W 26 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmett Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hesher Gordon Levitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon Levitt has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. 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.

Cole
vs
Gordon Levitt

190 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
258 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emmett Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hesher Gordon Levitt!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cole looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gordon Levitt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gordon Levitt misses the jab.
Gordon Levitt looks gassed!
Cole throws a hook to the side of Gordon Levitt's head but Gordon Levitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gordon Levitt moves away from the strike by Cole.

Gordon Levitt moves into range and clinches up with Cole.
Cole goes for a takedown attempt but Gordon Levitt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Cole tries to keep at a distance but Gordon Levitt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gordon Levitt lands an uppercut.
Gordon Levitt wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt lands with a light punch inside.
Gordon Levitt tries to work over Cole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon Levitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gordon Levitt lands a body shot.
Gordon Levitt prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmett Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gordon Levitt scores with a shoulder strike.
Gordon Levitt tries a body shot but Cole blocks it.
Gordon Levitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Gordon Levitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt stops a takedown attempt from Cole.
Cole tries to pull guard but Gordon Levitt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cole blocks a body shot from Gordon Levitt.
Gordon Levitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon Levitt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cole is keeping busy.
Cole tries for a takedown but Gordon Levitt manages to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon Levitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gordon Levitt to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gordon Levitt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gordon Levitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Gordon Levitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon Levitt misses with a punch to the body.
Cole blocks a body shot from Gordon Levitt.
Gordon Levitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Cole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gordon Levitt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gordon Levitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon Levitt misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon Levitt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cole wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt tries a body shot but Cole blocks it.
Cole is working for takedown but Gordon Levitt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gordon Levitt prevents the takedown attempt.
Gordon Levitt gets underhooks to prevent Cole's takedown attempt.
Gordon Levitt misses with a body punch.
Gordon Levitt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gordon Levitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gordon Levitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hesher Gordon Levitt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emmett Cole's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gordon Levitt defending well as Cole loads up on a big left hand.
Cole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emmett Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole throws a combination that misses
and Gordon Levitt counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Hesher Gordon Levitt has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cole misses with a lunging right hand
and Gordon Levitt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cole looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cole lands a jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gordon Levitt. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gordon Levitt is breathing heavily.

Cole dives in and scores a takedown into Gordon Levitt's guard.
Cole with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gordon Levitt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cole passes Gordon Levitt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gordon Levitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cole.
Cole wants to control but Gordon Levitt is keeping him busy.
Cole sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cole not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gordon Levitt has hold of Cole's hands but Cole slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gordon Levitt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gordon Levitt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon Levitt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cole.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cole connects with a nice short shot to Gordon Levitt's temple.
Cole is controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gordon Levitt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cole thows a huge punch but Gordon Levitt dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cole.
Cole with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole drops an elbow to the side of Gordon Levitt's head.
Ground and pound from Cole.
Cole performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt taking some punishment here, with Cole in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole stalling.
Cole slips a nice elbow through Gordon Levitt's hands, connecting with Gordon Levitt's forehead.
Cole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gordon Levitt keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cole is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gordon Levitt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emmett Cole dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Cole.

Cole scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cole is controlling the pace.
Cole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon Levitt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gordon Levitt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cole lands a nice short elbow.
Cole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cole missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Cole there.
Cole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gordon Levitt is refusing to be controlled, as Cole sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole lands strikes from half guard.
Cole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cole is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gordon Levitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cole works his way into full mount!
Cole dominating with strikes here.
Gordon Levitt is bucking up trying to escape but Cole cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Gordon Levitt is rocked!
Cole raining down shots from the mount!
Gordon Levitt is still in real trouble! Can Cole finish him?
Cole controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole lands a big shot there that rocks Gordon Levitt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gordon Levitt can do to turn this around?
Cole postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Gordon Levitt in real trouble here! The ref calls for Gordon Levitt to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emmett Cole!
Our winner, Emmett Cole, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ward Cee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Kamikaze Kush- Gestapo as his entrance music. Cee has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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?

Cee
vs
Robinson

185 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ward Cee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good exchange - Robinson coming out on top.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Robinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cee is breathing heavily.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Cee shoots in for a takedown but Robinson shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cee stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson.
Cee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Robinson pulls Cee in close to his closed guard and prevents Cee from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ward Cee wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A right-left combo lands from Robinson.
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!
Robinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body. Cee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Billy Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Robinson.

Ward Cee's cut is getting worse.
Good exchange - Robinson coming out on top.
Cee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Ward Cee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Robinson lands a big right hook! Cee looks hurt but is still standing! Robinson lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Cee falls down and Robinson dives in with a huge hammer fist! Cee's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Robinson runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Robinson!
A very excited looking Billy Robinson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augostino Peitexeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. Peitexeira is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Frank Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Peitexeira
vs
Silva

203 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

TITAN
5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augostino Peitexeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peitexeira is breathing heavily.

Peitexeira moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Peitexeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peitexeira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Peitexeira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peitexeira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peitexeira presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Peitexeira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peitexeira.
Peitexeira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peitexeira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Peitexeira misses with some punches.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Silva has eaten all the pies!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Silva pulls guard successfully.
Peitexeira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Peitexeira trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Augostino Peitexeira has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peitexeira's waist but Peitexeira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Augostino Peitexeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peitexeira as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peitexeira, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Silva.

Peitexeira closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peitexeira.

Silva gets control of Peitexeira's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva wants to sweep here but Peitexeira controlling him for the moment.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva staying calm.
Silva working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peitexeira defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peitexeira but Peitexeira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peitexeira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peitexeira throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.

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

Silva is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Peitexeira is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Silva!
Frank Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TITAN for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Asylum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Henrique Barraboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asylum's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go to sleep bitch!! Die muthafucka DIE DIE!!!. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Pedro Henrique Barraboza will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Asylum
vs
Henrique Barraboza

180 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Asylum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Henrique Barraboza!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Asylum drops Barraboza with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Barraboza looks back up at him and smiles so Asylum waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Pedro Henrique Barraboza has been cut.
Asylum could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Barraboza looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asylum ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Barraboza out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Asylum!
Alex Asylum looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I would just like to thank myself for being so god damn amazing and awesome, thanks.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Night. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Larson
vs
Miller

200 cm
20
224 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

212 cm
30
270 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

***** Supertouch Clothing *****

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakob Miller!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miller clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Larson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Larson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larson stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Larson managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Larson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller looks gassed!
Larson wants to stall.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Larson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larson landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Larson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Larson.
Larson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Larson scores a nice knee to the body.
Miller being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Larson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Larson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Larson trying to stall but Miller improves his position.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Larson in his tracks for a moment.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Larson's face.
Larson misses with a body punch.
Miller avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Larson tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Larson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Larson's defenses.
Miller avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larson taking a breather.
Larson misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson wants to stall.
Miller is trying to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Larson.
Miller avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Larson misses with a knee strike.
Larson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Larson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miller 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.

Miller has closed the distance and engaged Larson in a clinch.
Larson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Larson, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson slowing the pace effectively.
Larson tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Larson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miller lands an elbow just above Larson 's eye.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Miller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Larson tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Larson blocks it.
Larson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Miller avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Larson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larson blocks an elbow strike.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Larson's ribcage.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Larson is blocking nicely.
Larson dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Larson.
Larson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larson is defending well for now.
Larson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larson misses with a knee to the head.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Larson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Larson, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Larson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Larson trying to land knees to the body.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miller as Larson tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Miller has managed to clinch.
Larson taking a breather.
Larson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Miller.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Larson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brett Larson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
Miller avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larson is defending well for now.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Miller lands an elbow just above Larson 's eye.
Larson trying to stall but Miller improves his position.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller is trying to stall.
Larson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson taking a breather.
Larson takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larson's brow.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Larson blocks it.
Larson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larson misses with a knee to the head.
Larson trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larson into the cage.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larson blocks it with crossed arms.
Larson is trying to maintain a safe position but Miller gets an underhook and turns Larson into the cage.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Larson blocks the elbow strike.
Larson crunches a lovely knee into Miller's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larson is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Larson has his back to the cage.
Larson lands a knee to the body.
Larson looking to stall.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Larson misses with an elbow strike.
Larson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Larson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Larson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Larson wants to stall.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larson blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Larson, against the cage.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Larson.
Larson taking a breather.
Larson looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Larson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Larson connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson missing with knees to the body.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Larson is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Larson has his back to the cage.
Larson connects with a knee to the head.
Larson wants to stall.
Larson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Larson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miller avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Larson working Miller over with knees to the body.
Larson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Larson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Miller avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Larson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Larson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larson tries a head kick but it misses.
Larson throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.

Miller moves into range and clinches up with Larson.
Larson stalling.
Larson lands a knee to the head.
Larson takes an elbow to the temple.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Larson.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larson dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larson managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Larson stalling in the clinch.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Larson looking to slow down the pace here.
Larson throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Larson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Larson misses with a low kick as Miller jumps back.
Larson throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.

Miller rushes Larson and presses him up against the cage.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Larson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larson looking to slow down the pace here.
Larson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Larson looking to slow down the pace here.
Larson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larson lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larson avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson is trying to stall.
Larson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Come on Miller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Larson trying to land knees to the body.
Larson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larson blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Larson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Larson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Larson tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Larson.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Larson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Larson trying to land knees to the body.
Larson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Larson missing with knees to the body.
Larson is pushing Miller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larson blocks an elbow strike.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Larson.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Larson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miller obliges.
Larson tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Miller wants to stall.
Larson scores a nice knee to the body.
Larson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Larson trying to stall but Miller improves his position.
Larson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Larson is blocking nicely.
Larson stalling in the clinch.
Larson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larson's brow.
A shot in the inside from Larson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Brett Larson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller misses with some punches.
Larson avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Larson avoids the damage to the body.
Larson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Larson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larson trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larson into the cage.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Larson controls his hands.
Jakob Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miller obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jakob Miller.
Well Larson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Larson!
An out of breath Brett Larson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Del Muro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Charles Skarbowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Del Muro
vs
Charles Skarbowsky

190 cm
21
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

199 cm
23
199 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerardo Del Muro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Skarbowsky gets tackled into the cage by Del Muro. Del Muro maintains the clinch.
Del Muro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Del Muro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skarbowsky tries a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks it.
Del Muro wants to break free but Skarbowsky has control.
Del Muro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky lands a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skarbowsky tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.
Del Muro blocks an elbow strike from Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skarbowsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Del Muro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skarbowsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Muro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skarbowsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Del Muro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Skarbowsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Del Muro avoids a wild elbow strike from Skarbowsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarbowsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Muro blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skarbowsky.
Del Muro can't find room to land a body shot as Skarbowsky controls the action.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the head.
Skarbowsky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Del Muro's face.
Skarbowsky lands an elbow just above Del Muro 's eye.
Skarbowsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Skarbowsky with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Skarbowsky prevents Del Muro from breaking the clinch.
Skarbowsky lands a nice elbow.
Skarbowsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Del Muro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Del Muro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skarbowsky backwards.
Skarbowsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skarbowsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skarbowsky misses with an elbow over the top.
Skarbowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Skarbowsky with a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Muro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skarbowsky looks gassed!
Del Muro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the head.
Del Muro tries to break free but Skarbowsky pushes him back against the cage.
Del Muro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Del Muro blocks an elbow strike from Skarbowsky.
Del Muro is trying to break the clinch but Skarbowsky is controlling him.
Skarbowsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skarbowsky blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skarbowsky as Del Muro tries to tie him up.
Skarbowsky connects with a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Muro is trying to break the clinch but Skarbowsky has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky letting Del Muro take a breather here.
Del Muro misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro blocks the elbow strike.
Skarbowsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Del Muro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Del Muro has had enough of the clinch but Skarbowsky keeps him there for the moment.
Skarbowsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skarbowsky prevents a body shot from Del Muro.
Skarbowsky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Del Muro's efforts to push away.
Del Muro throws a punch but it's blocked by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Del Muro's defenses.
Del Muro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skarbowsky blocking some punches.
Skarbowsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Del Muro's face.
Skarbowsky lands an elbow just above Del Muro 's eye.
Del Muro pushes Skarbowsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Del Muro misses with a punch to the body.
Skarbowsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Muro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skarbowsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Muro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Muro.
Del Muro slows down the pace here.
Skarbowsky looking to throw knees to the head but Del Muro is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarbowsky throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Skarbowsky lands a nice elbow.
Del Muro stalling.
Skarbowsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Del Muro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Del Muro is looking to break free of the clinch but Skarbowsky has double underhooks.
Del Muro tries to stall but Skarbowsky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skarbowsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Del Muro is looking to break free of the clinch but Skarbowsky has double underhooks.
Skarbowsky lands a damaging elbow.
Skarbowsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Charles Skarbowsky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Del Muro moves into range and clinches up with Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Del Muro misses with a body punch.
Skarbowsky lands a nice elbow.
Del Muro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skarbowsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Muro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Del Muro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skarbowsky lands an elbow that stopped Del Muro in his tracks for a moment.
Del Muro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Skarbowsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Del Muro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skarbowsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Muro throws a head punch that misses.
Skarbowsky misses with a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarbowsky keeps control of Del Muro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Del Muro tries to stall but Skarbowsky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Skarbowsky lands an elbow just above Del Muro 's eye.
Del Muro is trying to break free.
Del Muro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Del Muro trying to control the position but instead, Skarbowsky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Del Muro into the cage.
Skarbowsky takes a shot to the head.
Del Muro throws a punch but it's blocked by Skarbowsky.
Del Muro blocks the elbow strike.
Skarbowsky misses with an elbow strike.
Skarbowsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Muro blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Muro gets through Skarbowsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skarbowsky takes a shot to the head.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Del Muro.
Del Muro throws a head punch that misses.
Del Muro is trying to break the clinch but Skarbowsky is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skarbowsky scores with a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky lands a damaging elbow.
Del Muro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skarbowsky has him pressed against the cage.
Del Muro scores with a shoulder strike.
Skarbowsky lands a damaging elbow.
Skarbowsky scores with a knee to the head.
Del Muro tries to break the clinch but Skarbowsky is controlling the position.
Skarbowsky lands an elbow just above Del Muro 's eye.
Skarbowsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skarbowsky is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skarbowsky throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky lands a damaging elbow.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the head.
Skarbowsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Del Muro working aggressively here.

Del Muro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skarbowsky avoids the body shot from Del Muro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Del Muro has closed the distance and engaged Skarbowsky in a clinch.
Skarbowsky has Del Muro pressed against the cage, preventing Del Muro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skarbowsky lands an elbow inside that Del Muro shrugs off.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Del Muro is trying to maintain a safe position but Skarbowsky gets an underhook and turns Del Muro into the cage.
Del Muro blocks an elbow strike.
Skarbowsky lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Del Muro.
Skarbowsky lands a knee to the head.
Del Muro tries to circle away but Skarbowsky has him pinned against the cage.
Skarbowsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Del Muro lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Del Muro breaks from the clinch.

Skarbowsky instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Del Muro working hard to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarbowsky tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.
Del Muro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Del Muro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skarbowsky is keeping busy.
Skarbowsky lands a knee to the head.
Del Muro looking to stall.
Del Muro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skarbowsky backwards.
Del Muro dodges an elbow strike from Skarbowsky.
Del Muro lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skarbowsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skarbowsky.
Del Muro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skarbowsky lands a nice elbow.
Del Muro misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerardo Del Muro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Skarbowsky drives through and clinches with Del Muro against the cage.
Skarbowsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skarbowsky blocks an uppercut.
Del Muro has a couple of punches blocked by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Muro.
Skarbowsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Del Muro trying to control the position but instead, Skarbowsky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Del Muro into the cage.
Skarbowsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Muro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skarbowsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Del Muro is trying to break the clinch but Skarbowsky is controlling him.
Skarbowsky with a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky tries a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Del Muro.
Skarbowsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Muro blocks it with crossed arms.
Skarbowsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarbowsky blocks an uppercut.
Del Muro taking a breather.
Skarbowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skarbowsky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Del Muro's efforts to push away.

Del Muro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Del Muro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skarbowsky, pushing him back against the cage.
Skarbowsky misses with a knee strike.
Skarbowsky tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.

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

Skarbowsky clinches up with Del Muro and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skarbowsky as Del Muro tries to tie him up.
Del Muro effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky lands an elbow just above Del Muro 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skarbowsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Muro's brow.
Skarbowsky tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.
Del Muro blocks an elbow strike.
Del Muro blocks the elbow strike.
Skarbowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Muro.
Skarbowsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Muro tries to work over Skarbowsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Del Muro can't break the clinch.
Skarbowsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Muro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skarbowsky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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!
Del Muro looking to stall.

Del Muro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Del Muro lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Del Muro moves into the clinch.
Del Muro throws a punch but it's blocked by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky lands an elbow that stopped Del Muro in his tracks for a moment.

Del Muro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Del Muro scores with a jab. Skarbowsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Del Muro misses with a wild body shot.

Del Muro closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Del Muro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Del Muro throws a punch but it's blocked by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky throws an elbow that misses.
Skarbowsky keeps control of Del Muro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Skarbowsky.
Del Muro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Del Muro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Del Muro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skarbowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skarbowsky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Del Muro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Muro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skarbowsky as Del Muro tries to tie him up.
Del Muro lands a nice uppercut.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerardo Del Muro!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Assange might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eddie Van Halen - Eruption. John Mott told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Assange
vs
Mott

176 cm
23
155 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
158 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Assange!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Mott!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assange scores with a nice right hand.
Assange works over Mott's head and body with a nice combination.
Assange connects with a single shot there.
Assange connects with a right hand. Mott shakes it off.

Assange has Mott up against the cage in a clinch.
Assange scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assange lands an uppercut.
Assange fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mott changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Assange fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assange is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mott.

Mott shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Assange pushes Mott off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Assange misses its intended target.
Mott misses with the combination.
Assange on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Assange defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mott.
Mott with a poor takedown
and Assange counters with a three punch combo that has Mott backing up. Mott nods at Assange to acknowledge the strikes.
James Assange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mott.
Assange sizes up Mott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Assange pushes Mott up against the cage in a clinch.
Assange misses with a punch to the body.
Assange lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mott.
Assange lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assange lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Assange prevents a takedown attempt there.
Assange lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mott backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange lands with a left to the head.
Mott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Assange pulls his leg out and moves away.
James Assange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assange digs a good body shot into Mott's ribs.
Mott looks to land a body kick but Assange moved away.

Assange clinches with his opponent.
Assange digs a right hand underneath Mott's ribcage. Mott let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mott looks gassed!
Assange lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
Assange lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assange.
Assange lands a hook that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
Assange lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Assange.
Mott goes for a takedown attempt but Assange pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Assange lands with a shot to the body.
Mott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Assange closes the distance and clinches.
Assange lands a body shot.
Assange lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assange lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mott or not.
Assange lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assange.
A short right from Assange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mott jumps guard but Assange stands there with Mott around his waist. Mott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Assange lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assange lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assange pushes Mott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Assange.
Good body shot from Assange.
Assange lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Assange stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assange lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Assange.
Assange lands with a short shot to the head.
Assange lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
Assange working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Assange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assange lands a shoulder strike.
Assange digs a right hand into Mott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mott's gas tank.
A short right from Assange.
Assange lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Assange dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Assange lands a left and a right that sends Mott crashing to the canvas! Assange dives into mount looking to finish!

Mott is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assange misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Assange thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Assange throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Assange is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mott can do to turn this around?
Assange throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mott is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Assange looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Assange has control of Mott's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mott regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Assange avoids the attempt from Mott to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mott is breathing heavily.
Assange can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mott is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mott wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Assange.
Assange thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mott avoids a series of strikes thrown by Assange.
Mott holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Assange tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Assange misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Assange can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mott is looking to escape.
Mott is desperately trying to improve his position but Assange has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange landing strikes from the mount.
Assange landing strikes from the mount and Mott is in trouble!
Assange thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Assange working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assange throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mott is working to get back to half guard.

Assange is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mott to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mott shrugs it off.
Mott blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assange throws some wild stikes that Mott manages to avoid easily.
Assange sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Assange trying to control but Mott is having none of it.
Assange thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mott blocking the ground and pound.
Assange looking to control but Mott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
James Assange overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mott is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mott is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Assange connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mott can't escape the position.
Assange scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mott?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assange thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Assange thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mott avoids a strike by Assange and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Assange's guard! Fantastic escape!

Mott drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Assange manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mott has Assange in his guard.
Assange trying to control the position from guard on top but Mott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assange passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Assange tries to move to mount but Mott blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Assange dominated that second 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.

A nice combination there by Assange.
Assange stuffs the takedown.
James Assange is winning the standup battle so far.
Mott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Assange tries to bum rush Mott with a series of wild strikes but Mott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mott dives in and grabs Assange's left leg, looking for a takedown. Assange pushes down on Mott's head and hops out.
Assange connects with a right hand. Mott shakes it off.
Assange lands an overhand right.
Assange scores with a hook.
Assange scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Assange closes the distance and clinches.
Assange scores with a hook to the body.
Assange lands with a left to the head.
Mott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mott takes a shot to the head.
Assange lands with a light punch inside.
Assange gets through Mott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mott is still on wobbly legs! Can Assange finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Assange.
Assange lands with a right to the head.
Assange lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mott.
Assange throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Motts head.
Assange lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Assange working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Assange lands a shot to the body.
Assange works on Mott's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Assange scores with a nice short uppercut.
Assange gets through Mott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assange scores with a shot to the side of Mott's head.
A body shot lands from Assange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assange lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mott or not.
Nice body punch from Assange - that landed with a thud.
Assange lands with a light punch inside.
Assange lands a body shot in the clinch.
Assange is working Mott over against the cage.
Mott seems to have recovered his senses.
Assange lands a hook that snaps the head of Mott backwards.
Assange working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Assange lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mott.
Assange lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Assange.
Assange lands a body punch.
Assange gets through Mott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assange lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Assange - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Assange.
Assange lands a shot to the body.
Assange lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mott goes for a takedown attempt but Assange pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
James Assange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mott.
Mott drops his hands for a split second and Assange immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Mott face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Assange follows up with a right hand that knocks Mott into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Assange!
James Assange retains his featherweight title!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ireneo Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wild Boyz. 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.

Requina
vs
Silva

182 cm
24
194 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

190 cm
31
199 lbs
15 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ireneo Requina!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlton Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Requina looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Requina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Requina.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Requina. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Requina looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Requina is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Requina looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Requina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Requina trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Requina 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.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes Requina off looking to stand but Requina dives back in and keeps control.
Requina lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Requina wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Requina throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Requina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Requina tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Requina works his foot free and advances to mount.
Requina avoids the attempt from Silva to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Requina looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.

Requina goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Requina's guard.
Requina is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva wants to control from the top but Requina keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requina looking for a sweep. Not yet Requina, not yet.
Requina managing to control the position.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Requina is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Carlton Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Requina swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Requina circles away.
Requina chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Requina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but Requina moves away
and Requina counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Requina moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Requina counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Requina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Requina scores with a shoulder strike.
Requina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ireneo Requina dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Requina.
Requina keeps the fight on the outside.
Ireneo Requina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Requina clinches up against the cage.
Requina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Requina scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Requina blocks it.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Requina lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Requina lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Requina trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Requina lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Requina.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Requina has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Requina manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Requina throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ireneo Requina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Requina passes to full mount!
Requina scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Requina.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Requina.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Requina throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Requina cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Silva is rocked!
Requina postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Silva bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Requina and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ireneo Requina!
Ireneo Requina retains his middleweight title!
Ireneo Requina seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.