Camacho (Red) vs Alberto Crane (Black) Referee Saulo Ribeiro

Round 1

Both men are last second replacements, (Joe taking this on with 24 hours notice), but this should a great match. Camacho tries a takedown, Crane sprawls and ties up his head, but the fight gets back to neutral. Crane pulls guard quickly, and sweeps Camacho almost immediately. Camacho to the half guard, Alberto plays heavy and passes almost to mount, scoring a point. Camacho regains the half guard. Match goes back to the feet, Joe tries a takedown, Crane stuffs and gets the Darce choke. Alberto scores three and the choke looks deep, but Camacho escapes and tries to establish half guard again as time in the first round expires.

Round 2

The round starts with Alberto trying a takedown and Camacho stuffing the attempt, Camacho looks for a choke but Alberto slips out and puts Joe on his back. To Camacho's half guard, Alberto passes to mount again to score. This time Alberto establishes the grapevines, plays tight and looks for the armbar, Camacho looks to defend, Alberto gets it!

Winner: Alberto Crane 2:09 Armbar


Match 6

Vinicius Magalhaes (Red) vs Vladamir Matyushenko (Black) Referee Shawn Williams

Vinicius pulls guard right away and Vladdy spins out. Match back to the feet but it's clear that Pezao does not want to play the takedown game, Vladdy's willingness to engange Vinicius on the ground is questionable as well. An Russian armdrag by Vladdy send Vinicius scrambling across the mat. Two minutes in and the announcer calls for action, but the pace and story remains the same. Both men are warned by the referee, but with one minute to go the store remains the same. Shawm Williams now formally issues a warning for each. Vladdy circles and stalks and Vinicius circles away. Vladd shoots for a takedown, Vinicius pulls to guard, no points scored.

Round 2

Starts off immediately where we left off in round one. A bit more aggressive attempts by both men now, Vladdy gets a single leg and drive Vinicious to the side of the mat, stop before they spill out of bounds ina great show of restraint and sportsmanship. They come to center and this time Vladdy does get the takedown for one point, Vinicius tries a leglock but Vladdy spins out. Both fighters to the feet, Vladdy appears to drive for another takedown, Vinicius pulls guard and no points scored. The match remains in Vinicius' guard, Vladdy stays very heavy. Vinicius opens up, but Vladdy looks to pass guard now, playing very heavy on top. 20 seconds left to go and Vladdy is standing, Vincious tries a half guard sweep but Vladdy remains heavy, forces Vinicius to turtle and time expires.

Winner: Vladamir Matyushenko 1-0


Match 7

Marcelo Garcia (Red) vs Jake Sheilds (Black) Referee Shawn Williams

Round 1

Match starts with a tie up. Jake looks to tie Marcelo's head up, but Marcelo jumps to guard. Jake stands up out of the guard and jumps right back to Jake's guard. Marcelo looks to come forward, Jake ties Marcelo's head up, Marcelo looks for a sweep, no points and back to Garcia's closed guard. Jake attempts to be very heavy, Garcia grabs a leg stands up and gets a single leg takedown for one point. Garcia pushes to half guard, Shields looks to come up but Garcia is heavy on top. jake looks for the single, Garcia gets the Darce choke, rolls on top, Jake is forced to tap out!

Winner: Marcelo Garcia by Darce choke 3:40


Match 8 Jacare (Red) vs Randy Couture Referee Big John McCarthy

The crowd is amped for the one. Jacare is cornered by an excited Wallid Ishmael and Marcus Vinicius. Randy steps out to a standing ovation.


Round 1

The fighters show a lot of respect for each other in circling and teting each other out. Jacare jumps to guard once, stuffed by Randy, jumps to guard again and looks for a half guard sweep. Randy defends and Jacare looks for an armbar. Randy is in good posture and we go to Jacare's full guard, no points scored. Randy pushes down and Jacare tries tto tie him, moving to butterfly guard. Randy is very heavy on the top, forces his way to half guard with an over hook. Jacare tries for a triangle, Randy stuffs it right away and back to the guard. Jacare spins underneath and looks for a kneebar with 30 seconds to go, Randy remains heavy and forces Jacare to full guard. No points scored. Ten seconds and in a sort of north south position Jacare tries to get a leg as time expires, score remains zero each.

Round 2

Randy Couture and Jacare circle each other. Jacare jumps to half guard but Randy spawls then whizzers. Back the feet, Jacare shoots low but Randy sprawl and ties up the head, Jacare rolls to guard. Randy heavy on top, Jacare moves to half guard looking to make something happen but Randy stays heavy, stifling any offense Jacare offers. A minute and a half to go, both men looks tired. Jacare continues to play the half guard game. Jacare spins trying for a knee bar, looking to pull the leg in, but Randy remains on top. Randy looks for Jacare's back, almost pulls off a twister, Jacare turtles up as time expires.

Overtime

Both men looks exhausted, Jacare has taken off his shirt. Both men shake hands in the center of the mat. They circle each other cautiously for the first minute, nothing happens and we go to sudden death overtime. Jacare pullsguard and tries to scoot forward. Jacare pulls half guard and Randy engages on top. Randy heavy as Jacare looks for anything. Randy has a leg ties up and time expires and the crowd cheers.

Result: DRAW