REFC #25 - Mito x Bach PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Kinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silva
vs
Kinho

207 cm
27
300 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

190 cm
21
230 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bigfoot Silva!
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, Emerson Kinho!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kinho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kinho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kinho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Kinho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kinho forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.

Kinho jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Kinho pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kinho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.

Kinho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kinho slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kinho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva lands with a hook. Kinho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Emerson Kinho has been cut.

Kinho has managed to clinch.

Kinho manages to break the clinch.

Kinho rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kinho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kinho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Kinho lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

Kinho manages to pull guard.

Kinho is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Kinho pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kinho is on top in guard.
Kinho is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Kinho throws a big right hand that misses.

Kinho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kinho wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Kinho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kinho stops Silva from standing up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kinho is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kinho.
Kinho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kinho throwing strikes but missing.
Kinho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kinho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kinho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kinho stands up from Silva's guard - Kinho perhaps looking for a knockout.

Kinho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kinho.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Kinho keeps him there for the moment.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Kinho has him pressed against the cage.

Kinho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kinho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Silva misses.
Kinho with a hook.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Kinho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Silva misses.
Bigfoot Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kinho has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Kinho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A short uppercut from Kinho.

Kinho breaks the clinch.
Bigfoot Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kinho closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Kinho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinho misses with an elbow strike.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Kinho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Kinho gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silva regains guard.
Kinho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kinho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinho is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Kinho postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Kinho throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kinho from controlling successfully.
Kinho stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Kinho throws a big right hand that misses.
Kinho throws a big right hand that misses.

Kinho gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kinho closes the distance and clinches.

Kinho breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kinho has managed to clinch.
A short right from Kinho on the inside.

Kinho has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Kinho gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Kinho stands up from Silva's guard - Kinho perhaps looking for a knockout.

Kinho takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Kinho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emerson Kinho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kinho closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Kinho has the dominant position.
Kinho lands with a right to the head.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kinho scores with a shoulder strike.

Kinho has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Kinho dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kinho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kinho is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kinho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kinho stalling.
Kinho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kinho.
Silva is looking to escape.

Kinho wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kinho takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kinho is working for a submission of some sort.
Emerson Kinho has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kinho escapes and gets back to his feet.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a right and a left that Kinho avoids nicely.

Kinho moves into the clinch.

Kinho breaks from the clinch.
Kinho moves out of range as Silva strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kinho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Kinho has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Kinho dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kinho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kinho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kinho is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Kinho perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Kinho.
Kinho performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kinho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kinho is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kinho.
Kinho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kinho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kinho throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kinho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kinho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kinho.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kinho.
Kinho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kinho.
Kinho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Kinho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kinho is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kinho throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kinho thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinho punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kinho thowing shots but they're missing.
Kinho sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva is in a horrible position here. Kinho smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinho throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Kinho loaded up on that one.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kinho tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kinho throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Kinho loaded up on that one.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kinho.
Kinho misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Kinho won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kinho sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kinho.
Kinho landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Kinho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emerson Kinho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Kinho. Kinho maintains the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kinho.

Kinho jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Kinho uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kinho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kinho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kinho working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Kinho breaks the clinch.
Kinho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.

Kinho clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Kinho has the dominant position.
Kinho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kinho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kinho scores with a shoulder strike.
Kinho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

Kinho lands a takedown into guard.
Kinho throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kinho postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Kinho postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Kinho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kinho from controlling successfully.
Kinho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kinho stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kinho misses with the ground and pound.
Kinho working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kinho grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.

Kinho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kinho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kinho in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bigfoot Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinho fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kinho in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ground and pound from Kinho seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kinho in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kinho sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kinho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Kinho throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.

Kinho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kinho advances nicely into full mount.
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinho throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kinho punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kinho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Poor strikes thrown by Kinho there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kinho looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kinho.
Kinho punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Kinho punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kinho won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kinho.
Kinho throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kinho looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinho throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Kinho loaded up on that one.

Kinho looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kinho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kinho unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kinho tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva is trying to stand.
Kinho throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kinho throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Kinho loaded up on that one.
Kinho controlling the pace for now.
Kinho trying to control but Silva is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emerson Kinho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kinho 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emerson Kinho!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Rafael Mendes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mendes
vs
Renato

183 cm
19
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
203 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

160!
[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

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, Rafael Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clyde Renato!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Renato gets caught flat footed, as Mendes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mendes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Renato's head.
Mendes being controlled here momentarily.
Renato thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mendes trying to control but Renato is working from the bottom.
Renato controls Mendes momentarily but Mendes frees himself.

Mendes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Renato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mendes has managed to get both his arms back between Renato's legs - danger averted.
Mendes tries to stand but Renato is controlling from the bottom.
Mendes looking to sit in guard and control but Renato gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mendes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Renato defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato won't allow Mendes to sweep him here.
Renato controlling from the top position.
Renato is in close to Mendes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Renato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes wants to sweep but no luck.
Renato wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Renato works over Mendes with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendes has momentary wrist control but Renato slips an elbow through the middle.
Renato trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Renato from controlling successfully.

Renato drops back looking for a leg! Mendes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mendes manages to kick Renato off! Renato jumps back into Mendes's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Renato is pressing down on Mendes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mendes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Renato's guard.
Mendes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mendes throws a big elbow that misses.
Renato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mendes manages to get himself to full guard.
Renato stays in close to Mendes's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mendes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Renato trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Renato forces his way into half guard.
Mendes taking some punishment here, with Renato in his half guard.
Renato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Renato wants to take a breather but Mendes is having none of it.
Renato thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Renato seems to be looking for submissions.
Mendes tries to roll over but Renato keeps him under control.
Mendes is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is staying active underneath Renato, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Renato not doing much here.
Mendes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendes is breathing heavily.

Renato maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mendes could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Renato has cracked it and Mendes is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Renato!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clyde Renato!
An out of breath Clyde Renato thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabricio Costa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracie
vs
Costa

184 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
191 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Outkast Clothing Line

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Costa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Costa.
Costa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Costa's head but Costa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie tries to bum rush Costa with a series of wild strikes but Costa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Costa defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Costa tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Costa tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Costa tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costa manages to avoid it.
Costa is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.

Costa has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costa misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costa.
Costa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gracie tries to stall but Costa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Costa throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie stalling in the clinch but Costa improves position.
The referee calls for Gracie to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Gracie.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Costa moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Costa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Costa misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Costa.
Costa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Costa.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Costa.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcus Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Costa moves out of range.

A big head kick from Costa and Gracie is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Gracie is rocked!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Costa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Costa is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Costa to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Costa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Costa has control of the leg.
Costa passes to full mount!

Costa get's back to his feet.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Costa tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costa tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Costa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Costa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Costa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costa misses with a low kick.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Costa wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.

Costa instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Costa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Costa.
Costa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Costa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costa is trying to stall.
Gracie tries to work over Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Costa crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Costa connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie blocks a body shot from Costa.
Costa tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Costa blocks an uppercut.
Costa trying to control the position but instead, Gracie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Costa into the cage.
Costa with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Costa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie checks a low kick from Costa.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Costa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Costa.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Costa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to bum rush Costa with a series of wild strikes but Costa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Costa tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Costa throws a leg kick that misses.

Costa pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costa misses with a knee strike.
Costa pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Costa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Costa can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Costa is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Costa into the cage.
Gracie trying to stall but Costa improves his position.
Gracie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Costa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Costa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works on Costa's body with a couple of short punches.
Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie effectively controlling the action here.
Gracie cracks Costa with a nice body shot.
Costa blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie stalls.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Gracie tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
Costa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Costa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a body punch.
Fabricio Costa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Costa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Costa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
Costa stalling in the clinch but Gracie improves position.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Costa.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gracie seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Costa is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Costa misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie just leaning against Costa, taking a breather.
Costa taking a breather.
Costa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Costa prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Costa tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Costa avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Costa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Costa.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gracie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Costa blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Costa connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Costa is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Gracie.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Costa moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
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 Marcus Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's time! 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.

Costa is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Gracie is looking to wear down Costa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie throws a hook but Costa avoids it easily.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
Gracie throws a body punch but Costa moves out of range.
Costa scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!

Costa darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gracie taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Costa.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Costa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Costa gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Costa.
Costa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa throws an elbow but it misses.
Costa wants to stall.
Costa scores with a knee to the head.
Costa landing knees to the body.
Costa tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Costa.
Costa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Costa scores with a knee to the head.
Costa is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Costa into the cage.
Costa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Costa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Costa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Costa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
Costa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Costa tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Costa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Costa tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Costa is trying to stall.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Costa avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Gracie.
Gracie is working Costa over against the cage.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Costa.
Gracie is struggling to control the position.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Costa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Costa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Costa connects with a knee to the head.
Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Costa working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Costa tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie tries to stall but Costa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Costa misses with a knee to the head.
Costa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Costa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Costa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Costa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie wants to stall.
Costa wants to stall.
Costa misses with a knee to the head.
Costa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Costa lands with a left to the head.
Gracie misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costa missing with knees to the body.
Gracie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Costa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabricio Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Costa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabricio Costa!
Fabricio Costa gave a mention to Outkast Clothing Line in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Banner
vs
Silva

180 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banner.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Banner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Banner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
Banner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Banner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner is not content to let Silva control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to stand but Banner controls the position and pulls Silva into his guard.
Banner keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Banner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Banner pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Banner has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Banner is keeping the position.

Banner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Banner is retaining full guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Banner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Banner is tightening it up a little... Silva has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Silva reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Silva taps out! Nice BJJ there by Banner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bruce Banner!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Tebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Arona
vs
Tebow

180 cm
23
192 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

182 cm
26
192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timmy Tebow!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tebow eats them both and turns towards Arona to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Arona lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tebow takes a step back to recover.
Ricardo Arona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arona throws a leg kick which misses Tebow's front leg but catches the back leg as Tebow tries to avoid it.
Arona lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tebow takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arona misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arona will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tebow throws a body punch but Arona moves out of range.
Arona tries to bum rush Tebow with a series of wild strikes but Tebow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tebow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arona throws a solid leg kick but Tebow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arona.
Nice body kick from Arona.
Arona throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tebow misses the shot to the body.
Arona looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arona displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arona misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Tebow.
Arona swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arona throws a series of punches but Tebow moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arona.
Arona looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arona throws a series of punches but Tebow moves out of range.
Arona throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arona checks the leg kick nicely there.

Tebow closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tebow lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Arona throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
Tebow trying to control the position from guard on top but Arona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Arona has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tebow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Tebow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arona has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tebow has managed to get both his arms back between Arona's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arona throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tebow wants to pass the guard but Arona is keeping the position.
Tebow's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Arona working for a triangle but Tebow defends it easily.
Tebow trying to control but Arona is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tebow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tebow wants to pass the guard but Arona is keeping the position.
Tebow trying to control the position from guard on top but Arona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arona is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tebow is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tebow chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Arona dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Arona with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arona misses with a series of wild punches.
Arona fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tebow is out of range.

Arona gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tebow looking to sit in guard and control but Arona gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tebow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Tebow has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Arona is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tebow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tebow is looking to reverse the position.
Arona wants to stand but Tebow has his arm trapped.
You can see the frustration on Tebow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tebow looking for a sweep but Arona has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tebow is looking to improve his position but Arona isn't that keen on the idea.
Tebow wants to control but Arona is having none of it.

Arona moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tebow has worked his arm free - good work by Tebow!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tebow is looking to regain half guard here but Arona keeps moving and retains side control.
Arona wants to stand but Tebow is controlling his arm.
Tebow is trying to improve his position.
Tebow tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Arona presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tebow is looking to improve his position but Arona isn't that keen on the idea.
Tebow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tebow tries to reverse the position but Arona maintains control.
Tebow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmy Tebow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tebow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arona throws a right and a left that Tebow avoids nicely.
No joy there for Arona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arona misses with a two punch combination.
Arona throws a wild body kick that Tebow sees coming a mile off.
Arona throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tebow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arona moves away.
Tebow misses with a straight left.
Tebow throws a body punch but Arona moves out of range.
Arona goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arona checks a leg kick.
Tebow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arona fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tebow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tebow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tebow misses with a wild body shot.
Tebow throws a body punch but Arona moves out of range.
Arona throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tebow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Arona sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tebow slips a jab and a cross from Arona.
Arona misses with a series of wild punches.
Arona feints and then cracks Tebow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tebow down.
Arona works over Tebow's head and body with a nice combination.
Ricardo Arona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arona misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arona throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tebow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arona.
Tebow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arona throws the left hand but Tebow avoids the punch easily.
Tebow throws a chopping leg kick but Arona manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tebow misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Tebow shoots in and bounces Arona off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tebow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arona is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arona is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Arona goes for a takedown attempt but Tebow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ricardo Arona is winning the standup battle so far.

Tebow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Tebow is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tebow trying to mount his opponent but Arona defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tebow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arona keeps working.
Tebow wants to free his trapped foot but Arona is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Tebow is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arona is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricardo Arona.
I think Arona 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Arona!
Our winner, Ricardo Arona, 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mussum Cacilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Randy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Randy
vs
Cacilds

171 cm
20
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

161 cm
21
134 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mussum Cacilds!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy moves out of range as Cacilds throws a body kick.
Cacilds tries to clinch but Randy is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Randy.
Cacilds lands a lovely overhand right.
Cacilds tried to score with a low kick but Randy checks it.
Randy checks a leg kick.
Randy scores with a hook to the body. Cacilds takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Randy.
Nice body kick there by Cacilds.
Cacilds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cacilds is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cacilds closes the distance and clinches.

Randy breaks from the clinch.
Randy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Randy moves out of range as Cacilds strikes.
Cacilds misses with a two punch combination.
Cacilds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cacilds closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cacilds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Randy's head.
Cacilds takes one to the chin there.
Cacilds walks into a stiff left hand from Randy.
Cacilds throws a shot from downtown. Randy moves away and avoids it.
Randy keeps the fight on the outside.
Cacilds walks into a jab.
Randy fails with a takedown attempt.
Randy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cacilds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cacilds listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cacilds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Randy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cacilds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Randy circles away quickly and effectively.
Randy lands a right hook to the body.
Randy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cacilds misses the target.
Cacilds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cacilds shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Randy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Randy moves out of range of the strikes.
Cacilds misses with a double jab.
Mussum Cacilds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cacilds throws a shot from downtown. Randy moves away and avoids it.
Cacilds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randy throws a series of punches but Cacilds moves out of range.
Cacilds misses with an uppercut.
Cacilds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cacilds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Randy circles away quickly and effectively.
Cacilds looks to land a left hand but Randy moved out of range nicely.
Randy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Randy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cacilds to the mat! Cacilds manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cacilds being controlled here, momentarily.
Cacilds working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Randy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cacilds has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Randy has managed to get both his arms back between Cacilds's legs - danger averted.

Randy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Randy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

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

Cacilds working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Randy has passed into half guard!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cacilds tries to get to full guard but Randy has control of the leg.
Randy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cacilds is trying to get back to full guard.
Cacilds gets back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cacilds working for a triangle but Randy defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Paulo Randy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Randy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cacilds pinned against the cage. Cacilds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cacilds thows a body shot but no joy.
Randy scores with the left hand. Cacilds knows he should have avoided that one.
Randy scores with a punch to the head.
Randy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cacilds.
Cacilds swinging wildly here.
Randy sizes up Cacilds with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Randy as he connects with a hook.
Cacilds misses with a looping right.
Cacilds connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Randy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mussum Cacilds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Randy scores with a shot to the body.
Cacilds takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Randy connects with a body shot.
Cacilds misses with a straight right.
Cacilds connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cacilds throws a jab but it's blocked by Randy.
Cacilds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cacilds takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Randy blocks a jab.
Randy scores with a jab to the body.
Paulo Randy is winning the standup battle so far.
Cacilds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Randy. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Randy closes the distance and clinches up with Cacilds, looking for a takedown. Randy pushes Cacilds against the cage but Cacilds circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cacilds tries to clinch but Randy moves out of range.
Cacilds goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cacilds misses with a left hand
and Randy counters with a nice uppercut.
Cacilds does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cacilds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randy.
Cacilds walks into a left hand.
Cacilds lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cacilds lands a nice looking body shot.
Randy closes the distance and clinches up with Cacilds, looking for a takedown. Randy pushes Cacilds against the cage but Cacilds circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Randy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randy slips a straight right by Cacilds.
Cacilds scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Randy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cacilds tries to clinch up but Randy circles away and keeps his distance.
Randy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Randy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cacilds looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cacilds takes a swing at Randy's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Randy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cacilds misses.
Randy fails to land with a series of punches.
Randy scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randy. Cacilds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cacilds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cacilds throws a solid leg kick but Randy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cacilds.
Randy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randy closes the distance and clinches up with Cacilds, looking for a takedown. Randy pushes Cacilds against the cage but Cacilds circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cacilds moves forwards but Randy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Randy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cacilds.
Randy misses with a straight left.
Cacilds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Randy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cacilds manages to avoid it.
Cacilds misses with a left hand
and Randy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Randy missing with a left hand there. Cacilds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cacilds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cacilds throws out a loose jab but Randy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cacilds lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cacilds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Randy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Randy slips under a jab from Cacilds.
Randy's corner calls for a 1-2. Randy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cacilds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cacilds slips under a jab.
Cacilds scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Randy.
Randy working the ground and pound but Cacilds is defending the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cacilds tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Randy taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Randy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cacilds misses with a hook. Randy ducked under it nicely.
Randy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cacilds connects with a nice looking jab.
Cacilds throws a jab but it's blocked by Randy.
A jab from Randy misses.
Cacilds throws a big shot that misses.
Randy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Randy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cacilds sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Randy connects with a body shot.
Randy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cacilds throws a looping overhand right but Randy ducks down to avoid it.
Randy dodges the punch combination from Cacilds.
Randy lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cacilds takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Randy staying out of range there.
Cacilds missing with a left hand there. Randy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randy throws a shot to the body.
Cacilds ducks under a wild hook from Randy.
Randy cracks Cacilds with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Randy cracks Cacilds with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cacilds fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Randy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cacilds takes a swing at Randy's ribcage but misses.
Randy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cacildss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cacilds takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Randy shoots for a takedown but Cacilds saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randy moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cacilds misses its intended target.
Randy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cacilds.
Cacilds throws a leg kick that misses.
Randy slips a straight right by Cacilds.
Nice body punch from Randy.
Cacilds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cacilds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cacilds keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Randy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Cacilds.
Randy misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Randy.
Randy fails with the takedown.
Cacilds scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cacilds scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cacilds throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cacilds throws a right hand that misses
and Randy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cacilds drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Randy throws a looping overhand right but Cacilds ducks down to avoid it.
Cacilds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randy blocks a jab.
Cacilds misses with a hook.
Randy connects with a nice looking jab.
Paulo Randy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Randy checks a low kick from Cacilds.
Randy shoots for a takedown but Cacilds saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cacilds slips a jab and a cross from Randy.
Randy moves away from the strike by Cacilds.
Cacilds connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Randy slips a straight right by Cacilds.
Randy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cacilds pinned against the cage. Cacilds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mussum Cacilds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Randy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cacilds's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cacilds is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Randy pulls his head out easily.
Cacilds is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cacilds makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cacilds.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mussum Cacilds.
I think Randy 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Randy!
Paulo Randy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dark Bori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thi Santanna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dark Bori had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. This should be fireworks!

Bori
vs
Santanna

179 cm
22
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
19
164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dark Bori!
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, Thi Santanna!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Santanna.

It looks like Dark Bori has been cut.
Bori ducks under a wild hook from Santanna.
Santanna throws a nice looking combination but Bori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santanna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bori gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santanna.
Santanna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santanna scores with a body shot.
Santanna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santanna throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santanna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Santanna misses its intended target.
Bori tries to clinch up
and Santanna counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santanna lands with a nice body punch.
Bori moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bori takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Santanna with a jab.
Santanna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santanna to score with a decent uppercut.
Santanna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santanna smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santanna swinging wildly here.
Bori throws a combination that misses
and Santanna counters with a left and a right that stings Bori.

Bori is rocked!
Bori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santanna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Bori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santanna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santanna cracks Bori with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bori tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Santanna pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bori is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thi Santanna!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Choker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choker has chosen Lose Youself - Eminem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wha
vs
Choker

225 cm
21
300 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

212 cm
19
291 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Choker!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Choker closes the distance and pushes Wha back into the cage.

Choker gets control of Wha's arms and successfully pulls guard. Choker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Choker 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.
Choker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Choker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wha tries to stand but Choker is controlling from the bottom.
Wha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Choker on the ground.
Wha stopping the sweep attempt from Choker.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Choker can do anything to dispel that myth.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wha scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Jay Choker has been cut.

Wha sends Choker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wha is motioning to the referee to let Choker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wha.
A telegraphed right hand from Wha misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha's corner calls for a 1-2. Wha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
BOOM! Wha lands a beautiful left hook that drops Choker. Choker tries to recover but Wha is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Choker lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bleh Wha!
Bleh Wha bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiberio Mito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mito's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mito
vs
Bach

170 cm
26
166 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
166 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Happy Pills

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiberio Mito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Bach!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bach misses with a hook.
Bach keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mito moves out of range as Bach strikes.
Mito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bach manages to avoid it.
Bach throws a right and a left that Mito avoids nicely.
Jason Bach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mito moves out of range as Bach strikes.
Mito misses with a kick to the body.
Bach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bach.
Mito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bach circles away quickly and effectively.
Bach scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bach.
Mito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mito slips a jab from Bach.

Bach gets tackled into the cage by Mito. Mito maintains the clinch.
Bach wants to get back to striking at distance but Mito won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Bach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bach is pressed up against the cage. Mito has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bach down to the mat. Bach avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bach looks to land a combination but Mito avoids it well.
Bach throws a big shot that misses.
Bach misses with a hook. Mito ducked under it nicely.
Mito throws a sloppy head kick and Bach moves out of range easily.
Bach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bach. Those never looked like landing.
Bach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mito throws out the jab.
Mito ducks under a wild hook from Bach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bach.
Mito missing with a left hand there. Bach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mito lands the left hand.
Bach lands a really nice looking cross but Mito seems unphased.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Mito misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mito staying out of range there.
Bach scores with a nice strike.
Bach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bach manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Bach.
Bach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mito.
Bach takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bach 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.
Bach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mito drops his hands momentarily and Bach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bach throws an overhand right that lands on Mito's shoulder, as Mito tries to avoid the shot.
Bach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mito fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bach is out of range.
Mito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Bach. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mito shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bach's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mito lands a couple of digs.
Bach wants to stand but Mito is controlling the position.
Mito trying to control but Bach is working from the bottom.
Mito keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bach's head.
Mito stops Bach from standing up.
Mito is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mito is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mito working some strikes from top position.
Bach being controlled here, momentarily.
Bach has momentary wrist control but Mito slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mito is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mito works over Bach with some ground and pound from guard.
Bach can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mito controls the pace.
Mito has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mito's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Bach manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mito blocks a jab.
Bach misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bach.
Mito moves away from the strike by Bach.
Mito throws an overhand right that lands on Bach's shoulder, as Bach tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Bach coming out on top.

Mito looking to score a takedown here. Bach is defending well but Mito drives through and ends up in Bach's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good standup being displayed there by Mito as he connects with a hook.
Bach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bach on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bach.
Mito throws a low kick but Bach avoids it.
Bach swings widly with a right hand

and Mito counters with a shoot takedown. Bach fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bach is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mito might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mito trying to control the position from guard on top but Bach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mito won't allow Bach to get back to his feet.
Mito is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mito's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tiberio Mito.
Bach throws a right and a left that Mito avoids nicely.
Mito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach looks to throw the jab but Mito is out of range.
Bach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mito's head.
Bach ducks under a wild hook from Mito.
Bach misses with a few strikes there.
Tiberio Mito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mito misses with a hook. Bach ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Mito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mito slips a straight right by Bach.
Mito connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Mito misses.
A combination from Bach does no damage.
Bach is breathing heavily.
Bach looks to land a left hand but Mito moved out of range nicely.
Mito lands a nice hook to Bach's body. Bach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bach tests Mito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bach slips under a jab.
Bach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mito moves away.
Bach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mito.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mito swings for the body but Bach moves out of range.
Mito moves away from the strike by Bach.
Mito tries to bum rush Bach with a series of wild strikes but Bach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Mito has managed to clinch.
Mito holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mito keeps control of Bach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mito keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bach's efforts to push away.
Bach prevents a body shot from Mito.
Bach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mito is defending well for now.
Bach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mito has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mito keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bach's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mito has him pressed against the cage.
Mito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bach tries to work over Mito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bach wants to get back to striking at distance but Mito won't allow it.

Mito breaks the clinch.
Mito misses with an uppercut.
Mito looks to throw the jab but Bach is out of range.
Mito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mito moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bach.
Mito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mito throws a leg kick but Bach checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mito misses with a kick to the body.

Mito shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bach napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bach keeps working.
Bach pushes Mito away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mito gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mito working the head and body with strikes.
Bach gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mito sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mito looking to finish Bach with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bach!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bach is squirming around, avoiding Mito's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Bach really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mito with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiberio Mito dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bach lands with a good body shot.
Bach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Mito moves into the clinch successfully.
Mito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bach wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Mito - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bach tries to circle away but Mito has him pinned against the cage.
Mito can't find room to land a body shot as Bach controls the action.

Bach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bach throws a lazy right hand but Mito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bach is fending him off so far but Mito persists. Nope, Bach circles away and we're back to standing.
Mito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bach's calf.
Bach misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mito circles away quickly and effectively.
Mito on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mito.
Mito throws a head kick that misses.
Mito misses with a hook. Bach ducked under it nicely.
Bach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mito.
Bach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mito misses with a low kick as Bach jumps back.
Bach throws a hook but Mito blocks it.
Bach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bach is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mito fails with a takedown attempt.

Mito fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bach sprawls well initially but Mito persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mito is keen to just control but Bach is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach is trying to stand back up but Mito is controlling him
Mito drops an elbow to the side of Bach's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mito content to control rather than advance.
Bach is trying to stand up here but Mito is controlling him well.
Bach is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mito is nestled in close to Bach, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mito content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mito is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mito drops an elbow to the side of Bach's head.
Mito is nestled in close to Bach, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mito is trying to control the action in half guard but Bach is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mito with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bach is not content to let Mito control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mito drops an elbow to the side of Bach's head.
Bach is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mito scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mito passes to full mount!
Mito lands a big elbow.

Bach is rocked!
Mito lands a big shot to the head and Bach winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tiberio Mito!
Tiberio Mito retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Tiberio Mito, 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.