No Exit FC 46: Duke v. Ou PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronan Nogueira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rafael Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
Nogueira

196 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronan Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nogueira gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Nogueira prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva is controlling Nogueira's posture.
Silva keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.

Silva has his foot on Nogueira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nogueira works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira works a leg free and moves into half guard.

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

Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Nogueira trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nogueira is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nogueira pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Nogueira.

Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva tries to roll over but Nogueira keeps him under control.
Silva won't allow Nogueira to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nogueira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nogueira trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Nogueira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ronan Nogueira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Nogueira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to control but Silva wriggling away.

Nogueira is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nogueira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Nogueira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep.
Nogueira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva prevents Nogueira from improving his position.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Nogueira is working away.
Nogueira regains full guard. Nicely done.

Nogueira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nogueira looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nogueira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Nogueira has wrist control.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.

Nogueira looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

Nogueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nogueira's guard.
Ronan Nogueira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nogueira manages to get to full guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is keeping the position.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Nogueira looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silva has picked Nogueira up and slammed him! Nogueira can't keep hold of the triangle and Silva manages to pass to side control!
Nogueira is not content to let Silva control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ronan Nogueira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nogueira's guard.

Nogueira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Nogueira tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Nogueira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva prevents Nogueira from improving his position.
Silva is trying to control. Nogueira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nogueira is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva stands and throws Nogueira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nogueira is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Nogueira is keeping him busy.
Nogueira taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Nogueira is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva prevents Nogueira from improving his position.
Nogueira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Nogueira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nogueira is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Silva jumps into side control!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Silva!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorik Vartanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jared White will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Vartanov
vs
White

190 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorik Vartanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

White takes the fight into the clinch.
Vartanov can't break the clinch.
White misses with an elbow strike.
Vartanov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Vartanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Vartanov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vartanov just content to control the position.
White is looking to reverse the position.
Vartanov takes a little break here. White wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Vartanov scoring with punches from side control.
Vartanov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but White sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vartanov in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartanov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
White tries to buck Vartanov off but Vartanov is having none of it.

Vartanov stands up and beckons White to his feet.

Vartanov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vartanov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
White trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vartanov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartanov dominating with strikes here.
White wants to control but Vartanov is having none of it.
Vartanov looking to control and managing it successfully.

Vartanov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force White to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so White shrugs it off.
Vartanov controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vartanov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vartanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorik Vartanov!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Dracon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amir Dracon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pablo Matos's chin.

Dracon
vs
Matos

172 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

184 cm
18
186 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amir Dracon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Matos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Matos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Dracon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Dracon is tightening it up a little... Matos has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Matos reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Matos taps out! Nice BJJ there by Dracon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Amir Dracon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonio Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle comes into the arena with Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ortega's choice of entrance music: Last Caress. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doyle
vs
Ortega

171 cm
22
146 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
147 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tonio Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Doyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortega throws the kick towards the body but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Ortega saw that one coming.
Doyle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortega counters with a right hand to the body.
Ortega throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Ortega finds it's target.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ortega sprawls well. Ortega wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doyle gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega lands a head kick!
Ortega wants to clinch.
Tonio Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortega throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Doyle.
Sloppy strikes from Ortega. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Doyle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doyle misses with a combination
and Ortega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortega looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Ortega throws a big shot that misses.
Ortega tries to bum rush Doyle with a series of wild strikes but Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Ortega.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Ortega lands.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Ortega throws a right hand that misses
and Doyle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortega circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
Ortega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortega.
Doyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortega circles away quickly and effectively.
Doyle dodges the punch combination from Ortega.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doyle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ortega counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ortega.
Ortega throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doyle is trying to force a seperation but Ortega has the dominant position.
Doyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortega lands a nice knee to the body.
Ortega with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doyle is trying to force a seperation but Ortega has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle is trying to force a seperation but Ortega has the dominant position.
Ortega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doyle.

Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortega counters with a head kick. That will keep Doyle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonio Ortega dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doyle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ortega throws a head kick that Doyle semi-blocks.
Ortega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doyle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses.
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
Doyle swinging wildly here.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega wants to clinch but Doyle slips to the side
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Doyle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortega misses with the combination.
Doyle feints a jab promting Ortega to slip. Doyle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ortega slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ernest Doyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortega throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ortega attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tonio Ortega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortega misses with a hook.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
Ortega takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle swinging wildly here.
Doyle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ortega throws a lazy uppercut
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
Doyle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ortega tries to avoid it but Doyle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ortega to the ground. Ortega escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortega.
Ortega looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Ortega misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Ortega scores with a four punch combination!
Ortega misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle catches Ortega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortega counters with a thumping low kick.
Ortega tried to score with a low kick but Doyle checks it.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Doyle. Those never looked like landing.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Ortega.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega misses with a body shot
and Doyle counters with a one-two to the body.
Ortega misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyle counters with a good low kick that Ortega was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonio Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ortega throws a right and a left that both miss.

Doyle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ortega's guard.

Ortega is rocked!
Doyle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ortega is still in real trouble! Can Doyle finish him?

Doyle has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ortega is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Doyle yanks on the arm and Ortega is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Doyle.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ernest Doyle!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pharoah Parisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parisyan's entrance music is Illmerica. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Parisyan
vs
Milat

178 cm
21
181 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pharoah Parisyan!
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, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Milat.
Milat cracks Parisyan with a right hand to the side of the head.

Parisyan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Milat to the mat! Milat manages to get full guard.
Milat wants to sweep but no luck.
Milat keeping moving, preventing Parisyan from controlling successfully.
Parisyan stops Milat from standing up.
Milat striking off his back but it's not causing Parisyan any problems.
Milat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parisyan's guard.
Milat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parisyan keeping full guard, as Milat tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parisyan keeping moving, preventing Milat from controlling successfully.
Milat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parisyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat wanted to stand there but Parisyan had control of the position.
Milat controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Milat hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Milat throws a leg kick which misses Parisyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Parisyan tries to avoid it.

Milat instigates a clinch.
Milat misses with some punches.
Milat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parisyan backwards.
Parisyan tries to throw a body punch but Milat avoids it by throwing Parisyan back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parisyan blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Milat.
Milat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parisyan's elbow.
Milat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parisyan backwards.
Milat being controlled against the cage.
Milat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milat can't find room to land a body shot as Parisyan controls the action.
Milat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Milat is pressed up against the cage. Parisyan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Milat down to the mat. Milat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Parisyan tries to keep at a distance but Milat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Milat presses Parisyan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat is pushing Parisyan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Parisyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat blocks a body shot from Parisyan.
Milat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parisyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milat has Parisyan pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Milat lands an uppercut.
Milat working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Milat obliges.
Milat lands a shoulder strike.
Parisyan is looking to control Milat's arms but Milat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parisyan has his back to the cage.
Milat has Parisyan pushed against the cage.
Parisyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Milat controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parisyan.
Milat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Milat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milat missing with knees to the body.
Milat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Nice body punch from Milat - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Milat scores with a spinning back kick!
Parisyan shoots for a takedown but Milat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Milat scores with a jab to the body.
Parisyan throws a head kick that misses.
Milat throws the kick towards the body but Parisyan avoids it.
Parisyan throws an overhand right that lands on Milat's shoulder, as Milat tries to avoid the shot.
Parisyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milat.
Milat checks a low kick from Parisyan.
Parisyan looks to throw the jab but Milat is out of range.
Milat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parisyan's sensitive parts.
Milat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Milat scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Milat. That's going to slow Parisyan down.
Milat pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat connects with a leg kick. Parisyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Milat lands with a nice body punch.
Parisyan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Milat on the side of the head.
Milat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parisyan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parisyan is looking to land body kicks.
Parisyan looks to land a left hand but Milat moved out of range nicely.
Milat throws a looping overhand right but Parisyan ducks down to avoid it.
Parisyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parisyan blocks a low kick nicely.
Milat lands a really nice looking cross but Parisyan seems unphased.
Parisyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parisyan lands a jab-cross combination.
Parisyan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Milat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Milat.
Parisyan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Milat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Milat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Milat misses with a head kick.
Milat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ivan Milat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milat scores with a head kick.

It looks like Pharoah Parisyan has been cut.
Milat connects with an inside leg kick.
Milat scores with a nice head shot.
Milat throws an off balance right hand
and Parisyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Milat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parisyan's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Milat. That's going to slow Parisyan down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parisyan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parisyan walks into a left hand.
Milat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parisyan tries to move into range but Milat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parisyan throws a sloppy body shot
and Milat counters with a nice leg kick.

Milat clinches up with Parisyan and pushes him back against the cage.
Parisyan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Milat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Parisyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Milat jabs at Parisyan's body.
Parisyan misses with a jab to the body
and Milat counters with a left to the body.
Ivan Milat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Parisyan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Milat.
Milat scores with a head kick. Parisyan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Parisyan avoids the body shot from Milat.
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Milat tries a head kick but it misses.
Parisyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Milat bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Milat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parisyan throws out a leg kick but Milat moves out of range and Parisyan only half commits.
Milat misses with a straight right.
Milat throws a leg kick which misses Parisyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Parisyan tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Milat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pharoah Parisyan's cut.
That's time! Parisyan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Parisyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Parisyan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Milat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parisyan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ivan Milat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milat throws a head kick that half lands.

Parisyan gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parisyan.
Milat is working Parisyan over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Milat tries to break free but Parisyan pushes him back against the cage.
Milat working aggressively here.
Milat misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat tries to work over Parisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parisyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat tries a body shot but Parisyan blocks it.
Milat lands with a right to the head.
Milat is leaning against Parisyan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Parisyan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Milat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parisyan up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Milat.
Milat misses with a punch to the body.
Milat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parisyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parisyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milat's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat tries to work over Parisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milat leaning his opponent against the cage.
Milat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parisyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pharoah Parisyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milat misses with a body punch.
Milat misses with a punch to the body.
Milat tries a body shot but Parisyan blocks it.
Milat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parisyan digs a right hand underneath Milat's ribcage. Milat let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Milat.
Ivan Milat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Milat lands a shoulder strike.
Parisyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parisyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Milat gets underhooks to prevent Parisyan's takedown attempt.
Parisyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milat's elbow.
Milat throws a punch but it's blocked by Parisyan.
Milat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parisyan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Parisyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Milat controls his hands.
Milat misses with a body punch.
Milat working aggressively here.
Parisyan blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Milat lands an uppercut.
Milat swings wildly with an uppercut but Parisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivan Milat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Milat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milat tests Parisyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parisyan cracks Milat with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Parisyan.
An inside leg kick from Parisyan misses.
Milat tries to clinch up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Ivan Milat!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Ivan Milat!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Ivan Milat!

Ivan Milat wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ramirez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Megadeth-Trust. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Superman's Song. Alex Ramirez had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.8lbs, 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. 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!

Ramirez
vs
Smith

180 cm
30
202 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

182 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by Smith.
Ramirez takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.

Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ramirez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricky Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smith tests Ramirez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith digs a good hook to Ramirez's body.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Smith lands a big right hand that sends Ramirez crashing to the mat! Smith stays standing though and waves Ramirez back to his feet!

It looks like Alex Ramirez has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith flashes Ramirez a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Ramirez's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Ramirez crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Smith punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Back Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Botello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Botello has chosen Bankrobber as his entrance music. John Botello has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pack
vs
Botello

190 cm
24
210 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

170 cm
25
212 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Back Pack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Botello!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pack throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Botello tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pack is in Botello's guard.
Pack postures up in Botello's guard and throws a big left but Botello blocks it.
Botello wants to get back to his feet but Pack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pack thows a big elbow that misses.
Botello has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pack throwing strikes but missing.
Pack throwing strikes from guard but Botello blocks nicely.
Pack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pack throws and elbow that misses. Botello uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pack's guard. Nice move by Botello!
Botello must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Botello trying to control the position from guard on top but Pack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

John Botello has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pack has a takedown stuffed.

Pack shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pack showed some decent athleticism there.
Botello wants to get back to his feet.
Pack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pack working the head and body with strikes.
Botello tries to roll over but Pack keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Botello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pack working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pack with the ground and pound but Botello uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Botello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pack's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Botello has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pack with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Botello avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pack throwing strikes from guard but Botello blocks nicely.
Botello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Botello preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pack throwing strikes but missing.
Pack lands a couple of digs.
Pack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Botello preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pack postures up.
Pack throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Packis looking to pass into half guard but Botello pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Botello is in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pack wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

OK we're going to have a standup here. John Botello hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pack fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Botello avoids it really well and circles away.
Botello slaps away a takedown attempt from Pack, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Back Pack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pack tries for a takedown but Botello circles away easily
and Botello counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pack thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Botello.
Pack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Botello jabs at Pack's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Back Pack dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Botello lands with a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Botello as Pack shoots in.
Pack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pack with a poor takedown
and Botello counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pack shoots in and drives through. Botello sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Back Pack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pack shoots in looking for a takedown but Botello manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pack's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pack shoots and misses
and Pack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pack fails with the takedown
and Botello counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Botello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pack manages to avoid it.
Botello lands with an uppercut that bounces Pack off the cage and back into rage.
A slow jab from Botello misses its intended target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Botello.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pack tries for a takedown but Botello circles away easily
and Botello counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pack closes this distance looking for a takedown but Botello circles away.
Botello digs a good body shot into Pack's ribs.
Botello misses the shot to the body.
Botello lands a nice shot to the body.
Botello cracks the inside of Pack's front leg.
Pack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pack with a poor takedown
and Botello counters with a three punch combo that has Pack backing up. Pack nods at Botello to acknowledge the strikes.
Botello swings for the body but Pack moves out of range.
Pack misses with a takedown
and Botello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Botello lands with a right that hurts Pack. Pack looks to clinch but Botello throws a short knee that drops Pack. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). John Botello!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinta Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jensen
vs
Pelle

193 cm
26
260 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

193 cm
27
276 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rinta Pelle!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle avoids the body shot from Jensen.
A jab from Jensen does it's job there.
Pelle lands a really nice looking cross but Jensen seems unphased.
Pelle cracks Jensen with a good jab.
Pelle ducks under a wild hook from Jensen.
Jensen misses with a hook
and Pelle counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Peter Jensen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jensen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pelle counters with a straight right hand.
Jensen scores with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Pelle as Jensen shoots in.
Jensen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pelle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pelle. Jensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Jensen misses.
Pelle slips under a jab.
Pelle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jensen.
Jensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Pelle.
Pelle throws a right and a left that Jensen avoids nicely.
Jensen misses the jab.

Jensen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pelle tries to bench press Jensen off him but Jensen keeps the position.
Jensen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pelle is avoiding damage well.
Pelle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jensen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pelle is not content to let Jensen control the position.
Pelle struggling a bit here.
Jensen landing a few strikes.
Jensen is looking to take a break and control but Pelle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Jensen.
Jensen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jensen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pelle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jensen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jensen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pelle tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen trying to control the action but Pelle is working from the bottom.
Jensen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jensen lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Jensen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jensen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jensen working the strikes but Pelle uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelle is trying to get back to full guard.
Jensen prevents Pelle from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Jensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Jensen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jensen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pelle as he jumps to the side.
Jensen throws a lazy right hand but Pelle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pelle throws a jab when Jensen was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jensen.
Pelle throws a hook but Jensen blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Pelle.
Pelle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Jensen there.
Jensen cracks a nice hook into Pelle's ribs.
Good shot there by Jensen.
Pelle defending well as Jensen loads up on a big left hand.
Jensen misses with a body shot.
Jensen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pelle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jensen throws the left hand but Pelle avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peter Jensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jensen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pelle throws a big shot that misses.
Pelle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jensen lands a lovely overhand right.
Pelle takes one to the side of the head.
Pelle looks to throw the jab but Jensen is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jensen misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen misses the body punch
and Pelle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rinta Pelle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pelle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jensen thows a body shot but no joy.
Pelle takes a swing at Jensen's ribcage but misses.
Jensen shoots in looking for a takedown but Pelle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jensen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jensen misses with a right hand
and Pelle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pelle defending well as Jensen loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jensen.
Jensen scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Jensen misses.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pelle as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jensen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jensen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jensen lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Jensen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Jensen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jensen scores with a punch to the head.
Jensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jensen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pelle looks to throw the jab but Jensen is out of range.
Pelle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jensen.
A big left from Pelle misses.
Pelle misses with a wild body shot.
Jensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelle.
Rinta Pelle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Pelle misses.
Jensen shoots in looking for a takedown. Pelle tries to sprawl out of it but Jensen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pelle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pelle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jensen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jensen throws a hook but Pelle blocks it.
Jensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pelle was well out of range. Poor timing from Jensen.
Jensen looks to land a right hand but Pelle moved out of range.
Jensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jensen tries to bum rush Pelle with a series of wild strikes but Pelle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pelle moves away.
A slow jab from Jensen misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Pelle 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pelle slips a jab from Jensen.
Jensen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pelle.
Jensen scores with a sloppy right hand. Pelle should have avoided that one.
Rinta Pelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pelle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jensen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jensen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jensen throws the left hand but Pelle avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jensen.
Jensen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pelle backs up against the cage.
Jensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelle.
Jensen misses with a shot to the body
and Pelle counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pelle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jensen looks to throw the jab but Pelle is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Jensen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jensen blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Jensen.
Well Jensen 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Peter Jensen!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Peter Jensen!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Peter Jensen!

Peter Jensen wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Duke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pillz. Ou is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Advance On. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duke
vs
Ou

215 cm
22
277 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
265 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Seven Sins™

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Ou!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Joe Ou has been cut.
Ou throws a series of punches but Duke moves out of range.

Ou moves into the clinch.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Ou's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Duke.
Duke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ou is defending well for now.
Ou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ou throws a head punch that misses.
Ou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duke's elbow.
Duke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ou working hard to break the clinch.
Duke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ou avoids it.
Duke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ou backwards.
Ou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duke or not.
Ou misses with a punch on the inside.
Ou is looking to break free of the clinch but Duke has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duke blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ou.
Ou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duke's elbow.
A short right from Ou on the inside.
Ou lands a hook that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duke lands a nice elbow.
Ou misses with some punches.
Ou blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duke.
A head punch on the inside from Ou fails to land.
Duke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ou avoids it.
Duke stalls.
Duke blocks a body shot from Ou.
Ou has a couple of punches blocked by Duke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws an elbow that misses.
Ou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ou throws a head punch that misses.
Ou lands an uppercut.
Ou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ou is trying to force a seperation but Duke has the dominant position.
Ou is trying to break the clinch but Duke has him pressed against the cage.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Ou's head.

That has opened up Joe Ou's cut even more.
Duke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ou tries to work over Duke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duke lands an elbow inside.
Duke trying to control the position but instead, Ou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duke into the cage.
Duke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ou lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duke prevents a body shot from Ou.
Ou working aggressively here.
Duke lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Joe Ou's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ou misses with some punches.
Ou letting Duke take a breather here.
Ou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ou tries a body shot but Duke blocks it.
Ou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ou throws a punch but it's blocked by Duke.
Ou pushes Duke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Ou on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Duke moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke crunches a lovely knee into Ou's ribcage.
Ou looks gassed!
Duke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ou's defenses.

Joe Ou's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raoul Duke!
Raoul Duke is the new heavyweight champion!