Rebel 17 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars Storm has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Storm
vs
Norris

184 cm
18
173 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

175 cm
21
179 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lars Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
A combination from Storm does no damage.
A head kick misses from Norris.
Storm swinging wildly here.
Storm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norris circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Storm misses.
Storm misses with a two punch combination.

Storm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norris, pushing him back against the cage.
Norris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Lars Storm has been cut.
Storm wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm is trying to break the clinch but Norris is controlling him.
Storm takes an elbow to the temple.
Norris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Norris connects with a knee to the head.

Storm is rocked!
Norris misses with a knee to the head.
Norris effectively controlling the action here.
Norris tries to land a knee to the head but Storm blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands an elbow inside.
Storm misses with the head strike.
Norris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Storm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Storm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Norris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Storm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norris tries to land a knee to the head but Storm blocks with his arms.
Norris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norris lands a damaging elbow.
Norris lands a nice elbow.
Storm is trying to break the clinch but Norris is controlling him.
Storm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Norris trying to land knees to the body.
Norris lands an elbow just above Storm 's eye.
Norris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Storm's defenses.
Storm is trying to force a seperation but Norris has the dominant position.

Norris breaks from the clinch.

Norris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Storm, pushing him back against the cage.
Norris misses with a knee to the head.
Norris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Storm tries to break the clinch but Norris is controlling the position.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Storm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris has Storm pressed against the cage, preventing Storm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Storm is looking to control Norris's arms but Norris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Storm has his back to the cage.
Storm is breathing heavily.
Storm digs a right hand underneath Norris's ribcage. Norris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Storm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Storm wants to get back to striking at distance but Norris won't allow it.

Norris breaks the clinch.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Norris is out of range.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Storm wants to clinch but Norris slips to the side
and Norris counters with a head kick. That will keep Storm thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Storm connects with a body shot.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination

and Norris counters with a head kick that drops Storm to the mat! Storm scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Storm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Storm seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Norris lands a big head kick that sends Storm tumbling to the mat! Norris takes a step backwards and waves Storm back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Storm is rocked!
Storm lands a body shot.
Storm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Storm wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Norris tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
Storm throws a left and a right that both miss

and Norris counters with a head kick that drops Storm to the mat! Storm scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Storm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Storm doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Storm seems to have got his legs back now.
Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm avoids the head kick by Norris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Storm forces Norris back against the cage and clinches.
Storm trying to control the position but instead, Norris has worked for underhooks and has pushed Storm into the cage.
Storm takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Norris.
Norris lands a damaging elbow.
Storm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norris lands an elbow inside.
Norris lands a nice elbow.

Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris lands a jab to Storm's midsection.

Norris moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Storm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Storm takes an elbow to the temple.
Norris controlling the action here for a moment.
Storm works on Norris's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lars Storm's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Norris is looking to clinch but Storm is avoiding it.
Norris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris dodges the punch combination from Storm.
Storm is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Storm throws a left and a right that both miss

and Norris counters with a head kick that drops Storm to the mat! Storm scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Storm punishes Norris's body with a nice straight punch.
Storm closes the distance but Norris moves to the side
and Norris counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Storm! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chuck Norris!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Regal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Regal
vs
Braga

180 cm
21
142 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

180 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnold Regal!
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, Mike Braga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regal swinging wildly here.
Braga misses with a wild body shot.
Braga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Regal backs up against the cage.
Braga looks to throw the jab but Regal is out of range.
Braga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Regal misses with a combination
and Braga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braga takes a swing at Regal's ribcage but misses.
Braga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Regal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Regal takes one to the chin there.
Regal fails to land with a series of punches.
Regal misses with a double jab
and Braga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Regal is rocked!
A combination from Braga does no damage.
Oh Regal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Braga does no damage.
No joy there for Braga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga throws a series of punches but Regal moves out of range.
Braga misses with a double jab.
Braga looks to land a combination but Regal avoids it well.
Regal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braga.
Braga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Regal misses with a combination
and Braga counters with a right hand from hell and Regal is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Braga!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diggi Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do comes to the cage accompanied by Back on my feet. Andre Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Do
vs
Silva

194 cm
25
229 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diggi Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do misses with an attempted mid kick.

Do decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Do not doing much here.
Silva wants to improve his position but Do is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking to get back to is feet but Do passes into side control.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Do keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Do controls the position.
Silva is trying to improve his position.

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

Do has an Americana. Silva didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Do is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Do hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Diggi Do!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bacca comes into the arena with Its Raining Men blaring out of the sound system. Chew Bacca had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bacca
vs
Sobral

189 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chew Bacca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacca keeps Sobral at a distance using the push kick.
Bacca displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sobral.

Bacca scores a takedown into full mount!
Bacca throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sobral because Bacca loaded up on that one.
Bacca lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral working to try and regain half guard.
Sobral is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sobral looks gassed!

Bacca with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sobral is looking to get to half guard.
Bacca looking to control but Sobral is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sobral is desperately trying to improve his position but Bacca has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sobral keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sobral slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bacca wants to stand but Sobral has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

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

Sobral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sobral actively working from the bottom here.
Bacca knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sobral on the ground.

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.

Sobral looking for submissions off his back.
Sobral wants to get back to full guard.

Sobral looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bacca not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bacca drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sobral regains half guard.

Bacca wants to work for an arm triangle but Sobral is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bacca wants to take a breather but Sobral is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sobral looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

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

Sobral is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bacca pulls his head out easily.

Sobral actively working from the bottom here.

Sobral actively working from the bottom here.
Sobral is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bacca wants to take a breather but Sobral is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bacca throwing shots but Sobral is blocking nicely.
Bacca sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sobral defending well though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Sobral drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sobral is pushing down on Bacca's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bacca is fighting to maintain full guard but Sobral has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sobral is thwarting Bacca's attempts to control the position.

Sobral is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bacca tries to roll over but Sobral keeps him under control.

Sobral is looking for a kimura but Bacca is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sobral to get the leverage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sobral looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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 Chew Bacca will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bacca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sobral fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sobral fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sobral shoots in looking for a takedown. Bacca tries to sprawl out of it but Sobral keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bacca manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chew Bacca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Sobral.

Bacca has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacca gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sobral.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bacca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sobral with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bacca counters with a low kick, right behind Sobral 's knee.
Bacca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sobral's sensitive parts.
Sobral tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bacca sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sobral somewhat.
Bacca tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sobral sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bacca somewhat.
Sobral misses with a takedown

and Bacca moves into the clinch.

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

Sobral bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bacca tries to improve position but can't.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca struggling a bit here.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Sobral!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Plutonio Napalm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romulo Costa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Plutonio Napalm's chin.

Napalm
vs
Costa

165 cm
22
146 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

178 cm
25
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Plutonio Napalm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romulo Costa!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napalm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot lands for Costa.
Napalm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Costa fails to land with a series of punches.
Romulo Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Costa.
Costa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Napalm.
Napalm shoots in looking for a takedown. Costa tries to sprawl out of it but Napalm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Costa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Costa throws a nice looking combination but Napalm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napalm.
Costa looks to land a combination. Napalm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Napalm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Napalm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Costa is looking to improve his position but Napalm isn't that keen on the idea.

Napalm goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Costa turns into him and now he's in Napalm's guard.

Napalm looking for a guillotine here but Costa defends easily.
Napalm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Costa manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Napalm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Costa wants to sweep here but Napalm controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Napalm postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Costa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Napalm, into his guard.
Costa is pushing down on Napalm's leg trying to pass to half guard. Napalm is fighting to maintain full guard but Costa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Costa wants to pass the guard but Napalm is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is thwarting Napalm's attempts to control the position.
It looks like Costa is going to stand back up.
Napalm regains full guard. Nicely done.
Napalm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Napalm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Costa defends well.
Napalm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Napalm working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Napalm is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Napalm is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Costa has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Napalm has control of Costa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Costa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Costa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Costa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Napalm moves into full mount! Costa won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Costa misses with a wild combination.
Costa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Costa scores with a hook to the body. Napalm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Napalm shoots in but no luck this time.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
Napalm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Napalm's hands.
Costa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No luck for Napalm with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa misses with a body shot.
Costa cracks Napalm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Napalm tries to move into range but Costa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Costa stuffs the takedown attempt from Napalm. Napalm gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Plutonio Napalm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa punishes Napalm's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Napalm is rocked!
Costa scores with a body shot.
Oh Napalm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romulo Costa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa lands with a right and another and another! Napalm is in big trouble! Costa lands again and this time it's lights out for Napalm! A quality knockout there for Costa.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Romulo Costa!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and En Sabah Nur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabah Nur has chosen Apocalipse Now as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ferrari
vs
Sabah Nur

185 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

183 cm
23
181 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, En Sabah Nur!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari throws a hook to the side of Sabah Nur's head but Sabah Nur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferrari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabah Nur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ferrari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sabah Nur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferrari misses with a straight right.
Ferrari throws a nice looking combination but Sabah Nur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferrari misses with a looping right.
Ferrari takes a swing at Sabah Nur's ribcage but misses.
Sabah Nur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferrari.
Sabah Nur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sabah Nur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferrari in his tracks.
No joy there for Sabah Nur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sabah Nur slips a jab and a cross from Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a hook but Sabah Nur avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Ferrari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ferrari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sabah Nur lands a two punch combo.
Ferrari walks into a stiff left hand from Sabah Nur.
Ferrari swings for the body but Sabah Nur moves out of range.
Ferrari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sabah Nur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferrari misses with a hook.
Ferrari takes one to the side of the head.
Ferrari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sabah Nur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferrari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sabah Nur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferrari misses with a few strikes there.
Ferrari lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabah Nur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrari moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ferrari finds it's way through Sabah Nur's defenses.
Ferrari misses with a body shot.
Ferrari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sabah Nur counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A left and a right from Ferrari both land. Nice combination.
Ferrari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferrari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabah Nur.
Ferrari scores with a decent looking hook.
Sabah Nur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferrari takes a swing at Sabah Nur's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Ferrari does no damage.
Sabah Nur is looking to clinch but Ferrari is avoiding it.
Sabah Nur just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferrari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sabah Nur backs up against the cage.
Sabah Nur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ferrari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabah Nur manages to avoid it.
A big right from Ferrari misses.
Ferrari cracks a nice hook into Sabah Nur's ribs.
Sabah Nur misses with a looping left.
Sabah Nur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferrari.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
Sabah Nur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferrari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sabah Nur lands a slapping body shot.
Ferrari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sabah Nur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabah Nur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferrari manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sabah Nur avoids the body shot from Ferrari.
Sabah Nur throws a looping overhand right but Ferrari ducks down to avoid it.
Ferrari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabah Nur.
Ferrari lands a nice shot to the body.
Sabah Nur looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferrari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabah Nur manages to avoid it.
Ferrari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Ferrari.
Sabah Nur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sabah Nur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferrari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sabah Nur moves out of range as Ferrari strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Ferrari dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ferrari tries to bum rush Sabah Nur with a series of wild strikes but Sabah Nur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferrari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabah Nur was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with the combination.
Vinicius Ferrari is winning the standup battle so far.
Sabah Nur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferrari.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabah Nur. Ferrari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferrari avoids the body shot from Sabah Nur.
Ferrari scores with a hook.
Ferrari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferrari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabah Nur punishes Ferrari's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferrari needs to keep his hands up - Sabah Nur had a free shot at his head there.
Sabah Nur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferrari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ferrari is looking to wear down Sabah Nur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Ferrari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sabah Nur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferrari manages to avoid it.
Sabah Nur slips a jab and a cross from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a hook.
Sabah Nur defending well as Ferrari loads up on a big left hand.
Sabah Nur looks to throw the jab but Ferrari is out of range.
Sabah Nur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferrari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sabah Nur is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Ferrari there.
Ferrari looks to land a left hand but Sabah Nur moved out of range nicely.
Sabah Nur ducks under a wild hook from Ferrari.
Sabah Nur moves in looking to clinch but Ferrari pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferrari scores with a jab to the body.
Ferrari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabah Nur.
Ferrari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sabah Nur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferrari misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Ferrari. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, jab by Ferrari - just one landing.
Sabah Nur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ferrari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ferrari stuns Sabah Nur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferrari tries to bum rush Sabah Nur with a series of wild strikes but Sabah Nur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ferrari!
Ferrari throws a sloppy body shot
and Sabah Nur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferrari thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari takes a swing at Sabah Nur's ribcage but misses.
Sabah Nur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sabah Nur avoids the body shot from Ferrari.
Ferrari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferrari takes a swing at Sabah Nur's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Ferrari.
Sabah Nur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferrari thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferrari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabah Nur moves out of range as Ferrari strikes.
Sabah Nur scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ferrari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

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.
Ferrari lands a head shot.
Ferrari throws a looping overhand right but Sabah Nur ducks down to avoid it.
Sabah Nur throws out a loose jab but Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrari jabs at Sabah Nur's body.
Sabah Nur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ferrari throws a lazy right hand but Sabah Nur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferrari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabah Nur throws out the jab.
Sabah Nur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ferrari digs a good body shot into Sabah Nur's ribs.
Ferrari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Sabah Nur.
Ferrari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabah Nur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Ferrari dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Ferrari.
Ferrari throws out a loose jab but Sabah Nur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sabah Nur sizes up Ferrari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ferrari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferrari. Sabah Nur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabah Nur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferrari.
Vinicius Ferrari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sabah Nur cracks a nice hook into Ferrari's ribs.
Sabah Nur misses with a combination
and Ferrari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sabah Nur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sabah Nur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sabah Nur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferrari swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari jabs at Sabah Nur's body.
Sabah Nur throws a right and a left that Ferrari avoids nicely.
Sabah Nur moves in looking to clinch but Ferrari pushes him off.
Sabah Nur throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferrari.
Sabah Nur looks to throw the jab but Ferrari is out of range.
Ferrari tries to bum rush Sabah Nur with a series of wild strikes but Sabah Nur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferrari swinging wildly here.
Sabah Nur throws a hook but Ferrari blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferrari. That snapped Sabah Nur's head back.
A nice combination there by Ferrari.
Sabah Nur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabah Nur. Ferrari does a little dance to reset his feet.
En Sabah Nur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari misses with a wild body shot.
Ferrari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

A jab-cross combination lands for Ferrari and sends Sabah Nur crashing to the mat! Ferrari follows him down to the mat - Sabah Nur regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Sabah Nur is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabah Nur is in trouble now - Ferrari has advanced to mount!
Sabah Nur is still in real trouble! Can Ferrari finish him?
Ferrari content just to control the position here.
Ferrari mounts Sabah Nur! Really nice guard pass there!
Sabah Nur seems to have recovered his senses.
Ferrari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferrari is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Ferrari lands a two punch combo.
Ferrari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabah Nur can do to turn this around?
Sabah Nur connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Sabah Nur.
Ferrari misses with a double jab
and Sabah Nur counters with a nice uppercut.
Sabah Nur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrari moves away.
Sabah Nur misses with a combination
and Ferrari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur throws a shot from downtown. Ferrari moves away and avoids it.
Ferrari takes a swing at Sabah Nur's ribcage but misses.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
Vinicius Ferrari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sabah Nur takes one to the chin there.
Ferrari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sabah Nur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferrari scores with a body shot.
Ferrari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferrari looks to land a combination. Sabah Nur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari lands a nice looking body shot.
Sabah Nur blocks a jab.
Ferrari swings for the body but Sabah Nur moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Ferrari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferrari 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Ferrari!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reuben Bet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bet has chosen Queen - The Invisible Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Soares
vs
Bet

185 cm
24
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Soares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reuben Bet !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares fails to land with a series of punches.
Bet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bet jabs at Soares's body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soares is trying to drag Bet to the mat but Bet just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Soares slowing the pace effectively.
Bet tries to break free but Soares pushes him back against the cage.
Soares lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Soares lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Soares is thwarting Bet 's attempts to control the position.

Soares is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bet defends it well.
Bet is staying active underneath Soares, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bet wants to get back to his feet.
Soares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bet defending well though.
Bet wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares wants to pass the guard but Bet is defending well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bet misses with the combination.
Soares throws a series of punches but Bet moves out of range.
Bet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.

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.
Bet misses with a double jab.
Bet slips under a jab from Soares.
Bet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bet sprawls well. Bet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soares gets slowly back to his feet.
Bet lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reuben Bet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bet misses with a wild body shot.
Soares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bet moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws an overhand right that lands on Bet 's shoulder, as Bet tries to avoid the shot.
Soares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
Soares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bet lands with a nice combination. Soares backs away looking to recover.
Bet misses with a looping right.
Bet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soares closes the distance and clinches up with Bet , looking for a takedown. Soares pushes Bet against the cage but Bet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Bet .
Bet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares takes a jab right on the kisser.

Soares has Bet up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Soares is trying to drag Bet to the mat but Bet just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soares has him pressed against the cage.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soares has Bet pressed against the cage.

Soares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bet .
Nice sprawl there from Bet as Soares shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Reuben Bet will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Soares dodges the punch combination from Bet .
Soares misses with a straight left.
Bet throws a sloppy body shot

and Soares counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bet wants to get back to his feet but Soares passes into half guard.
Soares prevents Bet from improving his position.

Soares seems to be looking for submissions.
Bet is trying to stand back up but Soares is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares is taking a breather. Bet says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bet tries to get to full guard but Soares has control of the leg.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodrigo Soares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soares fails with a takedown attempt.
Soares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

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.
Soares looks to throw the jab but Bet is out of range.
Bet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soares.
Soares scores with a one two! Bet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bet keeps the fight on the outside.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares throws a hook but Bet blocks it.
Bet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Soares instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Soares - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soares pulls guard successfully.
Bet wants to get up but he can't break Soares's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Soares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bet defends it easily.

Soares working for a triangle but Bet defends it easily.

Soares looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bet trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Soares has his foot on Bet 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bet works his way back into a safe position though.
Bet passes into half guard.
Soares wants to get back to full guard but Bet has passed into side control.
Soares can't escape the position.

Bet moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Soares has worked his arm free - good work by Soares!

Bet looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bet wants to stand but Soares has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Soares 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.

Soares avoids the body shot from Bet .
Bet looks to land a combination but Soares avoids it well.
Soares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bet circles away.
Nice body punch from Bet .
Bet punishes Soares's body with a nice straight punch.
Bet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soares rather than just go for the knockout.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bet .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bet is fending him off so far but Soares persists. Nope, Bet circles away and we're back to standing.
Bet tries to bum rush Soares with a series of wild strikes but Soares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Soares rushes Bet and presses him up against the cage.

Soares manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bet is looking to stand up but Soares won't let him.

Soares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Soares throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soares has a closed guard, preventing Bet from standing up.
Bet tries to free his leg and advance position but Soares is retaining full guard.
Bet trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Soares has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bet off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares misses the jab.
Soares throws out a loose jab but Bet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Soares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soares moves in looking to clinch but Bet pushes him off.
Soares doesn't manage to clinch there - Bet circles away.

Soares closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bet is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Soares has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rodrigo Soares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bet bucks up and tries to throw Soares off but instead Soares has got his back!

Bet is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Soares is persistently looking for the submission but Bet is defending it well.
Bet tries to escape the position.
Bet trying to control the hands but Soares breaks the grip.

That's four 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.

Bet is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Soares gets his way!

Soares looking for the choke but no joy.
Bet is trying to get back to his feet but Soares has full control of the position and if anything, Bet has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Soares clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Soares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bet circles away.
Nice defenses there by Bet .
Bet misses with a combination
and Soares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soares shoots in for a takedown but Bet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Soares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bet lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bet moves out of range as Soares strikes.
Soares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodrigo Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Bet misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soares misses with a body shot
and Bet counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Soares fails to land with a series of punches.
Soares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck for Soares with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares dives in and grabs Bet 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bet pushes down on Soares's head and hops out.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Soares takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soares shoots for a double leg takedown but Bet sprawls well. He's pushed Soares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bet .
Bet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soares fails with the takedown
and Bet counters with a two punch combo.
Bet scores with a hook to the body. Soares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bet throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Soares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bet tries to avoid it but Soares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bet to the ground. Bet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bet jabs at Soares's body.
Bet misses with a wild combination.
Bet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soares's hands.
Bet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soares.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soares stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soares swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bet .
Soares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bet .
Soares throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bet to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Bet .
Bet throws a one two combo.
Nice jab there from Bet .
Soares walks into a jab.
Bet blocks a jab.
Soares falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bet to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bet scores with a nice strike.
Soares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bet .
Soares gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A lazy left from Bet finds it's target.
Soares moves forwards but Bet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soares is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bet swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Bet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soares.
Bet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bet scores with a shot to the body.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Soares takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reuben Bet dominated that fourth 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!

Nice takedown defense from Bet . No joy for Soares on that attempt.
Soares wants to clinch.
Bet scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Soares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bet counters with a stiff right hand.
Bet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soares moves in looking to clinch but Bet pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soares looks to land a left hand but Bet moved out of range nicely.
Bet looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
Soares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bet paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bet stuffs the takedown.
Bet jabs at Soares's body.
Bet misses with a combination
and Soares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reuben Bet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soares looks to throw the jab but Bet is out of range.
Soares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soares thinking.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Soares takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Soares misses with a takedown attempt - Bet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares misses with a series of wild punches.
Bet misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bet lands with a good body shot.
Bet staying out of range there.
Bet misses the shot to the body.
Soares throws a jab when Bet was well out of range.
Bet catches Soares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Soares throws a hook but Bet avoids it easily.
Bet misses the shot to the body.
Soares will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bet .
Soares fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bet sprawls well. Bet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soares gets slowly back to his feet.
Bet with a hook.
Soares throws a combination that misses
and Bet counters with a right hand to the body.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bet .
Soares wants to clinch but Bet slips to the side
and Bet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bet connects with a body shot.
Bet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soares smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
Soares is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bet blocks a jab.
Bet misses with a two punch combination.
Bet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bet throws a shot to the body.
Bet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bet lands the left hand.
Bet scores with a nice strike.
Bet looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
Soares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soares takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reuben Bet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 47:48
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reuben Bet !
Reuben Bet is the new lightweight champion!