For the first time , the city of Caracas ( Venezuela’s Capital ) hosted an International Vale Tudo event. The International Vale Tudo Championship Venezuela was a special edition of the famous and traditional International Vale Tudo Championship. But this was not the only innovation , as  for the first time ever , the IVC did a 16-man tournament in the absolute weight division ( open class ). Some rules were adpoted to ensure fighter satefy considering the fact that there would be 4 fights for the winner and runner up on the same night: 

·        Gloves were adopted

·        Time limit changed to 10 minutes

·        No headbutts were allowed

·        No hitting on the back of the head or spine

 Still , the IVC maintained it’s fame as the most real Vale Tudo event on Earth as all the other techniques were still allowed. 

The official results were: 

1st match - Milton Bahia def. Mike Hunter - 0'15" -  KO – punches

Milton came in very focused. After landing a jab , Milton quickly connected a straight that sent Mike to the mat. Even though Mike was not out , and ended in all four position , Milton delivered a kick to the head right before the referee stoped the match. Quick win by Milton.

2nd match- Rodrigo Grip def. Wellington Wilkins - 0'29" - Tap Out – Armlock

 Rodrigo got caught by a punch early in the match , that left him on the bottom position. However , Rodrigo sunk a arm / shoulder submission that made Wilkins tap.

3rd match- Patrick A. Stiebling def. Luis Cláudio Pereira - 9'22" - Tap Out – exhaustion

 This match was the first war of the night. Claudio was better on the ground , but everytime the fight was restarted Stiebling was very dangerous with knees and punches. A very though match that left both fighters tired in the end. Even though many observers said that Claudio could get the win in the judges’ decision , Stiebling pace was too much for him and he tapped out.

4th match- Leandro Ribeiro def. Antonio Resende - 3'42" - tap out - arm lock

 In a match where both Jiu Jitsu stylists focused on submissions over striking , Leandro eventually submitted Resende with an amrbar from bottom position. 

5th match- The Pedro def. Johnathan Ivey - 3'12" -  tap out- punches

 In the very beginning of the match , Ivey attempted a flying knee bar that failed. After this , The Pedro was on top , atacking from different postions until Ivey taped out.

6th match- Angelo Araújo def. Carlos Clayton - decision 2x1

 This match between two heavyweight fighters was the only one to go to the judges’ decision. The fight started very even , with both fighters alternating the best positions and attacking on the ground. After some time ,Clayton started to show signs of exaustion , and Angelo capitalized. Getting the best of the stand up fight , Angelo eventually won the decision.

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7th match- Jefferson "Tanque" def. John Renken - 3'37" -  KO – punch

 Since the beginning , Tank dominated the stand up in a fast paced match were Renken was trying to get him on the ground. After some good shots from both fighters,  Tank blocked Renken’s leg kick , while countering it with a huge straight that ended the match.

8th match- Evangelista "Cyborg" def. Aaron Sulivan - 0'13" -  KO – punches

 Cyborg punched his way through until Aaron was on the ground doing guard. Cyborg connected another couple of shots that KO’d Sullivan.