BFC 7 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes to the ring accompanied by Forever and 300 Violin Orchestra Remix (Crack Bottles Forever). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Belfort
vs
Gracie

182 cm
25
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chael Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belfort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Belfort gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Belfort wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chael Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Belfort clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Belfort turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Belfort wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Belfort is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie pushes Belfort off looking to stand but Belfort dives back in and keeps control.
Belfort prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie trying to hold on to Belfort's head to control him but Belfort postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belfort seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belfort knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.

Belfort is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie is holding on to half guard well.
Belfort wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Belfort is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort wants to stand but Gracie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Belfort defends easily.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Belfort frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Belfort wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie trying to control but Belfort is having none of it.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Belfort has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Belfort, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belfort sprawls well. Belfort wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Belfort lands a high kick!
Belfort circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Vitor Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Gracie.
Belfort lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belfort throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Belfort misses.
Belfort throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vitor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Belfort manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Belfort working for submissions but it's allowed Gracie to get to half guard.
Belfort blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
Belfort is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Gracie trying to control the action but Belfort is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chael Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belfort is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Belfort has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Belfort!
Gracie controlling his opponent.

Gracie has hold of Belfort's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Belfort manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Belfort is having none of it.
Belfort flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Chael Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belfort is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Belfort wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chael Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Belfort thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belfort works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Belfort defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Belfort misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Belfort swivels and escapes.
Vitor Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Gracie.
Belfort doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Belfort stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belfort wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Belfort slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belfort is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Belfort circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Belfort shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Belfort looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Belfort trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Belfort wants to stand but Gracie has his arm trapped.
Gracie tries to bench press Belfort off him but Belfort keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking to control Belfort's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Belfort trying to control from Gracie's half guard. Gracie has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie pulls Belfort in close to his closed guard and prevents Belfort from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie has his feet on Belfort's thighs here. He's pushed Belfort off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Belfort screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chael Gracie!
Chael Gracie is the new middleweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fast Five - How We Roll (Fast Five Remix) - Don Omar ft. Busta Rhymes. Helio Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Silva
vs
White

195 cm
23
214 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Silva throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva misses with a double jab.
White shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Helio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul White.
Nice jab there from White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for White on that attempt.
White takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
White lands a body shot.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
White looks winded!
Silva works over White's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
Silva walks into a straight right hand from White.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
White takes a head kick and keeps coming.
White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White connects with the punch.
Silva tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
White scores with a nice head shot.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice combination there by Silva.
White on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on White's head and hops out.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva dodges the punch combination from White.
Silva works over White's head and body with a nice combination.
Paul White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva looks to land a combination. White sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White takes one on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
White misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
White is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from White.
Helio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul White.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Silva throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Helio Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a head kick!
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Helio Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

White manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
White dodges the punch combination from Silva.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
White fails with the takedown.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Silva.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Silva.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
Helio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul White.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Silva lands but White takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
White slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. White pushes Silva against the ropes but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva misses the jab.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
White misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva throws a head kick that White semi-blocks.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva thumps White with a low kick.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.
White lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from White.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
White stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Silva.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
A cross from Silva lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Silva.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces White back to the ropes. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
White shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
A head kick from Silva lands but White takes it in his stride.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
White misses with the combination.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for White on that attempt.
Paul White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helio Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva throws a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Helio Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helio Silva!
Helio Silva 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
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Gornev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Martin Del Porto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gornev comes to the ring accompanied by gladiator -magnum. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Gornev
vs
Martin Del Porto

185 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

177 cm
25
171 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Gornev!
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, Juan Martin Del Porto!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Porto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gornev circles away.
Gornev lands a high kick!
Gornev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Del Porto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gornev avoids it really well and circles away.
Ivan Gornev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gornev misses with a head kick.
Gornev lands a glancing blow to the side of Del Porto's head.
Del Porto blocks a head kick by Gornev.
Gornev connects with the punch.
Gornev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Juan Martin Del Porto has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Porto shoots in but Gornev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ivan Gornev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Martin Del Porto.
Gornev throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Gornev misses
and Del Porto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Del Porto takes a kick to the side of the head.

Del Porto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Del Porto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Del Porto looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gornev is trying to buck Del Porto off.
Gornev prevents Del Porto from moving into mount.
Gornev pushes Del Porto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Del Porto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Del Porto tries to stand but Gornev is controlling his head.
Del Porto prevents Gornev from escaping the position.
Gornev bucks up and tries to throw Del Porto off but instead Del Porto has got his back!
Gornev controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Del Porto is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gornev defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gornev manages to stand up with Del Porto still on his back. Eventually Del Porto drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Gornev misses with a head kick.
Del Porto shoots in but Gornev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Del Porto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gornev throws a nice head kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Gornev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gornev lands with a nice combination. Del Porto backs away looking to recover.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Del Porto.
Gornev lands a head kick. Del Porto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gornev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Del Porto avoids the head kick by Gornev.
Del Porto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Del Porto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gornev scores with a one two! Del Porto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gornev connects with a high kick.
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!
Del Porto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Del Porto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gornev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gornev lands a head kick!
Gornev throws a head kick but Del Porto moves out of range.
Gornev tries a head kick but it misses.
Del Porto takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Del Porto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gornev was covering up waiting for the punch and Del Porto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Del Porto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gornev is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Del Porto stops Gornev from standing up.
Gornev trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Gornev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Martin Del Porto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Del Porto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gornev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gornev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Del Porto misses with a takedown attempt - Gornev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gornev throws a head kick but Del Porto moves out of range.
Gornev scores with a hook.
Ivan Gornev is winning the standup battle so far.
Del Porto shoots for a takedown but Gornev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gornev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gornev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Del Porto if he has to take too many more of those.
Gornev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gornev throws a head kick that misses.
Gornev tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gornev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gornev wants it to stay on the feet.
Ivan Gornev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Martin Del Porto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gornev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gornev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Del Porto eats them both and turns towards Gornev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Del Porto avoids the head kick by Gornev.
Gornev scores with a head kick.
Gornev throws a head kick that half lands.
Sloppy strikes from Gornev. Those never looked like landing.

Del Porto shoots in and gets a takedown into Gornev's guard.
Gornev has a closed guard, preventing Del Porto from standing up.
Del Porto prevents Gornev from getting back to his feet.
Juan Martin Del Porto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Del Porto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gornev is proving hard to escape from.

Gornev wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gornev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Del Porto fails with a takedown attempt.
Gornev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gornev throws a one two combo.
Gornev is working the combinations to good effect here.
Del Porto closes the distance but Gornev moves to the side
and Gornev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice sprawl there from Gornev as Del Porto shoots in.
Gornev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gornev lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Porto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gornev throws a series of punches but Del Porto moves out of range.
Del Porto shoots for a takedown but Gornev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Del Porto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Del Porto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Del Porto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gornev avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab, jab by Gornev - just one landing.
Gornev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Del Porto's hands.
Gornev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sloppy strikes from Gornev. Those never looked like landing.
Gornev misses with a head kick.
Del Porto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Porto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gornev throws a head kick that misses.
Del Porto blocks a jab.
Del Porto fails with the takedown.
Gornev throws a head kick that Del Porto semi-blocks.
Gornev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Del Porto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gornev but Gornev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gornev lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gornev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Del Porto moves in looking to clinch but Gornev pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Gornev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Martin Del Porto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Del Porto shoots for a double leg takedown but Gornev sprawls well. He's pushed Del Porto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Gornev.
Del Porto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gornev avoids it really well and circles away.
Gornev lands a jab-cross combination.
Gornev shoots in for a takedown but Del Porto shows good takedown defense.
Gornev slaps away a takedown attempt from Del Porto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ivan Gornev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Martin Del Porto.
Gornev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gornev connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gornev throws a head kick that half lands.
Gornev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Del Porto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gornev as he jumps to the side.
Ivan Gornev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Gornev scores with a four punch combination!
Del Porto dodges the punch combination from Gornev.
Gornev shoots in looking for a takedown. Del Porto tries to sprawl out of it but Gornev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Del Porto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Del Porto or perhaps it was just good defense by Gornev which made him look bad.
Gornev is looking to slow Del Porto down with leg kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gornev.
Gornev lands a two punch combo.
Del Porto tries to clinch but Gornev is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gornev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Del Porto as he jumps to the side.
Del Porto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gornev is fending him off so far but Del Porto persists. Nope, Gornev circles away and we're back to standing.
Gornev throws a head kick that misses.
Gornev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Del Porto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gornev sprawls well. Gornev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Del Porto gets slowly back to his feet.
Gornev lands a head kick!
Del Porto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gornev circles away.
Gornev stalks Del Porto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Del Porto's face. Del Porto staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Gornev.
Gornev lands a two punch combo.
Gornev scores with a head kick. Del Porto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gornev stuffs the takedown.
Gornev lands a glancing blow to the side of Del Porto's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Gornev scores with a four punch combination!
Gornev throws a head kick that misses
and Del Porto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gornev scores with a body shot.
Gornev slaps away a takedown attempt from Del Porto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gornev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Del Porto shoots in for a takedown but Gornev shows good takedown defense.
Gornev misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gornev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gornev blocks a head kick by Del Porto.
Gornev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Del Porto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gornev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Del Porto.
Gornev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Del Porto avoids the head kick by Gornev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Porto fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Porto drops his hands momentarily and Gornev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick misses from Gornev.
Del Porto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gornev but Gornev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Juan Martin Del Porto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Gornev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No luck for Gornev with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Gornev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gornev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Gornev!
After winning the bout, Ivan Gornev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

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 Ned Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein comes to the ring accompanied by 'Mama Said Knock You Out' by LL Cool J. 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.

Gein
vs
Herman

194 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ned Gein!
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, Ernest Herman!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gein manages to avoid it.
Gein shoots in for a double leg but Herman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gein drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gein advances to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gein is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Herman is on top in guard.
Herman trying to control but Gein is working from the bottom.
Gein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gein throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Gein had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Herman defends it easily.
Herman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gein being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein trying to control the position.
Herman preventing the sweep.
Herman throwing strikes but missing.
Herman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gein is keeping the position for now.
Gein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Herman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gein is trying to keep Herman in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herman postures up in Gein's guard and throws a big left but Gein blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gein is on top in guard.
Herman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Herman pulls Gein in close to prevent any damage.
Gein is looking to work some ground and pound but Herman has wrist control.
Gein preventing the sweep.
Gein pushes down on Herman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Herman tries to roll over but Gein keeps him under control.
Gein wants to pass to mount but Herman is defending the position.

Gein is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Gein is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gein wants to pass the guard but Herman is defending well.
Herman tries to roll over but Gein keeps him under control.
Gein passes to full mount!
Gein trying to control but Herman is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.

Herman fending off the submission attempt from Gein.
Herman manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gein's guard. Nice work there by Herman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herman trying to control but Gein is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gein is on top in guard.
Gein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Gein dominated that 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.

Herman shoots in looking for a takedown but Gein manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Herman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gein pivots, looking for a leg kick but Herman is out of range and Gein settles back down.
Herman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Herman misses with a leg kick.
Herman checks a leg kick.
Herman throws out a loose jab but Gein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gein blocks a jab.
Herman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gein swivels and escapes.

Gein looking to score a takedown here. Herman is defending well but Gein drives through and ends up in Herman's guard.
Herman keeping moving, preventing Gein from controlling successfully.
Gein pushing down on Herman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Gein is working for a submission of some sort.
Herman wants to improve his position but Gein is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein is looking to advance position but Herman won't allow it.
Herman tries to roll over but Gein keeps him under control.

Gein is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gein tries to pass to full mount but Herman defends it.
Still in half guard, Gein seems content to control.
Herman tries to get to full guard but Gein has control of the leg.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Herman tries to get to full guard but Gein has control of the leg.
Gein looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Gein is trying to work for a kimura but Herman is defending well.

Gein is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Herman is in trouble now - Gein has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein trying to control but Herman is having none of it.
Herman can't escape the position.
Gein can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Herman is looking to escape.
Gein takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.

Herman fending off the submission attempt from Gein.
Herman is really stuck here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gein working for a choke but Herman is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gein trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Herman is trying to break free.

Herman showing good submission defense here.
Herman is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gein off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ned Gein dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Herman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gein counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Herman!
Gein tries to advance to mount but Herman denies him.

Gein working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Herman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Herman is trying to improve his position.

Gein is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Herman has escaped the position, nice work there.

Gein thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gein tries for a kimura but Herman is defending well.
Herman tries to improve position but can't.
Herman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gein's best efforts.
Gein wants to control but Herman is keeping him busy.
Herman moves into full guard.
Herman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gein is one step ahead there.
Herman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Herman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herman keeping full guard, as Gein tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gein regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ned Gein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Herman trying to control the position from guard on top but Gein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Herman stopping the sweep attempt from Gein.

Gein looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Herman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gein bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Herman's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gein is one step ahead there.
Herman keeping full guard, as Gein tries to pass.
Herman punching to the body, from the bottom.
Ernest Herman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gein trying to control the position from guard on top but Herman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herman wants to sweep but no luck.
Ned Gein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gein looking to pass the guard.
Gein wants to control from the top but Herman keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Herman keeping full guard, as Gein tries to pass.
Gein passes into half guard.
Gein frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Herman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gein can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Herman is looking to escape.
Gein wants to take Herman's back but he can't do it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herman is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ned Gein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gein, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ned Gein!
During a confident post fight interview, Ned Gein thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drago Kamarad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Morsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamarad comes into the arena with mother patrie blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Kamarad
vs
Morsen

200 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

202 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ultimate Fighting Fuel
Backyard Fighting

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drago Kamarad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bart Morsen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morsen shoots in looking for a takedown but Kamarad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morsen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Morsen clinches with his opponent.
Morsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kamarad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morsen's efforts to push away.
Morsen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kamarad just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kamarad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morsen is trying to force a seperation but Kamarad has the dominant position.
Morsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kamarad has Morsen pressed against the ropes, preventing Morsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kamarad lands an uppercut.
Morsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamarad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morsen's efforts to push away.
Morsen is trying to push Kamarad away but Kamarad has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kamarad has double underhooks.
Morsen tries to circle away but Kamarad has him pinned against the ropes.
Kamarad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kamarad won't allow it.
Morsen is trying to break free.
Morsen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kamarad just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Drago Kamarad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Morsen.
Morsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Morsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morsen blocks an uppercut.
Morsen is trying to break the clinch but Kamarad is controlling him.
Morsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamarad working aggressively here.
Morsen wants to break free but Kamarad has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morsen tries to break the clinch but Kamarad is controlling the position.
Kamarad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morsen's efforts to push away.
Morsen has had enough of the clinch but Kamarad keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamarad.
Morsen working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Morsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kamarad has Morsen pressed against the ropes, preventing Morsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morsen is trying to break free.
Morsen blocks an uppercut.
Kamarad has Morsen pressed against the ropes, preventing Morsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kamarad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morsen's efforts to push away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamarad lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Bart Morsen has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morsen tries to circle away but Kamarad has him pinned against the ropes.
Morsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morsen takes a shot to the head.
Kamarad keeps control of Morsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morsen.
Still in the clinch, Kamarad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morsen working hard to break the clinch.
Morsen takes a shot to the head.

Morsen is rocked!
Morsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Kamarad has double underhooks.
Kamarad throws a punch but it's blocked by Morsen.
Morsen tries to circle away but Kamarad has him pinned against the ropes.

Kamarad lands a big right hand that sends Morsen to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Morsen!
Morsen is still in real trouble! Can Kamarad finish him?

That has opened up Bart Morsen's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kamarad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kamarad lands a big elbow - Morsen is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Kamarad!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drago Kamarad!
Drago Kamarad retains his heavyweight title!
Drago Kamarad spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arkadiusz Klepaczka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Cavanhas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Klepaczka
vs
Cavanhas

185 cm
19
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arkadiusz Klepaczka!
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, Ari Cavanhas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Klepaczka feints and as Cavanhas raises his hands in defense, Klepaczka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Klepaczka with a nice head shot there.
Cavanhas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klepaczka is one step ahead there.
Klepaczka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Klepaczka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Klepaczka lands a couple of elbows.
Klepaczka wants to pass the guard but Cavanhas is keeping the position.
Klepaczka cracks Cavanhas with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klepaczka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klepaczka tries to free his leg and advance position but Cavanhas is retaining full guard.

Cavanhas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Klepaczka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Klepaczka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cavanhas's head.
Cavanhas is trying to keep Klepaczka in close.
Klepaczka is looking to work some ground and pound but Cavanhas has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klepaczka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klepaczka postures up in Cavanhas's guard and throws a big left but Cavanhas blocks it.
Klepaczka is looking to work some ground and pound but Cavanhas has wrist control.
Klepaczka landing with the ground and pound.
Klepaczka wants to control from the top but Cavanhas keeps moving.
Klepaczka distracts Cavanhas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Klepaczka connects with a couple of short punches.
Klepaczka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Klepaczka chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavanhas has momentary wrist control but Klepaczka slips an elbow through the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klepaczka scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Klepaczka is in close to Cavanhas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Klepaczka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Klepaczka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cavanhas trying to control the position.
Klepaczka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cavanhas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cavanhas looks winded!
Klepaczka trying to control the position from guard on top but Cavanhas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klepaczka chips away with some ground and pound.
Klepaczka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Klepaczka lands a couple of elbows.
Klepaczka works over Cavanhas with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Klepaczka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klepaczka with a nice head shot there.
Klepaczka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Klepaczka working some strikes from top position.
Klepaczka lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Cavanhas is rocked!
Klepaczka is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Klepaczka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cavanhas is still in real trouble! Can Klepaczka finish him?
Klepaczka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cavanhas seems to have recovered his senses.
Klepaczka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Klepaczka scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Klepaczka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cavanhas is trying to keep Klepaczka in close.
Klepaczka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Klepaczka is in close to Cavanhas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Klepaczka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cavanhas's head.
Klepaczka landing some decent shots from guard.
Klepaczka landing some decent shots from guard.
Klepaczka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klepaczka works over Cavanhas with some ground and pound from guard.
Klepaczka connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arkadiusz Klepaczka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Klepaczka shoots in but Cavanhas avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Cavanhas 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.
Klepaczka is trying to control the position but Cavanhas postures up.
Klepaczka 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.
Arkadiusz Klepaczka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Klepaczka keeping moving, preventing Cavanhas from controlling successfully.
Cavanhas won't allow Klepaczka to sweep him here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Klepaczka keeping moving, preventing Cavanhas from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ari Cavanhas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Klepaczka shoots in looking for a takedown. Cavanhas tries to sprawl out of it but Klepaczka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cavanhas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavanhas throws a body punch but Klepaczka moves out of range.
Cavanhas closes the distance and clinches up with Klepaczka, looking for a takedown. Cavanhas pushes Klepaczka against the ropes but Klepaczka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cavanhas is breathing heavily.
Klepaczka misses with a takedown
and Cavanhas counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkadiusz Klepaczka. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Klepaczka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Klepaczka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Klepaczka cracks Cavanhas with a solid left hand.
Klepaczka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Klepaczka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cavanhas can do to turn this around?
Klepaczka lands a couple of elbows.
Klepaczka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Klepaczka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cavanhas is trying to keep Klepaczka in close.
Cavanhas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Klepaczka!
Klepaczka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Klepaczka wants to get back to full guard.
Klepaczka landing rabbit punches to the side of Cavanhas's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Klepaczka is looking to improve his position.
Klepaczka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Klepaczka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka winds up and cracks Cavanhas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Klepaczka is trying to control the action in half guard but Cavanhas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Klepaczka is nestled in close to Cavanhas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Klepaczka is trying to control. Cavanhas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Cavanhas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Klepaczka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Klepaczka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Klepaczka drops an elbow to the side of Cavanhas's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cavanhas is refusing to be controlled, as Klepaczka sits in half guard.
Cavanhas has hold of Klepaczka's hands but Klepaczka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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!
Klepaczka working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Klepaczka connects with a nice short shot to Cavanhas's temple.
Klepaczka winds up and cracks Cavanhas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Klepaczka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Klepaczka in particular looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cavanhas is not content to let Klepaczka control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Klepaczka connects with a nice short shot to Cavanhas's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arkadiusz Klepaczka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Klepaczka fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cavanhas to the ground. Klepaczka is now in Cavanhas's guard.
Klepaczka passes into half guard.
Klepaczka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cavanhas is trying to maintain the position but Klepaczka is very close to passing his half guard.
Klepaczka is nestled in close to Cavanhas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Klepaczka has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Klepaczka landing punches.
Cavanhas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klepaczka working Cavanhas over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Klepaczka cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Klepaczka cracks Cavanhas with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arkadiusz Klepaczka!
An out of breath Arkadiusz Klepaczka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michal Kucharski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Robotnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robotnik has chosen Condemned 84 - Face the Aggression as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kucharski
vs
Robotnik

177 cm
20
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

163 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

$300

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michal Kucharski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Robotnik!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robotnik 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kucharski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robotnik manages to get himself to full guard.
Kucharski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kucharski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robotnik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robotnik wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Robotnik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robotnik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kucharski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Robotnik 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.
Kucharski 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.

Kucharski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kucharski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robotnik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kucharski trying to control but Robotnik is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucharski passes into half guard.
Robotnik is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kucharski is looking to advance position but Robotnik won't allow it.
Kucharski wants to take a breather but Robotnik is having none of it.
Robotnik keeping control of the position.
Robotnik pushes Kucharski off looking to stand but Kucharski dives back in and keeps control.
Kucharski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Robotnik!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kucharski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Robotnik is surviving well by controlling Kucharski's body position as best he can.
Kucharski wants to control the pace but Robotnik is squirming around nicely.
Kucharski avoids the attempt from Robotnik to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kucharski tries to control but Robotnik wriggling away.

Kucharski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Kucharski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robotnik avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kucharski.
Robotnik really wants to buck Kucharski off and get back to his feet.
Robotnik holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kucharski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Kucharski has hold of Robotnik's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Robotnik manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Robotnik keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kucharski is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Robotnik to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Robotnik shrugs it off.

Kucharski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Robotnik is now in Kucharski's guard. A big mistake from Kucharski there, giving up the dominant position!
Robotnik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kucharski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robotnik!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kucharski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kucharski tries to control but Robotnik wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robotnik is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Robotnik is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kucharski gets caught flat footed, as Robotnik shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Robotnik avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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

Kucharski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kucharski controls Robotnik momentarily but Robotnik frees himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robotnik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Robotnik preventing the sweep.
Robotnik trying to control but Kucharski is working from the bottom.
Kucharski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robotnik is looking to control Kucharski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Robotnik avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucharski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robotnik defending well though.
Kucharski is taking a breather. Robotnik says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Robotnik wants to control but Kucharski is keeping busy.

Kucharski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kucharski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kucharski trying to pass the guard but Robotnik defending well.
Kucharski wants to take a breather but Robotnik is having none of it.
Robotnik is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kucharski is working for a kimura but Robotnik is defending it quite comfortably.
Robotnik moves into full guard.

Kucharski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Robotnik manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kucharski has Robotnik in his guard.
Robotnik lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Robotnik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kucharski is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Robotnik decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kucharski, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski shoots in looking for a takedown but Robotnik manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kucharski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robotnik takes a swing at Kucharski's ribcage but misses.
Kucharski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robotnik circles away.
Kucharski closes the distance and clinches up with Robotnik, looking for a takedown. Kucharski pushes Robotnik against the ropes but Robotnik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Kucharski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robotnik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kucharski shoots in but no luck this time.
Robotnik fails to land with a series of punches.
Michal Kucharski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Robotnik throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kucharski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Robotnik is in Kucharski's guard.
Kucharski wants to sweep here but Robotnik controlling him for the moment.
Robotnik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Robotnik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Kucharski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Robotnik advances to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robotnik scoring with strikes to the body and head.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kucharski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Robotnik won't allow Kucharski to sweep him here.
Robotnik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kucharski's head.
Robotnik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Robotnik gets to his feet - Kucharski follows without any prompting.
Robotnik takes a swing at Kucharski's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Robotnik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robotnik throws a looping overhand right but Kucharski ducks down to avoid it.
Robotnik misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kucharski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Robotnik tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kucharski is in Robotnik's guard.
Robotnik trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kucharski slips nicely into half guard.
Kucharski controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carl Robotnik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Robotnik throws a series of punches but Kucharski moves out of range.
Kucharski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robotnik misses with a jab, cross combination.

Robotnik closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Robotnik lands in his opponent's guard.
Robotnik throws a big right hand that misses.
Robotnik won't allow Kucharski to sweep him here.
Kucharski is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Robotnik stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Robotnik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kucharski slips a jab and a cross from Robotnik.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kucharski enables Robotnik to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kucharski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robotnik won't allow Kucharski to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kucharski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robotnik!
Kucharski with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucharski looking to control but Robotnik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kucharski misses with a head shot.

Kucharski goes for an armbar but Robotnik turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Robotnik.
Robotnik with a nice head shot there.
Kucharski can't keep his opponent in guard - Robotnik advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Robotnik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Robotnik lands strikes from half guard.
Robotnik working over Kucharski with some ground and pound. Kucharski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski manages to get to full guard.
Kucharski is pulling down on Robotnik's head. It's preventing any offense from Robotnik, at least for the moment.
Kucharski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Kucharski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Robotnik defends well.
Robotnik would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robotnik works over Kucharski with some ground and pound from guard.
Kucharski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robotnik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robotnik connects with a couple of short punches.
Robotnik won't allow Kucharski to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robotnik trying to control but Kucharski is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Robotnik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Robotnik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kucharski 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.
Robotnik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kucharski wants to sweep but no luck.
Robotnik landing some decent shots from guard.
Robotnik connects with a couple of short punches.
Robotnik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Robotnik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Robotnik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Robotnik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kucharski swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Kucharski looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Robotnik is defending well. Kucharski quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Robotnik has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kucharski celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michal Kucharski!
Michal Kucharski is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Michal Kucharski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrando Vraganza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Guerra
vs
Vraganza

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
163 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vrando Vraganza!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vraganza tried to score with a low kick but Guerra checks it.
Guerra does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Vraganza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vraganza swinging wildly here.
Guerra misses with a takedown attempt
and Vraganza counters with a nice body kick.
Guerra tries for a takedown but Vraganza circles away easily
and Vraganza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guerra lands a really nice looking cross but Vraganza seems unphased.
Guerra misses with a takedown attempt
and Guerra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Guerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guerra with a poor takedown
and Vraganza counters with a low kick, right behind Guerra 's knee.
Guerra tries to clinch but Vraganza moves away
and Vraganza finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Guerra is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vraganza counters with a thumping low kick.
Guerra takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Guerra darts in trying to clinch
letting Vraganza counter with a right hand.
Danny Guerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vraganza lands a leg kick that knocks Guerra off balance momentarily.

Vraganza cracks Guerra with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Guerra looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vraganza finish him?

Guerra is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Guerra. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Vraganza throws a hook but Guerra blocks it.
Oh Guerra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vraganza lands a brutal head kick. Guerra looks out on his feet and Vraganza throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Vrando Vraganza!
Vrando Vraganza took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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