ERC 3: The End of A Beginning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Arruda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickson Arruda had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Cruz Jefferson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rickson Arruda's chin.

Arruda
vs
Jefferson

180 cm
18
197 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Arruda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cruz Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arruda with a poor takedown
and Jefferson counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Arruda is out cold! A devastating KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cruz Jefferson!

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FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Maurizio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurizio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: NMH2: No More Riot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Maurizio

180 cm
27
218 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

172 cm
28
210 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Maurizio!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maurizio tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maurizio.
Maurizio defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Maurizio. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Maurizio wants to clinch.

Oooooh!!! Maurizio has knocked Johnson down with a huge combo! Maurizio steps away and waves a wobbly Johnson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Rodrigo Johnson has been cut.
Johnson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Maurizio lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Maurizio takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Johnson is rocked!
Maurizio catches Johnson with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Johnson forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mick Maurizio!
Mick Maurizio is the new heavyweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thales Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Ribeirao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Do you know what time it is?. A fine choice. Ribeirao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Elite kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Ribeirao

173 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
27
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

NUT UP or SHUT UP (153q Rec. /$15)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Thales Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Ribeirao!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

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

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

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

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

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ribeirao defends well.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeirao.
Ribeirao wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeirao throwing strikes but missing.

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

Ribeirao thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Silva has his foot on Ribeirao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ribeirao works his way back into a safe position though.
Ribeirao passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Ribeirao tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ribeirao looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva wants to improve his position but Ribeirao is controlling well.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ribeirao.
Ribeirao sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeirao not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ribeirao wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Ribeirao is controlling him well.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.

Ribeirao maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Silva could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ribeirao has cracked it and Silva is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ribeirao!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rogerio Ribeirao!
Rogerio Ribeirao is the new lightweight champion!

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RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dasani Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Smilehoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smilehoven has chosen Iran national song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Smilehoven

175 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

NUT UP or SHUT UP (153q Rec. /$15)

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dasani Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Smilehoven!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

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

Smilehoven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smilehoven swings widly with a right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smilehoven misses with the combination.
Smilehoven misses with a few strikes there.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smilehoven was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Smilehoven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smilehoven thinking.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva scores with a one two! Smilehoven had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Smilehoven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva tries to bum rush Smilehoven with a series of wild strikes but Smilehoven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva feints a jab promting Smilehoven to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smilehoven slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smilehoven throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Smilehoven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jim Smilehoven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smilehoven throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Smilehoven moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.

Smilehoven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smilehoven cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smilehoven has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.

Smilehoven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smilehoven misses with a looping left.
Smilehoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Smilehoven looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Smilehoven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smilehoven misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Smilehoven.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smilehoven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Smilehoven throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Smilehoven throws a big shot that misses.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Smilehoven closes the distance and clinches.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Smilehoven controls the action.

Smilehoven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva is looking to wear down Smilehoven with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Smilehoven.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smilehoven.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smilehoven moves away.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smilehoven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Smilehoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Smilehoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smilehoven was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.

Smilehoven moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smilehoven's elbow.

Smilehoven breaks from the clinch.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva throws a series of punches but Smilehoven avoids them all with ease.
Smilehoven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Smilehoven moved out of range.
Smilehoven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a swing at Smilehoven's ribcage but misses.
Smilehoven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smilehoven loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smilehoven throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smilehoven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Smilehoven is just out of range.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva swinging wildly here.

Smilehoven clinches up against the ropes.

Smilehoven manages to break the clinch.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smilehoven momentarily.
Smilehoven throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Smilehoven throws an off balance right hand
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a body punch but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smilehoven misses the body punch
and Smilehoven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Smilehoven.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva jabs Smilehoven to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Smilehoven rushes Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Smilehoven breaks from the clinch.
Smilehoven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smilehoven misses with a straight left.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Smilehoven.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smilehoven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smilehoven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a body punch but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Smilehoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Smilehoven avoids them all with ease.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Smilehoven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smilehoven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Smilehoven.
Smilehoven is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Smilehoven moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Smilehoven misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jim Smilehoven will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smilehoven misses with a two punch combination.
Smilehoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Smilehoven moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Smilehoven.
Smilehoven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smilehoven misses the jab.
Jab from Smilehoven.

Smilehoven forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Smilehoven controls his hands.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Smilehoven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smilehoven avoids the body shot from Silva.

Smilehoven closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smilehoven's elbow.
Silva misses with a body punch.

Smilehoven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smilehoven throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Smilehoven looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smilehoven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Smilehoven.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva looks to land a combination but Smilehoven avoids it well.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smilehoven moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva throws a body punch but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Dasani Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Smilehoven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Smilehoven rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Smilehoven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva jabs Smilehoven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smilehoven jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smilehoven misses with a straight right.
Silva throws a jab when Smilehoven was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Smilehoven.
Silva swings for the body but Smilehoven moves out of range.

Smilehoven has managed to clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Smilehoven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva swings for the body but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Silva throws a right and a left that Smilehoven avoids nicely.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smilehoven circles away quickly and effectively.

Smilehoven clinches up against the ropes.

Smilehoven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smilehoven misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smilehoven.
Smilehoven cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dasani Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stuns Smilehoven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva stalks Smilehoven and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smilehoven's face. Smilehoven staggers backwards, shaken.
Smilehoven walks into a left hand.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smilehoven misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smilehoven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a body punch but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Smilehoven throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Smilehoven misses with a double jab.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smilehoven finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Silva misses.

Smilehoven closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Smilehoven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smilehoven misses with a left hand
and Smilehoven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Smilehoven closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.

Smilehoven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smilehoven throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Smilehoven slips under a jab from Silva.
Smilehoven connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Smilehoven. That snapped Silva's head back.
Smilehoven throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Smilehoven scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Smilehoven forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smilehoven has the dominant position.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.

Smilehoven breaks the clinch.

Smilehoven gets a clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch.

Smilehoven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smilehoven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Smilehoven gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Smilehoven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smilehoven.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smilehoven.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Smilehoven has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva trying to stall but Smilehoven improves his position.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smilehoven has the dominant position.

Smilehoven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smilehoven throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva takes a swing at Smilehoven's ribcage but misses.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smilehoven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smilehoven.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smilehoven.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Smilehoven.
Silva punishes Smilehoven's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva thuds a left hand into Smilehoven's body.
Smilehoven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smilehoven tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Smilehoven should have avoided that one.
Smilehoven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva moves out of range as Smilehoven strikes.
Smilehoven slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a body shot.

Smilehoven instigates a clinch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Smilehoven manages to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Smilehoven misses.
Silva throws a series of punches but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Smilehoven throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smilehoven.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Smilehoven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a right and a left that Smilehoven avoids nicely.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dasani Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smilehoven closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Smilehoven gets an underhook and turns Silva into the ropes.

Smilehoven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smilehoven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smilehoven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smilehoven.
Jab, jab by Smilehoven - just one landing.

Smilehoven closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.

Smilehoven manages to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva takes a swing at Smilehoven's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Smilehoven.

Smilehoven clinches with his opponent.

Smilehoven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smilehoven scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smilehoven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smilehoven slips under a jab from Silva.
Smilehoven avoids the body shot from Silva.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva tries to move into range but Smilehoven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven avoids the body shot from Silva.
Jim Smilehoven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Smilehoven rushes Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smilehoven prevents a body shot from Silva.

Smilehoven breaks from the clinch.
Smilehoven defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Smilehoven clinches.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smilehoven misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Smilehoven jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that Smilehoven avoids nicely.
Smilehoven misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Smilehoven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smilehoven throws a combination that misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smilehoven.

Smilehoven moves into the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Smilehoven has control.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Smilehoven is controlling the position.
Smilehoven blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Smilehoven controls his hands.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim Smilehoven.
I've got Smilehoven winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Smilehoven!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perfect Plex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plex has chosen Amazing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mauricio Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rua
vs
Plex

185 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
30
220 lbs
13 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Perfect Plex!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plex's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Plex duly obliges.

It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.

Plex closes the distance and clinches.
Plex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Plex has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plex avoids it.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Plex blocks it.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plex lands a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Plex landing knees to the body.
Plex lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.

Mauricio Rua's cut is getting worse.
Plex lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.
Come on Plex - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Plex lands an elbow inside.

Mauricio Rua's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Plex avoiding damage.
Plex connects with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Mauricio Rua's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mauricio Rua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Perfect Plex!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sagat Adulyadej (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Adulyadej
vs
Bones

176 cm
26
176 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

NUT UP or SHUT UP (153q Rec. /$15)

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sagat Adulyadej!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bones!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adulyadej drives through and clinches with Bones against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adulyadej's brow.
Bones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bones throws an elbow that misses.
Adulyadej blocks an elbow strike from Bones.
Adulyadej with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bones stalling.
Bones avoiding damage as Adulyadej throws knees to the body.
Bones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adulyadej using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bones stalling in the clinch.
Bones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adulyadej wants to stall.
Adulyadej avoids a wild elbow strike from Bones.
Bones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adulyadej with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adulyadej tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bones avoids it.
Adulyadej scores a nice knee to the body.
Adulyadej utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bones lands an elbow just above Adulyadej 's eye.
Adulyadej avoids a wild elbow strike from Bones.
Adulyadej with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adulyadej unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bones looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adulyadej utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adulyadej unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adulyadej connects with a knee to the head.
Adulyadej tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bones avoids it.
Adulyadej with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adulyadej with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adulyadej is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bones lands an elbow inside.
Bones misses with an elbow over the top.
Adulyadej is trying to stall.
Adulyadej tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bones avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bones.
Bones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bones lands an elbow inside.
Bones managing to block the knees to the body from Adulyadej.
Adulyadej looking to slow down the pace here.
Bones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bones lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bones throws an elbow but misses.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Adulyadej shrugs off.
Adulyadej trying to stall but Bones improves his position.
Bones avoiding damage as Adulyadej throws knees to the body.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the temple.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the forehead.

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.
Adulyadej dodges an elbow strike from Bones.
Adulyadej misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bones.
Bones lands a nice elbow.
Adulyadej lands a nice knee to the body.
Adulyadej tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adulyadej is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bones is defending well for now.
Adulyadej looking to stall.
Bones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adulyadej blocks the elbow strike.
Bones effectively controlling the action here.
Adulyadej trying to control the position but instead, Bones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adulyadej into the ropes.
Bones avoiding damage as Adulyadej throws knees to the body.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bones lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Bones.
Bones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adulyadej's defenses.
Bones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adulyadej as Bones tries to tie him up.
Bones lands an elbow just above Adulyadej 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones avoiding damage as Adulyadej throws knees to the body.
Bones lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adulyadej's brow.
Bones lands an elbow that stopped Adulyadej in his tracks for a moment.
Adulyadej tries a knee to the head but Bones blocks it.
Adulyadej throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adulyadej.
Adulyadej being controlled against the ropes.
Bones lands an elbow inside.
Adulyadej blocks an elbow strike from Bones.
Bones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bones avoiding damage as Adulyadej throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bones throws an elbow but it misses.
Bones lands a nice elbow.
Adulyadej trying to land knees to the body.
Bones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bones avoiding damage as Adulyadej throws knees to the body.
Bones is pushing Adulyadej up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bones receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Adulyadej tries to land knees in the clinch but Bones avoids the damage to the body.

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.
Adulyadej trying to stall but Bones improves his position.
Nice elbow from Bones.
Adulyadej with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adulyadej with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adulyadej tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bones avoids it.
Bones lands an elbow that stopped Adulyadej in his tracks for a moment.
Bones avoiding damage as Adulyadej throws knees to the body.
Bones lands a damaging elbow.
Bones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adulyadej's defenses.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adulyadej trying to stall but Bones improves his position.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Adulyadej shrugs off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adulyadej misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Bones.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Bones.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adulyadej with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sagat Adulyadej dominated that round.
That's time! Adulyadej's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Adulyadej moves into the clinch.
Bones effectively controlling the action here.
Adulyadej connects with a knee to the head.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the temple.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bones lands a damaging elbow.
Bones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adulyadej is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bones is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bones throws an elbow but misses.
Bones lands an elbow that stopped Adulyadej in his tracks for a moment.
Adulyadej tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adulyadej with a knee to the head.
Adulyadej looking to throw knees to the head but Bones is blocking nicely.
Bones lands an elbow just above Adulyadej 's eye.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adulyadej tries a knee to the head but Bones blocks it.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bones lands an elbow that stopped Adulyadej in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adulyadej obliges.
Sagat Adulyadej has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Bones.
Adulyadej tries to land knees in the clinch but Bones avoids the damage to the body.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the temple.
Bones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adulyadej's defenses.
Adulyadej missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones stalling the fight.
Bones continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bones lands a damaging elbow.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Adulyadej shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adulyadej's defenses.
Bones managing to block the knees to the body from Adulyadej.
Bones lands a nice elbow.
Adulyadej tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adulyadej's defenses.
Bones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Adulyadej is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bones is defending well for now.
Bones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bones lands an elbow inside.
Bones is stalling here.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adulyadej using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Adulyadej shrugs off.
Bones throws an elbow but it misses.
Adulyadej letting Bones take a breather here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bones.

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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bones lands an elbow just above Adulyadej 's eye.
Bones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bones throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Bones.
Bones lands an elbow inside.
Adulyadej tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bones lands a damaging elbow.
Bones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bones lands an elbow just above Adulyadej 's eye.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bones.
Bones tries to stall but Adulyadej uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adulyadej misses with a knee strike.
Bones lands a nice elbow.
Bones throws an elbow that misses.
Bones has Adulyadej pressed against the ropes.
Bones lands an elbow just above Adulyadej 's eye.
Nice elbow from Bones.
Adulyadej missing with knees to the body.
Bones avoiding damage as Adulyadej throws knees to the body.
Bones is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bones as Adulyadej tries to tie him up.
Bones lands an elbow inside.
Adulyadej dodges an elbow strike from Bones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adulyadej tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adulyadej is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adulyadej letting Bones take a breather here.
Bones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bones lands an elbow that stopped Adulyadej in his tracks for a moment.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bones lands a nice elbow.
Bones lands an elbow that stopped Adulyadej in his tracks for a moment.
Bones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adulyadej's defenses.
Adulyadej tries a knee to the head but Bones blocks it.
Adulyadej avoids the elbow strike from Bones, against the ropes.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bones lands an elbow that stopped Adulyadej in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bones.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adulyadej's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adulyadej tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bones avoids it.
Bones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adulyadej is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Adulyadej shrugs off.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four 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.
Nice elbow from Bones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bones.
Bones lands an elbow just above Adulyadej 's eye.
Bones slows down the pace here.
Adulyadej blocks an elbow strike from Bones.
Nice elbow from Bones.
Adulyadej being controlled against the ropes.
Bones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the temple.
Adulyadej trying to control the position but instead, Bones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adulyadej into the ropes.
Adulyadej throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adulyadej.
Bones lands a nice elbow.
Adulyadej looking to slow down the pace here.
Bones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adulyadej up against the ropes.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Adulyadej shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Adulyadej's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bones pushes Adulyadej up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adulyadej blocks an elbow strike.
Adulyadej misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bones.
Bones lands a nice elbow.
Bones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adulyadej's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adulyadej's brow.
Bones throws an elbow but it misses.
Bones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adulyadej's brow.
Bones stalling against the ropes.
Adulyadej dodges an elbow strike from Bones.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adulyadej is trying to maintain a safe position but Bones gets an underhook and turns Adulyadej into the ropes.
Adulyadej landing knees to the body.
Adulyadej with a knee to the head.
Adulyadej avoids the elbow strike from Bones, against the ropes.
Bones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adulyadej avoids a wild elbow strike from Bones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adulyadej tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bones avoids it.
Adulyadej is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bones throws an elbow but it misses.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Adulyadej shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adulyadej obliges.
Bones taking a breather.
Adulyadej dodges an elbow strike from Bones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bones as Adulyadej tries to tie him up.
Bones lands an elbow that stopped Adulyadej in his tracks for a moment.
Adulyadej scores with a knee to the head.
Adulyadej throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adulyadej is trying to stall.
Bones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adulyadej trying to control the position but instead, Bones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adulyadej into the ropes.
Nice elbow from Bones.
Bones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adulyadej tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bones avoids it.
Bones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Bones.
Bones lands an elbow inside.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Adulyadej shrugs off.
Bones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bones throws an elbow but it misses.
Bones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bones wants to stall.
Bones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

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.
Adulyadej connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bones's face.
Bones is looking to control Adulyadej's arms but Adulyadej gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bones has his back to the ropes.
Adulyadej landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adulyadej with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Adulyadej shrugs off.
Bones lands an elbow that stopped Adulyadej in his tracks for a moment.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the temple.
Adulyadej is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bones is defending well for now.
Bones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adulyadej's defenses.
Bones lands an elbow that stopped Adulyadej in his tracks for a moment.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the temple.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bones lands an elbow just above Adulyadej 's eye.
Bones'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.
Adulyadej looking to slow down the pace here.
Bones misses with an elbow over the top.
Adulyadej looking to stall.
Bones lands an elbow inside that Adulyadej shrugs off.
Bones throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the temple.
Bones lands an elbow just above Adulyadej 's eye.
Bones lands an elbow that stopped Adulyadej in his tracks for a moment.
Adulyadej tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adulyadej is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bones is defending well for now.
Bones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adulyadej blocks the elbow strike.
Bones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bones misses with an elbow strike.
Bones trying to stall but Adulyadej improves his position.
Bones is stalling here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bones misses with an elbow strike.
Adulyadej using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adulyadej looking to stall.

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.
Adulyadej misses with a knee strike.
Bones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bones.
Bones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adulyadej takes an elbow to the temple.
Bones pushes off an throws an elbow but Adulyadej leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bones is struggling to control the position.
Bones looking to slow down the pace here.
Bones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adulyadej lands a good knee to the midsection. Bones won't want to take too many of those.
Adulyadej is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adulyadej looking to throw knees to the head but Bones is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adulyadej obliges.
Adulyadej tries to stall but Bones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adulyadej looking to throw knees to the head but Bones is blocking nicely.
Adulyadej misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bones.
Bones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adulyadej's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adulyadej's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sagat Adulyadej showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adulyadej 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagat Adulyadej!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buck The Great Weasel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakuraba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Gimme Shelter as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

The Great Weasel
vs
Gracie

175 cm
30
186 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

180 cm
30
182 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck The Great Weasel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakuraba Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great Weasel moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a leg kick

and The Great Weasel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing The Great Weasel from controlling successfully.
The Great Weasel wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Great Weasel controls from within his opponent's guard.

The Great Weasel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Great Weasel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Great Weasel pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

The Great Weasel is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.

The Great Weasel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to improve his position but The Great Weasel is controlling well.

The Great Weasel is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.

The Great Weasel seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.

The Great Weasel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie looks like he's trying to stand up.

Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by The Great Weasel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Gracie wriggles free and stands up.
The Great Weasel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie misses with a body punch

and The Great Weasel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.

The Great Weasel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie!
Gracie works to advance to full mount. The Great Weasel defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gracie looking to control but The Great Weasel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Great Weasel is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie landing punches.
The Great Weasel is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Great Weasel is looking to escape.
The Great Weasel is trying to escape the mount.

Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but The Great Weasel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie.
The Great Weasel is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but The Great Weasel frees his head quite easily.
The Great Weasel looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Gracie wants to control but The Great Weasel is keeping busy.

Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The Great Weasel wants to control his opponent's hands but Gracie gets his hands free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie has the hooks in. The Great Weasel is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gracie lands shots from the back.
Gracie avoiding The Great Weasel 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sakuraba Gracie will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and The Great Weasel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Great Weasel.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Great Weasel defends it easily.

Gracie working for a triangle but The Great Weasel defends it easily.
The Great Weasel trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to control the position but The Great Weasel postures up.
The Great Weasel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

The Great Weasel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Great Weasel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

The Great Weasel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Great Weasel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.

The Great Weasel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but The Great Weasel keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Great Weasel's best efforts.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
The Great Weasel is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.

The Great Weasel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.

The Great Weasel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but The Great Weasel is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great Weasel wants to sweep but no luck.
The Great Weasel looking to control.

Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Great Weasel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between The Great Weasel's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie wants to control from the top but The Great Weasel keeps moving.
The Great Weasel controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Great Weasel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie works over The Great Weasel with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! The Great Weasel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Great Weasel manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into The Great Weasel's guard.

The Great Weasel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but The Great Weasel blocks nicely.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Great Weasel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Great Weasel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between The Great Weasel's legs - danger averted.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Great Weasel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck The Great Weasel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Great Weasel at a distance.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt

so The Great Weasel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Great Weasel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Great Weasel trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The Great Weasel stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
The Great Weasel passes into half guard.

The Great Weasel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
The Great Weasel wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie looking to control.

The Great Weasel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Great Weasel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.

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.

The Great Weasel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on The Great Weasel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie keeping control of the position.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The Great Weasel 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.

The Great Weasel looking for a submission but Gracie manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but The Great Weasel is proving a slippery customer.

The Great Weasel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Great Weasel wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Great Weasel is aware though and is defending well.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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.
The Great Weasel wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

The Great Weasel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Great Weasel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Great Weasel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Great Weasel advances to half guard.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as The Great Weasel sits in half guard.

The Great Weasel is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The Great Weasel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck The Great Weasel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Great Weasel 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck The Great Weasel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Fury has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hughes
vs
Fury

175 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Hughes!
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, Bryan Fury!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes takes one on the button.
Hughes slips under a jab.
A combination from Fury does no damage.
Fury throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hughes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fury pinned against the ropes. Fury gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fury swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Fury.
Fury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Fury does no damage.
Fury looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Fury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Fury which made him look bad.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughes fails with the takedown
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury scores with a nice right hand.
Fury looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Hughes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fury counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fury lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Fury cracks Hughes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hughes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fury counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes backs away from a small jab...but Fury lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Hughes crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Fury with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bryan Fury!
Bryan Fury is the new welterweight champion!