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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Bad To the Bone. Peter Worrell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nolan Sackett's chin.

Sackett
vs
Worrell

190 cm
32
215 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

187 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nolan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Worrell!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Worrell misses the shot to the body.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Worrell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Worrell as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Worrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Worrell.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Worrell wants to clinch.
Sackett dips to his left and cracks Worrell with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell throws a head kick that misses.
Worrell lands a nice looking body kick.
Worrell is looking to land body kicks.
Worrell slips under a jab from Sackett.
Worrell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Worrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into Worrell's ribs.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Worrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell misses with a body shot
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Worrell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Worrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Worrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Worrell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Worrell moves forwards but Sackett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Worrell throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
Worrell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell misses with a jab to the body
and Worrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Worrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Worrell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Sackett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sackett.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Worrell keeps moving.
Sackett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Worrell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Worrell wants to sweep here but Sackett controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett passes into half guard.
Worrell is looking to improve his position.
Sackett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Worrell trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Worrell keeps working.
Sackett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Worrell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sackett is trying to work for a kimura but Worrell is defending well.
Sackett drops an elbow to the side of Worrell's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Sackett dominated that 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.

Worrell slips a jab from Sackett.
Worrell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Worrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sackett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Worrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sackett.
Worrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peter Worrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Worrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Worrell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Worrell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sackett checks a low kick from Worrell.
Sackett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Worrell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Worrell throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to bum rush Worrell with a series of wild strikes but Worrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Worrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sackett misses with a shot to the body
and Worrell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sackett thinking.
A jab from Sackett does it's job there.
Sackett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Nolan Sackett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worrell is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
and Worrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Worrell's waist but Worrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sackett off to one side.
Sackett thuds his right hand into Worrell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Worrell.
Worrell lands with a kick to the ribs.
A lazy left from Sackett finds it's target.
Worrell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sackett rather than just go for the knockout.
Worrell throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Peter Worrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Worrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Worrell is just out of range.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett works over Worrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Worrell lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Donk. Worrell catches Sackett right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Worrell is able to avoid easily.
Worrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Worrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Worrell scores with a kick to the body.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Worrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Worrell slips a jab from Sackett.
Sackett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Worrell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Worrell does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell tries to clinch but Sackett is having none of it.
Worrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Worrell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
Worrell looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Worrell throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Worrell misses with the combination.
Sackett scores with a punch to the head.
Sackett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Worrell pinned against the cage. Worrell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sackett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Worrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worrell looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Worrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Worrell counters with a nice body kick.
Worrell misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a hook. Worrell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Worrell wants to clinch
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Worrell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Worrell scores with a shot to the body.
Worrell checks a low kick from Sackett.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worrell lands a head kick!
Worrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Worrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Worrell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Worrell!
A relieved looking Peter Worrell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odayr Shurlt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis St.Hubbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hubbins. Shurlt's entrance music is Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle . A fine choice. St.Hubbins has chosen Pussy Cat as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shurlt
vs
St.Hubbins

198 cm
24
304 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odayr Shurlt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lewis St.Hubbins!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shurlt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St.Hubbins was covering up waiting for the punch and Shurlt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Shurlt prevents St.Hubbins from getting back to his feet.
St.Hubbins trying to keep a closed guard but Shurlt is proving a slippery customer.
St.Hubbins controlling Shurlt's posture.
Shurlt won't allow St.Hubbins to get back to his feet.

Shurlt 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.
Shurlt throws a big right hand that misses.
Shurlt preventing the sweep.
Shurlt throws a big right hand that misses.
Shurlt postures up.
St.Hubbins is looking to stand up but Shurlt isn't so interested in that idea.
Shurlt working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurlt postures up in St.Hubbins's guard and throws a big left but St.Hubbins blocks it.
Shurlt 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.
Shurlt trying to control but St.Hubbins is working from the bottom.
St.Hubbins is looking to stand up but Shurlt isn't so interested in that idea.
St.Hubbins pulls Shurlt in close to prevent any damage.
Shurlt pushes down on St.Hubbins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. St.Hubbins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shurlt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shurlt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shurlt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St.Hubbins looking to control.
Shurlt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St.Hubbins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St.Hubbins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shurlt's guard.
Shurlt keeping moving, preventing St.Hubbins from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shurlt trying to keep a closed guard but St.Hubbins is proving a slippery customer.
Shurlt keeping full guard, as St.Hubbins tries to pass.
St.Hubbins wants to control from the top but Shurlt keeps moving.
St.Hubbins looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St.Hubbins stopping the sweep attempt from Shurlt.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lewis St.Hubbins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shurlt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St.Hubbins swinging wildly here.
St.Hubbins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Odayr Shurlt has been cut.
Lewis St.Hubbins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St.Hubbins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shurlt blocks a head kick by St.Hubbins.
St.Hubbins throws out a powerful jab.
Shurlt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St.Hubbins as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurlt moves out of range of the body kick from St.Hubbins.
Shurlt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St.Hubbins's waist but St.Hubbins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shurlt off to one side.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by St.Hubbins!
St.Hubbins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shurlt was well out of range. Poor timing from St.Hubbins.
St.Hubbins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odayr Shurlt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shurlt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St.Hubbins avoids it really well and circles away.
St.Hubbins thuds a left hand into Shurlt's body.
Lewis St.Hubbins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shurlt is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shurlt shoots in but St.Hubbins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St.Hubbins. Shurlt shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis St.Hubbins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Odayr Shurlt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shurlt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shurlt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St.Hubbins can pounce on him.

Shurlt drives through with a takedown into guard.
St.Hubbins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St.Hubbins working a defensive guard here.
Shurlt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St.Hubbins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
St.Hubbins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shurlt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shurlt wants to control from the top but St.Hubbins keeps moving.
Shurlt throws an elbow that misses. St.Hubbins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shurlt's guard. Nice move by St.Hubbins!

That's one minute gone in the round.
St.Hubbins passes Shurlt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shurlt is looking for a sweep. St.Hubbins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St.Hubbins is looking to take a break and control but Shurlt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shurlt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St.Hubbins stands and throws Shurlt's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St.Hubbins trying to control the action but Shurlt is working from the bottom.
Shurlt manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Shurlt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St.Hubbins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shurlt keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St.Hubbins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shurlt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shurlt is trying to get back to full guard.
St.Hubbins throwing shots but Shurlt is blocking nicely.
Shurlt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St.Hubbins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St.Hubbins's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St.Hubbins avoids the strikes from Shurlt.
St.Hubbins looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Shurlt looking to break St.Hubbins's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. St.Hubbins remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Shurlt will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Shurlt is cranking St.Hubbins's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for St.Hubbins! He's tightened the choke and St.Hubbins is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Odayr Shurlt!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Hawking has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cage
vs
Hawking

170 cm
25
159 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
31
150 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luke Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cage doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawking circles away.
Hawking tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cage swivels and escapes.

Hawking tries to keep at a distance but Cage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawking's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Cage.
Cage can't find room to land a body shot as Hawking controls the action.
Cage lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cage.
Hawking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hawking drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cage lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawking backwards.
A short right from Cage.

Hawking has hold of one of Cage's legs. Cage is fighting the takedown attempt but Hawking gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hawking preventing the sweep.
Hawking with a nice head shot there.
Hawking has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cage wants to get back to his feet but Hawking passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage is trying to get back to full guard.
Hawking is thwarting Cage's attempts to control the position.
Cage regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hawking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking throwing strikes from guard but Cage blocks nicely.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Hawking from controlling successfully.
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!
Cage has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cage wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hawking is now in half guard.
Cage is looking for a sweep. Hawking is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cage has hold of Hawking's hands but Hawking slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cage desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cage keeps working.
Hawking missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawking is looking to stall here but Cage recovers full guard.
Hawking throws a big elbow that misses.
Cage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawking is one step ahead there.
Cage looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking stopping the sweep attempt from Cage.
Hawking throwing strikes from guard but Cage blocks nicely.
Hawking trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawking.
Hawking's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hawking is looking to improve his position but Cage isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hawking lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cage at a distance.
Hawking scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawking circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cage cracks Hawking with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawking.
Hawking throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cage blocks a jab.
Cage is looking to clinch.

Cage tries to sprawl but Hawking drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hawking trying to control the pace.
Hawking prevents Cage from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage moves into full guard.
Cage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawking cracks Cage with a solid left hand.
Cage wants to sweep here but Hawking controlling him for the moment.
Hawking throwing strikes from guard but Cage blocks nicely.
Cage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cage wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Hawking from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Cage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawking jabs Cage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Hawking misses its intended target.

Hawking decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hawking wants to control but Cage is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking stalling away here and it's allowed Cage to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cage wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hawking is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hawking trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Cage keeping full guard, as Hawking tries to pass.

Cage has his feet on Hawking's thighs here. He's pushed Hawking off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hawking screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luke Cage!
Luke Cage managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45, into his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harvey
vs
Thunder

188 cm
25
212 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

199 cm
25
215 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Canadian Fighter Clothing

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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denton Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harvey is able to avoid easily.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Thunder slips the punch.
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
Thunder throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
Thunder misses with a straight right.
Thunder tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harvey blocks a low kick nicely.
Harvey throws a low kick, looking for Thunder's leg but Thunder calmly moves out of range.
Harvey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder.
Harvey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thunder misses with a head kick.
Harvey lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thunder!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harvey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thunder scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Harvey misses.
Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Thunder.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Thunder throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily.
Harvey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thunder on the side of the head.
Harvey thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunder throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvey.
Harvey checks a low kick from Thunder.
Thunder thuds a left hand into Harvey's body.
Harvey with a nice cross.
Thunder throws a body kick that misses.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Harvey throws a leg kick which misses Thunder's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunder tries to avoid it.
Thunder doesn't manage to clinch there - Harvey circles away.
Harvey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thunder moves away from the strike by Harvey.
Harvey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thunder's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harvey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Thunder.
Harvey lands a nice hook to Thunder's body. Thunder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvey misses with a looping left.
Harvey takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Thunder staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thunder.
A shot to the liver by Harvey. Beautiful body shot.
Harvey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harvey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thunder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Harvey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thunder misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Harvey fails to land.
Harvey blocks an uppercut.
Harvey misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thunder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thunder swings wildly with an uppercut but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunder lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harvey.
The referee calls for Harvey to work.
Harvey swings wildly with an uppercut but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunder misses with the head strike.
A short left from Thunder.
Harvey throws a punch but it's blocked by Thunder.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Thunder.
A short body shot lands from Thunder as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harvey.
Thunder misses with some punches.
Thunder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thunder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thunder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder presses Harvey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thunder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thunder misses with a punch on the inside.
Thunder misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thunder thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Thunder.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thunder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harvey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thunder bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harvey's head.
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Harvey.
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harvey slips under a jab.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Thunder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunder.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thunder in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thunder lands a nice hook to Harvey's body. Harvey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thunder misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thunder catches Harvey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunder.
Thunder lands a two punch combo.
Thunder missing with a left hand there. Harvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thunder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thunder tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder misses with a body shot.
Thunder throws the kick towards the body but Harvey avoids it.
Thunder looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Thunder throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.
Harvey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harvey stuns Thunder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey misses with a series of wild punches.
Harvey throws a jab when Thunder was well out of range.
Thunder is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harvey throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Thunder plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harvey takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Thunder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harvey connects with a crisp jab.
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Thunder's corner calls for a 1-2. Thunder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thunder misses with a looping right.
Thunder throws a lazy right hand but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunder. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harvey can pounce on him.
Harvey misses with a looping right.
Denton Thunder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harvey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harvey misses the jab.
Harvey takes one to the chin there.
Thunder slips a straight right by Harvey.
Harvey misses with a looping left.
Thunder throws a body kick that misses.
Thunder moves away from the strike by Harvey.
Thunder throws a shot to the body.
Thunder scores with a nice body kick.
Harvey moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Thunder. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder thumps Harvey with a low kick.
Thunder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thunder looks to land a combination. Harvey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thunder lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harvey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harvey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvey lands with a nice combination. Thunder backs away looking to recover.
Harvey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thunder throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey blocks a head kick by Thunder.
Thunder throws a wild body kick that Harvey sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters circling a little - Thunder finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denton Thunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Harvey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thunder throws a body kick that misses.
Thunder thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harvey. That did some damage!
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Harvey connects with a nice looking jab.
Harvey blocks the body kick.
Thunder avoids the head kick by Harvey.
Thunder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
Thunder misses with a body shot.
Harvey lands a nice looking body shot.
Harvey misses with a kick to the body.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harvey moves away.
Harvey checks a low kick from Thunder.
Harvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunder.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey lands a body shot.
Harvey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harvey.
Harvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thunder tries to clinch there but Harvey circles away.
Harvey lands with a good body shot.
Thunder checks a leg kick nicely.
Harvey scores with a push kick.
Thunder misses with a body shot.
Thunder thows a body shot but no joy.
Harvey lands with an uppercut that bounces Thunder off the cage and back into range.
Thunder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thunder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harvey.
Harvey throws a solid leg kick but Thunder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harvey.
Harvey misses with a straight right.
Harvey thuds a left hand into Thunder's body.
Paul Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harvey lands with a good body shot.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harvey moves away.
Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Thunder.
Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harvey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thunder.
Harvey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thunder is out of range.
Thunder misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Thunder.
Thunder misses with a body kick.
Harvey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thunder throws a leg kick
and Harvey counters with a three punch combo that has Thunder backing up. Thunder nods at Harvey to acknowledge the strikes.
Thunder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws the kick towards the body but Thunder avoids it.
Thunder throws a head kick that misses.
Thunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harvey throws an overhand right that lands on Thunder's shoulder, as Thunder tries to avoid the shot.
Harvey misses with a body shot.
Thunder cracks the inside of Harvey's front leg.
Thunder throws a wild body kick that Harvey sees coming a mile off.
Harvey cracks Thunder with an open hand slap.
Thunder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
Thunder throws a leg kick
and Harvey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harvey sizes up Thunder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harvey throws a lazy head kick
and Thunder counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunder misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thunder.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thunder.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thunder throws a low kick, looking for Harvey's leg but Harvey calmly moves out of range.
Harvey misses with a hook.
Thunder lands with a straight right. Harvey didn't see that one coming.
Harvey blocks the body kick.
Thunder slips a jab from Harvey.
Nice jab there from Harvey.
Thunder explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thunder scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thunder blocks a head kick by Harvey.
Harvey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Harvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thunder 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denton Thunder!
Denton Thunder was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Almer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Almer
vs
Botanovic

175 cm
24
177 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

180 cm
31
175 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Dangerous knees
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Rōnin
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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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Botanovic avoids the body shot from Almer.
Almer avoids the head kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Botanovic moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Almer misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Botanovic.
Almer throws a leg kick but Botanovic checks it.
Botanovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Almer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Botanovic motions for Almer to come forward. Botanovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Botanovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Botanovic blocks the body kick.
Almer swings for the body but Botanovic moves out of range.
Almer looks to score with a jab to the body but Botanovic is just out of range.
Botanovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Botanovic misses with a low kick as Almer jumps back.
Almer looks to land a right hand but Botanovic moved out of range.
Botanovic tries to land a front kick but Almer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Botanovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Almer throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Botanovic lands with a nice body kick.
Botanovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Botanovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Almer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Botanovic, right into the meat.
Thiago Almer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almer misses with a kick to the body.
Botanovic throws a front kick that sends Almer stumbling back into the cage.
Botanovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Botanovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Botanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Botanovic scores with a kick to the body.
Almer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Botanovic on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almer throws a body punch but Botanovic moves out of range.
Thiago Almer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Botanovic moves away from the strike by Almer.
Botanovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almer is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almer. Botanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almer throws a wild body kick that Botanovic sees coming a mile off.
Almer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Botanovic throws a leg kick which misses Almer's front leg but catches the back leg as Almer tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Botanovic.
Almer throws a body punch but Botanovic moves out of range.
Almer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Botanovic.
Botanovic pushes Almer away with a front kick.
Almer moves out of range of the leg kick from Botanovic.
Botanovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Almer is out of range and Botanovic settles back down.

Botanovic scores with a takedown into Almer's guard.
Botanovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almer can't keep his opponent in guard - Botanovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almer is looking to control Botanovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Almer avoid being mounted?
Botanovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Botanovic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Almer is bucking up trying to escape but Botanovic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Botanovic with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic thowing shots but they're missing.

Botanovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Almer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Almer tries to get out of the position.
Botanovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Botanovic has control of Almer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Almer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Botanovic motions for Almer to come forward. Botanovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bot Botanovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Botanovic wants to slow Almer down by chopping away at his legs.
Botanovic shoots in and drives through. Almer sprawls well.
Almer misses with a kick to the body.
Botanovic misses with a low kick.
Almer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Almer throws a wild body kick that Botanovic sees coming a mile off.
Botanovic throws a head kick but Almer moves out of range.
Almer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Botanovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Almer is out of range.
Botanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almer.
Botanovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Botanovic throws a solid leg kick but Almer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Botanovic.
Botanovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Almer.
Almer with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Botanovic tries to score with a low kick but Almer moves his leg out of the way.
Almer throws a body kick that misses.
Botanovic wants to slow Almer down by chopping away at his legs.
Almer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Botanovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Almer looks to land a body kick but Botanovic moved away.
Almer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Botanovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Almer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Botanovic.
Almer is looking to wear down Botanovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Botanovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Almer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Botanovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Botanovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Almer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Almer.
Almer throws an overhand right that lands on Botanovic's shoulder, as Botanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Almer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Botanovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Almer misses with a kick to the body
and Botanovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Almer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Almer with a nice cross.
A big right from Almer misses.
Almer takes a swing at Botanovic's ribcage but misses.
Botanovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Almer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Botanovic motions for Almer to come forward. Botanovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Almer checks a leg kick.
Almer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Almer.
Botanovic checks a leg kick.

Botanovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Almer's guard.
Botanovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Botanovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Botanovic wants to pass the guard but Almer is keeping the position.
Botanovic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is looking to take a break and control but Almer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Botanovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bot Botanovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Botanovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Almer just misses with a punch to the body.
Botanovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Botanovic misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Almer, right into the meat.
Almer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Botanovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Almer throws a low kick but Botanovic avoids it.
Bot Botanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almer tries to score with a low kick but Botanovic moves his leg out of the way.
Botanovic misses with a low kick as Almer jumps back.
Almer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Almer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Botanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almer.
Almer misses with a body kick.
Almer thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but Almer checks it.
Almer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Botanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almer.
Botanovic thows a body kick. Almer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Botanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Almer.

Almer gets caught flat footed, as Botanovic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Botanovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Almer keeping moving, preventing Botanovic from controlling successfully.
Botanovic chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic trying to control but Almer is working from the bottom.

Botanovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Almer keeping moving, preventing Botanovic from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Botanovic slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Botanovic drops an elbow to the side of Almer's head.

Botanovic seems to be working for a kimura but Almer defends the submission attempt.

Botanovic is looking for a kimura here.
Botanovic wants to take a breather but Almer is having none of it.
Thiago Almer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Botanovic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bot Botanovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bot Botanovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Almer looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bot Botanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Botanovic 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bot Botanovic!
Bot Botanovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Parka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to . Bob is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - TNT. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Parka
vs
Bob

210 cm
26
310 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

225 cm
24
290 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piru Parka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Bob!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab.
Bob stalks Parka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parka's face. Parka staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Piru Parka has been cut.
Parka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Parka.
Bob checks a leg kick.
Bob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bob connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parka.
Parka throws a big shot that misses.
Bob cracks Parka with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Parka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bob throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bob connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parka momentarily.
Parka throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.

Parka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bob's half guard.
Parka trying to pass the guard but Bob defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bob's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Parka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bob defends it well.
Parka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bob knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Parka 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.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bob wants to control but Parka is keeping busy.
Bob manages to get to full guard.
Parka stopping the sweep attempt from Bob.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob trying to keep a closed guard but Parka is proving a slippery customer.
Bob might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Parka kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Parka passes Bob's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bob is looking to control Parka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bob avoid being mounted?
Bob controlling the position for now.
Parka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parka is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bob reverses the position - he's now on top in Parka's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Parka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Parka scores with a takedown into Bob's guard.
Parka throwing strikes from guard but Bob blocks nicely.
Bob manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parka manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Bob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piru Parka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Parka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob.
Bob is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bob smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Parka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.

Parka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bob was covering up waiting for the punch and Parka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bob managing to control the position.
Parka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Parka passes Bob's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Parka is working for a kimura but Bob is defending it quite comfortably.
Bob wants to control but Parka is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka trying to control from half guard but Bob is working away.
Parka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bob is pressing down on Parka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bob controls Parka momentarily but Parka frees himself.
Parka throws a strike but Bob rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Parka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka wants to sweep but no luck.
Bob must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bob not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Parka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Parka looking for a guillotine here but Bob defends easily.

Parka uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bob tries to move into range but Parka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Big Bob has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parka throws a front kick aimed at Bob's knee but Bob avoids it well.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Parka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob scores with the left hand. Parka knows he should have avoided that one.
Bob throws a nice inside leg kick.
Parka throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
Bob cracks Parka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Parka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Parka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bob to the mat! Bob manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob wants to sweep here but Parka controlling him for the moment.
Parka wants to pass the guard but Bob is keeping the position.
Parka is working hard here to advance position.

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

The ref stands the fighters back up. Big Bob was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Some bone on bone action there as Bob checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parka throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Bob misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Bob checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parka shoots in but Bob avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bob has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Big Bob will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Parka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Parka.
Bob leaves Parka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Parka moves forwards but Bob connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Parka is just out of range.
Parka lands with a good body shot.
Parka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bob ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parka moves forwards but Bob connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parka misses with a two punch combination.
Bob connects with a crisp jab.
Bob feints a jab promting Parka to slip. Bob then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Parka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bob misses with a hook.
Parka misses with a lunging right hand
and Parka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Parka gets a double leg takedown into Bob's guard.
Parka postures up.
Bob is pulling down on Parka's head. It's preventing any offense from Parka, at least for the moment.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bob. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Big Bob has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Parka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bob. Bob obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parka.
Parka misses with a low kick.

Bob lands a left and a right that send Parka crashing to the mat, dazed. Bob thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Parka is rocked!
Parka switches off momentarily and Bob cracks him with a monster right hand! Parka topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Bob dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Bob!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Bob!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ed Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikko Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Stephen Lynch - Special Ed. Saarinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Walk Alone. Ed Nelson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Nelson
vs
Saarinen

175 cm
27
152 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
154 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heikko Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Saarinen ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Saarinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Nelson instigates a clinch.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saarinen's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Saarinen lands a body shot.
Nelson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saarinen prevents it.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nelson is trying to pull guard but Saarinen has him pressed against the cage.
Saarinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saarinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Saarinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Saarinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Saarinen blocks a body shot from Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to stall.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Saarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saarinen lands with a right to the head.
Nelson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nelson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saarinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Saarinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Saarinen stalling the fight.
Saarinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Saarinen lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saarinen.
Nice body punch from Saarinen - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Saarinen avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Nelson wants to stall.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Saarinen.
Saarinen lands a left hand.
Saarinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Saarinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Saarinen.
Saarinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Saarinen.
Nelson trying to stall but Saarinen improves his position.
Saarinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries a body shot but Saarinen blocks it.
Saarinen gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saarinen has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Saarinen is controlling the position.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saarinen lands a left hand.
Saarinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Saarinen.
Nelson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saarinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saarinen or not.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saarinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saarinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson tries to work over Saarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saarinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Saarinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nelson.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Saarinen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Saarinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Saarinen controls the action.
Saarinen digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Saarinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saarinen walks away with a smile on his face. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Saarinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nelson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saarinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Nelson's head.
Saarinen scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saarinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saarinen, right into the meat.
Nelson tries to move into range but Saarinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heikko Saarinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Saarinen keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Saarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saarinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nelson checks the leg kick.
Nelson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saarinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson tries to clinch but Saarinen moves away
and Saarinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saarinen - that will leave a mark!
Saarinen throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
A big left from Saarinen misses.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarinen moves away.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saarinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, jab by Saarinen - just one landing.
Nelson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saarinen.
Saarinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Heikko Saarinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saarinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Nelson is rocked!
Saarinen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Nelson right on the button. Nelson goes down! Saarinen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Saarinen gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heikko Saarinen!
In his post fight interview, Heikko Saarinen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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A | B

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A | B

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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steele might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Terminator Theme. Shaw has chosen Body Head Bangerz - Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. 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?

Steele
vs
Shaw

179 cm
27
175 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

185 cm
26
178 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Steele.
A cross from Steele lands.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Shaw blocks a jab.
Steele fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shaw tries to avoid it but Steele manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shaw to the ground. Shaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Shaw scores with a four punch combination!
Steele throws a jab when Shaw was well out of range.
A big left from Shaw misses.
Shaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Shaw misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Steele scores with a hook to the body. Shaw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shaw counters with an outside leg kick.
Good work by Steele as he checks the leg kick.
Steele swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Steele both land. Nice combination.
Steele throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Shaw saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Steele there.
Jason Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele with a poor takedown
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shaw throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shaw moves into the clinch.
Steele is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Shaw manages to break the clinch.
Shaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaw is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Steele throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.
Shaw blocks a jab.

Shaw closes the distance and pushes Steele back into the cage.

Shaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele scores with a jab to the body.

Shaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaw attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw walks into a straight right hand from Steele.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Steele.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Don Shaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steele under the eye.
Shaw throws a leg kick which misses Steele's front leg but catches the back leg as Steele tries to avoid it.
Steele misses with a hook.
Shaw motions for Steele to come forward. Shaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steele lands with a good body shot.
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Shaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele shoots in for a takedown but Shaw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shaw slips a jab from Steele.
Steele throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steele avoids the head kick by Shaw.
Steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Shaw throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shaw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Steele throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele throws a shot to the body.
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele lands with a nice body punch.
Steele throws a series of punches but Shaw avoids them all with ease.
Steele doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Shaw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shaw is leaning against Steele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Shaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Steele.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
A head kick misses from Shaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
Shaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Steele closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Steele lands in his opponent's guard.
Steele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaw wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shaw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shaw has momentary wrist control but Steele slips an elbow through the middle.
Shaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Shaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shaw holds on and takes a little breather.
Steele throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to pass the guard but Shaw is keeping the position.
Shaw looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Don Shaw has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Steele fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shaw to the ground. Steele is now in Shaw's guard.
Shaw controls Steele momentarily but Steele frees himself.
Shaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Steele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is controlling Steele's posture.
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, due to lack of action by Don Shaw.
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaw tried to score with a low kick but Steele checks it.
Shaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Shaw's ribs.
Shaw thumps Steele with a low kick.
Shaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shaw staying out of range there.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Shaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shaw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Steele digs a good body shot into Shaw's ribs.

Steele darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steele 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.
Steele wants to free his trapped foot but Shaw is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Steele is nestled in close to Shaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaw slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Steele dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shaw connects with a leg kick. Steele looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shaw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Don Shaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Shaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steele stalks Shaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shaw's face. Shaw staggers backwards, shaken.
Shaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shaw in his tracks.
Shaw throws a solid leg kick but Steele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shaw.
Shaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steele.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele cracks Shaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shaw cracks Steele with a good jab.
Shaw needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Steele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
Steele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shaws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A solid leg kick lands there for Shaw.
Good shot there by Steele.
Shaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a poor cross that misses
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Shaw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shaw takes one to the side of the head.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Shaw connects with a leg kick. Steele looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Steele shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Shaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Steele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shaw can pounce on him.
Shaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
A bone on bone clash there as Steele blocks the leg kick.
Shaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shaw's head backwards.
Shaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steele at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steele is defended easily by Shaw.
Shaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw jabs at Steele's body.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele closes the distance and clinches up with Shaw, looking for a takedown. Steele pushes Shaw against the cage but Shaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw lands a high kick!
Steele misses with a straight left.
Shaw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steele misses with a hook
and Shaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele misses with a few strikes there.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Shaw really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Shaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaw throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Steele shoots in but Shaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steele misses with a hook
and Shaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Shaw moved out of range nicely.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele works over Shaw's head and body with a nice combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shaw sprawls well. Shaw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Steele gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw lands with a hook. Steele tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Shaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steele is defended easily by Shaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steele is defended easily by Shaw.
A cross from Shaw lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shaw's waist but Shaw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steele off to one side.
Steele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shaw misses with a double jab.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Shaw slips the punch.
Shaw blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaw.

Steele feints and as Shaw raises his hands in defense, Steele changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steele stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shaw pulls Steele in to control the position.
Shaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shaw is pulling down on Steele's head. It's preventing any offense from Steele, at least for the moment.
Shaw is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Don Shaw wasn't active enough on the ground.
Steele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steele lands a jab to Shaw's midsection.
Steele throws the left hand but Shaw avoids the punch easily.
Steele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shaw in his tracks.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele sizes up Shaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Shaw moved out of range.

Steele looking to score a takedown here. Shaw is defending well but Steele drives through and ends up in Shaw's guard.
Steele lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaw is keeping the position for now.
Jason Steele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Shaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steele manages to get himself to full guard.
Shaw won't allow Steele to sweep him here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw trying to stand up but can't free himself from Steele's guard.

Steele has an active guard here but Shaw has managed to pass into half guard.
Steele moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaw looking to sit in guard and control but Steele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Steele had his way with Don Shaw in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Steele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele scores with a punch to the head.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steele is defended easily by Shaw.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Shaw saw that one coming.
Steele throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
Shaw is looking to chop away at Steele's legs.
Good shot there by Steele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shaw lands a high kick!
Shaw wants to land a leg kick but Steele is out of range.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele lands with an uppercut that bounces Shaw off the cage and back into range.
Shaw lands with an uppercut that bounces Steele off the cage and back into range.
Shaw slips under a jab from Steele.
Shaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele lands a glancing blow to the side of Shaw's head.
No luck for Steele with that takedown attempt.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shaw circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele avoids the head kick by Shaw.
Steele throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.
Shaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Steele throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
Steele shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shaw sprawls well. Shaw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Steele gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shaw.
Shaw is looking to score with low kicks.
Shaw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shaw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shaw misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.

Shaw clinches.

Shaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steele will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Steele throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shaw was covering up waiting for the punch and Steele finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaw controlling Steele's posture.
Steele stopping the sweep attempt from Shaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shaw not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steele throws a big right hand that misses.
Shaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Steele with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Steele is looking to work some ground and pound but Shaw has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shaw's head.
Steele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele stopping the sweep attempt from Shaw.

Steele drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Steele jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steele 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 48:47
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Steele!
Jason Steele retains his welterweight title!
Jason Steele thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Guerreiro by Curumin as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Eiji Kawashima has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eiji Kawashima seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kawashima
vs
Alves

182 cm
23
168 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

169 cm
22
171 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guilherme Alves!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alves throws the kick towards the body but Kawashima avoids it.
Kawashima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawashima connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kawashima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alves shoots and misses
letting Kawashima counter with a right hand.
Alves shoots in and drives through. Kawashima sprawls well.
Kawashima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Kawashima missing with a left hand there. Alves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guilherme Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Alves rushes Kawashima and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Kawashima stalling against the cage.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with some punches.
Alves jumps guard but Kawashima stands there with Alves around his waist. Alves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Eiji Kawashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Alves.
Kawashima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
Alves is trying to pull guard but Kawashima has him pressed against the cage.
Alves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kawashima after a bit of a struggle.
Kawashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawashima leaning against his opponent.
Kawashima trying to control the position but instead, Alves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kawashima into the cage.
Alves tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kawashima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves misses with a hook
and Alves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kawashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donk. Kawashima catches Alves right on the button with a cross.
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!
Alves lands a nice shot that snaps Kawashima's head back.
Kawashima throws the left hand but Alves avoids the punch easily.
Alves is looking to clinch.
Kawashima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Kawashima! Alves is out on his feet! Kawashima rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Alves is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Alves is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eiji Kawashima!
An out of breath Eiji Kawashima thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.