Iron Shot 26 - Max 155 LBS PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dynamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emir Hajimurad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamo comes to the cage accompanied by Sunrise (Here I Am) by Matt Davey feat. Kate Dowman. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Dynamo
vs
Hajimurad

155 cm
19
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
142 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Dynamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emir Hajimurad!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dynamo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hajimurad is trying to defend but Dynamo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Hajimurad is defending against the submission attempts here by Dynamo.
Dynamo wants to take a breather but Hajimurad is having none of it.
Hajimurad controlling the position well.
Hajimurad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dynamo postures up in Hajimurad's guard and throws a big left but Hajimurad blocks it.
Dynamo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hajimurad is on top in guard.
Hajimurad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hajimurad controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hajimurad stops Dynamo from standing up.
Dynamo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Emir Hajimurad has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hajimurad checks the leg kick.

Dynamo drives through with a takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hajimurad holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dynamo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hajimurad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hajimurad is keeping the position for now.
Dynamo is working hard here to advance position.
Hajimurad is pulling down on Dynamo's head to control his posture.
Hajimurad manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dynamo taking shots to the head.
Hajimurad landing punches.
Dynamo tries to hold on but Hajimurad pushes him away.
Hajimurad postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dynamo looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajimurad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dynamo is looking to get to half guard.
Hajimurad fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hajimurad landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hajimurad raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Dynamo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hajimurad controlling from mount.
Hajimurad with shots to the head and body - Dynamo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hajimurad postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dynamo looks a forlorn figure.
Hajimurad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dynamo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hajimurad is controlling the pace.
Hajimurad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like Hajimurad 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.

Hajimurad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dynamo is just riding it out for now. Hajimurad eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hajimurad keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dynamo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hajimurad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Dynamo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hajimurad, pushing him back against the cage.
Dynamo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hajimurad avoids it.

Hajimurad ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hajimurad no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hajimurad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dynamo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hajimurad trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajimurad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hajimurad looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dynamo wants to control from the top but Hajimurad keeps moving.

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

Dynamo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hajimurad to the ground. Dynamo is now in Hajimurad's guard.
Hajimurad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dynamo is one step ahead there.
Dynamo throws a strike but Hajimurad rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dynamo wants to sweep here but Hajimurad controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo controls Hajimurad momentarily but Hajimurad frees himself.
Hajimurad's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dynamo defending well as Hajimurad loads up on a big left hand.
Hajimurad misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dynamo is looking to clinch.
Hajimurad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hajimurad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hajimurad tries for a takedown but Dynamo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hajimurad throws a jab but it's blocked by Dynamo.

Dynamo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hajimurad quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajimurad is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dynamo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dynamo's back!
Dynamo is trying to break free.
Dynamo trying to control the hands but Hajimurad breaks the grip.
Hajimurad is landing with strikes from the back.
Hajimurad is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Dynamo up.
Hajimurad keeps control of the position as Dynamo tries to break free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hajimurad. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Hajimurad is riding his opponent, not letting Dynamo buck him off.
Hajimurad lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Dynamo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hajimurad is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hajimurad scores with punches and elbows.
Hajimurad is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Hajimurad lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Dynamo hold on?!
Hajimurad slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hajimurad looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Dynamo taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Emir Hajimurad!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Matice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Van Dijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raymond Matice has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Matice
vs
Van Dijk

174 cm
26
151 lbs
9 - 16 - 1

175 cm
22
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Matice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Van Dijk!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matice scores with the left hand. Van Dijk knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Nick Van Dijk has been cut.

Matice shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Dijk manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Van Dijk is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Van Dijk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matice advances to half guard.
Matice is thwarting Van Dijk's attempts to control the position.
Matice moves into full mount! Van Dijk won't be happy about that!
Matice landing strikes from the mount and Van Dijk is in trouble!
Van Dijk is still in real trouble! Can Matice finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matice working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Van Dijk can't escape the position.
Matice tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Van Dijk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matice looking to control and managing it successfully.
Van Dijk seems to have recovered his senses.
Matice avoids the attempt from Van Dijk to control.
Matice is landing with some decent strikes but Van Dijk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Matice landing strikes from the mount.
Matice controlling the pace for now.
Matice cracks Van Dijk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Matice sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Matice 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk tries to hold on but Matice postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matice connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Matice landing punches.
Matice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matice scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Van Dijk?

That has opened up Nick Van Dijk's cut even more.
Matice controlling from the full mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Matice! Van Dijk is hurt baaadly! Matice is firing away with more strikes - Van Dijk is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymond Matice!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guigui Borgne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Devlin
vs
Borgne

172 cm
26
160 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

169 cm
38
160 lbs
17 - 34 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Devlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guigui Borgne!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Devlin darts in and clinches Borgne up against the cage.
Borgne throws a punch but it's blocked by Devlin.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borgne lands an elbow inside.
Devlin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Devlin dodges an elbow strike from Borgne.
Borgne avoids the elbow strike from Devlin, against the cage.
Borgne lands a knee to the body.
Devlin tries to throw a body punch but Borgne avoids it by throwing Devlin back against the cage.
Devlin missing with knees to the body.
Borgne managing to block the knees to the body from Devlin.
Devlin misses with the head strike.
Devlin is pushing Borgne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Borgne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devlin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Borgne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Devlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Borgne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Devlin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Devlin stalling in the clinch but Borgne improves position.
Devlin lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgne lands a hook that snaps the head of Devlin backwards.
Devlin trying to control the position but instead, Borgne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Devlin into the cage.
Devlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Borgne avoids the damage to the body.
Borgne looking to throw knees to the head but Devlin is blocking nicely.
Borgne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Devlin lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Borgne.
Devlin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borgne avoids it.
Borgne lands with a left to the head.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Devlin is trying to stall.
Devlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Borgne misses with a knee to the head.
Devlin blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Devlin misses with a body punch.
Devlin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borgnes head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Devlin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Borgne trying to control the position but instead, Devlin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borgne into the cage.
Borgne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Devlin throws an elbow but misses.
Devlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Guigui Borgne has been cut.
Borgne is trying to maintain a safe position but Devlin gets an underhook and turns Borgne into the cage.
Devlin scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Devlin.
Devlin lands a right hand.
Borgne misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Devlin.
Devlin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Devlin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borgne connects with a knee to the head.
Devlin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Borgne missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Devlin as the two fighters clinch.
Devlin can't find room to land a body shot as Borgne controls the action.
Devlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Borgne avoids the damage to the body.
Devlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Borgne won't want to take too many of those.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Borgne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Devlin.
Borgne managing to block the knees to the body from Devlin.
Devlin is struggling to control the position.
Devlin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Devlin avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Devlin blocks it with crossed arms.
Devlin digs a right hand underneath Borgne's ribcage. Borgne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Borgne looks winded!
A short uppercut from Borgne.
Devlin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Devlin gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Devlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Devlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Devlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Devlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Devlin gets through Borgne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Devlin wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Devlin slowing the pace effectively.
Devlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borgne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Devlin as Borgne tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Devlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guigui Borgne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Borgne or perhaps it was just good defense by Devlin which made him look bad.
Borgne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Devlin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Borgne blocking some punches.
Devlin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Borgne up against the cage.
Devlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Borgne tries a knee to the head but Devlin blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Borgne managing to block the knees to the body from Devlin.
Devlin lands a nice elbow.
Borgne misses with a knee strike.
Borgne letting Devlin take a breather here.
A right hook to the body lands for Devlin.
Devlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Borgne is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Devlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Borgne's defenses.
Devlin stalling.
Devlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Borgne avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Devlin effectively controlling the action here.
Borgne is trying to maintain a safe position but Devlin gets an underhook and turns Borgne into the cage.
Devlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Borgne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Devlin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Borgne misses with the head strike.
Devlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borgne being controlled against the cage.
Borgne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Devlin avoids it.
Devlin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Devlin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Devlin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Devlin managing to block the knees to the body from Borgne.
Devlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Borgne's defenses.
Devlin throws an elbow that misses.
Devlin lands a nice elbow.
Borgne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Devlin leaning against his opponent.
Devlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borgne can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Devlin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borgne lands a knee to the head.
Devlin lands an elbow inside.
Devlin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Devlin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borgne is keeping busy.
Borgne landing knees to the body.
Devlin lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Devlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Borgne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Devlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Devlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Devlin misses with a punch to the body.
Devlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Borgne won't want to take too many of those.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Devlin tries a knee to the head but Borgne blocks it.
Borgne managing to block the knees to the body from Devlin.
Devlin avoiding damage as Borgne throws knees to the body.
Devlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Devlin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Borgne obliges.
Borgne is trying to maintain a safe position but Devlin gets an underhook and turns Borgne into the cage.
The referee calls for Devlin to work.
Devlin managing to block the knees to the body from Borgne.
Devlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Borgne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Borgne avoids the elbow strike from Devlin, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Devlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borgne avoids it.
Devlin landing knees to the body.
Devlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Borgne's defenses.
Devlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Borgne tries to throw a body punch but Devlin avoids it by throwing Borgne back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Devlin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guigui Borgne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Devlin misses with the combination.

Borgne tries to keep at a distance but Devlin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Devlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Devlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Borgne's defenses.
Borgne is trying to maintain a safe position but Devlin gets an underhook and turns Borgne into the cage.
Devlin dodges an elbow strike from Borgne.
Borgne avoids the elbow strike from Devlin, against the cage.
Devlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Borgne's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Devlin misses with a knee to the head.
Borgne avoids a wild elbow strike from Devlin.
Borgne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Devlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Borgne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Devlin blocks it with crossed arms.
Borgne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Devlin pressing his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borgne tries to land a knee to the head but Devlin blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin trying to land knees to the body.
Devlin stalling in the clinch.
Borgne trying to land knees to the body.
Devlin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Borgne tries a knee to the head but Devlin blocks it.
Borgne trying to land knees to the body.
Devlin trying to stall but Borgne improves his position.
Devlin lands an elbow inside that Borgne shrugs off.
Devlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Borgne takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee is keeping an eye on Devlin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Devlin lands an elbow inside.
Devlin lands a knee to the head.
Borgne looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borgne avoids it.
Devlin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Borgne lands a hook that snaps the head of Devlin backwards.
Devlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borgne's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borgne is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Devlin would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
With the fighters up against the cage, Devlin throws an elbow but misses.
Borgne is trying to maintain a safe position but Devlin gets an underhook and turns Borgne into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Borgne stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Devlin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin avoiding damage as Borgne throws knees to the body.
Devlin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Devlin.
Devlin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Devlin trying to control the position but instead, Borgne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Devlin into the cage.
Devlin avoiding damage as Borgne throws knees to the body.
Jonathan Devlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Borgne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Devlin throws an elbow but misses.
Devlin looking to slow down the pace here.
Borgne looking to slow down the pace here.
Borgne avoids the elbow strike from Devlin, against the cage.
Devlin blocks a body shot from Borgne.
Borgne avoids the elbow strike from Devlin, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devlin lands a hook that snaps the head of Borgne backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guigui Borgne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Devlin pushes Borgne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Devlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Borgne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borgne misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borgne pushes off an throws an elbow but Devlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Devlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Devlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Borgne is defending well for now.
Borgne struggles to land a body shot inside as Devlin controls his hands.
Good body shot from Devlin.
Devlin tries to work over Borgne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Devlin 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.
Devlin leaning against his opponent.
Borgne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Devlin lands an elbow that stopped Borgne in his tracks for a moment.
Jonathan Devlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borgne misses with a punch to the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Devlin!
An out of breath Jonathan Devlin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fu Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Chippleworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Blue
vs
Chippleworth

185 cm
27
161 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

174 cm
27
163 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GRAND Royal Wear

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fu Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cedric Chippleworth!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chippleworth throws a series of punches but Blue moves out of range.
Blue looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blue tries a head kick but it misses.

Oooooh!!! Chippleworth has knocked Blue down with a huge combo! Chippleworth steps away and waves a wobbly Blue back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Blue is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chippleworth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oh Blue is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chippleworth misses with the combination.
Blue seems to have got his legs back now.
Chippleworth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blue counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chippleworth is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chippleworth.
Chippleworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Chippleworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Chippleworth there.
Blue ducks right into an uppercut from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chippleworth throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chippleworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Chippleworth works Blue's body with a nice hook.
Blue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chippleworth misses with a wild combination.
Chippleworth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blue counters with a head kick.
Chippleworth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blue counters with a head kick.
Chippleworth throws a head kick that misses.
Chippleworth misses with a few strikes there.
Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Chippleworth both land. Nice combination.
Chippleworth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Chippleworth moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Chippleworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chippleworth tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chippleworth throws a right and a left that Blue avoids nicely.
Chippleworth lands with a nice combination. Blue backs away looking to recover.
Blue misses with a head kick.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
Chippleworth scores with the left hand. Blue knows he should have avoided that one.
Chippleworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Chippleworth misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
A left and a right from Chippleworth both land. Nice combination.
Chippleworth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blue counters with a head kick. That will keep Chippleworth thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Some wild striking there from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth fails to land with a series of punches.
Chippleworth misses with a hook. Blue ducked under it nicely.
Cedric Chippleworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth throws a nice looking combination but Blue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Chippleworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chippleworth looks winded!
Chippleworth lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue tries a head kick but it misses.
Chippleworth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chippleworth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blue counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chippleworth is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chippleworth looks to throw the jab but Blue is out of range.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Chippleworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chippleworth tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chippleworth throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Blue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blue swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chippleworth counters with a three punch combo that has Blue backing up. Blue nods at Chippleworth to acknowledge the strikes.
Chippleworth throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease.
Chippleworth blocks a head kick by Blue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chippleworth stalks Blue and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blue's face. Blue staggers backwards, shaken.
Blue has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chippleworth finds it's way round the side to connect with Blue's head.
Chippleworth throws a leg kick
and Blue counters with a big head kick but Chippleworth shrugs it off.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chippleworth throws a nice looking combination but Blue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chippleworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chippleworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blue moves away from the strike by Chippleworth.
Chippleworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chippleworth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chippleworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chippleworth feints a jab promting Blue to slip. Chippleworth then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blue slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cedric Chippleworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chippleworth is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chippleworth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blue.
A head kick misses from Blue.
A combination from Chippleworth does no damage.
Chippleworth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chippleworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue avoids the body shot from Chippleworth.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chippleworth.
Blue scores with a head kick. Chippleworth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chippleworth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blue tries a head kick but it misses.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chippleworth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chippleworth throws a head kick that misses.
Blue throws a head kick that misses
and Chippleworth counters with a two punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Chippleworth as he connects with a hook.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chippleworth swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth misses with a few strikes there.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chippleworth misses with a wild combination.
Chippleworth avoids the head kick by Blue.
Chippleworth throws a nice looking combination but Blue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Blue.
Blue moves out of range of the body kick.
Chippleworth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth throws a right and a left that Blue avoids nicely.
Chippleworth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blue lands with a slapping head kick.
Chippleworth fails to land with a series of punches.
Chippleworth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blue counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chippleworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Chippleworth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blue lands with a slapping head kick.
Blue tries to bum rush Chippleworth with a series of wild strikes but Chippleworth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Chippleworth 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!

Chippleworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chippleworth throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
Chippleworth blocks a head kick by Blue.
Sloppy strikes from Chippleworth. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Chippleworth does no damage.
Chippleworth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Chippleworth moves out of range easily.
Blue throws a head kick that half lands.
Blue blocks a head kick by Chippleworth.
Chippleworth cracks Blue with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chippleworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chippleworth's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chippleworth duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blue.
Chippleworth avoids the head kick by Blue.
A punch combination from Chippleworth misses.
Chippleworth throws a right and a left that Blue avoids nicely.
Chippleworth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chippleworth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blue's head backwards.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Chippleworth.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Chippleworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue throws a head kick that Chippleworth semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth lands a jab-cross combination.
Chippleworth tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chippleworth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chippleworth throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
Chippleworth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chippleworth misses with a combination
and Blue counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chippleworth misses with the combination.
Chippleworth throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a nice head kick!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chippleworth!
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Chippleworth throws a combination that misses
and Blue counters with a head kick. That will keep Chippleworth thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good shot there by Chippleworth.
Chippleworth fails to land with a series of punches.
Chippleworth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chippleworth scores with a one two! Blue had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chippleworth misses with a two punch combination.
Blue connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chippleworth misses with a two punch combination.
Chippleworth throws a shot from downtown. Blue moves away and avoids it.
Chippleworth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blue counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chippleworth throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
Blue scoring well with a low kick there.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blue throws the left hand but Chippleworth avoids the punch easily.
Chippleworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fu Blue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cedric Chippleworth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blue on the wrong end of a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Chippleworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chippleworth 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Chippleworth!
A less than humble Cedric Chippleworth misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krisu Leepen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyo Wuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leepen comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - . On his way into the cage it seems that Krisu Leepen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Krisu Leepen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Leepen
vs
Wuan

176 cm
32
163 lbs
11 - 17 - 1

190 cm
28
170 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dragon
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 11 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Krisu Leepen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyo Wuan!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Leepen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wuan avoids a punch combination nicely.

Wuan feints and as Leepen raises his hands in defense, Wuan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leepen can't keep his opponent in guard - Wuan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Leepen wants to get back to his feet.

Wuan is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Leepen still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Leepen has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Wuan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Leepen is controlling him well.
Leepen working the ground and pound but Wuan is defending the strikes.
Leepen in side control, throwing shots but Wuan defends.
Wuan is trying to control Leepen's posture but Leepen avoids it.
Wuan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Leepen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wuan sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuan tries to roll over but Leepen keeps him under control.
Wuan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leepen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wuan defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wuan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wuan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wuan is looking to work his way around to Leepen's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Wuan throws some wild stikes that Leepen manages to avoid easily.

Wuan is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Leepen is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Leepen flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Wuan anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Leepen and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Wuan slips an arm under Leepen chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Wuan has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Wuan is squeezing on Leepen like an anaconda would it's prey. Leepen fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lyo Wuan!
Lyo Wuan 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
43%

Undercard bout

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

Matx
vs
Shawn

178 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grace Matx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Shawn!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shawn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shawn lands with a nice combination. Matx backs away looking to recover.
Shawn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Shawn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Matx to the ground. Shawn is now in Matx's guard.
Matx lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shawn!

Matx has hold of Shawn's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shawn manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Matx swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Shawn is now in Matx's guard. A big mistake from Matx there, giving up the dominant position!
Shawn preventing the sweep.
Shawn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matx. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shawn wants to control from the top but Matx keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shawn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Matx has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shawn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

Matx looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Shawn is defending well. Matx quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Shawn has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Matx celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grace Matx!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Laiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laiola might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roots Bloody Roots. Reynolds has chosen The Animals - House of The Rising Sun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Laiola
vs
Reynolds

178 cm
31
159 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

181 cm
23
164 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!)

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Laiola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good leg kick by Reynolds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reynolds walks into a left hand.
Laiola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonardo Laiola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laiola lands a jab to Reynolds's midsection.
Laiola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laiola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laiola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laiola scores with a three punch combo!
Laiola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body kick there by Reynolds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laiola thows a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds scores with the left hand. Laiola knows he should have avoided that one.
Laiola throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laiola blocks the body kick.
Reynolds lands a head shot.

Laiola is rocked!
Laiola swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laiola blocks the body kick.
Laiola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laiola tries to clinch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Laiola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laiola doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
Laiola slips under a jab from Reynolds.
Laiola takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh Laiola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laiola blocks a head kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laiola seems to have got his legs back now.
Laiola misses with a series of wild punches.
Laiola scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Laiola throws an overhand right that lands on Reynolds's shoulder, as Reynolds tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laiola crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reynolds - the referee stops the clock and Laiola gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reynolds. Laiola manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Reynolds rushes Laiola and presses him up against the cage.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Laiola swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds prevents Laiola from breaking the clinch.
Laiola avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reynolds.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Laiola misses with a body punch.
Laiola misses with some punches.
Laiola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laiola struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laiolas head.
Reynolds looking to stall.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laiola.
Laiola cracks Reynolds with a nice body shot.
Laiola avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Laiola looking to stall.
Laiola lands a left hand.
Laiola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laiola backwards.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laiola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Reynolds.
Laiola misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laiola.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Laiola lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Reynolds.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laiola.
Laiola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Laiola is blocking nicely.
Laiola misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Laiola blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laiola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Laiola moves into range and clinches up with Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Laiola blocks it.
Laiola misses with a body punch.
Laiola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laiola is leaning against Reynolds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Laiola blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Laiola.
Laiola working aggressively here.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Laiola tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Laiola tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Laiola tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a left hand.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Laiola blocks it.
Laiola stalling in the clinch but Reynolds improves position.
Laiola tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reynolds in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Laiola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reynolds thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Laiola if he has to take too many more of those.
Laiola checks a low kick from Reynolds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiola takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laiola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laiola scores with a jab to the body.
Laiola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
Reynolds lands with a hook. Laiola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laiola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laiola has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laiola there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laiola takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laiola blocks the body kick.
Reynolds misses with a right hand
and Laiola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Laiola is just out of range.
Reynolds tries to bum rush Laiola with a series of wild strikes but Laiola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laiola misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.

Reynolds gets a clinch.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laiola misses with a punch on the inside.
Laiola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.

Laiola manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Laiola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reynolds throws a hook but Laiola avoids it easily.
Laiola misses with a few strikes there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reynolds. Laiola shrugs it off though.
A nice combination there by Laiola.

Reynolds is rocked!
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reynolds is still on wobbly legs! Can Laiola finish him?
Reynolds throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laiola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Laiola pushes Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laiola as Reynolds tries to tie him up.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laiola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laiola manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laiola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
A short body shot lands from Laiola as the two fighters clinch.
Laiola scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Laiola.
Laiola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laiola's elbow.
Laiola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laiola throws a big uppercut that drops Reynolds! More strikes from Laiola and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Reynolds lies dazed against the cage as Laiola celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Laiola!
Leonardo Laiola retains his lightweight title!
Leonardo Laiola thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bariles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Zol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bariles comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller by Michael Jackson. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bariles
vs
Zol

170 cm
31
155 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
153 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erik Bariles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Zol!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bariles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zol closes the distance and clinches up with Bariles, looking for a takedown. Zol pushes Bariles against the cage but Bariles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bariles lands a really nice looking cross but Zol seems unphased.
Jay Zol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zol shoots in for a takedown but Bariles shows good takedown defense.
Bariles throws a lazy right hand but Zol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Zol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zol digs a good body shot into Bariles's ribs.
Zol shoots for a double leg takedown but Bariles sprawls well. He's pushed Zol's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Erik Bariles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Zol.
Bariles tries to bum rush Zol with a series of wild strikes but Zol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zol shoots in for a takedown but Bariles shows good takedown defense.
Zol misses with a takedown attempt - Bariles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bariles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zol misses with a takedown attempt - Bariles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zol looks to throw the jab but Bariles is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bariles.
Zol shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bariles pinned against the cage. Bariles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bariles tries to bum rush Zol with a series of wild strikes but Zol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zol misses with a double jab
letting Bariles counter with a right hand.
Bariles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bariles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zol throws out the jab.
Zol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zol. Bariles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bariles just misses with a punch to the body.
Zol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bariles misses the target.
Bariles slips a jab and a cross from Zol.
Bariles looks to throw the jab but Zol is out of range.
Zol connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bariles's hands.
Some wild striking there from Bariles.
Zol looks to score with a jab to the body but Bariles is just out of range.

Zol looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zol landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zol distracts Bariles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bariles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bariles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bariles pulls Zol in close to his closed guard and prevents Zol from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zol has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zol.
Zol distracts Bariles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bariles is pulling down on Zol's head. It's preventing any offense from Zol, at least for the moment.
Bariles keeping moving, preventing Zol from controlling successfully.
Bariles is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bariles trying to keep a closed guard but Zol is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Erik Bariles.
Zol looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bariles is fending him off so far but Zol persists. Nope, Bariles circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Bariles does no damage.
Zol shoots in and drives through. Bariles sprawls well.
Bariles misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bariles stuffs the takedown attempt from Zol. Zol gets slowly back to his feet.
Zol changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bariles tries to avoid it but Zol manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bariles to the ground. Bariles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zol has his takedown stuffed
and Bariles counters with a series of strikes. Zol will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zol fails to land the takedown.
Zol tries to bum rush Bariles with a series of wild strikes but Bariles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zol fails to land the takedown.
Zol works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zol blocks a jab.
Bariles lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jay Zol will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Horrible takedown by Zol or perhaps it was just good defense by Bariles which made him look bad.
Bariles jabs at Zol's body.
Bariles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zol shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bariles pinned against the cage. Bariles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Erik Bariles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Zol.
Bariles swings for the body but Zol moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zol is defended easily by Bariles.
Zol has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zol there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles tries to bum rush Zol with a series of wild strikes but Zol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bariles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bariles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zol slips under a jab.
Zol avoids the body shot from Bariles.
Zol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bariles as he jumps to the side.
Bariles lands with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Bariles. Those never looked like landing.
Zol slips under a jab.
Zol throws a hook to the side of Bariles's head but Bariles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Zol.
Bariles can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zol connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bariles some visible discomfort.
Bariles takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bariles takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zol is working Bariles over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zol working away.
Bariles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zol wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bariles taking a bit of punishment here - Zol scoring with strikes.
Zol in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zol working away.
Bariles tries to escape but Zol is in control.
Zol is putting a hurting on Bariles here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zol scores with punches from side control.
Zol working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariles is trying to improve his position.
Zol connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bariles some visible discomfort.
Bariles wants to control but Zol postures up.
Bariles is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zol has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Zol lands a nice forearm strike.
Jay Zol has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Bariles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zol grinds an elbow into Bariles's temple.
Bariles is looking to regain half guard here but Zol keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zol working the ground and pound.
Bariles is looking to reverse the position.
Bariles is working hard here to advance position.
Zol lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bariles down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zol cracks Bariles with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zol in side control lands a decent elbow.

Bariles is rocked!
Zol cracks Bariles with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Zol immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Bariles is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Zol!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Zol!
Jay Zol is the new featherweight champion!