UFF 44 Goodbye PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Exum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Barcelona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Exum comes to the ring accompanied by No Games. The key to victory for Dante Exum has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Exum
vs
Barcelona

195 cm
27
232 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

195 cm
22
230 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Exum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chester Barcelona!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barcelona instigates a clinch.

Barcelona gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Exum regains guard.
Barcelona forces his way into half guard.
Exum tries to roll over but Barcelona keeps him under control.
Barcelona is nestled in close to Exum, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barcelona wants to lay and pray for a moment but Exum keeps working.
Exum is doing well to control the position and prevent Barcelona from advancing to side control.
Exum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barcelona is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exum definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Exum tries to get to full guard but Barcelona has control of the leg.
Exum is concentrating on defense, preventing Barcelona from advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcelona performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Exum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barcelona is working away from the top position though.

Barcelona is trying to work for a kimura but Exum is defending well.
Exum is trying to get back to full guard.
Barcelona keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Exum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barcelona is working away from the top position though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barcelona missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barcelona trying to control the action but Exum is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barcelona wants to clinch.
Barcelona throws a left and a right that both miss

and Exum counters by moving into the clinch.
Exum stops a takedown attempt from Barcelona.

Exum breaks from the clinch.

Exum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Barcelona pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barcelona trying to keep a closed guard but Exum is proving a slippery customer.
Exum throwing strikes but missing.
Barcelona working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Exum.
Barcelona utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Exum wants to pass the guard but Barcelona is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barcelona wants to stand up but Exum is controlling him.

Barcelona had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Exum defends it easily.

Barcelona working for a triangle but Exum defends it easily.
Barcelona avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barcelona working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Exum.
Exum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Exum trying to control but Barcelona is working from the bottom.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exum throws a big elbow that misses.
Exum throws a strike but Barcelona rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Barcelona looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barcelona wants to pass the guard but Exum is keeping the position.
Barcelona wants to control from the top but Exum keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barcelona passes into half guard.
Exum trying to control but Barcelona postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Exum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barcelona.
Barcelona fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Exum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barcelona momentarily.

Exum moves into range and clinches up with Barcelona.
Exum misses with a punch to the body.
Exum working Barcelona over with knees to the body.
Exum just leaning against Barcelona, taking a breather.
Barcelona has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Exum is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dante Exum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chester Barcelona.
Barcelona wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barcelona fails to pull guard.
A bit of stalling here from Exum.

Exum manages to pull guard.
Exum 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.
Exum is trying to control the position but Barcelona postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcelona wants to pass the guard but Exum is keeping the position.
Exum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Exum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Exum wants to control the position but Barcelona says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Barcelona working the head and body with strikes.
Exum keeping hold of Barcelona's head, controlling as best he can.
Exum is looking to control Barcelona's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Exum avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barcelona is trying to control the action in half guard but Exum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barcelona thows a huge punch but Exum dodges it nicely.

Barcelona is looking for a kimura here.
Exum is looking to control Barcelona's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Exum avoid being mounted?

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Barcelona closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barcelona tries to score with some ground and pound. Exum controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Exum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barcelona is trying to get an arm triangle but Exum is defending well.
Barcelona sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Exum is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Exum is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Exum regains half guard.
Barcelona stalling away here and it's allowed Exum to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Barcelona has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Barcelona postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Exum is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barcelona, into his guard.

Chester Barcelona has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barcelona is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exum throws a big elbow that misses.
Exum stopping the sweep attempt from Barcelona.
Exum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Exum prevents Barcelona from getting back to his feet.

Barcelona had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Exum defends it easily.
Exum throws an elbow that misses. Barcelona uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Exum's guard. Nice move by Barcelona!

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Exum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chester Barcelona will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Exum tries to clinch but Barcelona is having none of it.

Exum gets a clinch.
Exum landing knees to the head.
Barcelona is looking to take this one to the mat.
Exum scores a nice knee to the body.
Exum misses with a punch to the body.
Exum landing knees to the body.

Exum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Exum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barcelona.

Exum takes the fight into the clinch.

Barcelona breaks the clinch.
Barcelona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barcelona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barcelona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Exum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcelona misses with a wild combination.
Barcelona shoots in looking for a takedown. Exum tries to sprawl out of it but Barcelona keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Exum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - Exum scores with a four punch combination!
Exum wants to clinch up but Barcelona keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barcelona.
Dante Exum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chester Barcelona.
Barcelona takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Exum tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Barcelona manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barcelona shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Exum but Exum pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barcelona shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Exum as he avoids it easily.
Exum throws a leg kick which misses Barcelona's front leg but catches the back leg as Barcelona tries to avoid it.

Exum closes the distance and clinches.
Exum unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Exum is looking to take this one to the mat.
Exum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Exum is working Barcelona over against the ropes.
Exum lands a knee to the head.

Exum has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Barcelona uses from the top position.
Exum controlling the position.
Exum working a defensive guard here.
Exum keeping moving, preventing Barcelona from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Exum trying to strike off his back.
Exum is adopting a defensive guard.
Dante Exum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Exum keeping moving, preventing Barcelona from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chester Barcelona is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Exum clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Exum unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Exum breaks from the clinch.
Barcelona walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Exum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dante Exum is winning the standup battle so far.
Exum misses with a wild combination.
Exum wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Exum.
Barcelona misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Exum changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Exum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barcelona has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chester Barcelona!
Dante Exum spoke after the fight, saying 'we work hard every single day and this loss will soon be a distant memory. I want to congratulate my opponent for a match well played and I will work even harder to avenge this loss.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Unkown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unkown comes to the ring accompanied by I.C.P. BITCHES! MIRrorCulZ. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Unkown
vs
McGill

173 cm
29
141 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

173 cm
29
142 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

GREEN!160

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 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Unkown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogie McGill!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Unkown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McGill throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Unkown to counter with a crisp jab.
Unkown misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGill! But no joy.
Unkown misses with a few strikes there.
Unkown moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMcGill.
A decent looking cross lands there for Unkown.
Unkown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A jab from Unkown does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unkown misses with a low kick.
Bogie McGill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Unkown throws a front kick aimed at McGill's knee but McGill avoids it well.
McGill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Unkown appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Unkown.
McGill takes a kick to the side of the head.
Unkown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGill.
As McGill backs away, Unkown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McGill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McGill throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Unkown.
McGill throws a sloppy head kick and Unkown moves out of range easily.
Unkown staying out of range there.
McGill tries to clinch but Unkown moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unkown defending well as McGill loads up on a big left hand.
Unkown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unkown thumps McGill with a low kick.
Unkown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Unkown throws a right hand that McGill ducks under and follows up with a left that McGill also avoids with ease.
Unkown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Unkown throws a push kick but McGill slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Unkown tenderised McGill's leg. McGill is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unkown.
Unkown throws a head kick that misses
and McGill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Unkown thinking.
Unkown connects with a high kick.
Unkown throws a sloppy head kick and McGill moves out of range easily.

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

McGill tries to sprawl but Unkown drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McGill is trying to control but can't.
Unkown trying to control the action but McGill is working from the bottom.

McGill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGill keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unkown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Unkown is looking for a kimura but McGill is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Unkown to get the leverage.
Unkown trying to pass the guard but McGill defending well.
Unkown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Unkown prevents McGill from improving his position.

McGill is defending against the submission attempts here by Unkown.
McGill tries to kick Unkown off but Unkown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Unkown working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Unkown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McGill tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Unkown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Unkown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Unkown throws a right hand that McGill ducks under and follows up with a left that McGill also avoids with ease.
McGill wants to counter the offense by Unkown and move into the clinch position.
Unkown walks into a stiff left hand from McGill.
Unkown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McGill throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Johnny Unkown has been cut.
McGill tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGill moves out of range as Unkown throws a body kick.
Unkown moves out of range of the body kick from McGill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unkown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Unkown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McGill throws a right hand that Unkown ducks under and follows up with a left that Unkown also avoids with ease.
Unkown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Unkown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from McGill misses.
Unkown tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McGill manages to circle out of the way.
McGill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGill tries to clinch up but Unkown circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unkown. McGill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Unkown connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unkown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGill manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unkown lands a jab-cross combination.
McGill tests Unkown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Unkown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Unkown punishes McGill's body with a nice straight punch.
Unkown thumps McGill with a low kick.
Unkown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGill can do to turn this around?
Unkown scores with a head kick. McGill tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Unkown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

McGill is rocked!
McGill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Unkown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Unkown is looking to land body kicks.
Johnny Unkown is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from McGill.
Unkown half committed to a counter leg kick.
Unkown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Unkown. That snapped McGill's head back.
Unkown pulls out of a head kick attempt.

McGill has taken the fight to the clinch.

McGill has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Unkown regains guard immediately.
Unkown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Unkown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill is holding on to half guard well.
Unkown has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Unkown 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.
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!
McGill tries to hold on but Unkown pushes him away.
Unkown tries to control but McGill wriggling away.
Unkown lands a big elbow.
Unkown working McGill over with strikes here.
McGill manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Unkown tries to bum rush McGill with a series of wild strikes but McGill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGill tries to clinch up.
McGill loads up on a big right hand but Unkown slips the punch.
McGill connects with a solid leg kick.
Unkown misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGill's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Unkown takes a kick to the side of the head.
McGill avoids the head kick by Unkown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGill throws a nice looking combination but Unkown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Unkown lands a high kick!
McGill tries to clinch but Unkown moves out of range.

McGill gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Unkown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Unkown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnny Unkown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Unkown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGill misses with an uppercut.
McGill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Unkown seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A slow jab from Unkown misses its intended target.
Unkown throws a head kick that misses.
McGill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Unkown can pounce on him.
Unkown tries to clinch up.
McGill tries to clinch but Unkown is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill doesn't manage to clinch there - Unkown circles away.
Unkown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Unkown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGill.
McGill appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGill throws a looping overhand right but Unkown ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Unkown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Unkown slips a jab and a cross from McGill.
Unkown throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from McGill misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Unkown.
Unkown lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGill throws a looping overhand right but Unkown ducks down to avoid it.
Unkown misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unkown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGill.
Unkown scores with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McGill - that will leave a mark!
Unkown throws a head kick that misses

and McGill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McGill.
Unkown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Unkown wants to get back to striking at distance but McGill won't allow it.
McGill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Unkown.
Unkown avoiding damage as McGill throws knees to the body.
McGill has had enough of the clinch but Unkown keeps him there for the moment.
McGill struggles to land a body shot inside as Unkown controls his hands.
Bogie McGill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGill lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unkown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGill backwards.

McGill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Unkown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Unkown swats away the attempt to clinch by McGill.
McGill throws a solid leg kick but Unkown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGill.
Unkown is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Unkown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McGill clinches.
Unkown throws a punch but it's blocked by McGill.
McGill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Unkown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Unkown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Unkown clinches with his opponent.

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 Johnny Unkown.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Unkown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Unkown!
An out of breath Johnny Unkown 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
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cobalt Khalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalil's entrance music is The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khalil
vs
Soares

173 cm
29
142 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

168 cm
19
140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobalt Khalil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Soares!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khalil shoots in for a takedown but Soares shows good takedown defense.
A punch lands to the side of Khalil 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khalil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Khalil dives in and scores a takedown into Soares's guard.
Khalil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soares really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khalil. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Khalil chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Soares wants to stand but Khalil is controlling the position.
Khalil trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalil tries to free his leg and advance position but Soares is retaining full guard.
Khalil prevents Soares from getting back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khalil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khalil is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soares misses with an uppercut

and Khalil counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khalil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Soares is defending against the submission attempts here by Khalil.
Soares is trying to stand back up but Khalil is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Soares is trying to stand.
Khalil works his foot free and advances to mount.
Soares trying desperately to get to his feet.
Khalil is landing with some decent strikes but Soares is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
Soares wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soares can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khalil looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Soares's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Khalil looking to finish Soares with some ground and pound. This is bad for Soares!

Khalil working for a submission but Soares is keeping him at bay.
Khalil landing shots from mount.
Khalil landing strikes, looking to finish!
Khalil landing strikes from the mount and Soares is in trouble!
You get the feeling that Soares really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Khalil lands with some strikes.
Khalil 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalil in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Khalil won't let Soares get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Khalil trying to control but Soares is having none of it.
Khalil lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalil with shots to the head and body - Soares looks very uncomfortable down there.
Khalil working Soares over with strikes here.
Khalil postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soares looks a forlorn figure.
Khalil won't let Soares get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Soares defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Khalil.
Khalil lands a big elbow.
Soares is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Khalil with a couple of short strikes.
Khalil working Soares over with strikes here.
Khalil landing strikes from the mount and Soares is in trouble!
Soares is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Khalil thuds a left hand into Soares's body.
Khalil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soares misses with a body shot.
Khalil tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soares defends well and Khalil ends up having to push Soares into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soares changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khalil looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soares misses with an uppercut. Khalil saw that one coming.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Khalil.
Soares missing with a left hand there. Khalil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Soares tries to get set, Khalil tries to push him back and clinch up but Soares manages to avoid the attempt.
Soares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalil.
Khalil shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Soares as he avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soares! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares misses with a left hand

and Khalil counters with a takedown into side control.
Soares managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Khalil.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soares takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Khalil wants to control but Soares is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Khalil looks up at the clock and then as Soares takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Khalil smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Khalil is chipping away with strikes.
Soares is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Khalil landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Soares on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Khalil landing a few strikes.
Soares is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Khalil is controlling him well.
Sloppy strikes there by Khalil.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalil trying to control the position but Soares is working away.

Khalil is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Soares has escaped the position, nice work there.

Khalil is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Soares knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Soares pushes Khalil away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Khalil gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Khalil working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Soares pushes Khalil away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Khalil gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Soares avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Khalil.
Soares wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil working the head and body with strikes.
Khalil wants to control but Soares is keeping him busy.
Soares wants to get back to his feet but Khalil drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Soares's face as Khalil controls the position.
Soares taking punishment in the form of punches.

Khalil is trying to get an arm triangle but Soares is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Khalil tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Soares parries the strikes from Khalil easily there. Khalil is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Soares to escape.

Khalil is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Soares knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Soares is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khalil working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobalt Khalil dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Khalil slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Khalil.
Soares throws the left hand but Khalil avoids the punch easily.
Soares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khalil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soares throws out a loose jab but Khalil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares misses with a hook.
Khalil blocks a jab.
Khalil tries to counter by clinching up but Soares breaks away and moves out of range.
Lucas Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares misses with a lunging right hand

and Khalil counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Khalil controlling the action here.
Khalil looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalil winds up and cracks Soares with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Khalil takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil trying to control from half guard but Soares is working away.
Khalil lands strikes from half guard.
Khalil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khalil looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Soares with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Khalil prevents Soares from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khalil lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Khalil.
Khalil sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soares defending well though.
Khalil trying to control the action but Soares is working from the bottom.
Cobalt Khalil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalil scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khalil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soares is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khalil scores with a couple of nice shots.
Soares is trying to stand up here but Khalil is controlling him well.
Khalil scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khalil prevents Soares from standing back up.
Khalil working the head and body with strikes.
Khalil scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khalil wants to pass the guard but Soares is defending well.
Khalil missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khalil sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soares defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Khalil scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khalil prevents Soares from standing back up.
Khalil is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Soares is looking to escape.
Khalil slips a nice elbow through Soares's hands, connecting with Soares's forehead.

Khalil is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Soares doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khalil.
Khalil seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cobalt Khalil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalil working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Khalil working Soares over with strikes.
Khalil content to control rather than advance.
Khalil prevents Soares from standing back up.
Khalil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares is staying active underneath Khalil, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soares is trying to stand.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lucas Soares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cobalt Khalil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khalil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cobalt Khalil!
Cobalt Khalil bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Viale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Viale
vs
House

183 cm
23
183 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
29
185 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauro Viale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brick House!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Viale. Those never looked like landing.
Viale moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off.

Viale gets a clinch.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Viale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viale letting House take a breather here.
Viale blocks a body shot from House.
A nice right hand lands inside from House.
Viale lands with a light punch inside.
House looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House tries to stall but Viale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

House manages to break the clinch.
Viale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and House counters with a series of strikes. Viale will be more careful next time no doubt.
Viale stalks House and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into House's face. House staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Brick House has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Viale misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House misses with a lunging right hand

and Viale counters by clinching up.
House throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
House is trying to stall.

House breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
House wants to land a leg kick but Viale is out of range.
Jab by Viale.
Viale works House's body with a nice hook.
House on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

House is rocked!
House throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Viale counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks House badly! He tries to strike back but Viale puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks House out cold! Oh man, House will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mauro Viale!
Mauro Viale made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'brick house? .... yeah, sure, I think you need to learn a lot from the three little pigs, brother, you fell like a butter house. If you are a brick house I am a fucking bulldozer. Ha ha ha.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Ralek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho comes to the ring accompanied by Megaman Theme Music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carvalho
vs
Ralek

198 cm
26
250 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

198 cm
29
273 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonas Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valentin Ralek!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ralek keeps the fight on the outside.
Carvalho tries to clinch but Ralek moves out of range.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ralek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ralek throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Carvalho tries to clinch up
and Carvalho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carvalho darts in looking for a takedown but Ralek gets double underhooks and turns Carvalho into the ropes.
Despite the aggression on Ralek's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Carvalho has managed to clinch.

Ralek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho moves in looking to clinch but Ralek pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ralek! But no joy.
Carvalho fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Carvalho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ralek throws out a counter right but Carvalho avoids it with no problem.
Carvalho closes the distance and clinches up with Ralek, looking for a takedown. Carvalho pushes Ralek against the ropes but Ralek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carvalho misses with a right hand
and Ralek counters with an inside leg kick.
Carvalho tries to clinch up
and Ralek counters with a straight right hand.
Carvalho wants to clinch.
Ralek is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Carvalho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Ralek counters with a crisp one two that drops Carvalho! Ralek thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Carvalho to his feet! Carvalho is in big trouble!
Ralek throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Carvalho stumbling backwards into the ropes! Carvalho bounces back off the ropes towards Ralek, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Ralek lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Ralek celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Valentin Ralek!
Post fight, Valentin Ralek stared into the camera and said 'Im glad to give the fans a good show, thanks.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rony Jason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama has chosen Bon Jovi: Bad Medicine as his entrance music. Rony Jason could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mega Funkyama's chin.

Jason
vs
Funkyama

175 cm
23
146 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

168 cm
36
157 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rony Jason!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mega Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jason has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Funkyama finds it's way round the side to connect with Jason's head.
Funkyama jabs Jason to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Funkyama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Funkyama tests Jason's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jason seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jason slips a jab from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Funkyama is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Funkyama tries to clinch up.
Funkyama throws a body shot but no joy.
Funkyama cracks Jason with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jason moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jason takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jason needs to keep his hands up - Funkyama had a free shot at his head there.
Jason stuns Funkyama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jason looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Funkyama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jason.
Jason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jason.
Jason is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Funkyama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jason walks into a jab.
Funkyama goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Funkyama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Funkyama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jason pinned against the ropes. Jason gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jason lands a nice looking kick to the body. Funkyama takes a step back to recover.
Jason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funkyama moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkyama throws out a loose jab but Jason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funkyama moves in looking to clinch but Jason pushes him off.
Jason lands a lovely overhand right.
Jason throws a series of strikes that have Funkyama backpedaling.
Jason works the jab nicely.
Funkyama tries to clinch but Jason moves away
and Jason counters with a nice uppercut.

Funkyama is rocked!
Funkyama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Funkyama 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.
Jason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mega Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jason scores with a leg kick.
Jason is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Funkyama lands with a right hand.
Funkyama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Funkyama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Funkyama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Funkyama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Funkyama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funkyama is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jason had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Funkyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Funkyama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jason momentarily.
Jason throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Funkyama throws a lazy right hand but Jason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jason tries to counter by clinching up but Funkyama breaks away and moves out of range.
Jason lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Funkyama throws a lazy right hand but Jason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funkyama. Jason does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jason lands an overhand right.

Jason forces Funkyama back against the ropes and clinches.
Jason working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkyama tries a body shot but Jason blocks it.
Jason has a couple of punches blocked by Funkyama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason working aggressively here.
Jason misses with the head strike.
Funkyama tries to work over Jason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Funkyama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jason lands an uppercut.
Jason lands a hook that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Jason lands with a left to the head.
Jason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jason.
Jason lands with a left to the head.
Jason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Funkyama blocks a body shot from Jason.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jason's elbow.
Jason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jason throws a punch but it's blocked by Funkyama.
Funkyama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jason or not.
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 Rony Jason will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Funkyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jason.
Jason defending well as Funkyama loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Jason tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Jason clinches up against the ropes.
Funkyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jason's elbow.
Jason scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funkyama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Funkyama.
Jason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jason throws a punch but it's blocked by Funkyama.
Jason misses with some punches.
Funkyama tries a body shot but Jason blocks it.
Rony Jason has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Funkyama lands a nice uppercut.
Jason tries a body shot but Funkyama blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Jason scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason throws a punch but it's blocked by Funkyama.
Funkyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funkyama presses Jason against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Funkyama misses with a body punch.
Funkyama pushes Jason back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funkyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jason backwards.
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jason's elbow.
Jason lands an uppercut.
Funkyama is leaning against Jason and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Jason.
A left hand lands to the body for Funkyama.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Funkyama misses with a body punch.
Funkyama is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Jason to keep the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Funkyama.
Funkyama pushes Jason back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jason is looking to control Funkyama's arms but Funkyama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jason has his back to the ropes.
Jason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jason lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jason blocks a body shot from Funkyama.
Funkyama lands a right hand.
Funkyama scores with a shoulder strike.
Jason prevents a body shot from Funkyama.
Jason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funkyama blocking some punches.
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jason's elbow.
Jason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jason.
Funkyama blocking some punches.
Funkyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funkyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funkyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jason swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason has a couple of punches blocked by Funkyama.
A head punch on the inside from Jason fails to land.
Jason struggles to land a body shot inside as Funkyama controls his hands.
Jason blocks a body shot from Funkyama.
Funkyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Funkyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Jason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jason is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funkyama.
Jason misses with the head strike.
Funkyama tries to throw a body punch but Jason avoids it by throwing Funkyama back against the ropes.
Jason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Funkyama fails to pull guard.
Jason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Funkyama tries to work over Jason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funkyama misses with a punch to the body.
Jason throws a punch but it's blocked by Funkyama.
Funkyama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rony Jason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mega Funkyama.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Funkyama as Jason tries to tie him up.
Funkyama tries to pull guard but Jason won't allow it.
Jason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Jason throws a punch but it's blocked by Funkyama.
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!
A short uppercut from Jason.
Jason lands a shoulder strike.
Jason misses with a punch on the inside.
Funkyama has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jason avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Funkyama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jason backwards.
Jason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jason swings wildly with an uppercut but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rony Jason dominated that second round.
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.

Funkyama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jason cracks Funkyama with an open hand slap.
Jason throws a low kick, looking for Funkyama's leg but Funkyama calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Jason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jason throws a lazy uppercut

and Funkyama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jason's guard.
Funkyama advances position into side control!
Funkyama tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkyama working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Funkyama.
Jason is not content to let Funkyama control the position.
The ground and pound from Funkyama seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Funkyama is chipping away with strikes.
Funkyama throws a strike aimed at the side of Jason's head but Jason avoids it well.
Funkyama in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jason takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Funkyama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Funkyama tries to advance to mount but Jason denies him.
Jason dodges the ground and pound from Funkyama.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason is looking for a sweep.
Jason defending against the ground and pound.
Funkyama lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jason down.
Jason tries to buck Funkyama off but Funkyama is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Jason's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Funkyama tries to move to mount but Jason blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Jason's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Funkyama moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason is looking to improve his position but Funkyama isn't that keen on the idea.
Funkyama lands a heavy elbow.
Funkyama has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jason's face.

Funkyama jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jason is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jason and Funkyama has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Funkyama throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Funkyama misses the shot to the body.
Jason stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jason paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A cross from Funkyama lands.
Funkyama wants to clinch up but Jason keeps it at a distance.
As Funkyama looks to move away, Jason throws a big counter combo bu Funkyama just gets out of the way.
Funkyama misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Jason misses the target.
Jason moves out of range of the strikes.
Jason is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Funkyama.
Funkyama loads up on a big right hand but Jason slips the punch.
Jason staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkyama throws an overhand right that lands on Jason's shoulder, as Jason tries to avoid the shot.

Jason gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Funkyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama prevents a body shot from Jason.
Jason taking a breather.
Jason slowing the pace effectively.
Jason blocks a body shot from Funkyama.
A left hand lands to the body for Funkyama.
Funkyama gets through Jason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Funkyama jumps guard.
Funkyama keeping moving, preventing Jason from controlling successfully.

Funkyama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jason can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Funkyama looking to control.
Mega Funkyama has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Funkyama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jason doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jason manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Funkyama has Jason pulled in close to control his posture.
Jason postures up.
Jason preventing the sweep.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jason dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Funkyama. That did some damage!
Funkyama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jason misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jason walks into a left hand.
Funkyama misses with a hook. Jason ducked under it nicely.
Funkyama slips a jab from Jason.

Jason fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Funkyama, pushing him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funkyama.
A nice right hand lands inside from Funkyama.
Funkyama tries to pull guard but Jason won't allow it.
Jason misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Jason.
Funkyama blocks an uppercut.
Funkyama tries to pull guard but Jason forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Jason fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jason gets through Funkyama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Funkyama can't find room to land a body shot as Jason controls the action.
Jason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkyama's elbow.
Funkyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jason lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jason fails to land.
Funkyama pushes Jason back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funkyama.
Jason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funkyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Funkyama jumps into guard, dragging Jason to the mat.

Funkyama working for a triangle but Jason defends it easily.
Jason trying to control the position from guard on top but Funkyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rony Jason will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Funkyama is looking to clinch but Jason is avoiding it.
Jason avoids the body shot from Funkyama.
Jason throwing a counter right hand but Funkyama manages to avoid it.
Jason moves into range and connects with a jab.

Jason darts in and clinches Funkyama up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Jason.
Jason blocks an uppercut.
Jason lands a nice shot to the body.
Jason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jason prevents a body shot from Funkyama.
Jason can't find room to land a body shot as Funkyama controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkyama can't find room to land a body shot as Jason controls the action.
Funkyama misses with a body punch.
Jason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Funkyama takes a shot to the head.
Jason scores with a shot to the side of Funkyama's head.
Funkyama is still on wobbly legs! Can Jason finish him?

Funkyama successfully pulls guard.
Funkyama seems to have recovered his senses.
Funkyama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Funkyama is looking for a triangle but Jason pushes his legs off easily.
Jason sitting in guard here, content to control.
Funkyama wants to sweep but no luck.
Jason trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Funkyama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jason is one step ahead there.

Funkyama is looking for a triangle but Jason pushes his legs off easily.
Mega Funkyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jason looking to pass the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Funkyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Funkyama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jason. That one must have hurt.
Jason cracks Funkyama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jason misses with a few strikes there.
Jason misses with a wild combination.
Jason takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mega Funkyama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funkyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jason slips a straight right by Funkyama.
Funkyama slips under a jab from Jason.
Jason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funkyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Jason.
Rony Jason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funkyama misses with a lunging right hand
and Jason counters with a right hand to the body.
Funkyama swinging wildly here.
Jason shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Funkyama eats them both and turns towards Jason to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Funkyama moves into the clinch successfully.
Funkyama working aggressively here.
Funkyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason lands a nice uppercut.
Funkyama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rony Jason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Funkyama gets through Jason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Funkyama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jason backwards.
Funkyama blocking some punches.
Funkyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Funkyama can't find room to land a body shot as Jason controls the action.
Jason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Funkyama jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jason walks away with a smile on his face. Funkyama gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Jason does no damage.
Jason turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funkyama.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rony Jason showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jason 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:48
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Rony Jason retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!