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Event: Bots de Garra 205     
Date:   Nov 20, 2024





197 cm
33 yrs
248 lbs



163 cm
37 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 9 losses; Katelynn Arby! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 38 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Arby rushes Peieira and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Peieira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#TD#
Arby has hold of one of Peieira's legs. Peieira is fighting the takedown attempt but Arby gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Arby (2) vs (0) Peieira
Arby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Arby is looking to advance position but Peieira has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Arby (2) vs (4) Peieira
Arby is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arby wants to hold on but Peieira pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arby is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arby sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T1#
Arby is looking to improve his position.
Arby is trying to control but can't. #T2#
Arby regains full guard. Nicely done.
Arby looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Arby pulls Peieira in close to his closed guard and prevents Peieira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Arby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peieira's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Arby (4) vs (4) Peieira
Arby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Arby looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Arby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Arby tries to free his leg and advance position but Peieira is retaining full guard.
Arby looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T4#
Arby pushes down on Peieira's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arby slows the pace down in half guard.
Peieira is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Arby jumps into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Arby (7) vs (4) Peieira#T5#
Arby controls the position from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T6##SUB#
Arby working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Arby wants to control but Peieira is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Arby working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T7#
Arby is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arby takes a little break here. Peieira wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T8#
Arby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T9#
Peieira is not content to let Arby control the position. #T10#
Arby happy to just control the position for now.
Arby trying to control the position but Peieira is working away.
Arby moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T11#
Arby is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arby controlling the position from side mount. #T12#
Peieira is looking to reverse the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
You can see the frustration on Peieira's face as Arby controls the position.
Arby is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peieira trying to remain calm as Arby controls from the top position.
Peieira is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.#T13#
Arby is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Arby politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Arby prefers to stall for the moment though.#T14#
Arby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arby takes the fight on points by 7 to 4.
An out of breath Katelynn Arby thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: C361: Jiang vs Rome     
Date:   Nov 17, 2024
#R1#
Peieira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sang Hun.
We've been told by Sang Hun's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sang Hun pushes Peieira away with a front kick.
Peieira misses with a combination
and Sang Hun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peieira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sang Hun scores with a kick to the body.
Peieira lands a two punch combo.
Sang Hun just misses with a punch to the body.
Caio Peieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sang Hun slips a jab and a cross from Peieira.
Peieira throws a combination that misses
and Sang Hun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peieira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sang Hun.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Peieira has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Peieira misses with a series of wild punches.
Sang Hun lands a head shot.
Peieira misses with a double jab
and Sang Hun counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Sang Hun.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sang Hun - that will leave a mark! #T1#
Peieira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sang Hun tests Peieira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peieira looks to land a combination but Sang Hun avoids it well.
Peieira fails to land with a series of punches.
Sang Hun thows a body kick. Peieira tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Peieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sang Hun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peieira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peieira throws a combination that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peieira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sang Hun lands with an overhand left.
Peieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sang Hun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peieira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sang Hun is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Peieira avoids a kick to the body.
Peieira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peieira takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T2#
Sang Hun's corner calls for a 1-2. Sang Hun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sang Hun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sang Hun cracks Peieira with an open hand slap.
Peieira misses with the combination.
Sang Hun jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sang Hun thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Peieira if he has to take too many more of those.
Peieira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sang Hun counters with an inside leg kick.
Peieira misses with a double jab
and Sang Hun counters with a stiff right hand.
Sang Hun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Peieira misses.
Sang Hun jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sang Hun scores with a decent looking hook.
Peieira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sang Hun takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Peieira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sang Hun scores with a jab to the head. #T3#
Sang Hun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peieira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peieira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sang Hun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peieira manages to avoid it.
Sang Hun scores with the left hand. Peieira knows he should have avoided that one.
Peieira misses with a two punch combination.
Sang Hun quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Peieira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Sang Hun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sang Hun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peieira at a distance.
Peieira looks to land a combination. Sang Hun sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Peieira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A combination from Peieira does no damage.
Sang Hun throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Peieira looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Sang Hun. Those never looked like landing.
Peieira throws a counter combo.
Sang Hun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peieira manages to avoid it.
Peieira throws a series of punches but Sang Hun avoids them all with ease.
Sang Hun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peieira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sang Hun scores with a jab.#T4#
Peieira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sang Hun circles away quickly and effectively.
Sang Hun quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Peieira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sang Hun scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peieira in his tracks.
Peieira misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peieira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sang Hun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peieira moves away.
Sang Hun lands a front kick.
Peieira throws a nice looking combination but Sang Hun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sang Hun scores with a jab. Peieira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sang Hun counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peieira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Peieira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice cross by Sang Hun.
Peieira throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joon Sang Hun dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Peieira misses with the combination.
Sang Hun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Peieira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sang Hun has got the better of the exchanges.
Peieira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peieira throws a right hand that Sang Hun ducks under and follows up with a left that Sang Hun also avoids with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sang Hun. Peieira shrugs it off though.
Sang Hun scores with a nice right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sang Hun.
Peieira fails to land with a series of punches.
Peieira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sang Hun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sang Hun keeps Peieira at a distance using the push kick.
Sang Hun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sang Hun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peieira.
Peieira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Peieira.
Peieira is breathing heavily.#T1#
Peieira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sang Hun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peieira can do to turn this around?
Peieira tries to bum rush Sang Hun with a series of wild strikes but Sang Hun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peieira misses with a series of wild punches.
Sang Hun lands a lovely overhand right.
Sang Hun throws a body punch but Peieira moves out of range.
Sang Hun is looking to slow Peieira down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Sang Hun.
Sang Hun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peieira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sang Hun back to the cage. Peieira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Peieira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peieira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sang Hun.
Peieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sang Hun counters with a nice leg kick.
Peieira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peieira misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Peieira. #T2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun dodges the punch combination from Peieira.
Peieira throws a combination that misses
and Sang Hun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peieira misses with the combination.
Peieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sang Hun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peieira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sang Hun counters with a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Sang Hun coming out on top.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sang Hun.
Some wild striking there from Peieira.
A little feinted left hand from Sang Hun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sang Hun scores with a punch to the head.
Sang Hun thumps Peieira with a low kick.
Joon Sang Hun is winning the standup battle so far.
Peieira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T3#
Sang Hun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peieira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sang Hun lands a really nice looking cross but Peieira seems unphased.
Peieira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sang Hun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peieira. That did some damage!
Peieira misses with a combination
and Peieira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sang Hun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Peieira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sang Hun tests Peieira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peieira walks into a left hand.
Sang Hun lands an overhand right.
Peieira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sang Hun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Sang Hun misses.
A nice combination there by Peieira.
Peieira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sang Hun counters with a stiff right hand.
Peieira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peieira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sang Hun counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Nice jab there from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun connects with a leg kick.
Peieira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peieira walks into a straight right hand from Sang Hun.
Peieira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sang Hun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Sang Hun lands.#ROC#Peieira is rocked!
Sang Hun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Peieira is still on wobbly legs! Can Sang Hun finish him?
Peieira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sang Hun.
Peieira misses with a double jab
and Sang Hun scores with a counter punch that sends Peieira to the canvas! Sang Hun smells blood - he's punishing Peieira with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Peieira has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joon Sang Hun!
After winning the bout, Joon Sang Hun thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 194     
Date:   Oct 13, 2024





183 cm
30 yrs
169 lbs



163 cm
37 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 25 losses; Lochlain OBrien! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 38 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
OBrien dives in and scores a takedown into Peieira's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: OBrien (2) vs (0) Peieira
OBrien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peieira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (2) vs (2) Peieira
OBrien is looking for a sweep. Peieira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
OBrien trying to control here.
OBrien controlling the position well.
Peieira tries to pass the half guard into mount. OBrien knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OBrien wants to control but Peieira is keeping busy.
OBrien is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
OBrien wants to control but Peieira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peieira wants to control but OBrien is keeping him busy.
OBrien has his hands clasped together around Peieira's back. He's all about the action.#SUB2#
Peieira is trying to work for a kimura but OBrien is defending well.
My spies in Alpha Brasil inform me that Peieira has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Peieira trying to advance position but OBrien counters by regaining guard. #T2#
Peieira won't allow OBrien to sweep him here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peieira looking to sit in guard and control but OBrien gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (4) vs (2) Peieira
OBrien is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OBrien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peieira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
OBrien won't allow Peieira to sweep him here.
OBrien trying to control but Peieira is working from the bottom.
Peieira looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but OBrien puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
OBrien wants to pass to mount but Peieira is defending the position. #T3#
OBrien is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
OBrien is keen to just control but Peieira is a slippery customer.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.
Peieira is looking to control OBrien's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peieira avoid being mounted?#T4#
OBrien is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peieira wants to control but OBrien is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if OBrien is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Peieira is looking for a sweep. OBrien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peieira wants to control but OBrien is keeping busy.
OBrien slows the pace down in half guard. #T5#
Peieira is looking to improve his position.
OBrien seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peieira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
OBrien tries to pass to full mount but Peieira defends it. #T6#
OBrien is thwarting Peieira's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with OBrien in particular looking to stall.
Peieira holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Well, if OBrien is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Peieira trying to control but OBrien postures up.
Peieira is looking for a sweep. OBrien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
OBrien content to control rather than advance. #T7#
OBrien wants to control but Peieira is keeping him busy.
OBrien controlling the pace.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, OBrien seems content to control.
OBrien is pressing down on Peieira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Peieira is holding on for now.
OBrien is controlling the pace. #T8#
Peieira is looking to control OBrien's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peieira avoid being mounted?
Well, if OBrien is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
OBrien is stalling here. Peieira is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! OBrien seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Peieira has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: OBrien (4) vs (6) Peieira
Peieira takes a little break here. OBrien wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T9#
OBrien prevents Peieira from moving into mount.
OBrien regains half guard.
OBrien tries to roll over but Peieira keeps him under control.
OBrien is trying to control but can't.
We've been hearing good reports from OBrien's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
OBrien gets back to full guard.
OBrien is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T10#
OBrien controlling the position.
OBrien manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peieira manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: OBrien (6) vs (6) Peieira
Peieira looking to control.
OBrien will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
OBrien wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving.
OBrien looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Peieira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. OBrien gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T11#
OBrien advances to half guard.
OBrien not doing much here.
Peieira is not content to let OBrien control the position.
OBrien is taking a breather. Peieira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Peieira wants to control but OBrien is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T12#
OBrien trying to control from half guard but Peieira is working away.
OBrien looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
OBrien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working.
OBrien wants to advance to full mount but Peieira doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
OBrien is stalling in the full guard. #T13#
OBrien has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
OBrien preventing the sweep.
Peieira is trying to keep OBrien in close. #T14#
OBrien sitting in guard here, content to control.
OBrien seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Peieira for as long as he can get away with.#SUB2#
Peieira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. OBrien gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peieira keeping moving, preventing OBrien from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Peieira gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Peieira wins on points by 7 to 6.
A relieved looking Caio Peieira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 186     
Date:   Sep 15, 2024





163 cm
37 yrs
142 lbs



197 cm
32 yrs
248 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 37 losses; Caio Peieira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 7 losses; Katelynn Arby!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Arby moves into the clinch successfully. #TD2#
Peieira is fighting off a takedown attempt but Arby is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Peieira to the mat. Peieira regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Peieira (0) vs (2) Arby#SUB#
Peieira is looking for a triangle here but Arby uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (0) vs (5) Arby
Peieira is trying to improve his position.
Arby happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Arby trying to control the action but Peieira is working from the bottom.
Arby might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Peieira haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Peieira is looking for a sweep.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Peieira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Peieira is trying to control Arby's posture but Arby avoids it. #T2#
Arby is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Arby is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Arby has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Arby wants to control but Peieira is keeping him busy. #T3#
Peieira is trying to escape the position but Arby is controlling the position.
Peieira tries to buck Arby off but Arby is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Arby trying to control the position but Peieira is working away.
Arby controlling the position from side mount. #T4#
Arby is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peieira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Arby is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Peieira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Peieira tries to bench press Arby off him but Arby keeps the position. #T5#
Arby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working.
Peieira tries to improve position but can't.
Arby taking a breather here.
Arby trying to control the action but Peieira is working from the bottom.
Arby controls the position.#T6#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arby is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T7#
Peieira is looking for a sweep.
Peieira being controlled for a moment. #T8#
Arby trying to control the action but Peieira is working from the bottom.
Arby is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Peieira will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T9#
Peieira struggling a bit here.
Arby happy to just control the position for now. #T10#
Peieira regains half guard there - taking advantage of Arby's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Arby content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peieira is trying to control but Arby manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (0) vs (8) Arby
Peieira wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Peieira (0) vs (11) Arby
Arby controlling from the back.#T11##SUB2#
Arby working for a choke but Peieira is defending well.
Peieira staying busy and making it hard for Arby to control.
Arby just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The adventures of Arby the control monster continue. Boring.#T12#
Arby struggling to keep hold of the position.
Arby controlling from the back.#T13#
Arby is not going to allow Peieira to sit and survive in this position.
Peieira can't escape the position. #T14#
Arby has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Peieira's body.
Arby trying to control momentarily. #SUB2#
Arby looking for the RNC.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peieira can't escape the position.
Peieira is breathing heavily.
Peieira is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arby wins on points by 11 to 0.
After winning the bout, Katelynn Arby thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: C339: Marley vs Shida     
Date:   Sep 08, 2024
#R1##TD2#
Peieira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Egyptian has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Egyptian tries to buck Peieira off but Peieira is having none of it.
Egyptian is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Peieira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Egyptian, who protects the arm well.
Egyptian struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira tries to move into full mount but can't pass Egyptian's legs.
Egyptian struggling a bit here.#T1#
Egyptian is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Peieira's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Egyptian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Egyptian is trying to maintain the position but Peieira is very close to passing his half guard.
Peieira seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB#
Egyptian looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Egyptian wants to get back to full guard.
Peieira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Egyptian tries to roll over but Peieira keeps him under control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Peieira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peieira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Egyptian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peieira fails with the takedown
and Egyptian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ishmael Egyptian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Peieira.#T3##TD2#
Peieira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Egyptian makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Egyptian.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Egyptian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Peieira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Egyptian has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peieira has managed to get both his arms back between Egyptian's legs - danger averted.
Peieira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Egyptian is looking for a triangle but Peieira pushes his legs off easily. #T4#
Egyptian looking to control but Peieira passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Peieira in particular looking to stall.
Egyptian is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Peieira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Peieira's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Egyptian is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Egyptian gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Egyptian gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Egyptian apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Peieira tries for a takedown but Egyptian circles away easily
and Egyptian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ishmael Egyptian will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Peieira misses with a takedown attempt
and Egyptian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD2#
Peieira manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Egyptian on his heels. He'll look to pass Egyptian's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB#
Egyptian has his foot on Peieira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peieira works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Egyptian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peieira defends it easily.
Egyptian keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Peieira stays in close to Egyptian's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Egyptian is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T1#
Egyptian can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peieira controls the pace.
Egyptian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peieira trying to control but Egyptian is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peieira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Egyptian counters with a two punch combo.
Peieira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Egyptian pinned against the cage. Egyptian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ishmael Egyptian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Peieira.#T2#
Peieira closes the distance and clinches up with Egyptian, looking for a takedown. Peieira pushes Egyptian against the cage but Egyptian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Egyptian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peieira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peieira fails with the takedown
and Egyptian counters with a stiff right hand.
Peieira is breathing heavily.
Peieira shoots and misses
and Egyptian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#Peieira is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Peieira fails with the takedown
and Egyptian counters with a big right hand! Oh Peieira is in trouble here! Egyptian follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ishmael Egyptian!
During a confident post fight interview, Ishmael Egyptian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 166     
Date:   Jul 07, 2024





183 cm
29 yrs
169 lbs



163 cm
36 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 12 losses; Lochlain OBrien! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 37 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Peieira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD#
OBrien gets the takedown into side control.
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: OBrien (4) vs (0) Peieira
Peieira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
OBrien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working.
OBrien takes a little break here. Peieira wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Peieira is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira trying to remain calm as OBrien controls from the top position.
Peieira is trying to improve his position.
OBrien will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Peieira can't do much from the bottom here.
OBrien is staying tight to Peieira's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Peieira regains half guard there - taking advantage of OBrien's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
OBrien trying to pass the guard but Peieira defending well.
OBrien is taking a breather. Peieira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T2#
Peieira wants to get back to full guard.
OBrien trying to control the action but Peieira is working from the bottom.
OBrien is thwarting Peieira's attempts to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from OBrien's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
OBrien wants to take a breather but Peieira is having none of it.
OBrien prevents Peieira from improving his position.
Peieira trying to control here.
Peieira is in trouble now - OBrien has advanced to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: OBrien (7) vs (0) Peieira#T3#
Peieira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
OBrien controlling from the full mount.
OBrien tries to control but Peieira wriggling away.
OBrien looking to control and managing it successfully.
OBrien wants to control the pace but Peieira is squirming around nicely.
OBrien wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. #T4#
OBrien looking to control but Peieira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
OBrien fails to move to back control.
OBrien controlling from mount.
Peieira tries to hold on but OBrien postures up.
Peieira is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
OBrien tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
OBrien seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Peieira for as long as he can get away with.#T5#
OBrien looking to control but Peieira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
OBrien controlling his opponent.
OBrien prevents Peieira from getting the reversal.
OBrien controlling the position easily from mount. #T6#
OBrien avoids the attempt from Peieira to control.
OBrien controlling the pace for now.
OBrien trying to control but Peieira is having none of it.
Peieira is looking to get to half guard.
OBrien avoids the attempt from Peieira to control.
OBrien with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish. #T7#
OBrien looking to control and managing it successfully.
Peieira is wriggling around trying to escape.
OBrien controlling his opponent.
OBrien avoids the attempt from Peieira to control.#T8#
OBrien controlling the position easily from mount.
Peieira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
OBrien content just to control the position here.
Peieira regains half guard.
Peieira is refusing to be controlled, as OBrien sits in half guard.
Peieira wants to improve his position but OBrien is controlling well.
OBrien trying to control from half guard but Peieira is working away. #T9#
Peieira controlling the position well.
OBrien sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.
Peieira wants to control but OBrien is keeping busy. #T10#
OBrien trying to control the pace.
Peieira wants to get back to full guard.
OBrien looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
OBrien wants to control but Peieira is keeping him busy.
Peieira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peieira keeping moving, preventing OBrien from controlling successfully. #T11#
OBrien postures up. #SUB2#
Peieira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Peieira has his feet on OBrien's thighs here. He's pushed OBrien off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! OBrien screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caio Peieira!
Caio Peieira thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 165     
Date:   Jul 03, 2024





192 cm
31 yrs
205 lbs



163 cm
36 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 63 wins and 35 losses; Ricky Clubber! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 36 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Peieira shoots in looking for a takedown. Clubber tries to sprawl out of it but Peieira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Clubber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Clubber has Peieira up against the ropes in a clinch. #TD2#
Peieira has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Clubber clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Clubber (0) vs (4) Peieira
Clubber is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira keeps control of the position as Clubber tries to break free.
Peieira wants to control the position but Clubber frees himself and scrambles - Peieira manages to regain control in side control. #T1#
Clubber is looking for a sweep.
Clubber struggling a bit here.
Clubber is trying to work for a sweep but Peieira has mounted him!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Clubber (0) vs (6) Peieira
Clubber has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Peieira's lack of action.
Clubber is looking to improve his position. #T2#
Clubber moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Clubber wants to sweep but no luck.
Clubber keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Peieira content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Clubber has locked up a guillotine! Clubber's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Peieira is holding on here and Clubber must be using up a lot of energy. Peieira has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Clubber gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ricky Clubber!
After winning the bout, Ricky Clubber thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 160     
Date:   Jun 16, 2024





165 cm
32 yrs
145 lbs



163 cm
36 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 73 wins and 53 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 35 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Peieira gets a double leg takedown into Toehold's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Toehold (0) vs (2) Peieira
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Toehold has control of Peieira's left arm, preventing Peieira from doing any damage.
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Toehold being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom. #T1#
Toehold is adopting a defensive guard.
Toehold looking to control.
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully. #T2#
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peieira trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Peieira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Toehold haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peieira sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toehold is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Toehold controlling the position.
Peieira stays in close to Toehold's body and controls the position.
Toehold has his hands on Peieira's head, controlling the position.
Toehold looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
Peieira trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Toehold looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Toehold is trying to control the position but Peieira postures up.
Peieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Toehold is retaining full guard.
Peieira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Toehold is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T5#
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Toehold has Peieira pulled in close to control his posture.
Toehold being controlled here, momentarily. #T6#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Toehold holds on and takes a little breather.
Toehold trying to control the position. #T7#
Toehold lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (2) Peieira
Peieira trying to control the position.
Peieira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Peieira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T8#
Toehold showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Toehold advances to half guard. #T9#
Toehold passes to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (5) vs (2) Peieira
Peieira struggling a bit here.
Toehold wants to control but Peieira is keeping him busy. #T10#
Toehold just content to control the position.
Peieira regains half guard.
Peieira tries to get to full guard but Toehold has control of the leg.
Toehold not doing much here. #T11#
Toehold working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Peieira's thigh. Peieira counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Peieira wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T12#
Toehold controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peieira is pulling down on Toehold's head. It's preventing any offense from Toehold, at least for the moment.
Toehold sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peieira pulls Toehold in close to his closed guard and prevents Toehold from doing any damage or advancing position.#T13#
Toehold controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Toehold trying to control but Peieira is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Peieira holds on and takes a little breather.
Toehold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peieira is keeping the position for now. #T14#
Toehold trying to control but Peieira is working from the bottom.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Peieira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toehold controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Peieira looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Toehold has picked Peieira up and slammed him! Peieira can't keep hold of the triangle and Toehold manages to pass to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (8) vs (2) Peieira

And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
A relieved looking Tommy Toehold thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 159     
Date:   Jun 12, 2024





165 cm
32 yrs
145 lbs



163 cm
36 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 72 wins and 53 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 34 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Peieira shoots in and bounces Toehold off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Toehold (0) vs (2) Peieira
Peieira looking to pass the guard.
Peieira trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toehold wants to sweep here but Peieira controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Toehold trying to control the position.
Toehold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass. #T2#
Toehold being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Peieira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T3#
Peieira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peieira trying to move into half guard but instead Toehold has managed to sweep!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (2) Peieira#T4#
Peieira controls Toehold momentarily but Toehold frees himself.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Peieira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toehold manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (2) vs (4) Peieira
Peieira wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toehold is keeping the position for now. #T5#
Toehold is pulling down on Peieira's head. It's preventing any offense from Peieira, at least for the moment.
Toehold keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
Toehold has control of Peieira's left arm, preventing Peieira from doing any damage.
Peieira sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T6#
Peieira looking to pass the guard.
Peieira passes Toehold's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Toehold gets full guard.
Peieira trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
Toehold looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T7#
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peieira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Toehold bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peieira's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Toehold (4) vs (4) Peieira
Peieira is trying to keep Toehold in close. #T8#
Toehold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Peieira working a defensive guard here.
Toehold controls from within his opponent's guard. #T9#
Peieira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Toehold looking to pass the guard. #T10#
Peieira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Toehold is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peieira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T11#
Toehold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Toehold trying to control but Peieira is working from the bottom.
Toehold preventing the sweep. #T12#
Peieira wants to hit a sweep here but Toehold passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Peieira there!
Score +3 for passing guard: Toehold (7) vs (4) Peieira
Toehold pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Toehold trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Peieira wants to hold on but Toehold pushes him away.#T13#
Toehold controlling from the full mount.
Toehold avoids the attempt from Peieira to control.
Peieira working to try and regain half guard. #T14#
Toehold controlling the position easily from mount.
Toehold moves to the back.
Score +3 for taking back: Toehold (10) vs (4) Peieira
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I would not like to be Peieira right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toehold takes the fight on points by 10 to 4.
Tommy Toehold seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 158     
Date:   Jun 09, 2024





193 cm
27 yrs
245 lbs



163 cm
36 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 62 wins and 37 losses; Abu Schaubi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 34 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Peieira feints and as Schaubi raises his hands in defense, Peieira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Schaubi (0) vs (2) Peieira
Peieira trying to control but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
Schaubi wants to sweep here but Peieira controlling him for the moment.
Schaubi keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Schaubi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schaubi is keeping the position for now.
Schaubi is controlling Peieira's posture.#T1#
Schaubi working a defensive guard here.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaubi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schaubi looking for a sweep. Not yet Schaubi, not yet.
Schaubi keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Schaubi trying to control the position here.
Schaubi trying to control the position. #T2#
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaubi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schaubi working a defensive guard here.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Schaubi keeps moving. #T3#
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peieira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Peieira passes into half guard.
My spies in Alpha Brasil inform me that Peieira has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Peieira is keen to just control but Schaubi is a slippery customer.
Schaubi tries to roll over but Peieira keeps him under control.
Peieira with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T4#
Schaubi is looking for a sweep. Peieira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peieira trying to control the action but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
Schaubi controlling the position well.
Schaubi is pressing down on Peieira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T5#
Peieira trying to control but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
Schaubi wants to sweep but no luck.
Schaubi pulls Peieira in close to his closed guard and prevents Peieira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Schaubi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T6#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schaubi is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schaubi (2) vs (2) Peieira
Schaubi looking to sit in guard and control but Peieira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schaubi (2) vs (4) Peieira
Peieira content to stall in guard here.
Peieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Schaubi is retaining full guard. #T7#
Schaubi can't keep his opponent in guard - Peieira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schaubi wants to get back to full guard but Peieira has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Schaubi (2) vs (7) Peieira
Peieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schaubi keeps working.
Schaubi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Schaubi is holding Peieira down, trying to stall.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peieira wants to take a breather but Schaubi manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Peieira. #T8#
Schaubi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peieira forces his way into half guard.
Schaubi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T9#
Peieira is trying to control. Schaubi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Peieira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Schaubi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peieira is working away from the top position though.
Schaubi gets back to full guard.
Schaubi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peieira is one step ahead there.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Schaubi keeps moving. #T10#
Schaubi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peieira is one step ahead there.
Schaubi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peieira's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schaubi (4) vs (7) Peieira
Schaubi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T11#
Schaubi looking to sit in guard and control but Peieira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schaubi (4) vs (9) Peieira
Schaubi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schaubi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schaubi controlling the position.
Schaubi is trying to keep Peieira in close.
Peieira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T12#
Peieira wants to control from the top but Schaubi keeps moving.
Schaubi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schaubi is keeping the position for now.
Schaubi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peieira manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schaubi (6) vs (9) Peieira#T13#
Peieira looking to control but Schaubi passes into half guard.
Peieira wants to control but Schaubi is keeping busy.
Peieira is staying active underneath Schaubi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schaubi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T14#
Schaubi wants to pass the guard but Peieira is defending well.
Schaubi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Peieira is trying to maintain the position but Schaubi is very close to passing his half guard.
Schaubi is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schaubi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peieira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peieira wins on points by 9 to 6.
Our winner, Caio Peieira, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Abu Schaubi had this to say: 'Gawld dawg'.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 156     
Date:   Jun 02, 2024





160 cm
34 yrs
145 lbs



163 cm
35 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 55 wins and 40 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 33 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Peieira fails with the takedown.
Peieira goes for a double leg but Curls avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Curls continues to drive forward.#TD#
Peieira tries to sprawl but Curls drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (2) vs (0) Peieira
Peieira trying to control but Curls postures up.
Curls performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Curls's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls prevents Peieira from improving his position.#T1#
Curls is thwarting Peieira's attempts to control the position.
Curls performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Curls is looking to advance position but Peieira won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Curls is thwarting Peieira's attempts to control the position.#T2#
Curls trying to mount his opponent but Peieira defends it. #SUB#
Curls 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.
Peieira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Curls's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Curls's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Curls (2) vs (4) Peieira#T3#
Curls is defending well here and trying to improve his position. #SUB2#
Peieira looking to break Curls's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Curls remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Peieira will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB2#
Peieira looking for the choke from the back.
Curls tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Peieira wants to control the pace but Curls is squirming around nicely. #T4#
Curls is looking to improve his position but Peieira isn't that keen on the idea.
Curls regains half guard.
Peieira is keen to just control but Curls is a slippery customer.
Curls moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
My spies in Alpha Brasil inform me that Peieira has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T5#
Curls has control of Peieira's left arm, preventing Peieira from doing any damage.
Curls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Curls can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peieira controls the pace.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T6#
Peieira forces his way into half guard.
Curls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Curls is refusing to be controlled, as Peieira sits in half guard.
Peieira wants to pass to mount but Curls is defending the position. #T7#
Peieira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peieira is looking to take a break and control but Curls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Curls controlling the position well.
Curls is staying active underneath Peieira, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T8#
Curls trying to get back to full guard but Peieira takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (2) vs (7) Peieira
Peieira looking to control but Curls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Curls gets back to half guard.
Peieira is trying to control. Curls wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T9#
Curls manages to get to full guard.
Curls trying to control the position.
Curls is controlling Peieira's posture.
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Curls is keeping the position.#T10#
Peieira is looking to advance position but Curls has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Curls (6) vs (7) Peieira
Peieira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Curls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T11#
Peieira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Curls looking to control but Peieira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Curls looking to control and managing it successfully.
Curls moves to back control.
Score +3 for taking back: Curls (9) vs (7) Peieira#T12#
I really don't envy Peieira right now.
Curls doesn't have the hooks in and Peieira manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (9) vs (9) Peieira
Peieira wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Peieira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Curls haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Curls has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully. #T13#
Peieira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Curls is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T14#
Curls keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Curls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Curls is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Curls (11) vs (9) Peieira
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Curls is keen to just control but Peieira is a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curls takes the fight on points by 11 to 9.
Jerry Curls decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 155     
Date:   May 29, 2024





163 cm
35 yrs
142 lbs



180 cm
32 yrs
195 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 33 losses; Caio Peieira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 47 losses; Jari Laitila!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Laitila dives in and scores a takedown into Peieira's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Peieira (0) vs (2) Laitila
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peieira is trying to control the position but Laitila postures up.
Laitila tries to free his leg and advance position but Peieira is retaining full guard.
Laitila advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (0) vs (5) Laitila
Laitila taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira sneaks back into half guard.#T1#
Laitila is pressing down on Peieira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Peieira is holding on for now.
Laitila looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've been hearing good reports from Peieira's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Laitila trying to control from half guard but Peieira is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peieira tries to get to full guard but Laitila has control of the leg.
Peieira trying to hold on to Laitila's head to control him but Laitila postures up. #T2#
Peieira won't allow Laitila to pass to mount.
Peieira trying to control here.
Laitila is looking to advance position but Peieira won't allow it.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Laitila takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Laitila is stalling here. Peieira is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Laitila seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Peieira has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Peieira (4) vs (5) Laitila
Laitila is trying to improve his position.
Peieira is looking to take a break and control but Laitila is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laitila is trying to control Peieira's posture but Peieira avoids it. #T4#
Peieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laitila keeps working.
Laitila tries to improve position but can't.
Laitila keeps trying to improve his position.
Laitila is not content to let Peieira control the position. #T5#
Laitila is looking to reverse the position.
Laitila can't do much from the bottom here.
Peieira wants to control but Laitila is keeping him busy.
Peieira advances to full mount.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Peieira (6) vs (5) Laitila
Laitila is squirming around, avoiding Peieira's attempts to control the action. #T6#
Peieira avoids the attempt from Laitila to control.
Laitila has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Laitila is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Peieira has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Peieira (9) vs (5) Laitila#T7#
Peieira has the hooks in. Laitila is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Laitila is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Laitila wants to control his opponent's hands but Peieira gets his hands free. #SUB#
Peieira working for the choke.
Peieira is looking to control Laitila but Laitila is wriggling around and keeping busy. #T8#
Laitila rolls, trying to escape but Peieira keeps control of the position.
Will Peieira go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Laitila rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Laitila regains full guard. Nicely done.
Laitila being controlled here, momentarily.
Peieira trying to control but Laitila is working from the bottom. #T9#
Laitila working a defensive guard here.
Peieira won't allow Laitila to sweep him here.
Peieira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Laitila trying to keep a closed guard but Peieira is proving a slippery customer. #T10##SUB2#
Laitila working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peieira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peieira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laitila looking for a sweep. Not yet Laitila, not yet.
Laitila trying to control the position.
Peieira pushes down on Laitila's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Laitila wants to improve his position but Peieira is controlling well. #T11#
Peieira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Laitila does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Laitila keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Laitila is refusing to be controlled, as Peieira sits in half guard.
Peieira passes into side control, despite Laitila's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (12) vs (5) Laitila#T12#
Laitila is being controlled here.
Peieira is looking to take a break and control but Laitila is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peieira laying and praying for a moment but Laitila takes advantage and regains half guard.
Peieira prevents Laitila from improving his position.#T13#
Peieira passes to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (15) vs (5) Laitila
Laitila keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Laitila is squirming around, avoiding Peieira's attempts to control the action.
Peieira wants to take his opponent's back but Laitila doesn't allow it.
Laitila is trying desperately to improve position.#T14#
Peieira wants to control the action but instead Laitila gets a body lock and reverses into Peieira's guard! Nice work!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Peieira (15) vs (7) Laitila
Peieira keeping full guard, as Laitila tries to pass.
Laitila is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laitila stopping the sweep attempt from Peieira.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peieira takes the fight on points by 15 to 7.
Caio Peieira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 152     
Date:   May 19, 2024





165 cm
31 yrs
145 lbs



163 cm
35 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 69 wins and 51 losses; Tommy Toehold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 33 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Peieira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Toehold (0) vs (4) Peieira
Peieira wants to control but Toehold is keeping him busy.
Toehold being controlled for a moment.
Peieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toehold keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toehold prevents Peieira from improving position. #T1#
Peieira works to advance to full mount. Toehold defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Toehold (0) vs (6) Peieira
Peieira controlling the pace for now.
Toehold is wriggling around trying to escape.
Toehold is squirming around, avoiding Peieira's attempts to control the action.
Toehold is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Toehold regains half guard.#T2#
Toehold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peieira is working away from the top position though.
Peieira wants to take a breather but Toehold is having none of it.
Peieira wants to free his trapped foot but Toehold is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Toehold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peieira is working away from the top position though.
Peieira is keen to just control but Toehold is a slippery customer.#T3#
Toehold keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Toehold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toehold is trying to maintain the position but Peieira is very close to passing his half guard.
Peieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toehold keeps working.
Toehold is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Peieira wants to free his trapped foot but Toehold is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Peieira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Toehold is looking to control Peieira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toehold avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Toehold manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T5#
Peieira wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toehold is keeping the position for now.
Peieira stays in close to Toehold's body and controls the position. #T6#
Toehold trying to keep a closed guard but Peieira is proving a slippery customer.
Toehold keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Toehold looking for a sweep. Not yet Toehold, not yet.
Peieira is looking to advance position but Toehold has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Toehold (4) vs (6) Peieira
Peieira is looking to get to half guard.#T7#
Peieira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peieira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Toehold controlling from the full mount.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Peieira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Peieira holds on to Toehold as tight as he can, avoiding damage.#T8#
Toehold takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Peieira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Toehold content just to control the position here.
Peieira is trying to escape the mount. #T9#
Peieira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peieira regains half guard.
Toehold content to control rather than advance.
Peieira trying to control here. #T10#
Peieira is looking for a sweep. Toehold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T11#
Toehold trying to control from half guard but Peieira is working away.
Peieira is controlling Toehold's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Peieira trying to hold on to Toehold's head to control him but Toehold postures up.
Toehold seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T12#
Peieira keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Toehold keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Peieira trying to control from the bottom. #T13#
Toehold is controlling the pace.
Peieira is looking for a sweep. Toehold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Toehold is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Peieira wants to control but Toehold is keeping busy. #T14#
Peieira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toehold is trying to control. Peieira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peieira trying to control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peieira wins on points by 6 to 4.
After winning the bout, Caio Peieira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 150     
Date:   May 12, 2024





183 cm
35 yrs
168 lbs



163 cm
35 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 21 losses; Tyler Alvarez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 32 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peieira is defended easily by Alvarez.
Alvarez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Peieira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the ropes. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peieira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tyler Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Peieira.
Peieira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvarez as he avoids it easily.
Peieira misses with a takedown #TD#
and Alvarez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Alvarez (2) vs (0) Peieira
Alvarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alvarez (2) vs (2) Peieira
Alvarez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alvarez (4) vs (2) Peieira#T1#
Peieira looking to control.
Alvarez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Alvarez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Peieira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Peieira working a defensive guard but Alvarez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Alvarez (7) vs (2) Peieira
Peieira struggling a bit here.#T2#
Peieira tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Peieira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Peieira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alvarez not doing much here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T3#
Alvarez is thwarting Peieira's attempts to control the position.
Alvarez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peieira tries to get to full guard but Alvarez has control of the leg. #T4#
Alvarez trying to control the action but Peieira is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peieira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Peieira trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer. #T5#
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving.
Peieira looking to control but Alvarez passes into half guard.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.#T6#
Peieira won't allow Alvarez to pass to mount.
Peieira is trying to control but Alvarez passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Alvarez (10) vs (2) Peieira
Peieira tries to improve position but can't.
Alvarez slows the pace down.
Alvarez working away.#T7#
Peieira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Alvarez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Alvarez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Peieira's shoulder. That is not cool.
Alvarez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Peieira's legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You can see the frustration on Peieira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Peieira tries to improve position but can't.
Peieira is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alvarez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Alvarez is thwarting Peieira's attempts to control the position.#T8#
Alvarez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Peieira tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
Alvarez is thwarting Peieira's attempts to control the position.#T9#
Peieira wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Alvarez is controlling the pace.
Peieira is refusing to be controlled, as Alvarez sits in half guard.
Peieira tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.#T10#
Alvarez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Peieira keeping hold of Alvarez's head, controlling as best he can.
Alvarez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T11#
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Alvarez seems content to control.
Peieira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alvarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Peieira has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Alvarez has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Alvarez (13) vs (2) Peieira#T12#
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Peieira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alvarez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Peieira wants to control but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez trying to control the position but Peieira is working away.
Peieira is letting Alvarez control him for a moment.
Peieira tries to buck Alvarez off but Alvarez is having none of it.#T13#
Alvarez happy to just control the position for now.
Alvarez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Peieira tries to buck Alvarez off but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez taking a breather here. #T14#
Peieira is trying to control Alvarez's posture but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working.
Who's going to make the next move?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alvarez takes the fight on points by 13 to 2.
Our winner, Tyler Alvarez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 148     
Date:   May 04, 2024





163 cm
35 yrs
142 lbs



178 cm
34 yrs
157 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 31 losses; Caio Peieira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 61 wins and 40 losses; Ivan Kamenev!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Kamenev gets a takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Peieira (0) vs (2) Kamenev
Peieira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kamenev controlling the action here.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T1#
Peieira trying to hold on to Kamenev's head to control him but Kamenev postures up.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.
Peieira is staying active underneath Kamenev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Kamenev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Peieira moves into full guard. #T2#
Kamenev trying to control but Peieira is working from the bottom.
Peieira looking for a sweep. Not yet Peieira, not yet.
Kamenev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kamenev trying to control but Peieira is working from the bottom. #T3#
Peieira wants to hit a sweep here but Kamenev passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Peieira there!
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (0) vs (5) Kamenev
Peieira wants to hold on but Kamenev pushes him away.
Peieira sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Peieira wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
Kamenev is thwarting Peieira's attempts to control the position.
Peieira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peieira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kamenev pushes down on Peieira's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kamenev is keen to just control but Peieira is a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peieira trying to control from the bottom.
Kamenev perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Peieira tries to get to full guard but Kamenev has control of the leg. #T5#
Kamenev is keen to just control but Peieira is a slippery customer.
Peieira tries to get to full guard but Kamenev has control of the leg.
Kamenev not doing much here.
Kamenev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Peieira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T6#
Peieira wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peieira is looking to control Kamenev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peieira avoid being mounted?
Peieira wants to get back to full guard but Kamenev has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (0) vs (8) Kamenev
Peieira is trying to get back to half guard.
Peieira is not content to let Kamenev control the position. #T7#
Peieira struggling a bit here.
Kamenev advances nicely into full mount.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Peieira (0) vs (10) Kamenev
Kamenev fails to advance to Peieira's back.
Peieira is squirming around, avoiding Kamenev's attempts to control the action. #T8#
Kamenev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Peieira controls the position.
Peieira can't escape the position. #T9#
Peieira is working hard here to advance position.
Peieira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kamenev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Peieira wants to hold on but Kamenev pushes him away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kamenev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Peieira is trying to reverse the position but instead Kamenev has taken his back - oops!
Score +3 for taking back: Peieira (0) vs (13) Kamenev#T10#
Kamenev controls the action.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kamenev's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke. #SUB2#
Kamenev tightening his grip on Peieira, looking for the choke.
Kamenev avoiding Peieira 's attempts to control his hands. #T11#
Peieira is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kamenev.
Peieira tries to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kamenev controlling the positon.
Kamenev keeps control of the position as Peieira tries to break free. #T12#
Kamenev is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kamenev is hanging on to Peieira's back as he tries to escape. #T13#
Peieira trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kamenev trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kamenev keeps control of the position easily here as Peieira tries to buck him off.
Peieira is in bad spot here. #T14#
Will Kamenev go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kamenev is controlling the position but Peieira somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Well, if Kamenev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamenev wins on points by 13 to 0.
A very excited looking Ivan Kamenev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 147     
Date:   May 01, 2024





178 cm
35 yrs
188 lbs



163 cm
35 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 91 wins and 71 losses; Conald Petersen! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 31 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Petersen gets the takedown into side control.
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Petersen (4) vs (0) Peieira
Peieira is looking to regain half guard here but Petersen keeps moving and retains side control.
Petersen is staying tight to Peieira's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Petersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working.
Petersen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Peieira's shoulder. That is not cool.
Peieira is trying to control Petersen's posture but Petersen avoids it.
Petersen trying to control the position but Peieira is working away.
Petersen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Petersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working. #T1#
Petersen taking a breather here.
Peieira is trying to get back to half guard.
Peieira is letting Petersen control him for a moment.
Peieira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Petersen (4) vs (2) Peieira
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T2#
Peieira trying to control the action but Petersen is working from the bottom.
I've been told that Peieira has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Petersen is positioning himself well to prevent Peieira advancing to mount.
Petersen is trying to maintain the position but Peieira is very close to passing his half guard.
Petersen is not content to let Peieira control the position.
Petersen wants to control but Peieira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Petersen wants to get back to full guard but Peieira has mounted him!
Score +3 for passing guard: Petersen (4) vs (5) Peieira
Peieira with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Peieira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Petersen regains half guard.#T3#
Peieira wants to take a breather but Petersen is having none of it.
Petersen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Petersen has control of Peieira's left arm, preventing Peieira from doing any damage.
Petersen continues to stall.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Petersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peieira content to stall in guard here. #T4#
Petersen is trying to keep Peieira in close.
Peieira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petersen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petersen seems keen to control Peieira's posture.
Petersen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peieira manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Petersen (6) vs (5) Peieira
Petersen preventing the sweep.
Peieira trying to control the position.
Peieira wants to sweep but no luck. #T5#
Petersen is pushing down on Peieira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Peieira is fighting to maintain full guard but Petersen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Petersen trying to control the pace.
Petersen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Peieira for as long as he can get away with.
Petersen wants to take a breather but Peieira is having none of it.
Peieira wants to control but Petersen is keeping busy.
Petersen is taking a breather. Peieira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Petersen trying to control the action but Peieira is working from the bottom. #T6#
Peieira wants to improve his position but Petersen is controlling well.
Peieira wants to control but Petersen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Petersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working.
Petersen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Petersen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Peieira!
Score +3 for passing guard: Petersen (9) vs (5) Peieira
Petersen looking to control but Peieira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T7#
Petersen controlling the pace for now.
Peieira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Petersen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Petersen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SUB#
Petersen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Peieira is now in Petersen's guard. A big mistake from Petersen there, giving up the dominant position!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Petersen (9) vs (7) Peieira#T8#
Petersen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Peieira has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Petersen (9) vs (10) Peieira
Petersen is looking for a sweep.
Petersen is trying to work for a sweep but Peieira has mounted him!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Petersen (9) vs (12) Peieira
Petersen regains half guard.
Petersen is concentrating on defense, preventing Peieira from advancing position.
Petersen wants to control but Peieira is keeping busy.
Petersen controlling the position for now.#T9#
Petersen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Peieira trying to control but Petersen is working from the bottom.
Peieira preventing the sweep.
Petersen wants to hit a sweep here but Peieira passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Petersen there!
Score +3 for passing guard: Petersen (9) vs (15) Peieira
Petersen stops Peieira from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. #T10#
Petersen tries to lock up and control but Peieira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Petersen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Peieira manages to capitalize on a mistake by Petersen to take his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Petersen (9) vs (18) Peieira
Petersen just trying to survive but Peieira is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Peieira doesn't have the hooks in and Petersen manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Petersen (11) vs (18) Peieira
Petersen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peieira is keeping the position for now.
Petersen looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T11#
Peieira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petersen wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving.
Peieira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petersen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Petersen pushing down on Peieira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T12#
Petersen controlling the action here.
Petersen is trying to control. Peieira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Peieira wants to get back to full guard.
Petersen slows the pace down in half guard.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.#T13#
Petersen content to control rather than advance.
Peieira trying to control here.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.
Petersen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T14#
Peieira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Petersen is working away from the top position though.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.
Petersen controlling the action here.
Peieira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peieira controls Petersen momentarily but Petersen frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Petersen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peieira wins on points by 18 to 11.
A very excited looking Caio Peieira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Conald Petersen spoke after the fight, saying 'Ta Ta there retard'.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 140     
Date:   Apr 07, 2024





195 cm
35 yrs
225 lbs



163 cm
35 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 26 losses; Enamorado Bandito! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 31 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Peieira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peieira showed some decent athleticism there.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bandito (0) vs (2) Peieira
Peieira is taking a breather. Bandito says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Peieira is trying to control. Bandito wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Peieira prevents Bandito from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandito trying to control but Peieira postures up. #T1#
Bandito tries to get to full guard but Peieira has control of the leg.
Bandito keeping hold of Peieira's head, controlling as best he can.
Bandito is looking for a sweep. Peieira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bandito trying to get back to full guard but Peieira takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Bandito (0) vs (5) Peieira
Bandito tries to control the position but Peieira now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Bandito (0) vs (8) Peieira#T2#
Peieira gets his hands free as Bandito looks to control.
Bandito is really stuck here.
Will Peieira go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
I really don't envy Bandito right now.
Bandito prevents Peieira from getting a body triangle.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bandito is really stuck here. #T3##SUB2#
Peieira is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bandito is defending well though. Peieira let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bandito trying to control the hands but Peieira breaks the grip.
Peieira 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.
Bandito prevents Peieira from getting a body triangle.#T4#
Peieira is trying to control but Bandito is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Bandito has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Peieira's lack of action.
Bandito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peieira is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Peieira is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bandito won't allow Peieira to pass to mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Bandito's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T5##SUB2#
Peieira seems to be working for a kimura but Bandito defends the submission attempt.
Peieira is trying to control the action in half guard but Bandito is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bandito is trying to get back to full guard.
Peieira stalling.
Peieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandito keeps working. #T6#
Peieira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bandito (0) vs (11) Peieira
Peieira looking to control but Bandito is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bandito tries to reverse the position but Peieira maintains control.
Bandito manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bandito trying to control here. #T7#
Bandito moves into full guard.
Bandito trying to control the position.
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peieira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bandito looking to control. #T8#
Bandito controlling the position.
Bandito wants to hit a sweep here but Peieira passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bandito there!
Score +3 for passing guard: Bandito (0) vs (14) Peieira
Peieira manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bandito to take his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Bandito (0) vs (17) Peieira
Peieira trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bandito doesn't escape.
Peieira trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position. #T9#
Peieira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peieira keeps control of the position as Bandito tries to break free. #SUB2#
Peieira is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Peieira is not going to allow Bandito to sit and survive in this position. #T10#
Peieira is looking to control Bandito but Bandito is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bandito tries to roll but Peieira sticks to his back.
Peieira controls the position.
I really don't envy Bandito right now. #SUB2#
Peieira looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Bandito is controlling Peieira 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bandito (2) vs (17) Peieira#T11#
Bandito wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving.
Bandito slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bandito (5) vs (17) Peieira
Peieira is not content to let Bandito control the position. #T12#
Peieira is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bandito off and has taken his back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Bandito (5) vs (21) Peieira
Bandito tries to break free.
Bandito manages to reverse the position and now he's in Peieira's guard. Nice work there by Bandito.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bandito (7) vs (21) Peieira
Bandito trying to control but Peieira is working from the bottom.
Bandito wants to pass the guard but Peieira is keeping the position.#T13#
Bandito wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving.
Bandito looking to sit in guard and control but Peieira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bandito (7) vs (23) Peieira
Bandito keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Bandito will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Peieira looking to sit in guard and control but Bandito gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bandito (9) vs (23) Peieira#T14#
Bandito engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bandito postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Peieira wins on points by 23 to 9.
A very excited looking Caio Peieira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 133     
Date:   Mar 13, 2024





185 cm
38 yrs
201 lbs



163 cm
34 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 107 wins and 69 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 31 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Peieira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diesel tries to counter with a takedown but Peieira is quick to defend against it.
Peieira shoots in for a takedown but Diesel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peieira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diesel as he avoids it easily.
Kurt Diesel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Peieira.
Peieira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peieira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diesel tries to avoid it but Peieira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diesel to the ground. Diesel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD#
Peieira tries to sprawl but Diesel drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (0) Peieira
Diesel is thwarting Peieira's attempts to control the position.
Diesel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Diesel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Diesel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Peieira preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T2#
Peieira wants to improve his position but Diesel is controlling well.
Diesel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Peieira wants to control but Diesel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Peieira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diesel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diesel's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Diesel (2) vs (4) Peieira
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Diesel is keeping busy. #T3#
Diesel tries to escape but Peieira has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Diesel staying busy and making it hard for Peieira to control.
Diesel trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Peieira tries to keep control of the position but Diesel is staying busy.
Diesel is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Diesel can't escape the position.
Peieira trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position. #T4#
Peieira controls the position.
Diesel is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Peieira is not going to allow Diesel to sit and survive in this position. #T5#
Peieira trying to control momentarily. #SUB2#
Diesel preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Peieira.
Will Peieira go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Diesel is in bad spot here.
Diesel tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T6#
Peieira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Peieira with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Diesel gets back to half guard.
Diesel gets back to full guard.
Peieira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T7#
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Peieira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diesel keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass. #T8#
Peieira trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diesel holds on and takes a little breather.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Diesel has his hands on Peieira's head, controlling the position.
Diesel looking for a sweep. Not yet Diesel, not yet. #T9#
Peieira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diesel keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diesel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T10#
Diesel controls Peieira momentarily but Peieira frees himself.
Diesel has his hands on Peieira's head, controlling the position.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving. #T11#
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diesel trying to keep a closed guard but Peieira is proving a slippery customer.
Diesel pulls Peieira in close to prevent any damage. #T12#
Peieira preventing the sweep.
Diesel seems keen to control Peieira's posture.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully. #T13#
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
Peieira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Peieira's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T14#
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
Diesel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diesel is trying to control the position but Peieira postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diesel controlling the position.
Diesel tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peieira wins on points by 4 to 2.
A relieved looking Caio Peieira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 129     
Date:   Feb 28, 2024





190 cm
33 yrs
207 lbs



163 cm
34 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 12 losses; Anderson Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 30 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Peieira tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Peieira shoots in and bounces Gracie off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) Peieira
Gracie seems keen to control Peieira's posture.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Peieira pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peieira is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Peieira trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peieira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peieira sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Gracie looking for subs off his back but Peieira has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Peieira is controlling well. #T2#
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Peieira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Peieira controlling the pace. #T3##SUB2#
Peieira is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie tries to roll over but Peieira keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie is not content to let Peieira control the position.#T4#
Peieira trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Gracie tries to roll over but Peieira keeps him under control.
Gracie wants to control but Peieira is keeping busy.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.#T5#
Gracie desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gracie trying to hold on to Peieira's head to control him but Peieira postures up.
Gracie manages to get to full guard. #SUB#
Gracie has an active guard here but Peieira has managed to pass into half guard. #T6#
Peieira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is doing well to control the position and prevent Peieira from advancing to side control.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Peieira has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (0) vs (5) Peieira
Gracie wants to control but Peieira is having none of it.#T7#
Gracie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#SUB2#
Peieira is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gracie has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gracie!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (5) Peieira
Peieira trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Peieira keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully. #T8#
Peieira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (7) Peieira
Peieira won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie wants to improve his position but instead Peieira has moved into half guard. #T9#
Peieira is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Peieira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Peieira moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gracie.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (2) vs (10) Peieira
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Peieira's best efforts.
Gracie desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Peieira has control of the leg. #T10#
Gracie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Peieira controlling him for the moment.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully. #T11#
Gracie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie pulls Peieira in close to his closed guard and prevents Peieira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T12#
Peieira looking to pass the guard.
Peieira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (4) vs (10) Peieira
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie preventing the sweep. #T13#
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie controlling the action here.#SUB2#
Peieira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peieira wants to get back to full guard.#T14#
Peieira is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peieira trying to control but Gracie postures up. #SUB#
Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Peieira is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anderson Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Anderson Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 126     
Date:   Feb 18, 2024





175 cm
30 yrs
155 lbs



163 cm
34 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 8 losses; Reinaldo Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 29 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
Peieira gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Peieira
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Peieira is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira working a defensive guard here. #T1#
Peieira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (0) Peieira
Peieira is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control. #T2#
Peieira wants to control but Gracie postures up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie trying to control the action but Peieira is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Peieira rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Peieira!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (5) vs (2) Peieira
Gracie trying to control the position. #T3#
Gracie is controlling Peieira's posture.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie has his hands on Peieira's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T4#
Peieira trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Peieira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T5#
Peieira looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is pulling down on Peieira's head to control his posture.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Peieira controlling from the top position. #T6#
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie has his hands on Peieira's head, controlling the position.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie has control of Peieira's left arm, preventing Peieira from doing any damage. #T7#
Peieira looking to pass the guard.
Gracie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Peieira is now in half guard.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Peieira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Peieira's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (9) vs (2) Peieira
Gracie avoiding Peieira 's attempts to control his hands.
Gracie controlling the position well here. Peieira rolled but Gracie kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position. #T8##T9#
Peieira tries to break free.
Good control from Gracie.
Gracie is looking to control Peieira but Peieira is wriggling around and keeping busy. #T10#
Peieira trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Peieira tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gracie has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Peieira's body.
Peieira tries to escape the position.
Peieira prevents Gracie from getting a body triangle.#T11#
Gracie has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Peieira's body. #T12#
Gracie is hanging on to Peieira's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gracie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Peieira is in bad spot here.
Peieira prevents Gracie from getting a body triangle.#T13#
Peieira tries to escape the position.
Gracie just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Peieira tries to roll but Gracie sticks to his back.
Peieira wants to control his opponent's hands but Gracie gets his hands free. #T14#
You can see the frustration on Peieira's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
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.
Gracie keeps control of the position as Peieira tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peieira trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gracie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie takes the fight on points by 9 to 2.
A relieved looking Reinaldo Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 125     
Date:   Feb 14, 2024





163 cm
34 yrs
142 lbs



170 cm
31 yrs
166 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 29 losses; Caio Peieira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Felix Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Suarez takes the fight into the clinch.
Suarez tries to pull guard but Peieira forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Peieira is looking for a takedown.#TD2#
Suarez pulls guard successfully.
Suarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Suarez is retaining full guard.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Suarez trying to control the position.
Peieira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Suarez is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T1##SUB2#
Suarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Suarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
Suarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Suarez, not yet.
Peieira trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom. #T2#
Suarez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Peieira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Suarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suarez is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez controlling the position.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
Suarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peieira is one step ahead there.
Peieira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peieira seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Suarez for as long as he can get away with.#T4#
Suarez is trying to keep Peieira in close.
Suarez controlling Peieira's posture.
Peieira pushes down on Suarez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suarez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suarez.
Suarez trying to keep a closed guard but Peieira is proving a slippery customer. #T5#
Peieira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Suarez is keeping the position.
Suarez has his hands on Peieira's head, controlling the position.
Peieira stopping the sweep attempt from Suarez.#SUB2#
Suarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peieira is aware though and is defending well.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving. #T6#
Suarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Suarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Suarez, not yet.
Suarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Suarez keeps moving.
Peieira being controlled here momentarily. #T7#
Suarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Suarez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Suarez tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T8#
Peieira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suarez is keeping the position for now.
Peieira won't allow Suarez to sweep him here.
Suarez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peieira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Peieira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Suarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peieira has managed to get both his arms back between Suarez's legs - danger averted.#T9#
Peieira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Peieira stopping the sweep attempt from Suarez.
Peieira pushing down on Suarez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Suarez won't allow Peieira to pass to mount.
Suarez wants to improve his position but Peieira is controlling well.
Suarez wants to control but Peieira is keeping busy. #T10#
Suarez is controlling Peieira's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Suarez tries to get to full guard but Peieira has control of the leg.
Peieira slows the pace down in half guard.
Suarez wants to improve his position but Peieira is controlling well. #T11#
Suarez is trying to maintain the position but Peieira is very close to passing his half guard.
Peieira trying to control from half guard but Suarez is working away.
Suarez is trying to maintain the position but Peieira is very close to passing his half guard.
Peieira trying to control the action but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Peieira is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Suarez!
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (3) vs (0) Suarez
Peieira controlling from the full mount.
Suarez is looking to get to half guard.#T12#
Peieira wants to control the pace but Suarez is squirming around nicely.
Peieira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Suarez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Peieira with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Peieira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T13#
Suarez is looking to improve his position but Peieira isn't that keen on the idea.
Suarez tries to hold on but Peieira postures up.
Suarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peieira looking to control but Suarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Peieira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Suarez is in all sorts of trouble here. #T14#
Peieira tries to control but Suarez wriggling away.
Peieira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Suarez gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Peieira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peieira is controlling the pace.
Suarez desperately trying to maintain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peieira takes the fight on points by 3 to 0.
A relieved looking Caio Peieira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 122     
Date:   Feb 04, 2024





180 cm
32 yrs
164 lbs



163 cm
34 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 49 losses; Vartan Esteves! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 28 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Esteves misses with a takedown attempt - Peieira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peieira drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Esteves defends it well.
Esteves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Peieira swivels and escapes.
Peieira is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD#
Esteves scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Esteves (2) vs (0) Peieira
Esteves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peieira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Peieira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Esteves is working away from the top position though.
Esteves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peieira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Peieira controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
Peieira trying to control here.
Peieira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Peieira is trying to control the position but Esteves postures up.
Peieira wants to improve his position but instead Esteves has moved into half guard.
Esteves stalling. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Esteves pulls his head out easily. #T2##SUB2#
Peieira actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Esteves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Peieira trying to control but Esteves postures up. #SUB#
Esteves seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Peieira is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vartan Esteves!
Vartan Esteves gave a mention to Silverback Sweatshop in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

 

Event: Bots de Garra 120     
Date:   Jan 28, 2024





193 cm
26 yrs
245 lbs



163 cm
34 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 25 losses; Abu Schaubi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 27 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.#CL#
Schaubi has closed the distance and engaged Peieira in a clinch. #TD#
Schaubi jumps guard.
Peieira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Schaubi trying to keep a closed guard but Peieira is proving a slippery customer.
Peieira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Schaubi wants to improve his position but Peieira is controlling well.
Schaubi controlling the position for now.
Schaubi gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schaubi trying to control the position.
Schaubi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peieira is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T1#
Schaubi keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Schaubi has Peieira pulled in close to control his posture.
Peieira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Peieira is fighting to break Schaubi's control of his arms but Schaubi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Peieira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schaubi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schaubi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peieira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schaubi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaubi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peieira looking to sit in guard and control but Schaubi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Schaubi (2) vs (0) Peieira
Peieira looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Schaubi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T3#
Peieira wants to improve his position but Schaubi is controlling well.
Peieira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schaubi is working away from the top position though.
Peieira tries to roll over but Schaubi keeps him under control.
Schaubi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Peieira is looking to get back to full guard here but Schaubi has managed to pass to side control instead.
Score +3 for passing guard: Schaubi (5) vs (0) Peieira
Peieira is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Schaubi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T4#
Peieira tries to get to full guard but Schaubi has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Peieira looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Schaubi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Peieira trying to control here. #T5#
Peieira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Schaubi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Peieira is just riding it out for now. Schaubi eventually gives up the hold.
Schaubi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schaubi is trying to control the action in half guard but Peieira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Peieira is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Schaubi has latched onto it... Big trouble! Schaubi pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Peieira is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Schaubi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abu Schaubi!
Post fight, an emotional Abu Schaubi said 'G-g-g-g-gadOOSHED him through a glass door, b'.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 119     
Date:   Jan 24, 2024





163 cm
34 yrs
142 lbs



202 cm
37 yrs
265 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 26 losses; Caio Peieira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 44 wins and 28 losses; Abubakar Camara!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.#TD#
Peieira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Camara sprawls well initially but Peieira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Peieira (2) vs (0) Camara
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Peieira seems to be looking for submissions.
Peieira is just content to waste time from the top position. Camara takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camara is keeping the position for now.
Camara has Peieira pulled in close to control his posture. #T1#
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Camara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peieira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Camara is keeping the position.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Camara keeps moving. #T2#
Peieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Camara is retaining full guard.
Camara has control of Peieira's left arm, preventing Peieira from doing any damage.
Peieira trying to control but Camara is working from the bottom. #T3#
Peieira's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Camara keeps moving.
Camara wants to sweep but no luck.
Camara pulls Peieira in close to his closed guard and prevents Peieira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Camara keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully. #T4#
Camara lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Peieira (2) vs (2) Camara
Camara postures up.
Camara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peieira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peieira is trying to keep Camara in close.
Peieira wants to control the position but Camara says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T5#
Camara controlling the action here.
Peieira wants to control but Camara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Camara passes the guard and advances to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (2) vs (5) Camara
Peieira is working to get back to half guard. #T6#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camara is looking to work his way around to Peieira's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Peieira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Peieira tries to hold on but Camara postures up.
Peieira can't escape the position. #T7#
Camara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Camara prevents Peieira from getting the reversal.
Peieira tries to hold on but Camara postures up.
Peieira working to try and regain half guard.
Camara controlling from mount. #T8#
Peieira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peieira tries to control Camara's body but Camara pushes him off. Peieira squirms to his side and now Camara has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Peieira (2) vs (8) Camara
Camara really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Peieira.
Peieira is in bad spot here. #T9#
Peieira is working hard here to advance position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Camara controlling the positon.
Peieira is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Peieira just trying to survive but Camara is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Camara 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. #T10#
It looks like Camara might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Well, with Camara on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Peieira is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Let's hope that Camara has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Camara is continuing to stall.
Peieira wants to control his opponent's hands but Camara gets his hands free.
Camara just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up. #T11#
Peieira wants to control his opponent's hands but Camara gets his hands free.
Camara is hanging on to Peieira's back as he tries to escape.
Camara 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.
Peieira trying to control the action but Camara just sinks the hooks in. #T12#
Peieira is in bad spot here.
Camara gets his hands free as Peieira looks to control.
Peieira tries to escape but Camara has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Camara controlling the positon.
Camara not allowing Peieira to control his hands.
Peieira is really stuck here. #T13#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Camara controlling the positon.
Peieira tries to break free.
Camara keeps control of the position easily here as Peieira tries to buck him off.
Camara not allowing Peieira to control his hands. #T14#
Camara controls the position.
Peieira is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peieira trying to control but not successfully.
What can Peieira do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

And that's the end of the fight!
Camara wins on points by 8 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Abubakar Camara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 116     
Date:   Jan 14, 2024





163 cm
34 yrs
142 lbs



197 cm
29 yrs
248 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 25 losses; Caio Peieira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 3 losses; Katelynn Arby!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Arby feints and as Peieira raises his hands in defense, Arby changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Peieira (0) vs (2) Arby
Peieira is trying to keep Arby in close.
Arby trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Peieira throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Arby escapes and throws Peieira's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (0) vs (5) Arby
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here.
Peieira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1#
Peieira is looking for a sweep.
Peieira is being controlled here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peieira is looking for a sweep.
Arby is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Peieira will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T2#
Arby working away.
Arby is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peieira is trying to control Arby's posture but Arby avoids it.
Peieira manages to get back to half guard.
Arby with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Peieira tries to get to full guard but Arby has control of the leg. #T3#
Arby not doing much here.
Peieira is staying active underneath Arby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Arby seems content to control.
It looks like Arby might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#SUB#
Peieira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4#
Peieira tries to get to full guard but Arby has control of the leg.
Arby is keen to just control but Peieira is a slippery customer.
Arby is just content to waste time from the top position. Peieira takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Arby trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Peieira manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Peieira (2) vs (5) Arby
Arby tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T5#
Arby seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Arby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peieira is looking to advance position but Arby has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Peieira (2) vs (9) Arby
Arby takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Peieira (2) vs (12) Arby
Arby not allowing Peieira to control his hands. #T6#
Arby 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.
I really don't envy Peieira right now.
Arby trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Peieira doesn't escape.
Arby's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T7#
Arby controlling well, preventing Peieira from escaping the position.
Peieira trying to control the position but Arby manages to sink in the hooks.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Peieira just trying to survive but Arby is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Arby is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Peieira can't escape the position. #T8#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Arby controlling the positon.
Arby avoiding Peieira 's attempts to control his hands.
Arby wants to control but Peieira is keeping busy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Arby controlling the positon.
Peieira wants to control his opponent's hands but Arby gets his hands free. #T9#
Arby keeps control of the position as Peieira tries to break free.
Peieira staying busy and making it hard for Arby to control.
Peieira trying to control the hands but Arby won't let him.
What can Peieira do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Peieira can't escape the position. #T10#
Arby keeps control of the position easily here as Peieira tries to buck him off.
Arby controlling well, preventing Peieira from escaping the position.
Peieira is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Arby wants to control but Peieira is keeping busy.
Peieira rolls, trying to escape but Arby keeps control of the position.
Peieira looking very determined here, making life difficult for Arby.
Arby is trying to stick to Peieira's back but Peieira is turning into Arby. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Arby's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Peieira.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Peieira (4) vs (12) Arby#T11#
Peieira wants to control from the top but Arby keeps moving.
Arby is pulling down on Peieira's head. It's preventing any offense from Peieira, at least for the moment.
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arby controlling the position.
Peieira trying to control but Arby is working from the bottom.
Arby working a defensive guard here. #T12#
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Arby is keeping the position.
Arby seems keen to control Peieira's posture.
Peieira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Arby keeps moving.
Well,Peieira is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Arby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T13#
Arby has his hands on Peieira's head, controlling the position.
Arby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peieira manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Peieira (4) vs (14) Arby#SUB#
Peieira is looking for a triangle but Arby pushes his legs off easily.
Arby is looking to pass into half guard but Peieira pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Peieira is in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Peieira (6) vs (14) Arby
Arby looking for a sweep. Not yet Arby, not yet. #T14#
Peieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Arby is retaining full guard.
Peieira trying to control but Arby is working from the bottom.
Peieira is really struggling to control Arby but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Arby looking for a sweep. Not yet Arby, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peieira wants to control from the top but Arby keeps moving.
Arby is trying to keep Peieira in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arby wins on points by 14 to 6.
Katelynn Arby thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 115     
Date:   Jan 10, 2024





178 cm
33 yrs
157 lbs



163 cm
34 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 32 losses; Ivan Kamenev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 24 losses; Caio Peieira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Kamenev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kamenev (2) vs (0) Peieira
Peieira wants to control but Kamenev is keeping busy.
Peieira is staying active underneath Kamenev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Peieira trying to hold on to Kamenev's head to control him but Kamenev postures up.
Kamenev is keen to just control but Peieira is a slippery customer.
Kamenev is looking to advance position but Peieira won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenev wants to take a breather but Peieira is having none of it.
Peieira trying to hold on to Kamenev's head to control him but Kamenev postures up.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Kamenev is pressing down on Peieira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Peieira is holding on for now.
Kamenev trying to control the pace.
Peieira is trying to control but Kamenev manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (5) vs (0) Peieira#T2#
Peieira tries to hold on but Kamenev postures up.
Peieira is desperately trying to improve his position but Kamenev has a good base and remains in mount.
Peieira tries to hold on but Kamenev postures up.
Peieira is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kamenev is staying active.
Kamenev content just to control the position here.
Peieira is looking to improve his position but Kamenev isn't that keen on the idea.#T3#
Peieira wants to hold on but Kamenev pushes him away.
Kamenev wants to take Peieira's back but he can't do it this time.
Kamenev is stalling here but it's allowed Peieira to get half guard.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Peieira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peieira trying to control here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T4#
Peieira tries to get to full guard but Kamenev has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kamenev trying to control the pace.
Peieira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kamenev wants to control but Peieira is keeping him busy. #T5#
Peieira tries to get to full guard but Kamenev has control of the leg.
Peieira wants to control but Kamenev passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (8) vs (0) Peieira
Peieira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Peieira's face as Kamenev controls the position.
Peieira is trying to work for a sweep but Kamenev has mounted him!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Kamenev (10) vs (0) Peieira
Peieira really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #T6#
Peieira reaches up to try and control the position but Kamenev seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Peieira rolls and tries to escape and now Kamenev has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Kamenev (13) vs (0) Peieira
I really don't envy Peieira right now.
Kamenev trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position. #T7##SUB#
Kamenev is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Peieira trying to control the hands but Kamenev won't let him. #SUB#
Kamenev looking for the choke but no joy.
Kamenev gets his hands free as Peieira looks to control. #T8#
Kamenev is hanging on to Peieira's back as he tries to escape.
I would not like to be Peieira right now.
Kamenev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Peieira for as long as he can get away with.
Peieira can't escape the position. #T9#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kamenev controlling the positon.
I really don't envy Peieira right now.
Kamenev controlling the position well here. Peieira rolled but Kamenev kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Peieira turns into Kamenev and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (13) vs (2) Peieira
Peieira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kamenev pulls Peieira in close to his closed guard and prevents Peieira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kamenev keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass. #T10#
Kamenev looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamenev, not yet.
Kamenev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peieira is pushing down on Kamenev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kamenev is fighting to maintain full guard but Peieira has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kamenev is trying to get back to full guard.
Peieira is keen to just control but Kamenev is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Kamenev looking for submissions off his back.#T11#
Kamenev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peieira is working away from the top position though.
Kamenev is refusing to be controlled, as Peieira sits in half guard.
Kamenev is looking for a sweep. Peieira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T12#
Peieira is pressing down on Kamenev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kamenev is holding on for now.
Kamenev moves into full guard.
Kamenev has his hands on Peieira's head, controlling the position.
Peieira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kamenev trying to control the position. #T13#
Peieira controlling from the top position.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Kamenev keeps moving.
Peieira looking to pass the guard. #T14#
Peieira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kamenev controlling the position.
Peieira is looking to pass into half guard but Kamenev pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kamenev is in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (15) vs (2) Peieira
Peieira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kamenev controls the pace.#SUB2#
Peieira looking for subs off his back but Kamenev has passed one foot through into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamenev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peieira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamenev takes the fight on points by 15 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Kamenev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 112     
Date:   Dec 31, 2023





163 cm
34 yrs
142 lbs



192 cm
29 yrs
205 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 23 losses; Caio Peieira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 19 losses; Ricky Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Peieira enables Clubber to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Peieira manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Peieira (0) vs (2) Clubber
Peieira working a defensive guard but Clubber passes into half guard.
Clubber content to control rather than advance.
Peieira tries to roll over but Clubber keeps him under control.
Peieira trying to hold on to Clubber's head to control him but Clubber postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clubber in particular looking to stall.#T1#
Peieira wants to improve his position but Clubber is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.
Peieira is looking to control Clubber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peieira avoid being mounted?#T2#
Clubber with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Peieira wants to control but Clubber is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Peieira is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clubber in particular looking to stall.
Peieira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clubber in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peieira trying to control but Clubber postures up.
Clubber wants to pass to mount but Peieira is defending the position.
Clubber passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Peieira!
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (0) vs (5) Clubber
Peieira is desperately trying to improve his position but Clubber has a good base and remains in mount.#T4#
Clubber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Peieira tries to lock up and control but Clubber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peieira tries to control Clubber's body but Clubber pushes him off. Peieira squirms to his side and now Clubber has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Peieira (0) vs (8) Clubber
Clubber controlling from the back.
Peieira trying to control the position but Clubber manages to sink in the hooks. #T5#
Clubber is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position. #SUB2#
Clubber has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Peieira has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Our spies down at at Jed's Gym inform us that Clubber has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Peieira can't escape the position.
Clubber keeps control of the position easily here as Peieira tries to buck him off.
Peieira trying to control the hands but Clubber won't let him. #T6#
Peieira is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Clubber.
Peieira trying to control the action but Clubber just sinks the hooks in. #T7#
Clubber 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.
Peieira trying to control the hands but Clubber won't let him.
Good control from Clubber.
Clubber has the hooks in. Peieira is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Peieira rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done. #T8#
Clubber is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Peieira wants to improve his position but Clubber is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clubber controlling the action here.
Peieira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Peieira is looking to improve his position. #T9#
Clubber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working.
Peieira is looking to control Clubber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peieira avoid being mounted?
Peieira tries to get to full guard but Clubber has control of the leg.
Clubber controlling the action here.
Peieira is trying to control but Clubber manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (0) vs (11) Clubber#T10#
Clubber avoids the attempt from Peieira to control.
Peieira is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Clubber wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Clubber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Peieira tries to lock up and control but Clubber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T11#
Clubber looking to control and managing it successfully.
Peieira working to try and regain half guard.
Peieira is working hard here to advance position.
Clubber is trying to take his opponent's back.
Clubber tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T12#
Peieira is controlling an arm, preventing Clubber from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Clubber avoids the attempt from Peieira to control.
Clubber controlling the position easily from mount.
Peieira tries to lock up and control but Clubber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T13#
Clubber controlling his opponent.
Clubber's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Clubber avoids the attempt from Peieira to control.
Clubber controlling from the full mount. #T14#
Peieira tries to lock up and control but Clubber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peieira prevents Clubber from taking his back.
Peieira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clubber tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Clubber has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber wins on points by 11 to 0.
Ricky Clubber seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 110     
Date:   Dec 24, 2023





163 cm
34 yrs
142 lbs



200 cm
30 yrs
275 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 22 losses; Caio Peieira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 25 losses; Richard Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nice sprawl there from Peieira as Anderson shoots in.
Peieira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peieira circles away.
Peieira attempts a counter takedown but Anderson avoids it well and moves away.
Peieira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Caio Peieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Anderson.#CL2#
Anderson clinches.
Peieira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anderson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to clinch but Peieira is having none of it.
Peieira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.#CL2#
Anderson clinches up against the ropes.
Peieira stops a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Peieira after a bit of a struggle.
Peieira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD#
Peieira has hold of one of Anderson's legs. Anderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Peieira gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Peieira (2) vs (0) Anderson#SUB2#
Peieira has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Anderson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Peieira is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Anderson pulls down on the head and he's put Peieira to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Anderson!
Our winner, Richard Anderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 109     
Date:   Dec 20, 2023





163 cm
33 yrs
142 lbs



186 cm
38 yrs
199 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 22 losses; Caio Peieira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 24 losses; Amir Ziyaeddin!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Ziyaeddin instigates a clinch.
Peieira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ziyaeddin is defending well.
Peieira wants a takedown but no success here.
Ziyaeddin stops a takedown attempt from Peieira.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Peieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Ziyaeddin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Peieira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peieira advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (3) vs (0) Ziyaeddin#SUB#
Peieira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Peieira is trying to get an arm triangle but Ziyaeddin is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziyaeddin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Peieira presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Peieira (5) vs (0) Ziyaeddin#T1#
Ziyaeddin tries to lock up and control but Peieira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peieira wants to control the pace but Ziyaeddin is squirming around nicely.
Ziyaeddin gets back to half guard.
Peieira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ziyaeddin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Peieira is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Ziyaeddin as he works his way to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziyaeddin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziyaeddin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziyaeddin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Ziyaeddin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peieira defends well.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Ziyaeddin keeps moving.
Ziyaeddin being controlled here, momentarily.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Ziyaeddin keeps moving. #T3#
Peieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Ziyaeddin is retaining full guard.
Ziyaeddin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ziyaeddin is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Ziyaeddin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Peieira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4#
Ziyaeddin keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass. #SUB2#
Ziyaeddin working for a triangle but Peieira defends it easily.
Peieira advances to half guard. #T5##SUB#
Ziyaeddin makes his way to full guard, as Peieira worked for a kimura.
Ziyaeddin keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Ziyaeddin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peieira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Ziyaeddin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ziyaeddin keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully. #T6#
Peieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Ziyaeddin is retaining full guard.
Peieira trying to control but Ziyaeddin is working from the bottom.
Ziyaeddin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peieira trying to control but Ziyaeddin is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Ziyaeddin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peieira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Ziyaeddin is keeping the position.#T7#
Peieira trying to control but Ziyaeddin is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Ziyaeddin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Peieira escapes and throws Ziyaeddin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (8) vs (0) Ziyaeddin
Ziyaeddin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ziyaeddin can't do much from the bottom here. #T8#
Ziyaeddin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Peieira trying to control the action but Ziyaeddin is working from the bottom.
Ziyaeddin is trying to control Peieira's posture but Peieira avoids it.
Ziyaeddin has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#T9#
Ziyaeddin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Peieira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ziyaeddin sees it coming and defends easily.
Peieira is looking to take a break and control but Ziyaeddin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ziyaeddin is looking to control Peieira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ziyaeddin avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Ziyaeddin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peieira pulls his head out easily. #T10#
Ziyaeddin gets full guard.
Ziyaeddin keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
Ziyaeddin keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Ziyaeddin keeps moving. #SUB2#
Ziyaeddin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peieira is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T11#
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziyaeddin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Ziyaeddin is keeping the position.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Ziyaeddin keeps moving.
Peieira is really struggling to control Ziyaeddin but he's trying to hold on to the position.#SUB2#
Ziyaeddin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peieira defends well.#T12#
Peieira trying to control but Ziyaeddin is working from the bottom.
Well,Peieira is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Ziyaeddin keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
Ziyaeddin keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Peieira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ziyaeddin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peieira has managed to get both his arms back between Ziyaeddin's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Ziyaeddin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T13##SUB2#
Peieira avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Ziyaeddin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peieira defends well.
Peieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Ziyaeddin is retaining full guard. #T14#
Peieira trying to control but Ziyaeddin is working from the bottom.
Peieira sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Ziyaeddin working for submissions but it's allowed Peieira to get to half guard. #SUB2#
Ziyaeddin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peieira pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peieira is trying to control the action in half guard but Ziyaeddin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peieira takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
A relieved looking Caio Peieira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 108     
Date:   Dec 17, 2023





163 cm
33 yrs
142 lbs



160 cm
32 yrs
145 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 22 losses; Caio Peieira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 28 losses; Jerry Curls!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Curls moves into the clinch.#TD#
Peieira turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Peieira (4) vs (0) Curls
Curls is not content to let Peieira control the position.
Curls manages to work his way to half guard, despite Peieira's best efforts.#SUB#
Peieira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Curls is controlling Peieira's trapped leg to prevent Peieira from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Peieira seems content to control.
Peieira is looking to advance position but Curls won't allow it. #T1#
Well, if Peieira is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #SUB#
Peieira is looking for a kimura but Curls is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peieira to get the leverage.
Curls is holding on to half guard well.#SUB#
Peieira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Curls is just riding it out for now. Peieira eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Curls keeping control of the position. #T2#
Peieira content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peieira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Curls knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Peieira seems to be looking for submissions. #T3#
Peieira trying to control the action but Curls is working from the bottom.
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Curls is defending well.
Curls tries to roll over but Peieira keeps him under control.#SUB#
Peieira wants to work for an arm triangle but Curls is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Peieira wants to control but Curls is keeping him busy. #T4#
Curls trying to control from the bottom.
Peieira wants to take a breather but Curls is having none of it.
Curls has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peieira is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Peieira 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.
Peieira is looking to stall here but Curls recovers full guard. #T5#
Peieira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Peieira postures up.
Peieira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Curls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T6#
Peieira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Curls trying to keep a closed guard but Peieira is proving a slippery customer. #T7#
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Curls is keeping the position.
Peieira is working hard here to advance position.
Peieira trying to control but Curls is working from the bottom.
Curls is controlling Peieira's posture.
Peieira pushing down on Curls's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T8##SUB#
Peieira 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.
Curls trying to control here. #T9#
Peieira is trying to control the action in half guard but Curls is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Peieira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Curls has managed to free his arm - good work.
Curls tries to roll over but Peieira keeps him under control.
Curls keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Curls is trying to maintain the position but Peieira is very close to passing his half guard.#T10#
Curls controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Peieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curls keeps working.
Peieira is pressing down on Curls's thigh, looking to free his foot. Curls is holding on for now.
Curls wants to control but Peieira is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T11#
Peieira is looking to stall here but Curls recovers full guard.
Peieira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Curls keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Curls looking to control.
Peieira looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T12#
Peieira wants to control from the top but Curls keeps moving.
Peieira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peieira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Score +3 for passing guard: Peieira (7) vs (0) Curls
Curls isn't going anywhere.#T13#
Curls tries to buck Peieira off but Peieira is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Curls's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Peieira trying to control the action but Curls is working from the bottom. #T14#
Curls is trying to control Peieira's posture but Peieira avoids it.
Curls is not content to let Peieira control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peieira is trying to move to mount but Curls reverses beautifully and ends up in Peieira's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Peieira (7) vs (2) Curls

And that's the end of the fight!
Peieira takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.
After winning the bout, Caio Peieira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 104     
Date:   Dec 06, 2023





163 cm
33 yrs
142 lbs



180 cm
33 yrs
203 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 21 losses; Kastav Kvinchal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 12 losses; Isaac Vernon!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Vernon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kvinchal's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kvinchal (0) vs (2) Vernon
Kvinchal trying to control the position.
Vernon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kvinchal is keeping the position for now.
Kvinchal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vernon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kvinchal trying to control but Vernon postures up.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vernon wants to pass the guard but Kvinchal is defending well. #T1#
Kvinchal is trying to get back to full guard.
Vernon trying to control the pace.
Vernon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kvinchal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kvinchal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vernon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Kvinchal isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Vernon stacks Kvinchal on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Vernon!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (0) vs (5) Vernon
Kvinchal stops Vernon from passing to mount. #T2#
Vernon moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kvinchal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vernon controlling the action here.
It looks like Vernon might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Kvinchal is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T3#
Vernon trying to mount his opponent but Kvinchal defends it.
Vernon is trying to control the action in half guard but Kvinchal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kvinchal is looking to control Vernon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kvinchal avoid being mounted?
Kvinchal wants to get back to full guard.
Vernon passes to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (0) vs (8) Vernon
Vernon takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Kvinchal (0) vs (11) Vernon#T4##SUB2#
Vernon has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kvinchal has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
You can see the frustration on Kvinchal's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Vernon biding his time, looking for the opening.
Vernon trying to control momentarily. #SUB2#
Vernon looking for the choke but no joy. #T5#
Vernon has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kvinchal's body.
Kvinchal staying busy and making it hard for Vernon to control.
Vernon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Vernon biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kvinchal turns into Vernon and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (11) Vernon#T6#
Kvinchal postures up.
Vernon keeping full guard, as Kvinchal tries to pass.
Vernon looking for a sweep. Not yet Vernon, not yet.
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Vernon keeps moving.
Kvinchal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Kvinchal lying in Vernon's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Vernon decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Kvinchal taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Isaac Vernon!
Isaac Vernon thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 103     
Date:   Dec 03, 2023





188 cm
26 yrs
183 lbs



163 cm
33 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 13 losses; Alexander Mesquita! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 21 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Mesquita closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mesquita lands in his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mesquita (2) vs (0) Kvinchal
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvinchal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Kvinchal is keeping the position.
Kvinchal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kvinchal keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Kvinchal is retaining full guard. #T1#
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving. #SUB2#
Kvinchal working for a triangle but Mesquita defends it easily.
Mesquita is stalling in the full guard.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mesquita works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T2#
Mesquita seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Kvinchal is refusing to be controlled, as Mesquita sits in half guard.
Kvinchal wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Kvinchal actively working from the bottom here.
Mesquita wants to pass to mount but Kvinchal is defending the position.
Mesquita will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T3##SUB#
Mesquita is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kvinchal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mesquita.
Kvinchal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvinchal is looking to sweep but instead, Mesquita has passed into half guard.
Kvinchal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mesquita is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Kvinchal is defending against the submission attempts here by Mesquita. #SUB#
Mesquita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kvinchal sees it coming and defends easily.#T4#
Mesquita trying to advance position but Kvinchal counters by regaining guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.
Mesquita forces his way into half guard.
Kvinchal tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mesquita has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Score +3 for passing guard: Mesquita (5) vs (0) Kvinchal
Mesquita takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T5#
Kvinchal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kvinchal wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy.
Mesquita controlling the pace.
Kvinchal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mesquita's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mesquita's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mesquita (5) vs (4) Kvinchal
Mesquita is really stuck here. #SUB2#
Mesquita 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 Kvinchal gets his way! #T6#
Kvinchal trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mesquita doesn't escape. #SUB2#
Mesquita preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kvinchal.
You can see the frustration on Mesquita's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mesquita looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kvinchal.
Kvinchal might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mesquita haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB2#
Mesquita has hold of Kvinchal's leg, trying to break free but it's let Kvinchal lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Mesquita is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Kvinchal throws him to one side and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with his fans.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kastav Kvinchal!
After winning the bout, Kastav Kvinchal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 93     
Date:   Nov 05, 2023





183 cm
33 yrs
168 lbs



163 cm
33 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 12 losses; Tyler Alvarez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 20 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Alvarez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kvinchal quickly recovers to half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Alvarez (2) vs (0) Kvinchal
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Kvinchal wants to control but Alvarez passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Alvarez (5) vs (0) Kvinchal
Alvarez tries to move to mount but Kvinchal blocks the move with his legs.
Kvinchal gets back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy. #T1#
Alvarez wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping him busy.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
Alvarez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
We've been hearing good reports from Alvarez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarez is pressing down on Kvinchal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kvinchal is holding on for now.
Kvinchal is trying to control but can't. #T3#
Kvinchal is trying to get back to full guard.
Kvinchal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alvarez is working away from the top position though.
Alvarez not doing much here.
Alvarez is thwarting Kvinchal's attempts to control the position.
Alvarez is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T4#
Alvarez is looking to advance position but Kvinchal won't allow it.
Alvarez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kvinchal tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
Kvinchal preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T5#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kvinchal trying to control but Alvarez postures up.
Kvinchal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.#T6#
Kvinchal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kvinchal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kvinchal trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Alvarez manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Alvarez (8) vs (0) Kvinchal
Alvarez controlling from the full mount.
Kvinchal wants to control but Alvarez is having none of it.#T7#
Kvinchal is trying desperately to improve position.
Kvinchal tries to hold on but Alvarez postures up.#T8#
Kvinchal is trying desperately to improve position.
Alvarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Kvinchal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alvarez trying to control but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Kvinchal is looking to get to half guard.#T9#
Kvinchal wants to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
Alvarez controlling from mount.
Kvinchal tries to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
Kvinchal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alvarez controlling from mount. #T10#
Kvinchal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alvarez controlling the pace for now.
Kvinchal tries to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
Kvinchal really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #T11#
Alvarez content just to control the position here.
Kvinchal wants to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T12#
Alvarez prevents Kvinchal from getting the reversal.
Alvarez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kvinchal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kvinchal trying to hold on to Alvarez's head to control him but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez passes to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Alvarez (11) vs (0) Kvinchal#T13#
Kvinchal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alvarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Kvinchal can't escape the position.
Alvarez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kvinchal looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.#T14#
Alvarez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alvarez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alvarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kvinchal can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alvarez takes the fight on points by 11 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Tyler Alvarez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 88     
Date:   Oct 20, 2023





175 cm
28 yrs
155 lbs



163 cm
33 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 5 losses; Reinaldo Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 19 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kvinchal is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (0) Kvinchal
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Gracie pushes past his half guard into mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie trying to control but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Kvinchal is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.#SUB#
Gracie working for a guillotine from mount but Kvinchal is in no mood to give up.
Kvinchal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie fails to move to back control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Kvinchal is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kvinchal regains half guard.#T1#
Gracie wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Gracie is working for a kimura but Kvinchal is defending it quite comfortably.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to full guard.
Kvinchal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Kvinchal defends it.
Gracie controlling the action here.#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2#
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #SUB#
Kvinchal is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Kvinchal is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Kvinchal actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Kvinchal defends it.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (8) vs (0) Kvinchal#T3#
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Gracie has hold of Kvinchal's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kvinchal seems comfortable defending it but Gracie has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kvinchal is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kvinchal is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gracie couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reinaldo Gracie!
An out of breath Reinaldo Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 85     
Date:   Oct 08, 2023





179 cm
39 yrs
183 lbs



163 cm
33 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 26 losses; Skjoldr Leifsson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 18 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Leifsson closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Leifsson lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Leifsson (2) vs (0) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for a guillotine here but Leifsson defends easily.
Kvinchal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leifsson controls the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leifsson defends well.#SUB2#
Kvinchal working for a triangle but Leifsson defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Kvinchal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Leifsson uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Leifsson (5) vs (0) Kvinchal#T1#
Kvinchal tries to improve position but can't.
Kvinchal keeps trying to improve his position.
Leifsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
Kvinchal trying to remain calm as Leifsson controls from the top position.
Kvinchal is trying to improve his position.
Leifsson taking a breather here.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Leifsson is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leifsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kvinchal tries to buck Leifsson off but Leifsson is having none of it.#T2#
Leifsson trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Leifsson trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Leifsson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Leifsson wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Leifsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T3#
Kvinchal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB2#
Kvinchal with the active half guard here but Leifsson passes nicely into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Leifsson (8) vs (0) Kvinchal
Leifsson trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal is trying to improve his position.#T4#
Leifsson controlling the position.
Leifsson trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal tries to bench press Leifsson off him but Leifsson keeps the position.
Kvinchal is trying to escape the position but Leifsson is controlling the position.
Leifsson is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kvinchal tries to buck Leifsson off but Leifsson is having none of it.#T5#
Leifsson trying to control the position but Kvinchal is working away.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Leifsson staying calm.
Kvinchal is looking to regain half guard here but Leifsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Kvinchal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Leifsson performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Kvinchal looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Leifsson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Leifsson (11) vs (0) Kvinchal#T6#
Kvinchal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Leifsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kvinchal is looking to escape.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position but Leifsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Leifsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kvinchal is looking to get to half guard.
Leifsson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Kvinchal regains half guard.#T7#
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Leifsson has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Leifsson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Kvinchal.
Score +3 for passing guard: Leifsson (14) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is looking to regain half guard here but Leifsson keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Leifsson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kvinchal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kvinchal is trying to improve his position.#T8#
Kvinchal is still trying to improve position.
Kvinchal is not content to let Leifsson control the position. #T9#
Kvinchal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leifsson's best efforts.#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leifsson pulls his head out easily.
Kvinchal looks winded!#SUB#
Leifsson is looking for a kimura but Kvinchal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leifsson to get the leverage.
Leifsson trying to pass the guard but Kvinchal defending well.
Leifsson wants to take a breather but Kvinchal is having none of it. #SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T10#
Leifsson is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Leifsson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kvinchal defends it well. #SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Kvinchal actively working from the bottom here.
Leifsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
Leifsson sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T11##SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kvinchal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Kvinchal working for a triangle but Leifsson defends it easily. #SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for subs off his back but Leifsson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Leifsson controlling the action here.#T12#
Leifsson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kvinchal for as long as he can get away with.#SUB2#
Kvinchal has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Leifsson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Leifsson!
Score +3 for passing guard: Leifsson (17) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is not content to let Leifsson control the position.
Leifsson controlling from side mount.
Kvinchal is looking to regain half guard here but Leifsson keeps moving and retains side control. #T13#
Kvinchal is not content to let Leifsson control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kvinchal is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Leifsson off and has taken his back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Leifsson (17) vs (4) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Leifsson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is persistently looking for the submission but Leifsson is defending it well.
Leifsson is defending well here and trying to improve his position. #T14##SUB2#
Kvinchal is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Leifsson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Leifsson tries to lock up and control but Kvinchal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Leifsson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Leifsson!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Leifsson (19) vs (4) Kvinchal
Leifsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leifsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kvinchal is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leifsson trying to control but Kvinchal is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Leifsson passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Leifsson (22) vs (4) Kvinchal

And that's the end of the fight!
Leifsson takes the fight on points by 22 to 4.
A very excited looking Skjoldr Leifsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 80     
Date:   Sep 24, 2023





178 cm
31 yrs
157 lbs



163 cm
32 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 23 losses; Ivan Kamenev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 17 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kvinchal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kamenev avoids it really well and circles away.
Kastav Kvinchal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvinchal fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Kvinchal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Kamenev (0) vs (4) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kamenev has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kvinchal but great work by Kamenev.
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kamenev (4) vs (4) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is looking to reverse the position.
Kvinchal keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal gets back to half guard.
Kamenev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2#
Kvinchal actively working from the bottom here.#T1#
Kamenev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kamenev pulls his head out easily.
Kvinchal regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Kamenev avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Kvinchal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kamenev uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (7) vs (4) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Kvinchal looks to move to half guard but instead Kamenev has passed into mount! Damn!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Kamenev (9) vs (4) Kvinchal
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kvinchal looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Kamenev (12) vs (4) Kvinchal#T2#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kamenev controlling the positon.
Kvinchal tries to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kvinchal breaks Kamenev's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (12) vs (6) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kamenev looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kamenev looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kamenev!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kamenev (16) vs (6) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T3#
Kvinchal is trying to work for a sweep but Kamenev has mounted him!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Kamenev (18) vs (6) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is looking to get to half guard.
Kvinchal tries to improve his position but instead Kamenev has taken his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Kamenev (21) vs (6) Kvinchal
Kamenev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kamenev keeps control of the position easily here as Kvinchal tries to buck him off.
Kvinchal tries to roll but Kamenev sticks to his back.
Kvinchal looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kamenev.
Kamenev has the hooks in. Kvinchal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kvinchal is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kamenev off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.#SUB#
Kvinchal is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Kamenev has locked on a rear naked choke here! Kvinchal is tapping out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ivan Kamenev!
Ivan Kamenev thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 77     
Date:   Sep 16, 2023





179 cm
39 yrs
183 lbs



163 cm
32 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 24 losses; Skjoldr Leifsson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 16 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Kvinchal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Leifsson (0) vs (4) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
A bit of a lull in the action here.#SUB2#
Kvinchal goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Leifsson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kvinchal but great work by Leifsson.
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Leifsson (4) vs (4) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Leifsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Kvinchal manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Leifsson (4) vs (6) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Leifsson wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping busy. #T1##SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leifsson has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Leifsson trying to control here. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is working for a submission of some sort. #T2#
Leifsson is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Kvinchal seems to be looking for submissions.
Leifsson is trying to control but can't. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Leifsson manages to get to full guard. #T3##SUB#
Leifsson working for a triangle but Kvinchal defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal looking to pass the guard.
Kvinchal stopping the sweep attempt from Leifsson.
Kvinchal wants to pass the guard but Leifsson is keeping the position.
Kvinchal pushing down on Leifsson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Leifsson keeping hold of Kvinchal's head, controlling as best he can. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking for a kimura here. #T4##SUB2#
Kvinchal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Leifsson trying to control here. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Leifsson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kvinchal. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T5##SUB2#
Kvinchal is trying to work for a kimura but Leifsson is defending well. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've been hearing good reports from Leifsson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Leifsson trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Leifsson as he works his way to full guard. #SUB2#
Kvinchal drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Leifsson dives on top into guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Leifsson (6) vs (6) Kvinchal
Leifsson trying to control but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leifsson is one step ahead there. #T6##SUB2#
Kvinchal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Kvinchal working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Leifsson has passed into half guard!
Leifsson trying to control from half guard but Kvinchal is working away. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leifsson pulls his head out easily.
Leifsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kvinchal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leifsson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leifsson's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Leifsson (6) vs (10) Kvinchal
Leifsson breaks Kvinchal's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Leifsson (8) vs (10) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leifsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T7#
Leifsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking for a triangle here but Leifsson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Leifsson (11) vs (10) Kvinchal
Leifsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
Kvinchal is trying to improve his position.
Leifsson is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leifsson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kvinchal's shoulder. That is not cool. #T8#
Kvinchal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Leifsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kvinchal keeps trying to improve his position.
Kvinchal is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Leifsson off and has taken his back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Leifsson (11) vs (14) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB2#
Leifsson is having to fend off submission attempts from Kvinchal, who is looking to sink in the choke. Kvinchal doesn't have the hooks in though and Leifsson manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Leifsson (13) vs (14) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Leifsson passes into half guard.
Leifsson is keen to just control but Kvinchal is a slippery customer.#T9#
Leifsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kvinchal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Leifsson controlling the action here.#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for subs from the bottom but Leifsson mounts him!
Score +3 for passing guard: Leifsson (16) vs (14) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Leifsson takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Leifsson (19) vs (14) Kvinchal
Leifsson trying to control momentarily.
Leifsson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kvinchal.#T10#
Leifsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Leifsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kvinchal manages to reverse the position and now he's in Leifsson's guard. Nice work there by Kvinchal.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Leifsson (19) vs (16) Kvinchal
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kvinchal trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Leifsson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Leifsson (21) vs (16) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leifsson defends well.
Leifsson sitting in guard here, content to control. #T11##SUB2#
Kvinchal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Leifsson uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Leifsson (24) vs (16) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard.
Kvinchal seems a little lost for a moment, as Leifsson dominates the positioning.
Leifsson trying to control the position but Kvinchal is working away.
Kvinchal tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T12#
Leifsson trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Leifsson taking a breather here.
Leifsson trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal gets back to half guard.#T13##SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leifsson pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Kvinchal actively working from the bottom here.
Leifsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
Leifsson is pressing down on Kvinchal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kvinchal is holding on for now.
Leifsson moves nicely into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Leifsson (27) vs (16) Kvinchal
Leifsson controls the position.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.#T14#
Leifsson trying to control the position but Kvinchal is working away.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard.
Leifsson trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Leifsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Kvinchal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Leifsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leifsson takes the fight on points by 27 to 16.
A victorious Skjoldr Leifsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 75     
Date:   Sep 10, 2023





178 cm
31 yrs
157 lbs



163 cm
32 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 38 wins and 22 losses; Ivan Kamenev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 15 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kvinchal shoots in looking for a takedown. Kamenev tries to sprawl out of it but Kvinchal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kamenev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kvinchal shoots in but Kamenev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kamenev is looking to counter the offense by Kvinchal and move into the clinch.
Kvinchal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ivan Kamenev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kastav Kvinchal.#TD#
Kamenev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kamenev (2) vs (0) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kamenev stacks Kvinchal on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kamenev!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (5) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kamenev gets to mount! Kvinchal was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Kamenev (7) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kamenev controlling his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenev fails to move to back control.
Kvinchal is wriggling around trying to escape. #T1#
Kamenev controlling from mount.
Kvinchal is desperately trying to improve his position but Kamenev has a good base and remains in mount.
Kamenev controlling from the full mount.
Kvinchal can't escape the position.
Kvinchal wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Kamenev (10) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal tries to break free.
Kamenev has good solid back control here.
Kamenev tries to keep control of the position but Kvinchal is staying busy.#T2#
Kvinchal tries to break free.
Kvinchal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kvinchal is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kvinchal is keeping busy.
Kamenev has the hooks in. Kvinchal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kvinchal is keeping busy.
Kvinchal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kamenev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Will Kamenev go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kvinchal wants to escape the position.
Kvinchal is still trying to improve position.
Kamenev keeps control of the position easily here as Kvinchal tries to buck him off.
Kamenev trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal tries to escape the position.
Kamenev controls the action.
Kvinchal rolls, trying to escape but Kamenev keeps control of the position. #T4#
Kamenev tries to get the hooks in deep but Kvinchal pushed the leg off.
Kamenev has the hooks in. Kvinchal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
What can Kvinchal do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Kamenev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
I really don't envy Kvinchal right now. #SUB#
Kvinchal is trying to roll into a better position but Kamenev has get a rear naked choke and Kvinchal is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ivan Kamenev!
Ivan Kamenev thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 71     
Date:   Sep 01, 2023





193 cm
43 yrs
214 lbs



163 cm
32 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 35 losses; Jab Brown! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 14 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kvinchal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal 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. #SUB2#
Kvinchal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Brown's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kvinchal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brown looking to control.
Kvinchal wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Kvinchal has gone for a leg lock! Brown slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kvinchal's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (2) Kvinchal
Kvinchal keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Kvinchal working for submissions but it's allowed Brown to get to half guard. #SUB#
Kvinchal is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown. #SUB#
Brown seems to be working for a kimura but Kvinchal defends the submission attempt.#T1##SUB#
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kvinchal is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Kvinchal actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Kvinchal is defending well. #SUB#
Brown is looking for a kimura but Kvinchal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Kvinchal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T2#
Brown trying to pass the guard but Kvinchal defending well. #SUB#
Brown 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.
Kvinchal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown advances to half guard.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Kvinchal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Kvinchal defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for a kimura from the bottom but Brown passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (5) vs (2) Kvinchal#SUB#
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kvinchal is trying to improve his position.#T3##SUB#
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard.
Brown advances to mount.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Brown (7) vs (2) Kvinchal#SUB#
Brown looking to secure an arm triangle but Kvinchal defends it well.
Brown looking to control but Kvinchal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kvinchal is looking to get to half guard.#T4##SUB#
Brown wants to finish this one by submission but Kvinchal is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brown.
Brown wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Kvinchal is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB#
Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Brown looking to control but Kvinchal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown is trying to take his opponent's back.
Kvinchal tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T5#
Kvinchal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Kvinchal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (10) vs (2) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kvinchal, who protects the arm well.
Kvinchal tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position. #T6##SUB#
Brown in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kvinchal is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jab Brown!
Jab Brown thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 70     
Date:   Aug 27, 2023





160 cm
31 yrs
145 lbs



163 cm
32 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 18 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 13 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Kvinchal rushes Curls and presses him up against the ropes.#TD2#
Kvinchal jumps guard and drags Curls to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kvinchal has his hands on Curls's head, controlling the position. #SUB2#
Curls got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kvinchal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Curls has managed to get both his arms back between Kvinchal's legs - danger averted.
Curls slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (3) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Curls stalls from top position.#T1#
Kvinchal tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Curls's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Curls! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Kvinchal has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jerry Curls!
A relieved looking Jerry Curls thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 68     
Date:   Aug 19, 2023





185 cm
32 yrs
177 lbs



163 cm
32 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 11 losses; Rupert Helenius! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 12 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Helenius tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kvinchal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Kvinchal darts in and clinches Helenius up against the ropes.
Helenius gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kvinchal. #TD#
Helenius lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Helenius (2) vs (0) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Helenius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #SUB2#
Kvinchal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius wants to pass to mount but Kvinchal is defending the position. #T1#
Kvinchal wants to get back to full guard.
Helenius not doing much here.
Kvinchal wants to get back to full guard.
Helenius performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've been hearing that Helenius has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Helenius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Helenius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Helenius has control of the leg. #T2#
Helenius trying to mount his opponent but Kvinchal defends it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Helenius tries to pass to full mount but Kvinchal defends it.
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Helenius has control of the leg.
Helenius wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping him busy.
Helenius is thwarting Kvinchal's attempts to control the position.#T3#
Helenius stalling.
Kvinchal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Helenius works his foot free and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Helenius (5) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Helenius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
Kvinchal wants to control but Helenius is having none of it.
Kvinchal regains half guard.
Helenius seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kvinchal trying to hold on to Helenius's head to control him but Helenius postures up.
Helenius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T5#
Kvinchal is pressing down on Helenius's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Helenius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kvinchal is keeping the position for now.
Helenius trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helenius won't allow Kvinchal to sweep him here.
Helenius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kvinchal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Helenius is working away from the top position though.
Helenius performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T6#
Kvinchal is trying to maintain the position but Helenius is very close to passing his half guard.
Kvinchal wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Helenius in particular looking to stall.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Helenius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kvinchal trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Helenius (8) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal wants to hold on but Helenius pushes him away.#T7#
Helenius fails to move to back control.
Kvinchal looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Helenius (11) vs (0) Kvinchal#SUB#
Helenius is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Kvinchal taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Helenius.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rupert Helenius!
Rupert Helenius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 64     
Date:   Aug 06, 2023





163 cm
32 yrs
142 lbs



192 cm
27 yrs
205 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 11 losses; Kastav Kvinchal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 7 losses; Ricky Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Kvinchal gets a clinch.
Kvinchal is pressed up against the ropes. Clubber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kvinchal down to the mat. Kvinchal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kvinchal tries to clinch but Clubber is having none of it.
Clubber is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#TD2#
Clubber fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kvinchal sprawls well initially but Clubber persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kvinchal (0) vs (2) Clubber
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Clubber is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Clubber prevents Kvinchal from improving his position.
Kvinchal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal trying to keep a closed guard but Clubber is proving a slippery customer.
Kvinchal looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1##SUB#
Kvinchal has his foot on Clubber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clubber works his way back into a safe position though.
Clubber is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clubber tries to free his leg and advance position but Kvinchal is retaining full guard.
Kvinchal trying to keep a closed guard but Clubber is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Kvinchal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Kvinchal working for a triangle but Clubber defends it easily.
Clubber content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Kvinchal managing to control the position.
Clubber preventing the sweep.
Kvinchal pulls Clubber in close to prevent any damage.
Kvinchal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3##SUB#
Kvinchal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kvinchal is trying to control the position but Clubber postures up. #SUB#
Clubber avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Kvinchal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clubber can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kvinchal looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clubber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kvinchal swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
Kvinchal controls Clubber momentarily but Clubber frees himself.
Clubber seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kvinchal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kvinchal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Kvinchal has an active guard here but Clubber has managed to pass into half guard.
Clubber looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T5#
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Clubber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clubber has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Jed's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Clubber perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Clubber is pressing down on Kvinchal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kvinchal is holding on for now.
Kvinchal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kvinchal is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T6#
Clubber is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kvinchal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kvinchal keeping full guard, as Clubber tries to pass.
Kvinchal trying to control the position. #T7#
Kvinchal wants to control the position but Clubber says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kvinchal is looking to control Clubber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kvinchal avoid being mounted?
Clubber looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T8#
Clubber uses his free foot to push down on Kvinchal's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kvinchal.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (0) vs (5) Clubber
Clubber controlling the position easily from mount.
Kvinchal is looking to get to half guard.
Clubber avoids the attempt from Kvinchal to control.#T9#
Clubber controlling the position easily from mount.
Kvinchal tries to hold on but Clubber postures up.
Kvinchal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clubber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clubber moves to take his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Kvinchal (0) vs (8) Clubber
Kvinchal is defending well here and trying to improve his position. #T10#
Clubber has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kvinchal's body.
Kvinchal turns into Clubber and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (8) Clubber
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Clubber keeps moving.
Clubber pulls Kvinchal in close to prevent any damage. #T11#
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Clubber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clubber lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (10) Clubber
Clubber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clubber trying to control but Kvinchal is working from the bottom. #T12#
Clubber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kvinchal keeping full guard, as Clubber tries to pass.
Well,Kvinchal is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?#SUB#
Kvinchal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clubber defends it easily.#T13#
Clubber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Clubber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kvinchal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clubber looking to pass the guard.
Kvinchal controls Clubber momentarily but Clubber frees himself.
Clubber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T14#
Kvinchal is trying to control the position but Clubber postures up.
Clubber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kvinchal looking for a sweep. Not yet Kvinchal, not yet. #SUB#
Kvinchal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clubber can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clubber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber wins on points by 10 to 2.
A victorious Ricky Clubber thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 62     
Date:   Jul 30, 2023





180 cm
32 yrs
203 lbs



163 cm
32 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Isaac Vernon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 11 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Vernon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Vernon (4) vs (0) Kvinchal
Vernon trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Vernon has control of an arm but Kvinchal manages to advance to Vernon's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Vernon (4) vs (4) Kvinchal
Vernon rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Vernon trying to get back to full guard but Kvinchal takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Vernon (4) vs (7) Kvinchal
Kvinchal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vernon is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vernon is working to get back to half guard. #T1#
Kvinchal tries to control but Vernon wriggling away.
Kvinchal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Vernon wants to control but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Kvinchal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vernon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vernon regains half guard.
Vernon is refusing to be controlled, as Kvinchal sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vernon defends it well. #SUB2#
Kvinchal seems to be working for a kimura but Vernon defends the submission attempt.#T2#
Vernon trying to hold on to Kvinchal's head to control him but Kvinchal postures up.
Still in half guard, Kvinchal seems content to control.
Vernon gets full guard.
Kvinchal trying to control but Vernon is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Vernon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kvinchal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Vernon controls Kvinchal momentarily but Kvinchal frees himself.
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Vernon keeps moving.
Kvinchal wants to pass the guard but Vernon is keeping the position.
Vernon trying to control the position. #SUB#
Vernon working for submissions but it's allowed Kvinchal to get to half guard.
Vernon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kvinchal wants to take a breather but Vernon is having none of it. #T4#
Vernon works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vernon trying to keep a closed guard but Kvinchal is proving a slippery customer.
Kvinchal advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Vernon (4) vs (10) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is trying to get an arm triangle but Vernon is defending well.
Vernon manages to get back to half guard.
Vernon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T5#
Kvinchal wants to pass to mount but Vernon is defending the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal trying to control the action but Vernon is working from the bottom.
Vernon is looking to improve his position.
Vernon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kvinchal is working away from the top position though.
Vernon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T6#
Vernon keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully.
Kvinchal is fighting to break Vernon's control of his arms but Vernon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kvinchal won't allow Vernon to sweep him here.
Vernon working a defensive guard here.
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Vernon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvinchal preventing the sweep.
Kvinchal looking to pass the guard.
Vernon keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully. #T7#
Kvinchal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vernon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (6) vs (10) Kvinchal
Vernon prevents Kvinchal from improving his position.
Vernon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Vernon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T8#
Kvinchal has a hand on Vernon's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Vernon takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Score +3 for passing guard: Vernon (9) vs (10) Kvinchal
Vernon manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kvinchal to take his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Vernon (12) vs (10) Kvinchal
Vernon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Vernon tightening his grip on Kvinchal, looking for the choke.
Vernon doesn't have the hooks in and Kvinchal manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (12) vs (12) Kvinchal
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Vernon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vernon has Kvinchal pulled in close to control his posture. #T9#
Kvinchal passes into half guard.
Kvinchal is looking to take a break and control but Vernon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vernon tries to get to full guard but Kvinchal has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Kvinchal seems to be working for a kimura but Vernon defends the submission attempt.
Kvinchal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kvinchal trying to control the action but Vernon is working from the bottom. #T10#
Vernon tries to get to full guard but Kvinchal has control of the leg.
Kvinchal is looking to take a break and control but Vernon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vernon tries to roll over but Kvinchal keeps him under control.
Vernon gets back to full guard.
Vernon keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully.
Kvinchal wants to pass the guard but Vernon is keeping the position.#T11#
Vernon wants to sweep here but Kvinchal controlling him for the moment.
Vernon is working hard here to advance position.
Vernon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vernon keeping full guard, as Kvinchal tries to pass.
Vernon wants to sweep here but Kvinchal controlling him for the moment.
Kvinchal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T12##SUB2#
Kvinchal drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vernon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kvinchal has Vernon in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (14) vs (12) Kvinchal
Kvinchal looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vernon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vernon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kvinchal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Vernon is working for a submission of some sort.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position. #T13##SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.
Vernon is taking a breather. Kvinchal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kvinchal wants to improve his position but Vernon is controlling well.
Vernon trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Vernon content to control rather than advance.
Kvinchal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vernon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vernon's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Vernon (14) vs (16) Kvinchal#T14#
Kvinchal trying to control momentarily.
Kvinchal doesn't have the hooks in and Vernon manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (16) vs (16) Kvinchal
Vernon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kvinchal looking to control but Vernon passes into half guard.
Kvinchal moves into full guard.
Kvinchal looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vernon defends well.
Vernon wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Kvinchal gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Kvinchal wins on points by 17 to 16.
Kastav Kvinchal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 60     
Date:   Jul 23, 2023





187 cm
30 yrs
216 lbs



163 cm
32 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 32 losses; Darragh Fiachna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 10 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Fiachna shoots in looking for a takedown but Kvinchal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fiachna's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fiachna looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Kvinchal drives through and clinches with Fiachna against the ropes.
Kvinchal is pressed up against the ropes. Fiachna has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kvinchal down to the mat. Kvinchal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Kvinchal closes the distance and pushes Fiachna back into the ropes.#TD2#
Kvinchal ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kvinchal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kvinchal working a defensive guard here.
Fiachna trying to control but Kvinchal is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for a guillotine here but Fiachna defends easily.
Fiachna looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiachna is working hard here to advance position.
Kvinchal can't keep his opponent in guard - Fiachna advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kvinchal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
Kvinchal is refusing to be controlled, as Fiachna sits in half guard.
Fiachna with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Fiachna is looking for a kimura here.
Fiachna wants to take a breather but Kvinchal is having none of it. #SUB#
Fiachna is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kvinchal is just riding it out for now. Fiachna eventually gives up the hold.
Fiachna tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kvinchal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T2#
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
Fiachna stalling.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to full guard.
Kvinchal is controlling Fiachna's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fiachna will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Fiachna has control of the leg.
Kvinchal is looking to control Fiachna's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kvinchal avoid being mounted?
Fiachna is trying to control. Kvinchal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T3#
Kvinchal tries to roll over but Fiachna keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.
Fiachna trying to pass the guard but Kvinchal defending well.
Fiachna sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fiachna is just content to waste time from the top position. Kvinchal takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kvinchal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (0) vs (2) Kvinchal
Fiachna holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T4#
Fiachna gets full guard.
Fiachna is trying to keep Kvinchal in close.
Kvinchal trying to control but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal passes Fiachna's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fiachna is just riding it out for now. Kvinchal eventually gives up the hold.
Fiachna preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kvinchal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiachna keeps working. #T5#
Fiachna tries to get to full guard but Kvinchal has control of the leg.
Fiachna gets full guard.
Kvinchal trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fiachna manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (2) vs (2) Kvinchal
Kvinchal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kvinchal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fiachna wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.
Kvinchal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fiachna has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (5) vs (2) Kvinchal
Kvinchal can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T6#
Kvinchal is looking to reverse the position.
Fiachna wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Fiachna tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fiachna has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fiachna's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB#
Fiachna is looking for a kimura but Kvinchal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fiachna to get the leverage.
Fiachna works his way into full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (8) vs (2) Kvinchal#T7#
Fiachna avoids the attempt from Kvinchal to control.
Fiachna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kvinchal is looking to escape.
Fiachna is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kvinchal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kvinchal wants to control but Fiachna is having none of it.
Fiachna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fiachna controlling from mount. #T8#
Kvinchal working to try and regain half guard.
Kvinchal regains half guard.
Fiachna is pressing down on Kvinchal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kvinchal is holding on for now.
Fiachna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fiachna passes the guard and advances to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (11) vs (2) Kvinchal
Fiachna fails to advance to Kvinchal's back. #T9#
Fiachna wants to control but Kvinchal has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Kvinchal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fiachna's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fiachna's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fiachna (11) vs (6) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Fiachna's chin but Fiachna turns very nicely into Kvinchal's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Fiachna.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (13) vs (6) Kvinchal
Fiachna stopping the sweep attempt from Kvinchal.
Fiachna passes Kvinchal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kvinchal has his hands clasped together around Fiachna's back. He's all about the action.
Kvinchal is not content to let Fiachna control the position.#T10#
Kvinchal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fiachna's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fiachna's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fiachna (13) vs (10) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Fiachna defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kvinchal is trying to stick to Fiachna's back but Fiachna is turning into Kvinchal. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kvinchal's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fiachna.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (15) vs (10) Kvinchal
Fiachna pushing down on Kvinchal's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fiachna in particular looking to stall.
Fiachna is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fiachna slows the pace down in half guard.
Kvinchal is looking to control Fiachna's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kvinchal avoid being mounted?#T11#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fiachna in particular looking to stall.#SUB2#
Kvinchal actively working from the bottom here.
Fiachna content to control rather than advance.
Fiachna seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kvinchal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kvinchal tries to roll over but Fiachna keeps him under control.#T12#
Fiachna wants to take a breather but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Kvinchal trying to control but Fiachna postures up.
Kvinchal wants to get back to full guard.
Fiachna uses his free foot to push down on Kvinchal's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kvinchal.
Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (18) vs (10) Kvinchal
Fiachna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kvinchal is looking to escape.
Fiachna content just to control the position here.
Kvinchal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fiachna controlling the action here. #T13#
Fiachna seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kvinchal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fiachna controlling the action here.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
Fiachna content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kvinchal trying to control here.
Fiachna seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kvinchal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T14#
Fiachna wants to pass the guard but Kvinchal is defending well.
Kvinchal is trying to control but can't.
Fiachna is trying to control. Kvinchal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fiachna tries to pass to full mount but Kvinchal defends it.
Kvinchal is looking to control Fiachna's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kvinchal avoid being mounted?
Fiachna passes to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (21) vs (10) Kvinchal
Fiachna wants to take Kvinchal's back here but Kvinchal is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Fiachna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kvinchal is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Fiachna takes the fight on points by 21 to 10.
Darragh Fiachna seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 59     
Date:   Jul 16, 2023





163 cm
32 yrs
142 lbs



167 cm
32 yrs
146 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 9 losses; Kastav Kvinchal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 16 losses; Ricky Judge!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Kvinchal moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Judge gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kvinchal regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kvinchal (0) vs (2) Judge
Kvinchal is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB2#
Judge has gone for a leg lock! Kvinchal slips out almost immediately though and dives into Judge's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (2) Judge
Judge keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully.
Judge wants to sweep here but Kvinchal controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Judge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kvinchal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kvinchal trying to control but Judge is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judge controlling Kvinchal's posture.
Judge looking to control. #T1#
Judge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kvinchal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Judge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Judge is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (4) Judge#SUB2#
Judge is working for an americana but Kvinchal has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Judge was thinking about the submission.
Kvinchal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Judge drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Judge jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Judge wants to pass the guard but Kvinchal is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kvinchal is trying to keep Judge in close. #T2#
Judge is pushing down on Kvinchal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kvinchal is fighting to maintain full guard but Judge has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Judge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Judge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Judge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Judge is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kvinchal sees it coming and defends easily.
Judge wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is defending against the submission attempts here by Judge.
Kvinchal moves into full guard. #T3##SUB#
Kvinchal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Judge defends well.
Kvinchal is trying to keep Judge in close.
Judge wants to pass the guard but Kvinchal is keeping the position.
Judge wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving. #SUB2#
Judge drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Judge jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Kvinchal working for a triangle but Judge defends it easily.
Judge stopping the sweep attempt from Kvinchal.#T4#
Kvinchal is trying to control the position but Judge postures up.
Judge pushing down on Kvinchal's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB2#
Judge is looking for a kimura but Kvinchal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Judge to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Judge is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
Judge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kvinchal defends it well.
Kvinchal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Judge is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T5##SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Judge is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kvinchal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Judge sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kvinchal's guard.
Judge is thwarting Kvinchal's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Judge is looking for a kimura here.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to full guard.#T6##SUB2#
Judge is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kvinchal sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.
Kvinchal wants to control but Judge is keeping busy. #SUB2#
Judge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kvinchal defends it well. #SUB2#
Judge is trying to work for a kimura but Kvinchal is defending well.
Judge passes to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (7) Judge#SUB2#
Judge looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#T7##SUB2#
Judge looking to secure an arm triangle but Kvinchal defends it well.
Kvinchal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Judge fails to move to back control. #SUB2#
Judge jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kvinchal manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kvinchal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Judge wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Judge thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kvinchal is looking to reverse the position.#T8##SUB2#
Judge is trying to get an arm triangle but Kvinchal is defending well. #SUB2#
Judge is trying to get an arm triangle but Kvinchal is defending well.
Kvinchal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Judge's best efforts.#SUB2#
Judge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kvinchal defends it well.
Kvinchal wants to control but Judge is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Judge is trying to control the action in half guard but Kvinchal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Judge wants to work for an arm triangle but Kvinchal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Judge wants to pass to mount but Kvinchal is defending the position. #SUB2#
Judge wants to work for an arm triangle but Kvinchal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T9##SUB2#
Judge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kvinchal defends it well. #SUB2#
Judge is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kvinchal wants to improve his position but Judge is controlling well.
Judge is pressing down on Kvinchal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kvinchal is holding on for now.
Kvinchal trying to hold on to Judge's head to control him but Judge postures up.
Kvinchal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kvinchal.
Kvinchal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kvinchal wants to sweep here but Judge controlling him for the moment. #T10#
Kvinchal trying to control the position.
Kvinchal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kvinchal is working hard here to advance position.
Judge pushes down on Kvinchal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kvinchal wants to get back to full guard.
Judge is trying to control. Kvinchal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kvinchal is looking to control Judge's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kvinchal avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Judge is trying to work for a kimura but Kvinchal is defending well.
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Judge has control of the leg. #T11#
Judge trying to pass the guard but Kvinchal defending well. #SUB2#
Judge is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kvinchal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Judge. #SUB#
Kvinchal actively working from the bottom here.
Kvinchal has a hand on Judge's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Judge takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (10) Judge
Kvinchal is working to get back to half guard.
Judge looking to control but Kvinchal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T12#
Judge avoids the attempt from Kvinchal to control.
Kvinchal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Judge wants to control the action but instead Kvinchal gets a body lock and reverses into Judge's guard! Nice work!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (4) vs (10) Judge
Judge wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB2#
Judge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kvinchal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Judge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvinchal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Judge swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T13#
Judge wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Judge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kvinchal defends well.
Kvinchal trying to control but Judge is working from the bottom.
Judge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kvinchal is one step ahead there.
Judge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Judge bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kvinchal's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (4) vs (12) Judge#T14##SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Judge advances to half guard.
Kvinchal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Judge preventing the sweep.
Judge trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Judge wants to pass the guard but Kvinchal is keeping the position.
Judge trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Kvinchal looking for subs off his back but Judge has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kvinchal is not content to let Judge control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Judge wins on points by 12 to 4.
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ricky Judge waved his t-shirt featuring KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 55     
Date:   Jul 02, 2023





178 cm
30 yrs
157 lbs



163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 15 losses; Ivan Kamenev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 8 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Kvinchal moves into the clinch successfully.
Kvinchal tries to pull guard but Kamenev holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kvinchal drops back down to his feet.
Kamenev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kvinchal pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD#
Kamenev is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Kvinchal can't fight it off and eventually Kamenev manages to take the fight to the floor. Kvinchal looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kamenev (2) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kamenev controlling from the top position.
Kvinchal wants to sweep here but Kamenev controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kvinchal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (2) vs (2) Kvinchal#T1#
Kvinchal trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kamenev manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (4) vs (2) Kvinchal
Kvinchal looking for a sweep. Not yet Kvinchal, not yet.
Kvinchal working a defensive guard here.
Kamenev wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.
Kvinchal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kamenev has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (7) vs (2) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is trying to improve his position.
Kvinchal is still trying to improve position.#T2#
Kvinchal prevents Kamenev from improving position.
Kvinchal tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kamenev presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Kamenev (9) vs (2) Kvinchal
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kamenev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kamenev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kamenev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Kvinchal tries to hold on but Kamenev pushes him away.
Kvinchal is desperately trying to improve his position but Kamenev has a good base and remains in mount.
Kvinchal tries to hold on but Kamenev pushes him away.
Kvinchal can't escape the position.
Kamenev controlling from the full mount.
Kvinchal is trying desperately to improve position.
Kamenev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
Kvinchal can't escape the position.
Kvinchal keeps trying to improve his position.
Kamenev wants to take his opponent's back but Kvinchal doesn't allow it.
Kvinchal tries to reverse the position but Kamenev maintains control.
Kamenev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kvinchal is squirming around, avoiding Kamenev's attempts to control the action.
Kamenev prevents Kvinchal from getting the reversal.#T5#
Kamenev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kamenev looking to control but Kvinchal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kvinchal regains half guard.
Kvinchal trying to control here. #T6#
Kamenev content to control rather than advance.
Kvinchal trying to hold on to Kamenev's head to control him but Kamenev postures up.
Kvinchal wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kamenev pulls his head out easily.
Kamenev wants to pass to mount but Kvinchal is defending the position. #T7#
Kvinchal trying to control here.
Kamenev is pressing down on Kvinchal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kvinchal is holding on for now. #SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kamenev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kvinchal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kvinchal is trying to control but can't. #T8#
Kamenev wants to take a breather but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Kvinchal wants to improve his position but Kamenev is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal trying to hold on to Kamenev's head to control him but Kamenev postures up.
Kamenev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Kamenev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kamenev pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kamenev in particular looking to stall.#T9##SUB2#
Kvinchal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kvinchal is trying to maintain the position but Kamenev is very close to passing his half guard.
Kamenev stalling.
Kvinchal tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kamenev has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (12) vs (2) Kvinchal
Kamenev controlling his opponent. #T10#
Kvinchal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kamenev controlling his opponent.
Kvinchal prevents Kamenev from taking his back.#T11#
Kvinchal is trying to reverse the position but instead Kamenev has taken his back - oops!
Score +3 for taking back: Kamenev (15) vs (2) Kvinchal
Kamenev keeps control of the position as Kvinchal tries to break free.
What can Kvinchal do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Kvinchal tries to escape the position.
Kvinchal is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kamenev.
I really don't envy Kvinchal right now. #T12#
Kamenev has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kvinchal's body.
Kamenev keeps control of the position as Kvinchal tries to break free.
Kamenev not allowing Kvinchal to control his hands.
Kvinchal is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near. #T13#
Kvinchal tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kamenev content just to control the position here.
Kvinchal tries to hold on but Kamenev postures up.
Kamenev controlling from the full mount.
Kamenev wants to control the pace but Kvinchal is squirming around nicely.
Kvinchal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T14#
Kamenev controlling the action here.
Kvinchal wants to improve his position but Kamenev is controlling well.
Kvinchal is trying to maintain the position but Kamenev is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
Kvinchal tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kamenev has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (18) vs (2) Kvinchal

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamenev takes the fight on points by 18 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Kamenev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 54     
Date:   Jun 28, 2023





163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs



181 cm
40 yrs
223 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 8 losses; Kastav Kvinchal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Harvey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Smith instigates a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Kvinchal has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#TD2#
Smith gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kvinchal regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kvinchal (0) vs (2) Smith
Kvinchal keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Kvinchal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Kvinchal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kvinchal manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Kvinchal's guard.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB#
Kvinchal working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Smith wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kvinchal haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kvinchal swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Kvinchal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kvinchal keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Kvinchal is trying to keep Smith in close. #SUB#
Kvinchal has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kvinchal has his hands on Smith's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Kvinchal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smith passes into half guard.
Kvinchal regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T3#
Smith controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Kvinchal is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (0) vs (5) Smith
Kvinchal is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it. #SUB2#
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kvinchal has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee asks Smith politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Smith prefers to stall for the moment though.#T4#
Kvinchal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kvinchal is not content to let Smith control the position.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Kvinchal manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (5) Smith
Kvinchal performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kvinchal prevents Smith from improving his position.#SUB2#
Smith looking for submissions off his back.#T5#
Kvinchal is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Kvinchal trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Kvinchal won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Kvinchal wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.#T6#
Smith working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
Kvinchal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kvinchal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kvinchal trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kvinchal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith wants to sweep here but Kvinchal controlling him for the moment. #T7#
Kvinchal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kvinchal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working. #SUB#
Kvinchal seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Kvinchal is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kvinchal to get the leverage.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith wants to hit a sweep here but Kvinchal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Smith there!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (5) vs (5) Smith
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Kvinchal's attempts to control the action. #T8#
Smith is looking to improve his position but Kvinchal isn't that keen on the idea.#T9#
Smith slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Kvinchal avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T10#
Kvinchal stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Kvinchal trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Kvinchal is proving a slippery customer.
Kvinchal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Kvinchal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kvinchal has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully. #T11#
Kvinchal won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Kvinchal trying to move into half guard but instead Smith has managed to sweep!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (5) vs (7) Smith
Kvinchal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith stands and throws Kvinchal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (5) vs (10) Smith
Kvinchal is looking to reverse the position.
Smith trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Smith goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kvinchal has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Smith but great work by Kvinchal.
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kvinchal (9) vs (10) Smith#T12#
Kvinchal moves into full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Kvinchal (11) vs (10) Smith
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Smith is still trying to improve position.
Well,Kvinchal is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Kvinchal trying to control but Smith is having none of it. #T13#
Smith tries to reverse the position but Kvinchal maintains control.#SUB#
Kvinchal is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Smith is surviving well by controlling Kvinchal's body position as best he can.
Smith tries to hold on but Kvinchal pushes him away.
Smith bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (11) vs (12) Smith
Smith controlling from the top position.
Smith wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving. #T14#
Kvinchal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (13) vs (12) Smith
Kvinchal postures up.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Smith working for a triangle but Kvinchal defends it easily.
Kvinchal works a leg free and moves into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kvinchal takes the fight on points by 13 to 12.
A relieved looking Kastav Kvinchal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 51     
Date:   Jun 14, 2023





181 cm
40 yrs
223 lbs



163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Harvey Smith! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 7 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Kvinchal lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Smith (0) vs (2) Kvinchal
Kvinchal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Smith has his foot on Kvinchal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kvinchal works his way back into a safe position though.
Kvinchal trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Kvinchal 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.
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Kvinchal looking to pass the guard.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Smith throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kvinchal escapes and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Smith (0) vs (5) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T2##SUB#
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kvinchal defends well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kvinchal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kvinchal won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully.
Kvinchal pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Kvinchal 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. #T3#
Smith is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
Kvinchal is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.#T4#
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith trying to control but Kvinchal postures up.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kvinchal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kvinchal's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Smith (4) vs (5) Kvinchal
Kvinchal tries to escape the position. #SUB#
Smith looking to break Kvinchal's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kvinchal remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Smith will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB#
Smith is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kvinchal is defending well though. Smith let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB#
Smith is looking for the choke from the back position but Kvinchal is controlling his hands well. #SUB#
Smith is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kvinchal defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #T5#
Kvinchal is trying to break free. #SUB#
Kvinchal defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kvinchal is trying to break free.
Smith tries to keep control of the position but Kvinchal is staying busy.
Kvinchal can't escape the position.
Kvinchal looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
I really don't envy Kvinchal right now. #T6##SUB#
Smith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB#
Kvinchal is trying to control his opponent's hands. Eventually Smith gets his hands free and sinks in a rear naked choke. For a while it looks like Kvinchal is going to survive but after struggling valiantly, he eventually has to tap out! Smith is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harvey Smith!
Harvey Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 49     
Date:   Jun 04, 2023





185 cm
31 yrs
177 lbs



163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 6 losses; Rupert Helenius! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 6 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Helenius closes the distance and clinches.
Kvinchal prevents a takedown attempt there. #TD#
Helenius is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Kvinchal can't fight it off and eventually Helenius manages to take the fight to the floor. Kvinchal looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Helenius (2) vs (0) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Helenius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kvinchal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kvinchal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kvinchal looking to control. #T1#
Helenius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kvinchal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kvinchal wants to improve his position but instead Helenius has moved into half guard.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to full guard.
Kvinchal is positioning himself well to prevent Helenius advancing to mount.
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Helenius has control of the leg.
Kvinchal wants to sweep but Helenius has passed to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Helenius (5) vs (0) Kvinchal#T2#
Kvinchal seems a little lost for a moment, as Helenius dominates the positioning.
Helenius working away.
Kvinchal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Helenius will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Helenius happy to just control the position for now.
Helenius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T3#
Kvinchal tries to bench press Helenius off him but Helenius keeps the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kvinchal wants to control but Helenius postures up.
Helenius controlling from side mount.
Kvinchal tries to improve position but can't. #T4#
Kvinchal is still trying to improve position.
Kvinchal gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Helenius has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Helenius (8) vs (0) Kvinchal
Helenius wants to control the pace but Kvinchal is squirming around nicely. #T5#
Helenius looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kvinchal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kvinchal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kvinchal is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Helenius is staying active.
Helenius wants to take Kvinchal's back here but Kvinchal is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Helenius moves to back control.
Score +3 for taking back: Helenius (11) vs (0) Kvinchal#T6#
Helenius is trying to stick to Kvinchal's back but Kvinchal is turning into Helenius. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Helenius's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kvinchal.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Helenius (11) vs (2) Kvinchal
Kvinchal stays in close to Helenius's body and controls the position.
Helenius has Kvinchal pulled in close to control his posture.
Kvinchal looking to pass the guard.
Helenius keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully. #T7#
Helenius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kvinchal looking to pass the guard.
Kvinchal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Helenius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kvinchal's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Helenius (13) vs (2) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Helenius defends it easily.
Helenius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T8#
Kvinchal is trying to hold Helenius in close to prevent damage but Helenius has managed to pass into half guard.
Kvinchal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Helenius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kvinchal is keeping the position for now.
Helenius trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvinchal controls Helenius momentarily but Helenius frees himself. #T9##SUB2#
Kvinchal has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Helenius is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kvinchal.
Score +3 for passing guard: Helenius (16) vs (2) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is looking to regain half guard here but Helenius keeps moving and retains side control.
Helenius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Helenius is really struggling to control Kvinchal but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T10#
We've been hearing that Helenius has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Helenius working away.
Kvinchal is looking to reverse the position.
Helenius happy to just control the position for now.
Kvinchal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Helenius is thwarting Kvinchal's attempts to control the position.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position. #T11#
Helenius is controlling the pace.
Kvinchal is refusing to be controlled, as Helenius sits in half guard.
Helenius controlling the action here.
Kvinchal is controlling Helenius's trapped leg to prevent Helenius from advancing to side control.#T12#
Kvinchal wants to improve his position but Helenius is controlling well.
Helenius controlling the action here.
Helenius is thwarting Kvinchal's attempts to control the position.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
Kvinchal keeps trying to improve his position.
Helenius trying to control the pace. #T13#
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Helenius has control of the leg.
Helenius stalling.
Helenius wants to take a breather but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Kvinchal wants to control but Helenius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kvinchal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T14#
Kvinchal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Helenius controls the pace.
Kvinchal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Helenius is aware though and is defending well.
Helenius slips nicely into half guard.
Kvinchal moves into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helenius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helenius takes the fight on points by 16 to 2.
Our winner, Rupert Helenius, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 47     
Date:   Jun 02, 2023





193 cm
46 yrs
245 lbs



163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 63 wins and 20 losses; Dragan Hozdic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 5 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Hozdic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hozdic (2) vs (0) Kvinchal
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hozdic is working away from the top position though.
Hozdic is controlling the pace.
Kvinchal wants to get back to full guard but Hozdic has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (5) vs (0) Kvinchal
Hozdic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kvinchal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hozdic staying calm.
Kvinchal wants to control but Hozdic postures up.#T1#
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Hozdic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kvinchal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard.
Hozdic trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
Kvinchal is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hozdic off and has taken his back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hozdic (5) vs (4) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal working for a choke but Hozdic is defending well.
Kvinchal wants to control but Hozdic is keeping busy.
Hozdic wants to control his opponent's hands but Kvinchal gets his hands free.
We've been hearing good reports from Hozdic's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB2#
Kvinchal goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Hozdic escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hozdic (7) vs (4) Kvinchal
Kvinchal trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (10) vs (4) Kvinchal#T3#
Hozdic is trying to take his opponent's back.
Hozdic controlling from the full mount.
Kvinchal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kvinchal regains half guard.
Kvinchal trying to control here. #SUB#
Hozdic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T4#
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Hozdic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kvinchal trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hozdic manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (13) vs (4) Kvinchal
Hozdic controlling the position easily from mount.
Hozdic moves to the back position.
Score +3 for taking back: Hozdic (16) vs (4) Kvinchal#T5#
Hozdic just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hozdic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kvinchal for as long as he can get away with.
Kvinchal is trying to break free.
Kvinchal keeps trying to improve his position.#T6#
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. #SUB#
Hozdic has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kvinchal wants to escape the position.
Kvinchal is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hozdic off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Hozdic really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kvinchal.
Kvinchal can't escape the position.
Good control from Hozdic.
Hozdic not allowing Kvinchal to control his hands. #T7#
Kvinchal can't escape the position.
Kvinchal is still trying to improve position.
Kvinchal trying to control the action but Hozdic just sinks the hooks in.
Kvinchal tries to escape the position.
Hozdic is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position. #T8#
Hozdic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kvinchal staying busy and making it hard for Hozdic to control.
Kvinchal rolls, trying to escape but Hozdic keeps control of the position.
Hozdic biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kvinchal tries to escape the position. #T9#
Hozdic 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.
Kvinchal trying to control the position but Hozdic manages to sink in the hooks.
Hozdic controls the action.
Kvinchal just trying to survive but Hozdic is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hozdic keeps control of the position easily here as Kvinchal tries to buck him off.
Kvinchal tries to break free. #T10#
Hozdic trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kvinchal doesn't escape.
Kvinchal tries to roll but Hozdic sticks to his back. #SUB#
Hozdic is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kvinchal is defending well though. Hozdic let's go of the attempt for now.
Hozdic biding his time, controlling Kvinchal. #T11#
Hozdic has the hooks in. Kvinchal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
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. #SUB#
Kvinchal showing good submission defense here.
Hozdic tries to keep control of the position but Kvinchal is staying busy.#T12##SUB#
Hozdic is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kvinchal has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kvinchal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kvinchal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hozdic is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kvinchal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kvinchal is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hozdic. #T13#
Hozdic avoiding Kvinchal 's attempts to control his hands.
Hozdic controlling well, preventing Kvinchal from escaping the position.
Kvinchal just trying to survive but Hozdic is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hozdic just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kvinchal rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kvinchal wants to improve his position but Hozdic is controlling well. #T14#
Hozdic controlling the action here.
Kvinchal trying to hold on to Hozdic's head to control him but Hozdic postures up.
Hozdic passes into side control, despite Kvinchal's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Hozdic (19) vs (4) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hozdic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hozdic is thwarting Kvinchal's attempts to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hozdic takes the fight on points by 19 to 4.
A very excited looking Dragan Hozdic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 45     
Date:   May 31, 2023





183 cm
42 yrs
208 lbs



163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 50 wins and 28 losses; Joe Average! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Kvinchal moves into range and clinches up with Average.#TD#
Average works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Average (2) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is looking to sweep but instead, Average has passed into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Average is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kvinchal is trying to control but can't.
Kvinchal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Average's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Average's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Average (2) vs (4) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Average defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Average (4) vs (4) Kvinchal
Kvinchal wants to hit a sweep here but Average passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kvinchal there!
Score +3 for passing guard: Average (7) vs (4) Kvinchal
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average moves to the back position.
Score +3 for taking back: Average (10) vs (4) Kvinchal#T1#
Average trying to control.#SUB#
Average has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kvinchal has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kvinchal tries to roll but Average sticks to his back. #SUB#
Average looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Kvinchal taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Average!
Joe Average thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 39     
Date:   May 26, 2023





163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs



184 cm
37 yrs
186 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Kastav Kvinchal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 17 losses; Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Orion closes the distance and pushes Kvinchal back into the ropes.
Kvinchal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Orion pulls his leg out and moves away.
Orion has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL#
Kvinchal closes the distance and clinches.
Orion goes for a takedown attempt but Kvinchal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Kvinchal rushes Orion and presses him up against the ropes.
Orion has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kvinchal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kvinchal goes for a takedown attempt but Orion pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Kvinchal has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Orion has hold of one of Kvinchal's legs. Kvinchal is fighting the takedown attempt but Orion gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kvinchal (0) vs (2) Orion
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kvinchal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kvinchal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Orion looking to pass the guard.
Orion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Kvinchal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orion defends it easily.#SUB#
Kvinchal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Orion doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Orion manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2#
Kvinchal keeping moving, preventing Orion from controlling successfully.
Kvinchal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (2) Orion
Orion manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kvinchal manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (4) Orion
Kvinchal is trying to control the position but Orion postures up.
Kvinchal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Orion drops back looking for a leg! Kvinchal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kvinchal manages to kick Orion off! Orion jumps back into Kvinchal's guard. #T3#
Kvinchal is trying to keep Orion in close.
Kvinchal working a defensive guard but Orion manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (7) Orion
Orion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A lull in the action here.
Kvinchal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T4#
Orion trying to control the position but Kvinchal is working away.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Orion trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Orion working away.
Kvinchal tries to buck Orion off but Orion is having none of it.
Kvinchal is trying to control Orion's posture but Orion avoids it. #T5##SUB2#
Orion is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kvinchal knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kvinchal tries to improve position but can't.
Kvinchal can't do much from the bottom here.
Kvinchal is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kvinchal tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T6#
Orion trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Kvinchal regains half guard.
Orion is just content to waste time from the top position. Kvinchal takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Orion trying to control but Kvinchal is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Kvinchal working for a triangle but Orion defends it easily. #T7#
Kvinchal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orion is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Kvinchal working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Orion has passed into half guard!
Kvinchal is looking to get back to full guard here but Orion has managed to pass to side control instead.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (10) Orion
Kvinchal tries to buck Orion off but Orion is having none of it.#T8#
Orion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
Kvinchal is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kvinchal tries to buck Orion off but Orion is having none of it.#T9#
Orion staying calm.
Let's hope that Orion has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kvinchal is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Orion is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kvinchal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T10#
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Kvinchal can't do much from the bottom here.
Kvinchal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Kvinchal sneaks back into half guard.#T11#
Orion is trying to control. Kvinchal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kvinchal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Orion is working away from the top position though.
Orion content to control rather than advance. #SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Orion in particular looking to stall.#T12##SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.
Well,Kvinchal is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Kvinchal is refusing to be controlled, as Orion sits in half guard.
Orion passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kvinchal!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (13) Orion
Orion wants to control but instead Kvinchal manages to regain half guard.
Orion wants to free his trapped foot but Kvinchal is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T13#
Kvinchal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kvinchal wants to sweep but no luck.
Kvinchal keeping moving, preventing Orion from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Kvinchal looking for subs off his back but Orion has passed one foot through into half guard.
Orion seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kvinchal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Orion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T14#
Kvinchal gets back to full guard.
Kvinchal working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Orion tries to free his leg and advance position but Kvinchal is retaining full guard.
Orion trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orion wins on points by 13 to 2.
Our winner, Cole Orion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 38     
Date:   May 25, 2023





185 cm
34 yrs
201 lbs



163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 71 wins and 39 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Kvinchal closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Kvinchal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2#
Diesel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kvinchal looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diesel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diesel pulls his head out easily.
Kvinchal is trying to maintain the position but Diesel is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diesel in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal is looking to control Diesel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kvinchal avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Diesel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kvinchal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diesel. #T1#
Kvinchal is not content to let Diesel control the position.
Diesel wants to free his trapped foot but Kvinchal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kvinchal is trying to control but can't.
Kvinchal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diesel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diesel's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Diesel (0) vs (4) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal is persistently looking for the submission but Diesel is defending it well. #SUB2#
Diesel showing good submission defense here. #T2#
Kvinchal tries to get the hooks in deep but Diesel pushed the leg off.
Diesel rolls, trying to escape but Kvinchal keeps control of the position. #SUB2#
Diesel is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Diesel trying to control the position but Kvinchal manages to sink in the hooks. #T3##SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kvinchal is looking for the choke from the back position but Diesel is controlling his hands well. #SUB2#
Diesel showing good submission defense here.
Diesel just trying to survive but Kvinchal is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kvinchal has the hooks in. Diesel is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is persistently looking for the submission but Diesel is defending it well. #SUB2#
Kvinchal has got his arm under Diesel's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Diesel has spun round into Kvinchal's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (4) Kvinchal#T4#
Diesel wants to pass the guard but Kvinchal is keeping the position.
Kvinchal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diesel controls the pace.
Diesel forces his way into half guard.#T5#
Kvinchal trying to hold on to Diesel's head to control him but Diesel postures up.
Kvinchal is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Diesel jumps into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (5) vs (4) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Diesel just content to control the position.
Kvinchal wants to control but Diesel postures up.
Diesel taking a breather here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal struggling a bit here.#T6#
Kvinchal is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Kvinchal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kvinchal manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (5) vs (6) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal is working for a kimura but Diesel is defending it quite comfortably.
Kvinchal is controlling the pace.
Diesel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T7#
Diesel is trying to maintain the position but Kvinchal is very close to passing his half guard.
Diesel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diesel is trying to keep Kvinchal in close.
Diesel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kvinchal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T8#
Kvinchal trying to move into half guard but instead Diesel has managed to sweep!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (7) vs (6) Kvinchal
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diesel is aware though and is defending well.
Diesel content to stall in guard here.
Kvinchal looking for a sweep. Not yet Kvinchal, not yet.
Diesel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diesel stands and throws Kvinchal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (10) vs (6) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is looking to reverse the position.#T9#
Kvinchal manages to get back to half guard.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Diesel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kvinchal defends it well.
Kvinchal trying to hold on to Diesel's head to control him but Diesel postures up. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diesel pulls his head out easily.
Diesel is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T10#
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Diesel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kvinchal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diesel stopping the sweep attempt from Kvinchal.
Diesel wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.
Diesel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (13) vs (6) Kvinchal
Kvinchal tries to buck Diesel off but Diesel is having none of it.#SUB#
Diesel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T11##SUB#
Kvinchal reaches up around Diesel's neck trying to control. But Diesel takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Kvinchal! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Kvinchal is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Diesel celebrates the victory with the fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kurt Diesel!
After winning the bout, Kurt Diesel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 37     
Date:   May 24, 2023





178 cm
30 yrs
157 lbs



163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 8 losses; Ivan Kamenev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Kamenev gets tackled into the ropes by Kvinchal. Kvinchal maintains the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kvinchal has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#TD#
Kamenev gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kamenev (2) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kamenev trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamenev preventing the sweep.
Kvinchal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kamenev has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (5) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kamenev is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal wants to control but Kamenev postures up.#T1#
Kamenev wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping him busy.
Kvinchal is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kamenev off and has taken his back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kamenev (5) vs (4) Kvinchal
Kamenev tries to escape the position.
Kamenev looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kamenev is defending well though. Kvinchal let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB2#
Kamenev preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kvinchal. #T2##SUB2#
Kamenev is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kamenev trying to control but not successfully.
Kvinchal is trying to control but Kamenev is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Kamenev is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kvinchal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kamenev is looking to escape. #T3#
Kamenev tries to lock up and control but Kvinchal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kvinchal trying to control but Kamenev is having none of it.
Kvinchal controlling from mount. #T4#
Kamenev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kvinchal wants to control but instead Kamenev manages to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Kvinchal seems content to control.
Kvinchal trying to mount his opponent but Kamenev defends it.
Kamenev is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Convicted Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kvinchal trying to control the action but Kamenev is working from the bottom.
Kamenev is trying to control but can't. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T5#
Kvinchal wants to free his trapped foot but Kamenev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kamenev wants to improve his position but Kvinchal is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal trying to control the action but Kamenev is working from the bottom.
Kamenev wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping busy.
Kamenev is doing well to control the position and prevent Kvinchal from advancing to side control.#T6#
Kamenev is looking to improve his position.
Kvinchal is keen to just control but Kamenev is a slippery customer.
Kvinchal is just content to waste time from the top position. Kamenev takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kvinchal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kamenev is trying to keep Kvinchal in close. #T7#
Kamenev wants to hit a sweep here but Kvinchal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kamenev there!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (5) vs (7) Kvinchal
Kvinchal trying to control but Kamenev is having none of it.
Kamenev manages to regain half guard. Good work. #T8#
Kamenev controlling the position for now.
Well, if Kvinchal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kvinchal trying to control the action but Kamenev is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kvinchal seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Kamenev has recovered full guard.
Kvinchal looking to pass the guard. #T9#
Kamenev controlling the position.
Kamenev wants to sweep but no luck.
Kamenev managing to control the position.
Kvinchal slips nicely into half guard.
Kvinchal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Kamenev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T10#
Kamenev is trying to maintain the position but Kvinchal is very close to passing his half guard.
Kvinchal is looking to pass Kamenev's guard but actually Kamenev recovers to full guard.
Kamenev is trying to control the position but Kvinchal postures up. #T11##SUB#
Kamenev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kvinchal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kamenev is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kamenev has escaped and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (7) vs (7) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kvinchal working a defensive guard but Kamenev passes into half guard.
Kamenev wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping him busy. #T12#
Kvinchal is trying to maintain the position but Kamenev is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Kamenev 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.
Kvinchal is trying to maintain the position but Kamenev is very close to passing his half guard.
Kvinchal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kamenev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kamenev's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kamenev (7) vs (11) Kvinchal#T13#
Kamenev trying to control the position but Kvinchal manages to sink in the hooks.
Kamenev rolls, trying to escape but Kvinchal keeps control of the position. #SUB2#
Kvinchal working for the choke.
Kamenev is keeping busy. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is persistently looking for the submission but Kamenev is defending it well.
Kvinchal controlling the position well here. Kamenev rolled but Kvinchal kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position. #T14#
Kamenev is trying to break free.
Kamenev is keeping busy. #SUB2#
Kvinchal tightening his grip on Kamenev, looking for the choke.
Kvinchal not allowing Kamenev to control his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kvinchal wins on points by 11 to 7.
Kastav Kvinchal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 36     
Date:   May 23, 2023





175 cm
31 yrs
156 lbs



163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 5 losses; Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Ferkingstad moves into range and clinches up with Kvinchal.#TD2#
Kvinchal decides to pull guard.
Kvinchal is trying to keep Ferkingstad in close.
Ferkingstad slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kvinchal wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ferkingstad sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kvinchal's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Ferkingstad is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kvinchal sees it coming and defends easily.
Ferkingstad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working. #T1#
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Ferkingstad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kvinchal gets back to full guard.
Ferkingstad advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Ferkingstad (3) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kvinchal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kvinchal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ferkingstad wants to pass the guard but Kvinchal is keeping the position.
Ferkingstad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Ferkingstad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Kvinchal pushes a forearm under Ferkingstad's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ferkingstad is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kastav Kvinchal!
Kastav Kvinchal thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 33     
Date:   May 20, 2023





175 cm
32 yrs
157 lbs



163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Ryoto Takahashi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Takahashi clinches up against the ropes.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but Kvinchal forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.#TD#
Takahashi pulls guard effortlessly.
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Takahashi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Takahashi has escaped and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Takahashi (2) vs (0) Kvinchal
Takahashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kvinchal is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Kvinchal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Takahashi uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Takahashi (5) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal wants to control but Takahashi postures up.
Kvinchal tries to bench press Takahashi off him but Takahashi keeps the position. #T1#
Kvinchal keeps trying to improve his position.
Takahashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
Takahashi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kvinchal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Takahashi tries to move to mount but Kvinchal blocks the move with his legs.
Kvinchal is not content to let Takahashi control the position.
Kvinchal tries to bench press Takahashi off him but Takahashi keeps the position.
Takahashi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Kvinchal struggling a bit here.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Takahashi is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takahashi just content to control the position. #SUB#
Takahashi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Takahashi is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Takahashi trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Kvinchal is not content to let Takahashi control the position.
Takahashi controls the position.#T4##SUB#
Takahashi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kvinchal is not content to let Takahashi control the position.
Kvinchal is looking to regain half guard here but Takahashi keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Takahashi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kvinchal wants to control but Takahashi postures up.#T5#
Kvinchal tries to improve position but can't.
Takahashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working. #SUB#
Takahashi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kvinchal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kvinchal struggling a bit here.
Takahashi wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Takahashi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T6#
Kvinchal is trying to work for a sweep but Takahashi has mounted him!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Takahashi (7) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal tries to hold on but Takahashi postures up.
Takahashi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kvinchal is looking to escape.
Kvinchal slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kvinchal manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal can't keep his opponent in guard - Takahashi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T7#
Kvinchal is trying to get back to full guard.
Takahashi is trying to control the action in half guard but Kvinchal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Takahashi tries to pass to full mount but Kvinchal defends it. #SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takahashi is trying to control the action in half guard but Kvinchal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kvinchal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kvinchal regains full guard. Nicely done. #T8#
Takahashi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Score +3 for passing guard: Takahashi (10) vs (0) Kvinchal#SUB#
Takahashi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Takahashi tries to move to mount but Kvinchal blocks the move with his legs.
Kvinchal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Takahashi has control of the leg.
Kvinchal is staying active underneath Takahashi, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T9#
Kvinchal wants to improve his position but Takahashi is controlling well.
Kvinchal trying to control here.
Takahashi is trying to control. Kvinchal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kvinchal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takahashi is working away from the top position though.
Takahashi content to control rather than advance.
Kvinchal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takahashi is working away from the top position though.#T10#
Takahashi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kvinchal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kvinchal trying to control from the bottom.
Kvinchal tries to roll over but Takahashi keeps him under control.
Takahashi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kvinchal keeping moving, preventing Takahashi from controlling successfully. #T11#
Takahashi preventing the sweep.
Kvinchal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kvinchal wants to hit a sweep here but Takahashi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kvinchal there!
Score +3 for passing guard: Takahashi (13) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Takahashi is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position. #T12#
Takahashi wants to pass the guard but Kvinchal is defending well.
Takahashi wants to take a breather but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
Kvinchal trying to control from the bottom.
Kvinchal gets back to full guard.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving. #T13#
Kvinchal being controlled here, momentarily.
Kvinchal working a defensive guard here.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kvinchal is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Takahashi (13) vs (2) Kvinchal
Takahashi wants to sweep but no luck. #T14#
Kvinchal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kvinchal passes Takahashi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kvinchal is keen to just control but Takahashi is a slippery customer.
Kvinchal trying to pass the guard but Takahashi defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kvinchal trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takahashi takes the fight on points by 13 to 2.
A relieved looking Ryoto Takahashi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 32     
Date:   May 19, 2023





185 cm
31 yrs
177 lbs



163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Rupert Helenius! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Helenius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Helenius (2) vs (0) Kvinchal
Kvinchal is pulling down on Helenius's head to control his posture. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Helenius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kvinchal swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Helenius 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. #SUB#
Helenius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Helenius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Helenius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking for a triangle but Helenius pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Kvinchal has his foot on Helenius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Helenius works his way back into a safe position though.
Kvinchal wants to sweep but no luck.
Helenius stands and throws Kvinchal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Helenius (5) vs (0) Kvinchal#SUB#
Helenius wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kvinchal, who protects the arm well. #T1#
Kvinchal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Helenius is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Helenius is working for a submission of some sort.
Kvinchal gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kvinchal is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Helenius (5) vs (2) Kvinchal#SUB#
Helenius looking for a guillotine here but Kvinchal defends easily.
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Helenius keeps moving. #T2##SUB#
Helenius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kvinchal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Helenius being controlled here, momentarily.
Kvinchal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Helenius throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kvinchal uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Helenius (5) vs (5) Kvinchal#SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Helenius has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Kvinchal tries for a kimura but Helenius is defending well.
Kvinchal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helenius keeps working. #T3#
Kvinchal controls the position.
Helenius tries to bench press Kvinchal off him but Kvinchal keeps the position.
Kvinchal has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Helenius!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Helenius (5) vs (7) Kvinchal
Kvinchal looking to control but Helenius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Helenius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kvinchal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Helenius is looking to escape. #SUB2#
Kvinchal wants to finish this one by submission but Helenius is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kvinchal.
Helenius is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kvinchal trying to control but Helenius is having none of it. #T4#
Helenius bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Helenius (7) vs (7) Kvinchal
Kvinchal trying to control the position.
Kvinchal keeping full guard, as Helenius tries to pass. #SUB#
Helenius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Helenius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've been hearing that Helenius has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB#
Helenius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Helenius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kvinchal controls Helenius momentarily but Helenius frees himself.
Helenius preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Kvinchal has his foot on Helenius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Helenius works his way back into a safe position though.#T5##SUB#
Helenius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Helenius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Helenius stands and throws Kvinchal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Helenius (10) vs (7) Kvinchal
Kvinchal tries to buck Helenius off but Helenius is having none of it.
Kvinchal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Helenius is looking for a kimura here.
Helenius prevents Kvinchal from improving his position.#SUB#
Helenius is looking for a kimura but Kvinchal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Helenius to get the leverage.
Kvinchal wants to improve his position but Helenius is controlling well.
Kvinchal is trying to maintain the position but Helenius is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Helenius is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T6#
Helenius is thwarting Kvinchal's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Helenius is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kvinchal defends it well. #SUB#
Helenius is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kvinchal manages to get to full guard. #SUB#
Helenius drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kvinchal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kvinchal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kvinchal!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Helenius (10) vs (11) Kvinchal
Helenius is trying to improve his position.#T7#
Helenius is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kvinchal off and has taken his back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Helenius (14) vs (11) Kvinchal
Helenius is hanging on to Kvinchal's back as he tries to escape. #SUB#
Helenius is persistently looking for the submission but Kvinchal is defending it well. #SUB#
Helenius is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kvinchal has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kvinchal tries to break free. #SUB#
Kvinchal showing good submission defense here.
Helenius has the hooks in. Kvinchal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kvinchal rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kvinchal is trying to maintain the position but Helenius is very close to passing his half guard.#T8##SUB#
Helenius is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kvinchal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Kvinchal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Helenius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kvinchal is tightening it up a little... Helenius has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Helenius reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Helenius taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kvinchal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kastav Kvinchal!
Kastav Kvinchal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 29     
Date:   May 16, 2023





163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs



179 cm
27 yrs
182 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Kastav Kvinchal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 8 losses; Jordan Lisko!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Kvinchal has Lisko up against the ropes in a clinch. #TD#
Kvinchal gets control of Lisko's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kvinchal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Kvinchal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lisko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kvinchal keeping full guard, as Lisko tries to pass. #SUB2#
Lisko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kvinchal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kvinchal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kvinchal!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kvinchal (4) vs (0) Lisko
Lisko is looking to regain half guard here but Kvinchal keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here.
Lisko tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kvinchal presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Kvinchal (6) vs (0) Lisko
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal prevents Lisko from getting the reversal.#T1#
Kvinchal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kvinchal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lisko tries to reverse the position but Kvinchal maintains control.#SUB#
Kvinchal looking to secure an arm triangle but Lisko defends it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal wants to control the pace but Lisko is squirming around nicely.
Kvinchal is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lisko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lisko tries to reverse the position but Kvinchal maintains control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#T2#
Kvinchal controlling the position easily from mount.
Lisko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#SUB#
Kvinchal seems to be working for a kimura but Lisko defends the submission attempt.
Kvinchal is pressing down on Lisko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lisko is holding on for now. #SUB2#
Lisko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Lisko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kvinchal pulls his head out easily.
Kvinchal is trying to control. Lisko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T3##SUB2#
Lisko actively working from the bottom here.
Kvinchal is controlling the pace.
Lisko is refusing to be controlled, as Kvinchal sits in half guard. #SUB#
Kvinchal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Lisko actively working from the bottom here.
Kvinchal works his way into full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (9) vs (0) Lisko#SUB#
Kvinchal working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lisko tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T4#
Lisko bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (9) vs (2) Lisko#SUB2#
Lisko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kvinchal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lisko is one step ahead there.
My spies in HELLCADEMY BJJ inform me that Lisko has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kvinchal working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lisko slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Lisko is looking for a kimura but Kvinchal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lisko to get the leverage.
Kvinchal controlling the position well. #SUB2#
Lisko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kvinchal sees it coming and defends easily.#T5##SUB2#
Lisko seems to be working for a kimura but Kvinchal defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Lisko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Lisko has control of the leg.
Kvinchal is working hard here to advance position.
Kvinchal works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Kvinchal has his foot on Lisko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lisko works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Lisko has gone for a leg lock! Kvinchal slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lisko's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (11) vs (2) Lisko#SUB2#
Lisko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kvinchal is aware though and is defending well.#T6#
Kvinchal looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Lisko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Lisko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Lisko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Lisko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kvinchal defends well.#SUB#
Kvinchal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Lisko working for a triangle but Kvinchal defends it easily. #T7#
Lisko keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Lisko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kvinchal defends it easily.
Kvinchal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kvinchal passes Lisko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lisko tries to get to full guard but Kvinchal has control of the leg.
Kvinchal is keen to just control but Lisko is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Lisko looking for subs from the bottom but Kvinchal mounts him!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (14) vs (2) Lisko
Kvinchal trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB#
Kvinchal working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #T8#
Kvinchal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lisko is looking to escape.
Lisko tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB#
Kvinchal looking to secure an arm triangle but Lisko defends it well.
Lisko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lisko is still trying to improve position.
Kvinchal controlling from the full mount.
Lisko is looking to get to half guard.#T9#
Lisko is squirming around, avoiding Kvinchal's attempts to control the action.
Lisko tries to reverse the position but Kvinchal maintains control.
Kvinchal wants to control the pace but Lisko is squirming around nicely.
Lisko tries to reverse the position but Kvinchal maintains control.#SUB#
Kvinchal with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lisko tries to reverse the position but Kvinchal maintains control.#T10##SUB#
Kvinchal looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lisko regains half guard.
Kvinchal is looking to take a break and control but Lisko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Lisko actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Lisko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kvinchal is trying to control the action in half guard but Lisko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Lisko is defending against the submission attempts here by Kvinchal.
Lisko is looking for a sweep. Kvinchal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T11#
Kvinchal works his way into full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (17) vs (2) Lisko
Kvinchal tries to control but Lisko wriggling away.
Lisko really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #SUB#
Kvinchal with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lisko is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Lisko tries to improve his position but Kvinchal has taken his back! Kvinchal has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Lisko tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Kvinchal pushes Lisko away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kastav Kvinchal!
A very excited looking Kastav Kvinchal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 27     
Date:   May 14, 2023





163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs



175 cm
31 yrs
156 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Kastav Kvinchal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Kvinchal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ferkingstad is trying to pull guard but Kvinchal turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Kvinchal has picked Ferkingstad up - he's going for a ride! Kvinchal dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (0) Ferkingstad#SUB#
Kvinchal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kvinchal prevents Ferkingstad from improving his position.
Ferkingstad is trying to maintain the position but Kvinchal is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ferkingstad!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (5) vs (0) Ferkingstad
Kvinchal tries to control but Ferkingstad wriggling away. #T1#
Ferkingstad regains half guard.#SUB#
Kvinchal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ferkingstad is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Ferkingstad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Kvinchal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ferkingstad is just riding it out for now. Kvinchal eventually gives up the hold. #T2##SUB#
Kvinchal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ferkingstad sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Kvinchal is looking for a kimura but Ferkingstad is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kvinchal to get the leverage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kvinchal wants to control but Ferkingstad is keeping him busy.
Ferkingstad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Ferkingstad won't allow Kvinchal to pass to mount.
Ferkingstad moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Kvinchal drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ferkingstad manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kvinchal has Ferkingstad in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (5) vs (2) Ferkingstad#SUB#
Ferkingstad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kvinchal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferkingstad has managed to get both his arms back between Kvinchal's legs - danger averted.
Kvinchal working a defensive guard here.
Ferkingstad trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Ferkingstad pushing down on Kvinchal's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kvinchal is refusing to be controlled, as Ferkingstad sits in half guard.
Ferkingstad tries to pass to full mount but Kvinchal defends it. #SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
Kvinchal trying to control but Ferkingstad postures up. #T5#
Kvinchal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ferkingstad frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (5) vs (5) Ferkingstad
Kvinchal is squirming around, avoiding Ferkingstad's attempts to control the action. #SUB2#
Ferkingstad is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kvinchal to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kvinchal shrugs it off.
Kvinchal really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #SUB2#
Ferkingstad working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #T6#
Ferkingstad prevents Kvinchal from getting the reversal.
Ferkingstad avoids the attempt from Kvinchal to control.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position but Ferkingstad isn't that keen on the idea.
Ferkingstad wants to control the pace but Kvinchal is squirming around nicely.
Kvinchal tries to hold on but Ferkingstad postures up.#T7#
Kvinchal is squirming around, avoiding Ferkingstad's attempts to control the action.
Kvinchal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kvinchal wants to control but Ferkingstad is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Ferkingstad 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.
Ferkingstad prevents Kvinchal from improving his position.#T8#
Kvinchal wants to control but Ferkingstad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kvinchal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
Kvinchal wants to get back to full guard but Ferkingstad has mounted him!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (5) vs (8) Ferkingstad
Kvinchal is squirming around, avoiding Ferkingstad's attempts to control the action.
Kvinchal is looking to get to half guard.#T9#
Kvinchal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (7) vs (8) Ferkingstad
Ferkingstad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferkingstad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvinchal postures up. #SUB2#
Ferkingstad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Ferkingstad looking for a guillotine here but Kvinchal defends easily. #T10#
Ferkingstad keeping full guard, as Kvinchal tries to pass. #SUB2#
Ferkingstad looking for subs off his back but Kvinchal has passed one foot through into half guard. #SUB#
Kvinchal is trying to work for a kimura but Ferkingstad is defending well.
Kvinchal trying to control the action but Ferkingstad is working from the bottom. #T11#
Kvinchal is just content to waste time from the top position. Ferkingstad takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #SUB2#
Ferkingstad working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kvinchal has passed into half guard! #T12#
Ferkingstad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferkingstad is trying to control but Kvinchal passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (10) vs (8) Ferkingstad
Ferkingstad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ferkingstad looks to move to half guard but instead Kvinchal has passed into mount! Damn!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Kvinchal (12) vs (8) Ferkingstad
Ferkingstad is squirming around, avoiding Kvinchal's attempts to control the action. #T13#
Ferkingstad tries to reverse the position but Kvinchal maintains control.#SUB#
Kvinchal swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ferkingstad is now in Kvinchal's guard. A big mistake from Kvinchal there, giving up the dominant position!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (12) vs (10) Ferkingstad
Ferkingstad trying to control but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal working a defensive guard here.
Ferkingstad trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T14#
Kvinchal looking to control. #SUB#
Kvinchal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ferkingstad passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (12) vs (13) Ferkingstad#SUB2#
Ferkingstad is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kvinchal looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ferkingstad gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kvinchal is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ferkingstad lets go of the hold and Kvinchal can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
After winning the bout, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: Bots de Garra 26     
Date:   May 13, 2023





163 cm
31 yrs
142 lbs



179 cm
27 yrs
170 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Kastav Kvinchal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Bodie Helix!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Helix has closed the distance and engaged Kvinchal in a clinch.
Helix tries to score a body lock takedown but Kvinchal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kvinchal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Helix pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL#
Kvinchal rushes Helix and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#TD2#
Helix has Kvinchal pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Helix pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Kvinchal tumbling to the mat - Helix dives into Kvinchal's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kvinchal (0) vs (2) Helix
Helix trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kvinchal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kvinchal keeping moving, preventing Helix from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kvinchal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kvinchal (2) vs (2) Helix#T1#
Helix is looking for a sweep. Kvinchal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Kvinchal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Helix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kvinchal is working away from the top position though.
Helix wants to improve his position but Kvinchal is controlling well.
Helix wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping busy.
Helix trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kvinchal manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kvinchal (5) vs (2) Helix#T2#
Kvinchal tries to control but Helix wriggling away. #SUB#
Kvinchal is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Helix is surviving well by controlling Kvinchal's body position as best he can. #SUB#
Kvinchal has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Helix is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kastav Kvinchal!
Kastav Kvinchal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: C189: Taneyev vs Ochoa     
Date:   May 07, 2023
#R1#
Crenshaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Crenshaw has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Crenshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crenshaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kvinchal.
Crenshaw walks into a jab.
Kastav Kvinchal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvinchal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crenshaw's head backwards.
Crenshaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kvinchal.
Crenshaw tries a quick counter leg kick but Kvinchal is wise to it.
Kvinchal misses the jab.
Kvinchal misses the shot to the body.
Crenshaw blocks a jab.
Kvinchal lands with a good body shot.
Crenshaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kvinchal finds it's way round the side to connect with Crenshaw's head.
Kvinchal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crenshaw moves away.
Kvinchal lands the left hand.
Kvinchal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crenshaw looks to throw the jab but Kvinchal is out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Kvinchal has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kvinchal throws a hook to the side of Crenshaw's head but Crenshaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvinchal just misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kvinchal.
Kvinchal throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Crenshaw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crenshaw lands a head kick. Kvinchal smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#It looks like Kastav Kvinchal has been cut.
Kvinchal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kvinchal throws an overhand right that lands on Crenshaw's shoulder, as Crenshaw tries to avoid the shot.
Kvinchal avoids the body shot from Crenshaw.
A right-left combo lands from Kvinchal.
Kvinchal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crenshaw moves away.
Kvinchal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kvinchal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crenshaw.
Kvinchal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crenshaw moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crenshaw slips under a jab from Kvinchal.
Kvinchal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Crenshaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Kvinchal moves out of range as Crenshaw strikes.
Kvinchal misses with a lunging right hand
and Crenshaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#Kvinchal is rocked!
Crenshaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Kvinchal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kvinchal throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Crenshaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kvinchal.
Crenshaw knocks out Kvinchal with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Crenshaw before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Crenshaw picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Crenshaw!
Don Crenshaw seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: C184: McWrestler vs Doomsday     
Date:   Apr 16, 2023
#R1#
Kvinchal misses with a lunging right hand
and Helix counters with an inside leg kick.
Helix lands with an overhand left.#CUT2#It looks like Kastav Kvinchal has been cut.
Kvinchal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helix throws a jab when Kvinchal was well out of range.
Helix staying out of range there.
Kvinchal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
Helix staying out of range there.
Helix lands with an overhand left.
Kvinchal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helix.
Kastav Kvinchal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvinchal with a jab.
Helix scores with a leg kick.
Kvinchal connects with a jab.
Helix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvinchal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Helix has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kvinchal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helix misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kvinchal misses the target.
Helix misses with a leg kick.
Kvinchal scores with a jab to the head.
Helix moves out of range as Kvinchal strikes.
Kvinchal blocks a jab.
Helix walks into a straight right hand from Kvinchal.
Helix takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Helix cracks Kvinchal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Kvinchal lands the left hand.
Kvinchal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Helix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kvinchal looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Helix raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kvinchal takes one to the chin there.
Helix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kvinchal scores with a hook to the body. Helix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kvinchal throws a hook but Helix blocks it.
Kvinchal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Helix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kvinchal.
Helix misses the jab.
Helix throws the left hand but Kvinchal avoids the punch easily.
Helix throws out a loose jab but Kvinchal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kvinchal throws a shot from downtown. Helix moves away and avoids it.
Kvinchal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helix works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helix scores with a sloppy right hand. Kvinchal should have avoided that one. #ROC2#Kvinchal is rocked!
Kvinchal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helix.
Oh Kvinchal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kvinchal looks to score with a jab to the body but Helix is just out of range.
Helix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helix throws a monster overhand right that drops Kvinchal! Helix follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryce Helix!
Bryce Helix thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: C177: Finlayson vs Frost     
Date:   Mar 26, 2023
#R1#
Gunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #TD2#
Kvinchal gets the takedown into side control.
Kvinchal misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gunn tries to improve position but can't.
Kvinchal advances to full mount.
Kvinchal looking to control but Gunn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Kvinchal there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gunn tries to hold on but Kvinchal pushes him away.
Gunn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gunn is trying to control but Kvinchal manages to pass to mount!
Gunn is looking to get to half guard.
Kvinchal punishing his opponent with strikes. #T1##SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gunn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gunn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kvinchal tries to bench press Gunn off him but Gunn keeps the position.
Kvinchal manages to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Gunn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kvinchal defends it well. #SUB#
Gunn is looking for a kimura but Kvinchal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gunn to get the leverage.
Gunn is trying to control. Kvinchal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Gunn is working for a kimura but Kvinchal is defending it quite comfortably.
Kvinchal tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kvinchal is looking to control Gunn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kvinchal avoid being mounted?#T2#
Kvinchal might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gunn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gunn trying to pass the guard but Kvinchal defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kvinchal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvinchal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvinchal is trying to control the position but Gunn postures up.
Gunn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Kvinchal is retaining full guard.
Kvinchal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Kvinchal trying to mount his opponent but Gunn defends it.
Gunn wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
The fighters are battling for position here. Gunn manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB#
Kvinchal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gunn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kvinchal has managed to get both his arms back between Gunn's legs - danger averted.
Kvinchal landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Gunn is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Gunn has his foot on Kvinchal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kvinchal works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Gunn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gunn looking for a sweep. Not yet Gunn, not yet.
Kvinchal trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kvinchal throwing strikes from guard but Gunn blocks nicely. #T4#
Kvinchal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kvinchal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kvinchal postures up. #SUB#
Gunn has his foot on Kvinchal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kvinchal works his way back into a safe position though.
Kvinchal stands and throws Gunn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gunn is looking for a sweep.
Gunn is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kastav Kvinchal dominated that round.
That's time! Gunn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Gunn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rex Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvinchal dives in and grabs Gunn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gunn pushes down on Kvinchal's head and hops out.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Kvinchal is out of range.
Kvinchal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice defenses there by Kvinchal.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Kvinchal saw that one coming.
Gunn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kvinchal's hands.
Kvinchal slips under a jab.
Kvinchal shoots in for a takedown but Gunn shows good takedown defense.
Kvinchal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Gunn throws a shot from downtown. Kvinchal moves away and avoids it.
Gunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kvinchal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn staying out of range there.
Gunn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kvinchal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kvinchal ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Kvinchal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kvinchal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rex Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kastav Kvinchal.#T1#
Gunn misses with a hook.
Gunn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gunn looks to land a right hand but Kvinchal moved out of range.
Gunn throws a body shot but no joy.
And Kvinchal tries to counter it with a takedown but Gunn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gunn takes a swing at Kvinchal's ribcage but misses.
Kvinchal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gunn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gunn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kvinchal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rex Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn dodges the punch combination from Kvinchal. #TD2#
Kvinchal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gunn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gunn tries to bench press Kvinchal off him but Kvinchal keeps the position.
Kvinchal working the ground and pound but Gunn is defending the strikes. #T2#
Gunn is looking for a sweep.
Kastav Kvinchal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gunn gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Gunn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gunn wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kvinchal trying to control from half guard but Gunn is working away.
Gunn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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!#SUB#
Gunn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully.
Kvinchal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Kvinchal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kvinchal preventing the sweep.
Kvinchal throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Kvinchal 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Gunn isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kvinchal stacks Gunn on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kvinchal!
Gunn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kvinchal in side control, throwing shots but Gunn defends. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gunn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kvinchal is looking to take a break and control but Gunn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Gunn is trying to get back to half guard.
Gunn manages to get back to half guard.
Gunn trying to control but Kvinchal postures up. #SUB#
Gunn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunn trying to hold on to Kvinchal's head to control him but Kvinchal postures up.
Kvinchal winds up and cracks Gunn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rex Gunn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Gunn throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kvinchal was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunn.
Kvinchal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.
Gunn feints a jab promting Kvinchal to slip. Gunn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kvinchal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Kastav Kvinchal has been cut.
Gunn misses the jab.
Kvinchal slips a straight right by Gunn.#TD2#
Kvinchal drives through with a takedown into guard. #SUB#
Gunn looking for subs off his back but Kvinchal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gunn wants to control the action here but instead Kvinchal manages to pass to full mount!
Kvinchal controlling the pace for now.
Gunn is squirming around, avoiding Kvinchal's attempts to control the action.
Kvinchal controlling his opponent. #T1#
Gunn is working to get back to half guard.
Kvinchal landing punches.
Kvinchal prevents Gunn from getting the reversal.
Kvinchal punishing his opponent with strikes. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gunn can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kvinchal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kvinchal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kvinchal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gunn working to try and regain half guard. #T2#
Kvinchal tries to control but Gunn wriggling away.
Kvinchal throwing strikes here but Gunn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage. #SUB2#
Kvinchal working for a submission but Gunn is keeping him at bay.
Gunn working to try and regain half guard.
Gunn taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kvinchal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gunn is looking to get to half guard.#SUB2#
Kvinchal jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gunn manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kvinchal wants to control but Gunn is keeping him busy. #T3#
Gunn can't do much from the bottom here.
Gunn is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is working to tighten his grip on Gunn's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Gunn has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kvinchal is really squeezing tight and eventually Gunn passes out! Kvinchal breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kastav Kvinchal!
A victorious Kastav Kvinchal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: C173: Ji Woo vs Land     
Date:   Mar 12, 2023
#R1#
Apollo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#TD2#
Kvinchal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Apollo!#SUB2#
Kvinchal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kvinchal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Apollo struggling a bit here.
Apollo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kvinchal off and has taken his back!
Kvinchal trying to control but not successfully.
Apollo just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up. #T1#
Kvinchal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Apollo is not going to allow Kvinchal to sit and survive in this position.
Apollo keeps control of the position easily here as Kvinchal tries to buck him off.
Apollo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Apollo.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kvinchal tries to escape but Apollo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kvinchal trying to control but not successfully. #SUB#
Kvinchal preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Apollo.
Kvinchal trying to control the hands but Apollo won't let him.
Kvinchal is defending well here and trying to improve his position. #T3##SUB#
Kvinchal is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Apollo controlling well, preventing Kvinchal from escaping the position.
Apollo is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Kvinchal is really stuck here. #T4#
Kvinchal prevents Apollo from getting a body triangle.
You can see the frustration on Kvinchal's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later. #SUB#
Apollo looking for the choke from the back.
Kvinchal tries to escape but Apollo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Apollo doesn't have the hooks in and Kvinchal manages to turn into his guard.
Apollo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kvinchal has passed into side control.
Kvinchal laying and praying for a moment but Apollo takes advantage and regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Apollo is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lindsay Apollo dominated that round.
That's time! Apollo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Kvinchal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apollo.
Apollo connects with the punch.
Apollo with a nice calf kick.
Apollo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Apollo scores with a hook to the body. Kvinchal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Kvinchal unleashes a big counter combination but Apollo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Apollo throws a sloppy body shot #TD2#
and Kvinchal counters with a 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!
Kvinchal takes a little break here. Apollo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Apollo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kvinchal. #T1#
Kvinchal throwing strikes but Apollo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kvinchal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Apollo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kvinchal is trying to maintain the position but Apollo is very close to passing his half guard.
Apollo trying to control from half guard but Kvinchal is working away.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position. #T2#
Kvinchal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Apollo being controlled here momentarily. #SUB2#
Kvinchal has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Apollo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kvinchal.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard.
Kvinchal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Apollo is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Kvinchal tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Apollo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kvinchal tries to reverse the position but Apollo maintains control.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kvinchal is trying to reverse the position but instead Apollo has taken his back - oops!
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. #SUB#
Apollo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kvinchal tries to roll but Apollo sticks to his back.
Apollo controlling from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Kvinchal's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lindsay Apollo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Apollo looks to throw the jab but Kvinchal is out of range.
Apollo punishes Kvinchal's body with a nice straight punch.
Apollo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#TD2#
Kvinchal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kvinchal lands in his opponent's guard.
Apollo pulls Kvinchal in close to prevent any damage.
Apollo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kvinchal is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo is pulling down on Kvinchal's head. It's preventing any offense from Kvinchal, at least for the moment.#T1#
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Apollo keeps moving.
Apollo looking to control.
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Apollo keeps moving.
Lindsay Apollo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Apollo is adopting a defensive guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kvinchal trying to control but Apollo is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kvinchal blocks the body kick.
Apollo feints and then cracks Kvinchal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kvinchal down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kvinchal or perhaps it was just good defense by Apollo, which made it look bad.
Kvinchal ducks right into an uppercut from Apollo.
Apollo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kvinchal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kvinchal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lindsay Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvinchal shoots in looking for a takedown but Apollo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kvinchal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Apollo cracks a nice hook into Kvinchal's ribs.
Apollo pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Apollo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kvinchal.#TD2#
Kvinchal looking to score a takedown here. Apollo is defending well but Kvinchal drives through and ends up in Apollo's guard.
Kvinchal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kvinchal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Apollo keeping full guard, as Kvinchal tries to pass.
Apollo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lindsay Apollo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kvinchal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Kvinchal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Apollo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kvinchal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Apollo is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Kvinchal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Apollo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kvinchal, into his guard. #REVR#
Kvinchal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Apollo is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lindsay Apollo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Apollo, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lindsay Apollo!

A relieved looking Lindsay Apollo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: C165: Cranio vs Nakagawa     
Date:   Feb 19, 2023
#R1#
Kvinchal thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Hull wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hull there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kvinchal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kvinchal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hull thinking. #TD2#
Kvinchal gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kvinchal landing strikes.
The strikes coming from Kvinchal are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hull is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kvinchal throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T1#
Hull struggling a bit here.
Hull is looking for a sweep.
Kvinchal misses with the ground and pound.
Kvinchal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hull keeps working.
Hull is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hull manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hull is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hull pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Kvinchal wants to hold on but Hull pushes him away.
Hull trying to control but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Hull controlling his opponent. #T2##SUB#
Hull working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kvinchal can't escape the position. #SUB#
Hull looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kvinchal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hull trying to control but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Kvinchal is wriggling around trying to escape. #SUB#
Hull jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kvinchal is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kvinchal and Hull has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kvinchal struggling a bit here.#T3#
Kvinchal is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Hull is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kvinchal knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hull working away.#SUB#
Hull tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hull has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hull's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB#
Hull is looking for submissions but instead, Kvinchal has regained full guard.
Hull trying to control but Kvinchal is working from the bottom. #T4#
Hull looking to pass the guard.
Hull wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.
Hull is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kvinchal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB2#
Kvinchal has his foot on Hull's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hull works his way back into a safe position though.
Kvinchal keeping full guard, as Hull tries to pass.
Kvinchal keeping moving, preventing Hull from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hull stopping the sweep attempt from Kvinchal.
Hull wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.
Hull postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kastav Kvinchal will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Kvinchal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#TD2#
Kvinchal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kvinchal showed some decent athleticism there.
Hull wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hull is refusing to be controlled, as Kvinchal sits in half guard.
Kvinchal wants to free his trapped foot but Hull is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hull is looking for a sweep. Kvinchal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Hull looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Kvinchal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kvinchal is pressing down on Hull's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hull is holding on for now. #T1#
Hull trying to control here.
Hull regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kvinchal works over Hull with some ground and pound from guard.
Hull working a defensive guard here.
Kvinchal lands a couple of elbows.
Kvinchal trying to control but Hull is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Hull had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kvinchal defends it easily.
Kvinchal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hull swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hull has control of Kvinchal's left arm, preventing Kvinchal from doing any damage. #SUB#
Hull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T2##SUB#
Kvinchal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Hull keeps moving.
Kastav Kvinchal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kvinchal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hull is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Hull working for a triangle but Kvinchal defends it easily. #SUB#
Hull looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kvinchal passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hull works his way to full guard. Good work.#T3##SUB#
Hull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kvinchal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Hull looking for a guillotine here but Kvinchal defends easily.
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Hull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvinchal passes into half guard.
Kvinchal passes the guard and advances to mount! #T4#
Hull wants to hold on but Kvinchal pushes him away.
Hull avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kvinchal.
Kvinchal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hull avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kvinchal.
Kvinchal with a couple of short strikes.
Hull tries to reverse the position but Kvinchal maintains control.
Kvinchal avoids the attempt from Hull to control.
Hull is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#SUB2#
Kvinchal has hold of Hull's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hull manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kvinchal controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kvinchal avoids the attempt from Hull to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kastav Kvinchal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Hull walks into a left hand.
Hull slips a jab and a cross from Kvinchal. #CL#
Hull moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Kvinchal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kastav Kvinchal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hull moves in looking to clinch but Kvinchal pushes him off.
Kvinchal keeps the fight on the outside.
Kvinchal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hull defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kvinchal. Hull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kvinchal keeps the fight on the outside.
Hull doesn't manage to clinch there - Kvinchal circles away.
Kvinchal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Hull moves away from the strike by Kvinchal. #TD2#
Kvinchal shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hull manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#SUB#
Hull is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kvinchal defends well.#SUB#
Hull looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kvinchal has picked Hull up and slammed him! Hull can't keep hold of the triangle and Kvinchal manages to pass to side control!#SUB2#
Kvinchal wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hull, who protects the arm well.
Hull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kvinchal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hull is looking to regain half guard here but Kvinchal keeps moving and retains side control. #T2#
Hull being controlled for a moment.
Hull managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kvinchal.
Hull is looking to regain half guard here but Kvinchal keeps moving and retains side control.
Kvinchal working away.
Kvinchal trying to control the action but Hull is working from the bottom.
Hull sneaks back into half guard.
Hull is doing well to control the position and prevent Kvinchal from advancing to side control.#T3#
Kvinchal trying to mount his opponent but Hull defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hull manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kvinchal advances position into side control!
An elbow from Kvinchal crashes against the mat. #SUB2#
Kvinchal is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hull looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kvinchal gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hull is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kvinchal lets go of the hold and Hull can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kastav Kvinchal!
Kastav Kvinchal thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: SMASH: Roy vs Castellana     
Date:   Oct 29, 2022
#R1#
Helix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Helix lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kvinchal will feel that in the morning.
We've been hearing reports that Kvinchal has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kvinchal looks to throw the jab but Helix is out of range.
Helix looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Helix throws a wild body kick that Kvinchal sees coming a mile off.
Kvinchal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Helix shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kvinchal is trying to defend but Helix finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal wants to control but Helix is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kvinchal is controlling Helix's trapped leg to prevent Helix from advancing to side control.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Helix is taking a breather. Kvinchal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Helix has control of the leg.
Helix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kvinchal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Kvinchal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Helix pulls his head out easily.
Kvinchal punching from the bottom.
Kvinchal trying to get back to full guard but Helix takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kvinchal wants to control but Helix is having none of it.#T2#
Helix breaks from Kvinchal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Helix content just to control the position here.
Kvinchal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Helix tries to control but Kvinchal wriggling away.
Helix looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kvinchal is in all sorts of trouble here. #T3#
Helix controlling the pace for now.
It looks like Helix might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kvinchal wants to control but Helix is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvinchal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Helix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helix looking for a sweep. Not yet Helix, not yet. #T4#
Kvinchal is fighting to break Helix's control of his arms but Helix is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Helix keeps moving.
Helix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kvinchal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kvinchal trying to control but Helix is working from the bottom.
Helix wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helix can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kvinchal controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Helix dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Kvinchal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kvinchal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Helix is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kvinchal with a body shot.
Helix misses with a looping left.
A big left from Helix misses.
Kvinchal shoots in looking for a takedown but Helix manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kvinchal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kastav Kvinchal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kvinchal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Helix on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Kvinchal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kvinchal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal fails with a takedown attempt. #TD#
Kvinchal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Helix wants to get back to full guard.
Kvinchal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Helix wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Helix tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kvinchal has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kvinchal tries to control but Helix wriggling away.
Kvinchal looking to finish with strikes here! #T2#
Helix wants to hold on but Kvinchal pushes him away.
Kvinchal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Helix because Kvinchal loaded up on that one. #SUB#
Kvinchal goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Helix turns into him and now he's in Kvinchal's guard. #SUB#
Kvinchal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Helix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Helix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Kvinchal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Helix defends it easily.
Helix scoring with some ground and pound. #T3#
Helix controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Helix wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving. #SUB#
Helix has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kvinchal to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Helix is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kvinchal pulls down on the head and he's put Helix to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kastav Kvinchal!
A victorious Kastav Kvinchal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: SMASH: Edmond vs Torsten 4     
Date:   Oct 02, 2022
#R1#
Kvinchal shoots in for a double leg but Big Mouth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Big Mouth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#TD#
Big Mouth gets caught flat footed, as Kvinchal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kvinchal passes Big Mouth's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Kvinchal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Big Mouth is looking for a sweep. Kvinchal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kvinchal passes into side control, despite Big Mouth's attempt to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Mouth is looking to regain half guard here but Kvinchal keeps moving and retains side control.
Big Mouth is not content to let Kvinchal control the position. #T1#
Who's going to make the next move?
You can see the frustration on Big Mouth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kvinchal tries to advance to mount but can't.
Big Mouth tries to buck Kvinchal off but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Kvinchal has knee on belly and moves into mount. #T2#
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.
Kvinchal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Big Mouth is looking to escape.
Big Mouth wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kvinchal.
Kvinchal landing punches.
Big Mouth is desperately trying to improve his position but Kvinchal has a good base and remains in mount.
Kvinchal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3##SUB#
Kvinchal working for a guillotine from mount but Big Mouth is in no mood to give up.
Kvinchal throws some wild stikes that Big Mouth manages to avoid easily.
Kvinchal wants to control the pace but Big Mouth is squirming around nicely.
Big Mouth is looking to get to half guard.
Kvinchal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
Big Mouth tries to lock up and control but Kvinchal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kvinchal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Big Mouth wants to control but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Big Mouth holds on, trying desperately to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Big Mouth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Kvinchal there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kastav Kvinchal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Kvinchal moves out of range of the body kick.
Big Mouth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kvinchal tries to counter with a takedown but Big Mouth is quick to defend against it.
Big Mouth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kvinchal.
Kvinchal shoots for a double leg takedown but Big Mouth sprawls well. He's pushed Kvinchal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kvinchal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Big Mouth swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kastav Kvinchal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the body from Big Mouth misses
and Kvinchal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kvinchal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Mouth thows a body kick. Kvinchal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Big Mouth misses with a right hand
and Big Mouth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kvinchal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kvinchal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Kastav Kvinchal has been cut.
Big Mouth moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Kvinchal fails with the takedown
and Big Mouth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Big Mouth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Big Mouth throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Big Mouth is predictable there #TD#
and Kvinchal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Big Mouth's guard.
Kvinchal wants to pass the guard but Big Mouth is keeping the position.
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Big Mouth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Big Mouth keeping full guard, as Kvinchal tries to pass. #T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kvinchal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Big Mouth has Kvinchal pulled in close to control his posture.
Big Mouth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kvinchal is one step ahead there.
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Big Mouth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvinchal is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#T3#
Big Mouth keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A slow jab from Big Mouth misses its intended target.
Kvinchal shoots in for a double leg but Big Mouth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Big Mouth throws a head kick that misses.
Kvinchal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Big Mouth can do to turn this around?
Big Mouth connects with a high kick.
Kvinchal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Big Mouth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kvinchal.
A little jabbing left from Big Mouth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yasha Big Mouth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Big Mouth. Kvinchal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kvinchal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Big Mouth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#TD#
Kvinchal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Big Mouth is refusing to be controlled, as Kvinchal sits in half guard.
Big Mouth wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big Mouth is refusing to be controlled, as Kvinchal sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasha Big Mouth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kastav Kvinchal's cut.
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!#R3#
Big Mouth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kvinchal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Big Mouth avoids it really well and circles away.
Kvinchal shoots in looking for a takedown but Big Mouth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kvinchal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Big Mouth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kvinchal's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kastav Kvinchal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kvinchal shoots in looking for a takedown. Big Mouth tries to sprawl out of it but Kvinchal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Big Mouth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
Big Mouth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kvinchal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Big Mouth defends it nicely.
Big Mouth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Big Mouth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kvinchal. That did some damage!
Big Mouth throws the left hand but Kvinchal avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A slapping body kick lands there for Big Mouth.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kvinchal or perhaps it was just good defense by Big Mouth, which made it look bad.
Kvinchal tries for a takedown but Big Mouth circles away easily
and Big Mouth counters with a nice uppercut.
Kvinchal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Big Mouth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kvinchal's knee momentarily.
Kvinchal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Big Mouth counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Big Mouth scores with a hook.#T3#
Big Mouth connects with the punch.#ROC2#Kvinchal is rocked!
Kvinchal fails with the takedown
and Big Mouth counters with a big left hand that crumples Kvinchal! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yasha Big Mouth!
Yasha Big Mouth thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: SMASH: Dankovic vs Kohler     
Date:   Aug 19, 2022
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kock. Kvinchal does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kock. Kvinchal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kock moves away from the strike by Kvinchal.
Kock misses with an uppercut. Kvinchal saw that one coming.
Kvinchal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kvinchal with a hook.
Kock slips under a jab from Kvinchal.
Kock went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A swing and a miss from Kvinchal.
Kock thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kvinchal throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal staying out of range there.
Kastav Kvinchal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Kvinchal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kock doesn't seem phased though.
Kock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kvinchal dives in and grabs Kock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kock pushes down on Kvinchal's head and hops out.
A counter left hand to the body from Kock misses its target.#T1#
Kvinchal tests Kock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kvinchal connects with a jab.
Kvinchal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kock lunges at Kvinchal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kvinchal's hand.
Kvinchal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kock can pounce on him.
Kvinchal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kvinchal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kvinchal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kock.#T2#
A shot to the body from Kvinchal misses
and Kock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kvinchal misses with a straight right.
Kock is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kvinchal lands a jab to the nose.
Kvinchal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kock misses with a hook #TD2#
so Kvinchal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kock keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully.
Kock seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kvinchal tries to free his leg and advance position but Kock is retaining full guard.
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Kock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kock is adopting a defensive guard.#T3#
Kock's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kvinchal content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Kock keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kock ducks under a wild hook from Kvinchal.
Kock lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kock ducks under a wild hook from Kvinchal.
Kvinchal cracks Kock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Kvinchal tries to counter it with a takedown but Kock pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T4#
Kvinchal scores with a body shot.
Kvinchal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kock as he jumps to the side.
Kock appears to be looking for a big counter.
Batang Kock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kastav Kvinchal.
Kock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kvinchal throws a good cross that connects.
Kock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kvinchal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kock takes a swing at Kvinchal's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kastav Kvinchal 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.#R2#
Kvinchal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kvinchal throws a sloppy head kick and Kock moves out of range easily.
Kvinchal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kock ducks under a wild hook from Kvinchal.
Kvinchal misses with a body punch
and Kock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kvinchal's knee momentarily.
A combination from Kock does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kvinchal 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 Kock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A quick step to the side and Kock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kock throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Kvinchal counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Kvinchal goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kock has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kvinchal but great work by Kock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kock working the body and head with strikes.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep.
Kvinchal wants to control but Kock postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Kvinchal is looking to reverse the position.
Kvinchal sneaks back into half guard.
Kvinchal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kock is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kock trying to control but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kock wants to pass the guard but Kvinchal is keeping the position.
Kock preventing the sweep. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Kvinchal looking for a guillotine here but Kock defends easily.
Kock stays in close to Kvinchal's body and controls the position.
Kvinchal trying to control the position.
Kvinchal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kock wants to pass the guard but Kvinchal is keeping the position.
Kock wants to get up but he can't break Kvinchal's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Kvinchal takes a swing at Kock's ribcage but misses.
Kock scores with a shot to the body.
Kvinchal throws the left hand but Kock avoids the punch easily.
Kock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kvinchal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kvinchal checks a leg kick nicely.
Kock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And Kvinchal tries to counter it with a takedown but Kock pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batang Kock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kock wants to slow Kvinchal down by chopping away at his legs. #TD2#
Kvinchal gets a takedown into half guard.#T4#
Kvinchal is keen to just control but Kock is a slippery customer.
Kock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kock looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kvinchal trying to control but Kock is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kastav Kvinchal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kvinchal was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
And Kvinchal tries to counter it with a takedown but Kock pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kock misses the shot to the body.
Kvinchal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kock lands with a shot to the body.
Kvinchal throws an off balance right hand
and Kock counters with a low kick, right behind Kvinchal 's knee.
Kvinchal throws a big shot that misses.
Kock lands a leg kick that knocks Kvinchal off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvinchal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kock is able to avoid easily.
Kvinchal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kock counters with a head kick.
Kvinchal throws a jab when Kock was well out of range.#T1#
Nice jab there from Kvinchal.
Kock catches Kvinchal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kock.
Kvinchal scores with the left hand. Kock knows he should have avoided that one.
Kvinchal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kvinchal stuns Kock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kvinchal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kock as he avoids it easily.
Kock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kvinchal throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Kock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batang Kock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kastav Kvinchal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Kock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kock motions for Kvinchal to come forward. Kock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kock takes a swing at Kvinchal's ribcage but misses.
Kvinchal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kvinchal throws a hook but Kock blocks it.
Kvinchal swings for the body but Kock moves out of range.
Kock is looking to wear down Kvinchal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kvinchal lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Kock.
Batang Kock is winning the standup battle so far.
Kvinchal digs a good hook to Kock's body.
Kvinchal darts in looking for a takedown but Kock gets double underhooks and turns Kvinchal into the cage.
Batang Kock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kastav Kvinchal.#T3#
Kock throws a solid leg kick but Kvinchal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kock.
Kvinchal throws a body punch but Kock moves out of range.
Kock scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kvinchal darts in looking for a takedown but Kock gets double underhooks and turns Kvinchal into the cage. #TD2#
Kvinchal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kvinchal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kock is trying to keep Kvinchal in close.
Kvinchal sitting in guard here, content to control. #T4#
Kvinchal trying to control but Kock is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal looking to pass the guard.
Kock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kvinchal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Kock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kock scores with a jab to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Batang Kock.
I think Kvinchal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kastav Kvinchal!

During a confident post fight interview, Kastav Kvinchal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: SMASH: Roy vs Smith     
Date:   Jul 16, 2022
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Peieira. Kock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peieira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peieira just misses with a punch to the body.
Peieira misses with a shot to the body
and Kock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peieira connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Kock misses its intended target.
Peieira has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peieira lands a head shot.
Peieira missing with a left hand there. Kock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kock slips a jab from Peieira.
Caio Peieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira throws a hook but Kock blocks it.
Peieira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peieira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Peieira.
Kock throwing a counter right hand but Peieira manages to avoid it.
Peieira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kock counters with a two punch combo.
Kock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peieira manages to avoid it.#T1#
Kock avoids the body shot from Peieira.
Kock lands with an uppercut that bounces Peieira off the cage and back into range.
Kock tries a head kick but it misses.
Peieira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kock moves away.
Kock misses with a wild combination.
Kock moves away from the strike by Peieira.
Peieira misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Kock misses its target.
Peieira misses with a hook to the body
and Kock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peieira scores with a nice head shot.
Kock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peieira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peieira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kock manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kock misses the target.#TD2#
Peieira drives through with a takedown into Kock's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peieira pushes down on Kock's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T2#
Kock preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kock is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kock has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB2#
Peieira wants to work for an arm triangle but Kock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kock gets back to full guard.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kock is keeping the position for now.
Kock wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T3##SUB#
Kock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peieira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kock keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass. #SUB#
Kock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peieira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peieira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kock keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peieira preventing the sweep.
Kock pulls Peieira in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Kock keeps moving.
Peieira passes Kock's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Peieira wants to control but Kock is keeping him busy.
Kock is holding on to half guard well.#SUB2#
Peieira 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. #SUB2#
Peieira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kock is just riding it out for now. Peieira eventually gives up the hold.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Caio Peieira will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Peieira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kock misses with the combination.
Kock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peieira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kock on the side of the head.
Peieira digs a good hook to Kock's body.
Peieira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Kock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Peieira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kock manages to avoid it.
Peieira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock misses with a looping left.
Peieira misses with a lunging right hand
and Kock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peieira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peieira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kock counters with a two punch combo. #T1#
A jab from Peieira misses.
Batang Kock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peieira dives in for a single leg takedown but Kock sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Batang Kock is winning the standup battle so far.
Peieira misses with a takedown
and Kock counters with a stiff right hand.
Batang Kock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Peieira.
Peieira takes one to the side of the head.
Peieira jabs at Kock's body.
Peieira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kock.
Kock moves away from the strike by Peieira.
Kock misses with a head kick.
Kock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peieira.
Kock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peieira misses with a body shot.
Kock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peieira.
Peieira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T2#
Peieira throws a body shot but no joy.
As Peieira backs away, Kock returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#TD2#
Kock tries to sprawl but Peieira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Peieira seems to be working for a kimura but Kock defends the submission attempt.
Kock trying to hold on to Peieira's head to control him but Peieira postures up.
Kock is controlling Peieira's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Peieira is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peieira is one step ahead there.
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Kock is keeping the position.#T3#
Peieira trying to control but Kock is working from the bottom.
Peieira trying to move into half guard but instead Kock has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Kock preventing the sweep.
Kock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Peieira has his foot on Kock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kock works his way back into a safe position though.
Peieira keeping moving, preventing Kock from controlling successfully.
Kock sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kock trying to control but Peieira is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Peieira being controlled here, momentarily.
Peieira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kock is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Caio Peieira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Kock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peieira.
Kock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peieira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kock.
Peieira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peieira misses with a hook
and Kock counters with a body kick that stops Peieira in his tracks momentarily.
Peieira scores with a nice right hand.
Peieira shoots in for a takedown but Kock shows good takedown defense.
Batang Kock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Peieira.
Peieira misses the jab.
Kock pushes Peieira away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Peieira with a poor takedown
and Kock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Peieira swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Kock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And Peieira tries to counter it with a takedown but Kock pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peieira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peieira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kock on the side of the head.
Kock misses with a head kick.
Peieira shoots for a double leg takedown but Kock sprawls well. He's pushed Peieira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kock appears to be looking for a big counter.
Peieira loads up on a big right hand but Kock slips the punch.
Peieira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kock counters with an outside leg kick. #TD2#
Peieira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peieira showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Batang Kock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kock is trying to control the position but Peieira postures up.
Kock is controlling Peieira's posture.
Kock wants to sweep here but Peieira controlling him for the moment.
Kock is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Peieira drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kock looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kock looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kock! #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peieira regains half guard.
Kock controlling the pace.
Kock's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3##SUB2#
Peieira actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kock is taking a breather. Peieira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Peieira wants to get back to full guard.
Peieira is looking to get back to full guard here but Kock has managed to pass to side control instead.
Peieira is looking for a sweep.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kock is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Peieira's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kock trying to control the action but Peieira is working from the bottom.
Kock remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Peieira tries to buck Kock off but Kock is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kock takes a little break here. Peieira wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Peieira tries to buck Kock off but Kock is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Batang Kock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peieira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

 

Event: SMASH: Branko vs Peieira     
Date:   Jul 08, 2022
#R1#
Branko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peieira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Branko somewhat.
Branko tries for a takedown but Peieira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Branko shoots in for a double leg but Peieira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peieira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD2#
Peieira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Peieira looking to pass the guard.
Branko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peieira is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Branko 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! Peieira rolls with it to try and escape but Branko cranks on the arm and Peieira is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Davdio Branko!
Davdio Branko retains his bantamweight title!

 

Event: SMASH: Perkele vs Randalman     
Date:   Jun 25, 2022
#R1#
River throws a shot from downtown. Peieira moves away and avoids it.
Peieira lands with a nice body punch.
Peieira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches River on the side of the head.
We've been informed that River has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Peieira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peieira.
Caio Peieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peieira. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peieira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peieira connects with the punch.
A big right from Peieira misses.
River scores with a three punch combo! #CUT2#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peieira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peieira manages to avoid it.
River throws a looping overhand right but Peieira ducks down to avoid it.
Peieira misses with a looping right.
Peieira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River throws a body punch but Peieira moves out of range.
Peieira looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.#T1#
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Peieira is just out of range.
River is looking to chop away at Peieira's legs.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peieira feinted with a counter takedown.
River misses with a wild combination.
River misses with a hook.#TD#
Peieira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming River to the mat! River manages to get full guard.
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. River is keeping the position for now.
Peieira looking to sit in guard and control but River gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Peieira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but River can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Peieira is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! River has his hands clasped together but Peieira extends and breaks River's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Peieira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: SMASH: Torsten vs Choke 3     
Date:   Jun 11, 2022
#R1#
Peieira misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peieira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ho Soon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peieira missing with a left hand there. Ho Soon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Soon throws out a powerful jab.
Ho Soon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ho Soon defending well as Peieira loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peieira circles away quickly and effectively.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Peieira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peieira pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #TD2#
Peieira dives in and scores a takedown into Ho Soon's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ho Soon is working hard here to advance position.
Ho Soon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peieira's guard. #REVR##T1#
Peieira keeping moving, preventing Ho Soon from controlling successfully.
Ho Soon throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ho Soon defends well.#SUB2#
Peieira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ho Soon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ho Soon trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho Soon controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Peieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ho Soon defends it easily.#SUB2#
Peieira looking for a guillotine here but Ho Soon defends easily. #T2##SUB2#
Peieira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ho Soon postures up in Peieira's guard and throws a big left but Peieira blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Peieira working for a triangle but Ho Soon defends it easily.
Peieira has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ho Soon has passed into side control.
Peieira taking punishment in the form of punches.
Peieira taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ho Soon is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Peieira is trying to get back to half guard.
Ho Soon controls the position from side control.
Ho Soon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ho Soon is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ho Soon controlling the position from side mount.
Peieira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ho Soon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ho Soon trying to control the position but Peieira is working away.
Peieira managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Peieira is trying to get back to half guard.
Peieira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Peieira is trying to control but can't.
Peieira manages to get to full guard. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a triangle here but Ho Soon uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ho Soon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chu Ho Soon will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Peieira tries to counter it with a takedown but Ho Soon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peieira throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Ho Soon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peieira thuds his right hand into Ho Soon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ho Soon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Soon looks to throw the jab but Peieira is out of range.
Peieira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peieira.
Peieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Peieira swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peieira avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peieira misses with a body punch
enabling Ho Soon to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon moves away from the strike by Peieira.
Ho Soon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Soon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peieira can do to turn this around?#T1##TD2#
Peieira shoots in and gets a takedown into Ho Soon's guard.
Ho Soon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ho Soon keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
Ho Soon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peieira's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Peieira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ho Soon stopping the sweep attempt from Peieira.
Chu Ho Soon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ho Soon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ho Soon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ho Soon wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a triangle but Ho Soon pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a triangle but Ho Soon pushes his legs off easily. #T2#
Ho Soon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peieira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peieira works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Peieira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ho Soon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Ho Soon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peieira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ho Soon has managed to get both his arms back between Peieira's legs - danger averted.
Peieira wants to sweep but no luck.
Ho Soon trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho Soon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peieira is keeping the position for now.
Peieira wants to improve his position but instead Ho Soon has moved into half guard. #T3#
Peieira moves into full guard. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a triangle here but Ho Soon uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Peieira sneaks back into half guard.
Ho Soon is thwarting Peieira's attempts to control the position.
Peieira wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Ho Soon moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Peieira.#SUB#
Ho Soon tries for a kimura but Peieira is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Peieira tries to bench press Ho Soon off him but Ho Soon keeps the position.
Ho Soon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peieira keeps working.
Peieira is looking to regain half guard here but Ho Soon keeps moving and retains side control.
Peieira avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ho Soon.
Peieira is looking for a sweep.
Peieira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ho Soon's best efforts.
Peieira works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
Ho Soon has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Peieira to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ho Soon is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Peieira pulls down on the head and he's put Ho Soon to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: SMASH: Floyd vs Sparxx     
Date:   May 28, 2022
#R1#
Peieira scores with a nice right hand.
Peieira loads up on a big right hand but Cuntmara slips the punch.
Peieira misses the shot to the body.
Cuntmara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Peieira on the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Cuntmara throws a jab but it's blocked by Peieira.
Peieira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Caio Peieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peieira missing with a left hand there. Cuntmara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cuntmara throws a right hand that Peieira ducks under and follows up with a left that Peieira also avoids with ease.
Peieira moves away from the strike by Cuntmara. #CL2#
Peieira drives through and clinches with Cuntmara against the cage. #TD2#
Peieira jumps into guard, dragging Cuntmara to the mat. #SUB2#
Peieira is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Cuntmara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Peieira wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a triangle but Cuntmara pushes his legs off easily.
Our spies down at at Shadow Warriors (KT) inform us that Peieira has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T1##SUB2#
Peieira looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cuntmara passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peieira is looking for a sweep.
Peieira can't do much from the bottom here.
Peieira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cuntmara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SU#
Cuntmara decides to stand back up. Cuntmara steps back and let's Peieira get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Peieira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peieira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Peieira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Cuntmara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cuntmara loads up on a big right hand but Peieira slips the punch.#TD2#
Peieira dives in and scores a takedown into Cuntmara's guard.#T2#
Peieira stops Cuntmara from standing up.
Peieira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cuntmara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peieira advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cuntmara keeps working. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cuntmara doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peieira. #ES#
Cuntmara manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Peieira keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peieira is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T3#
Peieira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cuntmara is trying to break free.#BC#
Cuntmara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peieira moves forwards but Cuntmara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peieira lands a nice looking body shot.
Ibrahim Cuntmara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cuntmara blocks a body shot from Peieira. #TD2#
Peieira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cuntmara uses from the top position.
Peieira looking for a sweep. Not yet Peieira, not yet. #SUB2#
Peieira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Peieira is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T4##SUB2#
Peieira working for a triangle but Cuntmara defends it easily.
Peieira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cuntmara is one step ahead there.
Peieira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Peieira prevents Cuntmara from standing back up.
Peieira is looking to take a break and control but Cuntmara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Peieira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cuntmara is just riding it out for now. Peieira eventually gives up the hold.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Peieira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caio Peieira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Peieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuntmara.
Peieira drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cuntmara defends it well.
Cuntmara throws a shot from downtown. Peieira moves away and avoids it.
Peieira lands a jab to the nose.
Peieira throws a body punch but Cuntmara moves out of range.
Peieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuntmara.
Peieira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cuntmara lands a really nice looking cross but Peieira seems unphased.
Cuntmara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cuntmara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Peieira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peieira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cuntmara is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Peieira is controlling him well.#ES#
Cuntmara sneaks out the side door and pushes Peieira away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuntmara misses with a hook.
Cuntmara throws a looping overhand right but Peieira ducks down to avoid it.
Cuntmara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Peieira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peieira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peieira misses with a body shot.
Cuntmara scores with a punch to the head.
Peieira ducks under a wild hook from Cuntmara.#T1#
Peieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuntmara.
And Peieira tries to counter it with a takedown but Cuntmara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peieira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peieira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cuntmara rather than just go for the knockout.
Cuntmara slips under a jab from Peieira.#CL2#
Peieira instigates a clinch.
Peieira is looking to control Cuntmara's arms but Cuntmara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peieira has his back to the cage.
Peieira is struggling to control the position.#TD2#
Peieira pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Peieira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cuntmara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Cuntmara got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peieira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cuntmara has managed to get both his arms back between Peieira's legs - danger averted.
Caio Peieira has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU#
Cuntmara gets to his feet. Peieira looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cuntmara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peieira manages to avoid it.#T2#
Cuntmara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuntmara misses with a looping right.
Peieira with the counter takedown but Cuntmara avoids it easily.
Peieira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peieira lands a right hook to the body.
Cuntmara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cuntmara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cuntmara just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuntmara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Peieira instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Peieira to work.
Cuntmara working hard to break the clinch.
Cuntmara prevents a body shot from Peieira. #BC#
Cuntmara breaks the clinch.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that misses.
Peieira avoids the body shot from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara throws a hook but Peieira blocks it.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Peieira. Cuntmara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peieira throws an overhand right that lands on Cuntmara's shoulder, as Cuntmara tries to avoid the shot.
Peieira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cuntmara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cuntmara throws a looping overhand right but Peieira ducks down to avoid it.
Peieira moves out of range of the strikes.
Cuntmara misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peieira. Cuntmara does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick lands for Cuntmara.
Peieira swings for the body but Cuntmara moves out of range.
Cuntmara appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Cuntmara does it's job there.
Peieira walks into a left hand.
Cuntmara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peieira scores with a sloppy right hand. Cuntmara should have avoided that one.
Peieira misses with a looping right.
Cuntmara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Peieira. Cuntmara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cuntmara throws a one two combo.
Peieira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuntmara sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Peieira defending well as Cuntmara loads up on a big left hand.
Peieira misses with an uppercut.
Cuntmara takes a shot right to the bread basket.#TD2#
Peieira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cuntmara!
Cuntmara is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Peieira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Peieira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cuntmara is not content to let Peieira control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ibrahim Cuntmara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Caio Peieira's cut.
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.#R3#
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut. Peieira saw that one coming.
Peieira thuds his right hand into Cuntmara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cuntmara looks to land a right hand but Peieira moved out of range.#TD2#
Peieira throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cuntmara tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peieira is in Cuntmara's guard.
Peieira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cuntmara swivels though and keeps the full guard. #ES#
Cuntmara wriggles free and stands up.
Cuntmara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peieira moves away.
And Peieira tries to counter it with a takedown but Cuntmara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peieira throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Peieira.
Ibrahim Cuntmara is winning the standup battle so far.
Peieira throws a hook but Cuntmara avoids it easily.
Peieira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Cuntmara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peieira.
Cuntmara looks to land a right hand but Peieira moved out of range.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot.
Cuntmara tests Peieira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that misses.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that Peieira semi-blocks. #ROC#Peieira is rocked!#T1#
Peieira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuntmara.
Peieira is still on wobbly legs! Can Cuntmara finish him?
Peieira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuntmara.
Peieira slips under a jab.
Peieira moves out of range of the body kick.
Peieira drops his hands momentarily and Cuntmara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cuntmara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peieira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peieira misses the body punch
and Cuntmara counters with a solid body kick.
Peieira throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Cuntmara to counter with a crisp jab.
Peieira just misses with a punch to the body.
Peieira lands a nice looking body shot.
Cuntmara lands with a right hand.
Cuntmara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peieira swings for the body but Cuntmara moves out of range.
Peieira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Cuntmara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cuntmara drops Peieira with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cuntmara follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Cuntmara!
Ibrahim Cuntmara retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Ibrahim Cuntmara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: SMASH: Muller vs KillsInWater     
Date:   Apr 30, 2022
#R1#
One tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
One tries to counter with a clinch but Peieira shakes him off and moves away.
Peieira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peieira pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Peieira tries to keep at a distance but One has taken the fight into the clinch.
One blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. One obliges.
One avoiding damage as Peieira throws knees to the body.
Peieira jumps guard but One stands there with Peieira around his waist. Peieira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peieira tries to throw a body punch but One avoids it by throwing Peieira back against the cage.
Peieira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables One to keep the fight standing.
Peieira struggles to land a body shot inside as One controls his hands.
Peieira stalling in the clinch but One improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One pushes Peieira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
One is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Peieira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
One landing knees to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
One landing some nice looking knees to the body.
One tries to throw a body punch but Peieira avoids it by throwing One back against the cage. #T1##TD#
Peieira gets control of One's arms and successfully pulls guard. Peieira will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
One is working Peieira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peieira wants to sweep here but One controlling him for the moment.
One trying to control but Peieira is working from the bottom. #SU2#
One gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Peieira has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shadow Warriors (KT) in the buildup to the fight.
One tries to clinch but Peieira is having none of it.
Peieira feinted with a counter takedown.
One tries to clinch there but Peieira circles away. #CL2#
One moves into the clinch successfully. #TD#
Peieira successfully pulls guard.
One wants to stand but Peieira is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB#
Peieira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and One defends well.
Peieira has a closed guard, preventing One from standing up. #T2#
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peieira wants to sweep here but One controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Peieira has an active guard here but One has managed to pass into half guard.
One wants to free his trapped foot but Peieira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
One drops an elbow to the side of Peieira's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peieira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
One has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Peieira is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
One wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Peieira's closed guard. He's half up but Peieira has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Peieira pivots and extends the arm, One falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Peieira! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: SMASH: Yi vs Escalante     
Date:   Apr 15, 2022
#R1##TD#
Peieira dives in and scores a takedown into River's guard.
Peieira wants to pass the guard but River is keeping the position.
Peieira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peieira stands and throws River's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB#
Peieira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, River has escaped the position, nice work there.
Peieira tries to move to mount but River blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Peieira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1##SUB#
Peieira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. River knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Peieira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by River, who protects the arm well.
Peieira passes to full mount! That's big trouble for River! #SUB#
Peieira goes for an armbar but River turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from River.
Peieira wants to sweep but no luck. #T2##SUB#
Peieira looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but River is defending well. Peieira quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! River has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Peieira celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: SMASH: Dilbrandt vs One     
Date:   Mar 25, 2022
#R1##CL#
Branko clinches up with Peieira and pushes him back against the cage.
Peieira lands with a left to the head.
Peieira misses with a knee strike.
Branko blocks the elbow strike. #TD2#
Peieira decides to pull guard.
Branko forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Branko 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.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Branko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira moves into full guard. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a triangle but Branko pushes his legs off easily.
Branko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1##SUB#
Branko drops back looking for a leg! Peieira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peieira manages to kick Branko off! Branko jumps back into Peieira's guard. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a triangle but Branko pushes his legs off easily.
Peieira has control of Branko's left arm, preventing Branko from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Peieira has his foot on Branko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Branko works his way back into a safe position though.
Branko advances position into side control!
Peieira is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Branko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Branko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB#
Branko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2##SUB#
Branko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peieira, who protects the arm well.
Peieira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Branko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Branko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Peieira is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Branko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Peieira rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Branko's guard! Nice work there by Peieira! #SUB#
Branko looking for a guillotine here but Peieira defends easily. #SUB2#
Peieira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Branko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Branko has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##T3#
Branko passes Peieira's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Branko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peieira defends it well.
Peieira is pressing down on Branko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Branko pushing down on Peieira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Branko is working for a kimura but Peieira is defending it quite comfortably.
Peieira gets full guard.#T4##SUB#
Branko drops back looking for a leg! Peieira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peieira manages to kick Branko off! Branko jumps back into Peieira's guard.
Branko pushing down on Peieira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Peieira trying to control but Branko postures up. #SUB#
Branko is looking for a kimura here.
Peieira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Branko works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peieira is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Davdio Branko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL2#
Peieira has closed the distance and engaged Branko in a clinch.
Peieira lands a right hand.
Branko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD2#
Peieira decides to pull guard. #SUB#
Branko 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. #SUB2#
Branko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Branko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Peieira's guard.
Peieira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Branko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Branko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Branko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Peieira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T1#
Branko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Branko drops back looking for a leg! Peieira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peieira manages to kick Branko off! Branko jumps back into Peieira's guard.
Branko looking to pass the guard.
Peieira tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Peieira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Branko is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Branko has gone for a leg lock! Peieira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Branko's guard.#REVB#
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Branko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Branko looking for a guillotine here but Peieira defends easily. #T2#
Peieira trying to control but Branko is working from the bottom.
Branko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Peieira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peieira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Branko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB#
Branko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Branko maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Peieira could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Branko has cracked it and Peieira is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Branko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Davdio Branko!

 

Event: SMASH: Face vs Floyd     
Date:   Feb 11, 2022
#R1#
One throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peieira is looking to chop away at One's legs. #CL2#
One closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
One lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peieira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
One managing to block the knees to the body from Peieira.
Peieira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peieira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. One just stands there and leans against the cage.
Peieira wants to stall.
One tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peieira tries to pull guard but One won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One trying to control the position but instead, Peieira has worked for underhooks and has pushed One into the cage.
Peieira tries to pull guard but One holds him up against the cage and eventually Peieira drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Peieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peieira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
One using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T1#
Peieira fails to pull guard.
One slowing the pace effectively.#BC2#
One breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Peieira moves into the clinch.
Peieira is trying to pull guard but One has him pressed against the cage.
Peieira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
One displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peieira up against the cage.
Peieira stalling against the cage.
Peieira working aggressively here.
One has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Peieira seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if One can turn it around.
Peieira avoids the elbow strike from One, against the cage.
Peieira looking to slow down the pace here.
One looking to throw knees to the head but Peieira is blocking nicely.
One connects with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from One.
One displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peieira up against the cage.
Peieira jumps guard but One turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T2#
One with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
One cracks Peieira with a nice body shot.
Peieira fails to pull guard.
One lands a knee to the body.
Peieira tries to land knees in the clinch but One avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Peieira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. One just stands there and leans against the cage.
One tries a knee to the head but Peieira blocks it.
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!#TD#
Peieira pulls guard successfully.
One scoring with punches to the head and body.
One working some strikes from top position.
Peieira wants to sweep here but One controlling him for the moment.
One wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving. #SUB#
Peieira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. One is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB#
Peieira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and One defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells One's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
One avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
One preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
One 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.
Peieira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
One is doing well to control the position and prevent Peieira from advancing to side control.
One has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peieira is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Peieira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T4#
One is pressing down on Peieira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
One looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peieira looking to pass the guard.
Peieira wants to control from the top but One keeps moving. #SUB2#
One throws his legs up looking for a submission but Peieira uses it to pass to side control. #SUB#
Peieira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but One is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
One manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

New Breed One dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
One uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peieira.
A nice side step and One releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
One uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peieira.
Peieira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
One tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peieira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peieira feinted with a counter takedown.
One tries to clinch there but Peieira circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peieira. One does a little dance to reset his feet.
One tries to close the distance and clinch but Peieira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - One looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caio Peieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira catches One with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
One tries to close the distance and clinch but Peieira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
One gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peieira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. One just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Peieira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Peieira does it's job there.#T1#
Peieira throws a low kick but One moves out of range easily.
Peieira slips under a jab.
Peieira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
One is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peieira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peieira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but One moves away.
Peieira throws a predictable looking body shot #CL2#
and One counters by moving into the clinch.
One is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Peieira throws a punch but it's blocked by One.
Peieira just leaning against One, taking a breather. #TD#
Peieira successfully pulls guard. #SUB#
Peieira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Peieira is looking for a triangle but One pushes his legs off easily. #T2#
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
New Breed One has got the better of the ground game so far.
One stands up over Peieira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
One trying to control but Peieira is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Peieira haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB2#
One drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and One jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Peieira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. One gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
One lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Peieira is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T3#
Peieira controls One momentarily but One frees himself.
One passes Peieira's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
One scoring with strikes to the body and head.
One has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Peieira is in all sorts of trouble here.
One manages to capitalize on a mistake by Peieira to take his back!#SUB2#
One has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Peieira has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least! #SUB2#
One is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Peieira knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Peieira for a finish.
Peieira tries to escape the position. #T4##SUB2#
One has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Peieira! Can he survive? No! He's out! One gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). New Breed One!
New Breed One decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: SMASH: Dilbrandt vs Peieira     
Date:   Jan 06, 2022
#R1#
Peieira shoots in but Dilbrandt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've been told by Dilbrandt's head coaches at Doc Dannis Death Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Peieira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dilbrandt.
Peieira throws a head kick that misses.
Dilbrandt blocks a jab.
Dilbrandt throws a shot from downtown. Peieira moves away and avoids it.
Dilbrandt avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Peieira.
Peieira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dilbrandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peieira looks for the body kick but Dilbrandt saw that one coming.
Dilbrandt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peieira will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peieira needs to keep his hands up - Dilbrandt had a free shot at his head there.
Dilbrandt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Peieira.
Dilbrandt throws a hook but Peieira avoids it easily.#T1#
Dilbrandt tries to land a front kick but Peieira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#TD2#
Peieira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Dilbrandt has one foot on Peieira's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
Peieira slips a jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt fakes the leg kick and cracks Peieira in the body.
Dilbrandt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peieira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peieira blocks a jab.
Dilbrandt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL2#
Peieira clinches up with Dilbrandt and pushes him back against the cage.
Dilbrandt lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Dilbrandt manages to break the clinch.
Dilbrandt lands a jab.
Peieira moves in looking to clinch but Dilbrandt pushes him off.
Caio Peieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt swings for the body but Peieira moves out of range. #T2#
Dilbrandt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peieira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peieira throws a sloppy head kick and Dilbrandt moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Peieira tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circling - Peieira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dilbrandt scores with a punch to the head.#CUT#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Peieira ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.
Peieira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dilbrandt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dilbrandt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Peieira throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice double leg into guard. #SUB2#
Peieira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Peieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dilbrandt defends it easily.#SUB2#
Dilbrandt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Dilbrandt connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Peieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dilbrandt defends it easily.
Dilbrandt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dilbrandt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dilbrandt wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving. #SUB2#
Peieira looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dilbrandt passes into side control.
Dilbrandt lands an elbow. #T4#
Peieira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dilbrandt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dilbrandt is looking to take a break and control but Peieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dilbrandt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Peieira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Peieira is trying to get back to half guard.
Dilbrandt scoring with punches and elbows.
Peieira has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Peieira manages to get back to half guard.
Peieira is trying is best to control the position here.
Peieira is refusing to be controlled, as Dilbrandt sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Domonic Dilbrandt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caio Peieira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peieira.
Dilbrandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peieira can do to turn this around?
Dilbrandt throws the left hand but Peieira avoids the punch easily.
Peieira throws a body punch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Peieira throws the left hand but Dilbrandt avoids the punch easily.
Dilbrandt attempts a counter takedown but Peieira avoids it well and moves away.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the strikes.
Peieira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dilbrandt is fending him off so far but Peieira persists. Nope, Dilbrandt circles away and we're back to standing.
Peieira throws a head kick that misses #TD#
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice double leg into guard. #SUB2#
Peieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dilbrandt defends it easily.
Dilbrandt won't allow Peieira to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Domonic Dilbrandt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dilbrandt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dilbrandt wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving. #SUB2#
Peieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dilbrandt defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Peieira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dilbrandt controls the pace.
Dilbrandt wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving.
Dilbrandt throwing strikes from guard but Peieira blocks nicely.
Dilbrandt content to stall in guard here.
Peieira keeping moving, preventing Dilbrandt from controlling successfully. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dilbrandt landing some decent shots from guard.
Dilbrandt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dilbrandt scoring with some ground and pound.
Peieira is looking to sweep but instead, Dilbrandt has passed into half guard.
Dilbrandt stalling.
Peieira is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Peieira manages to get to full guard.
Dilbrandt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dilbrandt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dilbrandt trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Peieira isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dilbrandt stacks Peieira on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dilbrandt!
Peieira tries to bench press Dilbrandt off him but Dilbrandt keeps the position.
Peieira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dilbrandt's best efforts.#T4#
Dilbrandt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dilbrandt passes to full mount!
Peieira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dilbrandt content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Peieira looking for submissions off his back.
Dilbrandt wants to free his trapped foot but Peieira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dilbrandt trying to control the action but Peieira is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Domonic Dilbrandt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caio Peieira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Dilbrandt scores with a hook to the body. Peieira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dilbrandt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peieira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Peieira tests Dilbrandt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the leg kick from Peieira.
Peieira throws an overhand right that lands on Dilbrandt's shoulder, as Dilbrandt tries to avoid the shot.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Peieira's ribcage but misses.
Dilbrandt throws a big shot that misses.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
Dilbrandt avoids a kick to the body.
Peieira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Dilbrandt tenderised Peieira's leg. Peieira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dilbrandt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Peieira if he has to take too many more of those.
Peieira lands a slapping body shot. #T1#
Dilbrandt scores with a sloppy right hand. Peieira should have avoided that one.
Peieira lunges at Dilbrandt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dilbrandt's hand. #CL2#
Peieira closes the distance and pushes Dilbrandt back into the cage.
Peieira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dilbrandt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Peieira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dilbrandt to keep the fight standing.
Dilbrandt managing to block the knees to the body from Peieira.
Peieira misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilbrandt. #TD2#
Peieira pulls guard effortlessly.
Dilbrandt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Peieira looking to control. #SUB2#
Peieira looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dilbrandt passes into side control.
Peieira wants to control but Dilbrandt postures up.#T2#
Dilbrandt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Peieira some visible discomfort.
Dilbrandt is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SUB#
Dilbrandt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Peieira knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Peieira is not content to let Dilbrandt control the position.
Peieira is looking to reverse the position.
Peieira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T3#
Dilbrandt wants to improve his position but Peieira is controlling well. #SUB2#
Peieira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Peieira wants to free his trapped foot but Dilbrandt is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB2#
Peieira seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Dilbrandt has recovered full guard.
Dilbrandt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dilbrandt keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Dilbrandt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dilbrandt working a defensive guard here. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dilbrandt pulls Peieira in close to prevent any damage.
Dilbrandt keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
Dilbrandt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dilbrandt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Peieira drops back looking for a leg! Dilbrandt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dilbrandt manages to kick Peieira off! Peieira jumps back into Dilbrandt's guard.
Dilbrandt looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Domonic Dilbrandt did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Caio Peieira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Peieira throws a head kick that misses.
Peieira checks a low kick from Dilbrandt.
Peieira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilbrandt.
Peieira throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Peieira moves into the clinch successfully.
Peieira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dilbrandt just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Dilbrandt breaks from the clinch.
Peieira misses with a body shot.
Dilbrandt feinted with a counter takedown.
Dilbrandt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dilbrandt cracks Peieira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt with a nice cross.
Dilbrandt connects with a jab.
Dilbrandt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dilbrandt avoids the body shot from Peieira.
Domonic Dilbrandt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Peieira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt lands with a good body shot.
Peieira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dilbrandt drops down looking for a counter takedown but Peieira sprawls and moves away.
Dilbrandt throws out a leg kick but Peieira moves out of range and Dilbrandt only half commits.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but Peieira moved away.
Dilbrandt cracks Peieira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dilbrandt throws out a powerful jab.#ROC#Peieira is rocked!
Nice jab there from Dilbrandt.
Peieira is still on wobbly legs! Can Dilbrandt finish him?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dilbrandt. Peieira shrugs it off though.
Dilbrandt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peieira. That did some damage!
Peieira throws a front kick aimed at Dilbrandt's knee but Dilbrandt avoids it well.
Domonic Dilbrandt is winning the standup battle so far.
Dilbrandt throws a monster overhand right that drops Peieira! Dilbrandt follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domonic Dilbrandt!
Domonic Dilbrandt retains his bantamweight title!
Domonic Dilbrandt gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

 

Event: CMMA 180 Schrute v Wagner     
Date:   Nov 06, 2021
#R1#
Peieira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peieira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Panda shoots for a double leg takedown but Peieira sprawls well. He's pushed Panda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Panda or perhaps it was just good defense by Peieira, which made it look bad.
Caio Peieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Napoleon Panda.
Peieira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panda has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Peieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peieira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Peieira wants it to stay on the feet.
Peieira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Panda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peieira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Panda somewhat.
Panda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peieira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Panda somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peieira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Peieira throws a head kick that misses #TD2#
and Panda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Panda.
Panda looking to pass the guard.
Panda wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving. #T1##SUB#
Peieira working for a triangle but Panda defends it easily. #SUB2#
Panda 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panda trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Peieira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Panda is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Panda drops back looking for a leg! Peieira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peieira manages to kick Panda off! Panda jumps back into Peieira's guard.
Peieira tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Panda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Panda looking to pass the guard.
Peieira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peieira keeping moving, preventing Panda from controlling successfully.
Panda stopping the sweep attempt from Peieira.#SUB#
Peieira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Panda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peieira keeping full guard, as Panda tries to pass.
Panda trying to control but Peieira is working from the bottom.
Panda is pushing down on Peieira's leg trying to pass to half guard. Peieira is fighting to maintain full guard but Panda has managed to sneak the leg through.#T3#
Peieira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Peieira is trying to control the position but Panda postures up.
Panda wants to pass the guard but Peieira is keeping the position.#SUB#
Peieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Panda defends it easily.#SUB#
Peieira is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Panda 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. #SUB#
Peieira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Panda defends well.
Panda stands and throws Peieira's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Panda is trying to get an arm triangle but Peieira is defending well. #T4#
Peieira is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Peieira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Peieira is trying to improve his position.
Peieira struggling a bit here.
Peieira isn't going anywhere.
Peieira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Panda tries for a kimura but Peieira is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Caio Peieira will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Panda fails to land the takedown.
Peieira throws a head kick but Panda moves out of range.
Panda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peieira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Panda avoids it really well and circles away.
Peieira scores with a hook to the body. Panda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Panda looks for a takedown but Peieira sprawls well.
Panda shoots in but Peieira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Caio Peieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Napoleon Panda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Peieira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Panda's guard.
Peieira is pushing down on Panda's leg trying to pass to half guard. Panda is fighting to maintain full guard but Peieira has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Peieira wants to work for an arm triangle but Panda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Panda actively working from the bottom here.#T1##SUB2#
Panda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peieira with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Peieira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Peieira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Panda trying to control from the bottom.
Peieira is looking to take a break and control but Panda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Panda is looking for a triangle but Peieira pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Peieira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peieira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Panda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Panda working for a triangle but Peieira defends it easily.
Panda keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully.
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Napoleon Panda has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Panda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peieira is aware though and is defending well.
Peieira passes into half guard. #SUB#
Peieira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Panda has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Peieira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T3#
Peieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Panda keeps working. #SUB2#
Panda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Panda actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Peieira seems to be working for a kimura but Panda defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Panda actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Peieira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Peieira is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Panda! #T4#
Panda regains half guard.#SUB2#
Panda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Peieira is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #SUB#
Peieira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Panda sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Peieira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Panda has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Peieira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Panda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peieira.
Peieira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panda can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peieira wants to free his trapped foot but Panda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Peieira dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Panda moves into range and clinches up with Peieira.#TD2#
Panda ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Panda no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Panda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panda trying to control the position.
Peieira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Panda swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Panda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peieira passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Peieira is working for a submission of some sort.
Panda is trying to get back to full guard.#T1##SUB#
Peieira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Panda is just riding it out for now. Peieira eventually gives up the hold.
Peieira prevents Panda from improving his position.#SUB#
Peieira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Panda is just riding it out for now. Peieira eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Peieira is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Peieira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Panda sees it coming and defends easily.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Panda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peieira is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Panda looking for submissions off his back.
Peieira wants to free his trapped foot but Panda is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Peieira is looking for a kimura but Panda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peieira to get the leverage.
Panda wants to control but Peieira is keeping busy.
Panda gets back to full guard. #SUB2#
Peieira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Panda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peieira has managed to get both his arms back between Panda's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Panda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peieira defends well.#T3##SUB2#
Panda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Panda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Panda is retaining full guard.
Peieira pushing down on Panda's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Panda is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Peieira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Panda defends it well. #SUB#
Peieira is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
Panda looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
Panda makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Panda.#SUB2#
Peieira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Panda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peieira has managed to get both his arms back between Panda's legs - danger averted.
Panda can't keep his opponent in guard - Peieira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Panda is trying to control but Peieira passes into side control!
Panda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peieira is looking to take a break and control but Panda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Napoleon Panda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caio Peieira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lull in the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Peieira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peieira, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caio Peieira!

 

Event: CMMA 168 Lafayette v Schrute     
Date:   Oct 09, 2021
#R1#
Biden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peieira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Caio Peieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peieira throws a lazy head kick
and Biden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Biden lands a body shot.
Peieira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biden throws a series of punches but Peieira avoids them all with ease.
Biden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Biden has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Peieira takes one to the chin there.#CUT2#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Peieira slips a straight right by Biden.#TD#
Peieira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biden looks like he's trying to stand up.
Peieira is looking to take a break and control but Biden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Peieira is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Peieira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Biden can do anything to dispel that myth.#T1##SUB#
Biden is defending against the submission attempts here by Peieira. #SUB#
Peieira maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Biden could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Peieira has cracked it and Biden is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Peieira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: CMMA XS7 Peieira v De Vries     
Date:   Sep 17, 2021
#R1#
Peieira cracks De Vries with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Vries looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Vries throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peieira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Vries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Peieira instigates a clinch.
Peieira is pushing De Vries up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Peieira holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Peieira gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Peieira blocking some punches. #TD#
Peieira pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Peieira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Peieira is looking for a triangle but De Vries pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Peieira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Peieira looking for a sweep. Not yet Peieira, not yet.
De Vries postures up. #SUB#
Peieira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Vries is aware though and is defending well.
De Vries must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Peieira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Vries doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Vries manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
De Vries is sitting in close to Peieira's body. Peieira has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! De Vries is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, De Vries is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Peieira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: CMMA 151 Six Nine v Peieira     
Date:   Aug 29, 2021
#R1#
Six Nine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Six Nine wants it to stay on the feet.
A big left from Six Nine misses.
Six Nine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Six Nine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peieira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Six Nine as he jumps to the side.
Peieira misses with a head kick.
Peieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Six Nine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Peieira swings for the body but Six Nine moves out of range.
Peieira lands a nice hook to Six Nine 's body. Six Nine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Six Nine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Six Nine 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peieira under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Six Nine gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Six Nine .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Six Nine managing to block the knees to the body from Peieira.
Peieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Six Nine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peieira stalling.
Peieira has a couple of punches blocked by Six Nine . #T1#
Peieira jumps guard but Six Nine stands there with Peieira around his waist. Peieira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Peieira.
Peieira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Six Nine up against the cage.#TD2#
Peieira decides to pull guard.
Peieira looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Peieira throws his legs up looking for a submission but Six Nine uses it to pass to side control. #SU#
Six Nine stands up.
Peieira swings for the body but Six Nine moves out of range.
Six Nine thinks about countering with a body kick.
Six Nine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peieira.
Peieira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Peieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Six Nine jabs Peieira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peieira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T2#
Peieira tries to land a front kick but Six Nine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Peieira drops his hands momentarily and Six Nine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Six Nine scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Six Nine stuffs the takedown attempt from Peieira. Peieira gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Peieira.
Peieira avoids the body shot from Six Nine . #CL2#
Peieira gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Six Nine taking a breather.
Six Nine can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Peieira tries to throw a body punch but Six Nine avoids it by throwing Peieira back against the cage.
Peieira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Six Nine up against the cage.
Six Nine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Six Nine lands a right hand.
Peieira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Six Nine walks away with a smile on his face. Peieira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T3#
Peieira needs to keep his hands up - Six Nine had a free shot at his head there.
Six Nine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peieira at a distance.
Peieira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL2#
Peieira rushes Six Nine and presses him up against the cage.
Six Nine is leaning against Peieira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Peieira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peieira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Six Nine just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peieira.
Peieira tries to pull guard but Six Nine holds him up against the cage and eventually Peieira drops back down to his feet.
Peieira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Six Nine struggles to land a body shot inside as Peieira controls his hands.
Peieira jumps guard but Six Nine stands there with Peieira around his waist. Peieira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Six Nine lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
Peieira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Six Nine to keep the fight standing.
Six Nine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peieira fails to pull guard.
Good body shot from Six Nine .
Six Nine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peieira backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peieira leaning his opponent against the cage.
Six Nine presses Peieira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#TD2#
Peieira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Six Nine uses from the top position. #SU#
Six Nine stands up and waves to Peieira to follow him.
Six Nine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peieira takes one to the chin there.
Six Nine lands a leg kick that knocks Peieira off balance momentarily.
Tekashi Six Nine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peieira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peieira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tekashi Six Nine dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Peieira misses with a low kick.
Six Nine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Six Nine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Six Nine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peieira can do to turn this around?
Peieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Six Nine blocks a head kick by Peieira.
A slapping body kick lands there for Six Nine .
Six Nine checks a leg kick nicely.
Six Nine moves out of range of the body kick from Peieira.
Peieira defending well as Six Nine loads up on a big left hand.
Peieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peieira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Six Nine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira loads up on a big right hand but Six Nine slips the punch.
Peieira takes a swing at Six Nine 's ribcage but misses.
Peieira dodges the punch combination from Six Nine .
Peieira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Six Nine .
Peieira tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T1#
Six Nine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peieira.#CUT#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Six Nine moves out of range of the body kick from Peieira.
Peieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Six Nine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Peieira has his takedown stuffed
and Peieira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peieira throws a head kick but Six Nine moves out of range.
A jab from Peieira misses.
Peieira thows a leg kick but Six Nine checks it
and Six Nine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Peieira moves into the clinch successfully.
Six Nine is struggling to control the position.
Six Nine lands a body shot.
Peieira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tekashi Six Nine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Peieira.
A short right from Peieira on the inside.
Peieira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Six Nine walks away with a smile on his face. Peieira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Six Nine misses the shot to the body.
Caio Peieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six Nine lands a body shot. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Six Nine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peieira takes a step back to recover.
Peieira just misses with a punch to the body.
Peieira takes a head kick and keeps coming. #ROC#Peieira is rocked!
Six Nine thuds his shin into the meat of Peieira's side.
Peieira is still on wobbly legs! Can Six Nine finish him?
Peieira is breathing heavily.
Peieira walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Six Nine swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tekashi Six Nine !
Tekashi Six Nine retains his bantamweight title!
Tekashi Six Nine seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: CMMA 136 Skellington v Switzer     
Date:   Jul 25, 2021
#R1#
River with a jab.#CUT#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Peieira blocks a jab.
Peieira misses with a leg kick.
Peieira misses with a kick to the body.
River has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
River misses with a kick to the body.
Peieira misses with a kick to the body
and River makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peieira tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from River.
Peieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
River checks the leg kick.
Caio Peieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peieira defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
Peieira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
River misses with a series of wild punches.
Peieira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Peieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Peieira.#T1#
River thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peieira throws a leg kick but River moved away.
Peieira throws a lazy body kick
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD2#
Peieira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. River manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peieira advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Peieira has worked his way into a potential kimura here. River is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Peieira yanks on the arm and River is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Peieira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: CMMA 121 Panic v Lobchov     
Date:   Jun 20, 2021
#R1#
Ernesto lands a right hook to the body.
Ernesto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CL2#
Ernesto closes the distance and pushes Peieira back into the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Peieira has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peieira.
Peieira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #TD#
Peieira decides to pull guard. #SUB#
Ernesto is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Peieira has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ernesto is looking to defend but Peieira has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ernesto! Peieira pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ernesto taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Caio Peieira!
El Pablo Ernesto was interviewed post fight and said 'i'll fuck your girl and your sister later.'.

 

Event: CMMA 109 Peieira vs. Big Mouth     
Date:   May 22, 2021
#R1#
Peieira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Big Mouth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Big Mouth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peieira with the counter takedown but Big Mouth avoids it easily.
Peieira throws a shot from downtown. Big Mouth moves away and avoids it.
Peieira shoots for a takedown but Big Mouth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peieira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Big Mouth drops his hands momentarily and Peieira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Big Mouth connects with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Big Mouth scores with a nice right hand.
Big Mouth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peieira throws a front kick aimed at Big Mouth's knee but Big Mouth avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Big Mouth misses the target.
Big Mouth throws out a loose jab but Peieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Big Mouth misses.
Big Mouth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peieira.
Big Mouth throws a hook but Peieira avoids it easily.
Big Mouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peieira.
It looked like Big Mouth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peieira throws a head kick but Big Mouth moves out of range.
Peieira takes one to the chin there.
Big Mouth lands a glancing blow to the side of Peieira's head.#ROC#Peieira is rocked!
Big Mouth cracks Peieira with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Peieira tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Big Mouth pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Peieira is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yasha Big Mouth!
Yasha Big Mouth spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 

Event: CMMA 102     
Date:   May 02, 2021
#R1#
Of Five takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peieira misses the shot to the body.
Of Five is looking for a counter combo.
Caio Peieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Five tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peieira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peieira feints the counter takedown.
Of Five shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peieira as he jumps to the side.
Of Five throws a good cross that connects. #CUT#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Peieira has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Peieira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Peieira.
It looked like Of Five was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Of Five throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Of Five shoots in but Peieira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Of Five shoots in for a takedown but Peieira shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seven Of Five. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peieira stuns Of Five with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Of Five shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peieira but Peieira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peieira dives in and grabs Of Five's left leg, looking for a takedown. Of Five pushes down on Peieira's head and hops out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Of Five throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Peieira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Peieira sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Of Five's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peieira works his foot free and advances to mount.
Of Five tries to hold on but Peieira pushes him away. #SUB2#
Peieira moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Of Five has worked his arm free - good work by Of Five!
Peieira tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #SUB2#
Peieira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Peieira working away.#T2##SUB2#
Peieira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peieira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Of Five stops Peieira from passing to mount. #SUB2#
Peieira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Of Five is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Of Five knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Peieira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Of Five is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peieira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peieira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T3##SUB2#
Peieira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Peieira is trying to get an arm triangle but Of Five is defending well. #SUB2#
Peieira swings around for an armbar but Of Five sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Peieira's guard.#SUB2#
Peieira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Of Five trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Of Five wants to stand but Peieira has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T4#
Of Five wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving. #SUB2#
Peieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Of Five defends it easily.
Of Five knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peieira on the ground.#SUB2#
Peieira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Of Five stopping the sweep attempt from Peieira.#SUB2#
Peieira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peieira wants to sweep here but Of Five controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Peieira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caio Peieira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Peieira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Of Five tries to avoid it but Peieira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Of Five to the ground. Of Five escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Peieira wants to land a leg kick but Of Five is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Of Five.
Peieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peieira thuds his right hand into Of Five's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Of Five throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peieira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peieira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Five.
Of Five thinks about countering with a head kick.
Of Five throws a sloppy head kick and Peieira moves out of range easily.
Of Five shoots in and drives through. Peieira sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD#
Of Five gets a takedown into half guard.
Peieira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Caio Peieira has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1##SUB2#
Peieira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Of Five is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peieira is on top in guard. #REVB#
Peieira trying to control but Of Five is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Peieira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peieira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Of Five trying to keep a closed guard but Peieira is proving a slippery customer.
Peieira sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Of Five's guard.
Of Five is looking for a sweep. Peieira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Peieira is trying to work for a kimura but Of Five is defending well. #SUB2#
Peieira has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Of Five defend it? Peieira steps over the head and cranks it - Of Five is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Peieira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: CMMA 92 Camara vs Peieira     
Date:   Mar 28, 2021
#R1#
Peieira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Camara at a distance.
Camara swings for the body but Peieira moves out of range. #TD2#
Peieira changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Camara looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Camara is not content to let Peieira control the position.
Peieira working away.
Peieira is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Camara's shoulder. That is not cool.
Camara is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Peieira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Peieira goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Camara has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Peieira but great work by Camara.
Peieira manages to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Camara is trying to work for a kimura but Peieira is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peieira regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Camara won't allow Peieira to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Peieira is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Peieira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Camara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Camara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peieira keeping moving, preventing Camara from controlling successfully.
Camara would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peieira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peieira looking for a sweep. Not yet Peieira, not yet. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camara tries to stand but Peieira is controlling from the bottom. #SUB2#
Camara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but Peieira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camara looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Peieira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Camara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Peieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Camara defends it easily.
Peieira keeping moving, preventing Camara from controlling successfully.
Camara is stalling in the full guard. #T3#
Peieira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Camara content to stall in guard here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peieira is looking to clinch but Camara is avoiding it.
Peieira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Peieira misses with a body shot.
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peieira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peieira dives in for a single leg takedown but Camara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Camara moves in looking to clinch but Peieira pushes him off.
Peieira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Camara tests Peieira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Peieira is just out of range.
Camara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peieira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Camara pinned against the cage. Camara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T4#
A punch lands to the side of Camara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peieira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camara throws out the jab.
Camara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara avoids a kick to the body.
Peieira throws a head kick but Camara moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Camara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD2#
Peieira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Camara sprawls well initially but Peieira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Peieira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Camara looks like he's trying to stand up.
Camara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peieira is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Peieira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Peieira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Peieira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caio Peieira's cut.
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.#R2#
Peieira looks to land a body kick but Camara moved away.
Camara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Camara throws a body punch but Peieira moves out of range.
Peieira throws a head kick but Camara moves out of range.
Camara misses the shot to the body.
Peieira throws a sloppy head kick and Camara moves out of range easily.
Camara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Peieira shoots in looking for a takedown but Camara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peieira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Camara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peieira gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Camara gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Peieira is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdelrahman Camara!
An out of breath Abdelrahman Camara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: CMMA 83 McCrae vs Tavares     
Date:   Feb 27, 2021
#R1#
Flint swats away the attempt to clinch by Peieira.
Peieira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Flint under the eye.
Peieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD2#
Peieira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Peieira lands in his opponent's guard.
Flint is trying to keep Peieira in close.
Flint is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flint seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flint keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
Peieira preventing the sweep. #T1#
Flint is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peieira passes Flint's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Peieira is working for a kimura but Flint is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB2#
Peieira maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Flint could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Peieira has cracked it and Flint is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Peieira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: CMMA 73 Dinapoli vs Kennedy     
Date:   Jan 30, 2021
#R1#
Dre just misses with a punch to the body.
Dre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Peieira misses with a body shot. #TD#
Peieira shoots in and bounces Dre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dre is trying to control the position but Peieira postures up.
Peieira looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Dre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Dre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peieira is aware though and is defending well.
Dre keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Peieira 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.
Dre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Dre throws his legs up looking for a submission but Peieira uses it to pass to side control. #T1#
Peieira advances to full mount. #SUB#
Peieira has hold of Dre's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dre manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dre is controlling an arm, preventing Peieira from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Dre tries to lock up and control but Peieira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peieira prevents Dre from getting the reversal.
Peieira tries to control but Dre wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dre tries to lock up and control but Peieira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T2##SUB#
Peieira has isolated one of Dre's arms. Dre looking to fight him off but Peieira twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: CMMA 66 De Minaur vs Oliveira     
Date:   Jan 09, 2021
#R1#
Peieira is looking to chop away at Lucas Iv's legs.
Lucas Iv avoids the head kick by Peieira.
Peieira swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD#
Peieira shoots in and bounces Lucas Iv off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Peieira wants to control from the top but Lucas Iv keeps moving. #SUB#
Peieira drops back looking for a leg! Lucas Iv is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lucas Iv manages to kick Peieira off! Peieira jumps back into Lucas Iv's guard.
Peieira pushes down on Lucas Iv's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Peieira is looking for a kimura here.
Lucas Iv is in trouble now - Peieira has advanced to mount! #T1#
Lucas Iv tries to reverse the position but Peieira maintains control.
Peieira moves to take his opponent's back. #SUB#
Lucas Iv defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Peieira's arms.
Lucas Iv staying busy and making it hard for Peieira to control.
Lucas Iv really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peieira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Peieira gets his hands free as Lucas Iv looks to control.
Peieira is hanging on to Lucas Iv's back as he tries to escape. #SUB#
Peieira sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Lucas Iv taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: CMMA 53 Torres vs Longchain     
Date:   Nov 28, 2020
#R1#
Peieira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morrison.
Peieira throws a sloppy head kick
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Peieira.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrison. That snapped Peieira's head back.
Peieira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peieira thinking.
Peieira misses with a wild body shot.
Peieira checks a low kick from Morrison.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peieira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Peieira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morrison wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Peieira misses
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
No luck for Peieira with that takedown attempt.
Morrison throws a right hand that Peieira ducks under and follows up with a left that Peieira also avoids with ease.
Morrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#ROC#Peieira is rocked!
Morrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peieira is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrison finish him?
Peieira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison throws a big counter combination but Peieira scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Peieira seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrison lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peieira gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Morrison points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Peieira wakes up just in time to hear Morrison thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Morrison!

 

Event: CMMA 46 Carter vs Drallig     
Date:   Nov 01, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peieira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Big Mouth defends it nicely.
Big Mouth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peieira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Big Mouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Big Mouth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peieira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peieira wants to clinch up but Big Mouth keeps it at a distance.
Peieira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Big Mouth manages to avoid it.
Peieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Big Mouth.
Peieira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Big Mouth defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Mouth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peieira circles away quickly and effectively.
Big Mouth misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Peieira misses
enabling Big Mouth to counter with a crisp jab.
Big Mouth throws a hook to the side of Peieira's head but Peieira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peieira throws a half hearted mid kick.#T1#
A head kick misses from Peieira.
Peieira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caio Peieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peieira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peieira throws a body kick that misses.
Big Mouth misses with a series of wild punches.
Peieira misses with a straight right.
Peieira moves out of range as Big Mouth strikes.
Peieira ducks under a wild hook from Big Mouth.
Peieira throws a body shot but no joy.
Big Mouth lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peieira backs up against the cage.
Big Mouth connects with a looping right hand.
Big Mouth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peieira. Big Mouth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yasha Big Mouth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Big Mouth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peieira.
Peieira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Big Mouth throws out the jab.
Peieira throws a head kick that misses.
Peieira misses with a wild body shot.
Big Mouth has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Peieira is landing a low percentage of strikes.#T2#
Big Mouth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peieira is looking to land body kicks.
Peieira throws out a loose jab but Big Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big Mouth lands with a hook. Peieira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Big Mouth stuns Peieira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #TD#
Peieira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peieira showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB#
Big Mouth is defending against the submission attempts here by Peieira. #SUB#
Peieira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Peieira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Big Mouth is just riding it out for now. Peieira eventually gives up the hold. #T3##SUB#
Peieira is looking for a kimura but Big Mouth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peieira to get the leverage. #SUB#
Peieira is trying to work for a kimura but Big Mouth is defending well. #SUB#
Peieira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Big Mouth is just riding it out for now. Peieira eventually gives up the hold.
Peieira prevents Big Mouth from improving his position.
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Big Mouth is defending well. #T4#
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.
Big Mouth trying to get back to full guard but Peieira takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!#SUB#
Peieira working for a submission but Big Mouth is keeping him at bay.
Peieira wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. #SUB#
Peieira is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Big Mouth has managed to escape the submission attempt. #SUB#
Peieira is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Big Mouth has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Big Mouth prevents Peieira from taking his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peieira wants to control the pace but Big Mouth is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yasha Big Mouth will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Big Mouth! #CUT2#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Peieira misses with a shot to the body
and Big Mouth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Big Mouth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Big Mouth misses the jab.
Big Mouth just misses with a punch to the body.
Peieira defending well as Big Mouth loads up on a big left hand.
Peieira throws a chopping leg kick but Big Mouth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Big Mouth.
Peieira swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Big Mouth to counter with a crisp jab.
Big Mouth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Big Mouth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Big Mouth lands with a straight right. Peieira didn't see that one coming.#ROC2#Peieira is rocked!
and Big Mouth counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Peieira! He's just covering up as Big Mouth starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yasha Big Mouth!
A less than humble Yasha Big Mouth misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

 

Event: CMMA 40 Obaminator vs Philippe     
Date:   Oct 11, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peieira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wooten as he avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Wooten as he connects with a hook.#TD#
Peieira closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wooten quickly recovers to half guard.
Peieira passes to side control.
Wooten is being controlled here. #SUB#
Peieira has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Wooten is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Peieira yanks on the arm and Wooten is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Peieira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: CMMA 31 Druggs vs Peieira     
Date:   Sep 12, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Druggs.
Peieira with the counter takedown but Druggs avoids it easily.#CL2#
Peieira moves into range and clinches up with Druggs.
Druggs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Druggs.
Peieira slowing the pace effectively.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peieira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Druggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Druggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peieira backwards.
Peieira jumps guard but Druggs stands there with Peieira around his waist. Peieira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Druggs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Druggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira looking to throw knees to the head but Druggs is blocking nicely.
Druggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peieiras head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Peieira - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #TD2#
Peieira pulls guard successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peieira keeping full guard, as Druggs tries to pass.
Our spies down at at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona inform us that Peieira has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T1#
Peieira controlling the position.
Peieira is trying to keep Druggs in close.
Druggs with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Peieira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Peieira looking for a guillotine here but Druggs defends easily.
Druggs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peieira on the ground.#SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Druggs defends well.
Peieira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Druggs manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Peieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Druggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Druggs is trying to keep Peieira in close.
Druggs is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Peieira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T2#
Druggs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peieira is one step ahead there.
Peieira trying to control but Druggs is working from the bottom.
Peieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Druggs is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Peieira 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Druggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peieira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peieira advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Peieira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Druggs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Peieira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T3##SUB2#
Peieira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Druggs gets back to half guard.
Druggs wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Peieira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Druggs tries to roll over but Peieira keeps him under control.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peieira works his way into full mount!
Druggs tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB2#
Peieira goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Druggs turns into him and now he's in Peieira's guard.
Druggs stopping the sweep attempt from Peieira.
Peieira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Peieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peieira is pushing down on Druggs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Druggs is fighting to maintain full guard but Peieira has managed to sneak the leg through.
Peieira trying to control from half guard but Druggs is working away. #SUB2#
Peieira wants to work for an arm triangle but Druggs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Peieira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caio Peieira's cut.
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.#R2#
Peieira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Druggs moves away.
Peieira takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Peieira misses.
Peieira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Druggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Peieira.
Druggs slips a jab from Peieira.
Peieira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Druggs manages to avoid it.
Peieira misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Druggs, as that shot connected. #ROC#Peieira is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Caio Peieira's cut even more.
Peieira misses with a straight right.
Peieira is still on wobbly legs! Can Druggs finish him?
Peieira tries to score with a low kick but Druggs moves his leg out of the way.
A punch combination from Druggs misses.
Peieira misses with a head kick.
Peieira seems to have recovered his senses.
Druggs throws a head kick that misses.
Druggs connects with a looping right hand.
Druggs drops Peieira with a big left hand! Peieira is injured, injured bad! Druggs jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zai Druggs!
Zai Druggs retains his featherweight title!
An intense looking Zai Druggs took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'These are Savage Fists. Y'ALL AIN'T READY FOR THIS POWER! SAVAGE FIGHTTWEAR SCHOOL OF PAIN, FIGHTGEAR OF CHAMPS!'.

 

Event: CMMA 23 Hanski vs Pacula     
Date:   Aug 15, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peieira throws a body punch but Aviles moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Peieira.
Aviles tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Peieira manages to circle out of the way.
Aviles avoids the head kick by Peieira.
Peieira throws a lazy right hand but Aviles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aviles half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Peieira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peieira misses with a shot to the body
and Aviles counters with a nice uppercut.
Aviles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Peieira tries to get set, Aviles tries to push him back and clinch up but Peieira manages to avoid the attempt.
We've been told by Aviles's head coaches at Clinch Pride that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aviles misses with a head kick.
Peieira swings for the body but Aviles moves out of range.
Peieira throws a sloppy head kick and Aviles moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peieira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD2#
Peieira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aviles to the mat! Aviles manages to get full guard.
Peieira looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Peieira is pushing down on Aviles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aviles is fighting to maintain full guard but Peieira has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Peieira wants to work for an arm triangle but Aviles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Peieira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aviles sees it coming and defends easily.
Aviles trying to hold on to Peieira's head to control him but Peieira postures up. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aviles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peieira. #T2##SUB2#
Peieira seems to be working for a kimura but Aviles defends the submission attempt.
Aviles is looking to control Peieira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aviles avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Peieira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aviles defends it well.
Peieira trying to pass the guard but Aviles defending well.
Peieira is trying to control the action in half guard but Aviles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T3##SUB2#
Peieira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Peieira is trying to work for a kimura but Aviles is defending well. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peieira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
Peieira wants to work for an arm triangle but Aviles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Peieira 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. #SUB2#
Peieira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aviles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peieira. #T4#
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.
Peieira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Peieira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
Peieira 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.

Caio Peieira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Aviles misses with a takedown attempt - Peieira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD2#
Aviles tries to sprawl but Peieira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Peieira content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Peieira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB2#
Peieira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aviles sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Peieira looking for a submission but Aviles manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Aviles keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass. #T1#
Aviles looking to control.
Aviles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peieira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Aviles is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peieira trying to control but Aviles is working from the bottom.
Aviles can't keep his opponent in guard - Peieira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB2#
Peieira wants to work for an arm triangle but Aviles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peieira wants to pass the guard but Aviles is defending well. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Peieira is trying to work for a kimura but Aviles is defending well.
Aviles wants to control but Peieira is keeping busy.
Peieira is stalling here. Aviles is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Peieira seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Aviles has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Peieira is trying to control Aviles's posture but Aviles avoids it.
Peieira is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aviles off and has taken his back!#SUB2#
Peieira has managed to slip his arm under Aviles's chin. This could be all over... yep, Aviles is tapping out! Submission win for Peieira.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: CMMA 16 De Vries vs Peieira     
Date:   Jul 18, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as De Vries blocks the leg kick.
A head kick by Peieira misses
and De Vries counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Peieira tries a head kick but it misses.
Peieira throws a sloppy body shot
and De Vries counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peieira throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling De Vries to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Peieira.
De Vries swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the body from Peieira misses
and De Vries counters with a big right hand! Oh Peieira is in trouble here! De Vries follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan De Vries!
Stefan De Vries retains his featherweight title!

 

Event: CMMA 8 Torkoly vs Little     
Date:   Jun 12, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peieira misses with a jab to the body
and Trevors counters with a one-two to the body.
Trevors tries to clinch up.
Trevors lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trevors digs a good body shot into Peieira's ribs.
Peieira throws a head kick but Trevors moves out of range.
A jab from Peieira misses.
Peieira shoots in looking for a takedown. Trevors tries to sprawl out of it but Peieira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trevors manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trevors scores with a leg kick.
Trevors takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevors connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peieira's hands.
Peieira looks to throw the jab but Trevors is out of range.
Peieira slips a jab and a cross from Trevors.
Peieira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Trevors stalks Peieira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peieira's face. Peieira staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trevors pushes Peieira away with a front kick.#T1#
Trevors's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Trevors duly obliges.
Trevors fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peieira manages to avoid it.
Peieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peieira misses with a kick to the body
and Trevors counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peieira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trevors circles away.
Peieira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jab by Trevors.#CL2#
Trevors closes the distance and clinches.
Peieira trying to land knees to the body.
Peieira misses with the head strike.
Peieira leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC2#
Trevors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corey Trevors is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trevors tries to clinch up.
Trevors lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Trevors lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CUT2#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Peieira takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T2#
Peieira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peieira misses with a head kick.
Peieira throws a body punch but Trevors moves out of range.
Peieira swats away the attempt to clinch by Trevors.
Peieira throws a body shot but no joy.
Trevors scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peieira misses with a takedown attempt
and Trevors counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Peieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trevors throws a series of punches but Peieira moves out of range.
Peieira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trevors moves away.
Trevors looks to clinch #TD#
and Peieira counters with a takedown into side control. #SUB#
Peieira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Trevors knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Peieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trevors keeps working. #T3##SUB#
Peieira goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Trevors has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Peieira but great work by Trevors.
Peieira is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trevors's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Peieira moves into full guard. #SUB#
Trevors got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peieira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trevors has managed to get both his arms back between Peieira's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Peieira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Peieira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trevors doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Peieira is tightening it up a little... Trevors has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Trevors reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Trevors taps out! Nice BJJ there by Peieira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: CMMA Dong Vs Smith     
Date:   Apr 29, 2020
#R1#
Peieira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronaldo moves away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Peieira has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ronaldo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT#
It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Ronaldo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peieira throws a hook but Ronaldo avoids it easily.
Peieira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ronaldo to score with a decent uppercut.
Peieira misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Ronaldo does no damage.
Peieira walks into a stiff left hand from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands with a nice body punch.
Ronaldo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peieira's head.
Peieira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Ronaldo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Peieira's guard.
Ronaldo is looking to stand up but Peieira won't let him.
Ronaldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peieira on the ground.
Ronaldo wants to control from the top but Peieira keeps moving.
Ronaldo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Peieira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ronaldo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Peieira has his foot on Ronaldo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ronaldo works his way back into a safe position though.#T1#
Ronaldo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Peieira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Peieira looking to control. #SUB2#
Peieira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ronaldo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Peieira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Peieira throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ronaldo uses it to pass to side control.
Peieira is looking for a sweep.
Ronaldo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards. #T2#
Peieira is trying to work for a sweep but Ronaldo has mounted him!
Ronaldo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Peieira wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Peieira wants to escape the position.
Peieira tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ronaldo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peieira is looking to escape.
Ronaldo controlling his opponent.
Ronaldo looking to control but Peieira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Peieira tries to hold on but Ronaldo pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peieira bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ronaldo keeping moving, preventing Peieira from controlling successfully. #T3#
Peieira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ronaldo is keeping the position for now.
Peieira passes Ronaldo's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Peieira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ronaldo is just riding it out for now. Peieira eventually gives up the hold.
Ronaldo won't allow Peieira to pass to mount.
Peieira is trying to control the action in half guard but Ronaldo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peieira works his way into full mount! #SUB2#
Ronaldo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Peieira. #T4#
Ronaldo is working to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Peieira wants to finish this one by submission but Ronaldo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Peieira.
Ronaldo has given up his back here. Will Peieira look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Peieira avoiding Ronaldo 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB2#
Ronaldo showing good submission defense here. #SUB2#
Ronaldo won't enjoy being in this position. Peieira looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Ronaldo is tapping - it's over boys! Peieira picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caio Peieira!

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Apr 02, 2020
#R1#
Peieira throws a head kick that misses
and Haa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peieira's knee momentarily.
Peieira throws a looping overhand right but Haa ducks down to avoid it.
Haa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peieira. Haa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peieira's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haa.
Haa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haa thumps Peieira with a low kick.
Haa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Peieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peieira takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Peieira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Peieira lands in his opponent's guard.
Haa keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peieira trying to control but Haa is working from the bottom. #T1#
Peieira works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Peieira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haa defends it well. #SUB#
Peieira is looking for a kimura but Haa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peieira to get the leverage.
Peieira trying to control the action but Haa is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Peieira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Peieira works his way into full mount! #T2##SUB#
Haa is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Peieira locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Haa is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caio Peieira!

 

 
 
 
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