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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Destructer Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malachi Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henrique
vs
Mitchell

163 cm
22
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

170 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Destructer Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Malachi Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henrique connects with a looping right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henrique is looking to break free of the clinch but Mitchell has double underhooks.

Henrique gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Henrique trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Henrique preventing the sweep.
Henrique working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mitchell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henrique.

Mitchell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henrique gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henrique accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mitchell looking to control but Henrique passes into half guard.
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. Henrique connects with a nice short shot to Mitchell's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to control but Henrique is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mitchell tries to roll over but Henrique keeps him under control.
Henrique seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Henrique stands up out of the half guard.

Henrique drops Mitchell with a beautiful combination! Mitchell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Henrique is looking for the KO!

Mitchell is rocked!
Henrique defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can Henrique finish him?

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

Henrique decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mitchell, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Henrique scores with a takedown into Mitchell's guard.
Mitchell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henrique is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell looks gassed!
Mitchell trying to control the position.
Mitchell seems to have recovered his senses.
Mitchell throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Henrique gets to his feet. Mitchell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mitchell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henrique misses with a wild body shot.
Henrique throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.

Henrique drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mitchell tries to bench press Henrique off him but Henrique keeps the position.
Mitchell wants to control but Henrique postures up.
Mitchell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Henrique is controlling him well.

Henrique has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Henrique fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mitchell sprawls well initially but Henrique persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Henrique.
Mitchell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mitchell punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet.
Henrique lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Henrique content to control rather than advance.

Henrique decides to stand up.
Henrique looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Destructer Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell misses with a takedown
and Henrique counters with a series of strikes. Mitchell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Destructer Henrique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malachi Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt

and Henrique counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mitchell!
Henrique blocks Mitchell's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henrique lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique is landing with some decent strikes but Mitchell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mitchell is bucking up trying to escape but Henrique cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Henrique connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mitchell wants to control but Henrique is having none of it.
Mitchell is desperately trying to improve his position but Henrique has a good base and remains in mount.
Mitchell looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Mitchell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mitchell tries to lock up and control but Henrique gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Henrique controlling the position easily from mount.
Henrique has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mitchell's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Henrique closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mitchell did well to prevent Henrique getting side control.
Henrique tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mitchell controls his leg.
Mitchell wants to control but Henrique is keeping busy.
Henrique wants to take a breather but Mitchell is having none of it.

Henrique gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Henrique is looking to clinch.
Mitchell with a poor takedown

and Henrique counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henrique.
Henrique has Mitchell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mitchell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henrique wants to get back to striking at distance but Mitchell won't allow it.
Mitchell is trying to maintain a safe position but Henrique gets an underhook and turns Mitchell into the cage.
Mitchell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Mitchell successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique is looking to stand up but Mitchell won't let him.

Mitchell looking for a guillotine here but Henrique defends easily.
Henrique has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Mitchell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Mitchell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henrique is stalling in the full guard.

Henrique got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mitchell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henrique has managed to get both his arms back between Mitchell's legs - danger averted.
Henrique trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mitchell wants to sweep here but Henrique controlling him for the moment.

Mitchell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henrique defends it easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mitchell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt

and Henrique counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mitchell!
Henrique controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Henrique.
Mitchell taking shots to the head.
Henrique lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mitchell hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell working to try and regain half guard.
Henrique fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Henrique takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mitchell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henrique lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henrique pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Henrique lands a heavy elbow.
Henrique knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mitchell on the ground.
Mitchell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Henrique is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?

Henrique scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mitchell fails with the takedown

and Henrique counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Destructer Henrique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malachi Mitchell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henrique prevents Mitchell from standing back up.
Mitchell is looking to control Henrique's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mitchell avoid being mounted?
Henrique looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mitchell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Henrique 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.
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. Henrique connects with a nice short shot to Mitchell's temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell missing with punches from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mitchell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Henrique counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Destructer Henrique 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. And we move into the final round!

Henrique tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.

Henrique gets a takedown into half guard.
Destructer Henrique overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henrique stops Mitchell from getting back to his feet.
Henrique not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Mitchell looking for submissions off his back.
Henrique lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Henrique is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mitchell is just riding it out for now. Henrique eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Henrique decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell shoots and misses

and Henrique counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mitchell trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Henrique manages to pass to mount!
Mitchell is looking to get to half guard.
Mitchell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henrique landing strikes from the mount and Mitchell is in trouble!
Henrique lands a heavy elbow.

Henrique has hold of Mitchell's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mitchell manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Henrique wants to finish this one by submission but Mitchell is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Henrique.
Mitchell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique content just to control the position here.
Henrique scoring with strikes but Mitchell is staying in there.
Henrique avoids the attempt from Mitchell to control.
Mitchell flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Henrique avoids the attempt from Mitchell to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique trying to control but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henrique tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mitchell wants to hold on but Henrique pushes him away.
Henrique working the ground and pound effectively.
Henrique scoring with strikes but Mitchell is staying in there.
Mitchell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mitchell wants to hold on but Henrique pushes him away.
Henrique dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Henrique is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mitchell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mitchell throwing hammer fists to the chest of Henrique. What's that going to do exactly?
Henrique landing punches.
Mitchell wants to control but Henrique is having none of it.
Henrique landing shots from mount.
Mitchell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henrique lands a heavy elbow.
Mitchell wants to control but Henrique is having none of it.
Henrique looking to control and managing it successfully.
Malachi Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Destructer Henrique is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Destructer Henrique!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Nakajima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chun
vs
Nakajima

185 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackie Chun!
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, Anthony Nakajima!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakajima fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakajima shoots for a takedown but Chun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nakajima closes the distance and clinches up with Chun, looking for a takedown. Nakajima pushes Chun against the cage but Chun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackie Chun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Nakajima.

Chun decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chun looks to land a strike but Nakajima avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Chun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chun advances to half guard.
Nakajima taking some punishment here, with Chun in his half guard.

It looks like Anthony Nakajima has been cut.

Nakajima looking for submissions off his back.
Nakajima looks gassed!
Chun trying to pass the guard but Nakajima defending well.
Chun is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nakajima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chun trying to pass the guard but Nakajima defending well.
Chun seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chun wants to pass the guard but Nakajima is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakajima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chun scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nakajima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chun scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakajima wants to improve his position but Chun is controlling well.
Chun lands strikes from half guard.

Nakajima is rocked!

That has opened up Anthony Nakajima's cut even more.
Chun slips a nice elbow through Nakajima's hands, connecting with Nakajima's forehead.
Nakajima is still in real trouble! Can Chun finish him?
Chun frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chun unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Nakajima wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Chun celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackie Chun!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dog Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Spider
vs
Rook

195 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Spider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathon Rook!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook throws an overhand right that lands on Spider's shoulder, as Spider tries to avoid the shot.
Rook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rook.
Rook swats away the attempt to clinch by Spider.
Spider ducks under a wild hook from Rook.
No joy there for Rook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spider ducks under a wild hook from Rook.
Spider lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rook misses with a looping left.

Spider pushes Rook up against the cage in a clinch.
Rook has had enough of the clinch but Spider keeps him there for the moment.
Rook can't break the clinch.
Rook is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider is controlling him.
Spider just leaning against Rook, taking a breather.
Spider tries a knee to the head but Rook blocks it.
Spider tries to land knees in the clinch but Rook avoids the damage to the body.
Spider lands an elbow inside that Rook shrugs off.

It looks like Jonathon Rook has been cut.
Rook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spider keeps control of Rook as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rook is trying to force a seperation but Spider has the dominant position.
Rook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Spider.
Spider throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rook has had enough of the clinch but Spider keeps him there for the moment.
Spider lands an elbow that stopped Rook in his tracks for a moment.
Rook can't break the clinch.
Spider looking to throw knees to the head but Rook is blocking nicely.
Rook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rook tries to circle away but Spider has him pinned against the cage.
Rook is trying to force a seperation but Spider has the dominant position.
Rook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Rook can't break the clinch.
Spider looking to throw knees to the head but Rook is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Rook's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rook wants to get back to striking at distance but Spider won't allow it.
Spider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rook is defending well for now.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rook's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spider is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Spider pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rook is trying to break free.
Spider stalling against the cage.
Rook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rook blocks an elbow strike from Spider.
Spider tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rook has had enough of the clinch but Spider keeps him there for the moment.
Rook is looking to break free of the clinch but Spider has double underhooks.
Spider looking to throw knees to the head but Rook is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider is controlling him.
Rook looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spider tries to throw a body punch but Rook avoids it by throwing Spider back against the cage.
Rook can't break the clinch.
Spider tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spider looking to throw knees to the head but Rook is blocking nicely.
Spider lands a damaging elbow.
Spider is stalling here.
Rook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Spider prevents Rook from breaking the clinch.
Spider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rook has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spider has Rook pressed against the cage, preventing Rook from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider is controlling him.
Rook has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spider stalling in the clinch.
Rook has had enough of the clinch but Spider keeps him there for the moment.
Spider tries a knee to the head but Rook blocks it.
Rook is looking to break free of the clinch but Spider has double underhooks.
Spider has Rook pressed against the cage, preventing Rook from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rook letting Spider take a breather here.
Rook is trying to break free.
Rook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spider tries to stall but Rook uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider has him pressed against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spider moves away.
Spider moves out of range as Rook strikes.
Some wild striking there from Rook.
A big right from Rook misses.
Spider wants to clinch.
Spider doesn't manage to clinch there - Rook circles away.
Rook misses with a straight right.
Spider tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rook lands with a nice combination. Spider backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Dog Spider has been cut.
Spider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rook.
Spider staying out of range there.
Spider tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spider moves out of range as Rook strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spider staying out of range there.
Spider tries to clinch but Rook is having none of it.
Rook throws a hook but Spider avoids it easily.
Rook throws a series of punches but Spider moves out of range.

Spider moves into range and clinches up with Rook.
Spider is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rook working hard to break the clinch.
Spider putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rook in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rook avoiding damage as Spider throws knees to the body.
Rook is trying to force a seperation but Spider has the dominant position.
Rook wants to break free but Spider has control.
Rook wants to get back to striking at distance but Spider won't allow it.
Rook avoids the elbow strike from Spider, against the cage.
Come on Spider - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Rook's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider is controlling him.
Rook wants to get back to striking at distance but Spider won't allow it.
Spider with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rook has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rook can't break the clinch.
Spider trying to land knees to the body.
Rook is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dog Spider will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rook throws a combination that misses

and Spider counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spider will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rook up against the cage.
Rook wants to break free but Spider has control.
Spider slowing the pace effectively.
Rook is trying to break free.
Spider throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spider is stalling here.
Rook is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Spider.
Spider keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rook's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Spider just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rook's brow.
Rook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rook tries to break the clinch but Spider is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Rook's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spider tries a knee to the head but Rook blocks it.
Rook looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rook is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spider keeps control of Rook as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spider misses with an elbow over the top.
Spider tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rook has had enough of the clinch but Spider keeps him there for the moment.
Spider throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook is trying to force a seperation but Spider has the dominant position.
Spider wants to stall.
Rook is trying to force a seperation but Spider has the dominant position.
Rook tries to break the clinch but Spider is controlling the position.
Rook wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spider stalling the fight.
Rook is looking to break free of the clinch but Spider has double underhooks.
Rook wants to break free but Spider has control.
Rook tries to circle away but Spider has him pinned against the cage.
Spider looking to stall.
Spider keeps control of Rook as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rook wants to get back to striking at distance but Spider won't allow it.
Spider has Rook pressed against the cage, preventing Rook from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Rook tries to circle away but Spider has him pinned against the cage.
Rook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Rook manages to break the clinch.
Rook is breathing heavily.
Rook throws a shot from downtown. Spider moves away and avoids it.

Spider has closed the distance and engaged Rook in a clinch.
Rook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Rook looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spider.

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

Spider instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rook wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spider stalling the fight.
Spider tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spider pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Spider throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spider throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rook blocks it with crossed arms.
Rook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rook has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rook tries to break the clinch but Spider is controlling the position.
Spider tries a knee to the head but Rook blocks it.
Rook can't break the clinch.
Spider has Rook pressed against the cage, preventing Rook from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Spider working Rook over with knees to the body.
Spider pressing his opponent against the cage.
Spider tries to land knees in the clinch but Rook avoids the damage to the body.
Rook managing to block the knees to the body from Spider.
Rook tries to circle away but Spider has him pinned against the cage.
Rook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider is controlling him.
Rook is looking to break free of the clinch but Spider has double underhooks.
Spider tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rook looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spider throws an elbow that misses.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Rook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Rook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rook has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rook wants to get back to striking at distance but Spider won't allow it.
Spider has Rook pressed against the cage, preventing Rook from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rook working hard to break the clinch.
Spider looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spider taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Spider throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rook working hard to break the clinch.
Rook can't break the clinch.
Rook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spider holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Rook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rook missing with a left hand there. Spider was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Spider takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Rook.
Spider is looking to clinch.
Rook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spider manages to avoid it.
Rook might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rook throws a right hand that Spider ducks under and follows up with a left that Spider also avoids with ease.
Rook jabs at Spider's body.
Rook cracks Spider with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rook misses with the combination.
Spider fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rook throws a looping overhand right but Spider ducks down to avoid it.
Spider moves out of range of the strikes.
Rook misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dog Spider will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Spider's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rook throws a left and a right that both miss

and Spider counters by moving into the clinch.
Rook has had enough of the clinch but Spider keeps him there for the moment.
Spider throws an elbow but it misses.

Rook manages to break the clinch.
Rook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Spider takes the fight into the clinch.
Spider scores with a knee to the head.
Rook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider is controlling him.
Rook is looking to break free of the clinch but Spider has double underhooks.
Spider lands a shoulder strike.
Spider tries to land knees in the clinch but Rook avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spider.
Spider stalling against the cage.
Rook avoiding damage as Spider throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spider has Rook pressed against the cage, preventing Rook from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spider gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spider looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Rook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rook wants to break free but Spider has control.
Rook is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spider trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rook tries to circle away but Spider has him pinned against the cage.
Spider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rook avoids it.
Rook wants to get back to striking at distance but Spider won't allow it.
Spider throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rook.
Rook has had enough of the clinch but Spider keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Spider.
Rook working hard to break the clinch.
Rook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rook is looking to break free of the clinch but Spider has double underhooks.
Rook tries to circle away but Spider has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spider.
The referee calls for Spider to work.
Spider tries a knee to the head but Rook blocks it.
Spider with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rook is trying to break free.
Spider leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spider with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rook is looking to break free of the clinch but Spider has double underhooks.
Rook working hard to break the clinch.
Jonathon Rook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog Spider is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Spider leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rook is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spider missing with knees to the body.
Spider has Rook pressed against the cage, preventing Rook from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider is controlling him.
Rook wants to get back to striking at distance but Spider won't allow it.
Rook misses with the head strike.
Spider has Rook pressed against the cage, preventing Rook from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spider keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rook's efforts to push away.

Rook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spider takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rook throws a jab when Spider was well out of range.
Spider is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rook throws a shot from downtown. Spider moves away and avoids it.
Jonathon Rook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spider tries to clinch there but Rook circles away.
Spider needs to keep his hands up - Rook had a free shot at his head there.
Spider is looking to clinch but Rook is avoiding it.
Rook lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Rook misses its intended target.
Spider throws a sloppy head kick and Rook moves out of range easily.
Spider wants to clinch.
Rook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spider tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rook just misses with a punch to the body.

Spider has Rook up against the cage in a clinch.
Rook lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook lands a left hand.
Rook is trying to break the clinch but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Spider missing with knees to the body.
Rook looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rook working hard to break the clinch.
Rook blocks an elbow strike.
Rook wants to break free but Spider has control.
Rook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Spider.
Spider tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spider working Rook over with knees to the body.
Spider throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spider missing with knees to the body.
Rook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rook misses with a short punch on the inside.

Rook manages to break the clinch.
Rook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spider sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spider slips under a jab from Rook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Spider showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spider, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nico Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Oki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oki has chosen Stayin' Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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?

Ramirez
vs
Oki

186 cm
20
176 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

176 cm
20
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nico Ramirez!
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, Kari Oki!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oki lands a with a good body shot.
Oki scores with the left hand. Ramirez knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oki circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Oki does no damage.
Ramirez jabs Oki right on the nose. Oki blinks but takes it well.

Ramirez gets a clinch.
Ramirez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oki backwards.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramirez digs a right hand underneath Oki's ribcage. Oki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oki jumps guard but Ramirez stands there with Oki around his waist. Oki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramirez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oki fails to pull guard.
Nico Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Oki.
Ramirez scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Oki won't want to take too many of those.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Oki tries to pull guard but Ramirez won't allow it.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramirez digs a right hand into Oki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oki's gas tank.
Oki jumps guard but Ramirez stands there with Oki around his waist. Oki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
Oki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramirez just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ramirez lands an elbow just above Oki 's eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramirez.
Oki fails to pull guard.
Oki fails to pull guard.
Oki jumps guard but Ramirez stands there with Oki around his waist. Oki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramirez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ramirez cracks Oki with a nice body shot.
Ramirez landing knees to the body.
Oki looks gassed!
Oki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ramirez lands with a left to the head.
Oki tries to pull guard but Ramirez holds him up against the cage and eventually Oki drops back down to his feet.
Ramirez digs a right hand underneath Oki's ribcage. Oki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oki jumps guard but Ramirez stands there with Oki around his waist. Oki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramirez lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramirez works on Oki's body with a couple of short punches.
Oki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ramirez works on Oki's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ramirez smiles and moves away.
Ramirez lands a jab to Oki's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramirez tries to bum rush Oki with a series of wild strikes but Oki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ramirez drives through and clinches with Oki against the cage.
Ramirez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oki.
Ramirez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ramirez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramirez lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez cracks Oki with a nice body shot.
Ramirez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramirez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
Oki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramirez just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramirez with a knee to the head.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ramirez digs a right hand into Oki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oki's gas tank.
Ramirez lands an uppercut.
Oki fails to pull guard.
Ramirez lands an elbow just above Oki 's eye.

It looks like Kari Oki has been cut.
Oki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ramirez is working Oki over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ramirez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramirez pushes Oki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramirez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Ramirez.
A short left from Ramirez.
Ramirez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Oki is rocked!
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oki is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramirez finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oki jumps guard but Ramirez stands there with Oki around his waist. Oki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramirez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramirez throws a big uppercut that drops Oki! More strikes from Ramirez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Oki lies dazed against the cage as Ramirez celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nico Ramirez!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Badd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin has chosen Aleksandr Karelin Intro as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Badd
vs
Karelin

190 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

160 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrell Badd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Badd but Badd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alexander Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Karelin gets caught flat footed, as Badd shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Badd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Badd postures up in Karelin's guard and throws a big left but Karelin blocks it.
Badd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Badd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Badd thows a big elbow that misses.
Badd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karelin is looking to chop away at Badd's legs.
Karelin with a poor takedown

and Badd decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karelin's guard.
Badd slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Badd seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Karelin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Badd throwing strikes but Karelin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Badd regains half guard.
Badd wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karelin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Badd wants to get back to full guard.
Karelin blocks the strikes from Badd.
Badd is trying to get back to full guard.
Karelin lands with a punch from half guard.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badd keeps working.
Badd missing with punches from the bottom.
Badd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karelin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badd is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Badd.
Karelin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Badd wants to sweep here but Karelin controlling him for the moment.
Badd will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badd swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karelin clinches but Badd breaks the clinch

and Badd counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin dodges the ground and pound from Badd.
Badd throwing strikes but Karelin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Badd prevents Karelin from moving into mount.
Karelin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Karelin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Badd manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Badd thows a huge punch but Karelin dodges it nicely.
Badd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karelin's head.
Badd 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.
Badd wants to pass the guard but Karelin is defending well.
Karelin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Badd circles away from the clinch attempt

and Badd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Badd.
Badd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Badd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Badd distracts Karelin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Badd throwing strikes from guard but Karelin blocks nicely.
Karelin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badd.
Badd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Badd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Badd works over Karelin with some ground and pound from guard.
Badd throwing strikes from guard but Karelin blocks nicely.
Badd is working Karelin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin keeping full guard, as Badd tries to pass.
Karelin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badd.
Karelin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Badd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Badd connects with a couple of short punches.
Badd throws a strike but Karelin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Karelin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Karelin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
Badd 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.
Badd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karelin's guard.
Badd throwing strikes from guard but Karelin blocks nicely.
Badd throwing strikes from guard but Karelin blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badd throws a big right hand that misses.

Badd is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Karelin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Karelin has escaped and now he's on top!
Badd manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Badd throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Badd landing punches.
Karelin blocking the ground and pound.
Tyrell Badd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badd throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Badd working away from the top, dropping strikes.

It looks like Alexander Karelin has been cut.
Badd sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Badd sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Badd throws a sloppy strike and Karelin uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Karelin has ended up in Badd's guard.
Karelin thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Badd is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badd throwing strikes from guard but Karelin blocks nicely.
Badd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrell Badd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Karelin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Horrible takedown by Badd or perhaps it was just good defense by Karelin which made him look bad.
Karelin wants to clinch but Badd slips to the side

and Badd counters with a nice double leg into side control. Karelin won't be happy with that.
Badd working away.
Karelin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Badd.
Badd working the strikes but Karelin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badd looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karelin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Badd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Badd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Badd with the ground and pound but Karelin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Badd throws a strike but Karelin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Badd lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karelin!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badd lands a big shot there that rocks Karelin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Badd landing strikes from the mount and Karelin is in trouble!

The cut above Alexander Karelin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karelin wants to control but Badd is having none of it.
Karelin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Badd.
Karelin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karelin blocking the ground and pound.
Karelin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Badd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Badd there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Badd throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Badd throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Karelin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Badd throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Karelin because Badd loaded up on that one.
Badd throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Karelin because Badd loaded up on that one.
Karelin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Badd.
Badd thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Badd lands a big shot there that rocks Karelin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyrell Badd!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Starving Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Oliszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Oliszewski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Child
vs
Oliszewski

225 cm
23
99 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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, Starving Child!
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, Mikhail Oliszewski!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Child.
Child thuds his shin into the meat of Oliszewski's side.
Starving Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Child tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliszewski throws a big shot that misses.
Child bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Child displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliszewski throws out the jab.
Child pushes Oliszewski away with a front kick.
Child feints and then cracks Oliszewski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oliszewski down.
Child takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Child really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Child lands a head kick. Oliszewski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oliszewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Child moves away.
Oliszewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliszewski misses with a straight right.
Oliszewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Child misses with a head kick.
Oliszewski loads up on a big right hand but Child slips the punch.
Oliszewski throws a body punch but Child moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Child lands a head kick. Oliszewski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oliszewski scores with a jab to the jaw.

Child is rocked!
Child moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Child is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Child throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oliszewski.
Child seems to have got his legs back now.
Child throws a head kick that half lands.
Oliszewski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Child throws a head kick that Oliszewski semi-blocks.
Child uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliszewski.
Child throws a front kick that sends Oliszewski stumbling back into the cage.
Oliszewski blocks a head kick by Child.
Child uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliszewski.
Oliszewski throws a big shot that misses.
Child looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Child tries to work over Oliszewski's front leg with a kick but Oliszewski checks it.
Child throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliszewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Child.
Child lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Child lands but Oliszewski takes it in his stride.
Child misses with a head kick.
Oliszewski is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Oliszewski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Child.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliszewski looks to land a right hand but Child moved out of range.
Oliszewski punishes Child's body with a nice straight punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Oliszewski blocks the leg kick.
Child throws a head kick but Oliszewski moves out of range.
Child keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliszewski.
Child throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Child is looking to land body kicks.
Child goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child misses with a head kick.
Child misses with a body kick.
Child moves out of range as Oliszewski strikes.
Oliszewski throws a hook but Child avoids it easily.
Oliszewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Child misses with a head kick.
Child throws a leg kick that misses.
Child throws a body kick that misses.
Child explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oliszewski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Child - the referee stops the clock and Oliszewski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Child. Oliszewski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Child throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Child lands a nice looking body kick.
A slow jab from Oliszewski misses its intended target.
Oliszewski thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliszewski.
Good work by Oliszewski as he checks the leg kick.
Oliszewski takes a swing at Child's ribcage but misses.
Child lands with a slapping head kick.
Child misses with a head kick.
Child throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oliszewski.
Child lands a head kick. Oliszewski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oliszewski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Child at a distance.
Child defending well as Oliszewski loads up on a big left hand.
Child scores with a head kick.
Oliszewski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Child.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Child throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Child goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Child ducks under a wild hook from Oliszewski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Child throws a sloppy head kick and Oliszewski moves out of range easily.
Oliszewski misses with an uppercut. Child saw that one coming.
Oliszewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliszewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Child lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Child keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliszewski misses with a body shot.
Oliszewski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oliszewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Child lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Oliszewski misses.
Child throws a sloppy head kick and Oliszewski moves out of range easily.
Child throws a head kick that Oliszewski semi-blocks.
A head kick from Child lands but Oliszewski takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Child looks to land a body kick but Oliszewski moved away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Child here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Oliszewski misses the shot to the body.
Child ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Child lands a head kick!
Oliszewski throws a hook but Child avoids it easily.
Child throws a head kick but Oliszewski moves out of range.
Child throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Child there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oliszewski misses with an uppercut. Child saw that one coming.
Oliszewski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oliszewski misses with an uppercut.
Starving Child is winning the standup battle so far.
Child keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Child misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliszewski misses with a hook.
Oliszewski lands a really nice looking cross but Child seems unphased.
Child throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Child uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliszewski.
Oliszewski dips to his left and cracks Child with an uppercut!
Oliszewski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Child.
Child throws a head kick that misses.
Oliszewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliszewski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Child can pounce on him.
Oliszewski misses with a looping right.
A head kick from Child lands but Oliszewski takes it in his stride.
Child goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oliszewski takes a swing at Child's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Oliszewski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliszewski.
Child throws a nice head kick!
Oliszewski blocks the body kick.
Child on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliszewski scores with a shot to the body.
Child tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Child throws a head kick but Oliszewski moves out of range.
Oliszewski misses the shot to the body.
Child throws a head kick that half lands.
Child throws a nice head kick!
Oliszewski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Child moves away from the strike by Oliszewski.
Child wants to land a leg kick but Oliszewski is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Child.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child tries a head kick but it misses.
Child throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oliszewski.
Oliszewski misses with a straight left.
Oliszewski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Child. Child obviously looking to wear him down.
Child pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Oliszewski misses.
Nice defenses there by Child.
Oliszewski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Child.
Child gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Child tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Child throws a sloppy head kick and Oliszewski moves out of range easily.
Child throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Starving Child dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Child.
Oliszewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliszewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Child.
Child throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Child throws a leg kick but Oliszewski checks it.
Child throws a head kick that half lands.
Child misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oliszewski throws a lazy right hand but Child sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliszewski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Child.
Oliszewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Child.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Child scores with a leg kick.
Oliszewski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Child misses with a head kick.
Oliszewski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Child.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Child thumps Oliszewski with a low kick.
Child pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Child doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Child throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oliszewski.
Child throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Child throws a head kick that half lands.
Oliszewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Child manages to avoid it.
Child goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Child uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliszewski.
Child misses with an attempted mid kick.
Child throws a head kick that half lands.
A slow jab from Oliszewski misses its intended target.
Child throws a head kick that half lands.
A shot to de liver by Oliszewski. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oliszewski takes a step back to recover.
Child keeps Oliszewski at a distance using the push kick.
Child lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oliszewski misses with a wild body shot.
Oliszewski avoids the head kick by Child.
Child goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Child.
Oliszewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Child was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliszewski.
Oliszewski stuns Child with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Child misses with a head kick.
Oliszewski swings for the body but Child moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Child.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliszewski avoids the head kick by Child.
Oliszewski blocks a head kick by Child.
Oliszewski checks a low kick from Child.
Oliszewski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oliszewski avoids the head kick by Child.
Child with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oliszewski blocks a head kick by Child.
Oliszewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Child.
Oliszewski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oliszewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Child.
Oliszewski throws an overhand right that lands on Child's shoulder, as Child tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Child.
Child misses with a head kick.
Oliszewski scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oliszewski throws a body punch but Child moves out of range.
Child with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Child misses with a head kick.
Starving Child is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Child throws a head kick that misses.
Oliszewski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oliszewski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oliszewski throws out a loose jab but Child uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliszewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Child feints and then cracks Oliszewski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oliszewski down.
Oliszewski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Child throws a sloppy head kick and Oliszewski moves out of range easily.
Child throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oliszewski throws a hook but Child blocks it.
Mikhail Oliszewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Child lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Starving Child showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Child 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Starving Child!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Clancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowl Noodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Clancy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bowl Noodle's chin.

Clancy
vs
Noodle

170 cm
19
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
157 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Clancy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bowl Noodle!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Noodle closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Noodle lands in his opponent's guard.
Clancy looking for a sweep. Not yet Clancy, not yet.
Noodle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Noodle trying to control but Clancy is working from the bottom.
Clancy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clancy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noodle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clancy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Noodle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Noodle throws and elbow that misses. Clancy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Noodle's guard. Nice move by Clancy!
Clancy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noodle swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big left from Noodle misses.
Clancy just misses with a punch to the body.
Clancy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Noodle lands a jab to the head.

Clancy gets caught flat footed, as Noodle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Noodle throwing strikes from guard but Clancy blocks nicely.

Noodle postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Clancy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Noodle, into his guard.
Clancy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Noodle can do anything to dispel that myth.

Clancy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Noodle is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Noodle has escaped and now he's on top!
Clancy pulls Noodle in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noodle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Noodle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clancy's head.
Clancy working a defensive guard here.
Clancy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Noodle.
Clancy is trying to control the position but Noodle postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noodle connects with a couple of short punches.
Noodle stopping the sweep attempt from Clancy.
Clancy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noodle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Noodle trying to control but Clancy is working from the bottom.
Noodle throwing strikes but missing.
Clancy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Noodle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Noodle is looking to advance position but Clancy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clancy throwing strikes here but Noodle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Clancy looking to control but Noodle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Noodle working to try and regain half guard.
Clancy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Clancy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Noodle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Noodle tries to hold on but Clancy postures up.

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

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

Noodle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Noodle with the ground and pound but Clancy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Noodle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clancy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Bowl Noodle has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Noodle.
A big left from Noodle misses.
Clancy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clancy.
Clancy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noodle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noodle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clancy lands a nice looking body shot.
Noodle punishes Clancy's body with a nice straight punch.
Noodle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Noodle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Clancy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clancy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Noodle!
Noodle is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clancy looking for a guillotine from mount but Noodle is having none of it.
Clancy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Noodle can't escape the position.
Clancy wants to control the pace but Noodle is squirming around nicely.
Clancy prevents Noodle from getting the reversal.
Noodle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Clancy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Noodle wants to hold on but Clancy pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Clancy goes for an armbar but Noodle turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Noodle.
Clancy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Noodle stays in close to Clancy's body and controls the position.
Noodle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clancy trying to control the position.
Clancy has his hands on Noodle's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clancy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Noodle scoring with punches to the head and body.

Noodle is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Clancy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Clancy has escaped and now he's on top!
Clancy wants to pass the guard but Noodle is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Noodle controlling Clancy's posture.
Clancy won't allow Noodle to sweep him here.
Noodle controlling Clancy's posture.
Clancy tries to free his leg and advance position but Noodle is retaining full guard.
Clancy preventing the sweep.
Noodle controls Clancy momentarily but Clancy frees himself.
Clancy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noodle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Clancy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bowl Noodle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Noodle throws a hook but Clancy avoids it easily.
Noodle takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Noodle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Noodle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Noodle wants to control from the top but Clancy keeps moving.

Noodle sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Clancy doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Noodle paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Clancy - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tom Clancy!