EFL Rio Season 1 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Williams will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Chuteboxe
vs
Williams

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

155 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ninja Chuteboxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chuteboxe gets the takedown into side control.

Chuteboxe tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Chuteboxe in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.

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

Chuteboxe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chuteboxe works to advance to full mount. Williams defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Chuteboxe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Williams looks winded!
Chuteboxe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Williams?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chuteboxe wants to finish this one by submission but Williams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chuteboxe.

Chuteboxe looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Chuteboxe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Williams is in a horrible position here. Chuteboxe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chuteboxe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Williams manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Williams parries the strikes from Chuteboxe easily there. Chuteboxe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Williams to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chuteboxe.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Chuteboxe lands an elbow.
Chuteboxe throwing shots but missing, from side control.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chuteboxe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Williams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Chuteboxe is working to tighten is grip on Williams's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Williams has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Chuteboxe is really squeezing tight and eventually Williams passes out! Chuteboxe breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ninja Chuteboxe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabiano Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle comes to the cage accompanied by Bate Pesadão. Christopher Pyle looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Pyle
vs
Martins

181 cm
18
186 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Pyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Martins!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Martins.
Pyle looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Martins throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pyle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martins is in Pyle's guard.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Martins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pyle keeping moving, preventing Martins from controlling successfully.
Martins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Martins stands up from Pyle's guard - Martins perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Martins seems to be looking for submissions.
Martins working over Pyle with some ground and pound. Pyle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pyle is refusing to be controlled, as Martins sits in half guard.
Martins scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Martins connects with a nice short shot to Pyle's temple.
Pyle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Martins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Martins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Martins decides to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins misses with a body kick.
Pyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martins paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Martins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pyle is working to avoid the ground and pound but Martins connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Martins's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The referee asks Martins politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Martins prefers to stall for the moment though.
Martins in side control lands a decent elbow.

Martins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martins creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pyle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Martins stands up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pyle stuffs the takedown.

Martins gets a double leg takedown into Pyle's guard.
Martins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabiano Martins 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.

Pyle gets tackled into the cage by Martins. Martins maintains the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martins working hard to break the clinch.

Martins works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Martins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Martins sitting in guard here, content to control.

Martins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Martins stands up from Pyle's guard - Martins perhaps looking for a knockout.
Martins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pyle circles away.
Christopher Pyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabiano Martins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pyle backs up against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Pyle. No joy for Martins on that attempt.

Martins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pyle's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Martins trying to control but Pyle is working from the bottom.

Martins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martins is looking to work some ground and pound but Pyle has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins pushing down on Pyle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Martins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pyle taking some punishment here, with Martins in his half guard.
Fabiano Martins has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martins is looking for a kimura here.
Martins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Martins seems to be working for a kimura but Pyle defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabiano Martins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pyle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Martins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pyle was covering up waiting for the punch and Martins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Martins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martins is pushing down on Pyle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pyle is fighting to maintain full guard but Martins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Martins wants to take a breather but Pyle is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martins working over Pyle with some ground and pound. Pyle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins controlling the action here.
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. Martins connects with a nice short shot to Pyle's temple.
Pyle has hold of Martins's hands but Martins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Martins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Martins working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pyle!

Pyle is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Martins locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Pyle is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabiano Martins!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Balestra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ervilha Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balestra
vs
Silva

177 cm
27
135 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

160 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Balestra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ervilha Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Balestra's torso.
Balestra shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Balestra shoots in.
Balestra is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balestra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Balestra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Balestra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Balestra down.

Balestra feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Balestra changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Balestra is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fernando Balestra wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Balestra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Balestra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Balestra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.

Balestra drives through with a takedown into guard.
Balestra is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balestra sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fernando Balestra.
Silva throws a right hand that Balestra ducks under and follows up with a left that Balestra also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Balestra sees coming a mile off.
Balestra tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Balestra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Balestra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Balestra throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Balestra throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Balestra tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balestra has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Balestra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Balestra shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Balestra pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Balestra has managed to clinch.
Balestra can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Balestra has him pressed against the cage.

Balestra successfully pulls guard.
Balestra trying to control the position here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Fernando Balestra will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Balestra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Balestra clinches with his opponent.
Balestra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balestra misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Balestra was not able to check.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva cracks Balestra with an open hand slap.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Balestra's head.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Balestra shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Balestra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ervilha Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Balestra shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Balestra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Balestra tries to clinch up.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balestra moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balestra misses with a body kick.
No luck for Balestra with that takedown attempt.
Balestra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Balestra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Balestra shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balestra is stalling in the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fernando Balestra.
Balestra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balestra is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balestra. That did some damage!
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balestra rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Balestra stumbling back into the cage.

Balestra shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Balestra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balestra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Balestra here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balestra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Balestra is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Balestra is stalling in the full guard.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balestra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balestra throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Balestra dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Balestra closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Balestra getting side control.
Balestra performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Balestra is working for a submission of some sort.
Balestra is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balestra is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Fernando Balestra has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Balestra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Balestra wants to clinch.
Balestra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ervilha Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Balestra manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Balestra slips nicely into half guard.
Balestra content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Balestra in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Silva tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Balestra!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fernando Balestra!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benny Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyler Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nelson's choice of entrance music: One. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Skyler Nelson enters the cage!

Hill
vs
Nelson

182 cm
29
146 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

180 cm
34
145 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skyler Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hill fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nelson sprawls well initially but Hill persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nelson is trying to get back to full guard.

Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Nelson has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Hill. Oh but Nelson has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Hill goes limp - he's gone! Nelson jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Skyler Nelson!
Skyler Nelson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Pain No Gain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Funkist-Snow Fairy. Joao Dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dos Santos
vs
Pain No Gain

195 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
328 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, No Pain No Gain!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but No Gain circles away.

No Gain moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Joao Dos Santos has been cut.
No Gain lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
No Gain misses with a hook to the ribs.
No Gain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dos Santos tries to circle away from danger but No Gaincatches him off guard and hits him in the side of the head with a sharp elbow. Dos Santos looks like he's been hit by a taser charge, he's shivering as he falls to the canvas! I bet he can't even remember his own name right now - he's in bits!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). No Pain No Gain!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timur Uzbaijzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Goncalves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Uzbaijzky
vs
Goncalves

187 cm
32
155 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

164 cm
29
146 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timur Uzbaijzky!
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, Daniel Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzbaijzky stalks Goncalves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Goncalves's face. Goncalves staggers backwards, shaken.
Goncalves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uzbaijzky lunges at Goncalves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goncalves's hand.
Uzbaijzky fails with a takedown attempt.

Goncalves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Uzbaijzky is trying to force a seperation but Goncalves has the dominant position.

Uzbaijzky breaks the clinch.
Uzbaijzky tries for a takedown but Goncalves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uzbaijzky throws a front kick that sends Goncalves stumbling back into the cage.
Goncalves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goncalves shoots in looking for a takedown. Uzbaijzky tries to sprawl out of it but Goncalves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uzbaijzky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Timur Uzbaijzky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Goncalves.
Some bone on bone action there as Uzbaijzky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves wants to clinch but Uzbaijzky slips to the side
and Uzbaijzky counters with a right hand to the body.
Uzbaijzky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Uzbaijzky.
Uzbaijzky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Goncalves moves into the clinch.
Goncalves throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Uzbaijzky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goncalves misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goncalves has a takedown stuffed.
Uzbaijzky swats away the attempt to clinch by Goncalves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves tries to clinch up.
Goncalves shoots in looking for a takedown but Uzbaijzky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goncalves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Uzbaijzky really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Goncalves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uzbaijzky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uzbaijzky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uzbaijzky avoids the head kick by Goncalves.
Goncalves throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Goncalves tries to clinch up but Uzbaijzky circles away and keeps his distance.
Uzbaijzky stuffs the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uzbaijzky lands a jab to the head.
Goncalves shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves tries for a takedown but Uzbaijzky circles away easily
and Uzbaijzky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Uzbaijzky moves into the clinch.

Uzbaijzky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uzbaijzky throws a series of punches but Goncalves avoids them all with ease.
Goncalves tries to clinch up but Uzbaijzky circles away and keeps his distance.
Uzbaijzky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goncalves.
Goncalves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goncalves looks winded!
Uzbaijzky goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Uzbaijzky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Uzbaijzky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uzbaijzky counters with an outside leg kick.
Uzbaijzky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Uzbaijzky.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Uzbaijzky feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Uzbaijzky gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Uzbaijzky.

Uzbaijzky decides to stand back up. Uzbaijzky steps back and let's Goncalves get back to his feet.

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

Uzbaijzky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Uzbaijzky.
Sloppy strikes from Uzbaijzky. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Goncalves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goncalves tries to land a front kick but Uzbaijzky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Timur Uzbaijzky is winning the standup battle so far.
Uzbaijzky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Goncalves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Goncalves trying to control but Uzbaijzky is working from the bottom.
Uzbaijzky keeping full guard, as Goncalves tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves scoring with some ground and pound.
Goncalves looking to sit in guard and control but Uzbaijzky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goncalves seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Uzbaijzky 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.
Uzbaijzky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goncalves on the ground.
Uzbaijzky wants to stand but Goncalves is controlling his posture from full guard.
Goncalves is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky wants to stand but Goncalves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Uzbaijzky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Goncalves looking for a guillotine here but Uzbaijzky defends easily.
Goncalves trying to keep a closed guard but Uzbaijzky is proving a slippery customer.
Uzbaijzky with a nice head shot there.
Uzbaijzky controlling from the top position.
Goncalves is trying to control the position but Uzbaijzky postures up.

That's three minutes 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.

Uzbaijzky instigates a clinch.

Uzbaijzky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goncalves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Uzbaijzky pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Goncalves back to the cage. Uzbaijzky follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Goncalves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uzbaijzky fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Uzbaijzky. That's going to slow Goncalves down.
Goncalves tries to clinch but Uzbaijzky moves out of range.
Timur Uzbaijzky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Uzbaijzky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goncalves.
Timur Uzbaijzky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Goncalves.

Goncalves forces Uzbaijzky back against the cage and clinches.
Uzbaijzky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goncalves's efforts to push away.

Uzbaijzky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goncalves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzbaijzky.
Daniel Goncalves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzbaijzky avoids the head kick by Goncalves.
Uzbaijzky tries to clinch but Goncalves is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daniel Goncalves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Goncalves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uzbaijzky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Uzbaijzky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goncalves tries to clinch there but Uzbaijzky circles away.
Goncalves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uzbaijzky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goncalves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uzbaijzky lands a jab.
Uzbaijzky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goncalves fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Uzbaijzky.
Uzbaijzky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goncalves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goncalves throws a right and a left that Uzbaijzky avoids nicely.
Goncalves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goncalves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzbaijzky.
Goncalves looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uzbaijzky is fending him off so far but Goncalves persists. Nope, Uzbaijzky circles away and we're back to standing.
Timur Uzbaijzky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Goncalves.
Goncalves shoots in looking for a takedown. Uzbaijzky tries to sprawl out of it but Goncalves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uzbaijzky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Uzbaijzky has closed the distance and engaged Goncalves in a clinch.
Uzbaijzky taking a breather.

Uzbaijzky breaks from the clinch.
Goncalves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Goncalves as Uzbaijzky shoots in.
Uzbaijzky lands with a thumping leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves misses with a kick to the body.
Uzbaijzky fails with a takedown attempt.
Uzbaijzky misses with a series of wild punches.
Goncalves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uzbaijzky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Goncalves tries to clinch up.
Uzbaijzky tries to bum rush Goncalves with a series of wild strikes but Goncalves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goncalves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Goncalves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Uzbaijzky's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Uzbaijzky holds on and takes a little breather.
Goncalves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uzbaijzky is keeping the position for now.
Goncalves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Goncalves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Timur Uzbaijzky.
I think Uzbaijzky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Timur Uzbaijzky!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Timur Uzbaijzky!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Timur Uzbaijzky!

Timur Uzbaijzky wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Bignog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kula's entrance music is Bullet - Bite the Bullet. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kula
vs
Bignog

158 cm
20
133 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kalle Kula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Bignog!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kula looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bignog looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Kula has gone for a leg lock! Bignog slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kula's guard.
Kula lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bignog!

Kula has isolated one of Bignog's arms. Bignog looking to fight him off but Kula twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kalle Kula!
During a confident post fight interview, Kalle Kula thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keita Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burak Buraczany (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burak Buraczany told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Aoki
vs
Buraczany

165 cm
31
144 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

150 cm
26
130 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keita Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Burak Buraczany!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.

Aoki clinches with his opponent.
Buraczany wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buraczany throws a combination that misses
and Aoki counters with a body kick.

Aoki clinches.
Buraczany wants to get back to striking at distance but Aoki won't allow it.
Aoki lands a knee to the body.
Buraczany is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

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

Aoki moves into the clinch.
Aoki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

Aoki takes the fight into the clinch.
Aoki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buraczany looks winded!
Aoki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

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

Aoki forces Buraczany back against the cage and clinches.
Aoki prevents Buraczany from breaking the clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aoki clinches.

Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoki connects with a solid leg kick.

Aoki moves into the clinch.
Aoki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aoki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aoki pushes Buraczany back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buraczany tries to break free but Aoki pushes him back against the cage.

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

Aoki has managed to clinch.

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

Aoki dives in and scores a takedown into Buraczany's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Buraczany is keeping the position.
Aoki wants to get up but he can't break Buraczany's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Aoki is pushing down on Buraczany's leg trying to pass to half guard. Buraczany is fighting to maintain full guard but Aoki has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buraczany avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aoki.
Buraczany looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aoki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buraczany should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Aoki seems to be working for a kimura but Buraczany defends the submission attempt.
Aoki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Aoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Buraczany defends it well.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buraczany looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aoki wants to stand up but Buraczany is controlling the position.

Aoki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Buraczany has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Aoki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Buraczany doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aoki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Aoki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keita Aoki 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.

Buraczany gets caught flat footed, as Aoki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Aoki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aoki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aoki works a leg free and moves into half guard.

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

Aoki is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Buraczany to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki won't allow Buraczany to get back to his feet.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Buraczany keeps moving.
Aoki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Buraczany keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aoki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Buraczany's guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Keita Aoki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Buraczany misses with a combination
and Aoki counters with a slapping leg kick.

Aoki clinches up with Buraczany and pushes him back against the cage.
Buraczany is trying to maintain a safe position but Aoki gets an underhook and turns Buraczany into the cage.

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

Buraczany clinches.

Aoki breaks from the clinch.

Aoki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aoki lands in his opponent's guard.
Aoki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aoki drops back looking for a leg! Buraczany is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Buraczany manages to kick Aoki off! Aoki jumps back into Buraczany's guard.
Buraczany is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aoki is controlling him.

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.
Aoki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Buraczany is proving hard to escape from.

Aoki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Buraczany being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aoki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keita Aoki dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aoki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buraczany looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buraczany tries to break the clinch but Aoki is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Aoki.

Aoki manages to break the clinch.
Buraczany swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aoki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Aoki gets a clinch.
Aoki scores with a shoulder strike.
Buraczany wants to break free but Aoki has control.

Aoki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aoki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buraczany.
Buraczany tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aoki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Aoki takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Buraczany looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aoki is working Buraczany over against the cage.
Buraczany takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Aoki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aoki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Aoki clinches with his opponent.
Buraczany trying to control the position but instead, Aoki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Buraczany into the cage.

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

Aoki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aoki stalling the fight.

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

Aoki clinches with his opponent.

Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Buraczany fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Aoki clinches up against the cage.
Buraczany stalling in the clinch but Aoki improves position.

Aoki breaks the clinch.
Burak Buraczany has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buraczany throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aoki counters with a left and a right that stings Buraczany.
Buraczany throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aoki counters with a big head kick but Buraczany shrugs it off.
Buraczany is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buraczany throws a combination that misses
and Aoki counters with an outside leg kick.

Aoki closes the distance and clinches.
Aoki has Buraczany pressed against the cage, preventing Buraczany from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buraczany looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aoki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buraczany can do to turn this around?
Aoki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aoki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Buraczany tries to circle away but Aoki has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Buraczany's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buraczany is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Aoki breaks the clinch.
Buraczany closes the distance but Aoki moves to the side
and Aoki counters with a series of strikes. Buraczany will be more careful next time no doubt.

Aoki moves into the clinch.
Keita Aoki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buraczany tries to sprawl but Aoki drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Aoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aoki is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Aoki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Buraczany does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aoki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buraczany knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Aoki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aoki is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Keita Aoki wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Aoki clinches with his opponent.

Aoki breaks the clinch.
Burak Buraczany is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Aoki darts in and clinches Buraczany up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki stalling against the cage.
Keita Aoki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Buraczany struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buraczany tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buraczany misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keita Aoki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aoki 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Keita Aoki!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Keita Aoki!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Keita Aoki!

Keita Aoki wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Keita Aoki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.