Coyotile 6: Polish vs Gaius PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramiro Cienfuegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Hanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Hanga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cienfuegos
vs
Hanga

166 cm
19
179 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

179 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramiro Cienfuegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Hanga!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Hanga does no damage.
Hanga looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cienfuegos misses with a two punch combination.

Hanga drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cienfuegos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hanga is controlling him.
Cienfuegos tries to strike from the bottom.
Cienfuegos wants to stand and escape but Hanga is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cienfuegos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cienfuegos tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanga avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cienfuegos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanga has him pressed against the cage.
Hanga prevents a body shot from Cienfuegos.
I was talking to Cienfuegos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cienfuegos is trying to break the clinch but Hanga has him pressed against the cage.
Hanga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cienfuegos can't find room to land a body shot as Hanga controls the action.
Cienfuegos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cienfuegos working hard to break the clinch.

Cienfuegos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanga avoids the head kick by Cienfuegos.

Hanga manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cienfuegos on his heels. He'll look to pass Cienfuegos's guard now, I'm sure.
Cienfuegos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hanga is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cienfuegos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cienfuegos has momentary wrist control but Hanga slips an elbow through the middle.
Cienfuegos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cienfuegos trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hanga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cienfuegos's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cienfuegos is looking to stand up but Hanga isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cienfuegos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cienfuegos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cienfuegos trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hanga prevents Cienfuegos from getting back to his feet.
Cienfuegos trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hanga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cienfuegos's head.
Hanga prevents Cienfuegos from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cienfuegos's head.
Cienfuegos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hanga prevents Cienfuegos from getting back to his feet.
Hanga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanga sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cienfuegos's guard.
Cienfuegos tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hanga manages to move to mount!
Cienfuegos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cienfuegos tries to buck Hanga off but he can't manage it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hanga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cienfuegos scores with a one two! Hanga had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Adam Hanga has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Cienfuegos.
Sloppy strikes from Cienfuegos. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Cienfuegos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adam Hanga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cienfuegos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanga slips a jab and a cross from Cienfuegos.
Hanga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cienfuegos as he jumps to the side.
Cienfuegos tries to clinch up but Hanga circles away and keeps his distance.
Cienfuegos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Hanga has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cienfuegos tries a head kick but it misses.
Cienfuegos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanga lands a jab-cross combination.
No luck for Hanga with that takedown attempt.
Ramiro Cienfuegos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Hanga.
Cienfuegos throws a head kick but Hanga moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cienfuegos misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cienfuegos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hanga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanga working the head and body with strikes.
Cienfuegos pushes Hanga off looking to stand but Hanga dives back in and keeps control.
Hanga landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cienfuegos really is a fat lump.
Cienfuegos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cienfuegos is looking to get back to full guard here but Hanga has managed to pass to side control instead.
Cienfuegos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hanga has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cienfuegos is looking for a sweep.
Cienfuegos pushes Hanga away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hanga gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanga lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Hanga's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cienfuegos wants to get back to his feet.
Hanga cracks Cienfuegos with a big right hand but Cienfuegos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cienfuegos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hanga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cienfuegos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hanga connects with a decent elbow.
Hanga lands a few punches from side control.
Hanga prevents Cienfuegos from escaping the position.
Hanga looks up at the clock and then as Cienfuegos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hanga smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cienfuegos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanga working the head and body with strikes.
Cienfuegos tries to improve position but can't.
Hanga lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cienfuegos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cienfuegos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cienfuegos tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Hanga gets to mount! Cienfuegos was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cienfuegos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hanga won't let Cienfuegos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanga connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cienfuegos swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cienfuegos trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hanga cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cienfuegos throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hanga. What's that going to do exactly?
Hanga is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cienfuegos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hanga connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cienfuegos is looking to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cienfuegos is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cienfuegos is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramiro Cienfuegos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Hanga's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cienfuegos stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanga. Hanga gets slowly back to his feet.
Cienfuegos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanga circles away quickly and effectively.
Cienfuegos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cienfuegos tries to bum rush Hanga with a series of wild strikes but Hanga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramiro Cienfuegos is winning the standup battle so far.
Cienfuegos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Hanga closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cienfuegos's guard.
Cienfuegos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hanga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hanga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cienfuegos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Cienfuegos kicks Hanga off and gets to his feet.

Hanga bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cienfuegos wants to get back to his feet but Hanga drags him back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cienfuegos tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Hanga lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cienfuegos looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Adam Hanga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hanga is hanging on to Cienfuegos's back as he tries to escape.
Cienfuegos wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanga connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Cienfuegos to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cienfuegos looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Can Cienfuegos hold on?! Hanga is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cienfuegos is trying to get back to his feet but Hanga has full control of the position and if anything, Cienfuegos has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cienfuegos takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Cienfuegos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cienfuegos is trapped and Hanga is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Cienfuegos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cienfuegos covers up after that shot from Hanga.
Cienfuegos trying to get back to his feet but Hanga is in full control for now.
Adam Hanga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanga is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hanga gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hanga gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hanga apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Cienfuegos misses with a kick to the body.
Cienfuegos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramiro Cienfuegos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanga checks the leg kick.

Hanga tries to keep at a distance but Cienfuegos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cienfuegos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cienfuegos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanga has him pressed against the cage.
Cienfuegos is trying to force a seperation but Hanga has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanga goes for a takedown attempt but Cienfuegos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cienfuegos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cienfuegos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramiro Cienfuegos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Hanga.
Cienfuegos misses with the combination.

Hanga looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hanga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cienfuegos's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanga prevents Cienfuegos from getting back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanga stands and throws Cienfuegos's legs to the side, diving into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adam Hanga.
I think Cienfuegos 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramiro Cienfuegos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Mackenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miranda
vs
Mackenzie

225 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Miranda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Mackenzie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

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

so Mackenzie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mackenzie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Miranda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mackenzie on the ground.
Mackenzie tries to free his leg and advance position but Miranda is retaining full guard.
Mackenzie forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie content to control rather than advance.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jake Mackenzie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Miranda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miranda missing with a left hand there. Mackenzie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miranda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Miranda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mackenzie to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie slips nicely into half guard.

Mackenzie gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Mackenzie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Miranda is out of range and Mackenzie settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mackenzie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mackenzie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miranda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Mackenzie is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Mackenzie seems content to control.
Miranda is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Jake Mackenzie has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Mackenzie dives in and scores a takedown into Miranda's guard.

Mackenzie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mackenzie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mackenzie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Mackenzie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mackenzie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mackenzie lands in his opponent's guard.
Mackenzie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jake Mackenzie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miranda is in trouble now - Mackenzie has advanced to mount!

Mackenzie working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Miranda turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Mackenzie off and cradles Miranda's limp body as Mackenzie celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jake Mackenzie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pregador Luo - Apaga mais n�o bate. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oliveira
vs
Santos

166 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Santos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.

Oliveira feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Oliveira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santos is trying to control the position but Oliveira postures up.

Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos striking off his back but it's not causing Oliveira any problems.

Oliveira gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Santos gets caught napping as Oliveira dives in and scores a takedown. Santos manages to retain guard.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oliveira trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos wants to control but Oliveira passes easily into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is not content to let Oliveira control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliveira is working for a kimura but Santos is defending it quite comfortably.

Oliveira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Oliveira seems to be working for a kimura but Santos defends the submission attempt.
Santos is pressing down on Oliveira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oliveira passes into side control.
Oliveira has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Santos!
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Oliveira's attempts to control the action.

Oliveira is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oliveira's head.

Santos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oliveira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Oliveira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira is trying to keep Santos in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliveira is retaining full guard.
Oliveira controls Santos momentarily but Santos frees himself.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Santos is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Oliveira has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Santos is looking to defend but Oliveira has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Santos! Oliveira pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Santos taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Oliveira!
A victorious Antonio Oliveira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Churchill
vs
Silva

173 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
172 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Churchill !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Churchill looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva controls Churchill momentarily but Churchill frees himself.
Churchill pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Churchill pulls his head out easily.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Churchill has control of the leg.
Churchill is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Churchill stalling.
Churchill has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Churchill manages to pass to mount!
Churchill controlling from mount.
Churchill throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Churchill lands with some strikes.

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

Churchill tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Churchill has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Churchill decides to stand back up.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Churchill circles away.
Churchill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva tries for a takedown but Churchill circles away easily

and Churchill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Silva is trying to control the position but Churchill postures up.

Churchill stands up from Silva's guard - Churchill perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Hugo Churchill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Churchill throws a head kick that misses.

Churchill closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Churchill decides to stand back up.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva looks winded!
Churchill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Churchill throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.

Churchill dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Churchill forces his way into half guard.

Churchill is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Churchill wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Churchill is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Churchill scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Churchill controlling his opponent.
Churchill throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Churchill is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Hugo Churchill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Churchill keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva scores with a one two! Churchill had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva tries to clinch but Churchill is having none of it.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Churchill 's guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Silva stands and steps away. Churchill gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Churchill counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Churchill controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Churchill gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Churchill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Churchill closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Churchill getting side control.
Churchill tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Churchill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Churchill is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Churchill drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Churchill stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Churchill shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Churchill lands with a punch from half guard.
Churchill slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Churchill looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill controlling the pace.

Churchill has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Silva defend it? Churchill steps over the head and cranks it - Silva is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Churchill !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hugo Churchill !

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Laguera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Asenciao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laguera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rev Theory - Hell Yeah. Alexei Laguera had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.1lbs, 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. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Laguera
vs
Asenciao

174 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexei Laguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Asenciao!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asenciao wants to clinch but Laguera slips to the side
and Laguera counters with a head kick. That will keep Asenciao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Laguera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asenciao.
Asenciao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Asenciao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laguera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asenciao lands a head kick!
Laguera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laguera takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Asenciao scores with a head kick. Laguera tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Laguera is rocked!

It looks like Alexei Laguera has been cut.
No joy there for Laguera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Laguera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Asenciao closes the distance and clinches.
Asenciao prevents a body shot from Laguera.
Laguera has Asenciao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Asenciao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Laguera seems to have got his legs back now.

Asenciao gets control of Laguera's arms and successfully pulls guard. Asenciao will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Asenciao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Laguera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Laguera is fighting to break Asenciao's control of his arms but Asenciao is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asenciao is trying to keep Laguera in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asenciao might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Laguera haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Asenciao wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leonardo Asenciao wasn't active enough on the ground.
Asenciao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laguera sprawls well. Laguera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Asenciao gets slowly back to his feet.
Laguera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asenciao.

Asenciao takes the fight into the clinch.
Laguera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Asenciao goes for a takedown attempt but Laguera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asenciao lands a glancing blow to the side of Laguera's head.
Asenciao blocks a head kick by Laguera.
Asenciao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asenciao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Asenciao misses with the combination.
A jab from Laguera does it's job there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asenciao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asenciao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asenciao delivers a nice body kick.

Laguera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Laguera showed some decent athleticism there.
Laguera is breathing heavily.
Asenciao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Asenciao is not content to let Laguera control the position.
Asenciao gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asenciao trying to control the position here.
Laguera throwing strikes from guard but Asenciao blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laguera trying to control but Asenciao is working from the bottom.
Asenciao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asenciao seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alexei Laguera.
Asenciao misses with the combination.

Laguera closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Asenciao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Laguera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Asenciao throws a low kick but Laguera avoids it.

Laguera scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Asenciao regains half guard.
Laguera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Asenciao wants to get back to his feet.
Laguera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Asenciao misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Asenciao flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Laguera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Asenciao is trying to stand.
Asenciao is trying to maintain the position but Laguera is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguera with the ground and pound but Asenciao uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Asenciao keeping moving, preventing Laguera from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laguera controls from within his opponent's guard.
Asenciao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Asenciao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Asenciao is on top in guard.
Asenciao trying to control but Laguera is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laguera kicks Asenciao off and gets to his feet.

Laguera rushes Asenciao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Laguera breaks from the clinch.
Leonardo Asenciao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asenciao fails with a takedown attempt.
Asenciao slaps away a takedown attempt from Laguera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Asenciao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laguera defends it nicely.
Laguera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laguera keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguera throws a leg kick
and Asenciao counters with a two punch combo.
Laguera shoots in but no luck this time.
Asenciao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Asenciao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laguera, pushing him back against the cage.
Asenciao is trying to drag Laguera to the mat but Laguera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alexei Laguera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Asenciao.
Asenciao stalling against the cage.
Asenciao wants to take the fight to the mat but Laguera manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Asenciao misses.
Asenciao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Laguera is predictable there
and Asenciao counters with a two punch combo.
Asenciao feints and then cracks Laguera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laguera down.
Asenciao looks to land a combination. Laguera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laguera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Asenciao circles away.

Laguera closes the distance and clinches.

Asenciao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexei Laguera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laguera tries a head kick but it misses.
Asenciao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laguera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Asenciao, right into the meat.
Asenciao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asenciao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laguera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asenciao connects with a leg kick. Laguera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leonardo Asenciao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexei Laguera's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.

Laguera pulls out of a head kick attempt.

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

Asenciao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asenciao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laguera shoots for a takedown but Asenciao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Laguera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asenciao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laguera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Asenciao moves into the clinch.

Asenciao manages to break the clinch.

Asenciao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Asenciao lands a good knee to the midsection. Laguera won't want to take too many of those.
Asenciao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Laguera to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asenciao working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Asenciao jumps into guard, dragging Laguera to the mat.
Asenciao seems keen to control Laguera's posture.
Asenciao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laguera's guard.
Asenciao content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Laguera wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Asenciao manages to pass to side control.
Laguera wants to get back to full guard.
Asenciao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laguera keeps working.
Asenciao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguera wants to sweep but Asenciao has passed to side control!

Asenciao is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laguera is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laguera is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Asenciao tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Asenciao has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Asenciao cracks Laguera with a big elbow.

Asenciao looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asenciao working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Laguera knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Asenciao on the ground.

Asenciao stands up.

Laguera closes the distance and pushes Asenciao back into the cage.

Asenciao manages to break the clinch.
Asenciao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Laguera closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Laguera lands in his opponent's guard.
Laguera looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Asenciao has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Laguera has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Asenciao breaks from the clinch.
Asenciao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laguera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Asenciao avoids it really well and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asenciao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laguera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexei Laguera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonardo Asenciao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Asenciao dives in and scores a takedown into Laguera's guard.
Asenciao showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Asenciao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Asenciao 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Asenciao!
As Leonardo Asenciao got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Eu gostaria de dizer muito obrigado ao meu gerente Sr. Dan Hazlehurst para me conseguir essa luta. Mais importante, os fãs - Eu amo este país!'.
The defeated Alexei Laguera had this to say: 'Just a minor setback. A speed bump, if you will. "Lobo" isn't going anywhere. '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Polish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Gaius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polish comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - Today was a Good Day. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Polish
vs
Gaius

198 cm
24
173 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

181 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Heisenberg
Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Polish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Gaius!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaius gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Polish counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Polish.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Polish trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Polish accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Polish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gaius on the ground.

Polish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Polish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaius has a closed guard, preventing Polish from standing up.
Polish scoring with punches to the head and body.
Polish is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Polish stands up and waves to Gaius to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Polish circles away.
Polish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gaius defending well as Polish loads up on a big left hand.

Gaius looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Polish!
Gaius throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gaius lands an elbow.
Polish is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaius scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Polish to see if he's OK.

Gaius swings around for an armbar but Polish sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gaius's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Polish slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Gaius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Polish is aware though and is defending well.
Gaius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Polish is one step ahead there.
Polish trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Polish seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Gaius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gaius keeping moving, preventing Polish from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polish controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Polish.
Nice sprawl there from Polish as Gaius shoots in.
James Polish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Gaius.
Polish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polish tests Gaius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Polish darts in looking for a takedown but Gaius gets double underhooks and turns Polish into the cage.
Gaius takes a knee right on the jaw!

Polish breaks from the clinch.
Polish throws a body punch but Gaius moves out of range.
Gaius shoots in looking for a takedown. Polish tries to sprawl out of it but Gaius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Polish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaius misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaius closes the distance and clinches up with Polish, looking for a takedown. Gaius pushes Polish against the cage but Polish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Polish throws a head kick that half lands.
Gaius dodges the punch combination from Polish.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Polish misses with a series of wild punches.
James Polish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaius tries for a takedown but Polish sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gaius slips a straight right by Polish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Polish but Polish pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gaius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Polish.
Polish looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Horrible takedown by Gaius or perhaps it was just good defense by Polish which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaius takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Polish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 James Polish will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Polish looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Polish misses.
Polish really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Polish digs a good hook to Gaius's body.
Gaius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gaius moves away from the strike by Polish.
Gaius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Polish.
Gaius has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gaius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polish.
Polish throws the left hand but Gaius avoids the punch easily.
Gaius shoots for a double leg takedown but Polish sprawls well. He's pushed Gaius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Gaius shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gaius was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Polish pushes Gaius away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gaius gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Polish manages to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaius prevents Polish from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gaius is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Polish doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gaius.
Polish wants to improve his position but Gaius is controlling well.
Eduardo Gaius has got the better of the ground game so far.

Gaius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Polish sees it coming and defends easily.
Polish is trying to stand up here but Gaius is controlling him well.
Gaius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Polish knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polish wants to get back to his feet.

Gaius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Polish sees it coming and defends easily.

Polish pushes Gaius off and gets back to his feet.
Gaius moves out of range as Polish strikes.
Some wild striking there from Polish.
Polish thows a body shot but no joy.
Polish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gaius fails with the takedown

and Polish moves into the clinch.

Polish breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaius closes the distance and clinches up with Polish, looking for a takedown. Gaius pushes Polish against the cage but Polish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
James Polish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Gaius.

Polish manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gaius on his heels. He'll look to pass Gaius's guard now, I'm sure.
Polish trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gaius's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Polish's guard.
Polish is looking to stand up but Gaius isn't so interested in that idea.
Gaius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Polish can't keep his opponent in guard - Gaius advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Gaius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Polish sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaius is trying to control the action in half guard but Polish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polish is holding on to half guard well.
Polish is trying to stand back up but Gaius is controlling him
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gaius is trying to work for a kimura but Polish is defending well.
Polish pushes Gaius off looking to stand but Gaius dives back in and keeps control.
Gaius is pressing down on Polish's thigh, looking to free his foot. Polish is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaius trying to control from Polish's half guard. Polish has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Polish keeping full guard, as Gaius tries to pass.
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 James Polish will probably get the nod.
That's time! Polish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Polish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James Polish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Polish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Polish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gaius at a distance.
Gaius shoots in but no luck this time.
Polish throws a good cross that connects.
Gaius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Polish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Polish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Gaius throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Polish tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gaius is in Polish's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fighters are working up against the cage. Polish manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Polish connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaius's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Polish.

Polish breaks from the clinch.
Polish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James Polish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Gaius.
Gaius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Polish defends well and Gaius ends up having to push Polish into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Polish breaks the clinch.
Polish cracks Gaius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gaius has a takedown stuffed.
Polish slaps away a takedown attempt from Gaius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gaius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polish scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaius should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Polish as he connects with a hook.
Gaius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Polish's waist but Polish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaius off to one side.
Gaius takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polish lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaius moves forwards but Polish connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Polish connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
James Polish is winning the standup battle so far.

Polish moves into the clinch.

Polish lands a takedown into guard.

Gaius is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Polish trying to control but Gaius is working from the bottom.
Polish wants to stand but Gaius is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polish stopping the sweep attempt from Gaius.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Polish wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Polish clinches.
Polish drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gaius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Polish is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gaius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Polish sprawls well. Polish wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gaius gets slowly back to his feet.
Polish looks to land a combination. Gaius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gaius throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaius looks for a takedown but Polish sprawls well.
Polish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Polish misses with the combination.
Polish is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gaius misses with an uppercut. Polish saw that one coming.
Polish misses with the combination.
Polish just misses with a punch to the body.
Polish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Polish swinging wildly here.
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!
Gaius avoids the body shot from Polish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polish just misses with a punch to the body.

Polish looking to score a takedown here. Gaius is defending well but Polish drives through and ends up in Gaius's guard.

Gaius has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Polish can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Polish has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gaius is proving hard to escape from.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

James Polish clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Polish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gaius.

Gaius looking to score a takedown here. Polish is defending well but Gaius drives through and ends up in Polish's guard.
Gaius won't allow Polish to get back to his feet.

Gaius drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Polish manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gaius has Polish in his guard.
Polish wants to stand but Gaius has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Polish wants to control from the top but Gaius keeps moving.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polish seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gaius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Polish would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Gaius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Polish defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaius wants to sweep but no luck.
Polish wants to get up but he can't break Gaius's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Polish trying to control but Gaius is working from the bottom.
Polish stopping the sweep attempt from Gaius.

The ref stands the fighters back up because James Polish just wasn't active enough.

Polish gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaius trying to control the position from guard on top but Polish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaius prevents Polish from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaius tries to free his leg and advance position but Polish is retaining full guard.
Polish is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gaius is controlling him.
Polish trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gaius passes into half guard.
Polish is refusing to be controlled, as Gaius sits in half guard.
Polish is trying to escape back to his feet but Gaius uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gaius tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Gaius goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Polish rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gaius's guard! Nice work there by Polish!
Gaius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polish missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Polish will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Polish trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Gaius dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Polish dives in and scores a takedown into Gaius's guard.
Gaius trying to control the position.

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

Polish gets to his feet - Gaius follows without any prompting.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gaius is defended easily by Polish.
Gaius avoids the head kick by Polish.
Polish moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gaius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Polish sprawls well. Polish wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gaius gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaius is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaius shoots for a double leg takedown but Polish sprawls well. He's pushed Gaius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James Polish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Gaius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polish tries to bum rush Gaius with a series of wild strikes but Gaius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Polish has closed the distance and engaged Gaius in a clinch.
Gaius is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gaius wants a takedown but no success here.

Polish has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gaius clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Polish's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Polish is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Polish has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaius can't escape the position.
Polish struggling to keep hold of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Polish wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Polish is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Polish fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gaius sprawls well initially but Polish persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Polish tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gaius controls his leg.
Gaius tries to roll over but Polish keeps him under control.
Polish is looking to take a break and control but Gaius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Polish tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gaius controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polish wants to pass the guard but Gaius is defending well.
Gaius is not content to let Polish control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Polish wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gaius shoots in for a takedown but Polish shows good takedown defense.
Gaius shoots in and drives through. Polish sprawls well.
Polish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Gaius dives in and scores a takedown into Polish's guard.

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

Gaius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eduardo Gaius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polish wants to control from the top but Gaius keeps moving.

Polish gets to his feet. Gaius looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
James Polish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Polish misses with a double jab.
Polish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Polish scores with a head kick. Gaius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Polish misses with a two punch combination.

Gaius shoots in and gets a takedown into Polish's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polish has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gaius wants to control from the top but Polish keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Polish showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Polish 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Polish!
James Polish is the new welterweight champion!
James Polish really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bad Man Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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