CCR 12 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Rundowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Singer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundowski comes to the cage accompanied by A$AP Rocky - Goldie. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rundowski
vs
Singer

186 cm
24
203 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grzegorz Rundowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Singer!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Singer leaves Rundowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Singer misses with a straight left.
Singer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rundowski cracks Singer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Singer misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rundowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rundowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Singer sprawls well. Singer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rundowski gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer slips under a jab.
Singer lands an overhand right.
Rundowski has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grzegorz Rundowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rundowski cracks Singer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Singer throws an off balance right hand
and Rundowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rundowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Singer lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Singer. That's going to slow Rundowski down.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Singer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rundowski throws a combination that misses
and Singer counters with a nice body shot.
Rundowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Singer is just out of range.
Singer throws a lazy body kick

and Rundowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rundowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rundowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rundowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Singer trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Singer has his foot on Rundowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rundowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Rundowski postures up in Singer's guard and throws a big left but Singer blocks it.
Rundowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rundowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rundowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Singer trying to keep a closed guard but Rundowski is proving a slippery customer.

Singer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rundowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rundowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rundowski content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rundowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rundowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rundowski stands up over Singer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rundowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Singer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rundowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Singer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rundowski throws a jab when Singer was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Singer.
Singer slips a jab from Rundowski.
Singer flicks out a counter leg kick but Rundowski steps away.
A low kick from Singer misses
and Rundowski counters with a left and a right that stings Singer.
Singer misses with a leg kick

and Rundowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rundowski.

Singer has his foot on Rundowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rundowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Rundowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Singer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy Rio inform us that Singer has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Singer looking for subs off his back but Rundowski has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Singer trying to control but Rundowski postures up.
Rundowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Singer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rundowski controlling the action here.
Singer tries to roll over but Rundowski keeps him under control.
Rundowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rundowski is nestled in close to Singer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rundowski is nestled in close to Singer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Singer wants to get back to full guard.
Rundowski drops an elbow to the side of Singer's head.

Singer is rocked!

It looks like Robert Singer has been cut.
Singer wants to control the action here but instead Rundowski manages to pass to full mount!
Singer is still in real trouble! Can Rundowski finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Rundowski! Singer is hurt baaadly! Rundowski is firing away with more strikes - Singer is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grzegorz Rundowski!
In his post fight interview, Grzegorz Rundowski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Varner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Silva
vs
Varner

188 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
20
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamie Varner!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Varner's defenses.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Varner counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Varner dominates the positioning.
Check out the look on Varner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Varner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Varner happy to just control the position for now.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Varner controls the position.
Varner working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Varner is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Varner is dominant here and he's now got Silva's back!
Silva's coaches at Animal House have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Varner misses with an elbow to the head.
Varner has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Silva's body.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Silva covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Varner thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand back up.
I really don't envy Silva right now.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Varner.
Varner is riding his opponent, not letting Silva buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varner misses with punches from the back.
Varner just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
It looks like Varner might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee is taking a good look at Silva as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Varner!
Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Varner biding his time, looking for the opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Varner checks it well.
Varner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Varner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Varner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Varner is proving a slippery customer.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Varner is proving a slippery customer.
Varner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Varner or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.

Varner scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Varner is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Varner counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Varner dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Varner working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is trying to control Varner's posture but Varner avoids it.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Varner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Varner advances nicely into full mount.
Varner with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva wants to control but Varner is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Varner controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jamie Varner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva tries to sprawl but Varner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Varner in particular looking to stall.
Silva is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve his position but Varner is controlling well.
Varner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice body punch from Silva.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Varner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Varner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva is trying to control the position but Varner postures up.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Varner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Varner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Varner controls the pace.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Varner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Varner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Varner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Varner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Varner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva trying to hold on to Varner's head to control him but Varner postures up.
Varner controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Varner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Varner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Varner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Varner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Varner!
An out of breath Jamie Varner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

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

Avare
vs
Motta

200 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaston Avare!
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, Leonardo Motta!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Motta lands a big uppercut and Avare crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Avare looks OK. Motta waves Avare back to his feet!

It looks like Gaston Avare has been cut.

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

Motta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Avare fails with the takedown.
Motta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Motta moves into range and clinches up with Avare.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Avare has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Motta regains guard immediately.
Motta wants to sweep but no luck.

Motta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Avare is aware though and is defending well.

Avare stands up from Motta's guard - Avare perhaps looking for a knockout.
Motta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Avare stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Motta clinches up with Avare and pushes him back against the cage.
Avare is looking to take this one to the mat.
Motta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avare backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motta scores with a nice hook to the head.

Motta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Motta walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Avare drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Motta swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Avare's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Motta!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by My Way - Limpbizkit. Maximus Meridius has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cruz
vs
Meridius

186 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Meridius avoids it well.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body. Meridius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Meridius should have avoided that one.

Cruz tries to sprawl but Meridius drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Meridius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Meridius lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Meridius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meridius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Meridius winds up and cracks Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meridius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Cruz is rocked!
Meridius scores with a big shot! Cruz's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Cruz! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Meridius!
An intense looking Maximus Meridius took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Are you entertained? Are you not entertained?!?!?'.
Rafael Cruz spoke after the fight, saying 'I work hard on jew jizzsu, but he is the great guy tonight. I work jew jizzsu and come back better'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koko Glavata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bastad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koko Glavata has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Glavata
vs
Bastad

191 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Koko Glavata!
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, Chris Bastad!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

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

Glavata looking to score a takedown here. Bastad is defending well but Glavata drives through and ends up in Bastad's guard.
Glavata trying to control but Bastad is working from the bottom.

Bastad has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Glavata doesn't defend quickly enough and Bastad has managed to lock this one up! Can Glavata escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bastad on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Bastad!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asano Kana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asano Kana has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kana
vs
Joe

195 cm
25
182 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

183 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asano Kana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kana fakes the leg kick and cracks Joe in the body.

Kana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Joe trying to control but Kana is working from the bottom.
Joe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kana's head.
Joe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Joe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Joe cracks Kana with a solid left hand.
Joe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kana's head.
Kana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kana tries to get out of the position.
Joe landing with the ground and pound.
Joe with a nice head shot there.

Kana is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe landing with the ground and pound.
Oh Kana is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kana's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Glass Joe! Glass Joe retains his middleweight title!
Glass Joe 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Govan Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Aerts
vs
Burns

193 cm
28
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

200 cm
29
258 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Govan Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Burns!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aerts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Burns wants to control but Aerts is keeping busy.

Aerts is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aerts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burns's head.

Aerts 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.
Aerts stops Burns from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns wants to control but Aerts is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.

Aerts is trying to work for a kimura but Burns is defending well.

Aerts is trying to work for a kimura but Burns is defending well.
Aerts controlling the pace.
Burns keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Aerts is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burns is in trouble now - Aerts has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aerts throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Aerts throwing strikes here but Burns is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Aerts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Aerts is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Burns is surviving well by controlling Aerts's body position as best he can.
Burns wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Aerts throwing strikes here but Burns is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Aerts looking to control but Burns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Aerts with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aerts wants to control the pace but Burns is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aerts working for a guillotine from mount but Burns is in no mood to give up.
Aerts wants to control the pace but Burns is squirming around nicely.
Aerts avoids the attempt from Burns to control.

Burns defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Aerts.

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

Aerts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burns defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aerts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burns scoring with some ground and pound.

Aerts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Aerts looking for a guillotine here but Burns defends easily.
Burns wants to control from the top but Aerts keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Aerts is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Burns has his hands clasped together but Aerts extends and breaks Burns's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Aerts.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Govan Aerts!
Our winner, Govan Aerts, 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.

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Guerrero
vs
Schmidt

180 cm
18
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
166 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolo Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero works the jab nicely.
Schmidt misses with a head kick.
Schmidt cracks the inside of Guerrero's front leg.
Schmidt looks to land a right hand but Guerrero moved out of range.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. Guerrero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schmidt blocks a jab.
Schmidt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guerrero moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Guerrero misses its target.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses
and Guerrero counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Dieter Schmidt has been cut.
Guerrero blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt connects with a high kick.
A punch combination from Guerrero misses.
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guerrero throws out the jab.
Guerrero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Schmidt tries to get set, Guerrero tries to push him back and clinch up but Schmidt manages to avoid the attempt.
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!
Schmidt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guerrero's calf.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the body

and Guerrero counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schmidt is trying to force a seperation but Guerrero has the dominant position.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guerrero lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guerrero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Guerrero.
Guerrero lands with a right to the head.
Guerrero lands a shot to the body.
Guerrero with a knee to the head.

Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick

and Guerrero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guerrero.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guerrero.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerrero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guerrero.
Guerrero presses Schmidt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guerrero lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Schmidt to his knees! Guerrero keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paolo Guerrero!