AFC FW Tournament (Round 2)

[#4] Michael Carter (3-2-0) vs [#5] Eric Young (3-3-1)

Ferocious staredown by The Hurricane while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules. He looks extremely focused.
Eric Young looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The betting odds give an equal chance for both fighters to win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.

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Round 1
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The Hurricane and Young move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!


**0:13
Eric Young is slowing down the fight by not engaging.


**0:25
Eric Young fakes a punch and launches himself over The Hurricane!
Michael Carter is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Young and pushes him away!


**0:34
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.


**0:43
Michael Carter fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.


**0:50
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.


**0:59
Young looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Michael Carter's punches
The Hurricane is on the receiving end of a great combo by Young.
The Hurricane's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!


**1:11
The Hurricane fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Eric Young didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!


**1:20
Michael Carter is in open guard over Young
Michael Carter tries to pass to half guard...
Eric Young can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Hurricane looks to work from half guard.


**1:29
Michael Carter is in half guard over Young
Eric Young attempts to move to full guard
Eric Young manages to switch to full guard.


**1:40
Michael Carter is in closed guard over Young
The Hurricane is in closed guard... Young tries to roll on the ground!
Michael Carter uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The Hurricane is trying to counter now!
Michael Carter tries to pass Eric Young's guard...
Michael Carter manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.


**1:47
Michael Carter is in half guard over Young
Eric Young attempts to move to full guard
Michael Carter keeps good control and remains in half guard.


**1:59
Michael Carter is in half guard over Young
Eric Young attempts to move to full guard
Eric Young manages to switch to full guard.


**2:11
Michael Carter is in open guard over Young
Young launches a few weak punches
The Hurricane blocks them effectively.
The Hurricane is trying to counter now!
Michael Carter throws a flurry of punches at Young...
Young is defending himself well. None of them connect.


**2:22
Michael Carter is in open guard over Young
Decent strikes from Eric Young who tries a hammer punch to The Hurricane's ribs.
The Hurricane blocks those punches
Poorly executed technique. Michael Carter looks to counter!
Michael Carter positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Michael Carter is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Young's ribs


**2:27
Michael Carter is in full mount over Eric Young
Eric Young tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Carter in his guard...
Michael Carter keeps good control and remains in full mount.


**2:32
Michael Carter is in full mount over Eric Young
Eric Young tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Carter in his guard...
Michael Carter keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.


**2:43
Eric Young has seen better days. He looks done. How much does he have left?
Eric Young moves forward and launches a low kick.
The Hurricane blocks that.
The Hurricane is trying to counter now!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Michael Carter!
Young is going to have a big headache after that blow!


**2:52
Young launches a stiff jab!
The Hurricane ducks that one.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Michael Carter has to be confident that he won that round.



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Round 2
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**0:12
The Hurricane is holding Eric Young's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eric Young loses balance and goes to the ground.


**0:20
Michael Carter is in side mount over Eric Young
Eric Young attempts to trap Michael Carter in his guard.
Michael Carter keeps control and remains in side mount.


**0:31
Michael Carter is in side mount over Eric Young
The Hurricane breaths deeply while on the ground


**0:39
Michael Carter is in side mount over Eric Young
Eric Young attempts to trap Michael Carter in his guard.
Michael Carter keeps control and remains in side mount.


**0:49
Michael Carter is in side mount over Eric Young
Decent strikes from Eric Young who tries a hammer punch to The Hurricane's ribs.
The Hurricane blocks those punches
Eric Young gets sloppy and Michael Carter tries to take advantage...
Michael Carter looks to mount Eric Young...
Michael Carter slides his knee across and gets to mount.


**0:58
Michael Carter is in full mount over Eric Young
Eric Young tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Carter in his guard...
Michael Carter keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.


**1:11
Eric Young shoots for a double leg takedown!
Michael Carter sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The Hurricane is trying to counter now!
The Hurricane moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Young with a double overhooks!


**1:21
Michael Carter is slowing down the fight by not engaging.


**1:33
Eric Young is slowing down the fight by not engaging.


**1:42
The Hurricane is holding Eric Young's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Eric Young loses balance and goes to the ground.


**1:56
Michael Carter is in side mount over Eric Young
Eric Young attempts to trap Michael Carter in his guard.
Michael Carter keeps control and remains in side mount.


**2:05
Michael Carter is in side mount over Eric Young
Eric Young attempts to trap Michael Carter in his guard.
Michael Carter keeps control and remains in side mount.


**2:14
Michael Carter is in side mount over Eric Young
Michael Carter isolates Eric Young's right arm looking for an armbar...
Eric Young tries to hold onto his own arm but Michael Carter breaks his grip and extends his arm for the tap!
Winner is Michael Carter by Submission (armbar) at 2:26 Round 2

Statistics: Michael Carter
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 253
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 161,33
Time on the ground 159 s

Statistics: Eric Young
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Damage caused 5,59
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 159 s


Michael Carter wins 17,55 ranking points after the fight.
Chin bruising


Eric Young loses -10,97 ranking points after the fight.


A decent performance by Michael Carter today. He showed up to fight and wasn't afraid of enganging. (73 points)
Eric Young was making the people snore here. Amateur FC management should consider cutting him. (37 points)
Definitely not Fight of the Night candidate.

[#14] Eric Valadez (1-0-0) vs [#6] Ernesto Cotto (2-0-0)

People are cheering for him! You can hear Ernesto Cotto chants all around the arena!
Eric Valadez doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious staredown by Cotto while Herb Dean recites the rules. He looks extremely focused.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Ernesto Cotto comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.

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Round 1
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Valadez and Cotto move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!


**0:10
Eric Valadez attempts a sweep single...
Eric Valadez catches Ernesto Cotto's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Valadez.


**0:19
Eric Valadez is in closed guard over Cotto
Eric Valadez is looking to pass Ernesto Cotto's guard...
Ernesto Cotto has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.


**0:28
Eric Valadez is in closed guard over Cotto
Valadez gets a good position on the ground. ..
Cotto holds Eric Valadez arms and counters his opponent punches.


**0:39
Eric Valadez is in closed guard over Cotto
Valadez tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Eric Valadez fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.


**0:47
Eric Valadez is in half guard over Cotto
Eric Valadez tries to free his leg
Eric Valadez uses some of his skill by jumping out of Cotto's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!


**0:57
Eric Valadez is in side mount over Ernesto Cotto
Valadez tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.


**1:02
Eric Valadez is in full mount over Ernesto Cotto
Valadez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Eric Valadez controls the situation despite Ernesto Cotto efforts for escaping from the full mount.


**1:09
Eric Valadez is in full mount over Ernesto Cotto
Eric Valadez tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Cotto is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt


**1:20
Eric Valadez is in full mount over Ernesto Cotto
Valadez has some bruises...he looks battered at this point.
Valadez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Eric Valadez controls the situation despite Ernesto Cotto efforts for escaping from the full mount.


**1:29
Eric Valadez is in full mount over Ernesto Cotto
Ernesto Cotto tries to roll to his side and trap Eric Valadez in his guard...
Eric Valadez keeps good control and remains in full mount.


**1:43
Eric Valadez is in full mount over Ernesto Cotto
Ernesto Cotto tries to roll to his side and trap Eric Valadez in his guard...
Ernesto Cotto gets his hips out and gets to full guard.


**1:55
Eric Valadez is in closed guard over Cotto
Valadez use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Ernesto Cotto holds Eric Valadez and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.


**2:08
Eric Valadez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cotto is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground


**2:17
Eric Valadez is in open guard over Cotto
Valadez moves on the ground
Valadez cannot take advantage in the ground
Poorly executed technique. Ernesto Cotto looks to counter!
Cotto measures the resilience of Valadez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Valadez's side.


**2:29
Eric Valadez is in open guard over Cotto
Eric Valadez pushes Ernesto Cotto against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Ernesto Cotto struggles not allowing Eric Valadez improve his position.


**2:36
Eric Valadez is in open guard over Cotto
Eric Valadez pushes Ernesto Cotto against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Ernesto Cotto struggles not allowing Eric Valadez improve his position.
Cotto is trying to counter now!
Ernesto Cotto launches a few punches to Valadez's cheek from the guard.
Eric Valadez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.


**2:44
Eric Valadez is in open guard over Cotto
Eric Valadez pushes Ernesto Cotto against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Ernesto Cotto struggles not allowing Eric Valadez improve his position.
Cotto tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ernesto Cotto launches a few punches to Valadez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Valadez tries to cover his face,


**2:54
Eric Valadez is in open guard over Cotto
Valadez tries to improve position.
Cotto adjusts and closes his guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Valadez.



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Round 2
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**0:13
Valadez studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**0:24
Terrible one sided match... Cotto was not ready to fight a fighter of Eric Valadez caliber.
Eric Valadez and Cotto engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Eric Valadez is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.


**0:33
Eric Valadez is slowing down the fight by not engaging.


**0:40
Ernesto Cotto tries to bring the fight to the ground
Valadez goes down.


**0:50
Ernesto Cotto is in open guard over Valadez
Valadez tries to close his guard around Cotto
He is not able to do it


**1:01
Ernesto Cotto is in open guard over Valadez
Valadez tries to close his guard around Cotto
He is not able to do it


**1:12
Ernesto Cotto is in open guard over Valadez
Good looking punches from Ernesto Cotto on the ground
They could take their toll on Valadez.


**1:22
Ernesto Cotto is in open guard over Valadez
Eric Valadez has seen better days. He looks done. How much does he have left?
Valadez tries to close his guard around Cotto
He is not able to do it


**1:34
Ernesto Cotto is in open guard over Valadez
Valadez tries to close his guard around Cotto
He is not able to do it


**1:41
Ernesto Cotto is in open guard over Valadez
Valadez tries to close his guard around Cotto
He is not able to do it


**1:49
Ernesto Cotto is in open guard over Valadez
Valadez tries to close his guard around Cotto
He is not able to do it
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.


**1:59
Cotto steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
A solid combination from Ernesto Cotto
connects with Valadez.


**2:13
Tremendous strikes from Cotto!
Some big punches are landing!


**2:23
Cotto looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Eric Valadez's punches
Valadez is on the receiving end of a great combo by Cotto.


**2:30
Valadez decides to launch some tentative punches
Ernesto Cotto takes the best of a brief punching exchange.


**2:44
Cotto pushes Eric Valadez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.


**2:54
Cotto and Valadez circle around the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.



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Round 3
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**0:12
Cotto grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ernesto Cotto


**0:22
Ernesto Cotto is in open guard over Valadez
Eric Valadez launches a few punches to Cotto's cheek from the guard.
Ernesto Cotto uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Valadez clumsily fails here and it's time for Ernesto Cotto to fight back!
Cotto tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Eric Valadez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) are cheering for the fighters.


**0:31
Tremendous strikes from Valadez!
Cotto blocks with confidence


**0:42
Ernesto Cotto throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Valadez.


**0:52
Eric Valadez tries a hook to the body
but Cotto manages to dodge it


**1:06
Tremendous strikes from Cotto!
Some big punches are landing!


**1:15
Tremendous strikes from Cotto!
Some big punches are landing!


**1:27
Eric Valadez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cotto won't budge, forcing Valadez to pull guard.


**1:41
Ernesto Cotto is in closed guard over Valadez
Eric Valadez struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Eric Valadez gets sloppy and Ernesto Cotto tries to take advantage...
Cotto tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Ernesto Cotto fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.


**1:49
Ernesto Cotto is in half guard over Valadez
Eric Valadez launches a few punches to Cotto's cheek from the guard.
Ernesto Cotto uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.


**1:58
Ernesto Cotto is in half guard over Valadez
Ernesto Cotto tries to pass Eric Valadez's guard...
Ernesto Cotto manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.


**2:08
Ernesto Cotto is in side mount over Eric Valadez
Cotto tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.


**2:17
Ernesto Cotto is in full mount over Eric Valadez
Valadez measures the resilience of Cotto's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cotto blocks the hits as he works on the ground.


**2:25
Ernesto Cotto is in full mount over Eric Valadez
Eric Valadez tries to roll on the ground...
Cotto knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.


**2:32
Ernesto Cotto is in full mount over Eric Valadez
Valadez measures the resilience of Cotto's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cotto blocks the hits as he works on the ground.


**2:44
Ernesto Cotto is in full mount over Eric Valadez
Eric Valadez tries to roll to his side and trap Ernesto Cotto in his guard...
Ernesto Cotto keeps good control and remains in full mount.


**2:51
Ernesto Cotto is in full mount over Eric Valadez
Good looking punches from Ernesto Cotto on the ground
They could take their toll on Valadez.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.




Judge: Eric Valadez 10 9 10: 29
Judge: Ernesto Cotto 9 10 9: 28


Judge: Eric Valadez 10 9 9: 28
Judge: Ernesto Cotto 9 10 10: 29


Judge: Eric Valadez 10 9 9: 28
Judge: Ernesto Cotto 9 10 10: 29


Winner is Ernesto Cotto by Split decision at 3:00 Round 3

Statistics: Eric Valadez
Punches 3/10 (30%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/15 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 98,75
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 314 s

Statistics: Ernesto Cotto
Punches 17/21 (81%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/14 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 397,7
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 192,13
Time on the ground 314 s


Eric Valadez loses -10,53 ranking points after the fight.


Ernesto Cotto wins 16,00 ranking points after the fight.


A decent performance by Eric Valadez today. He showed up to fight and wasn't afraid of enganging. (109 points)
Nice effort tonight from Ernesto Cotto who was clearly aiming to please the fans. (98 points)
Nice effort but I'm sure we can expect more from Ernesto Cotto and Eric Valadez.

[#1] Rodrigo Campos (6-2-0) vs [#8] Melito Vera (1-0-0)

Melito Vera is the fan favorite here at Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal).
Rodrigo Campos glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Melito Vera is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Rodrigo Campos is the favorite to win according to the betting odds.
The referee of the bout is the referee.

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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!


**0:13
Campos studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**0:25
Brilliant combination from Rodrigo Campos
that forces Vera to try and defend better.


**0:32
Rodrigo Campos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Vera goes down.


**0:42
Rodrigo Campos is in open guard over Vera
Campos moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.


**0:48
Rodrigo Campos is in open guard over Vera
Campos gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Melito Vera! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Melito Vera doesn't defend himself!


**0:58
Rodrigo Campos is in open guard over Vera
Rodrigo Campos hovers above Vera
Good punches to Vera's body.


**1:08
Rodrigo Campos is in open guard over Vera
Campos tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.


**1:15
Rodrigo Campos is in half guard over Vera
Melito Vera doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Campos's moves.


**1:27
Rodrigo Campos is in half guard over Vera
Campos is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! He just pulled a Mike Tyson! Did he do that intentionally?
the referee saw it!
the referee takes away one point from Rodrigo Campos for headbutt.
the referee allows Vera time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) are cheering for the fighters.


**1:40
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**1:51
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**1:59
Rodrigo Campos closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Rodrigo Campos!
Vera is going to have a big headache after that blow!


**2:13
Brilliant combination from Rodrigo Campos
Vera is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.


**2:20
Campos and Vera circle around the center of the cage.


**2:31
Brilliant combination from Rodrigo Campos
that forces Vera to try and defend better.


**2:43
Solid jabs from Rodrigo Campos.
Nice punches.


**2:55
Rodrigo Campos leans forwards and tries to grapple with Vera
Campos shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Melito Vera tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Campos is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Campos, who walks calmly to his corner.



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Round 2
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**0:08
A left hook from Vera
falls short.


**0:17
The two exchange wildly
Campos is connecting with a few punches


**0:27
Vera launches a hook to the body
Bang! Campos stops that one with his ribs!


**0:35
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**0:48
Melito Vera has seen better days. He looks done. How much does he have left?
Melito Vera fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Campos blocks that. He made it look easy!


**0:58
Campos studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.


**1:08
Melito Vera tries a hook to the body
but Campos manages to dodge it
Campos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Low kick by Rodrigo Campos to maintain his distance.
That hits Melito Vera's ankle


**1:16
Vera steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Melito Vera!
Campos ducks under...


**1:25
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.


**1:39
Crisp uppercut by Vera followed by a hard jab
Campos deflects the blows.


**1:47
Rodrigo Campos is measuring Vera with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.


**1:59
Melito Vera fakes a punch and launches himself over Campos!
Nice move by Vera who clinches and pushes Campos against the cage
Rodrigo Campos tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Campos circles out and slips free of Melito Vera's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.


**2:09
Campos steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
A solid combination from Rodrigo Campos
connects with Vera.


**2:23
Campos is gassing out... His performance may be going down from here.
Campos launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Vera's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Ouch! Did the referee see that?
the referee didn't see that!


**2:34
Rodrigo Campos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Vera goes down.
Hard blow to Vera's mid-section, he seems hurt


**2:41
Rodrigo Campos is in open guard over Vera
Campos breaths deeply while on the ground


**2:47
Rodrigo Campos is in open guard over Vera
Campos tries to jump to side mount.
Melito Vera closed his guard around Rodrigo Campos.


**2:57
Rodrigo Campos is in side mount over Melito Vera
Campos steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Rodrigo Campos looks to mount Melito Vera...
Rodrigo Campos slides his knee across and gets to mount.
the referee separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Rodrigo Campos has to be confident that he won that round.



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Round 3
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**0:08
Vera grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Melito Vera


**0:20
Melito Vera is in open guard over Campos
Campos is taking this opportunity to rest.


**0:28
Melito Vera is in open guard over Campos
Campos measures the resilience of Vera's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Vera's side.


**0:36
Melito Vera is in open guard over Campos
Vera moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.


**0:47
Melito Vera is in open guard over Campos
Campos tries to close his guard around Vera
He succeeds!


**1:00
Melito Vera is in closed guard over Campos
Vera is in closed guard... Campos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Melito Vera!


**1:13
Rodrigo Campos is in full mount over Melito Vera
Campos works on the ground with his fingers over Vera's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
the referee didn't see that!


**1:23
Rodrigo Campos is in full mount over Melito Vera
Campos gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Melito Vera! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Melito Vera doesn't defend himself!


**1:35
Rodrigo Campos is in full mount over Melito Vera
Campos is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! He just pulled a Mike Tyson! Did he do that intentionally?
the referee has seen that!
the referee halts the fight to give Vera time to recover. Melito Vera seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) are cheering for the fighters.


**1:43
Terrible one sided match... Vera was not ready to fight a fighter of Rodrigo Campos caliber.
A solid combination from Rodrigo Campos
connects with Vera.


**1:50
A punch from Rodrigo Campos
grazes Vera's left cheek.


**2:01
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**2:10
Rodrigo Campos attempts a sweep single...
Rodrigo Campos catches Melito Vera's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Campos.


**2:21
Rodrigo Campos is in closed guard over Vera
Campos steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Rodrigo Campos tries to better his position on the ground...
Campos breaks the closed guard of Melito Vera and moves to half guard


**2:28
Rodrigo Campos is in side mount over Melito Vera
Melito Vera attempts to trap Rodrigo Campos in his guard.
Rodrigo Campos keeps control and remains in side mount.


**2:40
Rodrigo Campos is in side mount over Melito Vera
Terrible one sided match... Vera was not ready to fight a fighter of Rodrigo Campos caliber.
Rodrigo Campos looks to mount Melito Vera...
Rodrigo Campos slides his knee across and gets to mount.


**2:49
Rodrigo Campos is in full mount over Melito Vera
Campos is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! He just pulled a Mike Tyson! Did he do that intentionally?
the referee saw it!
the referee takes away one point from Rodrigo Campos for headbutt.
the referee allows Vera time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.


**2:57
Rodrigo Campos is slowing down the fight by not engaging.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Campos.




Judge: Rodrigo Campos 9 10 9: 28
Judge: Melito Vera 8 9 8: 25


Judge: Rodrigo Campos 9 10 9: 28
Judge: Melito Vera 8 9 8: 25


Judge: Rodrigo Campos 9 10 9: 28
Judge: Melito Vera 8 9 8: 25


Winner is Rodrigo Campos by Unanimous decision at 3:00 Round 3

Statistics: Rodrigo Campos
Punches 22/30 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/5 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/15 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 982,9
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 582,4
Time on the ground 204 s

Statistics: Melito Vera
Punches 4/13 (31%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 54,12
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 204 s


Rodrigo Campos wins 16,62 ranking points after the fight.


Melito Vera loses -10,39 ranking points after the fight.
Contused side


Nice effort tonight from Rodrigo Campos who was clearly aiming to please the fans. (190 points)
Melito Vera was making the people snore here. Amateur FC management should consider cutting him. (40 points)
Enjoyable fight. We could expect to see Campos and Vera in more fights soon.

[#2] Rico Melo III (5-0-0) vs [#7] Matheus Neiva (1-0-0)

Matheus Neiva! Matheus Neiva! This is what the fans are chanting here.
Rico Melo III looks very relaxed. He looks like a guy who expects to win this fight.
Matheus Neiva glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Neiva is a huge underdog to win tonight. Seems like he is embracing the role.
Rico Melo III comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is the referee.

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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!


**0:10
Matheus Neiva just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Melo III may be in trouble!


**0:22
Brilliant combination from Matheus Neiva
that forces Melo III to try and defend better.


**0:34
Matheus Neiva moves forward looking for some grappling action
Neiva has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Melo III doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Matheus Neiva embrace and tries to move away...
Matheus Neiva pushes Melo III forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.


**0:41
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melo III doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Matheus Neiva embrace and tries to move away...
Matheus Neiva pushes Melo III forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Neiva is trying to counter now!
Neiva launches a few hard punches to Rico Melo III's ribs!
Rico Melo III's ribs shows the damage! Matheus Neiva is working his opponent ribs!


**0:51
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melo III takes a break to breathe while holding Matheus Neiva.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.


**1:04
Melo III moves backwards and Matheus Neiva seems to be the aggressor.


**1:18
Rico Melo III fakes a punch and launches himself over Neiva!
Nice move by Melo III who clinches and pushes Neiva against the cage


**1:27
The fighters are clinching.
Rico Melo III tries to pull guard on Matheus Neiva...
Matheus Neiva pushes him down and remains on his feet.


**1:37
Neiva is standing while Melo III is on the ground on his back
Rico Melo III kicks his legs trying to keep Matheus Neiva away.
No damage done by those kicks.


**1:49
Neiva is standing while Melo III is on the ground on his back
Melo III tries to hit Matheus Neiva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Neiva steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.


**1:57
Neiva is standing while Melo III is on the ground on his back
Rico Melo III kicks his legs trying to keep Matheus Neiva away.
No damage done by those kicks.


**2:05
Neiva is standing while Melo III is on the ground on his back
Rico Melo III kicks his legs trying to keep Matheus Neiva away.
No damage done by those kicks.


**2:12
Neiva is standing while Melo III is on the ground on his back
Melo III tries to hit Matheus Neiva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Neiva dodges that


**2:17
Neiva is standing while Melo III is on the ground on his back
Melo III tries to hit Matheus Neiva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Neiva dodges that
the referee halts the fight to stand up Rico Melo III. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Melo III climbs to his feet and is standing now.


**2:28
Melo III grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Neiva struggles... Rico Melo III is unable to take him down


**2:39
Melo III steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Melo III fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Matheus Neiva didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!


**2:46
Rico Melo III is in open guard over Neiva
Rico Melo III tries to pass to half guard...
Matheus Neiva can't prevent his opponent from passing. Melo III looks to work from half guard.


**2:56
Rico Melo III is in half guard over Neiva
Matheus Neiva tries to turn away and scramble out. Rico Melo III takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Matheus Neiva spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
the referee tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
If you have working eyes you have to give that round to Matheus Neiva.



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Round 2
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**0:13
Neiva showing excellent timing, blasts Rico Melo III with a right hand.
Great hook by Matheus Neiva! Rico Melo III is caught off balance and slips to the ground!


**0:24
Neiva is standing while Melo III is on the ground on his back
Rico Melo III kicks his legs trying to keep Matheus Neiva away.
No damage done by those kicks.


**0:34
Neiva is standing while Melo III is on the ground on his back
Melo III tries to hit Matheus Neiva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Neiva steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.


**0:46
Neiva is standing while Melo III is on the ground on his back
Melo III tries to hit Matheus Neiva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Neiva dodges that
the referee halts the fight to stand up Rico Melo III. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Rico Melo III is on his feet again.


**0:59
Solid low kick from Rico Melo III.
Neiva deflects it.


**1:08
Rico Melo III and Neiva engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.


**1:20
Melo III decides to launch some tentative punches
Neiva launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Melo III with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!


**1:27
Melo III fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Neiva sprawls and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Matheus Neiva looks to counter!
Matheus Neiva tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Matheus Neiva who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Matheus Neiva pushes away Melo III trying to keep the fight at striking range
Melo III stumbles backwards and Matheus Neiva circles to get the center of the cage


**1:38
Good front kick from Melo III!
Matheus Neiva blocks


**1:46
Melo III looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Matheus Neiva's punches
Neiva is on the receiving end of a great combo by Melo III.


**1:53
Neiva wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Neiva moves forward and holds Melo III


**2:05
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Neiva doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rico Melo III embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Neiva who put distance between them


**2:17
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.


**2:27
Rico Melo III launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Neiva's knee!


**2:36
Rico Melo III goes with a looping right hand while Matheus Neiva jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Neiva seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.


**2:43
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**2:56
Rico Melo III is slowing down the fight by not engaging.
the referee tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Melo III.



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Round 3
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**0:11
0:11 Round 3 and Neiva is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight. Amazing cardio
Several good body shots
land on Melo III.


**0:21
Melo III fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Neiva sprawls and remains on his feet.


**0:31
Melo III seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Melo III looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Matheus Neiva's punches
Melo III is on the receiving end of a great combo by Neiva.


**0:42
Neiva throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Matheus Neiva gets sloppy and Rico Melo III tries to take advantage...
Melo III moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Matheus Neiva checks the kick.


**0:54
Melo III is holding Matheus Neiva's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matheus Neiva shows great balance while pushing away Rico Melo III


**1:06
Rico Melo III leans forwards and tries to grapple with Neiva
Melo III shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.


**1:13
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melo III is working in the clinch and suddenly tries to pull guard!
Matheus Neiva pushes forward and keeps the fight in the clinch.
Neiva doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rico Melo III embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Neiva who put distance between them


**1:22
Rico Melo III circles around Neiva
Melo III wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Neiva wants nothing of that and pushes Melo III.


**1:32
Lightning fast low kick from Melo III!
Neiva blocks that kick with his leg.


**1:43
Melo III moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Neiva with a double overhooks!


**1:53
Brilliant combination from Matheus Neiva
that forces Melo III to try and defend better.


**2:06
Bone shattering straight right hand from Matheus Neiva!
Melo III is going to have a big headache after that blow!


**2:15
Melo III grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rico Melo III


**2:24
Rico Melo III is in open guard over Neiva
Melo III is in open guard over Neiva... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Neiva rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Neiva climbs to his feet and is standing now.


**2:37
Neiva is standing while Melo III is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Melo III tries to hit Matheus Neiva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Neiva dodges that
the referee halts the fight to stand up Rico Melo III. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Melo III climbs to his feet and is standing now.


**2:50
A high kick from Matheus Neiva
grazes Melo III's head, but he seems okay.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Melo III, who walks calmly to his corner.




Judge: Rico Melo III 10 9 10: 29
Judge: Matheus Neiva 9 10 9: 28


Judge: Rico Melo III 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Matheus Neiva 9 9 9: 27


Judge: Rico Melo III 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Matheus Neiva 9 9 9: 27


Winner is Rico Melo III by Unanimous decision at 3:00 Round 3

Statistics: Rico Melo III
Punches 10/16 (62%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/6 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/3 (67%)
Damage caused 139
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 54,46
Time on the ground 122 s

Statistics: Matheus Neiva
Punches 24/32 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 356,42
Clinch Damage 25,11
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 26 s


Rico Melo III wins 16,73 ranking points after the fight.


Matheus Neiva loses -10,45 ranking points after the fight.


A decent performance by Rico Melo III today. He showed up to fight and wasn't afraid of enganging. (131 points)
Neiva had some memorable moments and his performance has pleased of the people here at Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal). (66 points)
A fight that put some of us on our feet occasionally. It could have been more exciting though.