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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John McMillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterben Olympic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McMillan
vs
Olympic

175 cm
21
151 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

190 cm
23
152 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John McMillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sterben Olympic!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McMillan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Olympic was covering up waiting for the punch and McMillan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McMillan cracks Olympic with a solid left hand.
McMillan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Olympic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Olympic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McMillan.
Olympic is looking to stand up but McMillan isn't so interested in that idea.
McMillan throws a big elbow that misses.
Olympic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McMillan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olympic pulls McMillan in close to his closed guard and prevents McMillan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Olympic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olympic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMillan lands a couple of digs.
Olympic trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McMillan postures up in Olympic's guard and throws a big left but Olympic blocks it.
Olympic wants to sweep here but McMillan controlling him for the moment.
Olympic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McMillan.

Olympic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Olympic tries for a takedown but McMillan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Olympic shoots in but no luck this time.
Olympic stuffs the takedown attempt from McMillan. McMillan gets slowly back to his feet.
Olympic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
John McMillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sterben Olympic.
McMillan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McMillan wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olympic swats away the attempt to clinch by McMillan.
Olympic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McMillan defends it nicely.
John McMillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olympic looks gassed!
McMillan shoots in but no luck this time.
Olympic throws a sloppy head kick and McMillan moves out of range easily.
No luck for McMillan with that takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Olympic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McMillan won't allow Olympic to sweep him here.
McMillan lands a couple of elbows.

Olympic is looking for a triangle here but McMillan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olympic wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McMillan in side control lands a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Olympic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Olympic tries to buck McMillan off but McMillan is having none of it.
Olympic struggling a bit here.
Olympic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Olympic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McMillan working the ground and pound.
Olympic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McMillan working the ground and pound but Olympic is defending the strikes.

McMillan decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

McMillan gets the takedown into side control.
Olympic taking a bit of punishment here - McMillan scoring with strikes.
McMillan working the head with strikes.
McMillan landing strikes.
Olympic dodges the ground and pound from McMillan.
McMillan scores with punches from side control.
McMillan lands an elbow.
McMillan scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMillan is putting a hurting on Olympic here, landing some big shots from side control.
McMillan lands a decent elbow from side control.
McMillan is putting a hurting on Olympic here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McMillan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Olympic's guard.
Olympic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McMillan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McMillan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McMillan cracks Olympic with a solid left hand.
McMillan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olympic wants to stand up but McMillan is controlling him.
McMillan postures up.
McMillan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
John McMillan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olympic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McMillan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McMillan lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMillan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olympic is trying to control but McMillan manages to pass to mount!
McMillan lands a big elbow.
Olympic is trying desperately to improve position.
McMillan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Olympic looks a forlorn figure.
Olympic is bucking up trying to escape but McMillan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Olympic is rocked!
McMillan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Olympic is still in real trouble! Can McMillan finish him?
McMillan lands a big elbow - Olympic is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Olympic is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John McMillan!
John McMillan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grape Ape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Barao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All I Do is Win kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Ape
vs
Barao

177 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grape Ape!
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, Renan Barao!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ape avoids a kick to the body.
Barao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ape takes an elbow to the temple.

Barao wants the takedown. Ape is fighting it off but Barao persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ape's guard against the cage.
Barao slips nicely into half guard.
Ape really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barao sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ape defending well though.

Barao is looking for a kimura but Ape is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barao to get the leverage.
Ape is looking for a sweep. Barao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Barao 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.
Ape avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape tries to get to full guard but Barao has control of the leg.
Barao is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ape has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Barao escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Barao!
Ape tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barao wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Barao seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Barao is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ape knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ape is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barao wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ape, who protects the arm well.
Ape is trying to control Barao's posture but Barao avoids it.

Barao is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ape is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ape tries to buck Barao off but Barao is having none of it.

Barao tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barao has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barao lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape can't do much from the bottom here.
Barao controls the position.
Ape is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barao is controlling him well.
Ape taking punishment in the form of punches.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Barao tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barao working the body and head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barao taking a breather here.

Barao looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ape parries the strikes from Barao easily there. Barao is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ape to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Barao is trying to get an arm triangle but Ape is defending well.
Barao throws a strike aimed at the side of Ape's head but Ape avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renan Barao 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.

Ape has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ape up against the cage.
Ape trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Barao.
Barao lands an elbow that stopped Ape in his tracks for a moment.
Ape missing with knees to the body.
Ape blocks a body shot from Barao.
Barao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ape in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ape is trying to break the clinch but Barao has him pressed against the cage.
Barao looking to throw knees to the head but Ape is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Barao.
Barao blocks an elbow strike from Ape.
Barao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barao lands a knee to the head.

Barao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ape with a poor takedown

and Barao moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Barao.
Ape takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ape letting Barao take a breather here.
Ape jumps guard but Barao stands there with Ape around his waist. Ape gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ape goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barao prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grape Ape. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ape is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barao tries to land a knee to the head but Ape blocks with his arms.
Barao lands an elbow inside.

Barao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ape stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barao.
Ape tries for a takedown but Barao circles away easily
and Barao counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Barao.
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!
Ape shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ape tries for a takedown but Barao circles away easily
and Barao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ape takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barao counters with a good low kick that Ape was not able to check.
Grape Ape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ape connects with a body shot.
Ape with a lazy takedown attempt

and Barao counters with a single leg into guard. Ape didn't expect that.
Barao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barao cracks Ape with a solid left hand.
Barao stays in close to Ape's body and controls the position.
Barao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ape. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Barao stands up from Ape's guard - Barao perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Barao throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ape was covering up waiting for the punch and Barao finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barao pushing down on Ape's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barao content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barao throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ape to regain full guard.
Barao preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ape is keeping the position for now.
Barao's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barao slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renan Barao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ape shoots and misses
and Barao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ape throws a body punch but Barao moves out of range.
Ape tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barao was well out of range. Poor timing from Ape.
Ape fails with the takedown
and Barao counters with a nice body kick.
Barao throws a shot from downtown. Ape moves away and avoids it.
Ape has his takedown stuffed

and Barao counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grape Ape. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Renan Barao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ape is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Barao is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ape is just riding it out for now. Barao eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barao keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape won't allow Barao to pass to mount.
Ape is looking to improve his position.
Barao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Barao seems to be working for a kimura but Ape defends the submission attempt.
Ape is pressing down on Barao's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barao stands and steps away. Ape gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ape gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Barao counters with a shoot takedown. Ape fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ape is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barao with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barao stays in close to Ape's body and controls the position.
Ape preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ape is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barao seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ape keeping full guard, as Barao tries to pass.
Barao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Renan Barao.

Ape moves into the clinch.
Ape is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barao avoiding damage.
Barao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ape has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ape's face.
Ape is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barao connects with a knee to the head.

Barao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ape doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Barao counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barao has Ape pressed against the cage.
Barao lands a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ape is trying to drag Barao to the mat but Barao just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Grape Ape has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renan Barao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Barao lands a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renan Barao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barao 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 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan Barao!
Renan Barao 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rui Salsep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Map Gostos A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gostos A is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ratamahatta - Sepultura. Map Gostos A has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Salsep
vs
Gostos A

150 cm
21
135 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

176 cm
30
145 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Rui Salsep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Map Gostos A!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gostos A closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Salsep quickly recovers to half guard.
Salsep might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Gostos A is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Salsep really is a fat lump.
Salsep is trying to stand.

Gostos A is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Salsep is trying to stand up here but Gostos A is controlling him well.

Salsep is defending against the submission attempts here by Gostos A.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gostos A is trying to work for a kimura but Salsep is defending well.

Gostos A is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Salsep doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gostos A.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gostos A is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salsep sees it coming and defends easily.

Gostos A is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Salsep is just riding it out for now. Gostos A eventually gives up the hold.

Gostos A is working for a kimura here but Salsep manages to reverse the position and he's now in Gostos A's guard.
Salsep knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gostos A on the ground.

Gostos A is looking for a triangle but Salsep pushes his legs off easily.
Salsep stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gostos A swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsep slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salsep passes into half guard.

Gostos A looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Gostos A looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gostos A actively working from the bottom here.

Gostos A looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsep slows the pace down in half guard.
Salsep looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Gostos A looking for a kimura from the bottom but Salsep passes into side control!
Gostos A gets back to half guard.

Gostos A looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gostos A actively working from the bottom here.
Salsep is keen to just control but Gostos A is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gostos A actively working from the bottom here.
Salsep seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Salsep scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Salsep controlling the action here.

Gostos A actively working from the bottom here.
Salsep keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salsep seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gostos A for as long as he can get away with.
Salsep is looking to take a break and control but Gostos A is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gostos A misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salsep tries to clinch up but Gostos A circles away and keeps his distance.

Gostos A closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Salsep quickly recovers to half guard.

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

Salsep is defending against the submission attempts here by Gostos A.
Salsep is looking to escape.
Map Gostos A has got the better of the ground game so far.

Gostos A is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Salsep still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Salsep has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Gostos A tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Salsep wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsep moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gostos A manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gostos A is not content to let Salsep control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rui Salsep wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gostos A throws a series of strikes that have Salsep backpedaling.

It looks like Rui Salsep has been cut.
Gostos A throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Salsep enables Gostos A to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Salsep manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsep wants to stand up but Gostos A is controlling him.
Gostos A passes Salsep's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gostos A wants to free his trapped foot but Salsep is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Salsep pushes Gostos A off looking to stand but Gostos A dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gostos A 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.

Salsep has one foot on Gostos A's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gostos A drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Gostos A drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Salsep manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gostos A has Salsep in his guard.

Gostos A has his foot on Salsep's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Salsep works his way back into a safe position though.

Salsep got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gostos A has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Salsep has managed to get both his arms back between Gostos A's legs - danger averted.
Salsep tries to free his leg and advance position but Gostos A is retaining full guard.

Gostos A throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Salsep avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Gostos A is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gostos A looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gostos A keeping moving, preventing Salsep from controlling successfully.
Salsep is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salsep's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Rui Salsep has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gostos A misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Map Gostos A showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rui Salsep's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gostos A tries to keep at a distance but Salsep has taken the fight into the clinch.

Salsep successfully pulls guard.

Gostos A postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Salsep is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gostos A, into his guard.

Gostos A is looking for a triangle but Salsep pushes his legs off easily.

Gostos A is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salsep slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Salsep trying to control the position from guard on top but Gostos A is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salsep has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gostos A looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salsep stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gostos A swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salsep showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Salsep pushing down on Gostos A's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Gostos A looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Salsep seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gostos A slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rui Salsep has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Salsep avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Gostos A is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Salsep is aware though and is defending well.
Gostos A takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gostos A being controlled here, momentarily.

Gostos A is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Salsep controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Salsep scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salsep sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Gostos A has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Salsep is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gostos A.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gostos A tries to bench press Salsep off him but Salsep keeps the position.
Salsep wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gostos A keeps working.
Salsep is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gostos A tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salsep in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gostos A tries to bench press Salsep off him but Salsep keeps the position.
Gostos A manages to get back to half guard.

Gostos A actively working from the bottom here.
Salsep wants to pass to mount but Gostos A is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gostos A actively working from the bottom here.
Salsep sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Gostos A has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Salsep escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Salsep!
Salsep slows the pace down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gostos A tries to bench press Salsep off him but Salsep keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salsep working the head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rui Salsep showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gostos A 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Map Gostos A!
A determined Map Gostos A didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Babuino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Babuino
vs
Cruz

170 cm
19
148 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

177 cm
20
140 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Babuino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Babuino trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz wants to take the fight to the mat but Babuino manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Babuino missing with knees to the body.

Babuino manages to break the clinch.

Babuino takes the fight into the clinch.

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

Babuino instigates a clinch.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.

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

Babuino moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Babuino to keep the fight standing.

Babuino breaks the clinch.
Babuino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Cruz moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Babuino breaks the clinch.

Babuino darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Babuino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.

Babuino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babuino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz fails to pull guard.
Sergio Babuino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Cruz.
Babuino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cruz looks gassed!
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Babuino has him pressed against the cage.
Babuino tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.

Babuino breaks the clinch.

Babuino has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Babuino.
Babuino throws an elbow but it misses.

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

Cruz forces Babuino back against the cage and clinches.

Babuino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Babuino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.

Babuino rushes Cruz and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Babuino - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babuino missing with knees to the body.
Babuino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Babuino breaks from the clinch.
Babuino looks to land a body kick but Cruz moved away.
Babuino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.

Babuino instigates a clinch.

Babuino manages to break the clinch.

Babuino moves into the clinch.
Babuino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Babuino holds him up against the cage and eventually Cruz drops back down to his feet.
Babuino tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Babuino gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Babuino unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babuino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Babuino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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

Babuino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Babuino lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
Babuino throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Babuino.
Babuino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Babuino working Cruz over with knees to the body.
Babuino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babuino working Cruz over with knees to the body.
Babuino landing knees to the body.

Babuino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Babuino darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Babuino working Cruz over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babuino lands an elbow inside that Cruz shrugs off.

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

Babuino has managed to clinch.
Cruz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Babuino misses with a knee strike.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Babuino breaks from the clinch.

Babuino closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz dodges an elbow strike from Babuino.
Babuino tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.

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

Babuino has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.

Babuino manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Babuino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Babuino crunches a lovely knee into Cruz's ribcage.
Babuino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Babuino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Babuino 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.

Babuino closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Babuino scores a nice knee to the body.
Sergio Babuino has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Babuino manages to break the clinch.

Babuino clinches with his opponent.
Babuino working Cruz over with knees to the body.

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

Babuino clinches up against the cage.
Babuino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Babuino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Babuino.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babuino fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Babuino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Babuino pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz is breathing heavily.

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

Babuino moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.

Babuino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babuino throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babuino goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sergio Babuino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babuino clobbers Cruz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cruz fails to land the takedown.

Babuino has managed to clinch.
Babuino misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Babuino lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Babuino obliges.
Babuino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?

Babuino breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Babuino takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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

Babuino takes the fight into the clinch.
Babuino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Babuino breaks the clinch.
Sergio Babuino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz throws a head kick but Babuino moves out of range.
Babuino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.

Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Babuino. Babuino maintains the clinch.

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

Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Babuino lands a damaging elbow.
Cruz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Babuino with a knee to the head.
Babuino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Babuino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babuino moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.

Babuino moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babuino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Babuino breaks the clinch.
Babuino throws a series of strikes that have Cruz backpedaling.

Cruz is rocked!

Babuino clinches with his opponent.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Babuino finish him?
Babuino lands an elbow inside.
Babuino lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Babuino has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Cruz - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Babuino, and another! Cruz is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sergio Babuino!
After winning the bout, Sergio Babuino thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joabe Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Riley
vs
Oliveira

170 cm
22
177 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
177 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joabe Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Riley.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Oliveira wants to control but Riley postures up.
Riley controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley working away.
Riley controlling from side mount.
Riley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Oliveira struggling a bit here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Riley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oliveira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Oliveira is letting Riley control him for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
You can see the frustration on Oliveira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Riley grinds an elbow into Oliveira's temple.
Oliveira is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Riley working away.
You can see the frustration on Oliveira's face as Riley controls the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Riley lands a jab.
Jab by Riley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riley dives in and scores a takedown into Oliveira's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Riley content to stall in guard here.
Riley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oliveira controls Riley momentarily but Riley frees himself.
Riley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Riley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Riley fails to land the takedown.

Oliveira tries to sprawl but Riley drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliveira is looking for a sweep. Riley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oliveira is looking to control Riley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oliveira avoid being mounted?
Oliveira has hold of Riley's hands but Riley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oliveira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Riley stays in close to Oliveira's body and controls the position.
Riley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Oliveira trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Riley stays in close to Oliveira's body and controls the position.
Oliveira striking off his back but it's not causing Riley any problems.

Riley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Riley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Riley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira wants to control but Riley passes easily into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Riley lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Riley 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.

Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riley swivels and escapes.

Riley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Oliveira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Riley is in Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira wants to improve his position but instead Riley has moved into half guard.
Riley not doing much here.
Riley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oliveira for as long as he can get away with.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Oliveira trying to hold on to Riley's head to control him but Riley postures up.

Chris Riley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown by Oliveira or perhaps it was just good defense by Riley which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Riley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Riley lands a right hook to the body.

Riley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Oliveira's half guard.
Riley not doing much here.
Oliveira wants to improve his position but Riley is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Oliveira is looking to control Riley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oliveira avoid being mounted?
Well, if Riley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Riley.
Oliveira lands with a slapping head kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Riley.
Chris Riley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley happy to just control the position for now.
Riley is putting a hurting on Oliveira here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Oliveira's face as Riley controls the position.
Oliveira tries to improve position but can't.
Riley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Oliveira some visible discomfort.
Oliveira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Riley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Riley working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to escape the position but Riley is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira is trying to control Riley's posture but Riley avoids it.
Riley is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Oliveira's shoulder. That is not cool.
Oliveira pushes Riley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Riley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Riley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Oliveira is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Riley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Riley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Riley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Riley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Riley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oliveira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Riley in particular looking to stall.
Oliveira tries to get to full guard but Riley has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Chris Riley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Riley scores with a jab to the jaw.

Riley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oliveira is trying to defend but Riley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Riley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
Riley controlling the action here.
Oliveira is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Riley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Riley lands in his opponent's guard.
Oliveira being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riley pushing down on Oliveira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Riley content to control rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chris Riley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oliveira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oliveira is defended easily by Riley.

Oliveira rushes Riley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira has Riley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chris Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joabe Oliveira.
Riley is pressed up against the cage. Oliveira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riley down to the mat. Riley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riley paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Riley shoots in and bounces Oliveira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Riley controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Riley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Riley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oliveira was covering up waiting for the punch and Riley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Joabe Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley stopping the sweep attempt from Oliveira.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Riley!
A victorious Chris Riley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Hellbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Magamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellbane comes to the cage accompanied by Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden theme. Sasha Magamedov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hellbane
vs
Magamedov

150 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ultimate Hellbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sasha Magamedov!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellbane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magamedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hellbane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magamedov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hellbane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magamedov.
Hellbane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magamedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Hellbane throws a right hand that Magamedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Magamedov also avoids with ease.
Magamedov blocks a jab.
Hellbane misses with a right hand
and Magamedov counters with a straight right hand.
Hellbane throws a right hand that misses
and Magamedov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellbane looks to throw the jab but Magamedov is out of range.
Hellbane lands a right hook to the body.
Hellbane lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Sasha Magamedov has been cut.
Magamedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hellbane.
Hellbane misses with a hook.
A jab from Hellbane finds it's way through Magamedov's defenses.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hellbane lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hellbane lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magamedov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hellbane cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hellbane controlling the position easily from mount.
Hellbane working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellbane looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Hellbane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Magamedov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Magamedov taking shots to the head.
Magamedov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hellbane dominating with strikes here.

Magamedov is rocked!
Magamedov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hellbane 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.
Magamedov looks gassed!
Hellbane lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Magamedov is still in real trouble! Can Hellbane finish him?
Hellbane postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Magamedov is out cold - huge knockout for Hellbane!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ultimate Hellbane!
Ultimate Hellbane bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher has chosen Anberlin - Feel Good Drag as his entrance music. 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.

Pinto
vs
Fisher

185 cm
27
167 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

182 cm
27
162 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fisher.
A telegraphed right hand from Fisher misses the target.
Pinto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisher moves away.

Pinto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pinto lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pinto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pinto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fisher can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pinto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fisher's head.
Pinto trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto looking to pass the guard.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Pinto from controlling successfully.
Pinto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fisher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pinto won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
Pinto looking to pass the guard.
Pinto wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.

Pinto drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Pinto seems to have locked his on tight now - Fisher screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Pinto, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jose Pinto!
A victorious Jose Pinto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.