REFC #15 - Thorn x Gusta PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yawn Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gomes
vs
Watson

192 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Brand New Life

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yawn Watson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watson.
Nice takedown defense from Gomes. No joy for Watson on that attempt.
Gomes connects with a leg kick. Watson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gomes thumps Watson with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watson is defended easily by Gomes.
Arthur Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yawn Watson.
Gomes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Watson will feel that in the morning.
Watson looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomes throws a head kick that misses.
Gomes lands with a nice body kick.
Gomes connects with a solid leg kick.
Gomes throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Yawn Watson has been cut.
Gomes lands a high kick!
Watson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gomes lands with a kick to the temple. Watson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Watson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watson's calf.
Gomes throws a leg kick which misses Watson's front leg but catches the back leg as Watson tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Watson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gomes is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Watson.
Gomes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gomes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes is looking to slow Watson down with leg kicks.
Watson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Watson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gomes scores with a head kick. Watson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gomes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watson's sensitive parts.
Watson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomes can pounce on him.
Gomes thumps Watson with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gomes.
Watson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes scoring well with a low kick there.
Gomes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Watson's head.

That has opened up Yawn Watson's cut even more.
Gomes jabs Watson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Watson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomes.
Gomes connects with a leg kick. Watson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from Gomes tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gomes lands a leg kick that knocks Watson off balance momentarily.
Gomes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomes.
Gomes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Gomes lands a big head kick that sends Watson tumbling to the mat! Gomes takes a step backwards and waves Watson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Watson is rocked!
Gomes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomes finish him?
Watson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Gomes lands a big head kick that sends Watson tumbling to the mat! Gomes takes a step backwards and waves Watson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Gomes - that's a beauty! Watson is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Gomes can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arthur Gomes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Kondrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Manuel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kondrad might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Sabbath Iron Man . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kondrad
vs
Manuel Santos

198 cm
20
266 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

197 cm
19
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cole Kondrad !
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, Simon Manuel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel Santos stuffs the takedown.
Kondrad shoots in looking for a takedown. Manuel Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Kondrad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manuel Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kondrad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Kondrad . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kondrad takes one on the button.

Manuel Santos lands a left and a right that sends Kondrad crashing to the canvas! Manuel Santos dives into mount looking to finish!

Kondrad is rocked!

It looks like Cole Kondrad has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Manuel Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Kondrad is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kondrad wants to try and get back to his feet.
Manuel Santos controlling from mount.
Kondrad seems to have got his legs back now.
Manuel Santos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kondrad is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kondrad shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Manuel Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kondrad won't allow Manuel Santos to get back to his feet.
Kondrad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kondrad stops Manuel Santos from standing up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kondrad works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kondrad wants to pass to mount but Manuel Santos is defending the position.
Kondrad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kondrad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kondrad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manuel Santos's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Kondrad .
Kondrad thows a huge punch but Manuel Santos dodges it nicely.
Kondrad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Manuel Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kondrad slips a nice elbow through Manuel Santos's hands, connecting with Manuel Santos's forehead.
Kondrad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kondrad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manuel Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kondrad .
Kondrad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kondrad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manuel Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kondrad .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondrad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manuel Santos keeping control of the position.
Kondrad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kondrad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kondrad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kondrad is nestled in close to Manuel Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kondrad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manuel Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Manuel Santos looks gassed!
Manuel Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kondrad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kondrad throwing strikes from guard but Manuel Santos blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cole Kondrad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cole Kondrad 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Manuel Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kondrad .
Manuel Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kondrad 's hands.
Kondrad shoots for a double leg takedown but Manuel Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Kondrad 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kondrad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manuel Santos but Manuel Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Kondrad . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kondrad dives in and grabs Manuel Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manuel Santos pushes down on Kondrad 's head and hops out.
Manuel Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kondrad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manuel Santos stuffs the takedown.
Kondrad 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kondrad closes the distance and clinches up with Manuel Santos, looking for a takedown. Kondrad pushes Manuel Santos against the cage but Manuel Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manuel Santos steps in with a hook that catches Kondrad right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Manuel Santos follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kondrad looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Manuel Santos!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Legal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruiz Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen rage against the machine bulls on parade as his entrance music. Pepe Legal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Legal
vs
Gomez

195 cm
21
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

210 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pepe Legal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruiz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legal has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez counters with a big head kick but Legal shrugs it off.
Pepe Legal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legal throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Legal has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Legal fails with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a series of strikes. Legal will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pepe Legal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legal misses with a takedown attempt
and Gomez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good standup being displayed there by Legal as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legal misses with a takedown
and Gomez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Legal shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a left to the body.
Legal is breathing heavily.
Legal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Legal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Legal back to the cage. Gomez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Legal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Legal has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Gomez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Legal, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez crunches a lovely knee into Legal's ribcage.
Legal takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Gomez.
Gomez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Legal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gomez obliges.
Gomez lands an elbow just above Legal 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez landing knees to the head.
Gomez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gomez stops a takedown attempt from Legal.
Gomez landing knees to the body.
Gomez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gomez lands an elbow that stopped Legal in his tracks for a moment.
Gomez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gomez lands a damaging elbow.
Gomez lands a good knee to the midsection. Legal won't want to take too many of those.
Legal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gomez connects with a knee to the head.
Gomez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gomez.
Gomez working Legal over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a knee to the body.
Gomez has Legal pressed against the cage.
Gomez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gomez is stalling here.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez has Legal pushed against the cage.
Gomez lands a good knee to the midsection. Legal won't want to take too many of those.
Gomez landing knees to the head.
Gomez lands a damaging elbow.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Legal. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gomez leaning against his opponent.
Gomez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Legal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Legal.
Legal can't get the takedown.
Gomez scores with a knee to the head.
Gomez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Legal is working for takedown but Gomez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Legal wants to stall.
Legal takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez with a knee to the head.
Gomez lands a knee to the head.
Gomez crunches a lovely knee into Legal's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruiz Gomez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A decent looking cross lands there for Gomez.
Legal misses with the combination.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legal.
Legal misses with a takedown

and Gomez counters by clinching up.
Gomez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gomez lands a nice elbow.
Gomez lands a knee to the body.
Gomez lands an elbow inside that Legal shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Gomez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Legal's defenses.
Gomez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Legal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legal takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomez scores with a knee to the head.
Gomez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Gomez.
Gomez scores a nice knee to the body.
Gomez lands a knee to the head.
Gomez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Legal up against the cage.
Gomez landing knees to the body.
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!
Gomez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Legal throws a head punch that misses.
Gomez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Legal goes for a takedown attempt but Gomez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gomez connects with a body shot that sends Legal's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Legal's hands.
Ruiz Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Legal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gomez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gomez takes a swing at Legal's ribcage but misses.
Gomez lands with a good body shot.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Legal has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pepe Legal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez thuds a left hand into Legal's body.
Gomez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Legal dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
Gomez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Legal's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Gomez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Legal doesn't seem phased though.
Gomez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Legal misses with a takedown attempt

and Gomez counters by clinching up.
A knee to the head by Gomez.
Gomez lands a knee to the head.
Gomez landing knees to the head.
Gomez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Legal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gomez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gomez.
Gomez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gomez with a knee to the head.
Gomez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Legal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Legal takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a good knee to the midsection. Legal won't want to take too many of those.
Gomez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Legal looking to slow down the pace here.
Gomez with a knee to the head.
Gomez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomez lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gomez landing knees to the head.
Gomez lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez lands a nice knee to the body.
Gomez connects with a knee to the head.
Gomez scores a nice knee to the body.
Gomez working Legal over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruiz Gomez 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!

Legal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomez counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legal with a poor takedown
and Gomez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Legal didn't see that one coming.
Pepe Legal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Legal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pepe Legal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Gomez.
Legal blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Gomez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Gomez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Legal is trying to drag Gomez to the mat but Gomez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez lands a nice elbow.
Ruiz Gomez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Gomez.
Gomez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gomez stalls.
Gomez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Legal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gomez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Legal's face.
A bit of stalling here from Gomez.
Gomez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gomez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Gomez.
Nice elbow from Gomez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a nice elbow.
Legal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gomez lands a good knee to the midsection. Legal won't want to take too many of those.
Legal looking to stall.
Gomez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gomez lands a nice elbow.
Gomez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Legal's defenses.
Gomez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Legal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gomez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gomez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Legal blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Ruiz Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Legal tries a head kick but it misses.
Legal misses with a double jab
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
Legal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gomez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Legal scrambles back to his feet.
Pepe Legal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Legal fails with the takedown

and Gomez moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gomez.
Gomez stalling.
Gomez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gomez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruiz Gomez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Gomez.
Nice elbow from Gomez.
Nice elbow from Gomez.
Gomez lands an elbow inside.
Legal fails to pull guard.
Gomez lands a damaging elbow.
Gomez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gomez.
Gomez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gomez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Legal.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruiz Gomez!
Ruiz Gomez got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Tibs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bj Penncil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Penncil's choice of entrance music: not afraid. bj Penncil is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tibs
vs
Penncil

198 cm
25
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muay Tibs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, bj Penncil!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penncil throws a lazy uppercut
and Tibs counters with a left and a right that stings Penncil.

Tibs moves into the clinch.

Tibs drops Penncil onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Penncil is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Penncil is rocked!
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!
Tibs working the clinch nicely. Penncil is working for position but Tibs cracks him with a big knee to the head! Penncil crumples up against the cage and Tibs lands two more shots before the ref can save Penncil! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Muay Tibs!
After the fight, Muay Tibs was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Robson Silva enters the cage!

Oliveira
vs
Silva

187 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

178 cm
18
221 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

ANABOLIC **160**

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Oliveira is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Oliveira stops Silva from passing to mount.
Oliveira taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Oliveira is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Oliveira taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva cracks Oliveira with a big elbow.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Oliveira is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Oliveira takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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 in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva throws an elbow but Oliveira slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
Oliveira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silva throwing strikes but Oliveira manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Silva wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Oliveira drags him back down.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Oliveira's best efforts.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.

Silva kicks Oliveira off and gets to his feet.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Oliveira.
Oliveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodrigo Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robson Silva.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva shoots and misses
and Oliveira counters with a nice body shot.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Oliveira with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Oliveira, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Oliveira against the cage but Oliveira circles to the side and manages to 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!
Oliveira moves into range and connects with a jab.

Oliveira throws a left that rocks Silva and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Oliveira dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Silva regain composure!

Oliveira stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Oliveira lands with a nice body punch.
Oliveira throws a one two combo.

Silva is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliveira finish him?
Oliveira walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Silva drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Oliveira swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Silva's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Oliveira!
After winning the bout, Rodrigo Oliveira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patricky Lockston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Arona is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lockston
vs
Arona

194 cm
25
214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
20
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricky Lockston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arona scores with a takedown into Lockston's guard.

Arona is posturing up here but Lockston has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Arona tries to roll out but it's too tight and Arona has to tap! Slick submission there by Lockston!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patricky Lockston!
Patricky Lockston 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
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zeh Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Clould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeh Duarte has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Duarte
vs
Clould

200 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeh Duarte!
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, Guy Clould!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duarte has closed the distance and engaged Clould in a clinch.
Clould wants to take the fight to the mat but Duarte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Duarte.
Duarte swings wildly with an uppercut but Clould uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clould is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Duarte.
Duarte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clould backwards.
Duarte gets through Clould's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clould can't break the clinch.
Duarte is working Clould over against the cage.
Duarte misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duarte gets through Clould's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duarte scores with a shot to the side of Clould's head.
Duarte lands a nice shot to the body.
Duarte misses with some punches.
Duarte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clould backwards.
Clould wants to break free but Duarte has control.
Clould blocking some punches.
Duarte tries to work over Clould's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Duarte.
Duarte lands a shoulder strike.
Duarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Clould manages to break the clinch.
Clould rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duarte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clould shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duarte pinned against the cage. Duarte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duarte lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Guy Clould has been cut.
Zeh Duarte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duarte fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Clould, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clould closes the distance and clinches up with Duarte, looking for a takedown. Clould pushes Duarte against the cage but Duarte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zeh Duarte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Clould.
Clould misses the shot to the body.
Clould tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duarte was well out of range. Poor timing from Clould.
Duarte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duarte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duarte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duarte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clould rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duarte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clould stalks Duarte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duarte's face. Duarte staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Zeh Duarte has been cut.
Clould misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Duarte clinches up with Clould and pushes him back against the cage.
Clould tries to break the clinch but Duarte is controlling the position.
Duarte tries to throw a body punch but Clould avoids it by throwing Duarte back against the cage.
Duarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duarte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clould is trying to push Duarte away but Duarte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duarte.
Duarte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duarte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Duarte.
Still in the clinch, Duarte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duarte lands with a left to the head.
Duarte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clould.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clould blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Duarte.
Clould blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte.
Duarte scores with a hook to the body.
Duarte lands an uppercut.
Duarte scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Duarte.
A right hook to the body lands for Duarte.
Duarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clould backwards.
Duarte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duarte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duarte working aggressively here.
Clould wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Duarte.
Duarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Duarte.
Duarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duarte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clould prevents a body shot from Duarte.
A frustrated look appears on Clould's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Duarte.
Duarte tries a body shot but Clould blocks it.
Clould is trying to break the clinch but Duarte has him pressed against the cage.
Clould wants to break free but Duarte has control.
Clould has had enough of the clinch but Duarte keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Duarte.
Clould tries to circle away but Duarte has him pinned against the cage.
Duarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duarte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clould backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duarte lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Duarte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clould.
Duarte misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeh Duarte dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Duarte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clould paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duarte closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Duarte clinches.
Clould wants to break free but Duarte has control.
Duarte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clould is looking to break free of the clinch but Duarte has double underhooks.
Duarte pushes Clould back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duarte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clould.
Duarte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clould's elbow.
Duarte throws a punch but it's blocked by Clould.

Clould pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duarte is looking to clinch.
Duarte stuffs the takedown attempt from Clould. Clould gets slowly back to his feet.
Clould keeps the fight on the outside.
Clould avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duarte moves out of range of the strikes.
Duarte looks to clinch
and Clould counters with a series of strikes. Duarte will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clould lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duarte circles away quickly and effectively.
Duarte throws a right hand that Clould ducks under and follows up with a left that Clould also avoids with ease.
Clould misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Clould.
Clould misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Duarte moves into range and clinches up with Clould.
Clould wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clould blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Duarte.
Clould has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Duarte after a bit of a struggle.
Duarte misses with the head strike.
Duarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clould has had enough of the clinch but Duarte keeps him there for the moment.
Clould has had enough of the clinch but Duarte keeps him there for the moment.
Clould wants to get back to striking at distance but Duarte won't allow it.
Duarte misses with some punches.
Clould wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Clould backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duarte works on Clould's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Duarte as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte.
A right hook to the body lands for Duarte.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Clould backwards.
A short uppercut from Duarte.
A short uppercut from Duarte.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clould is trying to push Duarte away but Duarte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Clould is trying to force a seperation but Duarte has the dominant position.
Duarte is working Clould over against the cage.
Duarte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clould's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte throws a punch but it's blocked by Clould.
Duarte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duarte lands a shoulder strike.
Clould wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Duarte on the inside.
Duarte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duarte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duarte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clould is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duarte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zeh Duarte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Clould.
Clould wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duarte has him pressed against the cage.
Duarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Duarte as the two fighters clinch.
Duarte misses with a punch on the inside.
Duarte pushes Clould back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duarte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clould blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duarte.
Duarte lands with a right to the head.
Duarte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duarte has Clould pressed against the cage, preventing Clould from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duarte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clould blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeh Duarte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duarte.
Clould blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duarte misses with the head strike.
Duarte misses with some 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!
Duarte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duarte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clould wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clould wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duarte lands with a light punch inside.
Clould is trying to force a seperation but Duarte has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Duarte fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeh Duarte dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Clould shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Duarte is trying to defend but Clould finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Duarte is looking for a sweep. Clould is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clould stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clould trying to pass the guard but Duarte defending well.
Duarte wants to control but Clould is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clould thows a huge punch but Duarte dodges it nicely.
Duarte is staying active underneath Clould, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clould is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duarte defends it well.
Clould not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clould passes into side control, despite Duarte's attempt to control the position.
Duarte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clould is staying tight to Duarte's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Duarte on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duarte tries to get out of the position.
Clould in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clould slows the pace down.
Clould trying to control the action but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Duarte avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Clould.
Clould landing a few strikes.
Clould cracks Duarte with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Clould immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Duarte is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Clould!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy Clould!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marduk Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Me Gusta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death. Marduk Thorn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thorn
vs
Gusta

165 cm
20
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

166 cm
22
144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Rage's Cloths

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marduk Thorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Me Gusta!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn avoids the body shot from Gusta.

Thorn rushes Gusta and presses him up against the cage.
Thorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gusta is defending well for now.
Thorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gusta is defending well for now.
Gusta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thorn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gusta.
Thorn lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gusta managing to block the knees to the body from Thorn.
Thorn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gusta up against the cage.
Gusta is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Gusta avoids the damage to the body.
Thorn pushes off an throws an elbow but Gusta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gusta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gusta slowing the pace effectively.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusta tries to break free but Thorn pushes him back against the cage.
Gusta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorn is keeping busy.
Thorn lands a nice shot to the body.
Thorn throws an elbow but it misses.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Thorn. That snapped Gusta's head back.
Nice body kick from Thorn.
Gusta looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Thorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Thorn.
Thorn lands a knee to the body.
Gusta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thorn lands a knee to the body.
Thorn digs a right hand into Gusta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gusta's gas tank.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorn obliges.
Thorn lands a nice knee to the body.
Thorn lands a body punch.
Gusta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thorn working Gusta over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorn obliges.
Thorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Thorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gusta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Thorn.
Thorn has Gusta pressed against the cage.

Thorn breaks the clinch.
Thorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Thorn.
Thorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thorn lands a front kick.

Thorn lands a big head kick that sends Gusta tumbling to the mat! Thorn takes a step backwards and waves Gusta back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Me Gusta has been cut.

Thorn instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Thorn.
Thorn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gusta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Thorn manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thorn fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gusta to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gusta looks to clinch but Thorn throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gusta taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marduk Thorn!
Marduk Thorn retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Marduk Thorn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.