VIP 25: Takaku vs. McGregor PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Suffi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Suffi
vs
Wolf

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Suffi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grey Wolf!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suffi staying out of range there.
Suffi misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Suffi. Those never looked like landing.
Wolf misses with a body shot.
Suffi misses with a double jab.
A big right from Wolf misses.
Suffi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Suffi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wolf misses the shot to the body.

Wolf feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Suffi sprawling to the canvas! Suffi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wolf finish him?!

Suffi is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suffi loses concentration momentarily and Wolf pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Suffi crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Wolf finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grey Wolf!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyreese Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Hwoarang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Williams
vs
Hwoarang

220 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyreese Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Hwoarang!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Hwoarang.
Williams stays in close to Hwoarang's body and controls the position.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Hwoarang is retaining full guard.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Williams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hwoarang looks winded!
Hwoarang is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams just content to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands some shots froms side control.
Williams lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Williams is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hwoarang's shoulder. That is not cool.

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

Williams in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hwoarang is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kyreese Williams!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Krackoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Krackoff
vs
Davis

210 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucifer Krackoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Davis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis rushes Krackoff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Krackoff ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Krackoff no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Krackoff trying to control the position here.

Krackoff is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davis is aware though and is defending well.
Davis lands a couple of elbows.

Krackoff uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Krackoff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Krackoff shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Krackoff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krackoff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Krackoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krackoff misses with a takedown
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Krackoff.
Krackoff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucifer Krackoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Krackoff gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Krackoff seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Krackoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krackoff is pulling down on Davis's head. It's preventing any offense from Davis, at least for the moment.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krackoff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis is working Krackoff over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Davis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis won't allow Krackoff to sweep him here.
Krackoff has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krackoff's head.
Davis distracts Krackoff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Krackoff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Krackoff has wrist control.
Krackoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Davis postures up in Krackoff's guard and throws a big left but Krackoff blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.

Krackoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krackoff is breathing heavily.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Krackoff has wrist control.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Krackoff is retaining full guard.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Krackoff is retaining full guard.
Davis postures up and lands a big shot to Krackoff's brow.
Krackoff is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Krackoff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Davis chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krackoff trying to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis won't allow Krackoff to get back to his feet.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Krackoff has wrist control.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Krackoff holds on and takes a little breather.
Davis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Krackoff looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Davis has managed to clinch.
Krackoff trying to stall but Davis improves his position.

Krackoff pulls guard successfully.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis postures up in Krackoff's guard and throws a big left but Krackoff blocks it.
Davis preventing the sweep.

Davis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Krackoff, up you get!
Krackoff throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krackoff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Krackoff. Krackoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krackoff misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Krackoff.
Krackoff misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucifer Krackoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Davis has closed the distance and engaged Krackoff in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Davis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Krackoff to see if he's OK.
Davis in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Davis tries to advance to mount but can't.
Davis lands some shots froms side control.
Davis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Davis lands a few punches from side control.
Davis is putting a hurting on Krackoff here, landing some big shots from side control.

Krackoff is rocked!

Davis decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh Krackoff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krackoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Davis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Krackoff seems to have got his legs back now.
Davis scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krackoff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Krackoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Krackoff looking for submissions off his back.
Davis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Krackoff!
Davis unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Krackoff looks a forlorn figure.
Krackoff wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to finish Krackoff with some ground and pound. This is bad for Krackoff!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krackoff tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Davis with the ground and pound from mount.
Krackoff is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
Davis cracks Krackoff with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Davis!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mu Talalelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Ramsammy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Talalelei
vs
Ramsammy

197 cm
19
253 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
23
245 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mu Talalelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonny Ramsammy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talalelei connects with a crisp jab.
Talalelei missing with a left hand there. Ramsammy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Talalelei scores with a punch to the head.
Talalelei misses with a hook.

Ramsammy pushes Talalelei up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramsammy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Talalelei prevents it.
Talalelei blocks the elbow strike.

Ramsammy manages to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Ramsammy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Talalelei gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ramsammy keeping moving, preventing Talalelei from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsammy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Talalelei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramsammy on the ground.
Ramsammy pulls Talalelei in close to prevent any damage.

Mu Talalelei has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ramsammy get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Ramsammy stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Talalelei runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mu Talalelei!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lim Yo Hwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Sotoudeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Sotoudeh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yo Hwan
vs
Sotoudeh

200 cm
25
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
26
276 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lim Yo Hwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Sotoudeh!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo Hwan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Sotoudeh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yo Hwan is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Yo Hwan.
Yo Hwan throws a body kick that misses.
Yo Hwan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sotoudeh.
Yo Hwan throws a leg kick but Sotoudeh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yo Hwan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yo Hwan moves away from the strike by Sotoudeh.
Good leg kick by Yo Hwan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sotoudeh misses with a straight right.
Sotoudeh moves out of range of the body kick from Yo Hwan.
Sotoudeh checks a leg kick.
Sotoudeh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yo Hwan.
Sotoudeh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sotoudeh looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yo Hwan looks for the body kick but Sotoudeh saw that one coming.
Yo Hwan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sotoudeh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yo Hwan - that will leave a mark!
Yo Hwan throws a leg kick which misses Sotoudeh's front leg but catches the back leg as Sotoudeh tries to avoid it.
Yo Hwan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yo Hwan misses with a body kick.
Yo Hwan throws a leg kick which misses Sotoudeh's front leg but catches the back leg as Sotoudeh tries to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yo Hwan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo Hwan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yo Hwan cracks the inside of Sotoudeh's front leg.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yo Hwan. Sotoudeh shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yo Hwan and Sotoudeh are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Yo Hwan throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Sotoudeh into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Yo Hwan knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lim Yo Hwan!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omi Yusura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omi Yusura is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
Yusura

183 cm
19
214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omi Yusura!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a body shot.
Yusura misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Yusura tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yusura shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yusura thinking.
Thiago Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omi Yusura.
Silva lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Omi Yusura has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Yusura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yusura wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yusura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Yusura is rocked!
Omi Yusura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yusura is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Yusura shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Yusura seems to have recovered his senses.
Yusura misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Yusura badly! He tries to strike back but Silva puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Yusura out cold! Oh man, Yusura will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thiago Silva!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Brouwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brouwer has chosen Today Was A Good Day as his entrance music. The key to victory for Dante Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silva
vs
Brouwer

185 cm
19
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
216 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dante Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ernesto Brouwer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brouwer drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brouwer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brouwer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brouwer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brouwer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brouwer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pulls Brouwer in close to prevent any damage.
Brouwer lands a couple of digs.
Brouwer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like Brouwer might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Brouwer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Brouwer to pass to mount.
Brouwer working Silva over with strikes.
Brouwer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Brouwer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brouwer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brouwer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to roll over but Brouwer keeps him under control.
Brouwer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Ernesto Brouwer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva lands with a cross.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brouwer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Brouwer ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brouwer shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Brouwer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Brouwer stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brouwer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brouwer is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.

Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Brouwer escapes and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Brouwer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brouwer blocks a jab.

Brouwer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brouwer cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Brouwer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ernesto Brouwer has got the better of the ground game so far.

Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brouwer stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brouwer!
Brouwer working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brouwer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Brouwer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brouwer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer controlling the pace for now.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva tries to hold on but Brouwer postures up.
Brouwer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brouwer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brouwer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brouwer punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brouwer avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Brouwer lands with some strikes.
Brouwer unloading with bombs!
Brouwer lands a heavy elbow.
Brouwer with a couple of short strikes.
Brouwer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brouwer landing strikes from the mount.

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!
BOOM! Brouwer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva tries to lock up and control but Brouwer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brouwer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brouwer lands a heavy elbow.
Brouwer controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Brouwer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brouwer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brouwer avoids it really well and circles away.
Dante Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brouwer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Brouwer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brouwer.
Brouwer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva gets full guard.
Brouwer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brouwer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brouwer with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep here but Brouwer controlling him for the moment.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Brouwer lying in Silva's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Silva decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Brouwer taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dante Silva!
Dante Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelemi Bureta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos
vs
Bureta

190 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Top Flight Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kelemi Bureta!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Bureta thows a body kick. Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bureta slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Bureta looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Bureta throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Santos tries to bum rush Bureta with a series of wild strikes but Bureta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Bureta.
Bureta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos blocks a head kick by Bureta.
Santos throws a series of punches but Bureta moves out of range.
Santos looks to land a combination but Bureta avoids it well.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bureta counters with a body kick that stops Santos in his tracks momentarily.
Bureta connects with the punch.
Santos misses with a combination
and Bureta makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Santos really felt that one!
Bureta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bureta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to bum rush Bureta with a series of wild strikes but Bureta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bureta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bureta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bureta counters with a body kick.
Crunch! Bureta slams his shin into Santos's torso.
Bureta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bureta scores with a kick to the midsection.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A solid body kick from Bureta.
Santos throws a right hand that Bureta ducks under and follows up with a left that Bureta also avoids with ease.
Bureta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bureta.
Bureta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Bureta misses with a kick to the body.
Bureta throws a head kick that Santos semi-blocks.
Bureta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Bureta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santos looks to land a combination but Bureta avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Bureta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santos misses with the combination.
Bureta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Bureta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bureta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bureta misses with a body kick.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos throws a series of punches but Bureta moves out of range.
Bureta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bureta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Bureta thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bureta.
Bureta throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Bureta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bureta.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bureta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bureta lands with a kick to the temple. Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bureta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid body kick from Bureta.
Santos tries to bum rush Bureta with a series of wild strikes but Bureta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bureta throws a push kick but Santos slaps the foot to one side.
Bureta connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos throws a series of punches but Bureta avoids them all with ease.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bureta finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bureta, as that shot connected.
Bureta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throws a right hand that Bureta ducks under and follows up with a left that Bureta also avoids with ease.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Santos throws a series of punches but Bureta moves out of range.
Santos moves out of range as Bureta throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelemi Bureta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bureta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santos throws a right hand that Bureta ducks under and follows up with a left that Bureta also avoids with ease.
Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bureta counters with a body kick.
Bureta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bureta is looking to land body kicks.
Bureta lands with a nice body kick.
Bureta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Bureta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bureta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bureta keeps Santos at a distance using the push kick.
Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bureta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Bureta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bureta works the jab nicely.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bureta.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bureta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bureta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bureta - that will leave a mark!
Santos blocks a head kick by Bureta.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bureta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bureta scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bureta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bureta counters with a thumping low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Bureta scores with a four punch combination!
Santos blocks the body kick.
Bureta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Bureta throws a front kick that sends Santos stumbling back into the cage.
Bureta looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bureta circles away quickly and effectively.
Bureta scores with a leg kick.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bureta.
A good leg kick by Bureta.
Bureta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Bureta is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bureta.
Santos looks to land a combination but Bureta avoids it well.
Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bureta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bureta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Bureta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Bureta is looking to land body kicks.
Bureta throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Kelemi Bureta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bureta lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bureta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bureta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bureta slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos throws a right and a left that Bureta avoids nicely.
Bureta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bureta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santos. Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bureta.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Bureta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bureta scores with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bureta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bureta looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelemi Bureta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bureta scores with a spinning back kick!
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Bureta tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Santos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bureta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bureta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Bureta lands the left hand.
Bureta scores with a kick to the midsection.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bureta looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Bureta scores with a nice strike.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bureta. Santos shrugs it off though.
Bureta throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bureta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Bureta lands a front kick.
Bureta lands with a kick to the temple. Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Santos throws a series of punches but Bureta moves out of range.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Bureta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santos if he has to take too many more of those.
Santos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bureta lands a nice looking body kick.
Santos lands with a nice combination. Bureta backs away looking to recover.
Bureta fakes the leg kick and cracks Santos in the body.
Bureta throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Bureta connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bureta throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Bureta throws a head kick that misses.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bureta cracks Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Bureta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bureta throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Bureta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bureta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bureta throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Bureta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bureta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bureta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santos throws a series of punches but Bureta avoids them all with ease.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bureta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santos if he has to take too many more of those.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bureta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bureta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos's calf.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bureta to score with a decent uppercut.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid body kick from Bureta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Bureta.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bureta. Santos shrugs it off though.
Thiago Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Bureta.
Bureta slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Nice body kick from Bureta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bureta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bureta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bureta. Bureta obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelemi Bureta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bureta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelemi Bureta!
Kelemi Bureta decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Casta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Bazzottia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandre Casta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Casta
vs
Bazzottia

174 cm
26
163 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

174 cm
25
167 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexandre Casta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Bazzottia!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bazzottia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Casta.
Bazzottia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bazzottia drives through and clinches with Casta against the cage.
Casta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Casta is trying to pull guard but Bazzottia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Casta wants to break free but Bazzottia has control.
Casta jumps guard but Bazzottia stands there with Casta around his waist. Casta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Casta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Casta jumps guard but Bazzottia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bazzottia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bazzottia pinned against the cage. Bazzottia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Casta fails to land the takedown.

Bazzottia closes the distance and clinches.

Bazzottia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Casta or perhaps it was just good defense by Bazzottia which made him look bad.

Bazzottia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Casta tries to break the clinch but Bazzottia is controlling the position.
A short left from Casta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casta wants to break free but Bazzottia has control.
Bazzottia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Casta's efforts to push away.
Casta has had enough of the clinch but Bazzottia keeps him there for the moment.
Casta wants to break free but Bazzottia has control.

Bazzottia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Casta shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Casta is defended easily by Bazzottia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casta has a takedown stuffed.

Bazzottia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bazzottia wants to get up but he can't break Casta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Bazzottia wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Casta's closed guard. He's half up but Casta has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Casta pivots and extends the arm, Bazzottia falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Casta! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexandre Casta!
Alexandre Casta bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Takaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ewan Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Takaku
vs
Mcgregor

164 cm
26
159 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daisuke Takaku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ewan Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgregor scores with the left hand. Takaku knows he should have avoided that one.
A cross from Takaku lands.
Takaku lands with an overhand left.

Mcgregor looking to score a takedown here. Takaku is defending well but Mcgregor drives through and ends up in Takaku's guard.
Takaku is trying to keep Mcgregor in close.
Mcgregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Takaku is retaining full guard.
Takaku might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Takaku can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mcgregor controls the pace.
Let's hope that Mcgregor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgregor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takaku is keeping the position for now.
Mcgregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takaku works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Takaku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Takaku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcgregor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgregor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcgregor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Takaku is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mcgregor, into his guard.
Takaku passes Mcgregor's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Takaku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mcgregor sees it coming and defends easily.

Mcgregor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Takaku looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mcgregor is looking for a sweep. Takaku is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaku is thwarting Mcgregor's attempts to control the position.

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

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

Mcgregor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Takaku seems to be working for a kimura but Mcgregor defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor gets back to full guard.
Takaku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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

Takaku is posturing up here but Mcgregor has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Takaku tries to roll out but it's too tight and Takaku has to tap! Slick submission there by Mcgregor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ewan Mcgregor!
Ewan Mcgregor is the new lightweight champion!