Combate 3: Herois PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Vovchanchyn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Vovchanchyn
vs
Wayne

200 cm
21
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
295 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn is looking to slow Wayne down with leg kicks.
Wayne looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Vovchanchyn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wayne tries to pull guard but Vovchanchyn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vovchanchyn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like John Wayne has been cut.
Vovchanchyn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wayne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vovchanchyn scores with a knee to the head.
Vovchanchyn scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn crunches a lovely knee into Wayne's ribcage.
Vovchanchyn landing knees to the head.
Vovchanchyn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up John Wayne's cut even more.
Vovchanchyn scores with a shoulder strike.
Wayne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vovchanchyn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wayne's face.

Wayne is rocked!
Vovchanchyn controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Igor Vovchanchyn!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seto Michigawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Michigawa
vs
Silva

166 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
27
135 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seto Michigawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Michigawa back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva with a jab.
Silva tries for a takedown but Michigawa circles away easily
and Michigawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Michigawa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Michigawa dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Michigawa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adriano Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michigawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michigawa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Michigawa is just out of range.
Michigawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Michigawa counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Silva manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Michigawa is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Michigawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michigawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva leaves Michigawa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seto Michigawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michigawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
A big left from Michigawa misses.
A cross from Silva lands.
Michigawa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Michigawa is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva scores with a jab. Michigawa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot by Michigawa.
Michigawa shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Michigawa as Silva shoots in.
Michigawa ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michigawa closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Michigawa pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva jabs Michigawa right on the nose. Michigawa blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a nice hook to Michigawa's body. Michigawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No luck for Michigawa with that takedown attempt.
Michigawa is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Michigawa is breathing heavily.
Michigawa slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva lands a head kick. Michigawa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva lunges at Michigawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Michigawa's hand.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Michigawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva stuffs the takedown.

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

Silva kicks Michigawa off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Michigawa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Michigawa ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michigawa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seto Michigawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michigawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Michigawa shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Michigawa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michigawa wants to clinch.
Silva cracks Michigawa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Michigawa momentarily.
Silva leaves Michigawa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Michigawa.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Michigawa defends it well.
Adriano Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michigawa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michigawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Michigawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Silva.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Michigawa's guard.
Michigawa is wriggling around but Silva manages to pass to half guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva decides to stand up.
Michigawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva slips a jab from Michigawa.
Seto Michigawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michigawa takes one to the chin there.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Michigawa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva is pulling down on Michigawa's head. It's preventing any offense from Michigawa, at least for the moment.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michigawa is one step ahead there.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Michigawa is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva throwing shots but Michigawa is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Silva 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Michigawa tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Michigawa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Michigawa drives through with a takedown into guard.

Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Michigawa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michigawa.
Michigawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Michigawa ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michigawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michigawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
A big right from Michigawa misses.
Michigawa walks into a left hand.
Michigawa throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Michigawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Michigawas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice cross by Silva.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Michigawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michigawa tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Michigawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva lands a jab to Michigawa's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Michigawa's hands.
Silva works Michigawa's body with a nice hook.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Michigawa under the eye.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michigawa swivels and escapes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva cracks Michigawa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Michigawa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Michigawa trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva prevents Michigawa from moving into mount.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michigawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Michigawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michigawa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Michigawa is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Michigawa from controlling successfully.
Seto Michigawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Squanchy Squanch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Bond (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.

Squanch
vs
Bond

178 cm
21
157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
51
159 lbs
29 - 19 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Fenrir Fightgear - Be the Wolf

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Squanchy Squanch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dallas Bond!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Squanch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bond tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Squanch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bond thinking.
A low kick from Bond misses
and Squanch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bond throws a poor cross that misses
and Squanch counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Squanch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bond throws a right hand that misses
and Squanch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bond scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond throws a lazy uppercut
letting Squanch counter with a right hand.
Bond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bond tries to clinch
and Squanch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bond throws out a loose jab but Squanch uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bond closes the distance and pushes Squanch back into the cage.
Squanch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Dallas Bond has been cut.
Bond looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bond stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Squanch.
Squanch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Squanch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Squanch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Squanch blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bond misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Squanch.
Squanch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Squanch scores with a shot to the side of Bond's head.
Squanch lands an elbow inside that Bond shrugs off.
Squanch lands a left hand.

That has opened up Dallas Bond's cut even more.
Squanch lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Squanch throws an elbow but misses.
Squanch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Squanch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Bond scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bond throws an elbow that misses.
Our sources have told us that Squanch has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Squanch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonds head.
Squanch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Squanch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bond misses with some punches.
A short right from Squanch.
Squanch blocks the elbow strike.
Squanch lands a shoulder strike.
Squanch lands an elbow just above Bond 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squanch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Squanch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Squanch lands a right hand.
Squanch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Squanch is pushing Bond up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Squanch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bond backwards.
Squanch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bond's defenses.
Bond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Squanch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Squanch throws an elbow but it misses.
Squanch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonds head.
Bond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bond blocks an elbow strike from Squanch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Squanch.
Bond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bond misses with an elbow strike.
Squanch lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Squanch digs a right hand underneath Bond's ribcage. Bond let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Squanch is working Bond over against the cage.
Squanch avoids a wild elbow strike from Bond.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Squanch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Squanch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Squanch working some nice short punches in the clinch.

The cut above Dallas Bond's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Squanch blocking some punches.
Bond misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Squanch.
Squanch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Squanch lands a damaging elbow.
Squanch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Squanch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bond's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Squanch blocks it with crossed arms.
Bond lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bond prevents a body shot from Squanch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Squanchy Squanch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Bond's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bond wants to clinch but Squanch slips to the side
and Bond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Squanch slips a jab from Bond.
Squanch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bond misses with a lunging right hand
and Squanch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Bond does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Bond.
And Squanch counters with a quick kick to the body but Bond blocks it.
Bond throws an off balance right hand
and Squanch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Squanch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bond's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squanch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Squanch is looking to counter punch.
Bond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Squanch counters with a straight right hand.
Bond swings widly with a right hand
and Squanch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Bond does no damage.
Squanch wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bond missing with a left hand there. Squanch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Squanch misses its target.
Bond throws a sloppy head kick and Squanch moves out of range easily.
Squanch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dallas Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond throws a poor cross that misses
and Squanch counters with a straight right hand.
Bond throws a poor cross that misses

and Squanch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Squanch.
Squanch blocks the elbow strike.
Squanch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Squanch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bond's elbow.
Squanch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bond can do to turn this around?
Bond blocks an elbow strike.
Squanch avoiding damage as Bond throws knees to the body.
Bond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bond takes a shot to the head.
Squanch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Squanch.
Bond is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squanch lands a body punch in the clinch.
Squanch lands a body punch.
Squanch lands an elbow just above Bond 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Squanch lands an elbow that stopped Bond in his tracks for a moment.

Dallas Bond's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Squanchy Squanch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Squanch on the inside.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Squanch blocks it with crossed arms.
Squanch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Squanch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Squanch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Squanch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dallas Bond's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Squanchy Squanch!
Squanchy Squanch took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fenrir Fightgear - Be the Wolf for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juliano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Khabilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Khabilov

169 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juliano Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Khabilov!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khabilov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khabilov won't be happy with that.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
Khabilov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Khabilov tries to improve position but can't.

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khabilov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khabilov can do anything to dispel that myth.

Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Khabilov is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khabilov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva throws an elbow but Khabilov slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khabilov is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khabilov 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.

Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Khabilov is defending well.

Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Khabilov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silva's guard! Nice work there by Khabilov!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khabilov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khabilov throws a big elbow that misses.
Khabilov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khabilov throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khabilov's guard. Nice move by Silva!

Khabilov wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva wants to control from the top but Khabilov keeps moving.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khabilov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Khabilov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Khabilov is quick to defend against it.
Khabilov shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Juliano Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Khabilov.

Khabilov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Khabilov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khabilov prevents it.

Khabilov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Khabilov to the mat. Khabilov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Khabilov dives on top into guard.

Khabilov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov throws a big right hand that misses.
Khabilov throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khabilov tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Khabilov throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khabilov's guard. Nice move by Silva!

Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Khabilov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Khabilov in his guard.

Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khabilov wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juliano Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Khabilov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Khabilov showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Khabilov is controlling him
Khabilov throws a strike but Silva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Khabilov prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Khabilov throws a big elbow that misses.
Khabilov throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khabilov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khabilov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Khabilov trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khabilov with a flurry of punches that miss.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khabilov looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Khabilov looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Khabilov misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Juliano Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Khabilov.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khabilov fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Khabilov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khabilov keeps working.
Khabilov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Khabilov is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.

Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Khabilov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov is punishing Silva with strikes - can he finish him?!
Khabilov missing with punches from the back.
Khabilov is throwing strikes but Silva counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Silva regains half guard.
Khabilov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khabilov misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Khabilov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khabilov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Juliano Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Khabilov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Khabilov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Khabilov closes the distance and clinches.

Silva gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Khabilov is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Khabilov is looking to escape.

Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khabilov wants to get back to full guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Khabilov is working from the bottom.
Silva prevents Khabilov from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khabilov sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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

Silva is working for a kimura but Khabilov is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

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

Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khabilov sees it coming and defends easily.
Khabilov is trying to stand.

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.
Khabilov tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Khabilov shoots in.
Juliano Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Khabilov.
Khabilov tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Khabilov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Khabilov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khabilov avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Khabilov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Khabilov!
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Silva tries for a kimura but Khabilov is defending well.

Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Khabilov is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juliano Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juliano Silva!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kayring Saiarr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dubliners - Fields of Athenry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Saiarr
vs
Reilly

180 cm
21
225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
30
218 lbs
10 - 17 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kayring Saiarr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iain Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly misses with a looping left.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reilly has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Saiarr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Iain Reilly has been cut.
Saiarr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saiarr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saiarr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Saiarr.
Reilly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Saiarr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Reilly lands a really nice looking cross but Saiarr seems unphased.

It looks like Kayring Saiarr has been cut.
Reilly misses with a shot to the body
and Saiarr counters with a one-two to the body.
Reilly misses the jab.
Saiarr fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Reilly to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Reilly looks to clinch but Saiarr throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Reilly taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kayring Saiarr!

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C
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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Martin (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.

Nada
vs
Martin

183 cm
33
177 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

182 cm
42
170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dakota Martin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nada misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
A jab from Nada finds it's way through Martin's defenses.
A cross from Nada lands.
Martin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nada jabs Martin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Nada throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Martin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Nada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nada lands with a hook. Martin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martin wants to clinch but Nada slips to the side
and Nada counters with a nice body shot.
Nada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nada bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Nada. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin takes a swing at Nada's ribcage but misses.

Nada shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nada stalling away here and it's allowed Martin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nada wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Nada looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nada working a defensive guard here.
Martin throws a big elbow that misses.
Nada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nada looking for a sweep. Not yet Nada, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin postures up in Nada's guard and throws a big left but Nada blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nada holds on and takes a little breather.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Nada is retaining full guard.
Nada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nada is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nada looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nada is trying to control the action in half guard but Martin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Martin reverses the position - he's now on top in Nada's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martin postures up.
Nada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nada is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nada is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nada is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Martin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nada.
Martin is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
Nada working Martin over with strikes.
Martin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nada.
Nada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martin is trying to keep Nada in close.
Nada throws a big right hand that misses.
Nada tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Nada from controlling successfully.
Nada is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nada throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nada swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Frank Nada is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nada lands a right hook to the body.
Nada is looking to wear down Martin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martin misses the jab.
Nada misses the shot to the body.
Martin avoids the body shot from Nada.
Nada has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Martin does it's job there.
Nada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nada.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nada ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nada shoots in and bounces Martin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nada wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nada controls the pace.
Nada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nada postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nada passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
Nada has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Martin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nada working the ground and pound but Martin is defending the strikes.
Nada is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frank Nada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nada throwing strikes but Martin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Nada can't do much from the bottom here.
Martin lands some shots froms side control.
Nada tries to buck Martin off but Martin is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada is working hard here to advance position.
Martin wants to control but Nada is keeping him busy.
Martin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Martin landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Nada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to take a break and control but Nada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nada regains half guard.
Martin with the ground and pound but Nada uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martin is one step ahead there.
Nada is adopting a defensive guard.
Nada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Nada will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nada swings widly with a right hand
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nada throws out the jab.
Martin unleashes a big counter combination but Nada bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nada misses with a straight right.
Nada cracks Martin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nada misses with an uppercut
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Martin misses with the combination.
Nada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nada cracks Martin with a good jab.
Nada lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Nada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nada throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Nada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nada takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nada connects with a looping right hand.
Nada throws a shot to the body.
Nada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Nada stuns Martin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nada throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Martin takes a swing at Nada's ribcage but misses.
Martin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Nada counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, jab by Nada - just one landing.
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!
Nada fails with a takedown attempt.
Nada lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nada throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nada throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a solid body kick.
Nada moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Martin is rocked!
A jab from Nada finds it's way through Martin's defenses.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Nada finish him?

Nada shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Martin is on queer street and Nada is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Frank Nada!
Frank Nada gave a mention to KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

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

Fairbanks
vs
Rydell

173 cm
20
142 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

164 cm
21
139 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ronin Ringwear
House of Valor

Ronin Ringwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Rydell!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairbanks jabs Rydell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Desmond Fairbanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Fairbanks as he connects with a hook.
Rydell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fairbanks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rydell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fairbanks tests Rydell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rydell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fairbanks pinned against the cage. Fairbanks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rydell takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Rydell is rocked!
Fairbanks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rydell is still on wobbly legs! Can Fairbanks finish him?
Fairbanks lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Rydell up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Fairbanks from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Rydell's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Desmond Fairbanks!
Desmond Fairbanks is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Desmond Fairbanks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.