BCL 9 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davi Ribeiro looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Grace
vs
Ribeiro

174 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davi Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro misses with a takedown attempt - Grace sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ribeiro looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Grace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ribeiro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Grace shoots in and gets a takedown into Ribeiro's guard.
Grace with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grace passes Ribeiro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Grace trying to control from half guard but Ribeiro is working away.

Grace 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace throwing shots but Ribeiro is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grace is looking for a kimura but Ribeiro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grace to get the leverage.

Grace seems to be looking for submissions.

Grace is looking for a kimura but Ribeiro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grace to get the leverage.

Grace is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ribeiro is just riding it out for now. Grace eventually gives up the hold.

Grace seems to be looking for submissions.

Grace is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ribeiro has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro is in trouble now - Grace has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grace is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ribeiro can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grace working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Grace landing strikes from the mount and Ribeiro is in trouble!

Ribeiro has left one of his arms exposed and Grace doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Ribeiro screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miguel Grace!
Our winner, Miguel Grace, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Vims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcio Mixirica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Marcio Mixirica enters the cage!

Vims
vs
Mixirica

172 cm
24
148 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

155 cm
27
130 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Vims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcio Mixirica!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mixirica with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vims counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vims punishes Mixirica's body with a nice straight punch.
Vims digs a good hook to Mixirica's body.
Vims connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mixirica momentarily.
Mixirica gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vims counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Marcio Mixirica has been cut.
Vims with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mixirica tries for a takedown but Vims circles away easily
and Vims counters with a straight right hand.
Paul Vims has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcio Mixirica.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vims circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vims counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Mixirica to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Vims!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Vims!
Paul Vims decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
41%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton comes to the cage accompanied by Granville Bowlin - Wild Bill. 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.

Compton
vs
Six

183 cm
32
167 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

150 cm
36
162 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Cyclone Nutrition Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Compton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Six!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton feints and then cracks Six's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Six down.
Six looks to land a right hand but Compton moved out of range.
Six looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Compton.
Six checks a leg kick.
Compton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Compton feints and then cracks Six's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Six down.
Compton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Compton tenderised Six's leg. Six is trying to keep his angry face on.
Compton throws a good cross that connects.
Compton scores with a head kick.
Six throws the left hand but Compton avoids the punch easily.
Compton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Six on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Compton.
Compton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Six misses.
Compton defending well as Six loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Compton misses.
Compton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Six's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Six.
Compton misses with a low kick.
Compton delivers a nice body kick.
Six wants to land a leg kick but Compton is out of range.
Six checks a low kick from Compton.
A nice inside leg kick there by Compton. That's going to slow Six down.
Six throws a wild body kick that Compton sees coming a mile off.
A bone on bone clash there as Six blocks the leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Compton.
Compton moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Six blocks the low kick.
Compton throws a nice head kick!
That kick from Compton tenderised Six's leg. Six is trying to keep his angry face on.
Compton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Six has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Six.
Compton throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Compton's waist but Compton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Six off to one side.
Six checks a leg kick nicely.
Compton throws a leg kick that misses.
Bill Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Six. Compton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Compton throws a leg kick that misses.
Compton looks for the body kick but Six saw that one coming.
Compton checks a low kick from Six.
Compton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Six ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Compton moves away.
Compton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Six checks a leg kick.
Six ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Compton misses with a body kick.
Compton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Compton cracks the inside of Six's front leg.
Six blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Compton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Compton cracks the inside of Six's front leg.
Compton throws a low kick but Six avoids it.
Compton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Compton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Compton throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Henry Six has been cut.
Six takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Compton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Six tries to score a power double leg takedown but Compton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Six somewhat.
Bill Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Six.
Six takes a kick to the side of the head.
Compton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Six.
Compton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Six checks the leg kick.
Compton throws a head kick that Six semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Compton throws a low kick, looking for Six's leg but Six calmly moves out of range.
Six fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Compton manages to avoid it.
Compton cracks Six with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Six checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bill Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Six shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Compton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Six is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Compton's shoulder. That is not cool.
Compton can't do much from the bottom here.
Six creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Compton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Six working the ground and pound but Compton is defending the strikes.
Compton defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Compton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Six's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Compton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Compton is looking to slow Six down with leg kicks.
Six takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Six checks a leg kick.
Six shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Compton as he jumps to the side.
Bill Compton is winning the standup battle so far.
Compton is looking to slow Six down with leg kicks.
Six keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Compton throws a leg kick which misses Six's front leg but catches the back leg as Six tries to avoid it.
Compton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Six.
Six is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Compton rather than just go for the knockout.
Compton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Six is able to avoid easily.
Six fails to land the takedown.
Compton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Six.
Six tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Six shoots in for a takedown but Compton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bill Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Six.
Compton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Horrible takedown by Six or perhaps it was just good defense by Compton which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Six on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Compton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Six takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Six ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Compton moves away.
Compton cracks the inside of Six's front leg.
Six takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Compton misses with a low kick.
Six fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Compton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Compton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Compton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Compton cracks the inside of Six's front leg.
Good leg kick by Compton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Compton scores with a sloppy right hand. Six should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Compton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Compton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Compton.
Six throws a hook but Compton blocks it.
Compton lands with an uppercut that bounces Six off the cage and back into range.
Compton throws a low kick but Six moves out of range easily.
Compton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Compton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Six.
Compton tried to score with a low kick but Six checks it.
Compton connects with a solid leg kick.
Six checks a leg kick nicely.
Six keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Six looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Compton.
Six checks a leg kick.
Compton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Six tries to land a leg kick but Compton saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Compton but Compton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Six takes a swing at Compton's ribcage but misses.
Six checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Compton.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Compton, right into the meat.
Compton with a hook.
Compton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Six connects with a crisp jab.
Compton scores with a leg kick.
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Six.
Compton stuffs the takedown attempt from Six. Six gets slowly back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Compton.
Compton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Six jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Compton, right into the meat.
Compton throws a low kick, looking for Six's leg but Six calmly moves out of range.
Compton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Compton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Six checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Six looks to land a combination but Compton avoids it well.
Six misses with a series of wild punches.
Compton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Six.
Six avoids the head kick by Compton.
Compton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Compton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Six checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Six keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Six takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Six is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Compton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Compton throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Compton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Six's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Compton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Six's sensitive parts.
Compton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Six.
Six throws a half hearted mid kick.
Six tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Compton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Six blocks a low kick nicely.
Compton throws a leg kick but Six sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Six thows a body shot but no joy.
Compton stuffs the takedown attempt from Six. Six gets slowly back to his feet.
Compton motions for Six to come forward. Compton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Six has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Compton.
A head kick misses from Compton.
Compton scores with a kick to the body.
Six takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Compton slips a jab from Six.
Compton scores with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Six checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six checks the leg kick.
Compton lands a leg kick that knocks Six off balance momentarily.
Six missing with a left hand there. Compton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Compton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Six throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Compton's waist but Compton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Six off to one side.
Compton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Compton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Six can do to turn this around?
Six throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Compton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Six has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Six throws a push kick but Compton slaps the foot to one side.
Compton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Six tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Six on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Compton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Compton scoring well with a low kick there.
Six takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Six fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Compton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Six checks it well.
Six swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton tries to land a leg kick but Six saw it coming and moves away.
Compton misses with a leg kick.
Compton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Compton scores with a leg kick.
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!
Compton throws a leg kick but Six moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Compton.
Compton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Compton. Six shrugs it off though.
A bone on bone clash there as Six blocks the leg kick.
Compton lands a front kick.
Compton throws a low kick, looking for Six's leg but Six calmly moves out of range.
Compton misses with a head kick.
Six stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Compton.
Good shot there by Six.
Compton connects with a solid leg kick.
Six on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Compton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Six is out of range and Compton settles back down.
Compton tries a head kick but it misses.
Compton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Six chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Compton can pounce on him.
Compton scores with a leg kick.
Compton throws a head kick that half lands.
Compton is looking to slow Six down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Six. Compton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Compton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Six moves out of range of the leg kick from Compton.
Compton lands a leg kick that knocks Six off balance momentarily.
Compton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No luck for Six with that takedown attempt.
Bill Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Six.
Compton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Six is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Compton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Six tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Compton tries to work over Six's front leg with a kick but Six checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Compton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Six takes a swing at Compton's ribcage but misses.
Six stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Compton.
Six swinging wildly here.
Six takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Compton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Six throws a series of punches but Compton avoids them all with ease.
Six on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Compton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry Six has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Six tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Compton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Compton, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Compton!
Bill Compton retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Bill Compton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Main event

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

Bechara
vs
White

186 cm
36
217 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

203 cm
30
210 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Mango Nutrition

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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evanildo Bechara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Power White!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bechara slips a straight right by White.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Bechara counters with a nice uppercut.
Evanildo Bechara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Bechara.
Good exchange - Bechara coming out on top.
Bechara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bechara.
Good leg kick by Bechara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bechara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bechara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White takes one on the button.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bechara connects with a single shot there.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Bechara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

White is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bechara.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Bechara finish him?
Bechara fails in his attempt to clinch.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
Bechara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bechara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
Bechara misses with an uppercut.
A left and a right from White both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Evanildo Bechara has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bechara defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.

Bechara lands a big head kick that sends White tumbling to the mat! Bechara takes a step backwards and waves White back to his feet - he wants the finish!
White looks to land a combination but Bechara avoids it well.
White checks the leg kick nicely there.
White checks a low kick from Bechara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bechara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bechara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bechara gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White misses with a body punch.

Bechara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bechara throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Bechara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bechara defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White misses with a looping right.
Bechara misses with a leg kick
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bechara finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bechara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bechara throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bechara.
Bechara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bechara lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
Bechara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bechara moves out of range of the strikes.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bechara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bechara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White looks winded!
Bechara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bechara lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bechara throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bechara looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
White might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bechara misses with a looping right.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Bechara feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends White sprawling to the canvas! White rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bechara finish him?!
White on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bechara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bechara tries a head kick but it misses.
Bechara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White moves forwards but Bechara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bechara drops White with a big left hand! White is injured, injured bad! Bechara jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evanildo Bechara!
Evanildo Bechara made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Hey guys, time to hang them up. Thanks for the love over the course of years. This has been my last professional fight and I really appreciate the time. I had a great career.'.