SA Fight 3: Sven vs. Ben PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Collins
vs
Stallone

185 cm
20
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Collins!
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, Sly Stallone!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins thows a body shot but no joy.
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Collins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stallone looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Stallone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Collins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stallone looks gassed!
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Collins drops Stallone with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Stallone! Collins dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Fred Collins!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Calibri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Nemecek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Calibri
vs
Nemecek

178 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giuseppe Calibri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Nemecek!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemecek connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Calibri.
Calibri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calibri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nemecek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nemecek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Calibri doesn't manage to clinch there - Nemecek circles away.
Calibri doesn't manage to clinch there - Nemecek circles away.
Calibri throws a head kick that misses.
Calibri moves in looking to clinch but Nemecek pushes him off.
Calibri wants to clinch.
Calibri tries to clinch up.
Nemecek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calibri.
Calibri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nemecek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Calibri wants to clinch.
Calibri fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calibri throws a head kick that misses.
Calibri doesn't manage to clinch there - Nemecek circles away.
Calibri is looking to clinch.
Nemecek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Calibri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nemecek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A shot to de liver by Calibri. Beautiful body shot.
Calibri tries to clinch but Nemecek is having none of it.
Giuseppe Calibri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calibri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nemecek swings for the body but Calibri moves out of range.
Calibri is looking to clinch but Nemecek is avoiding it.
Calibri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Calibri gets caught flat footed, as Nemecek shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nemecek looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nemecek won't allow Calibri to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemecek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calibri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nemecek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nemecek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nemecek wants to control from the top but Calibri keeps moving.
Nemecek is looking to advance position but Calibri has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Nemecek is working to get back to half guard.
Nemecek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nemecek looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calibri tries to control but Nemecek wriggling away.
Nemecek is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calibri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nemecek is looking to escape.
Calibri controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nemecek tries to hold on but Calibri postures up.
Calibri takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nemecek is looking to improve his position but Calibri isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nemecek wants to control but Calibri is having none of it.
Nemecek can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Calibri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nemecek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calibri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giuseppe Calibri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calibri tries to clinch but Nemecek moves out of range.
Calibri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nemecek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nemecek swats away the attempt to clinch by Calibri.
Calibri tries to clinch up but Nemecek circles away and keeps his distance.
Calibri moves in looking to clinch but Nemecek pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calibri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nemecek jabs at Calibri's body.
Calibri tries to clinch up.

Nemecek shoots in and bounces Calibri off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nemecek trying to move into half guard but instead Calibri has managed to sweep!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calibri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Calibri throws a big right hand that misses.

Nemecek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Calibri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nemecek is breathing heavily.
Calibri distracts Nemecek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nemecek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Calibri wants to control from the top but Nemecek keeps moving.

That's two 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.
Calibri postures up.
Calibri controls from within his opponent's guard.
Calibri trying to control but Nemecek is working from the bottom.

Nemecek looking for a guillotine here but Calibri defends easily.
Calibri wants to control from the top but Nemecek keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Calibri scores with a head kick.
Calibri tries to clinch up but Nemecek circles away and keeps his distance.
Calibri is looking to clinch.
Calibri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Calibri avoids a kick to the body.
Nemecek scores with a three punch combo!
Calibri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nemecek throws a series of punches but Calibri avoids them all with ease.
Calibri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Calibri stuffs the takedown attempt from Nemecek. Nemecek gets slowly back to his feet.

Calibri bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemecek is looking to regain half guard here but Calibri keeps moving and retains side control.
Calibri scoring with punches and elbows.
Nemecek can't do much from the bottom here.
Nemecek sneaks back into half guard.
Nemecek is staying active underneath Calibri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nemecek trying to hold on to Calibri's head to control him but Calibri postures up.
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 Giuseppe Calibri will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nemecek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calibri tries to clinch but Nemecek is having none of it.

Calibri tries to keep at a distance but Nemecek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Calibri keeps control of Nemecek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Calibri lands an elbow inside that Nemecek shrugs off.
Nemecek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calibri lands an elbow inside.
Calibri tries a knee to the head but Nemecek blocks it.
Calibri misses with a knee to the head.
Nemecek jumps guard but Calibri stands there with Nemecek around his waist. Nemecek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nemecek can't break the clinch.
Nemecek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Calibri just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nemecek tries to break the clinch but Calibri is controlling the position.
Calibri misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calibri landing knees to the head.
Calibri tries to land a knee to the head but Nemecek blocks with his arms.
Nemecek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nemecek is trying to break free.
Calibri missing with knees to the body.
Nemecek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Giuseppe Calibri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Nemecek.
Nemecek avoiding damage as Calibri throws knees to the body.
Nemecek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Calibri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nemecek tries to score a body lock takedown but Calibri shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calibri throws an elbow that misses.
Calibri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Nemecek turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nemecek manages to end up in side control.
Nemecek trying to control the action but Calibri is working from the bottom.
Nemecek creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nemecek tries to move to mount but Calibri blocks the move with his legs.
Calibri struggling a bit here.

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

Nemecek goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Calibri rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nemecek's guard! Nice work there by Calibri!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calibri wants to control from the top but Nemecek keeps moving.
Calibri throwing strikes but missing.
Calibri tries to free his leg and advance position but Nemecek is retaining full guard.
Nemecek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Calibri!
Calibri tries to lock up and control but Nemecek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calibri is trying desperately to improve position.
Nemecek controlling the pace for now.

Nemecek looking to secure an arm triangle but Calibri defends it well.
Nemecek controlling his opponent.
Calibri tries to control Nemecek's body but Nemecek pushes him off. Calibri squirms to his side and now Nemecek has his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nemecek trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Calibri showing good submission defense here.

Calibri is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Thomas Nemecek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calibri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nemecek.

Calibri pushes Nemecek up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Nemecek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Calibri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Calibri!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milford Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Daaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Black
vs
Daaz

177 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

180 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milford Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Daaz!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Daaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Daaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daaz tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from Daaz.
Daaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daaz tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Daaz circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black tries for a takedown but Daaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daaz tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Daaz misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daaz.
Black tries to score a body lock takedown but Daaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Daaz.
Daaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Daaz.
Daaz misses with a knee to the head.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daaz crunches a lovely knee into Black's ribcage.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daaz crunches a lovely knee into Black's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daaz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Daaz won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daaz.
Black is breathing heavily.
Daaz lands a knee to the head.
Daaz connects with a knee to the head.

Black is rocked!
Daaz lands a big knee! That's hurt Black! Oh, he's all over the place! Daaz lands another knee that sends Black to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Daaz!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Whatts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthews is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drown in the Now. 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.

Whatts
vs
Matthews

225 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

Good takedowns
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Whatts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whatts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whatts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Whatts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whatts showed some decent athleticism there.
Whatts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Matthews with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Matthews gets back to full guard.
Matthews lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Whatts lands a couple of elbows.
Whatts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Matthews is trying to keep Whatts in close.
Matthews has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Matthews!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Minowa Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Benatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benatar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hit Me With Your Best Shot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Minowa Man had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man
vs
Benatar

185 cm
22
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Gifts of the Rainforest

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Minowa Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pat Benatar!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Benatar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Benatar keeps moving.

Man decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Benatar, up you get!

Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Benatar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Man is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benatar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benatar keeps working.
Benatar throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Benatar is not content to let Man control the position.

Man decides to stand back up. Man steps back and let's Benatar get back to his feet.
Man is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man shoots in and bounces Benatar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benatar wants to stand but Man is controlling the position.
Man has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Benatar is proving hard to escape from.
Benatar looking for a sweep. Not yet Benatar, not yet.
Man passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Benatar can do anything to dispel that myth.

Benatar manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Benatar swinging wilding here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benatar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benatar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pat Benatar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Man drives through with a takedown into guard.

Man stands and steps away. Benatar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man tries for a takedown but Benatar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Man feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Man gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Benatar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minowa Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benatar lands a front kick.
Benatar lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Minowa Man has been cut.
Man misses with a combination
and Benatar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Benatar misses.

Man drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Man stops Benatar from standing up.

Man gets to his feet - Benatar follows without any prompting.

Benatar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Benatar controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.
Man tries to stand but Benatar is controlling from the bottom.
Benatar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Benatar.
Man scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Man gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A jab from Benatar does it's job there.
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benatar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benatar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benatar lands with a slapping head kick.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benatar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benatar fakes the leg kick and cracks Man in the body.
A combination from Benatar does no damage.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Benatar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benatar.
Man is trying to break free.

Man manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Benatar saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Man looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Benatar!
Benatar is trying to escape the mount.
Man controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Man shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Man showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benatar trying to control here.
Benatar is not content to let Man control the position.
Benatar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Benatar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Man seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Benatar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Benatar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benatar wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Benatar defends it.

Man is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Benatar is pressing down on Man's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Benatar working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benatar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benatar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Man shoots in but Benatar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Benatar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.

That's two 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.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benatar is out of range.
Benatar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Man shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benatar pinned against the cage. Benatar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benatar closes the distance but Man moves to the side

and Man counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Man is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Benatar defends it well.
Man not doing much here.
Man slips a nice elbow through Benatar's hands, connecting with Benatar's forehead.
Ground and pound from Man.
Minowa Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Man decides to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benatar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minowa Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benatar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Man backs up against the cage.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benatar as he avoids it easily.

Man gets the takedown into side control.

Man tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Benatar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Man trying to control the action but Benatar is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benatar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Man's best efforts.
Man tries to pass the half guard into mount. Benatar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Man is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Benatar manages to get to full guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Benatar keeps moving.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benatar is keeping the position for now.

Benatar pushes Man off and gets back to his feet.
Man misses with a combination
and Benatar counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man throws a right and a left that Benatar avoids nicely.
Benatar misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Benatar avoids the head kick by Man.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Benatar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Benatar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Man feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Benatar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man won't allow Benatar to get back to his feet.
Benatar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Man scoring with punches to the head and body.
Man won't allow Benatar to sweep him here.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Benatar is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benatar looking for a sweep. Not yet Benatar, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benatar counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minowa Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benatar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benatar swinging wilding here.
Benatar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benatar counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Benatar to acknowledge the strikes.

Man gets the takedown into side control.
Man wants to take a breather but Benatar manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Man.
Benatar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Man slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Benatar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Man pushes Benatar off and gets back to his feet.
Minowa Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Man bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Benatar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Benatar wants to control but Man postures up.
Benatar is trying to improve his position.
Man throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Benatar works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Benatar wants to control but Man is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Man is going to stand back up.
Man controlling the pace.
Benatar is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man shoots and misses
and Benatar counters with a one-two to the body.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benatar.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Benatar there.
Benatar throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Benatar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Benatar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pat Benatar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Benatar, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Benatar against the cage but Benatar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man has a takedown stuffed.
Man with a lazy takedown attempt

and Benatar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benatar looking to slow down the pace here.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benatar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some wild striking there from Benatar.
Man misses with a combination
and Benatar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Benatar stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Benatar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Man misses with a combination
and Benatar counters with a two punch combo.
Man has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man fails with the takedown
enabling Benatar to counter with a crisp jab.
Man fails with the takedown
and Benatar counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Benatar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minowa Man!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tokamek Yeets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Wattson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wattson has chosen Weapon Of Choice - Fatboy Slim as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ron Wattson enters the cage!

Yeets
vs
Wattson

193 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tokamek Yeets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Wattson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wattson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yeets throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yeets bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wattson wants to clinch.
Wattson tries to clinch there but Yeets circles away.
Ron Wattson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yeets scores with a takedown into Wattson's guard.
Wattson tries to strike from the bottom.
Yeets trying to control but Wattson is working from the bottom.
Wattson working a defensive guard here.
Yeets stopping the sweep attempt from Wattson.
Yeets wants to control from the top but Wattson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeets pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wattson is keeping the position for now.
Yeets won't allow Wattson to sweep him here.
Wattson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yeets.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wattson wants to clinch up but Yeets keeps it at a distance.
Yeets ducks under a wild hook from Wattson.
Wattson misses with a takedown attempt - Yeets sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yeets closes the distance and clinches up with Wattson, looking for a takedown. Yeets pushes Wattson against the cage but Wattson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wattson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wattson looks to land a combination but Yeets avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wattson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wattson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wattson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wattson tries to clinch but Yeets moves out of range.
Wattson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yeets as he jumps to the side.
Wattson lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wattson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wattson doesn't manage to clinch there - Yeets circles away.
Yeets swats away the attempt to clinch by Wattson.
Yeets swats away the attempt to clinch by Wattson.
Yeets circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yeets has Wattson up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Yeets - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeets.
Wattson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wattson blocks the elbow strike.
Wattson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wattson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wattson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yeets blocks it with crossed arms.
Wattson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wattson tries to stall but Yeets uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Yeets.
Wattson looks gassed!
Yeets tries to land knees in the clinch but Wattson avoids the damage to the body.

Yeets breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Wattson.
Wattson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Yeets counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wattson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yeets wants to control from the top but Wattson keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wattson is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wattson trying to control but Yeets is working from the bottom.
Yeets looking to control.
Yeets keeping moving, preventing Wattson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeets is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wattson is trying to get back to full guard.
Wattson is in trouble now - Yeets has advanced to mount!
Yeets blocks Wattson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Wattson tries to lock up and control but Yeets gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yeets fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Yeets does no damage.
Wattson has his takedown stuffed
and Yeets counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wattson tries to clinch
and Yeets counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yeets misses with a body shot.
Wattson wants to clinch

and Yeets counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wattson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yeets. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wattson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yeets scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yeets is keen to just control but Wattson is a slippery customer.
Yeets not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wattson wants to improve his position but Yeets is controlling well.
Yeets wants to pass to mount but Wattson is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeets prevents Wattson from improving his position.
Well, if Yeets is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yeets throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wattson.
Yeets circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yeets counters with a nice body kick.

Yeets gets a takedown into half guard.
Yeets is thwarting Wattson's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wattson looking for submissions off his back.
Wattson moves into full guard.
Wattson looking to control.
Yeets tries to free his leg and advance position but Wattson is retaining full guard.
Yeets trying to control but Wattson is working from the bottom.
Yeets passes Wattson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wattson wants to improve his position but Yeets is controlling well.
Wattson is looking to control Yeets's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wattson avoid being mounted?
Yeets trying to control from half guard but Wattson is working away.
Wattson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeets wants to take a breather but Wattson is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Yeets.
Yeets seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wattson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yeets works his way into side control.

Yeets working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wattson wants to control but Yeets postures up.
Wattson is looking for a sweep.
Yeets moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Wattson tries to bench press Yeets off him but Yeets keeps the position.

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.
Yeets controlling from side mount.
Wattson wants to control but Yeets postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Yeets does no damage.
Wattson tries to clinch but Yeets moves away
and Yeets counters with a nice body kick.
Wattson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Yeets counters with a single leg into guard. Wattson didn't expect that.
Wattson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wattson keeping moving, preventing Yeets from controlling successfully.
Wattson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wattson is trying to hold Yeets in close to prevent damage but Yeets has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tokamek Yeets dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yeets misses with a double jab.
Wattson tries to clinch up

and Yeets counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wattson won't be happy with that.
Yeets wants to control but Wattson is keeping him busy.
Wattson tries to bench press Yeets off him but Yeets keeps the position.
Wattson regains half guard.
Wattson gets full guard.
Yeets working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wattson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Yeets is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wattson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Yeets's back instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wattson gets his hands free as Yeets looks to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wattson looking to hold on to the position here but Yeets rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Wattson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yeets works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wattson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yeets is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yeets seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wattson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wattson is positioning himself well to prevent Yeets advancing to mount.
Wattson gets back to full guard.
Wattson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Yeets stopping the sweep attempt from Wattson.
Wattson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Wattson looking for a guillotine here but Yeets defends easily.

Wattson looking for a guillotine here but Yeets defends easily.
Yeets with a nice head shot there.
Wattson 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 referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wattson tries to clinch up
and Yeets counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yeets circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yeets counters with a good low kick that Wattson was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wattson tries to clinch up

and Yeets counters by clinching up.
A right hook to the body lands for Wattson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wattson.
Yeets landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wattson throws a head punch that misses.
Yeets lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Ron Wattson has been cut.
Yeets misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wattson.
Yeets looking to stall.
Wattson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yeets.
Wattson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Yeets.
A right hand to the body from Yeets.
Wattson managing to block the knees to the body from Yeets.
Yeets landing knees to the head.
Yeets landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Yeets to work.
Wattson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yeets missing with knees to the body.
Wattson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yeets.
Wattson working aggressively here.
Ron Wattson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wattson throws a head punch that misses.
Yeets jumps guard but Wattson stands there with Yeets around his waist. Yeets gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yeets on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wattson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wattson.

Yeets breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wattson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yeets makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wattson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yeets doesn't seem bothered though.
Wattson looks to clinch
and Yeets counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wattson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wattson wants to clinch but Yeets slips to the side
and Yeets counters with a good low kick that Wattson was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeets misses with a head kick.
Wattson takes a swing at Yeets's ribcage but misses.
Yeets wants to clinch.
Yeets throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tokamek Yeets showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yeets has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tokamek Yeets!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephaun Spanky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spanky comes to the cage accompanied by Point of No Return - Immortal Technique. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spanky
vs
Diaz

175 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Close Quarters Combat
Gifts of the Rainforest

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight 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, Stephaun Spanky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Spanky avoids nicely.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Spanky sprawls well.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spanky's waist but Spanky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Stephaun Spanky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Diaz.

Diaz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Spanky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spanky trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.

Spanky drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Spanky off! Spanky jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Spanky is breathing heavily.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spanky manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz works over Spanky with some ground and pound from guard.
Spanky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz distracts Spanky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Spanky has momentary wrist control but Diaz slips an elbow through the middle.
Diaz trying to control but Spanky is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz advances to half guard.
Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz prevents Spanky from improving his position.
Diaz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Spanky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Spanky's face.
Spanky wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.

Diaz working for a guillotine from mount but Spanky is in no mood to give up.
Spanky tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spanky sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spanky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Spanky is rocked!
Diaz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Spanky!
Oh Spanky is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Diaz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spanky?
Diaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diaz with good strikes from the mount here!
Diaz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diaz cracks Spanky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz landing shots from mount.
Diaz working Spanky over with strikes here.
Diaz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diaz landing punches.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Diaz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Diaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diaz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Spanky in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Diaz raining down shots from the mount!
Spanky really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz dominating with strikes here.
Spanky regains half guard.
Spanky is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spanky avoid being mounted?
Spanky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diaz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diaz's back!
Spanky doesn't have the hooks in and Diaz manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz won't allow Spanky to sweep him here.
Diaz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Spanky can't keep his opponent in guard - Diaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diaz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Diaz passes to side control.
Diaz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Diaz working the ground and pound.
Diaz lands a nice forearm strike.
Spanky is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Diaz working the head with strikes.
Spanky is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz working the ground and pound.
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!
Check out the look on Diaz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Diaz wants to control but Spanky is keeping him busy.
Diaz grinds an elbow into Spanky's temple.
Spanky regains half guard.
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. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to Spanky's temple.
Diaz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spanky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Diaz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Diaz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Diaz works his way into full mount!
Diaz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spanky hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spanky manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Spanky has hold of Diaz's hands but Diaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Spanky taking some punishment here, with Diaz in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Diaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Diaz misses with a takedown
and Spanky counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spanky swivels and escapes.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stephaun Spanky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Diaz.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Spanky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stephaun Spanky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Spanky as Diaz shoots in.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spanky but Spanky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Spanky which made him look bad.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Spanky sprawls well.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Spanky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Spanky. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Spanky stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Spanky sprawls well.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Spanky sprawls well.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spanky as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Spanky which made him look bad.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spanky but Spanky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spanky as he avoids it easily.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Spanky shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanky stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Spanky seems to have got his legs back now.
Spanky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Spanky feints and as Diaz raises his hands in defense, Spanky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spanky manages to get himself to full guard.

Spanky working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Spanky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.

Spanky is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Spanky looking to control.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Spanky is keeping the position.
Spanky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Diaz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spanky's head.

Spanky working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.

Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Spanky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Spanky passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diaz is staying active underneath Spanky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spanky is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Diaz!
Spanky prevents Diaz from getting the reversal.
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Spanky's attempts to control the action.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Spanky looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Spanky has a good base and remains in mount.
Diaz regains half guard.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz trying to control but Spanky postures up.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Spanky controlling him for the moment.
Spanky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Spanky looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz working Spanky over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephaun Spanky dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Diaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Spanky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Spanky dodges it nicely.

Diaz 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.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Spanky is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Spanky is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanky regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spanky looking for a sweep. Not yet Spanky, not yet.

Spanky working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spanky's head.

Spanky looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz scoring with punches to the head and body.

Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz lands a couple of elbows.
Spanky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz pushing down on Spanky's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaz wants to free his trapped foot but Spanky is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Spanky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spanky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spanky is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Spanky counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Spanky pushes down on Diaz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Spanky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Spanky's back!
Can Spanky hold on?! Diaz is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Diaz.
Diaz lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Spanky.
Spanky is in bad spot here.
Spanky trying to control the position but Diaz manages to sink in the hooks.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Diaz.
Diaz is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Diaz gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Diaz gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Diaz apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Diaz fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Spanky out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Noah Diaz!
Noah Diaz is the new welterweight champion!

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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svenbjorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Anthem. The key to victory for Sven Svenbjorn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Svenbjorn
vs
Archer

198 cm
19
234 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight 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, Sven Svenbjorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Archer!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Archer shoots in and bounces Svenbjorn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Svenbjorn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Svenbjorn keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
Archer controlling from the top position.
Archer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Archer advances to half guard.
Archer wants to pass the guard but Svenbjorn is defending well.

Svenbjorn is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily.
Svenbjorn gets full guard.
Svenbjorn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Svenbjorn tries to get out of the position.
Archer trying to control the position from guard on top but Svenbjorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Svenbjorn is proving hard to escape from.
Archer preventing the sweep.
Archer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Archer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Svenbjorn looking for a sweep. Not yet Svenbjorn, not yet.
Archer connects with a couple of short punches.
Svenbjorn wants to sweep here but Archer controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Svenbjorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Svenbjorn misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Archer.
Svenbjorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Svenbjorn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A leg kick checked by Archer.
Svenbjorn misses with a takedown
and Archer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Svenbjorn's knee momentarily.
Svenbjorn is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenbjorn misses with the combination.
Svenbjorn throws an overhand right that lands on Archer's shoulder, as Archer tries to avoid the shot.
Archer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Svenbjorn's sensitive parts.
Archer shoots in for a takedown but Svenbjorn shows good takedown defense.

Archer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Svenbjorn!
Archer controlling his opponent.
Archer dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer thowing shots but they're missing.
Archer tries to control but Svenbjorn wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer controlling from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Archer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Svenbjorn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Svenbjorn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Archer looking to finish with strikes here!
Archer looking to control but Svenbjorn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Svenbjorn is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Archer looking to control but Svenbjorn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Svenbjorn is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Archer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Svenbjorn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Archer trying to control but Svenbjorn is having none of it.
Svenbjorn is working to get back to half guard.
Archer looking to control but Svenbjorn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Archer prevents Svenbjorn from getting the reversal.
Svenbjorn tries to hold on but Archer pushes him away.
Svenbjorn tries to reverse the position but Archer maintains control.
Archer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Archer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Svenbjorn throws out a powerful jab.
Svenbjorn throws a combination that misses

and Archer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Svenbjorn!
Svenbjorn regains half guard.
Svenbjorn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Archer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svenbjorn misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Svenbjorn trying to get back to full guard but Archer takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Archer landing strikes from the mount and Svenbjorn is in trouble!
Archer punching from mount but Svenbjorn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Svenbjorn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Svenbjorn is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Archer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Svenbjorn is looking to escape.
Archer controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenbjorn is working to get back to half guard.
Archer tries to control but Svenbjorn wriggling away.

Archer looking for a guillotine from mount but Svenbjorn is having none of it.
Archer prevents Svenbjorn from getting the reversal.
Archer wants to control the pace but Svenbjorn is squirming around nicely.
Svenbjorn swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Svenbjorn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Svenbjorn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Svenbjorn is working to get back to half guard.
Svenbjorn tries to improve his position but instead Archer has taken his back!

Archer looking for the RNC.
Archer trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Svenbjorn turns into Archer and is now in his guard.
Archer working a defensive guard here.
Svenbjorn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Svenbjorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svenbjorn is fighting to break Archer's control of his arms but Archer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Archer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Archer trying to control the position.
Svenbjorn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Svenbjorn preventing the sweep.
Svenbjorn landing some decent shots from guard.
Archer wants to stand but Svenbjorn is controlling the position.
Svenbjorn tries to free his leg and advance position but Archer is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Svenbjorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Archer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Archer is looking to clinch.
Archer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Svenbjorn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Svenbjorn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Archer advances position into side control!
Archer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Svenbjorn tries to improve position but can't.

Archer has hold of Svenbjorn's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Svenbjorn seems comfortable defending it but Archer has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Svenbjorn is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Svenbjorn is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Archer couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Archer!
Ben Archer is the new heavyweight champion!