweep but no luck.

Nasty had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. st nkoi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nasty Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take st nkoi's back instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
st nkoi is trying to get back to his feet but Nasty has full control of the position and if anything, st nkoi has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Nasty.
Nasty controlling well, preventing st nkoi from escaping the position.
Nasty doesn't have the hooks in and st nkoi manages to turn into his guard.

st nkoi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
st nkoi darts in trying to clinch

and Nasty counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in st nkoi's guard now.
st nkoi wants to stand but Nasty is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nasty 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.
st nkoi striking from his own guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Nasty dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

st nkoi darts in trying to clinch

and Nasty counters by clinching up.
Nasty tries to stall but st nkoi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nasty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. st nkoi smiles and moves away.
st nkoi clinches but Nasty breaks the clinch
and Nasty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
st nkoi shoots in for a takedown but Nasty shows good takedown defense.
Nasty circles away from the clinch attempt

and Nasty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nasty.
st nkoi lands with a left to the head.

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

st nkoi stands up and waves to Nasty to follow him.
st nkoi wants to clinch

and Nasty counters with a shoot takedown. st nkoi fights it but they end up in guard.
st nkoi wants to stand but Nasty is controlling the position.
Nasty is breathing heavily.
st nkoi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi is looking to stand up but Nasty isn't so interested in that idea.
Nasty is standing up over st nkoi. st nkoi looks to escape but Nasty dives into side control.

Nasty stands up.

st nkoi takes the fight into the clinch.

st nkoi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. st nkoi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

st nkoi pushes Nasty off and scrambles back to his feet.
george st nkoi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
st nkoi wants to clinch but Nasty slips to the side

and Nasty counters by moving into the clinch.
Nasty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nasty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. st nkoi smiles and moves away.

st nkoi has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
st nkoi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

st nkoi breaks from the clinch.
st nkoi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Nasty counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
st nkoi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
st nkoi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nasty.
st nkoi misses with a punch on the inside.
st nkoi has a couple of punches blocked by Nasty.
st nkoi lands a nice shot to the body.
st nkoi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
st nkoi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nasty fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for george st nkoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
st nkoi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Nasty holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nasty drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
st nkoi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nasty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty wants a takedown but no success here.

st nkoi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from st nkoi. No joy for Nasty on that attempt.

st nkoi has managed to clinch.
st nkoi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nasty backwards.
A head punch on the inside from st nkoi fails to land.
Nasty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

st nkoi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nasty is trying to keep an underhook but st nkoi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
st nkoi prevents Nasty from improving his position.
Nasty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty gets back to full guard.
st nkoi preventing the sweep.

Nasty is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! st nkoi has his hands clasped together but Nasty extends an breaks st nkoi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nasty.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buck Nasty!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Like Whoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Ninguem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Joao Ninguem enters the cage!

Whoa
vs
Ninguem

188 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
206 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Like Whoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Ninguem!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whoa cracks Ninguem with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ninguem.
Ninguem avoids the body shot from Whoa.
Ninguem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Whoa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ninguem counters with a head kick.

Whoa is rocked!
Ninguem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whoa.
Oh Whoa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whoa throws a series of punches but Ninguem moves out of range.
A combination from Whoa does no damage.
A big left from Whoa misses.
Ninguem connects with a nice cross there... Whoa is looking wobbly and Ninguem recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Whoa to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ninguem jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joao Ninguem!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Woonsocket Cavaricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mckain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mckain has chosen YMCA as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cavaricci
vs
Mckain

175 cm
18
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Woonsocket Cavaricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Mckain!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mckain looks to land a right hand but Cavaricci moved out of range.
Mckain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cavaricci shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mckain as he avoids it easily.
Mckain tries to clinch up.
Mckain misses with a jab, cross combination.

Cavaricci shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mckain is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mckain flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Cavaricci is looking for a kimura but Mckain is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cavaricci to get the leverage.

Cavaricci in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mckain tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Cavaricci!

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Rosseti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barral
vs
Rosseti

188 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Team S.W.A.T.

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Barral!
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, Vitor Rosseti!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barral is looking to clinch but Rosseti is avoiding it.
Barral scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Barral drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barral will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Rosseti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barral stopping the sweep attempt from Rosseti.
Rosseti is trying to control the position but Barral postures up.
Rosseti trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rosseti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barral wants to pass the guard but Rosseti is keeping the position.

Rosseti is looking for a triangle but Barral pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosseti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rosseti with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Barral can't handle though.
Rosseti is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rosseti keeping moving, preventing Barral from controlling successfully.
Rosseti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barral has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rosseti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barral manages to get himself to full guard.
Rosseti postures up in Barral's guard and throws a big left but Barral blocks it.
Rosseti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rosseti with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Barral looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rosseti is pushing down on Barral's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barral is fighting to maintain full guard but Rosseti has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barral keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rosseti looks gassed!
Barral taking some punishment here, with Rosseti in his half guard.
Rosseti is tying to control. Barral wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barral moves into full guard.
Rosseti throwing strikes but missing.
Barral looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral is really struggling to control Rosseti but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rosseti slips nicely into half guard.
Barral trying to control but Rosseti postures up.
Rosseti wants to stand up but Barral is controlling the position.
Rosseti is thwarting Barral's attempts to control the position.
Rosseti scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four 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.

Rosseti is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barral wants to improve his position but Rosseti is controlling well.

Rosseti looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Rosseti thows an elbow strike that misses. Barral gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Rosseti doesn't seem too bothered but Barral quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Rosseti is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Rosseti really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thiago Barral!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bengui Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Loconsole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Loconsole's choice of entrance music: Crazy Train. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sudo
vs
Loconsole

176 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
150 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bengui Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Loconsole!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loconsole fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Loconsole.
Sudo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sudo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sudo scores with a takedown into Loconsole's guard.
Sudo throws a big right hand that misses.
Loconsole manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Loconsole controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo can't escape the position.
Sudo tries to lock up and control but Loconsole gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sudo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Sudo is breathing heavily.
Loconsole manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sudo to take his back!
Loconsole controlling well, preventing Sudo from escaping the position.
Sudo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Loconsole's guard. Nice work there by Sudo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loconsole working a defensive guard here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sudo swats away the attempt to clinch by Loconsole.
Sudo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Loconsole fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four 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.

Sudo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sudo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loconsole keeps working.
Sudo happy to just control the position for now.

Sudo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Loconsole looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sudo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Loconsole is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sudo lets go of the hold and Loconsole can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bengui Sudo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hermanni Hemanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Moonpark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hemanus
vs
Moonpark

190 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hermanni Hemanus!
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 Moonpark!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moonpark has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hemanus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moonpark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hemanus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hemanus gets underhooks to prevent Moonpark's takedown attempt.
Hemanus misses with an elbow strike.
Hemanus tries to land knees in the clinch but Moonpark avoids the damage to the body.
Hemanus pushes off an throws an elbow but Moonpark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moonpark lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Moonpark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moonpark working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Moonpark is trying to trip Hemanus. He has hold of a leg but Hemanus is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Moonpark persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Moonpark preventing the sweep.
Moonpark controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Moonpark forces his way into half guard.
Hemanus trying to control but Moonpark postures up.
Hemanus wants to get back to full guard.
Moonpark content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonpark throwing shots but Hemanus is blocking nicely.
Hemanus is looking to improve his position.
Moonpark wants to pass the guard but Hemanus is defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hemanus misses with a double jab.
Hemanus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moonpark pinned against the cage. Moonpark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hemanus is breathing heavily.
Hemanus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moonpark is out of range.

Moonpark closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moonpark lands in his opponent's guard.
Moonpark works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moonpark lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Moonpark is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hemanus defends it well.

Moonpark postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hemanus to stand up.
Moonpark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hemanus misses with a takedown attempt

and Moonpark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Moonpark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hemanuss head.
Hemanus lands an elbow that stopped Moonpark in his tracks for a moment.
Moonpark dodges an elbow strike from Hemanus.

Moonpark breaks the clinch.

Hemanus shoots in and bounces Moonpark off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hemanus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonpark keeping full guard, as Hemanus tries to pass.
Hemanus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hemanus wants to pass the guard but Moonpark is keeping the position.
Hemanus trying to control but Moonpark is working from the bottom.
Hemanus slips nicely into half guard.
Moonpark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moonpark trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Moonpark makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Hemanus closes the distance and clinches.
Moonpark misses with some punches.
Hemanus misses with an elbow strike.
Moonpark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hemanus missing with knees to the body.
Hemanus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moonpark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moonpark gets underhooks to prevent Hemanus's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hermanni Hemanus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moonpark.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moonpark has Hemanus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hemanus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hemanus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hemanus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moonpark lands a shoulder strike.
Moonpark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hemanus stalling against the cage.
Moonpark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hemanus backwards.
Moonpark scores with a shot to the side of Hemanus's head.
Moonpark lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moonpark darts in trying to clinch

and Hemanus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moonpark's guard.
Moonpark wants to sweep here but Hemanus controlling him for the moment.
Hemanus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moonpark is pulling down on Hemanus's head to control his posture.
Hemanus prevents Moonpark from getting back to his feet.
Hemanus wants to pass the guard but Moonpark is keeping the position.
Moonpark is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Moonpark is trying to work for a kimura but Hemanus is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonpark wants to stand up but Hemanus is controlling the position.
Hemanus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moonpark works his foot free and advances to mount.
Moonpark lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moonpark has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hemanus's face.
Moonpark lands a big shot there that rocks Hemanus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moonpark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hemanus tries to lock up and control but Moonpark gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moonpark with shots to the head and body - Hemanus looks very uncomfortable down there.

Moonpark jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hemanus is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hemanus and Moonpark has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemanus avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Moonpark.

Moonpark decides to stand back up.

Hemanus scores a takedown into full mount!
Hemanus unloading with bombs!

Hemanus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Moonpark can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Moonpark working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemanus lands a heavy elbow.
Hemanus wants to control the pace but Moonpark is squirming around nicely.
Moonpark tries to hold on but Hemanus postures up.
Moonpark is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hemanus is staying active.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moonpark is trying to escape the mount.
Thiago Moonpark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moonpark manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hemanus controlling the action here.
Moonpark gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemanus stopping the sweep attempt from Moonpark.

Moonpark throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moonpark pulls Hemanus in close to prevent any damage.

Moonpark working for a triangle but Hemanus defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Moonpark wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Moonpark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Moonpark gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hemanus manages to break the clinch.
Hemanus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moonpark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hemanus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moonpark swats away the attempt to clinch by Hemanus.
Hemanus connects with a jab.

Hemanus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hemanus prevents Moonpark from getting back to his feet.
Moonpark wants to sweep here but Hemanus controlling him for the moment.
Hemanus postures up.
Moonpark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moonpark is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hemanus is controlling him.
Hemanus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moonpark trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemanus trying to control but Moonpark is working from the bottom.
Hemanus 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hemanus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moonpark as he avoids it easily.

Hemanus drives through and clinches with Moonpark against the cage.
Hemanus is looking to break free of the clinch but Moonpark has double underhooks.
Moonpark throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hand to the body from Moonpark.
Hemanus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hemanus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moonpark is trying to break the clinch but Hemanus has him pressed against the cage.
Moonpark swings wildly with an uppercut but Hemanus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hemanus is trying to break the clinch but Moonpark has him pressed against the cage.
Hemanus wants to get back to striking at distance but Moonpark won't allow it.
Hemanus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Moonpark pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Moonpark scores with a shot to the side of Hemanus's head.

Hemanus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

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.

Hemanus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hemanus won't allow Moonpark to get back to his feet.
Hemanus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moonpark trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Moonpark wants to get back to his feet but Hemanus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hemanus trying to control the position from guard on top but Moonpark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hemanus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moonpark is keeping the position for now.
Moonpark trying to control the position.
Moonpark is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Moonpark as Hemanus shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hermanni Hemanus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hemanus misses with the combination.
Moonpark tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hemanus counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moonpark.
Hemanus can't break the clinch.
Moonpark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hemanuss head.
Hemanus wants to get back to striking at distance but Moonpark won't allow it.
Moonpark misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moonpark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hemanus's brow.
Moonpark throws a head punch that misses.

Moonpark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moonpark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hemanus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moonpark shoots in but Hemanus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moonpark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moonpark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moonpark is looking to clinch.
Moonpark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hemanus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hemanus stuffs the takedown.

Hemanus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hemanus tries to break the clinch but Moonpark is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Moonpark as the two fighters clinch.
Hemanus content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moonpark breaks from the clinch.
Hemanus lands a nice hook to Moonpark's body. Moonpark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hemanus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hemanus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moonpark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moonpark looks to clinch

and Hemanus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Moonpark is trying to get back to full guard.
Moonpark is trying to control but can't.
Moonpark tries to roll over but Hemanus keeps him under control.

Moonpark has one foot on Hemanus's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moonpark moves out of range as Hemanus throws a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Moonpark as Hemanus shoots in.
Hermanni Hemanus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moonpark tries to clinch but Hemanus moves away
letting Hemanus counter with a right hand.
Moonpark is looking to clinch but Hemanus is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hermanni Hemanus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moonpark 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Moonpark!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daryll Fogherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Persson has chosen Johnny Cash - Rusty cage as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fogherty
vs
Persson

190 cm
19
157 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daryll Fogherty!
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, Fredrik Persson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persson tries to clinch there but Fogherty circles away.
Persson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fogherty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Persson fails to land the takedown.
Fogherty lunges at Persson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Persson's hand.
Persson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fogherty stuffs the takedown.
Daryll Fogherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Persson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Fogherty. No joy for Persson on that attempt.
Fogherty stuffs the takedown attempt from Persson. Persson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogherty stalks Persson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Persson's face. Persson staggers backwards, shaken.
Fogherty stuffs the takedown.
Persson tries to clinch there but Fogherty circles away.
Daryll Fogherty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Persson fails with the takedown.
Fogherty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Persson fails with a takedown attempt.
Fogherty bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Persson looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Fogherty.
Persson misses with a double jab
and Fogherty counters with a big head kick but Persson shrugs it off.
Fogherty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fogherty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Persson takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fogherty.
Fogherty throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Persson.
Persson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fogherty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Fogherty.
Persson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fogherty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fogherty lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Persson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Fogherty. That snapped Persson's head back.
Fogherty scores with a nice body kick.
Fogherty scores with a hook to the body. Persson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Fogherty misses.
Fredrik Persson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fogherty lands a jab-cross combination.
Persson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fogherty counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Persson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fogherty misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daryll Fogherty dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Persson closes the distance but Fogherty moves to the side
and Fogherty counters with a left to the body.
Fogherty connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Persson shoots and misses
and Fogherty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fogherty circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fogherty counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Persson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fogherty counters with a left and a right that stings Persson.
Persson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogherty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fogherty scores with a one two! Persson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Persson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fogherty looks to land a combination but Persson avoids it well.
Persson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fogherty counters with a head kick.
Daryll Fogherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Persson.
A shot to de liver by Fogherty. Beautiful body shot.
Persson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fogherty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Fogherty. Beautiful body shot.
A nice combination there by Fogherty.
Decent striking displayed by Fogherty there.
A right-left combo lands from Fogherty.
Fogherty throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Persson's head.
Persson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Persson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Persson throws a combination that misses
and Fogherty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogherty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Persson's hands.
Fogherty throws a nice head kick!
Fogherty circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fogherty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Persson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fogherty counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A punch combination from Persson misses.
Persson tries for a takedown but Fogherty circles away easily
and Fogherty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fogherty scores with a body shot.
Fogherty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Persson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fogherty counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Persson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Persson dodges the punch combination from Fogherty.

Persson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daryll Fogherty dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Persson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fogherty counters with a left and a right that stings Persson.
Persson with a poor takedown
and Fogherty counters with a stiff right hand.
Persson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Persson looks to clinch
and Fogherty counters with a three punch combo that has Persson backing up. Persson nods at Fogherty to acknowledge the strikes.
Persson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fogherty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daryll Fogherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Persson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fogherty pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fogherty misses.
Fogherty thows a body shot but no joy.
Persson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fogherty counters with a series of strikes. Persson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Daryll Fogherty is winning the standup battle so far.
Persson has his takedown stuffed
and Fogherty counters with a head kick.
Persson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Persson fails with the takedown
and Fogherty counters with a body kick that stops Persson in his tracks momentarily.
Persson with a poor takedown
and Fogherty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Persson tries to clinch
and Fogherty counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fogherty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fogherty scores with a jab to the body.
Fogherty scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fogherty cracks Persson with a good jab.
Fogherty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fogherty is looking to wear down Persson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Persson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fogherty counters with a three punch combo that has Persson backing up. Persson nods at Fogherty to acknowledge the strikes.
Fogherty is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogherty lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Persson tries for a takedown but Fogherty circles away easily
and Fogherty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Persson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Persson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fogherty prevents Persson from moving into mount.
Persson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Persson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Persson moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fogherty avoids a series of strikes thrown by Persson.
Fogherty tries to hold on but Persson postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fredrik Persson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cade Voce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cade Voce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Voce
vs
Nelson

178 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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, Cade Voce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Voce moves into the clinch.
Voce scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Carlos Nelson has been cut.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson throws a jab when Voce was well out of range.

Nelson feints and as Voce raises his hands in defense, Nelson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Voce keeps moving.
Voce manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Voce controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Voce tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.

Nelson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Voce would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voce looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Voce tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Voce tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Voce is avoiding it.
Voce looks to clinch

and Nelson counters with a takedown into side control.
Voce tries to escape but Nelson is in control.
Nelson tries to move to mount but Voce blocks the move with his legs.
Voce is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

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

Nelson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Voce rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nelson's guard! Nice work there by Voce!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelson is working an open guard so Voce takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Voce darts in trying to clinch
and Nelson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cade Voce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voce looks to clinch

and Nelson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nelson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Voce is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
Nelson passes Voce's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Nelson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Voce is just riding it out for now. Nelson eventually gives up the hold.

Nelson is working for a kimura but Voce is defending it quite comfortably.

Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Voce defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Voce is looking to escape.
Nelson works his way into side control.
Voce prevents Nelson from moving into mount.

Nelson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Voce is trying to escape and Nelson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Voce is forced to tap! Nice work there by Nelson! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlos Nelson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

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