BCL 14 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arwind Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azarov Greydorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greydorian is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Korn - Trash. Azarov Greydorian has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arwind Santos's chin.

Santos
vs
Greydorian

193 cm
29
205 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

196 cm
27
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid 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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arwind Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Azarov Greydorian!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Greydorian's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Greydorian has wrist control.
Greydorian has Santos pulled in close to control his posture.
Greydorian manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greydorian landing strikes from the mount and Santos is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greydorian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Greydorian looking to finish Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santos!

Santos is rocked!

Greydorian wants to finish this one by submission but Santos is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Greydorian.
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Greydorian moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Santos has worked his arm free - good work by Santos!
Greydorian lands a big left to the face of Santos, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Greydorian and another - Santos is out! Greydorian stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Azarov Greydorian!
In his post fight interview, Azarov Greydorian started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Musasi Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Bickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dom Bickers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miyamoto
vs
Bickers

175 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Musasi Miyamoto!
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, Dom Bickers!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto throws a nice looking combination but Bickers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Miyamoto. That snapped Bickers's head back.
Miyamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Miyamoto does no damage.
Bickers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Miyamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bickers counters with a head kick.
Bickers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miyamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bickers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Miyamoto. Those never looked like landing.
Miyamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Musasi Miyamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bickers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miyamoto.
Bickers misses with the combination.
Miyamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Miyamoto throws a lazy right hand but Bickers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miyamoto falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bickers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bickers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bickers scores with a shoulder strike.
Bickers jumps guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bickers has Miyamoto pressed against the cage, preventing Miyamoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickers connects with a knee to the head.
Bickers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bickers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bickers landing knees to the head.
Bickers keeps control of Miyamoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miyamoto has had enough of the clinch but Bickers keeps him there for the moment.
Miyamoto can't break the clinch.

Bickers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miyamoto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bickers in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickers slips a jab from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bickers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bickers slips a jab and a cross from Miyamoto.
Musasi Miyamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bickers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miyamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bickers counters with a head kick. That will keep Miyamoto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bickers tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miyamoto closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Bickers has Miyamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Miyamoto wants to break free but Bickers has control.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bickers.
Bickers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bickers scores with a knee to the head.

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

Bickers closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miyamoto's face.
Bickers lands an elbow that stopped Miyamoto in his tracks for a moment.
Bickers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miyamoto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Musasi Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Bickers.
Bickers tries to score a body lock takedown but Miyamoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miyamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickers has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Bickers.
Bickers lands an elbow inside that Miyamoto shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickers scores with a knee to the head.
Bickers taking a breather.
Miyamoto looking to stall.
Miyamoto tries to break the clinch but Bickers is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bickers tries to clinch but Miyamoto moves out of range.
A punch combination from Miyamoto misses.
Miyamoto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miyamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Musasi Miyamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyamoto looks to land a left hand but Bickers moved out of range nicely.
Miyamoto throws an off balance right hand
and Bickers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miyamoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyamoto throws a right and a left that Bickers avoids nicely.
Bickers dives in and grabs Miyamoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miyamoto pushes down on Bickers's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickers moves in looking to clinch but Miyamoto pushes him off.
Bickers darts in trying to clinch

and Miyamoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Miyamoto stands and steps away. Bickers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bickers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miyamoto swinging wildly here.
Miyamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miyamoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Bickers counters with a three punch combo that has Miyamoto backing up. Miyamoto nods at Bickers to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Musasi Miyamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyamoto throws a series of punches but Bickers moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bickers clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyamoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miyamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miyamoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bickers.
Bickers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miyamoto backwards.
Bickers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miyamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bickers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Miyamoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miyamoto is trying to force a seperation but Bickers has the dominant position.
Bickers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miyamoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Bickers won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickers lands a knee to the head.
Bickers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bickers keeps control of Miyamoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bickers lands a nice knee to the body.
Bickers lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Miyamoto tries to break the clinch but Bickers is controlling the position.
Bickers pushes Miyamoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miyamoto's face.
Bickers looking to slow down the pace here.
Bickers tries to score a body lock takedown but Miyamoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Musasi Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Bickers.
Bickers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miyamoto's efforts to push away.
Bickers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short right from Bickers.

Bickers breaks from the clinch.
Miyamoto misses with a double jab.
Bickers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miyamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Bickers counters with a head kick.

Miyamoto is rocked!

Bickers has Miyamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Miyamoto is trying to break the clinch but Bickers has him pressed against the cage.
Miyamoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickers lands a knee to the body.
Miyamoto is trying to push Bickers away but Bickers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miyamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bickers.
Miyamoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bickers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miyamoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bickers.
Bickers lands a nice elbow.
Oh Miyamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bickers with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickers landing knees to the head.
Bickers lands an elbow inside that Miyamoto shrugs off.
Bickers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bickers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bickers lands an elbow inside that Miyamoto shrugs off.
Miyamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickers has double underhooks.
Bickers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bickers lands a big knee! That's hurt Miyamoto! Oh, he's all over the place! Bickers lands another knee that sends Miyamoto to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Bickers!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saimon Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saimon Ferreira will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Grace
vs
Ferreira

174 cm
22
176 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
23
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saimon Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace with a poor takedown
and Ferreira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grace fails with the takedown
and Ferreira counters with an inside leg kick.
Grace misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Grace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grace's head.
Ferreira connects with a high kick.
Grace shoots and misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice leg kick.
Grace shoots and misses
and Ferreira counters with an inside leg kick.
Grace takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grace doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ferreira moves into the clinch.

Ferreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferreira thumps Grace with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferreira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grace's knee momentarily.
Ferreira tried to score with a low kick but Grace checks it.
Grace will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Ferreira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
Grace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferreira is looking to chop away at Grace's legs.
Grace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferreira as he jumps to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferreira.
Grace checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira closes the distance and clinches.
Ferreira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ferreira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Grace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grace is looking to break free of the clinch but Ferreira has double underhooks.
Grace wants to stall.
Grace managing to block the knees to the body from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a knee to the head but misses.

Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Ferreira tries to clinch but Grace is having none of it.
Ferreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ferreira counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grace is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferreira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferreira throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Grace moves out of range.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses.
Grace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ferreira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grace has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grace's head.
Ferreira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miguel Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ferreira gets caught flat footed, as Grace shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Grace thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grace trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace won't allow Ferreira to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

Grace thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ferreira is looking to stand up but Grace isn't so interested in that idea.

Grace thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira pulls Grace in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saimon Ferreira 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.

Grace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ferreira counters with a low kick, right behind Grace 's knee.
Grace misses with a takedown
and Ferreira counters with a low kick, right behind Grace 's knee.
Grace has his takedown stuffed
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Grace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferreira is fending him off so far but Grace persists. Nope, Ferreira circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferreira throws a leg kick which misses Grace's front leg but catches the back leg as Grace tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grace is defended easily by Ferreira.
An inside leg kick from Ferreira misses.
That kick from Ferreira tenderised Grace's leg. Grace is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a chopping leg kick but Grace manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ferreira tries to land a front kick but Grace steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grace takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferreira.
A clash of legs there as Grace blocks the low kick.
Grace tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ferreira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grace somewhat.
Ferreira throws a head kick that Grace semi-blocks.
Grace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ferreira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace misses with a takedown attempt
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Ferreira counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferreira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.

Ferreira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ferreira throws an elbow but it misses.
Ferreira tries to land a knee to the head but Grace blocks with his arms.
Ferreira looking to throw knees to the head but Grace is blocking nicely.
Ferreira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ferreira throws a knee to the head but misses.

Ferreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grace shoots in and drives through. Ferreira sprawls well.
Ferreira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grace's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace has his takedown stuffed
and Ferreira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grace's knee momentarily.

Ferreira moves into the clinch.
Ferreira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grace backwards.
Ferreira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ferreira missing with knees to the body.
Grace tries to score a body lock takedown but Ferreira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grace takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ferreira lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands an elbow that stopped Grace in his tracks for a moment.
Ferreira lands a damaging elbow.
Ferreira tries to land knees in the clinch but Grace avoids the damage to the body.
Ferreira tries to land a knee to the head but Grace blocks with his arms.
Ferreira lands an elbow that stopped Grace in his tracks for a moment.
Ferreira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferreira tries to land a knee to the head but Grace blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Ferreira.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferreira obliges.
Ferreira lands an elbow inside.

Ferreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saimon Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferreira tries to work over Grace's front leg with a kick but Grace checks it.
Grace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grace is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grace's sensitive parts.
Grace has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saimon Ferreira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Grace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ferreira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ferreira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grace.
Grace has his takedown stuffed
and Ferreira counters with a nice leg kick.
Miguel Grace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferreira throws a low kick but Grace moves out of range easily.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Grace with a poor takedown
and Ferreira counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Grace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grace takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ferreira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Ferreira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking to clinch.
Grace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
Grace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grace takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grace checks a leg kick nicely.
Ferreira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crunch! Ferreira slams his shin into Grace's torso.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferreira stuffs the takedown attempt from Grace. Grace gets slowly back to his feet.

Ferreira has managed to clinch.
Grace is looking for a takedown.
Miguel Grace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ferreira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferreira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ferreira.
Ferreira lands an elbow just above Grace 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ferreira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grace blocks it with crossed arms.

Ferreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira looks to land a body kick but Grace moved away.

Ferreira gets a clinch.
Grace wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice elbow from Ferreira.
Ferreira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Grace drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grace is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ferreira to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ferreira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Ferreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ferreira counters with a nice leg kick.
Grace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
A good leg kick by Ferreira.

Ferreira rushes Grace and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ferreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferreira throws a nice head kick!
Ferreira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a head kick. Grace smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace tries for a takedown but Ferreira circles away easily

and Ferreira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ferreira misses with a knee strike.
Ferreira lands an uppercut.

Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Ferreira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grace.
Ferreira lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grace takes a step back to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Grace tries for a takedown but Ferreira circles away easily
and Ferreira counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grace dives in and grabs Ferreira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferreira pushes down on Grace's head and hops out.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saimon Ferreira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ferreira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saimon Ferreira!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Mamute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinta Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mamute
vs
Pelle

190 cm
30
245 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

193 cm
35
276 lbs
22 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Mamute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rinta Pelle!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamute throws a right hand that Pelle ducks under and follows up with a left that Pelle also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mamute.
Nice uppercut there from Pelle.

It looks like Andre Mamute has been cut.
Mamute checks a low kick from Pelle.
Pelle connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamute misses with a double jab

and Pelle counters with a crisp one two that drops Mamute! Pelle thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mamute to his feet! Mamute is in big trouble!

Mamute is rocked!
Pelle drops Mamute with a straight right hand, right on the button! Pelle follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rinta Pelle!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inti Raimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Buffet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buffet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Margaritaville. This should be a great matchup!

Raimi
vs
Buffet

184 cm
32
225 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

192 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Inti Raimi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Buffet!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Buffet tenderised Raimi's leg. Raimi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raimi on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Raimi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Buffet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Buffet has an active guard here but Raimi has managed to pass into half guard.
Raimi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Raimi is working for a submission of some sort.

Buffet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raimi pulls his head out easily.
Raimi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buffet is looking to control Raimi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Buffet avoid being mounted?

Raimi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Buffet sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raimi is trying to control the action in half guard but Buffet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Raimi 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.
Buffet regains full guard. Nicely done.
Buffet looking for a sweep. Not yet Buffet, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raimi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Raimi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Raimi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Buffet wants to sweep but no luck.
Buffet keeping moving, preventing Raimi from controlling successfully.
Raimi working some strikes from top position.
Buffet throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Buffet looking for a guillotine here but Raimi defends easily.
Raimi preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Buffet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Raimi is aware though and is defending well.
Raimi with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raimi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Buffet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buffet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raimi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buffet has momentary wrist control but Raimi slips an elbow through the middle.
Raimi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buffet is keeping the position for now.
Buffet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raimi.
Raimi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Buffet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Buffet wants to sweep here but Raimi controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raimi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Raimi trying to control the position from guard on top but Buffet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raimi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buffet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raimi trying to control the position from guard on top but Buffet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Raimi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Buffet looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Buffet looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Buffet!
Raimi is not content to let Buffet control the position.
Buffet fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buffet working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Buffet thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Raimi is trying to control Buffet's posture but Buffet avoids it.

Buffet tries for a kimura but Raimi is defending well.
Buffet cracks Raimi with a big right hand but Raimi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Buffet swings around for an armbar but Raimi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Buffet's guard.
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 Inti Raimi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Buffet moves in looking to clinch but Raimi pushes him off.

Raimi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raimi is trying to pull guard but Buffet turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Buffet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Raimi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Buffet is trying to keep an underhook but Raimi manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Raimi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Buffet sees it coming and defends easily.
Buffet is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Buffet manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Raimi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Raimi lands a couple of elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Buffet escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raimi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Buffet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raimi postures up in Buffet's guard and throws a big left but Buffet blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buffet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Raimi!
Buffet lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Raimi hang on?
Raimi wants to control but Buffet is having none of it.
Raimi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Raimi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Buffet is working away from the top position though.

Buffet is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Raimi sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Buffet is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Raimi is just riding it out for now. Buffet eventually gives up the hold.
Raimi controlling the position well.
Raimi wants to control but Buffet is keeping busy.
Raimi tries to roll over but Buffet keeps him under control.
Raimi landing rabbit punches to the side of Buffet's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raimi trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Raimi tries to hold on but Buffet postures up.

Buffet goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Raimi is on top in guard.
Raimi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buffet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raimi throwing strikes from guard but Buffet blocks nicely.
Buffet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raimi postures up and lands a big shot to Buffet's brow.
Buffet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buffet controls Raimi momentarily but Raimi frees himself.
Inti Raimi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raimi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Buffet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raimi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Raimi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raimi trying to control but Buffet is working from the bottom.
Raimi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Raimi is working Buffet over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Buffet has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raimi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Buffet throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raimi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buffet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inti Raimi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Buffet lands a jab to the nose.
Buffet looks to throw the jab but Raimi is out of range.
Buffet throws a chopping leg kick but Raimi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Raimi does no damage.
Raimi misses with the combination.
Raimi connects with a nice looking jab.
Raimi connects with a nice looking jab.
Buffet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raimi. That did some damage!

Buffet gets caught napping as Raimi dives in and scores a takedown. Buffet manages to retain guard.
Buffet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buffet will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Raimi preventing the sweep.
Buffet trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raimi looking to pass the guard.
Raimi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Buffet looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Raimi passes into half guard.
Buffet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Raimi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Buffet is looking to improve his position.
Raimi thows a huge punch but Buffet dodges it nicely.
Buffet wants to get back to full guard.

Raimi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Buffet sees it coming and defends easily.
Buffet is pressing down on Raimi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raimi postures up in Buffet's guard and throws a big left but Buffet blocks it.
Buffet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raimi manages to get himself to full guard.
Buffet preventing the sweep.
Buffet passes into half guard.

Buffet is working for a submission of some sort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raimi tries to roll over but Buffet keeps him under control.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raimi trying to control but Buffet postures up.
Buffet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buffet is thwarting Raimi's attempts to control the position.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buffet is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Buffet is keen to just control but Raimi is a slippery customer.
Buffet is pressing down on Raimi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Raimi is holding on for now.
Raimi trying to control from the bottom.

Raimi actively working from the bottom here.
Buffet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Raimi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Buffet is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Raimi defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jimmy Buffet just about did enough to take it.
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.

Raimi shoots in for a takedown but Buffet shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raimi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buffet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raimi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buffet.
Buffet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raimi.
A jab from Buffet misses.

Raimi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Raimi trying to control from half guard but Buffet is working away.

Raimi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Raimi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Buffet looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raimi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raimi is trying to control. Buffet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Raimi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Buffet has managed to free his arm - good work.
Buffet on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Buffet works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Buffet looking to control.
Raimi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Raimi wants to pass the guard but Buffet is keeping the position.
Raimi throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raimi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Raimi lands a couple of elbows.
Raimi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buffet bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raimi's guard.
Raimi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Buffet's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raimi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buffet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raimi.

Buffet is looking for a triangle but Raimi pushes his legs off easily.
Buffet is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Buffet trying to control the position.
Raimi is working Buffet over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buffet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raimi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raimi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raimi stands up over Buffet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Raimi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Buffet working for a triangle but Raimi defends it easily.
Raimi scoring with some ground and pound.
Raimi advances to half guard.

Buffet looking for a kimura from the bottom but Raimi passes into side control!

Raimi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Buffet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buffet wants to control but Raimi postures up.
Buffet is trying to improve his position.
Raimi working the ground and pound.
Buffet is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Buffet taking some punishment here, with Raimi in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Raimi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buffet is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Raimi scores with a couple of nice shots.

Raimi is trying to work for a kimura but Buffet is defending well.
Buffet trying to control but Raimi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inti Raimi had his way with Jimmy Buffet in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Raimi moves out of range of the body kick from Buffet.
Buffet misses with a low kick as Raimi jumps back.
Buffet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Raimi.

Raimi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Buffet has escaped the position, nice work there.
Buffet manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Raimi trying to control here.

Buffet seems to be looking for submissions.
Raimi is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buffet is trying to work for a kimura but Raimi is defending well.
Buffet is trying to control. Raimi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Buffet might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Raimi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Buffet is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Raimi is just riding it out for now. Buffet eventually gives up the hold.
Raimi is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raimi wants to control but Buffet is keeping busy.

Buffet is working for a submission of some sort.

Raimi looking for submissions off his back.
Raimi won't allow Buffet to pass to mount.
Raimi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Buffet seems to be working for a kimura but Raimi defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raimi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Buffet is looking to pass into half guard but Raimi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Raimi is in guard.

Buffet escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raimi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Raimi tries to free his leg and advance position but Buffet is retaining full guard.

Buffet has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Raimi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Buffet.
Buffet is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Raimi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Raimi is looking to take a break and control but Buffet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Raimi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buffet is looking for a sweep.

Raimi is trying to get an arm triangle but Buffet is defending well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Buffet is trying to get back to half guard.
Jimmy Buffet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raimi is looking to take a break and control but Buffet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Raimi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Buffet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

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 Inti Raimi.
I think Raimi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:46
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inti Raimi!
Inti Raimi retains his light heavyweight title!