Devotion 02:Road to greatness PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Ben Faur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Peter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Faur comes into the arena with remember the name blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ben Faur
vs
Peter

186 cm
22
205 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
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 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Ben Faur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Peter!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peter shoots for a double leg takedown but Ben Faur sprawls well. He's pushed Peter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ben Faur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peter dives in and grabs Ben Faur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ben Faur pushes down on Peter's head and hops out.
Ben Faur tries to clinch but Peter is having none of it.
Ben Faur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ben Faur as he jumps to the side.
Jean Ben Faur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Peter.
Peter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dave Peter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peter moves in looking to clinch but Ben Faur pushes him off.
Peter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peter takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Dave Peter has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Ben Faur has closed the distance and engaged Peter in a clinch.
Ben Faur has Peter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Ben Faur gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Peter regains guard.
Peter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peter trying to control the position.
Peter looks winded!
Ben Faur controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Faur throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ben Faur's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ben Faur 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.
Ben Faur wants to pass the guard but Peter is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ben Faur shoots in for a double leg but Peter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ben Faur wants to clinch.

Peter moves into range and clinches up with Ben Faur.
Ben Faur has Peter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Peter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ben Faur shoots in for a takedown but Peter shows good takedown defense.
Peter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ben Faur shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Peter napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Ben Faur tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Peter tries to buck Ben Faur off but Ben Faur is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Ben Faur looking for submissions off his back.
Peter has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ben Faur is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter wants to take Ben Faur's back here but Ben Faur is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Peter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ben Faur tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Peter has taken his back.

Peter has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ben Faur has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Peter just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Peter is trying to stick to Ben Faur's back but Ben Faur is turning into Peter. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Peter's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ben Faur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Faur not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Peter can't keep his opponent in guard - Ben Faur advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Ben Faur stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Peter to get to his feet.

Ben Faur fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Peter to the ground. Ben Faur is now in Peter's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ben Faur drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ben Faur jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ben Faur with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Ben Faur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Peter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ben Faur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ben Faur fails with the takedown.
Ben Faur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Peter closes the distance and pushes Ben Faur back into the cage.

Ben Faur pulls guard.
Peter wants to control from the top but Ben Faur keeps moving.
Peter is looking to stand up but Ben Faur won't let him.
Ben Faur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ben Faur trying to keep a closed guard but Peter is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ben Faur has his foot on Peter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peter works his way back into a safe position though.
Peter wants to control from the top but Ben Faur keeps moving.
Peter is breathing heavily.
Peter is looking to stand up but Ben Faur won't let him.

Ben Faur is looking for a triangle but Peter pushes his legs off easily.
Ben Faur working a defensive guard here.

Ben Faur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Peter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Faur seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ben Faur keeping full guard, as Peter tries to pass.
Peter stopping the sweep attempt from Ben Faur.

Ben Faur is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Peter presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Peter wants to break free but Ben Faur has control.
Peter has Ben Faur pushed against the cage.

Ben Faur gets control of Peter's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ben Faur will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter wants to stand but Ben Faur is controlling his posture from full guard.
Peter wants to stand and escape but instead Ben Faur has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ben Faur passes Peter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ben Faur throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Ben Faur is looking for a kimura but Peter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ben Faur to get the leverage.

Ben Faur is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Peter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ben Faur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peter keeping hold of Ben Faur's head, controlling as best he can.
Peter throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Peter is staying active underneath Ben Faur, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ben Faur prevents Peter from improving his position.

Ben Faur stands up out of the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ben Faur.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Ben Faur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Ben Faur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Peter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Peter wants to clinch.

Peter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ben Faur, pushing him back against the cage.
Peter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ben Faur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peter just stands there and leans against the cage.

Ben Faur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Peter does no damage.
Peter throws a right and a left that Ben Faur avoids nicely.
Peter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Peter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Peter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ben Faur controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ben Faur works over Peter with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Faur chips away with some ground and pound.
Ben Faur trying to control the position from guard on top but Peter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ben Faur gets to his feet - Peter follows without any prompting.
Jean Ben Faur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ben Faur shoots in but Peter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Peter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ben Faur.
Ben Faur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peter to score with a decent uppercut.
Peter pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ben Faur gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Faur is keen to just control but Peter is a slippery customer.

Ben Faur is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Peter is just riding it out for now. Ben Faur eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ben Faur is looking to take a break and control but Peter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peter misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Peter flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ben Faur is working away from the top position though.
Ben Faur thows a huge punch but Peter dodges it nicely.
Ben Faur lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Ben Faur is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Peter sees it coming and defends easily.

Ben Faur is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ben Faur.
Jean Ben Faur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ben Faur wants to control but Peter is keeping him busy.
Peter is positioning himself well to prevent Ben Faur advancing to mount.
Dave Peter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Ben Faur is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Peter wants to get back to his feet.

Ben Faur is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Peter actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Ben Faur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ben Faur, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Ben Faur!
Jean Ben Faur decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dvoroviy Petyx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Snijder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petyx's entrance music is Green Elephant. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Petyx
vs
Snijder

181 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dvoroviy Petyx!
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, Brandon Snijder!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petyx takes a swing at Snijder's ribcage but misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Petyx.
Snijder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petyx.
Petyx stuffs the takedown.
Petyx throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petyx throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Snijder counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Snijder.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Snijder thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Snijder prevents Petyx from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petyx keeping moving, preventing Snijder from controlling successfully.
Petyx knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Snijder on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snijder slips nicely into half guard.
Snijder wants to free his trapped foot but Petyx is holding on for dear life with his legs.
My spies in Cozad MMA Rio inform me that Snijder has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Snijder is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Petyx sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petyx looks like he's trying to stand up.

Snijder is trying to work for a kimura but Petyx is defending well.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snijder stalling away here and it's allowed Petyx to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Snijder slips nicely into half guard.

Snijder is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Petyx sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Petyx is defending against the submission attempts here by Snijder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Snijder moves out of range of the strikes.
Snijder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petyx cracks Snijder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Brandon Snijder has been cut.
Petyx throws a right hand that misses

and Snijder counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Snijder works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Snijder looking to secure an arm triangle but Petyx defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snijder is working for a guillotine from mount but Petyx frees his head quite easily.
Snijder misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snijder lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Snijder is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Petyx has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Petyx wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snijder looking to isolate an arm here. Petyx doesn't see it coming and as Snijder extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Snijder!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Snijder!
In defeat, Dvoroviy Petyx stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ya proigral patamushta moy sopernik na dopingax. Trebuyu rimych, Vadim. Vadim, rimych, Vadim. '.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Dos Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Daniels's chin.

Daniels
vs
Dos Santos

225 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
29
150 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels has a takedown stuffed.
Daniels shoots and misses
and Daniels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dos Santos lands a nice short elbow.
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Dos Santos postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Daniels to stand up.

Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels being controlled against the cage.
Daniels tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dos Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dos Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Dos Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniels.

Dos Santos darts in and clinches Daniels up against the cage.

Dos Santos has picked Daniels up - he's going for a ride! Dos Santos dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Dos Santos passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scoring with strikes but Daniels is staying in there.
Dos Santos unloading with bombs!
Daniels wants to control but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Daniels tries to reverse the position but Dos Santos maintains control.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the head.
Dos Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dos Santos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Daniels is rocked!
Dos Santos postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Daniels in real trouble here! The ref calls for Daniels to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ned Brazil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Nog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Nog has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Brazil
vs
Nog

225 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
21
265 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Brazil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Nog!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nog closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brazil quickly recovers to half guard.
Nog tries to stand but can't do so whilst Brazil controls his leg.
Nog content to control rather than advance.
Brazil is trying to get back to full guard.
Brazil trying to get back to full guard but Nog takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Nog looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazil trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nog putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nog controlling the position easily from mount.

Nog stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Brazil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nog dives in and scores a takedown into Brazil's guard.

Brazil is working an open guard so Nog takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nog fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brazil to the ground. Nog is now in Brazil's guard.
Brazil is breathing heavily.

Nog gets to his feet. Brazil looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nog takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Brazil gets tackled into the cage by Nog. Nog maintains the clinch.
Brazil is trying to push Nog away but Nog has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Nog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brazil tries to clinch but Nog is having none of it.
Nog blocks a leg kick.
Brazil lunges at Nog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nog's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brazil gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nog to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nog controlling from the top position.
Nog passes into half guard.
Nog is controlling the pace.

Nog is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Brazil is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Big Nog!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dj Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harrington
vs
Silva

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dj Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Harrington keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch

and Harrington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Harrington is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Harrington is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harrington pulls his head out easily.

Harrington seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Harrington manages to mount him!

Harrington looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silva can't escape the position.
Harrington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Harrington goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Harrington's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harrington keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harrington is proving hard to escape from.

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Harrington is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harrington manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Harrington's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Silva content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Harrington has locked up a guillotine! Harrington's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Silva is holding on here and Harrington must be using up a lot of energy. Silva has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Harrington gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dj Harrington!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tikuana St Regis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hodin
vs
St Regis

208 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Hodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tikuana St Regis !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hodin works over St Regis 's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Tikuana St Regis has been cut.
St Regis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd cheers as Hodin lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Regis doesn't seem phased though.
St Regis misses with a takedown
and Hodin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hodin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Regis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Regis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hodin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hodin throws a one two combo.
St Regis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hodin as he jumps to the side.
Harry Hodin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tikuana St Regis .
St Regis shoots and misses
and Hodin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Regis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hodin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for St Regis .
Hodin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

St Regis gets the takedown into side control.
St Regis tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Regis looks winded!
St Regis is looking to take a break and control but Hodin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Regis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hodin is looking to get back to his feet here but St Regis is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hodin's back.
St Regis missing with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hodin is trying to stand back up.
Even with his hooks in, St Regis manages to miss with strikes from the back.
St Regis scores with punches from the back.

St Regis tightening his grip on Hodin, looking for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodin is trying to stand back up.

St Regis looking for the choke from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Regis throwing strikes and Hodin squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
St Regis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Regis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by St Regis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

St Regis is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hodin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hodin!
Hodin is looking to stand up but St Regis won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

St Regis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hodin has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Hodin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tikuana St Regis 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

St Regis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hodin.
St Regis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St Regis misses with a takedown attempt - Hodin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harry Hodin is winning the standup battle so far.
Hodin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St Regis shoots in but no luck this time.
Hodin scores with a jab. St Regis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Hodin.
Hodin catches St Regis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

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

St Regis is rocked!
St Regis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Regis is still on wobbly legs! Can Hodin finish him?
St Regis blocks a jab.
St Regis seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Hodin moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt St Regis ! Hodin continues to tee off on St Regis , landing with a left and a right! Hodin connects with a right hand that leaves St Regis sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Hodin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harry Hodin!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Nascimento
vs
Tupper

189 cm
21
198 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
186 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Tupper!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento avoids the head kick by Tupper.

Tupper clinches up against the cage.
Tupper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nascimento tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tupper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nascimento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tupper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tupper wants to clinch up but Nascimento keeps it at a distance.

Tupper instigates a clinch.
Nascimento lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Nascimento.
Nascimento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Nascimento stalls.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tupper tries to break free but Nascimento pushes him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Nascimento has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nascimento prevents Tupper from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento missing with knees to the body.
Tupper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nascimento prevents a body shot from Tupper.
Nascimento lands a nice uppercut.
Nascimento is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tupper lands an elbow that stopped Nascimento in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Roberto Nascimento has been cut.
Tupper wants to break free but Nascimento has control.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nascimento pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tupper tries to circle away but Nascimento has him pinned against the cage.
Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nascimento wants to stall.
Nascimento leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tupper tries to break the clinch but Nascimento is controlling the position.
Nascimento trying to stall but Tupper improves his position.
Nascimento has a couple of punches blocked by Tupper.
Nascimento looking to slow down the pace here.
Tupper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nascimento throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tupper blocks it with crossed arms.
Tupper tries to circle away but Nascimento has him pinned against the cage.
Nascimento on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tupper avoids a wild elbow strike from Nascimento.
Tupper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nascimento's defenses.
Nascimento tries to land a knee to the head but Tupper blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tupper lands a nice shot to the body.

Tupper manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nascimento circles away quickly and effectively.

Tupper rushes Nascimento and presses him up against the cage.
Tupper wants to break free but Nascimento has control.

Tupper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tupper throws a sloppy head kick and Nascimento moves out of range easily.
Tupper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nascimento changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tupper tries to avoid it but Nascimento manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tupper to the ground. Tupper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tupper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nascimento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nascimento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tupper throws a head kick that misses.

Tupper rushes Nascimento and presses him up against the cage.

Tupper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tupper clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento misses with the head strike.
Tupper missing with knees to the body.
Tupper is trying to push Nascimento away but Nascimento has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nascimento.
Nascimento avoiding damage as Tupper throws knees to the body.
Tupper tries to break the clinch but Nascimento is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Nascimento scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tupper is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nascimento throws an elbow but misses.

Tupper manages to break the clinch.
Tupper scores with a nice head shot.
Nascimento is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tupper is looking to land body kicks.
Tupper tries to clinch up but Nascimento circles away and keeps his distance.
Tupper tries to clinch there but Nascimento circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Tupper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Nascimento's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nascimento has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nascimento lands a left hand.
Nascimento tries to land a knee to the head but Tupper blocks with his arms.
Nascimento prevents Tupper from breaking the clinch.
Tupper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tupper manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nascimento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tupper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tupper scores with a head kick.
Tupper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Tupper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nascimento, pushing him back against the cage.

Tupper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento tries to clinch but Tupper moves out of range.
Tupper pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Nascimento rushes Tupper and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento keeps control of Tupper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tupper breaks from the clinch.
Tupper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nascimento wants to clinch
and Tupper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tupper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tupper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch but Nascimento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nascimento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tupper is looking to clinch.
Tupper tries to clinch up.
Bobby Tupper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tupper tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Bobby Tupper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tupper instigates a clinch.

Tupper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nascimento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tupper tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.

Tupper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tupper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nascimento's brow.
Nascimento misses with a punch on the inside.
Tupper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tupper working hard to break the clinch.
Tupper tries to circle away but Nascimento has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nascimento tries to land a knee to the head but Tupper blocks with his arms.

Tupper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tupper has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper blocks a body shot from Nascimento.
Tupper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tupper tries to break the clinch but Nascimento is controlling the position.
Nascimento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tupper blocks a punch to the side of the head.

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

Tupper instigates a clinch.
Tupper takes a shot to the head.
Nascimento throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tupper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tupper avoiding damage as Nascimento throws knees to the body.

Tupper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tupper tries to clinch there but Nascimento circles away.
Tupper wants to clinch.
Tupper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nascimento.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tupper sprawls well. Tupper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nascimento gets slowly back to his feet.

Tupper has Nascimento up against the cage in a clinch.
Nascimento misses with a knee to the head.
Tupper tries to break free but Nascimento pushes him back against the cage.
Tupper is trying to push Nascimento away but Nascimento has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tupper is looking to break free of the clinch but Nascimento has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tupper wants to get back to striking at distance but Nascimento won't allow it.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tupper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nascimento leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Tupper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roberto Nascimento's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tupper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Nascimento.
Nascimento tries a knee to the head but Tupper blocks it.
Tupper can't break the clinch.
Tupper has had enough of the clinch but Nascimento keeps him there for the moment.
Tupper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nascimento has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nascimento as Tupper tries to tie him up.
Nascimento trying to control the position but instead, Tupper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nascimento into the cage.
Tupper tries to circle away but Nascimento has him pinned against the cage.
Nascimento is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Nascimento.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tupper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nascimento has him pressed against the cage.
Nascimento is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tupper is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tupper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bobby Tupper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nascimento taking a breather.
Tupper wants to break free but Nascimento has control.
Nascimento digs a right hand underneath Tupper's ribcage. Tupper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nascimento lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nascimento fails to land.

Tupper manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Tupper. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper wants to clinch up but Nascimento keeps it at a distance.

Tupper clinches with his opponent.
Nascimento has Tupper pressed against the cage, preventing Tupper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Tupper breaks from the clinch.
Nascimento tries to clinch there but Tupper circles away.
Tupper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nascimento manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper throws a sloppy head kick and Nascimento moves out of range easily.
Nascimento tries to clinch up but Tupper circles away and keeps his distance.
Tupper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nascimento misses with an uppercut. Tupper saw that one coming.

Tupper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nascimento doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nascimento stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nascimento.
Tupper tries to circle away but Nascimento has him pinned against the cage.
Nascimento looking to slow down the pace here.
Nascimento just leaning against Tupper, taking a breather.
Nascimento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tupper manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Roberto Nascimento has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nascimento lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nascimento keeps control of Tupper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tupper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tupper lands a front kick.

Tupper pushes Nascimento up against the cage in a clinch.

Tupper breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento dodges the punch combination from Tupper.
Tupper shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nascimento eats them both and turns towards Tupper to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nascimento fails with a takedown attempt.
Nascimento wants to clinch up but Tupper keeps it at a distance.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch but Nascimento swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bobby Tupper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nascimento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tupper tries to clinch there but Nascimento circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tupper clinches with his opponent.
Nascimento tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tupper's elbow.
Nascimento is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nascimento lands with a light punch inside.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Tupper!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin has chosen Hearts on Fire by John Cafferty as his entrance music. Brock Lesnar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lesnar
vs
Rasputin

201 cm
21
268 lbs
0 - 9 - 0

190 cm
19
260 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Beaver Jooce!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar shoots and misses
and Rasputin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Rasputin.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Rasputin - just one landing.
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!
Rasputin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lesnar backs up against the cage.

It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar is holding his hands too far apart here. Rasputin throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Lesnar is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grigori Rasputin!
Grigori Rasputin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Awesome Phd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby TupperIII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby TupperIII has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Awesome Phd
vs
TupperIII

201 cm
18
219 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
36
215 lbs
25 - 24 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dr Awesome Phd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby TupperIII!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awesome Phd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to TupperIII's calf.
Awesome Phd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dr Awesome Phd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Awesome Phd misses the shot to the body.
Awesome Phd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Awesome Phd misses with a low kick.
Awesome Phd lunges at TupperIII with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by TupperIII's hand.

It looks like Bobby TupperIII has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
TupperIII shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Awesome Phd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Awesome Phd throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Awesome Phd misses with a double jab.
Awesome Phd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Awesome Phd as he connects with a hook.
Awesome Phd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Awesome Phd missing with a left hand there. TupperIII was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Awesome Phd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
TupperIII moves out of range of the leg kick from Awesome Phd.
Awesome Phd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
TupperIII slips under a jab from Awesome Phd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awesome Phd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Awesome Phd throws a lazy uppercut
and TupperIII counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Awesome Phd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and TupperIII counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Awesome Phd throws a looping overhand right but TupperIII ducks down to avoid it.
Awesome Phd misses with a lunging right hand

and TupperIII counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Awesome Phd tries to get to full guard but TupperIII has control of the leg.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Awesome Phd is defending against the submission attempts here by TupperIII.

TupperIII seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Awesome Phd is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bobby TupperIII!
Bobby TupperIII is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Bobby TupperIII, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.