AFC Oladipo vs Bison PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Mikhailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Moses is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Moses
vs
Mikhailov

195 cm
19
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
217 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viktor Mikhailov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Mikhailov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Moses gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mikhailov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mikhailov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mikhailov won't allow Moses to get back to his feet.
Mikhailov content to stall in guard here.
Moses keeping full guard, as Mikhailov tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses is trying to control the position but Mikhailov postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses is looking to stand up but Mikhailov isn't so interested in that idea.
Mikhailov postures up.
Mikhailov wants to stand but Moses is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Moses darts in looking for a takedown but Mikhailov gets double underhooks and turns Moses into the cage.

Mikhailov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moses's guard.
Mikhailov stays in close to Moses's body and controls the position.
Moses is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mikhailov tries to free his leg and advance position but Moses is retaining full guard.
Mikhailov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mikhailov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moses trying to keep a closed guard but Mikhailov is proving a slippery customer.
Mikhailov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moses is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Moses enables Mikhailov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Moses manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Moses pushes Mikhailov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov shoots in for a double leg but Moses sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Mikhailov closes the distance and clinches.

Mikhailov successfully pulls guard.
Mikhailov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Moses dives into side control.
Moses in side control, throwing shots but Mikhailov defends.
Moses is looking to take a break and control but Mikhailov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moses controlling the position from side mount.
Mikhailov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moses. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Moses stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mikhailov scores with a takedown into Moses's guard.

Mikhailov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moses has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mikhailov has managed to get both his arms back between Moses's legs - danger averted.
Moses working a defensive guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moses is looking to sweep but instead, Mikhailov has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Viktor Mikhailov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mikhailov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Mikhailov has closed the distance and engaged Moses in a clinch.

Mikhailov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mikhailov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moses preventing the sweep.
Mikhailov looking to control.
Mikhailov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Moses postures up in Mikhailov's guard and throws a big left but Mikhailov blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhailov wants to stand up but Moses is controlling him.
Mikhailov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailov seems keen to control Moses's posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sean Moses is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Moses throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Mikhailov rushes Moses and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mikhailov breaks from the clinch.

Mikhailov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Moses to the ground. Mikhailov is now in Moses's guard.
Mikhailov scoring with some ground and pound.
Moses looking to control.
Moses keeping moving, preventing Mikhailov from controlling successfully.

Mikhailov is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Moses has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mikhailov is looking to defend but Moses has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mikhailov! Moses pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mikhailov taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sean Moses!

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez has chosen Brazilian Fight Song by Stephane Attias as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gracie
vs
Cortez

190 cm
24
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

210 cm
26
210 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Cortez or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie, which made it look bad.
A low kick from Cortez misses

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cortez wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie gets to his feet - Cortez follows without any prompting.
Cortez with a poor takedown
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.
Cortez shoots in and drives through. Gracie sprawls well.
Wanderlei Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Cortez.

Gracie shoots in and bounces Cortez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie postures up.

Gracie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cortez wants to stand back up but Gracie manages to pass into side control.
Cortez looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cortez!
Cortez tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Gracie with shots to the head and body - Cortez looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cortez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Cortez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie 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.
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cortez hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie breaks from Cortez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Cortez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Cortez.
Wanderlei Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Cortez shows good takedown defense.

Gracie rushes Cortez and presses him up against the cage.
Cortez tries to pull guard but Gracie holds him up against the cage and eventually Cortez drops back down to his feet.
Cortez is trying to pull guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Gracie turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gracie working away.
Gracie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here.
Cortez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Cortez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cortez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Cortez is trying to get back to full guard.

Gracie maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Cortez could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gracie has cracked it and Cortez is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wanderlei Gracie!
Benny Cortez spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you fans!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Brown

187 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

179 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Brown!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eric Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Eric Brown tries to clinch up

and Ethan Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ethan Brown is stalling in the full guard.
Eric Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ethan Brown is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ethan Brown pushing down on Eric Brown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ethan Brown in particular looking to stall.

Ethan Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eric Brown scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ethan Brown manages to mount him!
Ethan Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ethan Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eric Brown is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ethan Brown prevents Eric Brown from getting the reversal.
Ethan Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Eric Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Ethan Brown tries to control but Eric Brown wriggling away.
Ethan Brown controlling the pace for now.
Ethan Brown lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ethan Brown tries to control but Eric Brown wriggling away.
Eric Brown wants to control but Ethan Brown is having none of it.
Eric Brown throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ethan Brown. What's that going to do exactly?
Eric Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Ethan Brown looking to control but Eric Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eric Brown flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Eric Brown is looking to improve his position but Ethan Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Ethan Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eric Brown is looking to escape.
Ethan Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Eric Brown wants to hold on but Ethan Brown pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eric Brown slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Eric Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ethan Brown as he jumps to the side.
Ethan Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eric Brown sprawls well. Eric Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ethan Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Ethan Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eric Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Eric Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eric Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Eric Brown as Ethan Brown shoots in.
Eric Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Ethan Brown sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ethan Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Eric Brown is quick to defend against it.
Eric Brown shoots in for a double leg but Ethan Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ethan Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Brown.
Eric Brown moves to clinch but Ethan Brown breaks away
and Ethan Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eric Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ethan Brown swivels and escapes.
Eric Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ethan Brown swivels and escapes.
Ethan Brown wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Eric Brown is breathing heavily.
Ethan Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Eric Brown. Eric Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Eric Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eric Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Eric Brown feints the counter takedown.

Ethan Brown rushes Eric Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ethan Brown successfully pulls guard.
Ethan Brown keeping full guard, as Eric Brown tries to pass.
Eric Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ethan Brown trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Eric Brown wants to pass the guard but Ethan Brown is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ethan Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Ethan Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eric Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eric Brown has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ethan Brown is proving hard to escape from.
Ethan Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eric Brown wants to control from the top but Ethan Brown keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ethan Brown stalks Eric Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Eric Brown's face. Eric Brown staggers backwards, shaken.
Eric Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Ethan Brown tries to score with a low kick but Eric Brown moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ethan Brown with a nice cross.
Ethan Brown keeps the fight on the outside.

Ethan Brown closes the distance and clinches.

Ethan Brown pulls Eric Brown into guard.
Ethan Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eric Brown can do to turn this around?
Eric Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eric Brown prevents Ethan Brown from getting back to his feet.
Ethan Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Eric Brown wants to control from the top but Ethan Brown keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ethan Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eric Brown manages to get himself to full guard.

Eric Brown is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Ethan Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ethan Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ethan Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ethan Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Eric Brown looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Brown dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ethan Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eric Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eric Brown tries for a takedown but Ethan Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ethan Brown throws a quick counter head kick but Eric Brown was just out of range.
Eric Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ethan Brown.
Eric Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ethan Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eric Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ethan Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ethan Brown misses with a low kick.
Ethan Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Ethan Brown shoots in but Eric Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ethan Brown fails to land the takedown.
Eric Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ethan Brown but Ethan Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ethan Brown wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ethan Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Eric Brown, looking for a takedown. Ethan Brown pushes Eric Brown against the cage but Eric Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eric Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Ethan Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eric Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ethan Brown fails with the takedown.
Ethan Brown swinging wildly here.
Ethan Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ethan Brown thinks about countering with a head kick.
Eric Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eric Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ethan Brown tries to avoid it but Eric Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ethan Brown to the ground. Ethan Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eric Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eric Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eric Brown.
Nice takedown defense from Ethan Brown. No joy for Eric Brown on that attempt.

Ethan Brown instigates a clinch.
Eric Brown tries for a takedown but Ethan Brown manages to get underhooks.
Ethan Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eric Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eric Brown tries to pull guard but Ethan Brown won't allow it.
Eric Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ethan Brown gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Eric Brown regains guard.
Ethan Brown is pushing down on Eric Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Eric Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Ethan Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ethan Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Ethan Brown decides to stand and escape the position.
Ethan Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Ethan Brown has closed the distance and engaged Eric Brown in a clinch.

Ethan Brown breaks the clinch.
Ethan Brown misses with a body kick.
Eric Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eric Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ethan Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Eric Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eric Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eric Brown fails to land the takedown.

Ethan Brown has Eric Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ethan Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Eric Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ethan Brown is looking to take this one to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ethan Brown 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Brown!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Markham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alves
vs
Markham

167 cm
19
149 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
151 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Markham!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Markham closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Markham to work.

Alves is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Markham can't fight it off and eventually Alves manages to take the fight to the floor. Markham looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Markham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.

Alves is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Markham is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Markham has escaped and now he's on top!

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Markham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Alves is tightening it up a little... Markham has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Markham reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Markham taps out! Nice BJJ there by Alves!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Luiz Alves!
Luiz Alves took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Franco has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Franco seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Franco
vs
White

182 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny White!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco swats away the attempt to clinch by White.

Franco is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in White's half guard.
Franco controlling the action here.

Franco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Franco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Franco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco wants to pass to mount but White is defending the position.
Franco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Franco has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can White defend it? Franco steps over the head and cranks it - White is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Franco!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Franco!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Jr Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Jr Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jr Silva
vs
Simmons

169 cm
26
143 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Jr Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregory Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a low kick as Simmons jumps back.
Simmons feints the counter takedown.

Simmons gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Simmons tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Simmons's guard.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Simmons is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva wants to control from the top but Simmons keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva trying to control but Simmons is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Simmons knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

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

Simmons makes his way to full guard, as Silva worked for a kimura.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmons trying to control the position here.
Simmons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Simmons throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Simmons, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Simmons against the cage but Simmons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Simmons steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Silva.
Simmons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Jr Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Simmons. No joy for Silva on that attempt.

Simmons closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Simmons lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva is trying to keep Simmons in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Simmons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Simmons engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Simmons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Simmons avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simmons controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Simmons moves into the clinch.
Silva avoiding damage as Simmons throws knees to the body.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simmons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Simmons sprawls and moves away.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simmons gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That kick from Silva tenderised Simmons's leg. Simmons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Jr Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Simmons. Those never looked like landing.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Simmons sprawls well.
Simmons lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.

Simmons closes the distance and clinches.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Simmons avoiding damage.

Simmons jumps guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Simmons.
Simmons scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Gregory Simmons has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Simmons is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simmons is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Simmons is not content to let Silva control the position.
Simmons is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Simmons is keeping him busy.

Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Simmons is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Simmons struggling a bit here.
Simmons is looking for a sweep.
Simmons controls the position for a moment.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Simmons controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
Silva trying to control the action but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Silva is really struggling to control Simmons but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Silva tries for a kimura but Simmons is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Simmons looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Simmons slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Gregory Simmons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simmons lands a head shot.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Simmons appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Jr Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simmons.
Simmons fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Simmons throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Simmons throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Simmons clinches with his opponent.

Simmons manages to pull guard.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Simmons keeps moving.
Silva stands up out of Simmons's guard for a moment - Simmons manages to land a nice upkick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Simmons wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Simmons is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Simmons as Silva shoots in.

Simmons closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Simmons controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Simmons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Simmons slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.

Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Simmons is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva advances position into side control!
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simmons keeps working.
Simmons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simmons tries to improve position but can't.
Silva wants to control but Simmons is keeping him busy.
Pablo Jr Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Simmons!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bill Como (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Carruthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Como could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy Carruthers's chin.

Como
vs
Carruthers

172 cm
26
143 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

167 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Como!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Carruthers!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Como thumps Carruthers with a low kick.
Como connects with a body shot that sends Carruthers's belly button to the back.
Carruthers throws a body punch but Como moves out of range.
Carruthers 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.
Carruthers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Como tries to land a leg kick but Carruthers saw it coming and moves away.
Carruthers throws a body shot but no joy.
Carruthers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carruthers throws a right and a left that Como avoids nicely.
As Carruthers tries to get set, Como tries to push him back and clinch up but Carruthers manages to avoid the attempt.
Como throws out a loose jab but Carruthers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Como connects with a leg kick. Carruthers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carruthers throws a leg kick but Como moved away.
Carruthers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Como wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Como ducks under a wild hook from Carruthers.
Decent striking displayed by Carruthers there.
Como pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carruthers is out of range and Como settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Como.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Como thumps Carruthers with a low kick.
Carruthers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carruthers blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Como 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Como lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carruthers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carruthers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carruthers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Como.
Carruthers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Carruthers. Those never looked like landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Carruthers blocks the leg kick.
Como misses with a two punch combination.
Como slips a jab from Carruthers.
A clash of legs there as Carruthers blocks the low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Carruthers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Como doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Como swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carruthers counters with a left to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Como. That snapped Carruthers's head back.
Como takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carruthers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Carruthers swinging wildly here.
Carruthers throws the left hand but Como avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers throws a hook to the side of Como's head but Como sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Como misses with a low kick.
Carruthers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carruthers throws a body shot but no joy.
Como swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Como throws a sloppy head kick and Carruthers moves out of range easily.
Carruthers throws a hook but Como blocks it.
Como misses with a head kick.
Como throws a body kick that misses.
Como misses with a body punch
and Carruthers counters with a straight right hand.
Como misses with a body shot
and Carruthers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Como is rocked!
Como throws a low kick but Carruthers moves out of range easily.
Oh Como is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carruthers throws an uppercut from hell that sends Como clean off his feet! He's out cold! Carruthers stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Carruthers!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sergeant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen Battering Ram - 'Come Out and Fight' Irish Folk as his entrance music. Daniel Murphy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sergeant
vs
Murphy

175 cm
27
139 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
24
153 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Sergeant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sergeant circles away.

Sergeant gets a double leg takedown into Murphy's guard.

Murphy has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sergeant is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Sergeant is working for takedown but Murphy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sergeant wants to take the fight to the mat but Murphy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sergeant tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sergeant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sergeant has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murphy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sergeant drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.

Sergeant gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy trying to control here.
Sergeant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant controlling the action here.
Sergeant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sergeant working the head and body with strikes.
Murphy wants to control but Sergeant passes into side.
Murphy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murphy struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy is pushing Sergeant's head away, looking to escape. Sergeant manages to hold on to the position though.
Sergeant in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sergeant lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Murphy down.
Sergeant creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sergeant misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Murphy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sergeant presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sergeant controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Murphy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sergeant lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sergeant avoids the attempt from Murphy to control.
Murphy is looking to get to half guard.
Sergeant 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.
Sergeant fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Murphy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sergeant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sergeant cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to lock up and control but Sergeant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sergeant has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Murphy's face.
Sergeant with good strikes from the mount here!
Sergeant is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murphy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sergeant content just to control the position here.
Murphy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Murphy tries to hold on but Sergeant postures up.
Sergeant is landing with some decent strikes but Murphy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sergeant unloading with bombs!
Sergeant tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sergeant punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Sergeant dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Murphy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy motions for Sergeant to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sergeant here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Murphy goes for a double leg but Sergeant avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sergeant continues to drive forward.

Sergeant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Murphy has hold of Sergeant's hands but Sergeant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sergeant is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dan Sergeant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy is trying to maintain the position but Sergeant is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant drops an elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Sergeant passes to full mount!
Sergeant tries to control but Murphy wriggling away.
Sergeant controlling the pace for now.
Sergeant with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to lock up and control but Sergeant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sergeant with a couple of short strikes.
Sergeant controlling from the full mount.
Murphy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sergeant scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Murphy?
Sergeant pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Murphy working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sergeant.
Sergeant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Murphy looks a forlorn figure.
Sergeant dominating with strikes here.
Sergeant raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sergeant lands a couple of good shots and Murphy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Sergeant scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Sergeant is punishing Murphy with some ground and pound.
Sergeant has good solid back control here.
Sergeant has Murphy flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sergeant controlling the position well here. Murphy rolled but Sergeant kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sergeant lands shots from the back.
Sergeant is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Murphy up.
Murphy trying to control but not successfully.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sergeant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Sergeant dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sergeant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sergeant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Sergeant misses the shot to the body.

Murphy tries to sprawl but Sergeant drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Murphy punching from the bottom.
Sergeant controlling the action here.
Sergeant looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sergeant is trying to control the action in half guard but Murphy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sergeant is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sergeant is pressing down on Murphy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murphy is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant lands with a punch from half guard.
Sergeant is controlling the pace.
Sergeant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murphy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Sergeant takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sergeant working the head and body with strikes.
Sergeant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.

Murphy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sergeant moves into full mount! Murphy won't be happy about that!
Sergeant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Sergeant controlling the position easily from mount.
Sergeant lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sergeant controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant with a couple of short strikes.
Murphy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Murphy wants to control from the top but Sergeant keeps moving.
Sergeant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murphy's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to control the position but Sergeant postures up.
Sergeant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Murphy trying to keep a closed guard but Sergeant is proving a slippery customer.

Murphy has his foot on Sergeant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sergeant works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Sergeant slips an elbow through the middle.
Sergeant slips nicely into half guard.
Daniel Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Sergeant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Sergeant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sergeant, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Sergeant!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Dann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McDonald
vs
Dann

186 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
196 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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 Rio de Janeiro, David McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Dann!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dann.
McDonald drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dann sprawls and moves away.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.

McDonald gets caught napping as Dann dives in and scores a takedown. McDonald manages to retain guard.
Dann trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dann stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.

McDonald has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dann can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

McDonald escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dann gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dann trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dann must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dann lands a couple of elbows.
Dann content to stall in guard here.
Dann wants to stand but McDonald is controlling his posture from full guard.

Dann gets to his feet - McDonald follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Dann gets tackled into the cage by McDonald. McDonald maintains the clinch.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but Dann turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dann drops down looking for an ankle pick but McDonald pulls his leg out and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDonald jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dann walks away with a smile on his face. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dann lands with a hook. McDonald tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Dann closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McDonald to the mat! McDonald manages to get full guard.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McDonald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDonald's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dann got a little sloppy there for a moment and McDonald has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dann has managed to get both his arms back between McDonald's legs - danger averted.
Dann wants to pass the guard but McDonald is keeping the position.
Dann keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dann trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDonald trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dann throws a strike but McDonald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brian Dann will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McDonald is looking to clinch but Dann is avoiding it.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches up with Dann, looking for a takedown. McDonald pushes Dann against the cage but Dann circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McDonald wants to clinch up but Dann keeps it at a distance.

Dann rushes McDonald and presses him up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

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

Dann gets the takedown into side control.
McDonald wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dann working the ground and pound from side control.
McDonald is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dann has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dann lands some shots froms side control.
McDonald is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dann's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McDonald looking for submissions off his back.
Brian Dann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dann is trying to control the action in half guard but McDonald is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

McDonald actively working from the bottom here.
Dann is controlling the pace.
McDonald makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McDonald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dann wants to stand and escape but instead McDonald has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

McDonald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dann has his hands on McDonald's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Dann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dann working a defensive guard here.
McDonald won't allow Dann to sweep him here.
Dann is still trying to improve position.
Dann is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDonald fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McDonald sets himself, and Dann steps forward looking for the clinch! McDonald avoids it this time.
McDonald wants to clinch up but Dann keeps it at a distance.
Dann will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McDonald attempts a counter takedown but Dann avoids it well and moves away.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Dann.
McDonald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McDonald looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald shoots for a double leg takedown but Dann sprawls well. He's pushed McDonald's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Dann bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

McDonald throws Dann to one side and escapes!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dann swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
McDonald has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dann.
McDonald dives in for a single leg takedown but Dann sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dann unleashes a big counter combination but McDonald bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

McDonald gets caught napping as Dann dives in and scores a takedown. McDonald manages to retain guard.
Dann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

McDonald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dann wanted to stand there but McDonald had control of the position.
McDonald is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dann won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dann can do anything to dispel that myth.

Dann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McDonald doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McDonald manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McDonald working some strikes from top position.
Dann controls McDonald momentarily but McDonald frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McDonald wants to get up but he can't break Dann's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dann wants to stand up but McDonald is controlling him.
Dann working a defensive guard here.
Dann is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McDonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dann keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Dann.

Dann takes the fight into the clinch.

Dann breaks the clinch.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but Dann shows good takedown defense.
Dann drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McDonald defends it well.
McDonald slips a jab and a cross from Dann.
McDonald takes a swing at Dann's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dann circles away.
Dann wants to counter the offense by McDonald and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McDonald looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McDonald tries to stand and escape but Dann is controlling the position.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but Dann defending well.
Dann is trying to control but can't.
McDonald stalling away here and it's allowed Dann to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dann is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Dann.
I've got Dann winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Dann!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Oladipo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bison (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.

Oladipo
vs
Bison

193 cm
26
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Smash
Guarana De Coco

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Oladipo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Bison!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oladipo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oladipo throws a jab when Bison was well out of range.
Bison lands a jab to the nose.
Bison looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oladipo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oladipo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oladipo avoids the head kick by Bison.
Oladipo swings for the body but Bison moves out of range.
Bison tries to counter by closing the distance.
Oladipo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bison. Bison obviously looking to wear him down.
Oladipo throws a jab when Bison was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison lands with a kick to the temple. Oladipo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oladipo jabs Bison right on the nose. Bison blinks but takes it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bison blocks a jab.
Oladipo misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oladipo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oladipo swings widly with a right hand
and Bison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oladipo's knee momentarily.
Oladipo misses with a hook. Bison ducked under it nicely.
Bison tries a head kick but it misses.

Oladipo closes the distance and clinches.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oladipo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee calls for Bison to work.
Bison looking to slow down the pace here.
Oladipo presses Bison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Oladipo avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oladipo letting Bison take a breather here.
Oladipo lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oladipo lands a shoulder strike.
Bison blocks an uppercut.
Bison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oladipo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Bison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oladipo lands a right hand.
Oladipo works on Bison's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oladipo is defending well for now.
Oladipo tries a body shot but Bison blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Oladipo.
Oladipo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short uppercut from Oladipo.
Oladipo pushes Bison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Bison stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oladipo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bisons head.
Oladipo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bison has him pressed against the cage.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oladipo digs a right hand underneath Bison's ribcage. Bison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oladipo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bison taking a breather.
Oladipo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oladipo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oladipo misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Oladipo.
Oladipo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oladipo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bison lands a good knee to the midsection. Oladipo won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bison obliges.
A shot in the inside from Oladipo.
Oladipo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bison.
Bison looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oladipo lands a shoulder strike.
Oladipo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Oladipo.
A shot in the inside from Oladipo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oladipo avoids the elbow strike from Bison, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oladipo lands with a right to the head.
Oladipo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oladipo.
Oladipo blocks an elbow strike.
Oladipo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oladipo wants to get back to striking at distance but Bison won't allow it.
Oladipo managing to block the knees to the body from Bison.
Oladipo misses with a body punch.
Bison misses with an elbow over the top.
Oladipo pushes Bison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oladipo avoids the elbow strike from Bison, against the cage.
Oladipo works on Bison's body with a couple of short punches.
Oladipo avoids a wild elbow strike from Bison.
Bison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oladipo blocks an elbow strike from Bison.
Bison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bison stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oladipo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bison.
Bison throws a fast counter high kick but Oladipo manages to duck under it in time.
Victor Oladipo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bison slips a jab and a cross from Oladipo.
Oladipo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oladipo lands a body shot.
Oladipo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bison delivers a nice body kick.
Bison tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oladipo throws an overhand right that lands on Bison's shoulder, as Bison tries to avoid the shot.
Bison lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oladipo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bison can do to turn this around?
Bison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oladipo moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison takes one to the side of the head.
Bison swats away the attempt to clinch by Oladipo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oladipo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bison.
Bison wants to counter with a clinch but Oladipo pushes him away.
Oladipo avoids the head kick by Bison.
Oladipo jabs Bison to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Oladipo moves into range and clinches up with Bison.
A short right from Oladipo on the inside.
Oladipo presses Bison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oladipo pushes Bison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oladipo lands a body punch.
Oladipo lands a body shot.
Oladipo digs a right hand underneath Bison's ribcage. Bison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oladipo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oladipo pushes Bison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oladipo works on Bison's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oladipo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oladipo is trying to push Bison away but Bison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bison misses with an elbow over the top.
Oladipo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oladipo's efforts to push away.
Oladipo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
Bison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oladipo tries to work over Bison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bison landing knees to the body.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oladipo.
Bison misses with an elbow strike.
Oladipo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oladipo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bison has him pressed against the cage.
Oladipo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oladipo lands a shot to the body.
Bison taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Oladipo on the inside.
A short right from Oladipo on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Bison.
Oladipo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oladipo avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Oladipo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Oladipo.
Oladipo presses Bison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oladipo avoids it.
Bison is breathing heavily.

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

Oladipo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bison trying to control the position but instead, Oladipo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bison into the cage.
Oladipo is trying to break free.
Bison misses with an elbow strike.
Oladipo scores with a shot to the side of Bison's head.
Bison taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oladipo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oladipo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
Oladipo digs a right hand into Bison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bison's gas tank.
Oladipo managing to block the knees to the body from Bison.
Oladipo cracks Bison with a nice body shot.
Oladipo lands a nice shot to the body.
Oladipo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oladipo tries to break the clinch but Bison is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oladipo.
Oladipo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oladipo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bisons head.
Oladipo blocks the elbow strike.
Oladipo is trying to break the clinch but Bison is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oladipo.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Oladipo lands with a light punch inside.
Oladipo lands a body punch.
Bison has Oladipo pressed against the cage, preventing Oladipo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oladipo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bison's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oladipo. Bison does a little dance to reset his feet.

Oladipo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bison misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Oladipo.
Bison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oladipo is trying to break the clinch but Bison is controlling him.
Bison crunches a lovely knee into Oladipo's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Oladipo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Oladipo on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oladipo.

Bison is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Oladipo.
Bison is still on wobbly legs! Can Oladipo finish him?
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oladipo.
Oladipo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bison is looking to control Oladipo's arms but Oladipo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bison has his back to the cage.
Bison is trying to maintain a safe position but Oladipo gets an underhook and turns Bison into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oladipo works on Bison's body with a couple of short punches.
Oladipo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bison seems to have recovered his senses.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
Bison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oladipo is trying to force a seperation but Bison has the dominant position.
Oladipo digs a right hand into Bison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bison's gas tank.
Bison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oladipo.
A hook to the body from Oladipo.
Oladipo wants to break free but Bison has control.
Oladipo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oladipo lands a shoulder strike.
Oladipo lands with a right to the head.
Oladipo lands a shot to the body.
Oladipo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oladipo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bison has Oladipo pressed against the cage, preventing Oladipo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bison scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oladipo lands a shoulder strike.
Oladipo pushes Bison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oladipo is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Oladipo.
Victor Oladipo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oladipo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oladipo wants to break free but Bison has control.
Bison has Oladipo pressed against the cage, preventing Oladipo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oladipo can't find room to land a body shot as Bison controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oladipo's brow.
Oladipo blocks an elbow strike from Bison.
Oladipo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
Bison lands a good knee to the midsection. Oladipo won't want to take too many of those.
Oladipo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
Oladipo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oladipo can't find room to land a body shot as Bison controls the action.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oladipo.
Bison trying to stall but Oladipo improves his position.
A body shot lands from Oladipo.
Oladipo lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Oladipo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Oladipo.
Oladipo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oladipo gets through Bison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oladipo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Oladipo.
Oladipo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oladipo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
Oladipo avoids a wild elbow strike from Bison.
Oladipo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Oladipo.
Oladipo presses Bison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oladipo misses with a body punch.
Oladipo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
Oladipo is leaning against Bison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oladipo blocks the elbow strike.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
Oladipo avoids the elbow strike from Bison, against the cage.
Oladipo avoids a wild elbow strike from Bison.
Oladipo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Oladipo.
A short right from Oladipo on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oladipo as Bison tries to tie him up.
Oladipo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bisons head.
Oladipo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oladipo is trying to force a seperation but Bison has the dominant position.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oladipo avoids it.
Oladipo takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Oladipo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oladipo lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Oladipo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oladipo lands a shot to the body.
Oladipo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oladipo lands a body punch.
Oladipo is leaning against Bison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oladipo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Oladipo clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oladipo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bison was well out of range. Poor timing from Oladipo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bison! But no joy.
Oladipo 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.
Oladipo misses with a double jab.
Oladipo misses the shot to the body.

Oladipo forces Bison back against the cage and clinches.
Bison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oladipo scores with a shoulder strike.
Oladipo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bison looking to slow down the pace here.
Oladipo is trying to break the clinch but Bison is controlling him.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oladipo avoids it.
Oladipo is working Bison over against the cage.
Oladipo lands with a light punch inside.
Oladipo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bison backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oladipo works on Bison's body with a couple of short punches.
Bison lands a nice knee to the body.
Bison throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Oladipo.
Oladipo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oladipo avoids a wild elbow strike from Bison.
Oladipo scores with a hook to the body.
Bison is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bison pushes off an throws an elbow but Oladipo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oladipo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oladipo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bison or not.
Bison is looking to control Oladipo's arms but Oladipo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bison has his back to the cage.
Oladipo avoids the elbow strike from Bison, against the cage.
Oladipo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Oladipo.
A short uppercut from Oladipo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oladipo.
Oladipo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Oladipo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Oladipo can't find room to land a body shot as Bison controls the action.
Oladipo tries to throw a body punch but Bison avoids it by throwing Oladipo back against the cage.
Oladipo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oladipo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
Oladipo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oladipo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
Bison wants to stall.
Oladipo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oladipo is working Bison over against the cage.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Oladipo avoids the damage to the body.
Oladipo is trying to break the clinch but Bison has him pressed against the cage.
Oladipo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bison controls his hands.
Oladipo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oladipo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bison lands an elbow that stopped Oladipo in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oladipo is trying to break free.
Oladipo scores with a hook to the body.
Bison looking to stall.
Oladipo pushes Bison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oladipo is keeping busy.
Bison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bison takes a shot to the head.
Oladipo scores with a hook to the body.
Bison takes a shot to the head.
Oladipo is leaning against Bison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Oladipo.
Good body shot from Oladipo.
Oladipo dodges an elbow strike from Bison.
Oladipo avoids the elbow strike from Bison, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oladipo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oladipo blocks an elbow strike.
Oladipo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oladipo tries a body shot but Bison blocks it.
Oladipo is trying to break the clinch but Bison is controlling him.
Oladipo lands with a short shot to the head.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
Oladipo blocks an elbow strike from Bison.
Bison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oladipo lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oladipo dodges an elbow strike from Bison.
Oladipo avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Oladipo lands with a light punch inside.
Oladipo lands an uppercut.
Oladipo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oladipo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oladipo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bison trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Oladipo had his way with Tony Bison in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bison doesn't manage to clinch there - Oladipo circles away.
Bison connects with a solid leg kick.
Oladipo misses with a hook
and Bison counters with a low kick, right behind Oladipo 's knee.
Bison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oladipo misses the shot to the body.
Bison lands with a hook. Oladipo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oladipo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bison.
Oladipo connects with a body shot that sends Bison's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oladipo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oladipo cracks Bison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oladipo digs a good hook to Bison's body.
Oladipo misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oladipo has closed the distance and engaged Bison in a clinch.
Oladipo gets through Bison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oladipo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oladipo avoids the elbow strike from Bison, against the cage.
Oladipo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oladipo lands a shot to the body.
Oladipo tries to break free but Bison pushes him back against the cage.
Oladipo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oladipo avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oladipo as Bison tries to tie him up.
Oladipo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oladipo tries to break the clinch but Bison is controlling the position.
Oladipo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Oladipo.
Bison is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Oladipo is trying to break the clinch but Bison has him pressed against the cage.
Oladipo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bison's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison tries to land knees in the clinch but Oladipo avoids the damage to the body.
Oladipo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oladipo tries a body shot but Bison blocks it.
Oladipo avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Oladipo lands with a left to the head.
Oladipo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bison wants to stall.
Bison is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oladipo.
A right hook to the body lands for Oladipo.
A short right from Oladipo on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Oladipo as the two fighters clinch.
Bison is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Oladipo.
Bison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Oladipo.
Nice body punch from Oladipo.
Oladipo misses with a body punch.
Oladipo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oladipo lands with a left to the head.
Oladipo tries a body shot but Bison blocks it.
Bison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oladipo is keeping busy.
Oladipo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
Oladipo is trying to break the clinch but Bison has him pressed against the cage.
Oladipo managing to block the knees to the body from Bison.
Oladipo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bison or not.
Oladipo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oladipo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oladipo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oladipo avoids a wild elbow strike from Bison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Oladipo.
Oladipo lands with a short shot to the head.
Bison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oladipo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oladipo avoids the elbow strike from Bison, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oladipo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bison missing with knees to the body.
Oladipo is trying to break free.
Bison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oladipo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oladipo lands a nice uppercut.
Oladipo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bisons head.
Oladipo lands a nice shot to the body.
Oladipo lands a body shot.
Tony Bison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oladipo lands a nice uppercut.
Oladipo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bisons head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Oladipo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oladipo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Oladipo!
Victor Oladipo retains his featherweight title!

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