IFC 22: Buck vs Nurse PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billson Crawdad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell comes into the arena with Cant be touched blaring out of the sound system. Billson Crawdad is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

O Donnell
vs
Crawdad

185 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Kobra Clothing Inc.

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor O Donnell!
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, Billson Crawdad!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawdad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crawdad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crawdad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Donnell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crawdad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crawdad takes one to the chin there.
O Donnell connects with the punch.

Crawdad is rocked!
O Donnell closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Crawdad! O Donnell dives in looking to finish! Crawdad is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor O Donnell!
Victor O Donnell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima comes to the cage accompanied by It's a fight. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lima
vs
Matos

186 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
179 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Kobra Clothing Inc.

RMC - Rio Mma Clothing

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Matos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matos.
Matos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lima.
Lima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lima connects with a jab.
Lima throws a body kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Matos or perhaps it was just good defense by Lima which made him look bad.
Matos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lima as he avoids it easily.
Matos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lima as he avoids it easily.
Douglas Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Matos.
Lima stuffs the takedown.
Matos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matos shoots in and drives through. Lima sprawls well.
Matos blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Lima. That snapped Matos's head back.
Matos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lima to score with a decent uppercut.
Matos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lima swivels and escapes.
Matos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matos looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Lima.
Lima connects with a body shot.
Lima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by Lima there.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matos moves away.
Lima tries a low kick but Matos avoids it.
Matos blocks the body kick.
Matos walks into a stiff left hand from Lima.
A jab from Lima misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matos moves out of range of the body kick.
Lima misses with a hook. Matos ducked under it nicely.
Lima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matos looks for a takedown but Lima sprawls well.
Douglas Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matos checks it well.

Matos has Lima up against the cage in a clinch.
Matos tries to pull guard but Lima forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matos tries to pull guard but Lima forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matos jumps guard but Lima stands there with Matos around his waist. Matos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matos is trying to pull guard but Lima turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Matos is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lima can't break the clinch.
Matos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lima to keep the fight standing.
Matos tries to pull guard but Lima holds him up against the cage and eventually Matos drops back down to his feet.

Matos pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Matos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lima stands and steps away. Matos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matos.
Lima tests Matos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Lima misses its intended target.
Lima takes a swing at Matos's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matos shoots in looking for a takedown. Lima tries to sprawl out of it but Matos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matos has a takedown stuffed.
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lima connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Lima. That snapped Matos's head back.
Lima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lima lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matos is out of range and Lima settles back down.
Nice jab there from Lima.
Lima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Lima dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lima throws a head kick but Matos moves out of range.
Matos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lima as he jumps to the side.
Matos moves out of range of the leg kick from Lima.
Matos shoots in looking for a takedown. Lima tries to sprawl out of it but Matos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Douglas Lima is winning the standup battle so far.

Matos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lima is trying to stand up here but Matos is controlling him well.

Matos is looking for a kimura but Lima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Matos to get the leverage.
Matos is pressing down on Lima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lima is holding on for now.

Matos 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. Lima tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Matos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Matos!
Lucas Matos decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Oddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oddi comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - The Trooper. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oddi
vs
Rossi

182 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Oddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oddi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rossi sprawls well. Rossi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oddi gets slowly back to his feet.

Oddi clinches up with Rossi and pushes him back against the cage.
Oddi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rossi tries to score a body lock takedown but Oddi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

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

Oddi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rossi dives on top into guard.
Oddi keeping full guard, as Rossi tries to pass.
Rossi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Oddi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rossi passes into half guard.
Rossi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Oddi is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Rossi is tapping! Great win for Oddi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Antonio Oddi!
Antonio Oddi looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I think that maybe I should drop to 155. But I just wanna do great fights. A lot of my losses came by lack of preparation, so I just wanna make it right and win!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demian Maia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Felipe Pontes's chin.

Pontes
vs
Maia

180 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
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, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes misses the jab.
Pontes throws a good cross that connects.
Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pontes throws out the jab.
Maia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maia is defended easily by Pontes.
Pontes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maia's hands.

It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Maia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pontes throws a jab when Maia was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pontes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maia moves away from the strike by Pontes.
A left lands for Pontes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Maia is rocked!
Pontes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maia is still on wobbly legs! Can Pontes finish him?
A big left from Pontes misses.
Maia fails to land the takedown.
Pontes scores with a body shot.
Maia looks gassed!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Pontes knocks Maia out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Felipe Pontes!
A relieved looking Felipe Pontes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bacca's choice of entrance music: 3rd world!. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mannelly
vs
Bacca

180 cm
21
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
179 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chew Bacca!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacca misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mannelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mannelly fakes the leg kick and cracks Bacca in the body.
Mannelly tries to clinch up.
Bacca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bacca blocks a head kick by Mannelly.
Mannelly sizes up Bacca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good leg kick by Mannelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Bacca misses the target.

Mannelly gets a clinch.
Mannelly works on Bacca's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannelly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Mannelly.
Bacca is working for takedown but Mannelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mannelly works on Bacca's body with a couple of short punches.
Bacca looks gassed!
Mannelly pushes Bacca back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Mannelly as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Mannelly - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly presses Bacca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly digs a right hand into Bacca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bacca's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands with a right to the head.
Mannelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Mannelly.
Bacca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bacca letting Mannelly take a breather here.
Mannelly works on Bacca's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Mannelly has Bacca pushed against the cage.
Good body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a shoulder strike.
Mannelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mannelly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bacca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mannelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mannelly gets through Bacca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mannelly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
Mannelly controlling the action here for a moment.
Mannelly lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
Mannelly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands with a right to the head.
Mannelly digs a right hand into Bacca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bacca's gas tank.
Mannelly leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mannelly is working Bacca over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mannelly as the two fighters clinch.
Mannelly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mannelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mannelly lands with a light punch inside.
Mannelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mannelly is leaning against Bacca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mannelly scores with a nice hook to the head.

Bacca is rocked!
Mannelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bacca is still on wobbly legs! Can Mannelly finish him?
Mannelly lands a body shot.
Mannelly pushes Bacca against the cage. Mannelly is working some dirty boxing. Mannelly pushes off with a quick right hook! Bacca goes down! Bacca tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mannelly moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Mannelly!
A very excited looking Patrick Mannelly rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyo Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avicus Anstoldos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosaki comes into the arena with Machiavellism - Dir En Grey blaring out of the sound system. Anstoldos has chosen Rotting Christ - Athanati Este as his entrance music. Avicus Anstoldos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kurosaki
vs
Anstoldos

190 cm
21
202 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
197 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyo Kurosaki!
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, Avicus Anstoldos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstoldos wants to clinch up but Kurosaki keeps it at a distance.

Kurosaki clinches up with Anstoldos and pushes him back against the cage.
Kurosaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Anstoldos controls his hands.
Kurosaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Anstoldos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurosaki has Anstoldos pressed against the cage.
Anstoldos tries to pull guard but Kurosaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Anstoldos drops back down to his feet.

Kurosaki is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Anstoldos can't fight it off and eventually Kurosaki manages to take the fight to the floor. Anstoldos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anstoldos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kurosaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Kurosaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstoldos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anstoldos looking to control.
Anstoldos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kurosaki's guard.
Anstoldos stopping the sweep attempt from Kurosaki.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kurosaki holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstoldos wants to get up but he can't break Kurosaki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kurosaki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anstoldos wanted to stand there but Kurosaki had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyo Kurosaki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anstoldos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kurosaki counters with a left and a right that stings Anstoldos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstoldos misses with a double jab

and Kurosaki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anstoldos's guard now.

Anstoldos is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anstoldos is still in real trouble! Can Kurosaki finish him?
Kurosaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Kurosaki loads up on a big left hand. Anstoldos felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kurosaki looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Anstoldos can't hide his disappointment, as Kurosaki celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyo Kurosaki!
Kyo Kurosaki decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Augusto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grace
vs
Augusto

185 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Grace!
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, Fernando Augusto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace throws a lazy right hand but Augusto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Augusto misses with a takedown attempt - Grace sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grace on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Augusto slips a jab and a cross from Grace.
Grace tries to clinch up but Augusto circles away and keeps his distance.
Grace throws the left hand but Augusto avoids the punch easily.
Augusto moves out of range of the strikes.
Grace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Augusto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grace misses with a shot to the body

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Augusto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grace is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Augusto works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Augusto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Augusto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Augusto wants to free his trapped foot but Grace is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grace on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grace tries to get out of the position.
Augusto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fernando Augusto!

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FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Nurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurse has chosen Neon Genesis Evangelion as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Buck
vs
Nurse

182 cm
26
177 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Buck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nurses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nurse is looking to clinch but Buck is avoiding it.
Nurse slips under a jab from Buck.
Buck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buck misses with a straight right.
Buck keeps the fight on the outside.
Buck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurse scores with a push kick.
Buck avoids the head kick by Nurse.
Nurse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buck clobbers Nurse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nurse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nurse pushes Buck up against the cage in a clinch.
Buck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buck wants to break free but Nurse has control.
Nurse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buck is defending well for now.
Buck is looking to break free of the clinch but Nurse has double underhooks.
Buck is trying to break the clinch but Nurse is controlling him.
Buck tries to work over Nurse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nurse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Tim Buck has been cut.

Buck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buck misses with an uppercut. Nurse saw that one coming.
Buck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buck loads up on a big right hand but Nurse slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse wants to clinch but Buck slips to the side
and Buck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buck throws an off balance right hand

and Nurse counters with a head kick that drops Buck to the mat! Buck scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Buck is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Buck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nurse looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Buck seems to have got his legs back now.
Nurse wants to clinch up but Buck keeps it at a distance.
Buck misses with an uppercut. Nurse saw that one coming.
Nurse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Buck misses.
Buck circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse is looking to clinch but Buck is avoiding it.
Nurse blocks a jab.
Buck throws a series of strikes that have Nurse backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nurse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nurse tries to clinch up.
Nurse moves away from the strike by Buck.
Buck is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nurse wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurse throws a head kick but Buck moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurse slips under a jab from Buck.
Nurse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buck.
Nurse moves in looking to clinch but Buck pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phil Nurse will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Buck'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.

Nurse keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nurse is looking to clinch.
Nurse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buck throws out a loose jab but Nurse uses good head movement to avoid it.

Nurse clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Buck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on Nurse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Buck stalling in the clinch but Nurse improves position.
Nurse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buck's defenses.
Buck tries to break free but Nurse pushes him back against the cage.
Buck is trying to force a seperation but Nurse has the dominant position.
Buck is trying to push Nurse away but Nurse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nurse lands a knee to the body.
Nurse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Buck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nurse connects with a knee to the head.
Buck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nurse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buck's defenses.
A short right from Nurse.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nurse obliges.
Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nurse obliges.
Nurse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Buck takes an elbow to the temple.
Nurse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buck lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Nurse.
Nurse has Buck pressed against the cage.
Nurse lands an elbow just above Buck 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nurse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurse tries to clinch
and Buck counters with a three punch combo that has Nurse backing up. Nurse nods at Buck to acknowledge the strikes.
Nurse lands a nice looking body shot.
Buck fails to land with a series of punches.
Nurse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nurse tries to clinch but Buck is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Nurse.
Nurse defending well as Buck loads up on a big left hand.
Nurse is looking to clinch but Buck is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Buck counter with a right hand.
Buck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nurse tries to clinch but Buck moves out of range.
Nurse tries to close the distance and clinch but Buck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buck stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nurse.
Nurse doesn't manage to clinch there - Buck circles away.
Nice defenses there by Nurse.
Nurse wants to clinch up but Buck keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck loads up on a big right hand but Nurse slips the punch.
Nurse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buck throws out a loose jab but Nurse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nurse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nurse throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurse tries to clinch there but Buck circles away.
Buck misses with a left hand
and Nurse counters with a slapping leg kick.
Buck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Nurse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Buck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Buck throws a hook but Nurse avoids it easily.
Nurse fails in his attempt to clinch.

Nurse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buck, pushing him back against the cage.
Buck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurse's elbow.
Nurse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Buck takes an elbow to the forehead.

Buck breaks the clinch.
Buck moves into range and connects with a jab.
Buck misses with a series of wild punches.
Nurse moves in looking to clinch but Buck pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse tries to clinch but Buck is having none of it.
Buck avoids the head kick by Nurse.
Buck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nurse tries to clinch but Buck is having none of it.
Nurse fails with an attempt to clinch.

Nurse darts in and clinches Buck up against the cage.
Nurse has Buck pressed against the cage, preventing Buck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nurse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buck's elbow.
Nurse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buck has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nurse lands a damaging elbow.
Nurse prevents a body shot from Buck.
Buck tries to break the clinch but Nurse is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse lands an elbow inside that Buck shrugs off.
Buck is trying to break the clinch but Nurse is controlling him.
Nurse blocks a body shot from Buck.
Nurse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buck in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Buck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nurse has him pressed against the cage.
Buck is trying to break free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Buck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nurse.

Nurse drops Buck with a big knee straight up the middle! Buck is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Tim Buck's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buck looks to land a left hand but Nurse moved out of range nicely.
Nurse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nurse tries to close the distance and clinch but Buck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Nurse! Buck is out on his feet! Nurse rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Buck is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Buck is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Nurse!
Phil Nurse is the new welterweight champion!
Phil Nurse decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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