CCF FN:02 Woods vs Tielemans PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joesph Valtellini (ranked 7758 p4p, 675 weight class) and Jesus Willian Jr (ranked 8010 p4p, 687 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Valtellini
vs
Willian Jr

181 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joesph Valtellini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Willian Jr!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Willian Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Willian Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Willian Jr maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Valtellini could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Willian Jr has cracked it and Valtellini is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Willian Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jesus Willian Jr!
Jesus Willian Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bailey (ranked 22209 p4p, 609 weight class) and Edwin Gentry (ranked 22470 p4p, 602 weight class). Bailey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, NWA-Fuck Tha Police. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bailey
vs
Gentry

175 cm
27
164 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

153 cm
22
161 lbs
0 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Gentry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentry wants to clinch up but Bailey keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Bailey. That snapped Gentry's head back.

It looks like Edwin Gentry has been cut.
Bailey misses with a few strikes there.
Gentry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bailey defends it well.
Bailey closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Gentry out cold! Gentry corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ray Bailey!
Post fight, Ray Bailey stared into the camera and said 'i'm a bad mother fucker and i'm only getting better, hide your wives and girlfriends I am going to Kill this division then beat up some pussy with my massive Dick...'.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Garcia (ranked 5241 p4p, 566 weight class) and Higo Higa (ranked 8149 p4p, 692 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Garcia
vs
Higa

187 cm
24
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Green Machine Nutritional Supplements
Fanatic Inc.

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Higo Higa!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Higa moves into the clinch successfully.
Higa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Higa landing knees to the body.
Higa lands a knee to the body.
Higa working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Garcia is trying to force a seperation but Higa has the dominant position.
Garcia is trying to break free.
Higa prevents Garcia from breaking the clinch.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Higa tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Higa back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Garcia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Higa has double underhooks.
Garcia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Higa landing knees to the body.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Higa.
Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Higa.
Garcia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garcia wants it to stay on the feet.

Higa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Higa lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higa has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Higa lands a knee to the body.
Higa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garcia tries to break free but Higa pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia tries to circle away but Higa has him pinned against the cage.
Higa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch but Higa keeps him there for the moment.

Higa pulls Garcia into guard.
Higa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.

Garcia keeping moving, preventing Higa from controlling successfully.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Higa isn't so interested in that idea.
Higa trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Higa tries to pass.
Higa prevents Garcia from getting back to his feet.
Garcia can't keep his opponent in guard - Higa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Higa trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.

Higa seems to be looking for submissions.
Garcia is trying to stand back up but Higa is controlling him
Higa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Higa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Higa stops Garcia from getting back to his feet.

Higa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Higa passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higa fails to move to back control.
Higa content just to control the position here.
We've been informed that Higa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Higa on the ground.
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Higa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
Higa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Higa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Higa trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Higa controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to stand up.

Higa working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Garcia turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Higa off and cradles Garcia's limp body as Higa celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Higo Higa!
An out of breath Higo Higa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Lulinha (ranked 6809 p4p, 631 weight class) and Wagner Resende (ranked 5655 p4p, 591 weight class). Henrique Lulinha is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lulinha
vs
Resende

196 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lulinha misses with a lunging right hand

and Resende counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Resende slips nicely into half guard.
My spies in Bigfoot Jiu-Jitsu inform me that Resende has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Resende is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lulinha sees it coming and defends easily.
Lulinha tries to roll over but Resende keeps him under control.

Lulinha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

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

Resende is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Lulinha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Resende pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lulinha moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Resende passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Resende seems to be looking for submissions.

Lulinha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Resende pulls his head out easily.

Lulinha looking for submissions off his back.

Resende is trying to work for a kimura but Lulinha is defending well.

Lulinha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lulinha is refusing to be controlled, as Resende sits in half guard.
Lulinha is in trouble now - Resende has advanced to mount!
Resende wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Resende raining down hammerfists from mount.
Resende punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Resende working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Resende moves to back control.
Resende keeps control of the position as Lulinha tries to break free.

Resende looking for the choke but no joy.
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!

Resende working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Resende is persistently looking for the submission but Lulinha is defending it well.

Resende has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Resende looking for the RNC.
Well, with Resende on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lulinha is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Lulinha is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Resende gets his way!

Resende looking for the RNC.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lulinha is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Lulinha fending off the submission attempt from Resende.

Resende is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Lulinha has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Resende has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Lulinha taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Resende doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wagner Resende!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanderlei Bitetti (ranked 5409 p4p, 544 weight class) and Antony De Luca (ranked 6331 p4p, 599 weight class). Antony De Luca will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bitetti
vs
De Luca

177 cm
19
253 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanderlei Bitetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antony De Luca!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Luca clinches.
Bitetti is trying to stall.
Bitetti jumps guard but De Luca stands there with Bitetti around his waist. Bitetti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bitetti tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Luca just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bitetti tries to pull guard but De Luca won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanderlei Bitetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Luca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bitetti avoids it.
Bitetti jumps guard but De Luca turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bitetti looking to slow down the pace here.
De Luca misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Luca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bitetti is trying to pull guard but De Luca has him pressed against the cage.

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

Bitetti is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
De Luca keeping moving, preventing Bitetti from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitetti passes De Luca's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Bitetti maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! De Luca could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bitetti has cracked it and De Luca is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bitetti!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sanderlei Bitetti!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Araujo (ranked 5849 p4p, 568 weight class) and Petcel Joshua (ranked 5342 p4p, 542 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Araujo
vs
Joshua

193 cm
19
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
248 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petcel Joshua!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Joshua.

Joshua looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Araujo is not content to let Joshua control the position.
Araujo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Araujo is pulling down on Joshua's head to control his posture.
Araujo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Araujo!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Franco (ranked 7337 p4p, 659 weight class) and Pedro Pete (ranked 4944 p4p, 541 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Franco
vs
Pete

168 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Pete!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco slips under a jab.
Pete slips under a jab.
Pete takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pete swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Franco misses.
A combination from Franco does no damage.
Pete has a takedown stuffed.
Pedro Pete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pete on the side of the head.
Franco thuds a left hand into Pete's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pete shoots in but no luck this time.
Pete throws a low kick but it's checked well by Franco.
Franco digs a good body shot into Pete's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pete appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete shoots in for a takedown but Franco shows good takedown defense.
Xavier Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Pete.

Pete manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Franco on his heels. He'll look to pass Franco's guard now, I'm sure.

Franco wriggles free and stands up.
Xavier Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franco throws a right and a left that Pete avoids nicely.

Pete gets the takedown into side control.
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!

Pete stands up.
Franco lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Franco. Those never looked like landing.
Pete keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Franco.
A slow jab from Franco misses its intended target.
Franco swinging wildly here.
Pete is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Pete with that takedown attempt.
Franco throws a nice looking combination but Pete bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franco throws a body punch but Pete moves out of range.

Pete rushes Franco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Franco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pete looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Franco looks to land a combination but Pete avoids it well.
Pete feints the counter takedown.
A combination from Franco does no damage.
Franco misses with a few strikes there.
Pete has his takedown stuffed
and Franco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Franco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Franco connects with a nice looking jab.
Franco missing with a left hand there. Pete was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pete.
Franco wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pete in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pete creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pete trying to control the action but Franco is working from the bottom.
Franco wants to get back to his feet but Pete drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete controlling from side mount.
Franco is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pete has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Franco throws Pete to one side and escapes!

Pete has taken the fight to the clinch.

Pete manages to break the clinch.
Pete shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco throws a right and a left that both miss.

Franco gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pete to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Franco uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Franco dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Franco scores with a decent looking hook.
Some wild striking there from Franco.
Franco misses with a few strikes there.
Pete shoots in but Franco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Franco misses with the combination.
Xavier Franco is winning the standup battle so far.
Franco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Franco's waist but Franco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pete off to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Franco. Those never looked like landing.
Franco throws a looping overhand right but Pete ducks down to avoid it.
Pete tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Franco misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco swinging wildly here.

Pete closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franco stops a takedown attempt from Pete.
Xavier Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Pete.
Franco is trying to break the clinch but Pete has him pressed against the cage.

Pete drags the fight down to the ground.
Franco wanted to stand there but Pete had control of the position.
Franco is fighting to break Pete's control of his arms but Pete is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Franco wants to stand but Pete has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pete manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Franco manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Franco pushes Pete off and gets back to his feet.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pete can do to turn this around?

Pete shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Franco is trying to defend but Pete finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pete stops Franco from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pete in particular looking to stall.

Pete seems to be working for a kimura but Franco defends the submission attempt.
Pete is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco is trying to stand up here but Pete is controlling him well.

Franco manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pete keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Franco gets underhooks to prevent Pete's takedown attempt.
Franco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco wants to break the clinch but can't.

Franco breaks the clinch.
Franco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Pete closes the distance and clinches.
Pete tries to land knees in the clinch but Franco avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Franco.
Pete lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pete tries to pull guard but Franco won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Franco to keep the fight standing.
Pete is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Franco is defending well.
Pete is breathing heavily.
Franco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pete has him pressed against the cage.
Pete jumps guard but Franco stands there with Pete around his waist. Pete gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Franco is trying to break the clinch but Pete has him pressed against the cage.

Pete's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pete doesn't manage to clinch there - Franco circles away.
Franco scores with a nice head shot.
Franco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pete counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Franco pushes Pete off looking to stand but Pete dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Pete there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Franco dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Franco works over Pete's head and body with a nice combination.
Pete fails with the takedown
and Franco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Franco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pete in his tracks.
Franco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pete circles away quickly and effectively.
Pete doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Franco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pete circles away quickly and effectively.
Pete walks into a jab.
Pete avoids the body shot from Franco.
Franco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Pete counters by moving into the clinch.
Pete is trying to pull guard but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pete tries to work over Franco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco wants to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete tries to score a body lock takedown but Franco shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Xavier Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Pete.
Pete struggles to land a body shot inside as Franco controls his hands.

Pete's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Franco!
Franco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pete.

Pete closes the distance and clinches.
Pete tries to pull guard but Franco won't allow it.
Pete tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Franco smiles and moves away.
Pete moves forwards but Franco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Franco just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pete clinches with his opponent.
Franco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franco has had enough of the clinch but Pete keeps him there for the moment.
Franco is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Franco trying to stall but Pete improves his position.
Franco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pete has him pressed against the cage.

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

Franco stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pete lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pete shoots in and drives through. Franco sprawls well.
Pete darts in looking for a takedown but Franco gets double underhooks and turns Pete into the cage.
Franco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franco scores with a decent looking hook.
Franco shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pete eats them both and turns towards Franco to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pete counters with a shoot takedown. Franco fights it but they end up in guard.

Franco scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Franco throws a combination. Pete tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Pete is rocked!

Pete clinches with his opponent.
Pete is still on wobbly legs! Can Franco finish him?

Pete breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco jabs Pete right on the nose. Pete blinks but takes it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Franco!
Xavier Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pete misses with a takedown attempt
and Franco counters with a crisp right that sends Pete to the canvas! Franco follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Franco!
Xavier Franco tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ruas (ranked 4398 p4p, 468 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 6123 p4p, 582 weight class). Marko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Indestructible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruas
vs
Marko

200 cm
19
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruas swats away the attempt to clinch by Marko.
Ruas throws a lazy right hand but Marko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marko misses with a hook. Ruas ducked under it nicely.
Marko lands a right hook to the body.
Marko throws a looping overhand right but Ruas ducks down to avoid it.

Ruas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ruas has knee on belly and moves into mount.
You get the feeling that Marko really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ruas forces the positional change into back control.

Ruas is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Marko is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Ruas!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Woods (ranked 3970 p4p, 451 weight class) and Youri Tielemans (ranked 7753 p4p, 648 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Woods
vs
Tielemans

180 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition
IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiger Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Youri Tielemans!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods takes a swing at Tielemans's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Tielemans on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woods takes one to the side of the head.
Tielemans scores with a punch to the head.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.

Woods has closed the distance and engaged Tielemans in a clinch.
Woods blocks a body shot from Tielemans.
Woods drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Woods.
Woods definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Woods lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tielemans gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tielemans.
Woods goes for a takedown attempt but Tielemans pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiger Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tielemans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Youri Tielemans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods tries for a takedown but Tielemans circles away easily
and Tielemans counters with a right hand to the body.
Tielemans cracks Woods with a right hand to the side of the head.
Woods throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tielemans counters with a head kick that wobbles Woods - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Tielemans sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Youri Tielemans!
Youri Tielemans seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.