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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvon Del Bosco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akhenaton Talibah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Del Bosco
vs
Talibah

201 cm
18
292 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

Drops Nutri

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvon Del Bosco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akhenaton Talibah!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Bosco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Del Bosco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talibah checks a leg kick.

Talibah shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Del Bosco's guard.
Del Bosco keeping moving, preventing Talibah from controlling successfully.
Talibah prevents Del Bosco from getting back to his feet.
Talibah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Del Bosco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Talibah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Del Bosco lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Talibah!
Del Bosco looking to finish with strikes here!
Del Bosco thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Del Bosco there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Talibah is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Del Bosco unloads with some shots from mount but Talibah bucks and avoids them well.
Talibah squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Del Bosco throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Talibah blocking the ground and pound.
Del Bosco working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Talibah slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Del Bosco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Del Bosco throws a series of punches but Talibah avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Del Bosco throws a series of punches but Talibah avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by Del Bosco.
Del Bosco misses with a series of wild punches.
Del Bosco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Del Bosco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Del Bosco throws a leg kick but Talibah moved away.
Some wild striking there from Del Bosco.
Talibah shoots for a takedown but Del Bosco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Del Bosco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Talibah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Del Bosco swivels and escapes.
Del Bosco could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Del Bosco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Del Bosco throws a right hand that Talibah ducks under and follows up with a left that Talibah also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talibah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Del Bosco tries for a takedown but Talibah circles away easily

and Talibah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Del Bosco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Talibah is working away from the top position though.
Talibah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Del Bosco knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Del Bosco tries to roll over but Talibah keeps him under control.

Del Bosco actively working from the bottom here.
Del Bosco trying to control but Talibah postures up.
Del Bosco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosco looking for a sweep. Not yet Del Bosco, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Del Bosco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Del Bosco cracks a nice hook into Talibah's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Del Bosco.
Marvon Del Bosco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talibah tries a head kick but it misses.
Talibah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Del Bosco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marvon Del Bosco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akhenaton Talibah.
Talibah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Del Bosco is fending him off so far but Talibah persists. Nope, Del Bosco circles away and we're back to standing.
Talibah looks gassed!
Del Bosco lands a jab to Talibah's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Del Bosco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Del Bosco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvon Del Bosco dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Talibah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Del Bosco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Talibah somewhat.
Del Bosco looks to land a combination but Talibah avoids it well.
Del Bosco lands a jab.
Del Bosco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Del Bosco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talibah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Bosco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Talibah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Talibah.
Del Bosco is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Talibah stops Del Bosco from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosco lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Talibah!
Talibah keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Del Bosco throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Del Bosco looking to finish with strikes here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Talibah can do anything to dispel that myth.
Del Bosco prevents Talibah from getting the reversal.
Del Bosco throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
BOOM! Del Bosco connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Talibah avoids a series of strikes thrown by Del Bosco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosco lands with some strikes.
Talibah is breathing heavily.
Del Bosco misses with a head shot.
Del Bosco looking to finish with strikes here!
Del Bosco looking to finish with strikes here!
Del Bosco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Del Bosco thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Del Bosco throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Del Bosco looking for a guillotine from mount but Talibah is having none of it.
Talibah holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Del Bosco tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosco thowing shots but they're missing.
Talibah squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Talibah wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Del Bosco.
Del Bosco sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Del Bosco with shots to the head and body - Talibah looks very uncomfortable down there.
Del Bosco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosco throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Del Bosco throwing strikes here but Talibah is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Del Bosco misses with a head shot.
Talibah avoids a series of strikes thrown by Del Bosco.
Talibah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Del Bosco throwing strikes here but Talibah is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Del Bosco looking to ground and pound but Talibah is blocking nicely.
Talibah wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Del Bosco.
Del Bosco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvon Del Bosco dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Del Bosco misses with the combination.
Talibah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Del Bosco lands a right hook to the body.
Talibah shoots in but no luck this time.
Del Bosco throws a right and a left that Talibah avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Del Bosco.
Del Bosco wants to clinch

and Talibah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Del Bosco wants to control but Talibah is keeping busy.
Talibah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are battling for position here. Del Bosco manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Del Bosco wants to stand and escape but Talibah is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Del Bosco is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Talibah rolls with it to try and escape but Del Bosco cranks on the arm and Talibah is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marvon Del Bosco!

C
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C
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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 Mustafah Worandi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Assimou Nazuli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustafah Worandi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Worandi
vs
Nazuli

184 cm
23
211 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

199 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Drops Nutri

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mustafah Worandi!
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, Assimou Nazuli!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazuli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Worandi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Nazuli.
Nazuli with a lazy takedown attempt

and Worandi counters with a takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nazuli can do anything to dispel that myth.
An elbow from Worandi crashes against the mat.
Nazuli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Worandi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Worandi working the ground and pound.
Nazuli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Worandi is working Nazuli over with some ground and pound from side control.
Worandi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worandi grinds an elbow into Nazuli's temple.
Worandi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Worandi landing a few strikes.

Nazuli is rocked!
Worandi lands some shots froms side control.
Nazuli is still in real trouble! Can Worandi finish him?
Worandi in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Nazuli looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Worandi turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafah Worandi!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crizol Dourado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sayid Jarrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crizol Dourado has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dourado
vs
Jarrah

200 cm
24
230 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

187 cm
23
283 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Tianada's Nutrition Superstore

Drops Nutri

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crizol Dourado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sayid Jarrah!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dourado has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jarrah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jarrah has Dourado pressed against the cage, preventing Dourado from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dourado has picked Jarrah up - he's going for a ride! Dourado dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dourado passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dourado tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jarrah squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dourado tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarrah is working to get back to half guard.
Jarrah wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Jarrah showing good submission defense here.

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.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Dourado scores with punches from the back.
Dourado avoiding Jarrah 's attempts to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jarrah 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 Dourado gets his way!
Dourado is breathing heavily.
Dourado trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jarrah doesn't escape.
Jarrah trying to get back to his feet but Dourado is in full control for now.
Jarrah just trying to survive but Dourado is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jarrah avoids the strikes from Dourado.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dourado is hanging on to Jarrah's back as he tries to escape.
Dourado slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Jarrah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dourado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jarrah trying to control the hands but Dourado won't let him.
Jarrah holding both Dourado 's hands and preventing any damage.
Even with his hooks in, Dourado manages to miss with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jarrah wants to clinch but Dourado slips to the side

and Dourado counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jarrah's guard now.
Jarrah wants to stand but Dourado is controlling the position.
Jarrah should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jarrah trying to control the position.
Dourado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jarrah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jarrah has eaten all the pies!

Jarrah is working an open guard so Dourado takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jarrah wants to clinch
and Dourado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jarrah with a poor takedown

and Dourado moves into the clinch.
Dourado takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dourado takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jarrah lands a nice shot to the body.
Jarrah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dourado's defenses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dourado here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jarrah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jarrah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jarrah.
Jarrah working hard to break the clinch.
Jarrah connects with a knee to the head.
Jarrah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dourado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jarrah's efforts to push away.
Jarrah landing knees to the head.
Dourado drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jarrah lands an elbow inside.
Dourado tries to pull guard but Jarrah holds him up against the cage and eventually Dourado drops back down to his feet.
Jarrah misses with a knee strike.
Jarrah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jarrah tries to land a knee to the head but Dourado blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarrah with a knee to the head.
Jarrah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dourado lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jarrah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dourado's defenses.
Jarrah being controlled against the cage.
Dourado wants to break free but Jarrah has control.
Jarrah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jarrah tries a knee to the head but Dourado blocks it.
Jarrah jumps guard but Dourado stands there with Jarrah around his waist. Jarrah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Dourado pulls guard successfully.
Jarrah would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dourado has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dourado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jarrah throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dourado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jarrah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dourado is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jarrah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dourado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jarrah is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jarrah darts in trying to clinch

and Dourado counters with a single leg into guard. Jarrah didn't expect that.
Jarrah keeping moving, preventing Dourado from controlling successfully.
Jarrah wants to stand but Dourado is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dourado trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarrah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dourado preventing the sweep.
Jarrah controls Dourado momentarily but Dourado frees himself.
Dourado wants to pass the guard but Jarrah is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crizol Dourado dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Jarrah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarrah darts in trying to clinch

and Dourado counters by clinching up.
Jarrah lands an elbow just above Dourado 's eye.
Jarrah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jarrah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jarrah tries to pull guard but Dourado won't allow it.
Jarrah misses with a knee to the head.
Jarrah stalling in the clinch but Dourado improves position.
Jarrah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Dourado ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dourado no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dourado had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jarrah defends it easily.
Jarrah throws and elbow that misses. Dourado uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jarrah's guard. Nice move by Dourado!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dourado trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarrah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dourado won't allow Jarrah to get back to his feet.
Jarrah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jarrah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dourado tries to roll over but Jarrah keeps him under control.
Dourado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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.
Jarrah prevents Dourado from improving his position.
Jarrah is keen to just control but Dourado is a slippery customer.
Dourado moves into full guard.
Jarrah is looking to work some ground and pound but Dourado has wrist control.
Jarrah wants to stand but Dourado is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jarrah tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dourado counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jarrah's guard now.
Jarrah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dourado is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dourado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dourado wants to stand but Jarrah has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Dourado drops back looking for a leg! Jarrah is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jarrah manages to kick Dourado off! Dourado jumps back into Jarrah's guard.

Dourado decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jarrah clinches but Dourado breaks the clinch
and Dourado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jarrah thinking.
Sayid Jarrah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jarrah throws a head kick that misses.
Jarrah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sayid Jarrah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dourado clinches with his opponent.
Jarrah lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Jarrah.
Dourado takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jarrah.

Dourado is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jarrah can't fight it off and eventually Dourado manages to take the fight to the floor. Jarrah looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jarrah controls Dourado momentarily but Dourado frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crizol Dourado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dourado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crizol Dourado!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

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

About
vs
Soutland

191 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Drops Nutri
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tank About!
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, Freddy Soutland!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from About misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soutland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
About swats away the attempt to clinch by Soutland.
Soutland is on the wrong end of a nice combination from About.
Soutland misses with a double jab
and About counters with a nice uppercut.
Soutland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soutland tries to clinch but About moves away
and About counters with a three punch combo that has Soutland backing up. Soutland nods at About to acknowledge the strikes.
Soutland wants to clinch

and About counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Soutland!
About blocks Soutland's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
About lands a big elbow.
About looking to control but Soutland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
About raining down shots from the mount!
Soutland flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
About trying to control but Soutland is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
About controlling his opponent.
About scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Soutland is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
About blocks Soutland's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Soutland gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
About trying to control the action but Soutland is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with About in particular looking to stall.
Soutland is trying to stand up here but About is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
About trying to control the action but Soutland is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Soutland wants to get back to full guard.
About is looking to take a break and control but Soutland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Soutland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from About.
About shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soutland pinned against the cage. Soutland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
About misses with a two punch combination.

About clinches.
About is trying to break the clinch but Soutland is controlling him.
About is trying to break the clinch but Soutland is controlling him.
Soutland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
About tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Soutland smiles and moves away.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Soutland! About is backing up but he can't get away as Soutland lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops About and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Freddy Soutland!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Hainz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harold Buck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hainz
vs
Buck

175 cm
19
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Hainz!
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, Harold Buck!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Buck is defended easily by Hainz.
Hainz slips a jab and a cross from Buck.
Hainz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Buck does no damage.
Buck looks to land a combination but Hainz avoids it well.
Buck throws a nice looking combination but Hainz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Buck misses.
Buck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hainz sprawls well. Hainz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buck gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buck tries to bum rush Hainz with a series of wild strikes but Hainz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Buck.
A combination from Buck does no damage.
Hainz slips a jab and a cross from Buck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hainz circles away quickly and effectively.
Buck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Buck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Buck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hainz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruno Hainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Buck.
Buck tries to bum rush Hainz with a series of wild strikes but Hainz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buck scores with a one two! Hainz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Buck tries to clinch up but Hainz circles away and keeps his distance.
Buck shoots in looking for a takedown. Hainz tries to sprawl out of it but Buck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hainz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hainz doesn't manage to clinch there - Buck circles away.
Buck throws a lazy right hand but Hainz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Buck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buck!
Buck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buck fails with the takedown.
Buck dives in and grabs Hainz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hainz pushes down on Buck's head and hops out.
Hainz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Buck.
Hainz takes one to the chin there.
Hainz wants to clinch.
Buck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hainz.
Buck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hainz throws a sloppy head kick and Buck moves out of range easily.
Buck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck shoots for a takedown but Hainz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Buck closes the distance and pushes Hainz back into the cage.
Buck goes for a takedown attempt but Hainz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Buck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hainz's waist but Hainz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Buck off to one side.
Buck looks to land a combination but Hainz avoids it well.
Buck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Hainz takes the fight into the clinch.
Buck jumps guard but Hainz stands there with Buck around his waist. Buck gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Buck tries to pull guard but Hainz won't allow it.
Buck looking for a takedown.
Buck fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Buck has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hainz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hainz is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck keeps control of Hainz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buck is trying to maintain a safe position but Hainz gets an underhook and turns Buck into the cage.
Buck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Buck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hainz walks away with a smile on his face. Buck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Hainz. No joy for Buck on that attempt.
Buck looks gassed!
Hainz misses with a head kick.
Buck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hainz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buck throws a right hand that Hainz ducks under and follows up with a left that Hainz also avoids with ease.
Buck blocks a head kick by Hainz.
Buck misses with a series of wild punches.

Hainz rushes Buck and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buck drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buck wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Hainz dominated that round.
That's time! Hainz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hainz darts in and clinches Buck up against the cage.
Buck goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hainz prevents it.
Hainz can't break the clinch.
Buck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hainz walks away with a smile on his face. Buck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hainz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bruno Hainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Buck.
Buck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hainz walks away with a smile on his face. Buck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hainz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hainz showed some decent athleticism there.

Hainz decides to stand up.
Buck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hainz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hainz tries to clinch but Buck moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck misses with a wild combination.
Buck swinging wildly here.
A combination from Buck does no damage.

Hainz moves into the clinch successfully.
Buck fails to pull guard.
Hainz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Buck fails to pull guard.
Buck tries to pull guard but Hainz won't allow it.

Hainz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buck throws a right and a left that Hainz avoids nicely.
Hainz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buck misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Buck shoots and misses

and Hainz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Buck is trying to get back to full guard.

Buck actively working from the bottom here.
Buck is breathing heavily.

Hainz stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Buck to get to his feet.
Buck misses with a combination

and Hainz counters with a shoot takedown. Buck fights it but they end up in guard.

Buck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Hainz stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buck with a poor takedown

and Hainz counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Buck has an active guard here but Hainz has managed to pass into half guard.
Hainz blocks the strikes from Buck.

Buck actively working from the bottom here.
Buck trying to get back to full guard but Hainz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hainz avoids the attempt from Buck to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hainz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Buck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hainz content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Hainz dominated that second round.
That's time! Hainz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Buck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buck shoots and misses

and Hainz counters by moving into the clinch.
Buck drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buck fails to pull guard.
Bruno Hainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Buck.
Hainz tries to break free but Buck pushes him back against the cage.
Buck fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hainz walks away with a smile on his face. Buck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hainz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buck throws a series of punches but Hainz avoids them all with ease.
Harold Buck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hainz is looking to clinch.
Buck keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck lands with a nice combination. Hainz backs away looking to recover.
Buck tries to clinch there but Hainz circles away.
Hainz tries to clinch there but Buck circles away.
Buck with a poor takedown

and Hainz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Buck tries to pull guard but Hainz won't allow it.
Buck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Buck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buck looking for a takedown.
Buck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Buck working hard to break the clinch.
Hainz wants to break the clinch but can't.

Buck pulls guard.

Buck is looking for a triangle here but Hainz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Hainz decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck throws a series of punches but Hainz moves out of range.
Buck swinging wildly here.
Buck throws a right hand that Hainz ducks under and follows up with a left that Hainz also avoids with ease.
Buck throws a series of punches but Hainz moves out of range.

Hainz moves into the clinch.
Buck jumps guard but Hainz stands there with Buck around his waist. Buck gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hainz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hainz walks away with a smile on his face. Buck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Buck.
Buck wants to clinch

and Hainz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Buck!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hainz is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hainz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buck.
Bruno Hainz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hainz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buck throws a right and a left that both miss.

Hainz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Buck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buck jumps guard but Hainz stands there with Buck around his waist. Buck gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harold Buck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buck tries to pull guard but Hainz won't allow it.
Buck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hainz walks away with a smile on his face. Buck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Buck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck blocks a head kick by Hainz.
Hainz tries to clinch up.
Buck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hainz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Buck's guard.

Hainz gets to his feet - Buck follows without any prompting.
Hainz slips a jab and a cross from Buck.
Buck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hainz counters with a shoot takedown. Buck fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Buck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buck is striking from the bottom but Hainz uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Hainz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hainz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Hainz!

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Mont Alvernne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zgwina Toure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mont Alvernne
vs
Toure

174 cm
19
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Drops Nutri

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Mont Alvernne!
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, Zgwina Toure!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mont Alvernne gets a takedown into half guard.

Mont Alvernne wants to work for an arm triangle but Toure is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne is trying to control. Toure wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Mont Alvernne decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Toure tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Toure as Mont Alvernne shoots in.
Toure with a poor takedown

and Mont Alvernne counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mont Alvernne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Mont Alvernne drops back looking for a leg! Toure is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Toure manages to kick Mont Alvernne off! Mont Alvernne jumps back into Toure's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne stands and throws Toure's legs to the side, diving into side control.

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.

Mont Alvernne is trying to get an arm triangle but Toure is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Mont Alvernne 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.

Mont Alvernne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Mont Alvernne 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.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mont Alvernne is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Mont Alvernne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Mont Alvernne 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!

Mont Alvernne fails with the takedown.
Mont Alvernne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Toure sprawls well. Toure wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mont Alvernne gets slowly back to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mont Alvernne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Toure has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Toure and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Toure thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mont Alvernne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Toure sprawls well. Toure wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mont Alvernne gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Mont Alvernne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toure tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mont Alvernne was well out of range. Poor timing from Toure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mont Alvernne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Toure counters with a head kick.
Toure has his takedown stuffed

and Mont Alvernne counters with a takedown into side control.

Mont Alvernne thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Toure is trying to improve his position.
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.

Mont Alvernne is trying to get an arm triangle but Toure is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mont Alvernne thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zgwina Toure has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charlie Mont Alvernne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.
Mont Alvernne just content to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Mont Alvernne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mont Alvernne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Mont Alvernne!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaddew Mullholgant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Andreev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Andreev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mullholgant
vs
Andreev

170 cm
23
139 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Drops Nutri
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaddew Mullholgant!
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, Andrei Andreev!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullholgant misses with the combination.
Mullholgant throws a right hand that Andreev ducks under and follows up with a left that Andreev also avoids with ease.
Mullholgant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Andreev shoots in and bounces Mullholgant off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mullholgant looking for a sweep. Not yet Mullholgant, not yet.
Andreev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mullholgant's head.

Andreev drops back looking for a leg! Mullholgant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mullholgant manages to kick Andreev off! Andreev jumps back into Mullholgant's guard.
Andreev stands and throws Mullholgant's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Andreev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andreev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mullholgant is looking to reverse the position.

Andreev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mullholgant is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Andreev looks gassed!
Mullholgant wants to control but Andreev postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullholgant is not content to let Andreev control the position.

Andreev tries for a kimura but Mullholgant is defending well.
Mullholgant is trying to improve his position.

Andreev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mullholgant, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mullholgant tries to buck Andreev off but Andreev is having none of it.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mullholgant misses the jab.
Mullholgant missing with a left hand there. Andreev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mullholgant fails to land with a series of punches.
Mullholgant throws a nice looking combination but Andreev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mullholgant looks to throw the jab but Andreev is out of range.
A combination from Mullholgant does no damage.
No joy there for Mullholgant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four 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.
Mullholgant fails to land with a series of punches.
Andreev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mullholgant misses with a series of wild punches.
Mullholgant throws a series of punches but Andreev moves out of range.
Mullholgant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mullholgant throws a nice looking combination but Andreev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andreev is defended easily by Mullholgant.
Mullholgant misses with a wild combination.
Mullholgant fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Andreev 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.

Mullholgant has his takedown stuffed

and Andreev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mullholgant won't be happy with that.
Mullholgant can't do much from the bottom here.

Andreev is working to tighten is grip on Mullholgant's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Mullholgant has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Andreev is really squeezing tight and eventually Mullholgant passes out! Andreev breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andrei Andreev!