RSC 26: Sambodrome XXIII PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Largeron Von Kossa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Balada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Largeron Von Kossa Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Von Kossa Silva
vs
Balada

178 cm
20
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
179 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Largeron Von Kossa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Balada!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balada throws a poor cross that misses

and Von Kossa Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Von Kossa Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Balada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Von Kossa Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Balada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Balada closes the distance and clinches.
Von Kossa Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balada is working Von Kossa Silva over against the cage.
Balada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Kossa Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balada misses with a body punch.
Von Kossa Silva is trying to push Balada away but Balada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balada tries to throw a body punch but Von Kossa Silva avoids it by throwing Balada back against the cage.
Von Kossa Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Balada controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Von Kossa Silva is trying to break the clinch but Balada is controlling him.
Von Kossa Silva wants to break free but Balada has control.
Balada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balada misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kossa Silva tries to break the clinch but Balada is controlling the position.
Balada misses with a punch to the body.
Von Kossa Silva is trying to break the clinch but Balada has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Kossa Silva.
Von Kossa Silva is trying to break the clinch but Balada is controlling him.
Balada misses with a punch on the inside.
Balada throws a head punch that misses.

Von Kossa Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Kossa Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Balada counter with a right hand.
Von Kossa Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balada.
Balada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Kossa Silva.
Von Kossa Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Balada backs up against the cage.

It looks like Tony Balada has been cut.
Von Kossa Silva digs a good hook to Balada's body.
Von Kossa Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Balada.
Von Kossa Silva lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Balada coming out on top.
Von Kossa Silva throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Balada to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Von Kossa Silva looks to land a combination but Balada avoids it well.
Von Kossa Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Kossa Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.

Balada is rocked!
Balada throws a poor cross that misses
and Von Kossa Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balada is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Kossa Silva finish him?
Balada looks gassed!
Von Kossa Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Von Kossa Silva lands a jab to Balada's midsection.
Balada seems to have recovered his senses.
Von Kossa Silva cracks Balada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Von Kossa Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Von Kossa Silva drops Balada with a naaaaasty hook - Balada is in real trouble here! Von Kossa Silva dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Largeron Von Kossa Silva!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Berne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Riccardo (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.

Berne
vs
Riccardo

185 cm
23
285 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

201 cm
20
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Berne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Riccardo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Berne throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Riccardo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Berne is in Riccardo's guard.

Riccardo is working an open guard so Berne takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Berne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Riccardo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Berne tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Riccardo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Berne has isolated one of Riccardo's arms. Riccardo looking to fight him off but Berne twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo Berne!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronn Blackwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe d (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackwater comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom the Bell Tolls. joe d will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Blackwater
vs
d

190 cm
29
210 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

225 cm
22
211 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Syndicate Drugs

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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bronn Blackwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, joe d!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
d avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

d gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
d thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blackwater's head.
d tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blackwater knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blackwater is trying to maintain the position but d is very close to passing his half guard.
Blackwater wants to get back to full guard.
d has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

d is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blackwater is just riding it out for now. d eventually gives up the hold.
d passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blackwater!
d throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Blackwater because d loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater wants to control but d is having none of it.
d sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
d misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Blackwater is in all sorts of trouble here.
d looking to finish Blackwater with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blackwater!

It looks like Bronn Blackwater has been cut.
The referee warns Blackwater that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

d is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Blackwater has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Blackwater is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

d is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Blackwater is surviving well by controlling d's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

d working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Blackwater is looking to get to half guard.
d thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Blackwater tries to reverse the position but d maintains control.
Blackwater is working hard here to advance position.

d has hold of Blackwater's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Blackwater manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
d trying to control but Blackwater is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
d lands a big elbow.
d fails to advance to Blackwater's back.
Blackwater slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

d is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blackwater manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
d pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blackwater is keeping the position for now.
Blackwater keeping moving, preventing d from controlling successfully.
d stopping the sweep attempt from Blackwater.
Blackwater might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blackwater is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
d in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blackwater wants to sweep but no luck.
Blackwater keeping moving, preventing d from controlling successfully.

Blackwater working for a triangle but d defends it easily.
d throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blackwater works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joe d dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bronn Blackwater's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

d shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Blackwater counter with a right hand.
d with a lazy takedown attempt

and Blackwater counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blackwater.
Blackwater throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blackwater missing with knees to the body.
d drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blackwater pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bronn Blackwater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe d.
Blackwater throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackwater throws out a leg kick but d moves out of range and Blackwater only half commits.
d misses with a takedown attempt

and Blackwater moves into the clinch.
Blackwater is pressed up against the cage. d has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blackwater down to the mat. Blackwater avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Blackwater darts in and clinches d up against the cage.
Blackwater lands a knee to the head.
Blackwater unloads a knee to the mid-section. d lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blackwater prevents the takedown attempt.
d is breathing heavily.
Blackwater pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blackwater connects with a knee to the head.
d takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackwater lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blackwater lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater landing knees to the head.
Blackwater landing knees to the body.
Blackwater lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackwater scores with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Blackwater.
Blackwater lands an elbow that stopped d in his tracks for a moment.
d has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blackwater avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blackwater lands an elbow inside.
Blackwater slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blackwater.
Blackwater with a knee to the head.
Blackwater throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Blackwater.
Blackwater putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has d in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

d pulls Blackwater into guard.
Blackwater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. d swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
d trying to keep a closed guard but Blackwater is proving a slippery customer.
Blackwater pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. d is keeping the position for now.
Blackwater has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

d is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blackwater is aware though and is defending well.
d is trying to keep Blackwater in close.
Blackwater wants to control from the top but d keeps moving.
Blackwater content to stall in guard here.
d keeping moving, preventing Blackwater from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bronn Blackwater.
d misses with a takedown attempt
and Blackwater counters with a two punch combo.
joe d seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
d with a poor takedown
and Blackwater counters with a good low kick that d was not able to check.
Blackwater throws out a powerful jab.
Blackwater lands a head kick. d smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blackwater tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
d circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackwater fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blackwater uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before d has time to react.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blackwater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blackwater connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
d misses with a takedown attempt
and Blackwater counters with a low kick, right behind d 's knee.

Blackwater takes the fight into the clinch.
Blackwater is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blackwater holding his opponent close, against the cage.
d drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blackwater gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackwater unloads a knee to the mid-section. d lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blackwater crunches a lovely knee into d's ribcage.
Blackwater lands a good knee to the midsection. d won't want to take too many of those.
Blackwater scores a nice knee to the body.
Blackwater lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Blackwater.
Blackwater lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
d wants a takedown.
Blackwater utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blackwater comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
d fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blackwater with a knee to the head.
Blackwater tries to stall but d uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blackwater crunches a lovely knee into d's ribcage.
Blackwater tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and d avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
d tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blackwater smiles and moves away.
d works over Blackwater's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bronn Blackwater dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bronn Blackwater's cut.
That's time! Blackwater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

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

d is working for a submission of some sort.

d wants to work for an arm triangle but Blackwater is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blackwater gets back to full guard.
Blackwater keeping moving, preventing d from controlling successfully.

d is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Blackwater is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Blackwater has escaped and now he's on top!
d takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blackwater is pushing down on d's leg trying to pass to half guard. d is fighting to maintain full guard but Blackwater has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater moves into full mount! d won't be happy about that!
d is working to get back to half guard.
Blackwater has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of d's face.
d working to try and regain half guard.
Blackwater scoring with strikes but d is staying in there.
d is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blackwater connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blackwater punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blackwater looking to finish d with some ground and pound. This is bad for d!
d tries to reverse the position but Blackwater maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater trying to control but d is having none of it.
d is looking to get to half guard.
Blackwater looking to control and managing it successfully.
d slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed d's head.

Blackwater is trying to work for a kimura but d is defending well.
d works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blackwater wants to pass the guard but d is keeping the position.

d has his foot on Blackwater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blackwater works his way back into a safe position though.
Blackwater works over d with some ground and pound from guard.
d can't keep his opponent in guard - Blackwater advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
d moves into full guard.
d working a defensive guard but Blackwater manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater in side control lands a decent elbow.

Blackwater decides to take the fight back to the feet.
d with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blackwater counters with a head kick. That will keep d thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blackwater throws a half hearted mid kick.
d misses with a takedown
and Blackwater counters with a thumping low kick.

Blackwater gets a clinch.
Bronn Blackwater has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blackwater is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blackwater utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blackwater obliges.
d is working for takedown but Blackwater is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bronn Blackwater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe d.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
d tries to score a body lock takedown but Blackwater shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blackwater crunches a lovely knee into d's ribcage.
Blackwater leaning his opponent against the cage.
d tries for a takedown but Blackwater manages to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bronn Blackwater showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blackwater has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronn Blackwater!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dagestan Opasevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irwin Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irwin Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Opasevich
vs
Silva

183 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
176 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dagestan Opasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Irwin Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Opasevich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Opasevich's best efforts.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Opasevich.
Opasevich throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Opasevich 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.
Opasevich throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Opasevich misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opasevich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Opasevich throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Opasevich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Opasevich is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva trying to control the action but Opasevich is working from the bottom.

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.

Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Opasevich defends the submission attempt.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Opasevich defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Opasevich is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.

Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Opasevich sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Opasevich is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Opasevich is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is pressing down on Opasevich's thigh, looking to free his foot. Opasevich is holding on for now.
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 Dagestan Opasevich will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Opasevich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva tries to hold on but Opasevich postures up.
Opasevich unloading with bombs!

It looks like Irwin Silva has been cut.
Opasevich is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Silva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Opasevich! Silva is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dagestan Opasevich!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silva Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by u can't win. Lauri Pasanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Anderson
vs
Pasanen

195 cm
21
197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
188 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silva Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauri Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasanen cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pasanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Pasanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pasanen.
Anderson defending well as Pasanen loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pasanen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pasanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Pasanen.
Pasanen misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pasanen.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pasanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pasanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pasanen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Pasanen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Anderson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Anderson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Pasanen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pasanen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pasanen lands a nice shot to the head.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Pasanen lands a heavy elbow.
Pasanen punching from mount but Anderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Anderson is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pasanen working for a guillotine from mount but Anderson is in no mood to give up.

Pasanen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Anderson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pasanen misses with a head shot.
Pasanen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.

Pasanen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pasanen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pasanen avoids the attempt from Anderson to control.
Anderson taking shots to the head.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Pasanen landing shots from mount.
Pasanen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anderson because Pasanen loaded up on that one.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
Pasanen landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!
Pasanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Pasanen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderson hang on?

Anderson is rocked!
Pasanen thowing shots but they're missing.
Pasanen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?

Pasanen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Anderson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Anderson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasanen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pasanen manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Pasanen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pasanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pasanen blocks a leg kick.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pasanen.
Pasanen's corner calls for a 1-2. Pasanen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pasanen misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pasanen's knee momentarily.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pasanen.
Anderson slips under a jab from Pasanen.
Pasanen tries to work over Anderson's front leg with a kick but Anderson checks it.
Pasanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Pasanen checks a low kick from Anderson.
Pasanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Pasanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pasanen tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.

It looks like Lauri Pasanen has been cut.
Pasanen misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pasanen's knee momentarily.
Pasanen throws a low kick but Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Pasanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pasanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson lands a head kick!
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Pasanen counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pasanen.
Silva Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pasanen avoids the body shot from Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Pasanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Pasanen.
Pasanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pasanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Pasanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pasanen shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Anderson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pasanen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pasanen advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pasanen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Pasanen landing shots from mount.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Pasanen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pasanen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Pasanen goes for an armbar but Anderson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Anderson.
Pasanen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pasanen 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pasanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pasanen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pasanen misses with a left hand
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pasanen misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Pasanen fails with the takedown.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pasanen is just out of range.
Pasanen misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pasanen misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pasanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pasanen avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Pasanen misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pasanen is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Lauri Pasanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasanen lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen throws a good cross that connects.
Pasanen wants to slow Anderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Pasanen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderson.
Pasanen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Pasanen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Pasanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Pasanen is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Pasanen throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Pasanen's head back.

That has opened up Lauri Pasanen's cut even more.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pasanen.
Pasanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pasanen throws a sloppy body shot
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pasanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Pasanen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Anderson is trying to defend but Pasanen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pasanen wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Pasanen trying to control from Anderson's half guard. Anderson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Anderson pulls Pasanen in close to prevent any damage.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to hit a switch here but Pasanen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Anderson there!

Anderson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pasanen.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasanen raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anderson wants to control but Pasanen is having none of it.
Pasanen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
Pasanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasanen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderson hang on?
Pasanen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasanen controlling the position easily from mount.
Pasanen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Anderson!

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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 Jacare Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SO NASTY (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.

Souza
vs
NASTY

187 cm
25
215 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

189 cm
26
213 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacare Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SO NASTY!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NASTY on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Souza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
NASTY circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Souza drives through and clinches with NASTY against the cage.
Souza stalling.
NASTY tries to pull guard but Souza holds him up against the cage and eventually NASTY drops back down to his feet.
Souza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like SO NASTY has been cut.
Souza just leaning against NASTY, taking a breather.
NASTY is trying to drag Souza to the mat but Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Souza stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Souza.
NASTY looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
NASTY drops down looking for an ankle pick but Souza pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jacare Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of SO NASTY.

Souza drives through and clinches with NASTY against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
NASTY is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Souza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Souza misses with a knee strike.
Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Souza misses with a knee to the head.
Souza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has NASTY in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Souza landing knees to the body.
Souza leaning his opponent against the cage.
Souza prevents a takedown attempt there.
Souza crunches a lovely knee into NASTY's ribcage.
Souza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Souza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Souza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has NASTY in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
NASTY tries to score a body lock takedown but Souza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Souza landing knees to the body.
Souza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Souza lands a good knee to the midsection. NASTY won't want to take too many of those.
Souza lands a knee to the head.
Souza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Souza stops a takedown attempt from NASTY.
Souza scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Souza.
Souza connects with a nasty looking knee right to NASTY's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Souza obliges.
NASTY takes a knee right on the jaw!
Souza misses with a knee to the head.
Souza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Souza tries to land a knee to the head but NASTY blocks with his arms.
Souza stalling against the cage.
Souza looking to throw knees to the head but NASTY is blocking nicely.
NASTY is trying to drag Souza to the mat but Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Souza connects with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Souza - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Souza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from NASTY.
Souza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Souza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Souza gets underhooks to prevent NASTY's takedown attempt.
Souza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
NASTY looking for a takedown.
Souza connects with a knee to the head.
Souza's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacare Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on SO NASTY's cut.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

NASTY tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily
and Souza counters with an inside leg kick.
NASTY wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Souza catches NASTY with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but NASTY swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that NASTY can do to turn this around?
NASTY showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Souza.
Souza tries to clinch but NASTY moves out of range.
Souza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches NASTY on the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Souza scores with a four punch combination!
Souza lands a two punch combo.

NASTY is rocked!
NASTY is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! NASTY takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Souza cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jacare Souza!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Rauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauha is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Age of Aquarius. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Pasi Rauha enters the cage!

Moses
vs
Rauha

187 cm
24
197 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

180 cm
28
200 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasi Rauha!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauha misses with a right hand

and Moses counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rauha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moses wants to take a breather but Rauha is having none of it.
Rauha manages to get to full guard.
Rauha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moses.
Moses working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rauha trying to control the position here.
Rauha throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Moses postures up in Rauha's guard and throws a big left but Rauha blocks it.
Rauha 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.
Rauha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moses. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moses is in close to Rauha's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauha managing to control the position.
Rauha lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moses!
Moses is looking to improve his position but Rauha isn't that keen on the idea.
Rauha working Moses over with strikes here.
Moses throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rauha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moses is looking to escape.
Moses is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rauha with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rauha pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Moses working to try and regain half guard.
Moses wants to hold on but Rauha pushes him away.
Moses manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Moses tries to roll over but Rauha keeps him under control.
Moses moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Moses is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rauha defends well.
Rauha chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauha wants to control from the top but Moses keeps moving.

Moses isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rauha stacks Moses on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rauha!
Rauha working the head and body with strikes.
Rauha lands a few punches from side control.
Rauha slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Moses.
Rauha tries to control but Moses wriggling away.
Rauha landing shots from mount.
Moses wants to control but Rauha is having none of it.
Rauha working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauha with shots to the head and body - Moses looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rauha working the ground and pound effectively.
Moses throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rauha. What's that going to do exactly?
Moses tries to lock up and control but Rauha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rauha blocks Moses's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rauha lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moses wants to hold on but Rauha pushes him away.
Rauha landing strikes from the mount.
Moses tries to reverse the position but Rauha maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauha with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moses wants to control but Rauha is having none of it.
Moses throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pasi Rauha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Moses is looking to score with low kicks.
Rauha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rauha throws the left hand but Moses avoids the punch easily.
Pasi Rauha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauha misses with a hook. Moses ducked under it nicely.
Moses fails with the takedown
and Rauha counters with a left to the body.
Moses avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rauha misses with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Moses closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rauha to the mat! Rauha manages to get full guard.
Moses with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moses stopping the sweep attempt from Rauha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauha has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Moses throws a strike but Rauha rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

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

Moses looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rauha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pasi Rauha has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moses looking for submissions off his back.
Rauha scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Moses looking for submissions off his back.

Moses looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rauha looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moses with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rauha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Moses is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rauha pulls his head out easily.
Rauha is keen to just control but Moses is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rauha in particular looking to stall.

Moses looking for submissions off his back.
Moses wants to control but Rauha is keeping busy.
Rauha winds up and cracks Moses with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rauha thows a huge punch but Moses dodges it nicely.
Moses throws a strike from the bottom but Rauha passes into side control!
Rauha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moses keeps working.

Rauha stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rauha counters with a three punch combo that has Moses backing up. Moses nods at Rauha to acknowledge the strikes.
Rauha misses with a body shot.
Moses wants to slow Rauha down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rauha. Moses does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rauha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moses sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Rauha misses.

Moses closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rauha quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauha is looking for a sweep. Moses is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moses thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rauha's head.
Moses prevents Rauha from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pasi Rauha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Moses fails with the takedown
and Rauha counters with a three punch combo that has Moses backing up. Moses nods at Rauha to acknowledge the strikes.

Rauha gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moses thows a big elbow that misses.
Rauha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rauha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moses.
Rauha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moses 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.
Moses postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rauha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moses throwing strikes from guard but Rauha blocks nicely.
Moses throws a strike but Rauha rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rauha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Moses had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rauha defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Moses has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rauha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moses tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Moses working for submissions but it's allowed Rauha to get to half guard.
Rauha wants to pass the guard but Moses is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauha wants to control but Moses is keeping him busy.
Moses is in trouble now - Rauha has advanced to mount!
Moses taking shots to the head.
Moses tries to hold on but Rauha pushes him away.
Moses throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rauha. What's that going to do exactly?
Moses is desperately trying to improve his position but Rauha has a good base and remains in mount.
Rauha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moses is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Rauha.
Pasi Rauha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses tries to hold on but Rauha postures up.
Rauha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rauha lands with some strikes.
Moses regains half guard.

Moses is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rauha pulls his head out easily.
Rauha throwing shots but Moses is blocking nicely.
Rauha moves into full mount! Moses won't be happy about that!
Moses is desperately trying to improve his position but Rauha has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauha content just to control the position here.
Rauha tries to control but Moses wriggling away.
Rauha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moses hang on?
Moses working to try and regain half guard.
Moses tries to hold on but Rauha pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pasi Rauha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rauha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasi Rauha!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ameliano Cassemiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergi Lutsenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cassemiro
vs
Lutsenko

176 cm
29
187 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

192 cm
24
193 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ameliano Cassemiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergi Lutsenko!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutsenko stuns Cassemiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lutsenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cassemiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Cassemiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Lutsenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ameliano Cassemiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutsenko swings widly with a right hand

and Cassemiro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lutsenko tries to kick Cassemiro off but Cassemiro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cassemiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lutsenko is trying to stand.
Cassemiro is just content to waste time from the top position. Lutsenko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lutsenko seems keen to control Cassemiro's posture.
Cassemiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lutsenko is keeping the position for now.
Cassemiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Lutsenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsenko seems keen to control Cassemiro's posture.
Lutsenko striking off his back but it's not causing Cassemiro any problems.
Lutsenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Lutsenko, not yet.
Cassemiro sitting in guard here, content to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lutsenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassemiro.
Cassemiro missing with a left hand there. Lutsenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lutsenko throws the left hand but Cassemiro avoids the punch easily.
Cassemiro lands with a hook. Lutsenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lutsenko throws a lazy right hand but Cassemiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cassemiro slips a jab from Lutsenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cassemiro misses with a straight right.
Cassemiro lands a right hook to the body.
Donk. Lutsenko catches Cassemiro right on the button with a cross.
Cassemiro cracks Lutsenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lutsenko misses with a body shot.
Lutsenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cassemiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cassemiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lutsenko.
Nice defenses there by Lutsenko.
Cassemiro misses with a hook. Lutsenko ducked under it nicely.
Cassemiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lutsenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lutsenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cassemiro.
Lutsenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lutsenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cassemiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Cassemiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lutsenko cracks Cassemiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cassemiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cassemiros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lutsenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lutsenko swings for the body but Cassemiro moves out of range.
Lutsenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cassemiro thumps Lutsenko with a low kick.
Lutsenko misses with a body shot.
Lutsenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lutsenko lunges at Cassemiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cassemiro's hand.

Cassemiro is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Lutsenko misses the target.
Cassemiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lutsenko on the side of the head.
Cassemiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left lands for Cassemiro.
Cassemiro connects with a jab.
Lutsenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cassemiro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Lutsenko to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lutsenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Lutsenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cassemiro manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko lands the left hand.
Cassemiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Lutsenko counters with a nice body shot.
Lutsenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lutsenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cassemiro. Cassemiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lutsenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cassemiro throws out the jab.
Lutsenko stuns Cassemiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lutsenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lutsenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cassemiro is breathing heavily.
Cassemiro misses with a shot to the body
and Lutsenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lutsenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lutsenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lutsenko connects with the punch.

It looks like Ameliano Cassemiro has been cut.
Cassemiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lutsenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lutsenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cassemiro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cassemiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lutsenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cassemiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lutsenko swinging wildly here.
Lutsenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergi Lutsenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ameliano Cassemiro's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lutsenko lands a nice hook to Cassemiro's body. Cassemiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lutsenko swings widly with a right hand

and Cassemiro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lutsenko wants to improve his position but Cassemiro is controlling well.
Lutsenko is holding on to half guard well.
Cassemiro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lutsenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Lutsenko kicks off Cassemiro and gets to his feet.
Lutsenko lunges at Cassemiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cassemiro's hand.
Lutsenko throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Cassemiro colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Lutsenko as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Cassemiro is left battered and dazed whilst Lutsenko and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergi Lutsenko!
Sergi Lutsenko is the new middleweight champion!