RFC 13 - Night Terror PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Automatic Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kung Fu Panda. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rizzo
vs
Vasquel

180 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
177 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Automatic Vasquel!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquel fails with the takedown.

Vasquel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rizzo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rizzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasquel tries to free his leg and advance position but Rizzo is retaining full guard.
Vasquel stops Rizzo from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo looking to control.
Vasquel wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vasquel is defended easily by Rizzo.
Vasquel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizzo doesn't seem bothered though.

Vasquel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rizzo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rizzo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vasquel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rizzo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo regains half guard.
Vasquel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rizzo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rizzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Vasquel is trying to control. Rizzo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo wants to get back to his feet.
Vasquel is thwarting Rizzo's attempts to control the position.

Vasquel is working for a submission of some sort.
Rizzo wants to control the action here but instead Vasquel manages to pass to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Rizzo has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
I really don't envy Rizzo right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rizzo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Vasquel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rizzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vasquel shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo shows good takedown defense.
Vasquel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rizzo sprawls well. Rizzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vasquel gets slowly back to his feet.

Vasquel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rizzo is trying to defend but Vasquel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vasquel is keen to just control but Rizzo is a slippery customer.
Rizzo is trying to get back to full guard.

Vasquel is working for a submission of some sort.
Rizzo won't allow Vasquel to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquel is looking to take a break and control but Rizzo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rizzo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Vasquel has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Vasquel looking to secure an arm triangle but Rizzo defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vasquel trying to control but Rizzo is having none of it.

Vasquel jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rizzo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rizzo and Vasquel has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel wants to control but Rizzo is keeping him busy.
Rizzo tries to bench press Vasquel off him but Vasquel keeps the position.
Rizzo can't do much from the bottom here.
Rizzo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vasquel off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rizzo struggling to keep hold of the position.
Vasquel turns into Rizzo and is now in his guard.
Rizzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rizzo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rizzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vasquel is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rizzo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Rizzo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vasquel fails with a takedown attempt.
Vasquel fails to land the takedown.
Rizzo is looking to clinch but Vasquel is avoiding it.
Rizzo misses with the combination.
Rizzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vasquel.
Andre Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Automatic Vasquel.
Rizzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Vasquel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rizzo fails to land with a series of punches.

Vasquel tries to keep at a distance but Rizzo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rizzo stops a takedown attempt from Vasquel.

Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo lands with a straight right. Vasquel didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a jab to the nose.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasquel.

Rizzo clinches up with Vasquel and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rizzo leaning against his opponent.
Rizzo is pressed up against the ropes. Vasquel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rizzo down to the mat. Rizzo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rizzo cracks Vasquel with a good jab.
Rizzo throws a right hand that Vasquel ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasquel also avoids with ease.
Rizzo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rizzo misses the shot to the body.

Rizzo darts in and clinches Vasquel up against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rizzo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vasquel is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vasquel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rizzo scores with a shot to the side of Vasquel's head.
Vasquel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a nice uppercut.

Rizzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo throws a right and a left that Vasquel avoids nicely.
Andre Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Vasquel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rizzo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A control attempt from Rizzo but he's now mounted!
Rizzo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vasquel prevents Rizzo from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel avoids the attempt from Rizzo to control.
Vasquel content just to control the position here.
Rizzo is squirming around, avoiding Vasquel's attempts to control the action.
Vasquel takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vasquel just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Rizzo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo is trying to break free.

Vasquel is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rizzo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Rizzo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rizzo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Rizzo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hash Ishe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton McConell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ishe
vs
McConell

177 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hash Ishe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dalton McConell!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McConell throws a series of punches but Ishe avoids them all with ease.
McConell slaps away a takedown attempt from Ishe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ishe shoots in but McConell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McConell lands with a nice combination. Ishe backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Hash Ishe has been cut.
McConell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McConell throws a head kick that misses.
Ishe shoots for a double leg takedown but McConell sprawls well. He's pushed Ishe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hash Ishe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Ishe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McConell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ishe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ishe throws an elbow but McConell slips to the side and avoids it well.

Ishe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ishe tries to move to mount but McConell blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ishe tries for a kimura but McConell is defending well.
McConell can't do much from the bottom here.

Ishe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McConell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McConell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ishe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ishe working away.

Ishe decides to stand back up. Ishe steps back and let's McConell get back to his feet.
Dalton McConell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McConell throws a combination. Ishe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McConell misses with a head kick.
McConell misses with a double jab.
McConell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ishe.
Ishe tries to score a power double leg takedown but McConell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ishe somewhat.
Ishe is breathing heavily.
Ishe tries to score a power double leg takedown but McConell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ishe somewhat.
McConell misses with a kick to the body.
McConell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ishe misses with a wild body shot.
Ishe moves out of range of the body kick from McConell.
McConell misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McConell stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ishe looks to land a combination but McConell avoids it well.
Ishe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McConell defends it nicely.
McConell looks to land a combination but Ishe avoids it well.
Ishe avoids a punch combination nicely.
McConell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McConell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McConell throws a right and a left that Ishe avoids nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McConell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McConell misses with a two punch combination.
McConell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ishe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McConell. McConell obviously looking to wear him down.
Ishe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ishe has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McConell stuffs the takedown.
Ishe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McConell is fending him off so far but Ishe persists. Nope, McConell circles away and we're back to standing.
Ishe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McConell tries to avoid it but Ishe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McConell to the ground. McConell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from McConell misses.
Ishe dodges the punch combination from McConell.
McConell clobbers Ishe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McConell stuffs the takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McConell!
Ishe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McConell is fending him off so far but Ishe persists. Nope, McConell circles away and we're back to standing.
McConell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McConell duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McConell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McConell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McConell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dalton McConell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hash Ishe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McConell throws a body kick that misses.
Ishe fails to land the takedown.
McConell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dalton McConell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McConell throws a series of punches but Ishe moves out of range.
Ishe moves out of range of the body kick from McConell.
McConell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hash Ishe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McConell throws a right and a left that Ishe avoids nicely.
McConell defending well as Ishe loads up on a big left hand.
Ishe fails with a takedown attempt.
Ishe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hash Ishe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishe shoots for a takedown but McConell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishe shoots for a takedown but McConell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McConell lands a glancing blow to the side of Ishe's head.
McConell connects with a jab.
McConell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McConell closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McConell's waist but McConell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ishe off to one side.
McConell throws a head kick but Ishe moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McConell fails to land with a series of punches.
McConell works over Ishe's head and body with a nice combination.
Ishe tries to score a power double leg takedown but McConell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ishe somewhat.
McConell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McConell.
Ishe misses with a takedown attempt - McConell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ishe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McConell as he avoids it easily.
McConell stalks Ishe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ishe's face. Ishe staggers backwards, shaken.
McConell misses with a wild combination.
Ishe shoots in and drives through. McConell sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from McConell.
A right-left combo lands from McConell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishe has a takedown stuffed.
McConell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Ishe with that takedown attempt.
McConell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Ishe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Ishe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McConell has escaped the position, nice work there.
McConell struggling a bit here.
McConell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ishe off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishe looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Ishe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
McConell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

McConell working for a guillotine from mount but Ishe is in no mood to give up.
Ishe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ishe is squirming around, avoiding McConell's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Ishe regains half guard.
McConell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ishe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McConell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ishe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Ishe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McConell not doing much here.
McConell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ishe's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dalton McConell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hash Ishe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ishe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McConell.
Ishe fails with a takedown attempt.
Ishe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McConell.
McConell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ishe tries to clinch but McConell moves out of range.
Ishe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McConell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McConell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from McConell does no damage.
McConell misses with a double jab

and Ishe counters by clinching up.
McConell is trying to break the clinch but Ishe is controlling him.

Ishe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but McConell regains guard immediately.

Ishe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McConell 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishe throws a big right hand that misses.
Ishe looking to pass the guard.
Ishe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Ishe 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.
McConell keeping moving, preventing Ishe from controlling successfully.
Hash Ishe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ishe throwing strikes but missing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ishe shoots for a double leg takedown but McConell sprawls well. He's pushed Ishe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ishe fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hash Ishe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McConell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McConell tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McConell!
McConell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishe circles away quickly and effectively.
Ishe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McConell as he jumps to the side.
A left and a right from McConell both land. Nice combination.
McConell lands a jab-cross combination.
McConell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McConell defends it nicely.
Ishe dodges the punch combination from McConell.
McConell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ishe shoots in but McConell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McConell lands a jab-cross combination.
McConell slaps away a takedown attempt from Ishe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McConell throws a series of punches but Ishe avoids them all with ease.
Ishe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McConell throws out a powerful jab.
McConell lands a nice hook to Ishe's body. Ishe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McConell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Ishe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McConell is refusing to be controlled, as Ishe sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McConell can do anything to dispel that myth.

Ishe 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.
McConell tries to roll over but Ishe keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dalton McConell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McConell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dalton McConell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amilton Mello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delson Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mello comes to the ring accompanied by Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse . Ribeiro has chosen Racionais MC's - Expresso da Meia-Noite as his entrance music. Amilton Mello has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mello
vs
Ribeiro

190 cm
24
216 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

174 cm
22
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

[MMABR] Winners' Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amilton Mello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Delson Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mello lands a left and a right that send Ribeiro crashing to the mat, dazed. Mello thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Delson Ribeiro has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mello shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ribeiro as he avoids it easily.
Mello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mello shoots in and drives through. Ribeiro sprawls well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mello is working for takedown but Ribeiro is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amilton Mello. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ribeiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mello dives in and grabs Ribeiro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ribeiro pushes down on Mello's head and hops out.
Mello shoots in but no luck this time.

Ribeiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mello jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ribeiro walks away with a smile on his face. Mello gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Ribeiro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ribeiro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mello will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ribeiro pushes down on Mello's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Ribeiro seems content to control.
Mello wants to get back to full guard but Ribeiro has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ribeiro wants to control the pace but Mello is squirming around nicely.
Ribeiro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mello keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro raining down shots from the mount!
Ribeiro unloading with bombs!
Mello wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Ribeiro struggling to keep hold of the position.

Ribeiro has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Mello is defending well but eventually Ribeiro manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Mello has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Delson Ribeiro!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathie Bonnet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genival Lacerda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bonnet
vs
Lacerda

185 cm
23
221 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

198 cm
23
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mathie Bonnet !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genival Lacerda!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Lacerda shoots in and bounces Bonnet off the ropes to secure the takedown into 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.
Lacerda won't allow Bonnet to sweep him here.
Bonnet might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lacerda wants to control from the top but Bonnet keeps moving.

Bonnet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lacerda stopping the sweep attempt from Bonnet .
Lacerda won't allow Bonnet to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacerda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bonnet 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lacerda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Genival Lacerda has been cut.
Bonnet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lacerda.
Lacerda moves away from the strike by Bonnet .
Lacerda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonnet .
Lacerda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Bonnet gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Bonnet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Lacerda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lacerda won't allow Bonnet to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda preventing the sweep.
Bonnet is breathing heavily.
Lacerda throwing strikes but missing.

Bonnet throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lacerda uses it to pass to side control.
Lacerda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonnet keeps working.

Lacerda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bonnet tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lacerda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bonnet is not content to let Lacerda control the position.
Bonnet is looking for a sweep.
Bonnet is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lacerda off and has taken his back!
Lacerda turns into Bonnet and is now in his guard.
Lacerda wants to pass the guard but Bonnet is keeping the position.
Bonnet wants to improve his position but instead Lacerda has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathie Bonnet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Genival Lacerda's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lacerda lands with a thumping leg kick.

Lacerda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bonnet napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lacerda gets to mount! Bonnet was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Lacerda with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bonnet is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lacerda takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.

Lacerda is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bonnet knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bonnet for a finish.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacerda is trying to stick to Bonnet 's back but Bonnet is turning into Lacerda. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lacerda's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bonnet .
Bonnet tries to stand but Lacerda is controlling from the bottom.
Bonnet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lacerda is keeping the position for now.
Bonnet is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lacerda is trying to control the position but Bonnet postures up.
Lacerda looking for a sweep. Not yet Lacerda, not yet.
Bonnet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lacerda swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lacerda feints and as Bonnet raises his hands in defense, Lacerda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bonnet keeping moving, preventing Lacerda from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnet 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.

Bonnet throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lacerda uses it to pass to side control.

Lacerda is trying to get an arm triangle but Bonnet is defending well.

Lacerda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonnet , who protects the arm well.
Bonnet is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnet is not content to let Lacerda control the position.

Lacerda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bonnet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genival Lacerda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Genival Lacerda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lacerda shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lacerda showed some decent athleticism there.
Lacerda landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lacerda not doing much here.
Bonnet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lacerda seems to be looking for submissions.
Bonnet wants to improve his position but Lacerda is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonnet is staying active underneath Lacerda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bonnet wants to improve his position but Lacerda is controlling well.
Lacerda wants to take a breather but Bonnet is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Lacerda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bonnet manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Genival Lacerda has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lacerda gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Lacerda feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bonnet wants to sweep here but Lacerda controlling him for the moment.
Lacerda slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bonnet tries to buck Lacerda off but Lacerda is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda advances to mount.
Bonnet is trying to stand up.

Lacerda is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bonnet has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lacerda manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bonnet to take his back!
Lacerda tries to get the hooks in deep but Bonnet pushed the leg off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda has the hooks in. Bonnet is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The referee is taking a good look at Bonnet as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Lacerda!

Bonnet preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lacerda.
Lacerda keeps control of the position as Bonnet tries to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genival Lacerda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lacerda 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genival Lacerda!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Bullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bullit
vs
Jackson

188 cm
20
230 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
273 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Bullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noel Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bullit gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jackson won't allow Bullit to sweep him here.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bullit looking for a sweep. Not yet Bullit, not yet.
Bullit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Bullit postures up.
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.
Bullit trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Bullit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Bullit throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson pulls Bullit in to control the position.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bullit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson pulls Bullit in close to prevent any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bullit moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.

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

Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bullit to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bullit from controlling successfully.
Bullit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bullit throws a big right hand that misses.
Bullit is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bullit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bullit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.

Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bullit is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bullit is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bullit gets a takedown into half guard.
Bullit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Bullit sits in half guard.
Bullit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Bullit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Bullit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Bullit is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bullit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson wants to stand up but Bullit is controlling him.
Jackson looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bullit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bullit postures up.
Bullit won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Bullit throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Bullit landing some decent shots from guard.
Bullit tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson leaves Bullit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Bullit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bullit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bullit.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Bullit is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bullit lands a nice short elbow.
Bullit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bullit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bullit postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Bullit controlling him for the moment.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Bullit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Bullit postures up.
Bullit postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bullit here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bullit shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bullit showed some decent athleticism there.
Bullit tries to pass to full mount but Jackson defends it.
Bullit scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bullit wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson 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.
Bullit wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Bullit postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bullit wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Bullit wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Bullit throws a big right hand that misses.
Bullit is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bullit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Bullit is controlling him well.
Bullit is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Bullit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Bullit is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bullit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bullit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bullit fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Bullit persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bullit looks to land a strike but Jackson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bullit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bullit wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Bullit throws a big right hand that misses.
Bullit sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Bullit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Bullit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bullit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Bullit dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bullit with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Bullit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bullit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullit with a poor takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bullit's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Bullit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bullit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullit throws and elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bullit's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Jackson 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.
Bullit keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Bullit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bullit keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.

Bullit has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Bullit is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bullit is keeping the position for now.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bullit has his takedown stuffed

and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bullit's guard.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Charlie Bullit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bullit 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.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Bullit is keeping the position.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Bullit blocks nicely.
Bullit wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Bullit 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bullit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bullit postures up.
Noel Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bullit forces his way into half guard.
Bullit throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Bullit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bullit drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Charlie Bullit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bullit tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jackson controls his leg.
Bullit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bullit working some strikes from top position.
Bullit trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bullit from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bullit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bullit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noel Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bullit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas The Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lopes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. UFC: Theme Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Daniel Lopes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

The Spider
vs
Lopes

185 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas The Spider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Lopes!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopes tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Spider swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The Spider connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Lopes to the floor! The Spider dives in looking for the finish!

Lopes is rocked!

It looks like Daniel Lopes has been cut.
Lopes tries to roll over but The Spider keeps him under control.

The Spider escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lopes tries to clinch up but The Spider circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopes throws a lazy head kick

and The Spider counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lopes working for a triangle but The Spider defends it easily.

The Spider 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.

Lopes looking for a guillotine here but The Spider defends easily.

The Spider stands up from Lopes's guard - The Spider perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Spider looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lopes is fending him off so far but The Spider persists. Nope, Lopes circles away and we're back to standing.

A jab-cross combination lands for The Spider and sends Lopes crashing to the mat! The Spider follows him down to the mat - Lopes regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Lopes is still in real trouble! Can The Spider finish him?
Lopes looks gassed!

The Spider 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The Spider is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lopes is just riding it out for now. The Spider eventually gives up the hold.
The Spider passes to side control.
Lopes seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Spider stands up and beckons Lopes to his feet.
The Spider has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by The Spider or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopes which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas The Spider. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Spider will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Spider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Spider.
The Spider looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopes wants to clinch

and The Spider counters with a single leg into guard. Lopes didn't expect that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lopes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Spider postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The Spider stands up from guard. Let's bang!

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

The Spider decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lopes tries to clinch there but The Spider circles away.

The Spider feints and as Lopes raises his hands in defense, The Spider changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Spider trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lopes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopes wants to get back to his feet but The Spider is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Spider chips away with some ground and pound.
The Spider trying to control but Lopes is working from the bottom.

The Spider decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The Spider tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lopes moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The Spider is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Lopes can't fight it off and eventually The Spider manages to take the fight to the floor. Lopes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Spider scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas The Spider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Lopes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

The Spider clinches up against the ropes.
Lopes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Spider tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Spider has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lopes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lopes tries a knee to the head but The Spider blocks it.
The Spider avoiding damage as Lopes throws knees to the body.
Lopes tries a knee to the head but The Spider blocks it.
Lopes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lopes is pressed up against the ropes. The Spider has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lopes down to the mat. Lopes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas The Spider. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The Spider feints and as Lopes raises his hands in defense, The Spider changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Lopes has his foot on The Spider's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Spider works his way back into a safe position though.
The Spider looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The Spider stands and steps away. Lopes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Spider throws a sloppy head kick and Lopes moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by The Spider or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopes which made him look bad.
Lopes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Spider fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by The Spider or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopes which made him look bad.
The Spider is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopes can do to turn this around?

The Spider decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The Spider blocks the strikes from Lopes.
The Spider prevents Lopes from standing back up.
The Spider lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lopes is staying active underneath The Spider, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lopes wants to control but The Spider is keeping busy and won't allow 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Spider works his way into side control.
Lopes is trying to buck The Spider off.
Lopes is working to avoid the ground and pound but The Spider connects with a decent elbow.

The Spider decides to stand back up.
The Spider lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Spider.

That has opened up Daniel Lopes's cut even more.

The Spider fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopes, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Spider tries for a takedown but Lopes manages to get underhooks.
The Spider changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lopes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Spider changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lopes tries to avoid it but The Spider manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lopes to the ground. Lopes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Spider tries for a takedown but Lopes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

The Spider scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Spider with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Lopes tries to improve his position but instead The Spider has taken his back!

Lopes fending off the submission attempt from The Spider.
Lopes is in bad spot here.

The Spider is persistently looking for the submission but Lopes is defending it well.
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!
Good control from The Spider.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lopes won't enjoy being in this position. The Spider looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Lopes is tapping - it's over boys! The Spider picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lucas The Spider!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iggy Reznor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Reznor
vs
Tennant

183 cm
23
184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality
[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iggy Reznor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Tennant!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Reznor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tennant is looking to control Reznor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tennant avoid being mounted?
Reznor wants to take a breather but Tennant is having none of it.
Reznor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tennant is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Reznor seems to be working for a kimura but Tennant defends the submission attempt.
Tennant is refusing to be controlled, as Reznor sits in half guard.
Tennant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reznor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reznor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tennant!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant is in a horrible position here. Reznor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Reznor is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tennant to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tennant shrugs it off.
Reznor looking to ground and pound but Tennant is blocking nicely.
Reznor controlling from mount.

Reznor swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tennant is now in Reznor's guard. A big mistake from Reznor there, giving up the dominant position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznor is trying to control the position but Tennant postures up.
Tennant stopping the sweep attempt from Reznor.
Tennant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Reznor looking for a guillotine here but Tennant defends easily.

Reznor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tennant defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznor wants to sweep here but Tennant controlling him for the moment.
Reznor looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reznor is pulling down on Tennant's head. It's preventing any offense from Tennant, at least for the moment.
Reznor wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tennant is now in half guard.
Reznor manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reznor is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iggy Reznor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reznor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tennant avoids it really well and circles away.
Iggy Reznor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reznor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reznor throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Tennant does no damage.
Reznor keeps the fight on the outside.
Tennant circles away from the clinch attempt.

Tennant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reznor, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tennant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tennant scores with a knee to the head.
Tennant looking to throw knees to the head but Reznor is blocking nicely.
Tennant landing knees to the head.
Tennant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tennant throws an elbow but it misses.
Reznor fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Reznor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tennant tries to land a knee to the head but Reznor blocks with his arms.
Tennant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reznor blocks it with crossed arms.
Tennant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tennant is breathing heavily.

Reznor has picked Tennant up - he's going for a ride! Reznor dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznor trying to control the action but Tennant is working from the bottom.
Reznor passes to side control.
Reznor wants to control but Tennant is keeping him busy.

Reznor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tennant down.
Tennant is not content to let Reznor control the position.

Reznor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Reznor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reznor tries for a kimura but Tennant is defending well.

Reznor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tennant knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The strikes coming from Reznor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reznor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Reznor working the ground and pound.
Tennant is trying to improve his position.
Tennant tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Reznor presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Reznor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iggy Reznor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Reznor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tennant circles away.
Tennant throws a right hand that Reznor ducks under and follows up with a left that Reznor also avoids with ease.
Reznor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tennant as he avoids it easily.
Reznor throws a jab but it's blocked by Tennant.
Tennant moves in looking to clinch but Reznor pushes him off.
Crunch! Tennant slams his shin into Reznor's torso.
Tennant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reznor shoots in for a takedown but Tennant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Reznor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tennant tries to clinch there but Reznor circles away.
Tennant is looking to clinch.
Reznor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tennant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reznor somewhat.
Tennant tries to clinch up.
Tennant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tennant lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tennant.
Reznor misses with a takedown attempt - Tennant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant is looking to clinch but Reznor is avoiding it.
Tennant throws a head kick that misses.
Tennant tries to clinch up

and Reznor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reznor.
Reznor works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Reznor is looking for a kimura but Tennant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reznor to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tennant tries to roll over but Reznor keeps him under control.

Reznor is trying to work for a kimura but Tennant is defending well.
Reznor thows a huge punch but Tennant dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznor trying to pass the guard but Tennant defending well.

Reznor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Reznor is working for a submission of some sort.
Tennant looks like he's trying to stand up.
Iggy Reznor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznor uses his free foot to push down on Tennant's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tennant.
Reznor wants to control the pace but Tennant is squirming around nicely.

Reznor is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tennant has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tennant!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reznor working a defensive guard 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.
Tennant stopping the sweep attempt from Reznor.

Tennant has gone for a leg lock! Reznor slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tennant's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iggy Reznor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reznor, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iggy Reznor!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe d (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joe d has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
d

189 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

225 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, joe d!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
d misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

d shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing d from controlling successfully.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but d is one step ahead there.

Gracie working for a triangle but d defends it easily.

Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. d stacks Gracie 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 d!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to buck d off but d is having none of it.
d is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks d politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. d prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A control attempt from Gracie but he's now mounted!
Gracie tries to hold on but d pushes him away.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
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.
d is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into d. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in d's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.
Gracie 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 starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
d is trying to control the position from the bottom.
d keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

d escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
d is trying to keep Gracie in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but d keeps moving.

d had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie 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.
d keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

d changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie looks to move to half guard but instead d has passed into mount! Damn!
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but d has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Gracie trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joe d dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie with a poor takedown

and d counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. d doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. d manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. d is aware though and is defending well.
d 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing d from controlling successfully.
d passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
d with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but d pulls his head out easily.

d is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for d to get the leverage.
Gracie wants to improve his position but d is controlling well.
d looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie wants to improve his position but d is controlling well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
d doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gracie wants to control but d is keeping him busy.
d tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
d tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gracie presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
d tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Gracie has hold of d's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and d manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

d defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.

Gracie working for a submission but d is keeping him at bay.

Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gracie avoids the attempt from d to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in d's half guard.

Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but d is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
d moves into full guard.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! d is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and d manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into d's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

d is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

d looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but d is keeping the position.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but d keeps moving.
joe d has got the better of the ground game so far.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

d escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
d is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!

Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but d defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Gracie working for a submission but d is keeping him at bay.
d is in all sorts of trouble here.

Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but d manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
d manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie is looking to control d's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
d with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
d is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Betty. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Miller
vs
Po

212 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

199 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakob Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Po throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Po throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Po tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the ropes.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Po blocking some punches.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Po wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Miller misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Po blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller has Po pressed against the ropes, preventing Po from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Po blocks it with crossed arms.

Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Miller rushes Po and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Po blocks an elbow strike.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Po leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the ropes.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Po leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Po takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Po wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Po's brow.
Po can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Po looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Po leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po blocks the elbow strike.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Po tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.

Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Po tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miller is able to avoid easily.
Po throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Po throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Po throws a chopping leg kick but Miller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Po throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Po.
Po closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Po pushes Miller against the ropes but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Po.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Po throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Po shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Po avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tong Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Po.
Po throws a head kick that misses.
Po attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Po gets caught flat footed, as Miller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Miller throws and elbow that misses. Po uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Po!
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Miller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Po did well to prevent Miller getting side control.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller trying to control the action but Po is working from the bottom.
Po pushes Miller off looking to stand but Miller dives back in and keeps control.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Miller is pressing down on Po's thigh, looking to free his foot. Po is holding on for now.
Po tries to kick Miller off but Miller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Miller tries to pass to full mount but Po defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Po paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Po throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Po throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
A head kick misses from Po.
Miller is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po misses with a kick to the body.
Miller tries to clinch but Po moves out of range.
Po swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Po tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Po on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Po.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Po's brow.
Knees to the body from Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Po prevents it.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Po can't break the clinch.
Po dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Po's brow.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Po fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Po pushes him off.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Po! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tong Po!

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FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Linus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Linus
vs
Jarvinen

196 cm
19
220 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
240 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Linus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yrjo Jarvinen!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Jarvinen.
Linus misses the shot to the body.
Jarvinen misses with a shot to the body
and Linus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Linus ducks under a wild hook from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen misses with a body shot
and Linus counters with a body kick.
Linus ducks under a wild hook from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen misses the body punch
and Linus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jarvinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Linus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linus ducks under a wild hook from Jarvinen.
A telegraphed right hand from Jarvinen misses the target.
Jarvinen wants to clinch.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the body
and Linus counters with a nice body kick.
Jarvinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Linus.
Linus lands a nice shot that snaps Jarvinen's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jarvinen catches Linus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jarvinen cracks Linus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ben Linus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jarvinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jarvinen tests Linus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jarvinen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Linus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Linus misses with a head kick.
Jarvinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linus was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Linus's hands.
Jarvinen shoots in but Linus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jarvinen scores with a shot to the body.
Jarvinen throws out a loose jab but Linus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Jarvinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen throws a shot from downtown. Linus moves away and avoids it.
Jarvinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linus.
Jarvinen tries to land a body kick
and Linus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jarvinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarvinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarvinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linus was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Jarvinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linus tries a low kick but Jarvinen avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jarvinen.
Linus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jarvinen throws out the jab.
Jarvinen tries for a takedown but Linus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ben Linus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Jarvinen.
Linus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen misses with an uppercut.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Jarvinen misses
and Linus counters with a nice body kick.
Jarvinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linus.
Jarvinen avoids the head kick by Linus.

Jarvinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Linus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Linus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linus tries to roll over but Jarvinen keeps him under control.
Jarvinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jarvinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jarvinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Linus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Linus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jarvinen is working away from the top position though.
Jarvinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jarvinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarvinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Linus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Linus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Linus throws a leg kick but Jarvinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jarvinen looks to throw the jab but Linus is out of range.
Ben Linus is winning the standup battle so far.
Jarvinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Jarvinen.
Jarvinen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Linus avoids it really well and circles away.
Jarvinen throws an overhand right that lands on Linus's shoulder, as Linus tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linus misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Linus.
Jarvinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Linus.
Linus walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen looks to throw the jab but Linus is out of range.
Jarvinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Linus.
Jarvinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Linus misses with a low kick.
Jarvinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Jarvinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jarvinen blocks a head kick by Linus.
Linus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen looks to throw the jab but Linus is out of range.
Jarvinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Linus counters with a body kick that stops Jarvinen in his tracks momentarily.
Jarvinen misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jarvinen.
Linus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jarvinen throws a body punch but Linus moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Linus.
Jarvinen throws a hook to the side of Linus's head but Linus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jarvinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jarvinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linus throws a leg kick that misses.
Jarvinen throws a looping overhand right but Linus ducks down to avoid it.
Linus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Linus wants it to stay on the feet.
Ben Linus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Jarvinen.
Jarvinen scores with a jab to the body.
Linus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linus throws a head kick but Jarvinen moves out of range.
A low kick from Jarvinen is predictable there
and Linus counters with a big head kick but Jarvinen shrugs it off.
Jarvinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Ben Linus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Linus slips a jab from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen misses with a looping left.
Jarvinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Linus.
Linus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jarvinen.

Jarvinen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jarvinen landing some decent shots from guard.
Linus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linus is trying to keep Jarvinen in close.
Jarvinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jarvinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jarvinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Linus wants to control but Jarvinen is keeping busy.
Linus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Jarvinen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Linus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjo Jarvinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jarvinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Jarvinen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Linus's half guard.
Linus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jarvinen.
Linus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jarvinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jarvinen passes to full mount!
Jarvinen working Linus over with strikes here.
Linus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jarvinen landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen landing strikes from the mount and Linus is in trouble!

Jarvinen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Linus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Linus shrugs it off.
Linus tries to lock up and control but Jarvinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jarvinen looking to finish Linus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Linus!
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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jarvinen looking for a guillotine from mount but Linus is having none of it.
Jarvinen cracks Linus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarvinen unloads with some shots from mount but Linus bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen looking to finish with strikes here!

Jarvinen looking for a guillotine from mount but Linus is having none of it.
Linus can't escape the position.
Jarvinen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jarvinen unloading with bombs!
Jarvinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jarvinen lands a heavy elbow.
Linus holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jarvinen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen looking to finish with strikes here!
Jarvinen misses with a head shot.
Jarvinen lands with some strikes.
Jarvinen has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Linus's face.
Jarvinen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jarvinen cracks Linus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Linus is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Linus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen throws some wild stikes that Linus manages to avoid easily.
Jarvinen with good strikes from the mount here!
Jarvinen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Linus because Jarvinen loaded up on that one.
Jarvinen throws some wild stikes that Linus manages to avoid easily.
A nice elbow there by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Linus's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linus can't escape the position.
Linus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Linus tries to get out of the position.

Jarvinen working for a guillotine from mount but Linus is in no mood to give up.
Yrjo Jarvinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linus is bucking up trying to escape but Jarvinen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjo Jarvinen really dominated that round.
That's time! Linus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jarvinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jarvinen throws a jab when Linus was well out of range.
Jarvinen throws out a loose jab but Linus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarvinen digs a good body shot into Linus's ribs.
Linus looks to land a body kick but Jarvinen moved away.
Jarvinen swings for the body but Linus moves out of range.
Linus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Linus slips a jab from Jarvinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jarvinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Linus as Jarvinen shoots in.
Jarvinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jarvinen looks to land a left hand but Linus moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linus throws a head kick but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch
and Linus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jarvinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jarvinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linus manages to avoid it.
Jarvinen scores with a nice right hand.
Jarvinen shoots in for a takedown but Linus shows good takedown defense.
Jarvinen lands a with a good body shot.
Jarvinen jabs at Linus's body.
Jarvinen takes a swing at Linus's ribcage but misses.
Linus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jarvinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Linus counters with a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Linus slips a straight right by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linus moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen tests Linus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Linus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Linus moves away from the strike by Jarvinen.
Linus defending well as Jarvinen loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Linus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yrjo Jarvinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Jarvinen misses.
Jarvinen scores with a shot to the body.
Jarvinen tests Linus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jarvinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Linus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jarvinen scores with a jab. Linus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jarvinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jarvinen lands a jab to Linus's midsection.
Jarvinen scores with a jab to the body.
Jarvinen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Linus defends it nicely.
Ben Linus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Jarvinen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linus.
Jarvinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linus.
Linus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jarvinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Jarvinen misses the body punch
and Linus counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen sizes up Linus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jarvinen shoots in but Linus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jarvinen swings for the body but Linus moves out of range.
Jarvinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jarvinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Linus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jarvinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Linus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jarvinen throws a body punch but Linus moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Yrjo Jarvinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Jarvinen throws a big shot that misses.
Jarvinen throws a lazy right hand but Linus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linus misses with a head kick.
Linus throws a solid leg kick but Jarvinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Linus.
Jarvinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarvinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jarvinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jarvinen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Linus.
Jarvinen throws out a loose jab but Linus uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen lands an overhand right.
Jarvinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jarvinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Linus on the side of the head.
Jarvinen thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jarvinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linus manages to avoid it.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch
and Linus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jarvinen's knee momentarily.
Linus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Jarvinen misses.
Jarvinen lands with a nice combination. Linus backs away looking to recover.
Linus slips under a jab.
Jarvinen throws a leg kick
and Linus counters with a big head kick but Jarvinen shrugs it off.
Linus tries a head kick but it misses.
Jarvinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Linus doesn't seem bothered though.
Linus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jarvinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Linus counters with a good, hard body kick but Jarvinen shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jarvinen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jarvinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linus moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Linus as Jarvinen shoots in.
Jarvinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Linus at a distance.
Jarvinen loads up on a big right hand but Linus slips the punch.
Jarvinen throws a leg kick
and Linus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jarvinen misses with a jab to the body
and Linus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linus dips to his left and cracks Jarvinen with an uppercut!
Yrjo Jarvinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jarvinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linus can pounce on him.
Linus thumps Jarvinen with a low kick.
Linus misses with a head kick.
Jarvinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linus scores with a nice right hand.
Jarvinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Linus counters with a good low kick that Jarvinen was not able to check.
Linus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jarvinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jarvinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Linus.
Jarvinen misses with a body shot
and Linus counters with a thumping low kick.
Linus cracks the inside of Jarvinen's front leg.
Jarvinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Linus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linus throws a head kick but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Linus throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jarvinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linus can pounce on him.
Linus lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Linus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Linus throws a head kick but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Jarvinen there.
Linus misses with a low kick as Jarvinen jumps back.
Jarvinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarvinen misses with a looping left.
Jarvinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ben Linus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jarvinen thows a leg kick but Linus checks it
and Linus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jarvinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Linus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jarvinen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 46:48
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 46:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjo Jarvinen!
Yrjo Jarvinen is the new heavyweight champion!