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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderley Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Swedish House Mafia - One. Max Tavares had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Tavares
vs
Silva

185 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Tavares tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Tavares doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tavares drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tavares tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tavares lands a knee to the head.
Tavares trying to stall but Silva improves his position.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Tavares moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tavares. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tavares stuffs the takedown.
Wanderley Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Tavares thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tavares.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Tavares moves into the clinch.
Silva looks gassed!
Tavares is working Silva over against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tavares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tavares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Max Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tavares wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares lands with a slapping head kick.

Tavares drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.
Tavares scores with a knee to the head.
Tavares scores with a knee to the head.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tavares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Tavares.
Tavares lands a damaging elbow.
Tavares lands a nice knee to the body.

Tavares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavares scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tavares tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Tavares scores with a jab to the body.
Tavares throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Tavares moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.

Tavares breaks from the clinch.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Tavares.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tavares, right into the meat.
Tavares wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Tavares counters with a nice body kick.
Tavares throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Tavares counters with a leg kick.
Tavares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Tavares tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva moves forwards but Tavares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left and a right from Tavares both land. Nice combination.
Tavares is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavares.
Tavares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tavares darts in trying to clinch

and Silva counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavares trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Tavares looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Tavares tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tavares tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Tavares tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tavares makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavares lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Tavares sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tavares landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a knee strike.
Tavares is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Tavares throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tavares lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tavares has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tavares is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tavares lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Tavares has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva has Tavares pressed against the ropes, preventing Tavares from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Tavares throws a knee to the head but misses.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tavares goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Max Tavares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tavares chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tavares tries to clinch but Silva moves away

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tavares is proving hard to escape from.

Tavares is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tavares, right into the meat.
Tavares lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tavares tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tavares counters with a head kick.
Max Tavares is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tavares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavares tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Tavares counters with a two punch combo.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tavares counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Tavares throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Tavares tries to clinch up

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Tavares has control.
Tavares utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tavares connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch up

and Tavares holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tavares goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tavares slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tavares counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tavares closes the distance but Silva moves to the side

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
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 Max Tavares will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tavares counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tavares wants to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tavares counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Tavares moves into the clinch.

Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tavares lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick from Tavares lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva tries to clinch there but Tavares circles away.
Tavares lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva throws a right hand that Tavares ducks under and follows up with a left that Tavares also avoids with ease.
Tavares tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Tavares.
Tavares throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Tavares will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Tavares moves away
and Tavares counters with an inside leg kick.
Tavares tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Tavares sprawls well.
Tavares scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tavares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tavares closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares wants to clinch.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tavares can pounce on him.
Tavares thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tavares connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tavares.
Max Tavares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tavares lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Tavares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Tavares.
Tavares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tavares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tavares has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tavares keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tavares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tavares wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavares lands a nice elbow.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Tavares is controlling him.
Tavares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Tavares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tavares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva dives in and grabs Tavares's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tavares pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Max Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderley Silva.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tavares is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Tavares circles away and we're back to standing.
Tavares throws a one two combo.
Wanderley Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tavares tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Tavares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tavares, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Max Tavares!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Max Tavares!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Max Tavares!

Max Tavares wins by unanimous decision!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Vaan Patricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Toons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toons comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Release The Pain by Hatesphere kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Patricks
vs
Toons

180 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ruuddawg Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Patricks!
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, Tommy Toons!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patricks.
Vaan Patricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patricks misses with a straight right.
Patricks tries to bum rush Toons with a series of wild strikes but Toons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Patricks.
Patricks just misses with a punch to the body.
Patricks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Toons staying out of range there.
Patricks lunges at Toons with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toons's hand.
Toons goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Toons slips a jab and a cross from Patricks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patricks.
A head kick misses from Patricks.
Toons goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Vaan Patricks has been cut.
Patricks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Toons scores with a leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toons is trying to stall.
Toons lands an elbow inside.
Toons taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toons is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patricks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patricks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toons has him pressed against the ropes.
Patricks blocks the elbow strike.
Toons has a couple of punches blocked by Patricks.
Patricks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Toons lands a body punch in the clinch.
Toons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Toons.
Patricks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Toons lands a right hand.
Patricks prevents a body shot from Toons.
Toons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patricks backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toons lands a nice knee to the body.
Toons scores with a shot to the side of Patricks's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toons.
Toons managing to block the knees to the body from Patricks.
Toons presses Patricks against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patricks is breathing heavily.
Toons misses with some punches.
Toons lands a knee to the body.
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!
Toons unloads a knee to the mid-section. Patricks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Toons lands a nice shot to the body.
Toons lands with a short shot to the head.
Toons lands a nice shot to the body.
Toons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Toons lands with a left to the head.
Toons lands an elbow just above Patricks 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toons.
Toons landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Toons - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toons digs a right hand underneath Patricks's ribcage. Patricks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Toons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patricks backwards.
A short right from Toons.
Toons displaying some good clinch control by pressing Patricks up against the ropes.
Patricks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Vaan Patricks's cut is getting worse.
Good body shot from Toons.
Patricks takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toons.
Toons lands a body punch in the clinch.
Toons lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toons stalling against the ropes.
Toons cracks Patricks with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toons controlling the action here for a moment.
Toons presses Patricks against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Toons misses with the head strike.
Toons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Patricks or not.
Toons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patricks backwards.
Toons scores with a shoulder strike.
Toons is working Patricks over against the ropes.
Toons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Toons.
Toons scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toons throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toons will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Patricks up against the ropes.
Toons lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Toons slips under a jab.
Toons scores with a nice strike.

Patricks is rocked!
Toons lands with a right and another and another! Patricks is in big trouble! Toons lands again and this time it's lights out for Patricks! A quality knockout there for Toons.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tommy Toons!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Shogun
vs
Santos

185 cm
19
223 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Shogun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Santos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shogun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Shogun tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Shogun manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Shogun is retaining full guard.
Santos trying to control but Shogun is working from the bottom.
Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shogun kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.

Shogun throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santos wants to control from the top but Shogun keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shogun is proving hard to escape from.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shogun, right into the meat.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shogun circles away.

Santos rushes Shogun and presses him up against the ropes.
Shogun looking for a takedown.

Santos manages to pull guard.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Shogun from controlling successfully.
Santos is looking to stand up but Shogun isn't so interested in that idea.
Shogun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shogun wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Santos has his foot on Shogun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shogun works his way back into a safe position though.
Santos looks gassed!
Shogun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.

Santos has his foot on Shogun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shogun works his way back into a safe position though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shogun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shogun throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shogun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos avoids the head kick by Shogun.
Nice takedown defense from Shogun. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Mauricio Shogun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Santos.
Santos blocks a head kick by Shogun.
A good leg kick by Shogun.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shogun throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shogun tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shogun to the ground. Shogun escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shogun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shogun is on top in guard.

Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shogun trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
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.
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 Mauricio Shogun 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.

Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shogun swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Shogun stuffs the takedown.
Shogun keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shogun could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shogun misses with a head kick.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mauricio Shogun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Santos.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Shogun stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shogun wants it to stay on the feet.
Mauricio Shogun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shogun closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Emerson Santos has been cut.
Emerson Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries to clinch but Shogun is having none of it.
Shogun throws a head kick that misses.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Shogun pushes him off.
Santos misses with a combination
and Shogun counters with an outside leg kick.
Shogun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shogun throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Shogun cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
Shogun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
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!
Shogun throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shogun lands with a slapping head kick.

Santos gets caught flat footed, as Shogun shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shogun defends it easily.
Shogun passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Shogun wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santos, who protects the arm well.
Shogun tries to advance to mount but Santos denies him.

Shogun is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shogun is working away from the top position though.

Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Shogun seems content to control.
Shogun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santos trying to hold on to Shogun's head to control him but Shogun postures up.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santos tries to clinch
and Shogun counters with a nice leg kick.
Shogun slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Shogun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Shogun.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shogun circles away.
Shogun lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Shogun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emerson Santos's cut.
That's time! Shogun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Santos is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shogun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shogun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shogun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santos clinches but Shogun breaks the clinch
and Shogun counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Shogun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shogun tries to move to mount but Santos blocks the move with his legs.

Shogun is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Shogun has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
Shogun has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Shogun is working for a guillotine from mount but Santos frees his head quite easily.
Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Shogun looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shogun trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Shogun prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
Santos wants to hold on but Shogun pushes him away.

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

Shogun is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Shogun tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santos is trying to buck Shogun off.
Shogun is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Shogun tries for a kimura but Santos is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shogun tries to advance position but instead Santos slips a leg back in to half guard.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shogun is working away from the top position though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shogun counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shogun.
Shogun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Emerson Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mauricio Shogun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santos thows a leg kick but Shogun checks it

and Shogun counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shogun.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Shogun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shogun, 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 for Mauricio Shogun!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Mauricio Shogun!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Mauricio Shogun!

Mauricio Shogun wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Servantes Raul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Raul
vs
Anders

188 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Servantes Raul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Anders!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anders decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Anders stops Raul from getting back to his feet.
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.
Raul missing with punches from the bottom.
Anders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raul defending well though.
Anders throwing shots but Raul is blocking nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anders takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Raul blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anders.
Anders content to control rather than advance.
Anders working the head and body with strikes.
Anders passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Raul!
Raul takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Raul tries to lock up and control but Anders gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raul is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anders is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anders lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Raul hang on?
Anders lands a big shot there that rocks Raul but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Servantes Raul has been cut.
Anders has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Raul's face.
Anders connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Raul is working to get back to half guard.
Raul tries to lock up and control but Anders gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Raul is squirming around, avoiding Anders's attempts to control the action.
Anders looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders with good strikes from the mount here!
Anders is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Raul is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raul is wriggling around trying to escape.
Anders is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Raul is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anders lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anders sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Raul wants to hold on but Anders pushes him away.
Raul seems to have got his legs back now.
Anders lands a big elbow.
Anders scoring with strikes but Raul is staying in there.
Raul keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anders landing strikes from the mount and Raul is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raul gets back to half guard.
Raul is trying to maintain the position but Anders is very close to passing his half guard.
Anders lands with a punch from half guard.
Anders wants to pass the guard but Raul is defending well.
Anders thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raul's head.
Anders 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.
Anders works his way into full mount!

Anders with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Raul tries to hold on but Anders pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raul wants to get back to his feet.
Raul takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anders landing punches.
Anders with good strikes from the mount here!
Raul is working to get back to half guard.
Raul is breathing heavily.

Anders has control of Raul's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Raul regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Anders scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raul is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesar Anders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Servantes Raul's cut.
That's time! Raul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Raul throws a sloppy head kick and Anders moves out of range easily.
Raul staying out of range there.
Raul is looking to clinch.
Raul tries to clinch but Anders moves out of range.
Raul throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Anders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Servantes Raul's cut is getting worse.
Raul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Raul both land. Nice combination.
Raul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raul doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anders counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A shot to the liver by Raul. Beautiful body shot.
Raul avoids a kick to the body.

Anders bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Raul wants to control but Anders postures up.

Anders thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Raul wants to get back to his feet but Anders drags him back down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raul takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Raul is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raul trying to remain calm as Anders controls from the top position.
Anders throws a strike aimed at the side of Raul's head but Raul avoids it well.
Raul is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Anders is controlling him well.
Anders laying and praying for a moment but Raul takes advantage and regains half guard.

Raul is defending against the submission attempts here by Anders.
Anders not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anders stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders slips a nice elbow through Raul's hands, connecting with Raul's forehead.
Raul trying to hold on to Anders's head to control him but Anders postures up.
Raul regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Anders.
Anders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Anders drops back, looking for a kneebar! Raul looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Raul looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Raul!
Anders gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Raul's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Raul's back!
Anders scores with punches to the body.
Anders controlling well, preventing Raul from escaping the position.
Raul trying to control but not successfully.
Anders lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Raul is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Anders lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Raul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raul shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Anders is trying to defend but Raul finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Anders actively working from the bottom here.

Raul 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.
Anders wants to get back to full guard.
Anders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders gets back to full guard.
Anders trying to control the position.
Raul preventing the sweep.
Raul passes Anders's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anders misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Anders is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anders makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anders.

Raul got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anders has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Raul has managed to get both his arms back between Anders's legs - danger averted.
Raul pushing down on Anders's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raul wants to stand but Anders has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Anders is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Raul is going to stand back up.
Raul seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anders does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anders missing with punches from the bottom.
Anders tries to get to full guard but Raul has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anders throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anders swinging wildly here.
Raul gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Anders counters with a shoot takedown. Raul fights it but they end up in guard.

Anders thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Raul not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cesar Anders has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raul is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anders is controlling him.
Anders connects with a couple of short punches.
Anders cracks Raul with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raul utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anders prevents Raul from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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

Anders clinches up against the ropes.

Anders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anders avoids the body shot from Raul.
Anders tries to bum rush Raul with a series of wild strikes but Raul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raul blocks a head kick by Anders.
Raul slips a jab and a cross from Anders.
Raul wants to clinch but Anders slips to the side

and Anders counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Raul's guard now.
Anders missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesar Anders really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Servantes Raul's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Raul wants to clinch up but Anders keeps it at a distance.
Raul tries for a takedown but Anders circles away easily
and Anders counters with a series of strikes. Raul will be more careful next time no doubt.

Anders drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Raul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anders is one step ahead there.
Anders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anders sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Raul's guard.
Anders passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Raul!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Anders looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raul manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Raul slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anders with a flurry of punches that miss.

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

Raul is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anders passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders drops an elbow to the side of Raul's head.
Anders works his way into side control.
Raul is trying to get back to half guard.
Anders in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Anders wants to control but Raul is keeping him busy.

Anders is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Raul is trying to escape and Anders transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Raul is forced to tap! Nice work there by Anders! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cesar Anders! Cesar Anders retains his middleweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

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

who hit ya
vs
Hamill

185 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James who hit ya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Hamill!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamill fails to land the takedown.
who hit ya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hamill.
Hamill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has who hit ya pinned against the cage. who hit ya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hamill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts who hit ya as he jumps to the side.
James who hit ya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hamill.
who hit ya works the jab nicely.

who hit ya gets caught flat footed, as Hamill shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hamill landing some decent shots from guard.
who hit ya wants to sweep here but Hamill controlling him for the moment.
who hit ya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hamill stands up over who hit ya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
who hit ya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
who hit ya controls Hamill momentarily but Hamill frees himself.

who hit ya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hamill throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from who hit ya. No joy for Hamill on that attempt.
who hit ya throws a head kick that misses.
Hamill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from who hit ya. No joy for Hamill on that attempt.
who hit ya is looking to clinch but Hamill is avoiding it.
Hamill looks to clinch
and who hit ya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from who hit ya is defended easily by Hamill.
Hamill misses with a takedown attempt

and who hit ya counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hamill looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya wants to control from the top but Hamill keeps moving.
who hit ya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
who hit ya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamill has a closed guard, preventing who hit ya from standing up.
who hit ya wants to control from the top but Hamill keeps moving.
Hamill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

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

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

and who hit ya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by who hit ya.
who hit ya gets underhooks to prevent Hamill's takedown attempt.
who hit ya tries to pull guard but Hamill won't allow it.
who hit ya is looking to control Hamill's arms but Hamill gets an underhook and turns him. Now who hit ya has his back to the ropes.
who hit ya is pressed up against the ropes. Hamill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag who hit ya down to the mat. who hit ya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hamill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
who hit ya shoots in and drives through. Hamill sprawls well.

Hamill scores a takedown into full mount!
who hit ya is working to get back to half guard.
Hamill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hamill prevents who hit ya from getting the reversal.
who hit ya takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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 who hit ya 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.

Hamill darts in trying to clinch
and who hit ya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hamill misses with a takedown

and who hit ya moves into the clinch.

Hamill has clasped his hands together around who hit ya's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
who hit ya tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hamill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hamill scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at who hit ya to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Hamill.
Hamill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
who hit ya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamill on the ground.
Hamill working the head with strikes.
Hamill is breathing heavily.
who hit ya struggling a bit here.
Hamill misses with the ground and pound.
who hit ya is trying to control Hamill's posture but Hamill avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
who hit ya is looking for a sweep.
who hit ya on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if who hit ya tries to get out of the position.
who hit ya taking a bit of punishment here - Hamill scoring with strikes.
who hit ya is trying to control Hamill's posture but Hamill avoids it.
Hamill looks up at the clock and then as who hit ya takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamill smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hamill working the ground and pound from side control.
Hamill scoring with punches and elbows.
Hamill landing a few strikes.
Hamill working the ground and pound.
Hamill landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
who hit ya tries to buck Hamill off but Hamill is having none of it.
Hamill lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hamill working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya is looking for a sweep.
Hamill working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on who hit ya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hamill lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear who hit ya down.
Hamill is putting a hurting on who hit ya here, landing some big shots from side control.
who hit ya gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hamill lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
who hit ya is trying to control but can't.
Hamill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hamill lands a nice short elbow.
who hit ya taking some punishment here, with Hamill in his half guard.
Hamill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hamill connects with a nice short shot to who hit ya's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamill drops an elbow to the side of who hit ya's head.
Hamill is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for who hit ya!
A nice elbow there by Hamill.
Hamill breaks from who hit ya's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hamill scores with a couple of good head shots there.
who hit ya working to try and regain half guard.
who hit ya is working hard here to advance position.
Hamill landing strikes from the mount.
Hamill with shots to the head and body - who hit ya looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hamill unloading with bombs!
Hamill lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hamill punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamill landing shots from mount.
Hamill thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hamill throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for who hit ya because Hamill loaded up on that one.
Hamill lands a big elbow.
Hamill misses with a head shot.
who hit ya is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Hamill landing strikes, looking to finish!
who hit ya really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hamill has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of who hit ya's face.
Matt Hamill has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
who hit ya throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Hamill connects with a massive shot to the dome!
who hit ya keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Hamill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamill.
who hit ya fails with the takedown

so Hamill counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hamill scoring with punches to the head and body.

who hit ya wriggles free and stands up.
Hamill misses with a takedown

and who hit ya counters with a shoot takedown. Hamill fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
who hit ya looking to sit in guard and control but Hamill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hamill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
who hit ya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

who hit ya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hamill defends it easily.
Hamill postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hamill stands up over who hit ya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
who hit ya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hamill advances position into side control!
Hamill working away.
Hamill lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear who hit ya down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamill working the ground and pound.
who hit ya is trying to improve his position.
Hamill looks up at the clock and then as who hit ya takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamill smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hamill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Hamill's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hamill is working who hit ya over with some ground and pound from side control.
who hit ya is trying to get back to half guard.
Hamill working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hamill working the head with strikes.
Hamill lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hamill throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamill looking to punish the body of his opponent here but who hit ya is avoiding damage well.
Hamill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
who hit ya wants to get back to his feet.
Hamill lands some shots froms side control.
Hamill cracks who hit ya with a big elbow.
who hit ya is trying to get back to his feet.
Hamill working the ground and pound.
Hamill landing strikes.
Hamill working the head with strikes.
Hamill sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but who hit ya is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
who hit ya is looking to reverse the position.
Hamill in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamill scoring with punches and elbows.
who hit ya takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hamill connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused who hit ya some visible discomfort.
Hamill landing a few strikes.
Hamill cracks who hit ya with a big elbow.
Hamill tries to score with some ground and pound. who hit ya controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
who hit ya is trying to improve his position.
Hamill lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamill throws a strike aimed at the side of who hit ya's head but who hit ya avoids it well.
Hamill landing strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
who hit ya is looking to regain half guard here but Hamill keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Hamill really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hamill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

who hit ya gets a clinch.
who hit ya gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hamill.
who hit ya tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hamill is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. who hit ya gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
James who hit ya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hamill.

who hit ya gets control of Hamill's arms and successfully pulls guard. who hit ya will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
who hit ya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
who hit ya wants to stand up but Hamill is controlling him.
Hamill stopping the sweep attempt from who hit ya.
who hit ya working a defensive guard here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamill cracks who hit ya with a solid left hand.
who hit ya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamill is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
who hit ya keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
who hit ya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hamill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
who hit ya stuffs the takedown attempt from Hamill. Hamill gets slowly back to his feet.

Hamill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
who hit ya misses with the head strike.
Hamill looking for a takedown.
who hit ya tries to land knees in the clinch but Hamill avoids the damage to the body.
who hit ya goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hamill prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on who hit ya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
who hit ya digs a right hand underneath Hamill's ribcage. Hamill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hamill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but who hit ya pulls him back up using the underhooks.
who hit ya jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hamill walks away with a smile on his face. who hit ya gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
who hit ya scores with a shot to the body.
Hamill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from who hit ya.
James who hit ya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

who hit ya shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
who hit ya is looking to stall here but Hamill recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hamill's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Hamill wriggles free and stands up.

Hamill changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. who hit ya looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hamill landing strikes.
who hit ya tries to bench press Hamill off him but Hamill keeps the position.
Hamill lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear who hit ya down.
who hit ya is looking for a sweep.
who hit ya takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hamill working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Hamill dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

who hit ya throws a nice looking combination but Hamill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

who hit ya gets caught flat footed, as Hamill shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
who hit ya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamill with a nice head shot there.
Hamill scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamill makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hamill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hamill stopping the sweep attempt from who hit ya.
who hit ya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamill postures up and lands a big shot to who hit ya's brow.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
who hit ya has momentary wrist control but Hamill slips an elbow through the middle.
Hamill postures up in who hit ya's guard and throws a big left but who hit ya blocks it.
who hit ya trying to control the position.
Hamill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
who hit ya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamill scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamill won't allow who hit ya to sweep him here.
Hamill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hamill preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hamill with a poor takedown
and who hit ya counters with a stiff right hand.
who hit ya wants to clinch

and Hamill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in who hit ya's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamill is one step ahead there.
who hit ya has momentary wrist control but Hamill slips an elbow through the middle.
Hamill distracts who hit ya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hamill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but who hit ya has wrist control.
Hamill throwing strikes but missing.
Hamill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as who hit ya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
who hit ya moves in looking to clinch but Hamill pushes him off.
who hit ya wants to clinch but Hamill slips to the side

and Hamill counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hamill won't allow who hit ya to sweep him here.
who hit ya trying to keep a closed guard but Hamill is proving a slippery customer.
Hamill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hamill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of who hit ya's head.
Hamill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
who hit ya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamill.
Hamill lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hamill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
who hit ya wants to sweep here but Hamill controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamill chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but who hit ya has wrist control.
Hamill is in close to who hit ya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamill throwing strikes but missing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hamill tries to move into range but who hit ya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hamill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hamill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hamill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has who hit ya pinned against the cage. who hit ya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Left hook, right uppercut from who hit ya.
James who hit ya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

who hit ya feints and as Hamill raises his hands in defense, who hit ya changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hamill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hamill has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Matt Hamill!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Matt Hamill!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Matt Hamill!

Matt Hamill wins by unanimous decision! Matt Hamill retains his light heavyweight title!