OG 36: The King's Full Guard PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Kallstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Netinho Frangote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kallstrom comes to the cage accompanied by God Hates Us. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kallstrom
vs
Frangote

178 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Kallstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Netinho Frangote!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frangote shoots in but Kallstrom avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Kallstrom drives through and clinches with Frangote against the cage.
Kallstrom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frangote backwards.

Kallstrom breaks from the clinch.
Kallstrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kallstrom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frangote showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kallstrom.
Kallstrom scores with a three punch combo!
Kallstrom throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Frangote is rocked!

It looks like Netinho Frangote has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frangote bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frangote is still on wobbly legs! Can Kallstrom finish him?
Kallstrom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frangote ducks under a wild hook from Kallstrom.
Kallstrom throws a hook to the side of Frangote's head but Frangote sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kallstrom misses with a series of wild punches.
Frangote seems to have recovered his senses.
Kallstrom throws an overhand right that drops Frangote like a sack of potatoes! Kallstrom dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Kallstrom!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Pyron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Leite
vs
Pyron

169 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Rage's Cloths

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Leite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Pyron!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leite drives through and clinches with Pyron against the cage.
Pyron tries to pull guard but Leite won't allow it.
Pyron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pyron prevents the takedown attempt.

Pyron manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Leite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leite trying to control the position from guard on top but Pyron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leite is looking to stand up but Pyron won't let him.
Pyron wants to sweep but no luck.
Leiteis looking to pass into half guard but Pyron pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pyron is in guard.
Pyron with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leite not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pyron preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyron wants to control from the top but Leite keeps moving.
Pyron sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pyron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leite swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pyron is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Pyron looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pyron must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leite bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pyron's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leite wants to pass the guard but Pyron is keeping the position.
Leite sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pyron is trying to keep Leite in close.
Leite works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Leite is just content to waste time from the top position. Pyron takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leite looking to pass the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leite throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyron is trying to keep Leite in close.
Pyron keeping full guard, as Leite tries to pass.
Pyron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Leite 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.
Leite trying to control but Pyron is working from the bottom.
Leite stopping the sweep attempt from Pyron.
Leite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyron is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Pyron is looking for a triangle but Leite pushes his legs off easily.
Pyron looks gassed!
Pyron can't keep his opponent in guard - Leite advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

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

Leite maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Pyron could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Leite has cracked it and Pyron is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Leite!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Leite!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Boans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirk Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boans comes to the cage accompanied by Round and Round by Ratt. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boans
vs
Coleman

210 cm
24
275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Boans!
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, Mirk Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boans misses with a body shot.
Boans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coleman looks to throw the jab but Boans is out of range.
Coleman works Boans's body with a nice hook.
Coleman throws a jab when Boans was well out of range.
Boans cracks Coleman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Mirk Coleman has been cut.
Boans throws a jab when Coleman was well out of range.
Coleman throws a shot from downtown. Boans moves away and avoids it.
Boans takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Coleman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Boans tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Coleman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coleman is holding his hands too far apart here. Boans throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Coleman is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Boans!
Jon Boans 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thompson Oliveira (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?

Silva
vs
Oliveira

188 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thompson Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oliveira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Thompson Oliveira has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Oliveira shoots in.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oliveira looks gassed!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliveira circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva is looking to stand up but Oliveira isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexander Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alexander Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thompson Oliveira.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oliveira. That did some damage!
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oliveira on the side of the head.
Alexander Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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 goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oliveira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Oliveira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva works Oliveira's body with a nice hook.
Silva feints a jab promting Oliveira to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Oliveira slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Silva tenderised Oliveira's leg. Oliveira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva tests Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Oliveira off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Oliveira shoots in.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliveira has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Oliveira eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva throws a head kick but Oliveira moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva lands a head kick. Oliveira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thompson Oliveira's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oliveira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oliveira will feel that in the morning.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oliveira will feel that in the morning.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Oliveira takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oliveira backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Oliveira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oliveira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oliveira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Silva controls Oliveira momentarily but Oliveira frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!

Silva has an Americana. Oliveira didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Silva is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Silva hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alexander Silva!
A relieved looking Alexander Silva 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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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

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

Alexander
vs
Franklinberger

192 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

169 cm
19
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Alexander!
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, Forrest Franklinberger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alexander closes the distance and clinches.
Franklinberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.
Alexander looking for a takedown.

Alexander has Franklinberger pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alexander pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Franklinberger tumbling to the mat - Alexander dives into Franklinberger's guard.
Alexander controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alexander won't allow Franklinberger to sweep him here.

Franklinberger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Franklinberger throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alexander trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklinberger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexander is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

We're going to have a standup here because Fred Alexander wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown but Franklinberger shows good takedown defense.

Franklinberger takes the fight into the clinch.
Alexander has Franklinberger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Franklinberger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alexander wants to break free but Franklinberger has control.
Franklinberger misses with a punch to the body.
Franklinberger throws an elbow but it misses.
Alexander prevents a body shot from Franklinberger.
Alexander can't get the takedown.
Franklinberger wants to take the fight to the mat but Alexander manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklinberger is looking to break free of the clinch but Alexander has double underhooks.
Alexander prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexander gets underhooks to prevent Franklinberger's takedown attempt.
Alexander can't get the takedown.
Franklinberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Franklinberger successfully pulls guard.
Alexander controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Franklinberger working for a triangle but Alexander defends it easily.
Franklinberger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander wants to pass the guard but Franklinberger is keeping the position.
Franklinberger is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Forrest Franklinberger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Franklinberger.
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt
and Franklinberger counters with a body kick.
Franklinberger scores with a three punch combo!

Alexander drives through and clinches with Franklinberger against the cage.
Franklinberger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alexander has Franklinberger pressed against the cage, preventing Franklinberger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alexander wants a takedown.
Franklinberger lands a body shot.
Franklinberger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklinberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.

Franklinberger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franklinberger keeps the fight on the outside.
Franklinberger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alexander swivels and escapes.

Franklinberger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alexander, pushing him back against the cage.
Alexander prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alexander is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander prevents a body shot from Franklinberger.
Franklinberger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franklinberger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alexander wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklinberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexander.

Franklinberger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklinberger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alexander.
Franklinberger shoots in and drives through. Alexander sprawls well.
Franklinberger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franklinberger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alexander is fending him off so far but Franklinberger persists. Nope, Alexander circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexander tries for a takedown but Franklinberger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Franklinberger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alexander.

Franklinberger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alexander has had enough of the clinch but Franklinberger keeps him there for the moment.
Franklinberger is trying to pull guard but Alexander has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklinberger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Alexander breaks from the clinch.
Alexander darts in trying to clinch

and Franklinberger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franklinberger wants to control from the top but Alexander keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Alexander looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Franklinberger passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Franklinberger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Alexander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franklinberger lands with a straight right. Alexander didn't see that one coming.
Franklinberger punishes Alexander's body with a nice straight punch.

Alexander feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alexander content to stall in guard here.
Alexander passes into half guard.
Franklinberger keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander is trying to control. Franklinberger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Franklinberger is trying to maintain the position but Alexander is very close to passing his half guard.
Franklinberger is refusing to be controlled, as Alexander sits in half guard.
Fred Alexander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Franklinberger wants to improve his position but Alexander is controlling well.
Alexander is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Franklinberger!
Alexander controlling from the full mount.
Franklinberger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Forrest Franklinberger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alexander will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alexander with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Alexander looking to control but Franklinberger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alexander controlling the pace for now.
Alexander lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Franklinberger hang on?
Franklinberger working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander looking to control and managing it successfully.
Franklinberger wants to hold on but Alexander pushes him away.
Alexander takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alexander looking to control but Franklinberger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alexander controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fred Alexander wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - Franklinberger scores with a four punch combination!
Franklinberger shoots in but no luck this time.
Franklinberger throws a leg kick but Alexander sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fred Alexander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander closes this distance looking for a takedown but Franklinberger circles away.
Alexander tries to clinch but Franklinberger moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander shoots in looking for a takedown but Franklinberger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alexander's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alexander.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklinberger is looking to clinch but Alexander is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Alexander showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Franklinberger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Franklinberger!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bumble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Aldo Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bman's entrance music is Spiderman by the Ramones. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bman
vs
Aldo Preuss

180 cm
23
185 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

188 cm
29
174 lbs
5 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bumble Bman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, J Aldo Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preuss.
Preuss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Preuss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Preuss throws a looping overhand right but Bman ducks down to avoid it.
Bman is looking to clinch.
Preuss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preuss.

Bman instigates a clinch.
Bman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Preuss wants to get back to striking at distance but Bman won't allow it.
Preuss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Bman is controlling the position.
Preuss takes a knee right on the jaw!
Preuss tries to circle away but Bman has him pinned against the cage.
Bman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bman keeps control of Preuss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bman controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Bman slowing the pace effectively.
Preuss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bman has him pressed against the cage.
Bman has Preuss pressed against the cage, preventing Preuss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Preuss's efforts to push away.
Preuss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Preuss is looking to break free of the clinch but Bman has double underhooks.
Bman lands a nice knee to the body.
Bman stalling.
Bman scores a nice knee to the body.
Bman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Preuss up against the cage.
Bman lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bman lands a nice elbow.
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Bman is controlling the position.
Preuss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bman lands an elbow just above Preuss 's eye.
Preuss can't break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bman slows down the pace here.
Preuss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Preuss looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss wants to get back to striking at distance but Bman won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Preuss is trying to force a seperation but Bman has the dominant position.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Preuss won't want to take too many of those.
Bman working Preuss over with knees to the body.
Bman effectively controlling the action here.
Bman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Preuss is trying to push Bman away but Bman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bman stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bman gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Preuss throws a jab when Bman was well out of range.

Bman takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bman.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Preuss won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Bman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bman looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Preuss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Preuss has had enough of the clinch but Bman keeps him there for the moment.
Bman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Preuss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Preuss throws the left hand but Bman avoids the punch easily.
Preuss blocks a head kick by Bman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss scores with a jab to the head.
Bman looks to score with a jab to the body but Preuss is just out of range.

Bman gets a clinch.
Bman has Preuss pushed against the cage.
Preuss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Bman.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Bman has him pressed against the cage.
Preuss tries to circle away but Bman has him pinned against the cage.
Bman lands a damaging elbow.
Bman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Preuss blocks it with crossed arms.
Bman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Preuss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman looking to slow down the pace here.
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Preuss is breathing heavily.
Preuss is looking to break free of the clinch but Bman has double underhooks.
Bman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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!
Preuss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bman has Preuss pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bman.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Bman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Preuss swats away the attempt to clinch by Bman.

Bman darts in and clinches Preuss up against the cage.
Preuss wants to break free but Bman has control.
Preuss takes an elbow to the temple.
Bman lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bumble Bman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.
Bman stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bman lands a knee to the head.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Preuss won't want to take too many of those.
Bman stalling.
Bman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Bman has him pressed against the cage.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Preuss's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bman stalling in the clinch.
Preuss takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bumble Bman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Preuss keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Preuss misses.
Bman doesn't manage to clinch there - Preuss circles away.
Preuss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bman tries to clinch there but Preuss circles away.
Bman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preuss.
Sloppy strikes from Preuss. Those never looked like landing.
Bman takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Preuss misses its intended target.
Bman walks into a jab.
Bumble Bman is winning the standup battle so far.
Bman moves in looking to clinch but Preuss pushes him off.

Bman moves into the clinch.
Preuss letting Bman take a breather here.
Preuss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.
Preuss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Bman is controlling the position.
Bman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Preuss can do to turn this around?
Bman has Preuss pushed against the cage.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Preuss's face.
A bit of stalling here from Bman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bman.
Bman connects with a knee to the head.
Preuss letting Bman take a breather here.
Bman scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Bman is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Bman.
Bman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Preuss's face.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman crunches a lovely knee into Preuss's ribcage.
Bman crunches a lovely knee into Preuss's ribcage.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman working Preuss over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss letting Bman take a breather here.
Preuss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bman lands a good knee to the midsection. Preuss won't want to take too many of those.
Bman stalling in the clinch.
Bman lands a damaging elbow.
Bman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Preuss up against the cage.
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Bman is controlling the position.
Bman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Preuss takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Preuss is rocked!
Bman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Preuss is still on wobbly legs! Can Bman finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
J Aldo Preuss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Preuss seems to have recovered his senses.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Preuss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Preuss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preuss has a couple of punches blocked by Bman.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bumble Bman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bman 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bumble Bman!
Bumble Bman took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny O Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
O Donnelly

186 cm
23
223 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

191 cm
25
213 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny O Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnelly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Donnelly shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O Donnelly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
O Donnelly shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ralph Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny O Donnelly.
Diaz throws a series of punches but O Donnelly moves out of range.
O Donnelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
O Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz feints and then cracks O Donnelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Donnelly down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Donnelly manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and O Donnelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
O Donnelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Donnelly throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Donnelly looks gassed!
Diaz thuds a left hand into O Donnelly's body.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ralph Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Donnelly will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnelly loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
O Donnelly throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diaz.
O Donnelly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but O Donnelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Donnelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diaz.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a nice head kick!
O Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
O Donnelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diaz.
Diaz lands a jab to O Donnelly's midsection.
Diaz lands with a cross.
O Donnelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

O Donnelly is rocked!
Diaz cracks O Donnelly's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! O Donnelly slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Diaz can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ralph Diaz!
A very excited looking Ralph Diaz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobral's entrance music is captain jack sparrow. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sobral
vs
Carioca

185 cm
24
202 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Carioca!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Sobral scores with a takedown into Carioca's guard.
Sobral looking to pass the guard.
Carioca working a defensive guard here.
Carioca keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Carioca controls Sobral momentarily but Sobral frees himself.
Sobral is pushing down on Carioca's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carioca is fighting to maintain full guard but Sobral has managed to sneak the leg through.

Sobral is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca is trying to maintain the position but Sobral is very close to passing his half guard.

Sobral is looking for a kimura here.

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

Sobral is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carioca sees it coming and defends easily.
Carioca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sobral. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carioca is in trouble now - Sobral has advanced to mount!
Carioca is squirming around, avoiding Sobral's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sobral is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Carioca is surviving well by controlling Sobral's body position as best he can.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Renato Sobral!
During a confident post fight interview, Renato Sobral thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sunnah Hadith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Macarenco Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cult of Personality - Living Colour. Macarenco Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the Tiger. 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?

Hadith
vs
Macarenco Jr

183 cm
20
198 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sunnah Hadith!
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, Daniel Macarenco Jr!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Macarenco Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hadith.
Macarenco Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hadith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macarenco Jr.
Macarenco Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Macarenco Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Sunnah Hadith has been cut.
Macarenco Jr works over Hadith's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hadith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Macarenco Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hadith somewhat.
A jab from Macarenco Jr finds it's way through Hadith's defenses.
Macarenco Jr misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macarenco Jr moves out of range as Hadith strikes.
Macarenco Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hadith moves away.
Hadith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Macarenco Jr.
Hadith throws a jab but it's blocked by Macarenco Jr.
Macarenco Jr connects with a body shot that sends Hadith's belly button to the back.
A left lands for Macarenco Jr.
Hadith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macarenco Jr.
Macarenco Jr lands a jab to the head.

Sunnah Hadith's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macarenco Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Hadith moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hadith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Macarenco Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Macarenco Jr is looking to escape.

Hadith is working for a kimura but Macarenco Jr is defending it quite comfortably.

Hadith 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.
Macarenco Jr is trying to stand back up but Hadith is controlling him

Hadith is working for a kimura but Macarenco Jr is defending it quite comfortably.

Hadith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Macarenco Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sunnah Hadith!
As Sunnah Hadith got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm glad to get another victory. I was hoping to fight Diego Rua had he won his fight, but now I just wanna train and develop my skills. I'll be ready to bring the fight to whoever I face next. I wanna be on the OG 39 card against Kallstrom or Frangote!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boon Baboon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radu Vrabiuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baboon comes to the cage accompanied by Masterchef Synesthesia. Vrabiuta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blue Bob/David Lynch -- Blue Horse. Radu Vrabiuta told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Baboon
vs
Vrabiuta

180 cm
28
168 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
27
167 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Adrenaline

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boon Baboon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Radu Vrabiuta!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baboon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vrabiuta as he avoids it easily.
Vrabiuta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Vrabiuta as Baboon shoots in.

Baboon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vrabiuta tries to get to full guard but Baboon has control of the leg.

Vrabiuta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baboon pulls his head out easily.

Baboon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vrabiuta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baboon.

Baboon is working for a submission of some sort.

Baboon 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baboon is trying to control the action in half guard but Vrabiuta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Vrabiuta is defending against the submission attempts here by Baboon.

Vrabiuta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baboon pulls his head out easily.
Vrabiuta is looking for a sweep. Baboon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Baboon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vrabiuta sees it coming and defends easily.
Vrabiuta is looking to control Baboon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vrabiuta avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrabiuta wants to improve his position but Baboon is controlling well.
Baboon is trying to control the action in half guard but Vrabiuta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Baboon tries to pass to full mount but Vrabiuta defends it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boon Baboon!
Boon Baboon took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Adrenaline for their support in the buildup to the fight.