KOTB 8: Porrada PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Craddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeferson Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Craddock
vs
Nogueira

188 cm
18
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Craddock!
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, Jeferson Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Craddock rushes Nogueira and presses him up against the cage.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Craddock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nogueira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Craddock to keep the fight standing.
Craddock lands a knee to the body.

Craddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Billy Craddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Craddock swivels and escapes.
Billy Craddock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeferson Nogueira.

Craddock darts in and clinches Nogueira up against the cage.
Craddock landing knees to the body.
Craddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nogueira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Craddock to keep the fight standing.
Craddock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nogueira's face.

It looks like Jeferson Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira looks winded!
Craddock lands a knee to the body.
Craddock scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craddock working Nogueira over with knees to the body.

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

Craddock forces Nogueira back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Craddock.
Craddock lands a good knee to the midsection. Nogueira won't want to take too many of those.
Craddock landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craddock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Craddock controlling the action here for a moment.
Craddock landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Craddock.
Craddock scores a nice knee to the body.
Craddock crunches a lovely knee into Nogueira's ribcage.
Craddock crunches a lovely knee into Nogueira's ribcage.
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Craddock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Craddock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Craddock.

Craddock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Craddock moves into the clinch.

Craddock jumps into guard, dragging Nogueira to the mat.
Craddock wants to hit a switch here but Nogueira passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Craddock there!
Craddock tries to hold on but Nogueira postures up.
Nogueira won't let Craddock get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Nogueira is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Craddock is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeferson Nogueira!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rust Cohle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rust Cohle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cohle
vs
Freitas

168 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rust Cohle!
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, Anderson Freitas !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freitas .
Cohle throws a head kick that misses.
Freitas avoids the body shot from Cohle.
Nice shot by Freitas .

Cohle closes the distance and clinches.
Cohle stalling in the clinch.
Cohle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Freitas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cohle moves forwards but Freitas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cohle misses with the body kick
and Freitas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rust Cohle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cohle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cohle working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cohle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cohle is staying tight to Freitas 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cohle passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Freitas !

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohle content just to control the position here.
Cohle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cohle lands a big elbow.
Freitas wants to control but Cohle is having none of it.
Cohle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cohle breaks from Freitas 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cohle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cohle controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freitas tries to hold on but Cohle postures up.
Cohle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cohle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Freitas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cohle loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Freitas scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Cohle land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Cohle stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rust Cohle!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Bogtrotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bogtrotter
vs
The Beast

192 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

MMA Hype Apparel

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 London, Bruce Bogtrotter!
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, Kevin The Beast!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Beast with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bogtrotter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Beast shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bogtrotter as he jumps to the side.
Bogtrotter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Bogtrotter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bogtrotter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Beasts head.
Bogtrotter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Beast tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bogtrotter smiles and moves away.
Bruce Bogtrotter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin The Beast.
Bogtrotter scores with a shot to the body.
The Beast looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bogtrotter counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Kevin The Beast has been cut.
Bruce Bogtrotter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogtrotter lands a slapping body shot.
Bogtrotter leaves The Beast with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bogtrotter is looking to counter punch.
The Beast shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bogtrotter as he jumps to the side.
Bogtrotter drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks The Beast right on the button. The Beast goes down! Bogtrotter follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bogtrotter gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Bogtrotter!
A relieved looking Bruce Bogtrotter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Annuaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Saban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Saban will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Annuaku
vs
Saban

186 cm
19
191 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Sun-Tzu

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Annuaku!
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, Mike Saban!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saban tries to clinch there but Annuaku circles away.
Annuaku half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Annuaku shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Saban pushes Annuaku off looking to stand but Annuaku dives back in and keeps control.
Annuaku passes to full mount!
Saban really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Annuaku. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Annuaku has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Saban is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joseph Annuaku!
A victorious Joseph Annuaku thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gypsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Du Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gypsy
vs
Du Vale

180 cm
25
211 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

209 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gypsy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marc Du Vale!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gypsy thows a leg kick but Du Vale checks it
and Du Vale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Du Vale falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gypsy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Du Vale tries to break free but Gypsy pushes him back against the cage.

Gypsy breaks from the clinch.

Gypsy takes the fight into the clinch.

Gypsy breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gypsy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Du Vale defends it nicely.
Du Vale is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gypsy misses with a takedown attempt
and Du Vale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Du Vale is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gypsy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Gypsy has Du Vale up against the cage in a clinch.

Du Vale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Du Vale swinging wildly here.
Du Vale jabs at Gypsy's body.

Gypsy darts in and clinches Du Vale up against the cage.
Gypsy fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Gypsy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gypsy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Vale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Du Vale has had enough of the clinch but Gypsy keeps him there for the moment.

Gypsy breaks the clinch.
Gypsy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Du Vale sprawls well. Du Vale wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gypsy gets slowly back to his feet.
Du Vale is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Du Vale lands a nice hook to Gypsy's body. Gypsy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gypsy rushes Du Vale and presses him up against the cage.
Gypsy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Du Vale blocks it with crossed arms.
Gypsy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Du Vale's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Du Vale's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Du Vale is trying to break free.
Gypsy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Du Vale smiles and moves away.
Gypsy misses with a leg kick
and Du Vale counters with a one-two to the body.
Du Vale misses with the combination.
Gypsy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Du Vale manages to circle out of the way.
Gypsy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gypsy has his takedown stuffed
and Du Vale counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Vale lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Du Vale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gypsy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gypsy shoots in but Du Vale avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Du Vale is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gypsy with a body shot.
Carlos Gypsy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gypsy scores with a head kick. Du Vale tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Du Vale scores with a jab to the head.
Du Vale works over Gypsy's head and body with a nice combination.

Gypsy rushes Du Vale and presses him up against the cage.
Du Vale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Du Vale scoring well with a low kick there.

Gypsy instigates a clinch.
Du Vale is trying to break the clinch but Gypsy has him pressed against the cage.

Gypsy manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gypsy controlling the position.

Gypsy is looking for a triangle but Du Vale pushes his legs off easily.

Gypsy has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Du Vale is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gypsy misses with a body punch.

Gypsy pulls guard successfully.

Gypsy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gypsy 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gypsy is on top in guard.
Gypsy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gypsy passes Du Vale's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two 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.
Gypsy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gypsy trying to control the pace.

Gypsy escapes and gets back to his feet.

Gypsy clinches up with Du Vale and pushes him back against the cage.
Gypsy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Du Vale avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Gypsy manages to break the clinch.
Gypsy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marc Du Vale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gypsy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Du Vale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Gypsy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gypsy jabs Du Vale right on the nose. Du Vale blinks but takes it well.
Gypsy 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.

Du Vale tries to keep at a distance but Gypsy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gypsy trying to land knees to the body.
Du Vale stops a takedown attempt from Gypsy.
Gypsy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Du Vale smiles and moves away.

Gypsy drives through and clinches with Du Vale against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gypsy jumps guard but Du Vale stands there with Gypsy around his waist. Gypsy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gypsy throws a punch but it's blocked by Du Vale.
Gypsy has Du Vale pressed against the cage, preventing Du Vale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Du Vale prevents the takedown attempt.
Gypsy tries for a takedown but Du Vale manages to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gypsy tries to pull guard but Du Vale holds him up against the cage and eventually Gypsy drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gypsy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Gypsy dominated that second round.
That's time! Gypsy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Gypsy looks for a takedown but Du Vale sprawls well.
Gypsy has his takedown stuffed
and Du Vale counters with a nice uppercut.
Du Vale is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gypsy throws a right hand that misses
and Du Vale counters with a left and a right that stings Gypsy.
Gypsy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Du Vale swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Gypsy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gypsy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Du Vale. Du Vale obviously looking to wear him down.
Gypsy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Du Vale's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Vale swats away the attempt to clinch by Gypsy.
Danga de danga de dang - Du Vale scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gypsy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Du Vale is trying to break free.
Gypsy fails to pull guard.
Gypsy is struggling to control the position.
Gypsy wants a takedown but no success here.
Du Vale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gypsy holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Gypsy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Vale has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gypsy is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gypsy looking to control.
Du Vale must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gypsy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Du Vale is one step ahead there.
Gypsy trying to control the position here.

Du Vale gets to his feet - Gypsy follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gypsy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Du Vale throws a leg kick which misses Gypsy's front leg but catches the back leg as Gypsy tries to avoid it.
Gypsy misses with a body kick.

Gypsy dives in and scores a takedown into Du Vale's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gypsy wants to control from the top but Du Vale keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gypsy is pushing down on Du Vale's leg trying to pass to half guard. Du Vale is fighting to maintain full guard but Gypsy has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Vale pushes Gypsy off looking to stand but Gypsy dives back in and keeps control.
Gypsy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Du Vale knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gypsy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Du Vale tries to kick Gypsy off but Gypsy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Gypsy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gypsy has a takedown stuffed.
Du Vale is looking for the big counter here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Du Vale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Du Vale has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Du Vale!

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A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McManus's entrance music is Scotland The Brave. A fine choice. Griffin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blessed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McManus
vs
Griffin

196 cm
25
288 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
283 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conquer
Supreme Nutrition

Underworld Clothing

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 Rio de Janeiro, Mick McManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McManus ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
McManus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Griffin scores with a nice strike.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of McManus's head but McManus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffin feints a jab promting McManus to slip. Griffin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McManus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McManus.

Griffin throws a big overhand right that connects, sending McManus tumbling to the canvas!

McManus is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin gets to his feet and stands over McManus, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! McManus felt that one! Griffin unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save McManus from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Griffin!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Round Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Santoyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slick Black Cadillac by Quiet Riot. Santoyo has chosen Roots Bloody Roots as his entrance music. Third Round Romero could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruno Santoyo's chin.

Round Romero
vs
Santoyo

190 cm
23
211 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

GREEN!160
Underworld Clothing

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, Third Round Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Santoyo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero jabs Santoyo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Santoyo looks winded!

Romero drops Santoyo with a beautiful combination! Santoyo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Romero is looking for the KO!

Santoyo is rocked!

It looks like Bruno Santoyo has been cut.
Santoyo leaves his chin hanging out and Romero seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Santoyo crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Third Round Romero!
A pretty intense looking Third Round Romero took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

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100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Mahalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akira Mahalo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Akira Mahalo enters the cage!

Machado
vs
Mahalo

176 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Héritage!
Voodoo Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akira Mahalo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahalo checks a low kick from Machado.

Mahalo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Machado has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Mahalo. Oh but Machado has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Mahalo goes limp - he's gone! Machado jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thiago Machado!
Thiago Machado managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Héritage!, into his post fight interview.

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pop
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FIGHT
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100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PJ McDermott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PJ McDermott has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jin Kazama's chin.

Kazama
vs
McDermott

180 cm
25
176 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kazama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, PJ McDermott !
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermott throws out a powerful jab.
McDermott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McDermott just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kazama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McDermott just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazama drops down looking for a counter takedown but McDermott sprawls and moves away.

Kazama gets the takedown into side control.
McDermott can't do much from the bottom here.

Kazama is trying to get an arm triangle but McDermott is defending well.
Kazama trying to control the action but McDermott is working from the bottom.
McDermott tries to improve position but can't.

Kazama tries for a kimura but McDermott is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kazama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McDermott throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kazama working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McDermott has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

McDermott gets caught napping as Kazama dives in and scores a takedown. McDermott manages to retain guard.
McDermott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDermott keeping full guard, as Kazama tries to pass.
Kazama slips nicely into half guard.
McDermott is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kazama seems to be looking for submissions.
McDermott tries to kick Kazama off but Kazama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Kazama is working for a submission of some sort.
McDermott is concentrating on defense, preventing Kazama from advancing position.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kazama misses with a takedown attempt

and McDermott counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kazama! McDermott lets Kazama back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Kazama is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazama leaves his chin hanging out and McDermott seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kazama crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). PJ McDermott !
PJ McDermott 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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RATING
40%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Parker Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacManus has chosen The Blood of Cu Chulainn as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Allen
vs
MacManus

180 cm
19
169 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

KAISER
Mystic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parker Allen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murphy MacManus!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacManus.
MacManus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacManus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacManus throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick from MacManus misses.
A head kick misses from MacManus.
MacManus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
MacManus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but MacManus is just out of range.
MacManus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Allen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
MacManus lands with a kick to the temple. Allen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacManus misses with an uppercut
and Allen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Allen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Allen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allen misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MacManus has time to react.
MacManus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick from MacManus is predictable there
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Allen stalks MacManus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into MacManus's face. MacManus staggers backwards, shaken.
Allen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
MacManus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Allen's sensitive parts.
MacManus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacManus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
MacManus throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen thuds a left hand into MacManus's body.
A lazy body kick from MacManus
and Allen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
MacManus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacManus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacManus manages to avoid it.
Allen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Allen misses the jab.
MacManus is looking for the big counter here.
MacManus swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen moves away from the strike by MacManus.
MacManus moves out of range as Allen strikes.
MacManus throws a lazy uppercut

and Allen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
MacManus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacManus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacManus blocking some punches.
Allen tries to work over MacManus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacManus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacManus lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from MacManus.
MacManus lands a shot to the body.
MacManus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacManus working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Allen is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by MacManus.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacManus creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Allen with a big uppercut! Allen tries to clinch up but MacManus pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Allen to the mat! Allen covers up and MacManus unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Murphy MacManus!
Murphy MacManus is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Murphy MacManus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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A | B

pop
A | B

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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

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