TWD 3: Miller vs Juneus PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tuppett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitbull comes to the cage accompanied by Parado na Esquina. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pitbull
vs
Tuppett

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pitbull throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tuppett was covering up waiting for the punch and Pitbull finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tuppett pulls Pitbull in close to prevent any damage.
Pitbull trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuppett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuppett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pitbull is controlling him.
Pitbull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tuppett is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronaldo Pitbull wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Pitbull scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tuppett looks gassed!
Pitbull with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Pitbull is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuppett wants to get back to full guard.
Pitbull tries to stand and escape but Tuppett actually recovers to full guard.
Pitbull is looking to stand up but Tuppett won't let him.
Pitbull slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pitbull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tuppett is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull stays in close to Tuppett's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ronaldo Pitbull just wasn't active enough.

Tuppett gets caught flat footed, as Pitbull shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tuppett keeping full guard, as Pitbull tries to pass.
Tuppett looking to control.
Pitbull won't allow Tuppett to sweep him here.
Pitbull pushes down on Tuppett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pitbull moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuppett struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull slows the pace down.
Pitbull wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tuppett keeps working.
Pitbull staying calm.
An elbow from Pitbull crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuppett is not content to let Pitbull control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Pitbull wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tuppett, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuppett is letting Pitbull control him for a moment.

Pitbull stands up.
Tuppett misses with a takedown attempt

and Pitbull counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull wants to stand but Tuppett has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Tuppett trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull wants to get back to his feet.
Pitbull tries to pass to full mount but Tuppett defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pitbull gets the takedown into side control.
Tuppett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pitbull wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pitbull trying to control the position but Tuppett is working away.
The referee asks Pitbull politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pitbull prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tuppett is trying to improve his position.
Tuppett being controlled for a moment.
Tuppett is breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ronaldo Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitbull looks to land a body kick but Tuppett moved away.
Pitbull throws a sloppy head kick and Tuppett moves out of range easily.
Tuppett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Pitbull scores with a takedown into Tuppett's guard.
Pitbull seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pitbull wants to get up but he can't break Tuppett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tuppett being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull wants to stand but Tuppett has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pitbull trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuppett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ronaldo Pitbull just wasn't active enough.

Pitbull closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitbull is controlling the pace.
Tuppett wants to improve his position but Pitbull is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tuppett controls his leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pitbull in particular looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronaldo Pitbull wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Pitbull gets a double leg takedown into Tuppett's guard.
Pitbull controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pitbull seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tuppett for as long as he can get away with.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tuppett keeping full guard, as Pitbull tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ronaldo Pitbull has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Tuppett gets caught napping as Pitbull dives in and scores a takedown. Tuppett manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuppett keeping moving, preventing Pitbull from controlling successfully.
Pitbull tries to free his leg and advance position but Tuppett is retaining full guard.
Pitbull is working hard here to advance position.
Pitbull trying to control but Tuppett is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronaldo Pitbull wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Pitbull shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tuppett's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Pitbull dominated that second round.
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!

Pitbull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Tuppett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tuppett has a closed guard, preventing Pitbull from standing up.
Pitbull trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuppett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuppett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pitbull is one step ahead there.
Pitbull trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuppett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pitbull not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tuppett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ronaldo Pitbull.
Pitbull chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Pitbull gets a takedown into half guard.
Pitbull content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pitbull tries to pass to full mount but Tuppett defends it.
Tuppett is pressing down on Pitbull's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuppett is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Tuppett has his foot on Pitbull's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pitbull works his way back into a safe position though.
Pitbull engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pitbull has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pitbull tries to free his leg and advance position but Tuppett is retaining full guard.
Pitbull passes Tuppett's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pitbull wants to take a breather but Tuppett is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitbull trying to mount his opponent but Tuppett defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuppett is trying to control but can't.
Pitbull content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ronaldo Pitbull just wasn't active enough.
Pitbull swinging wildly here.
Ronaldo Pitbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pitbull throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tuppett tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pitbull is in Tuppett's guard.
Tuppett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pitbull is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
David Tuppett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo Pitbull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tuppett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Ronaldo Pitbull wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pitbull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitbull. Tuppett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitbull cracks the inside of Tuppett's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pitbull scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ronaldo Pitbull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Pitbull drives through with a takedown into Tuppett's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Pitbull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pitbull has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Pitbull!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Arona Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kik mAn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kik mAn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Arona Jr
vs
mAn

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
201 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dylan Arona Jr!
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, Kik mAn!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arona Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around mAn's waist but mAn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arona Jr off to one side.
Arona Jr throws a lazy head kick

and mAn counters by clinching up.

mAn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
mAn swats away the attempt to clinch by Arona Jr.
Crunch! mAn slams his shin into Arona Jr's torso.

mAn moves into range and clinches up with Arona Jr.

mAn breaks from the clinch.
Arona Jr closes the distance looking to clinch

and mAn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

mAn gets control of Arona Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. mAn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Arona Jr wants to control from the top but mAn keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arona Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of mAn is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mAn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arona Jr is one step ahead there.
Arona Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. mAn swivels though and keeps the full guard.

mAn pushes Arona Jr off and scrambles back to his feet.
Arona Jr throws a leg kick

and mAn counters with a shoot takedown. Arona Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
mAn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
mAn wants to pass the guard but Arona Jr is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arona Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
mAn stands and throws Arona Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arona Jr struggling a bit here.
mAn trying to control the position but Arona Jr is working away.
Arona Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Arona Jr tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Arona Jr prevents mAn from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mAn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Arona Jr is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arona Jr tries to bench press mAn off him but mAn keeps the position.

mAn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no mAn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Arona Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
mAn staying calm.
mAn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mAn working away.
Arona Jr tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but mAn presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
mAn wants to control the pace but Arona Jr is squirming around nicely.
mAn working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Arona Jr slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Arona Jr trying to hold on to mAn's head to control him but mAn postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

mAn is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Arona Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? mAn is fending him off so far but Arona Jr persists. Nope, mAn circles away and we're back to standing.
mAn shoots in for a double leg but Arona Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

mAn closes the distance and clinches.
mAn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Arona Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
mAn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arona Jr looks to throw a body kick

and mAn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

mAn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arona Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
mAn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arona Jr as he jumps to the side.
Dylan Arona Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kik mAn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arona Jr with a poor takedown

so mAn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
mAn looking to pass the guard.
mAn prevents Arona Jr from getting back to his feet.
Arona Jr trying to control the position.

mAn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

mAn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
mAn is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arona Jr is staying active underneath mAn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Arona Jr wants to improve his position but mAn is controlling well.
Kik mAn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arona Jr trying to control from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
mAn wants to control but Arona Jr is keeping him busy.

Kik mAn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
mAn keeps the fight on the outside.

mAn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arona Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Arona Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arona Jr stops a takedown attempt from mAn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mAn prevents a takedown attempt there.

mAn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Arona Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Arona Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. mAn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arona Jr is looking to stand up but mAn won't let him.
Arona Jr wants to pass the guard but mAn is keeping the position.
mAn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arona Jr's guard.
mAn wants to get up but he can't break Arona Jr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arona Jr is trying to keep mAn in close.

Arona Jr is looking for a triangle but mAn pushes his legs off easily.
Arona Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
mAn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arona Jr will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
mAn trying to control the position from guard on top but Arona Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

mAn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kik mAn 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. This is the final round!

Arona Jr throws a head kick but mAn moves out of range.
mAn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arona Jr as he avoids it easily.

Arona Jr gets caught flat footed, as mAn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Arona Jr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mAn!
mAn wants to control but Arona Jr is having none of it.
mAn is in all sorts of trouble here.
mAn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona Jr thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Arona Jr misses with a head shot.
mAn throwing hammer fists to the chest of Arona Jr. What's that going to do exactly?
Arona Jr misses with some ground and pound and mAn recovers position to half guard.
Arona Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arona Jr throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing mAn to regain full guard.
Arona Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Arona Jr trying to control but mAn is working from the bottom.
mAn is trying to keep Arona Jr in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mAn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Arona Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but mAn pulls his head out easily.

mAn seems to be looking for submissions.
mAn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arona Jr keeps working.
Arona Jr tries to get to full guard but mAn has control of the leg.
Arona Jr trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mAn avoids the attempt from Arona Jr to control.

mAn is working for a guillotine from mount but Arona Jr frees his head quite easily.
Arona Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arona Jr has given up his back here.
A lull in the action here.
mAn is trying to stick to Arona Jr's back but Arona Jr is turning into mAn. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in mAn's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Arona Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed mAn's guard.
mAn is trying to get back to full guard.
Arona Jr prevents mAn from standing back up.

mAn is defending against the submission attempts here by Arona Jr.
Arona Jr wants to free his trapped foot but mAn is holding on for dear life with his legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kik mAn.
Well mAn 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kik mAn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bonde
vs
Rua

193 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Bonde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Rua!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rua moves into the clinch.
Bonde lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rua dodges an elbow strike from Bonde.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonde stops a takedown attempt from Rua.
Rua trying to control the position but instead, Bonde has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rua into the cage.
Rua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonde has him pressed against the cage.

Rua gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bonde is looking to stand up but Rua isn't so interested in that idea.
Rua wants to control from the top but Bonde keeps moving.
Rua tries to stand but Bonde is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua advances position into side control!
Rua throws a strike aimed at the side of Bonde's head but Bonde avoids it well.
Rua tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua prevents Bonde from escaping the position.
Bonde defending against the ground and pound.
Bonde is trying to control Rua's posture but Rua avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonde managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rua.
Bonde gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rua tries to control but Bonde wriggling away.
Rua working Bonde over with strikes here.
Rua tries to control but Bonde wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bonde looks a forlorn figure.
Rua throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Rua goes for an armbar but Bonde turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bonde.

Bonde stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rua fails with the takedown.
Bonde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Rua clinches up with Bonde and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonde leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bonde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bonde is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rua blocks the elbow strike.
Bonde scores with a knee to the head.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bonde pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua is trying to pull guard but Bonde has him pressed against the cage.
James Bonde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Rua.
Bonde pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

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

Bonde gets tackled into the cage by Rua. Rua maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rua as Bonde tries to tie him up.

Bonde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rua pushes Bonde up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rua pushes Bonde up against the cage in a clinch.

Bonde drags the fight down to the ground.
Rua wants to control from the top but Bonde keeps moving.
Bonde has a closed guard, preventing Rua from standing up.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonde swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rua is looking to stand up but Bonde won't let him.
Cain Rua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rua is standing up over Bonde. Bonde looks to escape but Rua dives into side control.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rua is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bonde knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Rua swings around for an armbar but Bonde sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rua's guard.
Bonde tries to stand but Rua is controlling from the bottom.
Bonde postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonde wants to stand but Rua has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rua had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bonde defends it easily.
Rua is pulling down on Bonde's head. It's preventing any offense from Bonde, at least for the moment.

Rua has his foot on Bonde's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bonde works his way back into a safe position though.
Bonde trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonde wants to stand but Rua is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bonde prevents Rua from getting back to his feet.
Bonde postures up.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Bonde from controlling successfully.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

We're going to have a standup here because James Bonde wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Rua forces Bonde back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Rua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rua looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonde landing knees to the body.
Bonde tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Bonde.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Bonde gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.
Rua tries to pull guard but Bonde holds him up against the cage and eventually Rua drops back down to his feet.
Bonde is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonde lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Bonde is pressed up against the cage. Rua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bonde down to the mat. Bonde avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Rua has Bonde up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonde keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonde is pushing Rua up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bonde swivels and escapes.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonde tries to avoid it but Rua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonde to the ground. Bonde escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cain Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rua forces Bonde back against the cage and clinches.
Rua jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonde walks away with a smile on his face. Rua gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
James Bonde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Rua.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.

Rua gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bonde manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rua is looking to stand up but Bonde won't let him.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rua stops Bonde from standing up.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonde keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Bonde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rua lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rua stands up over Bonde, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rua's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bonde is looking to stand up but Rua isn't so interested in that idea.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonde is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rua decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bonde avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua has a takedown stuffed.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonde sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.

Bonde gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua fails to pull guard.
Rua goes for a takedown attempt but Bonde pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rua moves into range and clinches up with Bonde.
Cain Rua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonde is trying to stall.
Bonde looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Bonde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bonde pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonde lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua jumps guard but Bonde stands there with Rua around his waist. Rua gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bonde prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Rua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bonde lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Bonde.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Bonde is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cain Rua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Bonde is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee calls for Bonde to work.
James Bonde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonde avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rua 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Rua!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Paru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley comes to the cage accompanied by Ambitionz Az a Ridah. Paru has chosen Tropa de Elite, osso duro de roer as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Riley
vs
Paru

190 cm
22
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Next Level Nutrition 159q $60 (video proof)

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, Mark Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Paru!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paru closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Who's going to make the next move?
Riley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paru wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Riley stops Paru from passing to mount.
Riley gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Riley is working to get back to half guard.
Riley tries to hold on but Paru postures up.
Riley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Riley defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Paru.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paru controlling the pace for now.

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

Paru working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Riley is trying to control Paru's posture but Paru avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley prevents Paru from moving into mount.
Riley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paru on the ground.
Riley struggling a bit here.
Riley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Riley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Paru tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paru wants to control but Riley is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Paru decides to stand back up.
Paru shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riley sprawls well. Riley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paru gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Riley. That snapped Paru's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paru is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Riley's half guard.

Paru 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.
Paru trying to control from half guard but Riley is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Paru is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Riley sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Paru dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Riley stuffs the takedown attempt from Paru. Paru gets slowly back to his feet.
Paru looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riley is fending him off so far but Paru persists. Nope, Riley circles away and we're back to standing.
Riley lands a nice hook to Paru's body. Paru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Riley.
Paru shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riley defends it nicely.
Mark Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Paru.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Riley misses with the combination.
Riley lands a really nice looking cross but Paru seems unphased.
Paru fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Riley scores with a four punch combination!
Paru tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paru somewhat.
Paru's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paru scrambles back to his feet.
Paru shoots for a takedown but Riley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paru is breathing heavily.
Riley misses with a double jab.
Paru shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riley as he avoids it easily.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Riley!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paru shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riley as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley scores with a jab. Paru acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Riley digs a good hook to Paru's body.
Riley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
Paru on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jose Paru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley lands with a nice body punch.
Paru moves out of range as Riley throws a body kick.
Riley connects with a body shot.
Riley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Riley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Riley pushes Paru up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Riley is pushing Paru up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riley catches Paru with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paru shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riley is looking to wear down Paru with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riley throws a shot to the body.
Riley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Riley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paru fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Riley avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paru gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Riley counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riley.
Riley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paru.

Paru tries to keep at a distance but Riley has taken the fight into the clinch.

Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paru looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riley is fending him off so far but Paru persists. Nope, Riley circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paru fails with the takedown
and Riley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Riley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Riley takes the fight into the clinch.
Riley is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Riley scores with a four punch combination!
Paru closes the distance and clinches up with Riley, looking for a takedown. Paru pushes Riley against the cage but Riley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
Mark Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Paru.
Riley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mark Riley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paru fails with the takedown.
Riley scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley fails to land with a series of punches.
Paru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Riley.
Riley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Paru back to the cage. Riley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Paru changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Riley tries to avoid it but Paru manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Riley to the ground. Riley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Riley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paru's waist but Paru gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riley off to one side.
A left lands for Riley.
A punch combination from Riley misses.
Riley misses with the combination.
Riley looks for the body kick but Paru saw that one coming.
Riley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paru fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley looks to land a combination. Paru sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mark Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
Paru takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Riley slaps away a takedown attempt from Paru, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paru takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Paru takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paru blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paru tries for a takedown but Riley circles away easily
and Riley counters with a series of strikes. Paru will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paru is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Riley works Paru's body with a nice hook.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Paru back to the cage. Riley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good standup being displayed there by Riley as he connects with a hook.
Riley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paru on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paru shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riley but Riley pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Paru gets tackled into the cage by Riley. Riley maintains the clinch.
Paru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paru fails to pull guard.
A body shot lands from Riley.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paru moves out of range as Riley throws a body kick.
Paru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Riley slams his shin into Paru's torso.
Riley throws a series of punches but Paru avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Riley 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Riley!
Mark Riley took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Next Level Nutrition 159q $60 (video proof) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willians Obina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Suave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obina kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ai se eu te pego. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Obina
vs
Suave

190 cm
20
251 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Willians Obina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rico Suave!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Obina closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Suave's guard.
Suave looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Suave can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Obina controls the pace.
Obina has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Obina scoring with punches to the head and body.
Obina tries to stand but Suave is controlling from the bottom.
Obina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Obina passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Obina wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suave, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suave is trying to improve his position.
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!

Obina is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Suave is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Obina wants to control but Suave is keeping him busy.
Suave is looking to reverse the position.
Suave should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Suave takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suave tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Obina tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Obina has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Suave sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Obina has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Suave defend it? Obina steps over the head and cranks it - Suave is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Obina!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Willians Obina!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luck Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Juneus (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!

Miller
vs
Juneus

180 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
26
141 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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, Luck Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jones Juneus!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juneus shoots in but no luck this time.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Juneus sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Miller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Juneus gets back to full guard.
Juneus lands an upkick as Miller stands over him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juneus keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Juneus trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Juneus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Juneus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Juneus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juneus throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Juneus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Juneus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Miller passes Juneus's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Juneus punching from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Juneus makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looks for a takedown but Juneus sprawls well.
Juneus with a poor takedown

and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Juneus manages to get to full guard.
Juneus lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Miller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Juneus on the ground.
Juneus lands some strikes from the bottom.
Miller trying to control but Juneus is working from the bottom.
Miller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Juneus trying to strike off his back.
Juneus will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Juneus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juneus looks gassed!
Juneus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juneus is striking but Miller is not phased and passes to half guard.
Juneus throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Miller wants to control but Juneus is keeping him busy.
Juneus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Miller blocks the strikes from Juneus.
Miller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Juneus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Juneus striking from half guard on the bottom.
Juneus striking from the bottom.

Miller is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Juneus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Miller.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Juneus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller working over Juneus with some ground and pound. Juneus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Juneus sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Juneus is defending against the submission attempts here by Miller.
Juneus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Juneus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.

Juneus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Juneus prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.

Juneus drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Juneus as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Miller screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Juneus! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jones Juneus!
Jones Juneus is the new featherweight champion!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kartik Yay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matos
vs
Yay

187 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kartik Yay!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yay throws a nice looking combination but Matos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yay misses with a body shot.
Yay swinging wildly here.
Matos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Yay drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yay prevents Matos from getting back to his feet.
Yay pushing down on Matos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Matos is trying to stand.
Yay thows a huge punch but Matos dodges it nicely.
Yay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matos keeps working.
Matos pushes Yay off looking to stand but Yay dives back in and keeps control.
Yay wants to pass the guard but Matos is defending well.
Matos is trying to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yay looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Yay wants to work for an arm triangle but Matos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yay scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Yay 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.
Matos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yay is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Matos pushes Yay off but Yay dives into side control.
Yay controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos wants to get back to his feet.
Matos gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Yay raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yay looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yay lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Matos hang on?

It looks like Vitor Matos has been cut.
Matos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Yay trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yay controlling the pace for now.
Yay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yay punishing his opponent with strikes.

Matos is rocked!
Yay unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Matos wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Yay celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kartik Yay!