RFC-19 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marijan Matijevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marijan Matijevic looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Matijevic
vs
Dos Santos

183 cm
23
233 lbs
1 - 10 - 0

193 cm
27
240 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marijan Matijevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Matijevic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.

Dos Santos lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Matijevic sprawling to the canvas. Dos Santos follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Matijevic hang on?

It looks like Marijan Matijevic has been cut.
Matijevic is breathing heavily.
Matijevic has hold of Dos Santos's hands but Dos Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matijevic defending well though.
Matijevic won't allow Dos Santos to pass to mount.

Dos Santos escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matijevic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matijevic loses concentration momentarily and Dos Santos pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Matijevic crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Dos Santos finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Junior Dos Santos!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Desabafo - Marcelo D2. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Silva
vs
Hernandez

189 cm
25
240 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

197 cm
25
238 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Silva!
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, Ramon Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hernandez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez has his takedown stuffed
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez shoots and misses

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hernandez is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva throws a head kick but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hernandez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.

Silva instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to stall.
Hernandez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez looks to clinch

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva is in close to Hernandez's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hernandez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Hernandez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jon Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramon Hernandez.

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Hernandez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hernandez for as long as he can get away with.
Silva breaks from Hernandez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hernandez trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Hernandez.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Hernandez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez closes the distance looking to clinch

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Hernandez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Silva drives through and clinches with Hernandez against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernandez tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Hernandez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernandez is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Hernandez counters with a one-two to the body.
Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Jon Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez tries to clinch

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hernandez won't be happy with that.

Silva stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez has his takedown stuffed

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hernandez to get to his feet.
Hernandez misses with a leg kick

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hernandez darts in trying to clinch

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hernandez misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Hernandez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hernandez misses with a leg kick

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Hernandez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hernandez misses with a body punch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Hernandez darts in trying to clinch

and Silva counters by clinching up.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Hernandez down.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hernandez's guard.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hernandez wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a strike but Hernandez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva managing to control the position.
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.
Hernandez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Silva kicks Hernandez off and gets to his feet.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hernandez tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hernandez to the ground. Hernandez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jon Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hernandez pinned against the cage. Hernandez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ramon Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Silva!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes into the arena with blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Taylor
vs
Zulu

194 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Taylor!
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, Carlos Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu misses with a lunging right hand
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.

It looks like Carlos Zulu has been cut.
Zulu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Zulu throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Taylor scores with a jab to the head.
Zulu misses with a straight left.
Zulu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Zulu slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Zulu's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zulu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Carlos Zulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Zulu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zulu throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Zulu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zulu scrambles back to his feet.
Taylor catches Zulu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Zulu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Zulu.

Zulu is rocked!
Zulu looks gassed!
Taylor throws an uppercut from hell that sends Zulu clean off his feet! He's out cold! Taylor stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Taylor!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lone Ryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Mcdonald is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ryder
vs
Mcdonald

220 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Nemesis Laboratories: Q150 - $30
Nemesis Laboratories: Q150 - $30

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lone Ryder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Terry Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald scores with a leg kick.
Ryder avoids the head kick by Mcdonald.
Ryder connects with a nice looking jab.
Ryder lands the left hand.
Mcdonald throws a combination that misses

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

Mcdonald is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcdonald takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mcdonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryder finish him?
Ryder is breathing heavily.
Ryder connects with a nice cross there... Mcdonald is looking wobbly and Ryder recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Mcdonald to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ryder jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lone Ryder!

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 Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcao Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kawashima
vs
Chuteboxe

182 cm
19
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Hades ®

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, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Falcao Chuteboxe!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuteboxe has his takedown stuffed
enabling Kawashima to counter with a crisp jab.
Chuteboxe misses with a takedown attempt
and Kawashima counters with a straight right hand.
Kawashima fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chuteboxe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chuteboxe misses with a takedown
and Kawashima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eiji Kawashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcao Chuteboxe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuteboxe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kawashima counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chuteboxe thinking.
Chuteboxe looks gassed!
Kawashima lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chuteboxe. Chuteboxe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chuteboxe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kawashima cracks Chuteboxe with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawashima lands a glancing blow to the side of Chuteboxe's head.
Kawashima stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chuteboxe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A jab from Kawashima does it's job there.
Kawashima lands a right hook to the body.
Kawashima scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe takes one to the chin there.
Chuteboxe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chuteboxe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chuteboxe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kawashima to score with a decent uppercut.
Chuteboxe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Kawashima cracks Chuteboxe with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kawashima has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Chuteboxe to stand back up!
Kawashima connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kawashima drops Chuteboxe with a beautiful combination! Chuteboxe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kawashima is looking for the KO!

Chuteboxe is rocked!

It looks like Falcao Chuteboxe has been cut.
Kawashima is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kawashima's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chuteboxe under the eye.
Kawashima is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chuteboxe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kawashima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chuteboxe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chuteboxe is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kawashima is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Chuteboxe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kawashima lands a nice looking body shot.
Chuteboxe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kawashima.
Kawashima pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chuteboxe back to the cage. Kawashima follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kawashima scores with a jab.
Chuteboxe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chuteboxe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawashima punishes Chuteboxe's body with a nice straight punch.
Kawashima scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eiji Kawashima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Falcao Chuteboxe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fighters circle momentarily. Kawashima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chuteboxe has his takedown stuffed
and Kawashima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kawashima connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, jab by Kawashima - just one landing.
Kawashima scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kawashima is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kawashima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Chuteboxe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kawashima has got the better of the exchanges.
Chuteboxe is breathing heavily.
Kawashima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kawashima. That snapped Chuteboxe's head back.
Eiji Kawashima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Kawashima.
Falcao Chuteboxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chuteboxe misses with a takedown attempt
and Kawashima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chuteboxe needs to keep his hands up - Kawashima had a free shot at his head there.
Jab, jab by Kawashima - just one landing.
Kawashima cracks Chuteboxe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawashima lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kawashima connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chuteboxe scrambles back to his feet.
Kawashima cracks Chuteboxe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chuteboxe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chuteboxe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kawashima connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chuteboxe scrambles back to his feet.
Chuteboxe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chuteboxe takes one on the button.
Kawashima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima lands a jab to Chuteboxe's midsection.
Kawashima lands with a cross.
Kawashima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chuteboxe has time to react.
Kawashima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kawashima's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kawashima duly obliges.
Chuteboxe is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawashima finish him?
Kawashima connects with a crisp jab.
Chuteboxe seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuteboxe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe takes one to the chin there.
Kawashima lands with an overhand left.
Kawashima lands with a big left! Chuteboxe is wobbled badly! Kawashima comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Chuteboxe to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eiji Kawashima!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

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

Franco
vs
Preuss

195 cm
25
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
307 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hermes Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emilianenco Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Preuss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Franco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emilianenco Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Franco looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Preuss pushes Franco off looking to stand but Franco dives back in and keeps control.
Preuss is looking to improve his position.
Franco wants to advance to full mount but Preuss doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Preuss is trying to control the position but Franco postures up.
Preuss throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Franco slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Preuss.
Franco could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Franco in particular looking to stall.
Preuss is looking to improve his position.
Franco tries to pass to full mount but Preuss defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss is looking for a sweep. Franco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Franco wants to control but Preuss is keeping him busy.
Preuss is pressing down on Franco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Preuss keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
Franco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Preuss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Preuss tries to strike from the bottom.

Preuss working for a triangle but Franco defends it easily.
Preuss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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.
Franco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Preuss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Franco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Preuss's head.
Franco throws a big right hand that misses.
Franco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franco 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.
Franco preventing the sweep.
Preuss is trying to keep Franco in close.
Franco wants to control from the top but Preuss keeps moving.
Preuss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Emilianenco Preuss.
Preuss looks to land a combination but Franco avoids it well.

Franco clinches.
Franco lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Emilianenco Preuss has been cut.
Preuss lands with a left to the head.
Preuss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franco tries to stall but Preuss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Preuss misses with the head strike.
Preuss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Preuss wants to break free but Franco has control.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Franco breaks the clinch.
Preuss tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Franco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Preuss looks gassed!
Franco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Preuss lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Franco thows a big elbow that misses.
Franco not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss wants to sweep here but Franco controlling him for the moment.
Preuss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Franco wants to control from the top but Preuss keeps moving.
Preuss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Preuss doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Franco pushes down on Preuss's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Franco controlling the action here.
Preuss slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hermes Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emilianenco Preuss's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Preuss throws a right and a left that Franco avoids nicely.

Preuss gets tackled into the cage by Franco. Franco maintains the clinch.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
Preuss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Preuss misses with a hook from the clinch.

Franco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Franco pushes Preuss up against the cage in a clinch.

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

Franco has managed to clinch.

Franco has Preuss pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Franco pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Preuss tumbling to the mat - Franco dives into Preuss's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco postures up in Preuss's guard and throws a big left but Preuss blocks it.
Franco is looking to stand up but Preuss won't let him.

Franco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Preuss has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Franco has managed to get both his arms back between Preuss's legs - danger averted.
Franco prevents Preuss from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco wants to control from the top but Preuss keeps moving.
Preuss is trying to control the position but Franco postures up.
Franco trying to control but Preuss is working from the bottom.

Hermes Franco has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Preuss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Franco is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Preuss's half guard.

Preuss kicks Franco off and gets back to his feet.
Preuss scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Hermes Franco has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

Franco is rocked!
Preuss cracks Franco with a left hook right on the temple and Franco goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Preuss lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Franco is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emilianenco Preuss!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cacareco Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Chuteboxe

178 cm
20
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

170 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geraldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cacareco Chuteboxe!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuteboxe shoots in but no luck this time.
Chuteboxe fails with a takedown attempt.
Chuteboxe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Geraldo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cacareco Chuteboxe.
Chuteboxe tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chuteboxe has time to react.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Chuteboxe seems unphased.
Chuteboxe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chuteboxe.
Chuteboxe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chuteboxe doesn't seem bothered though.
Chuteboxe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Chuteboxe looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chuteboxe's hands.
Silva clobbers Chuteboxe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chuteboxe on the side of the head.
Chuteboxe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chuteboxe walks into a jab.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chuteboxe's head backwards.
Chuteboxe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chuteboxe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chuteboxe under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chuteboxe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chuteboxe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chuteboxe takes one to the side of the head.
Silva with a nice cross.
Cacareco Chuteboxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva punishes Chuteboxe's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva works Chuteboxe's body with a nice hook.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chuteboxe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva jabs at Chuteboxe's body.
Chuteboxe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chuteboxe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Geraldo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Chuteboxe moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Chuteboxe should have avoided that one.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Chuteboxe's defenses.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Chuteboxe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva sizes up Chuteboxe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Chuteboxe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva digs a good hook to Chuteboxe's body.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chuteboxe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chuteboxe walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.

It looks like Cacareco Chuteboxe has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chuteboxe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chuteboxe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geraldo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cacareco Chuteboxe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva connects with a body shot that sends Chuteboxe's belly button to the back.
Chuteboxe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Chuteboxe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva digs a good hook to Chuteboxe's body.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chuteboxe is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuteboxe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Chuteboxe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Silva has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Chuteboxe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chuteboxe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva stalks Chuteboxe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chuteboxe's face. Chuteboxe staggers backwards, shaken.

Chuteboxe is rocked!
Chuteboxe throws a wild hook but Silva just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Chuteboxe gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Silva raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geraldo Silva!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Dorh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorh has chosen Todo poderoso as his entrance music. Frank Alves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Alves
vs
Dorh

177 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
156 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Alves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arman Dorh!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arman Dorh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorh lands with a right hand.
Alves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dorh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dorh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dorh throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Dorh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alves has time to react.
Alves misses with a takedown
and Dorh counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alves closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alves sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dorh is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dorh tries to escape but Alves is in control.
Dorh isn't going anywhere.
Alves trying to control the position but Dorh is working away.

Alves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dorh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Dorh is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorh manages to get back to half guard.
Alves is trying to control. Dorh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorh tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alves connects with a nice short shot to Dorh's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorh keeping control of the position.
Alves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dorh is pressing down on Alves's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alves with a nice head shot there.
Alves passes into half guard.

Dorh manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorh scores with a shot to the body.

Dorh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dorh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dorh tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Alves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arman Dorh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dorh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Dorh drops Alves with a beautiful combination! Alves stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dorh is looking for the KO!

It looks like Frank Alves has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Alves gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dorh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dorh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorh slows the pace down.

Dorh decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dorh scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arman Dorh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dorh tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Frank Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dorh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alves takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Dorh. That snapped Alves's head back.
Alves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dorh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dorh lands a big right hand that sends Alves crashing to the mat! Dorh stays standing though and waves Alves back to his feet!

Alves is rocked!
Alves fails with the takedown
and Dorh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dorh scores with a shot to the body.
Dorh with a jab.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Dorh.
Dorh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Dorh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dorh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Dorh gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

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

and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dorh is on top in guard.
Dorh tries to stand but Alves is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arman Dorh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Alves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dorh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves with a poor takedown

and Dorh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dorh tries to pass to full mount but Alves defends it.
Dorh content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alves is staying active underneath Dorh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Arman Dorh has got the better of the ground game so far.

Arman Dorh has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dorh catches Alves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a takedown
and Dorh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dorh lands with an uppercut that bounces Alves off the cage and back into rage.
Dorh throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dorh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dorh uses his free foot to push down on Alves's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorh looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dorh is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Dorh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorh jabs Alves right on the nose. Alves blinks but takes it well.

Dorh sends Alves crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dorh is motioning to the referee to let Alves up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alves fails with the takedown
and Dorh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Dorh.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.
Dorh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorh wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arman Dorh really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Alves's cut.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dorh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dorh cracks a nice hook into Alves's ribs.
Dorh scores with a nice head shot.
Dorh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alves moves out of range of the leg kick from Dorh.
Dorh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dorh lands a right hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Dorh.
Dorh misses with the combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dorh scores with a punch to the head.
Alves takes one to the chin there.

Alves is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Dorh. Those never looked like landing.
Dorh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dorh tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorh with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Dorh lands a left and a right that send Alves crashing to the mat, dazed. Dorh thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorh sizes up Alves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dorh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dorh cracks Alves with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorh misses with a few strikes there.
Dorh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dorh scores with a nice right hand.
Dorh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dorh throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dorh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alves did well to prevent Dorh getting side control.
Dorh wants to take a breather but Alves is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves won't allow Dorh to pass to mount.
Dorh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arman Dorh wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dorh misses with a few strikes there.
Alves slips under a jab from Dorh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arman Dorh dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Frank Alves's cut.
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!

Dorh connects with an inside leg kick.
Dorh stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dorh connects with a crisp jab.
Dorh closes the distance looking to clinch

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dorh won't be happy with that.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dorh can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throwing strikes but Dorh manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dorh controlling the position from side mount.
Dorh works to advance to full mount. Alves defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alves prevents Dorh from taking his back.
Dorh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorh looking to finish Alves with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alves!

Dorh stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorh.
Frank Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dorh misses with a double jab.
Dorh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Dorh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dorh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Arman Dorh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Dorh 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arman Dorh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dorh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 43:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 43:50
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arman Dorh!
Arman Dorh is the new lightweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Tornado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toni Tornado has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tornado
vs
Silvia

195 cm
22
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

207 cm
18
268 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tornado closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silvia to the mat! Silvia manages to get full guard.

Silvia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tornado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tornado trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Tornado might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tornado controlling from the top position.
Tornado passes Silvia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Tornado is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silvia defends it well.
Tornado seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Tornado is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silvia is just riding it out for now. Tornado eventually gives up the hold.
Tornado trying to mount his opponent but Silvia defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado is trying to control. Silvia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Silvia is defending against the submission attempts here by Tornado.
Silvia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tornado has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Silvia is looking for a triangle but Tornado pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Tornado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tornado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tornado wants to control from the top but Silvia keeps moving.

Silvia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tornado doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tornado manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tornado advances position into side control!
Tornado passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silvia!
Tornado can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silvia is looking to escape.

Silvia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tornado.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado tries to control but Silvia wriggling away.
Silvia wants to hold on but Tornado pushes him away.
Silvia is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tornado is staying active.

Tornado looking to secure an arm triangle but Silvia defends it well.
Tornado thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silvia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silvia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tornado is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Silvia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tornado pulls his head out easily.
Tornado prevents Silvia from improving his position.
Tornado is looking to take a break and control but Silvia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silvia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tornado is working away from the top position though.

Tornado is looking for a kimura but Silvia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tornado to get the leverage.
Silvia is pressing down on Tornado's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tornado tries to free his leg and advance position but Silvia is retaining full guard.

Silvia has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Tornado doesn't defend quickly enough and Silvia has managed to lock this one up! Can Tornado escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Silvia on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Armando Silvia!

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52%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niels Nuntjako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kuusela
vs
Nuntjako

187 cm
25
190 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

190 cm
20
219 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matti Kuusela!
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, Niels Nuntjako!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuntjako misses with an uppercut
and Kuusela counters with a straight right hand.
Nuntjako stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuusela. Kuusela gets slowly back to his feet.
Nuntjako misses with a leg kick

and Kuusela counters by moving into the clinch.
Nuntjako is trying to force a seperation but Kuusela has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Nuntjako's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nuntjako.
Kuusela swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuntjako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuusela prevents Nuntjako from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuusela throws a head punch that misses.
Kuusela lands a shot to the body.
Nuntjako has had enough of the clinch but Kuusela keeps him there for the moment.
Kuusela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nuntjako's efforts to push away.
Nuntjako working hard to break the clinch.

Nuntjako breaks the clinch.
Nuntjako throws a sloppy body shot

and Kuusela counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nuntjako's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela stops Nuntjako from standing up.
Nuntjako avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Nuntjako pushes Kuusela off and gets back to his feet.
Nuntjako rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kuusela counters with a shoot takedown. Nuntjako fights it but they end up in guard.

Kuusela drops back looking for a leg! Nuntjako is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nuntjako manages to kick Kuusela off! Kuusela jumps back into Nuntjako's guard.
Kuusela thows a big elbow that misses.
Nuntjako is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuntjako working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuusela.
Nuntjako really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuusela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuntjako working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuusela.

Kuusela drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nuntjako looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nuntjako looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nuntjako!
Nuntjako tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kuusela tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nuntjako wants to stand but Kuusela has his arm trapped.
Kuusela is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nuntjako has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nuntjako swings widly with a right hand

and Kuusela counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nuntjako controls Kuusela momentarily but Kuusela frees himself.
Nuntjako wants to stand up but Kuusela is controlling him.
Kuusela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nuntjako lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kuusela!
Nuntjako looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuntjako wants to control the pace but Kuusela is squirming around nicely.
Kuusela tries to reverse the position but Nuntjako maintains control.
Nuntjako can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kuusela is looking to escape.
Kuusela is desperately trying to improve his position but Nuntjako has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matti Kuusela dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kuusela shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nuntjako manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nuntjako looking for a sweep. Not yet Nuntjako, not yet.
Kuusela is in close to Nuntjako's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nuntjako looking for a sweep. Not yet Nuntjako, not yet.
Nuntjako keeping full guard, as Kuusela tries to pass.

Nuntjako has his feet on Kuusela's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nuntjako throws a poor cross that misses

and Kuusela counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Nuntjako's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy body kick from Nuntjako

so Kuusela counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nuntjako's head.
Nuntjako tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kuusela 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.
Kuusela connects with a couple of short punches.
Nuntjako wants to get back to his feet but Kuusela is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nuntjako looking for a sweep. Not yet Nuntjako, not yet.
Kuusela is looking to work some ground and pound but Nuntjako has wrist control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kuusela here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nuntjako trying to keep a closed guard but Kuusela is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Kuusela preventing the sweep.
Nuntjako is looking to stand up but Kuusela isn't so interested in that idea.
Kuusela is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kuusela throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nuntjako works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuusela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuusela is looking to work some ground and pound but Nuntjako has wrist control.
Kuusela 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.
Nuntjako preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuusela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuusela throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nuntjako works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuusela is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nuntjako looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuusela is one step ahead there.
Nuntjako is trying to control the position but Kuusela postures up.
Nuntjako utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nuntjako not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuusela passes Nuntjako's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Kuusela is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nuntjako is looking for a sweep. Kuusela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nuntjako is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuusela frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Nuntjako that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nuntjako blocking the ground and pound.
Nuntjako is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nuntjako wants to control but Kuusela is having none of it.
Kuusela with good strikes from the mount here!
Kuusela throwing strikes here but Nuntjako is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matti Kuusela dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kuusela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nuntjako cracks Kuusela with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nuntjako throws an off balance right hand

and Kuusela counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nuntjako!
Kuusela landing shots from mount.
Nuntjako blocking the ground and pound.
Nuntjako is trying to escape the mount.
Kuusela throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nuntjako tries to hold on but Kuusela postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Nuntjako that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kuusela with a couple of short strikes.
Nuntjako sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nuntjako wants to improve his position but Kuusela is controlling well.
Nuntjako takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nuntjako wants to get back to his feet.
Nuntjako blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuusela.
Kuusela tries to pass to full mount but Nuntjako defends it.
Kuusela throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuusela sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nuntjako defending well though.
Kuusela lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Kuusela is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kuusela thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kuusela slips a nice elbow through Nuntjako's hands, connecting with Nuntjako's forehead.
Kuusela missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuntjako is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nuntjako is looking to escape.
Kuusela thows a huge punch but Nuntjako dodges it nicely.
Kuusela throwing shots but Nuntjako is blocking nicely.

Kuusela is working for a submission of some sort.
Kuusela not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuusela lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nuntjako blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuusela.
Kuusela passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kuusela postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nuntjako looks a forlorn figure.
Kuusela landing strikes from the mount.
Kuusela breaks from Nuntjako's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nuntjako wants to control but Kuusela is having none of it.
Kuusela looking to finish Nuntjako with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nuntjako!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matti Kuusela clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kuusela tries to close the distance and clinch but Nuntjako swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nuntjako misses with a left hand

and Kuusela counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nuntjako's guard now.
Kuusela prevents Nuntjako from getting back to his feet.
Matti Kuusela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuusela with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuusela working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nuntjako's head.
Nuntjako looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nuntjako working a defensive guard here.
Nuntjako is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kuusela throws a strike but Nuntjako rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kuusela is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nuntjako would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nuntjako looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Kuusela working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nuntjako doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nuntjako manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kuusela is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nuntjako defends well.
Nuntjako stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuusela swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Nuntjako wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kuusela's closed guard. He's half up but Kuusela has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kuusela pivots and extends the arm, Nuntjako falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kuusela! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matti Kuusela!
Matti Kuusela retains his light heavyweight title!