Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: PL MMA 39 Arjuna vs Sight
Date: May 15, 2020

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio throws a low kick but Beast avoids it.
Aurelio throws a sloppy head kick
and Beast counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Beast misses.
Aurelio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beast.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beast tries to clinch but Aurelio is having none of it.
Aurelio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab from Beast.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast connects with a looping right hand.
Beast lands a really nice looking cross but Aurelio seems unphased.
Beast throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aurelio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Beast.
Aurelio misses the body punch
and Aurelio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Beast closes the distance and clinches.
Beast misses with some punches.
Beast misses with some punches.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
Beast has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Beast misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beast makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aurelio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beast lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beast.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beast working aggressively here.
Beast blocks an uppercut.
Beast throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Beast softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beast has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelio.
Beast tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aurelio's elbow.
Aurelio blocks an elbow strike from Beast.
Beast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beast misses with the head strike.
Beast tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aurelio tries to break free but Beast pushes him back against the cage.
Beast tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beast tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio slips under a jab from Beast.
Aurelio is looking for the big counter here.
Nice shot by Beast.
Beast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beast with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aurelio!

It looks like Dave Beast has been cut.
Beast misses with a straight left.
Beast doesn't manage to clinch there - Aurelio circles away.
Aurelio staying out of range there.
Aurelio throws a jab but it's blocked by Beast.
Beast throwing a counter right hand but Aurelio manages to avoid it.
Beast misses with a left hand
enabling Aurelio to counter with a crisp jab.
Beast is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aurelio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beast is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelio misses with an uppercut
and Beast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aurelio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beast is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aurelio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beast.
Beast misses with a jab to the body
and Aurelio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aurelio thumps Beast with a low kick.
Aurelio connects with a crisp jab.
Aurelio throws out a loose jab but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aurelio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Beast dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A swing and a miss from Beast.
Aurelio tries to bum rush Beast with a series of wild strikes but Beast uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Aurelio.
Beast misses with a body punch
and Aurelio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dave Beast is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Aurelio.
Beast throws a lazy uppercut
and Aurelio counters with a nice body shot.
Aurelio slips under a jab.

Beast moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beast's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beast.
Good body shot from Aurelio.
Beast throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beast backwards.
Beast presses Aurelio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beast is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelio can do to turn this around?
Beast throws a head punch that misses.
Aurelio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beast stalls.
Beast misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelio lands a nice uppercut.
Beast misses with a punch on the inside.
Beast misses with some punches.
Beast misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelio fails to land.
Beast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Aurelio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aurelio scores with a hook to the body. Beast takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Aurelio misses.
Beast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aurelio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab from Beast.
Beast jabs Aurelio right on the nose. Aurelio blinks but takes it well.
Beast throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Beast keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beast is looking to counter punch.
Aurelio misses with a combination
and Beast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a lazy right hand but Aurelio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beast tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aurelio paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Beast moves into the clinch.
Beast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beast lands a right hand.
Beast is stalling here.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
Aurelio can't break the clinch.
Beast can't find room to land a body shot as Aurelio controls the action.
Beast blocks a body shot from Aurelio.
Beast tries to work over Aurelio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands an elbow inside that Aurelio shrugs off.
Dave Beast has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beast lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beast is working Aurelio over against the cage.
Beast has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelio.
Beast tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aurelio's elbow.
Beast digs a right hand into Aurelio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aurelio's gas tank.
Beast lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Beast on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio has a couple of punches blocked by Beast.
A nice left hand lands by Beast.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aurelio.
Beast scores with a shot to the side of Aurelio's head.
Beast misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Beast dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Aurelio thows a leg kick but Beast checks it
and Beast counters with a nice uppercut.
Beast connects with a single shot there.

Aurelio is rocked!
Beast lands with a cross.
Aurelio is still on wobbly legs! Can Beast finish him?
Beast sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Aurelio's defenses. It connects perfectly with Aurelio's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Beast!
Dave Beast seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: PL MMA 32 Joe vs Williams
Date: Apr 22, 2020

#R1#
Arjuna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aurelio.
Arjuna pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aurelio back to the cage. Arjuna follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Aurelio is looking to chop away at Arjuna's legs. #CL#
Arjuna closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Arjuna.
Aurelio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arjuna backwards.
Aurelio tries a body shot but Arjuna blocks it.
Aurelio misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Aurelio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arjuna lands with a hook. Aurelio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arjuna misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aurelio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arjuna thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio throws a series of punches but Arjuna avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Arjuna scores with a four punch combination!
Aurelio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arjuna misses with a kick to the body
and Aurelio counters with a one-two to the body. #T1#
Aurelio throws a body punch but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna scores with a head kick.
Aurelio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arjuna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arjuna connects with a crisp jab.
Arjuna lands a two punch combo.
Aurelio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arjuna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Arjuna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aurelio doesn't seem phased though.
Arjuna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arjuna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aurelio.
Nice cross by Arjuna.
Arjuna throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL#
Arjuna rushes Aurelio and presses him up against the cage.#T2#
A right handed body shot lands from Arjuna.
Arjuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aurelio's elbow. #BC#
Arjuna manages to break the clinch.
Arjuna looks to land a combination but Aurelio avoids it well.
Arjuna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aurelio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arjuna thinking.
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Aurelio avoids them all with ease.
Arjuna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aurelio counters with a nice uppercut.
Arjuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arjuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arjuna moves out of range of the leg kick from Aurelio.
Aurelio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aurelio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arjuna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
Both fighters circling a little - Aurelio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Aurelio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Arjuna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #CL#
Arjuna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arjuna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aurelio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arjuna is keeping busy.
Arjuna tries a body shot but Aurelio blocks it.
Aurelio lands with a right to the head.
Arjuna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arjuna tries to throw a body punch but Aurelio avoids it by throwing Arjuna back against the cage.
Aurelio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arjuna goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Arjuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aurelio's elbow.
Aurelio has a couple of punches blocked by Arjuna.
Arjuna lands with a light punch inside.
Arjuna misses with a body punch.
Arjuna prevents a body shot from Aurelio.
Arjuna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aurelio.
Aurelio tries a body shot but Arjuna blocks it.
Arjuna misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio misses with a punch on the inside.
Arjuna lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelio misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna is trying to push Aurelio away but Aurelio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rama Arjuna dominated that 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.
#R2#
Aurelio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arjuna. That one must have hurt.
Arjuna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arjuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arjuna misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Arjuna finds it's target.
Aurelio misses with a leg kick
and Arjuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aurelio misses the shot to the body.
Arjuna appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arjuna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arjuna misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna digs a good hook to Aurelio's body.
Rama Arjuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Arjuna finds it's way through Aurelio's defenses.
Aurelio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
Arjuna clinches. #T1#
Aurelio has a couple of punches blocked by Arjuna. #BC#
Arjuna breaks the clinch.
Arjuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelio is just out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arjuna.
Aurelio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rama Arjuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aurelio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arjuna.
Arjuna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arjuna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aurelio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arjuna is looking to wear down Aurelio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aurelio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arjuna looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelio. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Arjuna. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arjuna.
Arjuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelio is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Arjuna finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #T2#
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!
Aurelio moves out of range of the body kick.
Aurelio throws a counter combo.
Aurelio throws a right hand that misses
and Arjuna counters with a left and a right that stings Aurelio.
Nice straight punches there by Arjuna. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arjuna.
Aurelio checks a low kick from Arjuna.
Aurelio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aurelio takes one to the chin there.
Aurelio throws a leg kick that misses. #CL#
Arjuna closes the distance and pushes Aurelio back into the cage.#BC#
Arjuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aurelio looks to land a left hand but Arjuna moved out of range nicely.
Arjuna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aurelio.
Some wild striking there from Arjuna.
Arjuna moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T3#
Arjuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arjuna digs a good body shot into Aurelio's ribs.
Aurelio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arjuna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rama Arjuna is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Arjuna clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelio fails to land.
Arjuna struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelio controls his hands.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Arjuna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aurelio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aurelio counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Arjuna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aurelio throws a counter combo.
Arjuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelio manages to avoid it.
Arjuna scores with a nice right hand.
Aurelio tried to score with a low kick but Arjuna checks it.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Danga de danga de dang - Arjuna scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio throws a sloppy head kick and Arjuna moves out of range easily.
Arjuna scores with a nice body kick.
Arjuna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aurelio's sensitive parts.
Aurelio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arjuna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aurelio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aurelio throws a hook to the side of Arjuna's head but Arjuna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arjuna lands a slapping body shot.
Aurelio cracks Arjuna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rama Arjuna dominated that second round.
That's time! Arjuna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Aurelio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arjuna swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arjuna scores with a body shot.
Aurelio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Arjuna checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arjuna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arjuna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid body kick from Arjuna.
Arjuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.
Arjuna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Arjuna takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Arjuna manages to break the clinch.
Aurelio lands a right hook to the body. #T1#
Aurelio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Arjuna scores with the left hand. Aurelio knows he should have avoided that one.
Aurelio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arjuna.
Arjuna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arjuna.
Aurelio throws a sloppy head kick and Arjuna moves out of range easily.
Arjuna thinks about countering with a body kick.
Aurelio's corner calls for a 1-2. Aurelio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arjuna throws a head kick that misses.
Arjuna misses with a wild body shot.
Arjuna works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aurelio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Arjuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arjuna connects with a body shot.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rama Arjuna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
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!
Arjuna looks for the body kick but Aurelio saw that one coming.
Aurelio tries a quick counter leg kick but Arjuna is wise to it.
Arjuna misses with a wild body shot.
Arjuna tries to close the distance and clinch but Aurelio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arjuna scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Aurelio misses its intended target.
A big right from Aurelio misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arjuna, right into the meat.
Arjuna moves away from the strike by Aurelio.
Arjuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelio is just out of range.
Aurelio throws out a counter right but Arjuna avoids it with no problem.
Aurelio misses with an uppercut. Arjuna saw that one coming.
Arjuna dips to his left and cracks Aurelio with an uppercut!
Arjuna misses with a double jab.
Aurelio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Good exchange - Aurelio coming out on top.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aurelio checks a leg kick.
Aurelio misses with a leg kick
and Arjuna counters with a left to the body.
Arjuna throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arjuna explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arjuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arjuna lands a jab to Aurelio's midsection.
Arjuna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aurelio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aurelio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arjuna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arjuna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aurelio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arjuna.
Arjuna sizes up Aurelio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T4#
A lazy body kick from Arjuna
and Aurelio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio keeps the fight on the outside.
Aurelio throws out a counter right but Arjuna avoids it with no problem.
Arjuna throws a front kick that sends Aurelio stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Nice shot by Arjuna.
Aurelio throws a poor cross that misses
and Arjuna counters with a series of strikes. Aurelio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arjuna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arjuna scores with a nice head shot.
Arjuna misses with a body kick.
Aurelio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arjuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelio.
Arjuna tries to clinch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arjuna lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Arjuna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arjuna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rama Arjuna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arjuna 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rama Arjuna!
A very excited looking Rama Arjuna made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: PL MMA 25 Kai vs Gaston
Date: Mar 29, 2020

#R1#
Aurelio digs a good body shot into Merlin's ribs.
Merlin fails with a takedown attempt.
Merlin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aurelio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merlin.
Merlin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aurelio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Merlin.
Merlin avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Xavier Merlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Merlin.#TD#
Merlin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Merlin in particular looking to stall.#T1#
Aurelio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Merlin is controlling the pace.
Merlin is looking to advance position but Aurelio won't allow it.
Merlin wants to take a breather but Aurelio is having none of it. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Merlin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Merlin has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Merlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aurelio stuffs the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Merlin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Merlin is looking to take a break and control but Aurelio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Xavier Merlin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Aurelio misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Merlin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aurelio to the mat! Aurelio manages to get full guard.
Merlin throwing strikes from guard but Aurelio blocks nicely.
Merlin postures up in Aurelio's guard and throws a big left but Aurelio blocks it.
Merlin tries to free his leg and advance position but Aurelio is retaining full guard.
Merlin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Merlin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin passes Aurelio's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Merlin is looking for a kimura but Aurelio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Merlin to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Merlin tries to pass to full mount but Aurelio defends it.
Still in half guard, Merlin seems content to control.
Merlin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aurelio defending well though.
Merlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelio can do to turn this around?
Merlin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aurelio is not content to let Merlin control the position.
Merlin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A low kick from Aurelio is predictable there #TD#
and Merlin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Merlin.
Merlin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aurelio seems keen to control Merlin's posture.
Merlin trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aurelio has Merlin pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Merlin dominated that second round.
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.
#R3#
Merlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelio throws out the jab.
Aurelio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Merlin is defended easily by Aurelio.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Merlin shoots in for a double leg but Aurelio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Merlin misses with a low kick.
Merlin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Merlin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Merlin dives in and grabs Aurelio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aurelio pushes down on Merlin's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Merlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merlin shoots in but no luck this time. #TD#
Merlin feints and as Aurelio raises his hands in defense, Merlin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aurelio is looking to stand back up but Merlin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Aurelio. #T1##REVB##SUB#
Aurelio is defending against the submission attempts here by Merlin.
Merlin wants to pass to mount but Aurelio is defending the position.
Merlin moves nicely into side control.
Aurelio tries to buck Merlin off but Merlin is having none of it.#T2#
Merlin trying to control the position but Aurelio is working away.
Merlin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Merlin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aurelio to see if he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merlin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aurelio keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Marcelo Aurelio just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Merlin.
Aurelio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aurelio stuffs the takedown attempt from Merlin. Merlin gets slowly back to his feet.
Merlin has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Merlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Merlin misses
and Aurelio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Merlin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#T1#
Merlin misses with a takedown
and Aurelio counters with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Merlin shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown attempt by Merlin or perhaps it was just good defense by Aurelio, which made it look bad.
Aurelio lands with an uppercut that bounces Merlin off the cage and back into range.
Aurelio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aurelio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aurelio lands a glancing blow to the side of Merlin's head.
Aurelio misses with a lunging right hand
and Merlin counters with a one-two to the body.
Merlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aurelio.#T2#
Merlin darts in looking for a takedown but Aurelio gets double underhooks and turns Merlin into the cage.
Aurelio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC2#
Merlin is rocked!
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!
Merlin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Merlin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Merlin shoots in looking for a takedown. Aurelio tries to sprawl out of it but Merlin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aurelio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Merlin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aurelio defends it nicely.
Aurelio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Merlin tries for a takedown but Aurelio circles away easily
and Aurelio counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcelo Aurelio!

Event: PL MMA 22 Minerva vs McDonald
Date: Mar 18, 2020

#R1#
Nice shot by Aurelio.#TD2#
Marcelo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aurelio's guard.
Marcelo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marcelo trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Marcelo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marcelo wants to pass the guard but Aurelio is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aurelio seems keen to control Marcelo's posture.#T1#
Marcelo wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
Marcelo preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marcelo slips under a jab from Aurelio.
Marcelo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aurelio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcelo throws out a loose jab but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelio lands with a nice body punch.
Marcelo is looking to clinch.
Aurelio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marcelo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#TD2#
Marcelo drives through with a takedown into Aurelio's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Marcelo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
Marcelo looking to pass the guard.
Marcelo trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Marcelo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Marcelo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aurelio is keeping the position for now.
Marcelo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marcelo passes Aurelio's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T3##SUB2#
Aurelio is defending against the submission attempts here by Marcelo.
Marcelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aurelio keeps working.
Marcelo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Aurelio reverses the position - he's now on top in Marcelo's guard.
Aurelio preventing the sweep. #T4#
Marcelo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marcelo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Marcelo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aurelio defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcelo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aurelio is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorginho Marcelo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Marcelo shoots in for a double leg but Aurelio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Aurelio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marcelo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marcelo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aurelio counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcelo wants to clinch up but Aurelio keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Marcelo closes the distance and pushes Aurelio back into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Marcelo.
Marcelo tries to break the clinch but Aurelio is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aurelio.
Marcelo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aurelio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marcelo Aurelio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorginho Marcelo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelio prevents a body shot from Marcelo.
Aurelio is pressed up against the cage. Marcelo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aurelio down to the mat. Aurelio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marcelo lands with a straight right. Aurelio didn't see that one coming.#T1##TD2#
Marcelo gets the takedown into side control. #SUB2#
Marcelo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marcelo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelio can't do much from the bottom here.
Marcelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aurelio keeps working.
Aurelio wants to control but Marcelo postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Marcelo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marcelo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marcelo trying to control the position but Aurelio is working away. #T2#
Marcelo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #SUB2#
Marcelo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marcelo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marcelo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marcelo trying to control the position but Aurelio is working away. #SUB2#
Marcelo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T3##SUB2#
Marcelo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marcelo controlling from side mount.
Marcelo wants to control but Aurelio is keeping him busy. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marcelo slows the pace down. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Marcelo forces Aurelio back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Marcelo fails to land.
A short right from Marcelo on the inside.
Marcelo looking for a takedown.
Marcelo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aurelio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marcelo working aggressively here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcelo tries to throw a body punch but Aurelio avoids it by throwing Marcelo back against the cage. #BC2#
Marcelo breaks the clinch.
Aurelio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcelo.
A little feinted left hand from Aurelio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marcelo looks to throw the jab but Aurelio is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorginho Marcelo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aurelio.
Marcelo Aurelio is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Aurelio. No joy for Marcelo on that attempt.
Aurelio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aurelio digs a good hook to Marcelo's body. #CL2#
Marcelo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aurelio, pushing him back against the cage.
Marcelo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Aurelio - that landed with a thud.
Marcelo tries to pull guard but Aurelio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marcelo Aurelio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorginho Marcelo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio tries a body shot but Marcelo blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aurelio.
Aurelio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Marcelo fails to land. #T1#
Aurelio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Aurelio.
Marcelo taking a breather.
Marcelo misses with a knee strike.
Jorginho Marcelo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marcelo misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio tries a body shot but Marcelo blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Aurelio.
Aurelio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aurelio lands a right hand.
Marcelo lands an uppercut.
Aurelio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marcelo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aurelio avoids a wild elbow strike from Marcelo.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Marcelo looking for a takedown.
Marcelo tries to throw a body punch but Aurelio avoids it by throwing Marcelo back against the cage.
Aurelio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marcelo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marcelo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aurelio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marcelo tries to score a body lock takedown but Aurelio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelio fails to land.
Aurelio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aurelio prevents a body shot from Marcelo.
Aurelio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcelo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short body shot lands from Aurelio as the two fighters clinch.
Aurelio lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Marcelo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aurelio to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Aurelio.
Marcelo working hard to break the clinch.
Aurelio swings wildly with an uppercut but Marcelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcelo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aurelio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Aurelio.
A short body shot lands from Marcelo as the two fighters clinch.
Aurelio lands a nice uppercut.
Aurelio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcelo misses with the head strike.
Marcelo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marcelo blocks a body shot from Aurelio.
A head punch on the inside from Marcelo fails to land.
Aurelio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T4#
Marcelo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marcelo takes a shot to the head.
Marcelo wants to take the fight to the mat but Aurelio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Marcelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelio controls his hands.
Jorginho Marcelo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#BC#
Aurelio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marcelo Aurelio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Marcelo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Marcelo controlling the pace.
Aurelio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marcelo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marcelo's back!
Aurelio controlling well, preventing Marcelo from escaping the position.
Marcelo just trying to survive but Aurelio is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Aurelio controlling well, preventing Marcelo from escaping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Aurelio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marcelo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorginho Marcelo!
Our winner, Jorginho Marcelo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: PL MMA 16 Sight vs Baccalieri
Date: Feb 26, 2020

#R1#
Aurelio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aurelio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aurelio feints a counter leg kick.
Urameshi takes a swing at Aurelio's ribcage but misses.
Aurelio tries a quick counter leg kick but Urameshi is wise to it.
Urameshi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Urameshi throws an off balance right hand
and Aurelio counters with a right hand to the body.
Urameshi digs a good hook to Aurelio's body.
Urameshi throws a hook to the side of Aurelio's head but Aurelio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urameshi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Urameshi misses.
Urameshi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ in the buildup to the fight.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urameshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelio.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Urameshi misses.
Urameshi throws a shot from downtown. Aurelio moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi throws out a loose jab but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Urameshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Urameshi walks into a stiff left hand from Aurelio.
Aurelio throws the left hand but Urameshi avoids the punch easily.
Urameshi checks a low kick from Aurelio.
Aurelio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urameshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio misses with a body shot.
Urameshi lands a jab to the head.
Urameshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aurelio misses with a hook. Urameshi ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Urameshi dodges the punch combination from Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a right hand that misses
and Urameshi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Urameshi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aurelio doesn't seem bothered though.
Aurelio misses with a looping left.
Urameshi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aurelio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Urameshi there.
Aurelio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Urameshi coming out on top.
Urameshi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aurelio counters with a stiff right hand.
Urameshi works over Aurelio's head and body with a nice combination.#T3#
Urameshi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aurelio walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Urameshi.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Aurelio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Urameshi.
Urameshi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urameshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urameshi misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Aurelio misses its intended target.
Urameshi misses with a jab to the body
and Aurelio counters with a straight right hand.
Aurelio takes one to the side of the head.
Urameshi throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aurelio counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Aurelio misses the shot to the body.
Urameshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Urameshi lands with an uppercut that bounces Aurelio off the cage and back into range.
Urameshi thuds a left hand into Aurelio's body.
Urameshi misses with the combination.
Urameshi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aurelio's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
That's time! Urameshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Aurelio ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
A bone on bone clash there as Urameshi blocks the leg kick.
Urameshi jabs Aurelio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aurelio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Urameshi misses with a jab to the body
and Aurelio counters with a stiff right hand.
Urameshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelio.
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Aurelio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urameshi throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Aurelio misses the target.
Urameshi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aurelio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Urameshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Urameshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelio can do to turn this around?#T1#
Urameshi cracks Aurelio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Urameshi misses the body punch
and Urameshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Aurelio misses.
Urameshi staying out of range there.
Aurelio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Aurelio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Urameshi tries to bum rush Aurelio with a series of wild strikes but Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Urameshi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Urameshi misses with a left hand
and Aurelio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio throws an off balance right hand
and Urameshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aurelio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urameshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urameshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.
Aurelio walks into a stiff left hand from Urameshi.
Urameshi throws a hook but Aurelio avoids it easily.
Urameshi connects with a nice looking jab.
Urameshi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aurelio momentarily.
Urameshi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Urameshi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi throws a combination that misses
enabling Aurelio to counter with a crisp jab.
Urameshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
A swing and a miss from Urameshi.
Urameshi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aurelio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aurelio ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Aurelio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aurelio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Urameshi counters with a series of strikes. Aurelio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urameshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urameshi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aurelio has time to react.
Aurelio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aurelio just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Urameshi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urameshi throws a lazy right hand but Aurelio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Aurelio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Urameshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Urameshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Urameshi misses the target.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aurelio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yusuke Urameshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Aurelio slips under a jab.
Aurelio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Urameshi.
Nice uppercut lands for Urameshi. That snapped Aurelio's head back.
Urameshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Urameshi.
Aurelio throws a lazy uppercut
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuke Urameshi dominated that second round.
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!
#R3#
Urameshi swings for the body but Aurelio moves out of range.
Urameshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aurelio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT2#
It looks like Yusuke Urameshi has been cut.
Urameshi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Aurelio moved out of range nicely.
Aurelio misses with a straight right.
Urameshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Urameshi.
Urameshi misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Aurelio misses the target.
Urameshi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urameshi slips a straight right by Aurelio.#T1#
Aurelio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urameshi.
Urameshi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Urameshi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aurelio on the side of the head.
A jab from Urameshi misses.
It seemed like Aurelio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Urameshi throws a lazy right hand but Aurelio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Urameshi connects with a jab.
Urameshi lands with a good body shot.
Aurelio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelio is just out of range.
Urameshi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Urameshi with a nice cross.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Urameshi scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urameshi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Urameshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelio ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Aurelio staying out of range there.
Urameshi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aurelio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aurelio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urameshi cracks a nice hook into Aurelio's ribs.
Aurelio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urameshi.
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelio takes one to the chin there.#T3#
Urameshi throws an off balance right hand
and Aurelio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aurelio slips under a jab.
Aurelio throws a big counter head kick but Urameshi avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Urameshi.
Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
Urameshi lands a glancing blow to the side of Aurelio's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. Aurelio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
Urameshi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Urameshi throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses.
Urameshi slips a straight right by Aurelio.#T4#
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelio manages to avoid it.
Aurelio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Urameshi works the jab nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Aurelio might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Urameshi has got the better of the exchanges.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urameshi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio throws a combination that misses
and Urameshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yusuke Urameshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aurelio looks to land a right hand but Urameshi moved out of range.
Aurelio blocks a jab.
Urameshi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aurelio has time to react.
Aurelio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Urameshi lunges at Aurelio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aurelio's hand.
A cross from Urameshi lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Urameshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Urameshi 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuke Urameshi!
A very excited looking Yusuke Urameshi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: PL MMA 10 Carsara vs Sight
Date: Feb 05, 2020

#R1##TD2#
Marcelo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marcelo slows the pace down in half guard.
Marcelo trying to control from half guard but Aurelio is working away. #SUB2#
Marcelo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marcelo tries to pass to full mount but Aurelio defends it.
Marcelo trying to control from half guard but Aurelio is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Marcelo wants to control but Aurelio is keeping him busy. #T1#
Marcelo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Marcelo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aurelio sees it coming and defends easily.
Aurelio controlling the position well. #SUB2#
Marcelo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aurelio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marcelo.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marcelo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aurelio tries to avoid it but Marcelo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aurelio to the ground. Aurelio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD2#
Marcelo dives in and scores a takedown into Aurelio's guard.
Aurelio can't keep his opponent in guard - Marcelo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Marcelo tries to pass to full mount but Aurelio defends it.
My spies in Gym inform me that Marcelo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Aurelio is staying active underneath Marcelo, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T3#
Marcelo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marcelo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Aurelio reverses the position - he's now on top in Marcelo's guard.
Marcelo pulls Aurelio in close to prevent any damage.
Marcelo 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.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marcelo trying to control the position.
Marcelo is looking to sweep but instead, Aurelio has passed into half guard.
Aurelio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marcelo is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcelo trying to control but Aurelio postures up.
Marcelo is controlling Aurelio's trapped leg to prevent Aurelio from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorginho Marcelo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Aurelio leaves Marcelo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marcelo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aurelio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcelo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aurelio but Aurelio pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD2#
Marcelo dives in and scores a takedown into Aurelio's guard.
Aurelio keeping full guard, as Marcelo tries to pass.
Marcelo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Marcelo from controlling successfully.
Marcelo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelio swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Marcelo is still trying to improve position.
Marcelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcelo wants to pass the guard but Aurelio is keeping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marcelo wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aurelio throws a lazy right hand but Marcelo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcelo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aurelio.
Marcelo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aurelio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelio.
Marcelo moves in looking to clinch but Aurelio pushes him off.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marcelo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marcelo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aurelio paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD2#
Marcelo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aurelio sprawls well initially but Marcelo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marcelo is looking to advance position but Aurelio won't allow it.
Marcelo is keen to just control but Aurelio is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Marcelo seems to be looking for submissions.
Marcelo wants to control but Aurelio is keeping him busy.
Aurelio won't allow Marcelo to pass to mount. #T3#
Marcelo wants to control but Aurelio is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Marcelo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB2#
Marcelo is trying to work for a kimura but Aurelio is defending well. #SUB2#
Marcelo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marcelo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Aurelio. That snapped Marcelo's head back.
Marcelo has his takedown stuffed
enabling Aurelio to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Jorginho Marcelo has been cut.
Marcelo Aurelio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorginho Marcelo.
Aurelio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcelo throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelio ducks right into an uppercut from Marcelo.
Marcelo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorginho Marcelo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorginho Marcelo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Marcelo is looking to clinch.
Aurelio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcelo.#CL2#
Marcelo clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marcelo throws an elbow but misses.
Marcelo has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelio.
Marcelo has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Aurelio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcelo.
Aurelio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marcelo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marcelo can't break the clinch.
Aurelio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelio. #T1#
Aurelio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcelo fails to pull guard.
Aurelio tries to throw a body punch but Marcelo avoids it by throwing Aurelio back against the cage. #BC2#
Marcelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Marcelo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marcelo is pressing down on Aurelio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aurelio is holding on for now.
Aurelio is not content to let Marcelo control the position.
Marcelo trying to mount his opponent but Aurelio defends it.
Marcelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aurelio keeps working.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##SUB2#
Aurelio makes his way to full guard, as Marcelo worked for a kimura.
Marcelo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Aurelio looking to control.
Marcelo pushing down on Aurelio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marcelo is keen to just control but Aurelio is a slippery customer.
Marcelo is pressing down on Aurelio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aurelio is holding on for now. #T3#
Marcelo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aurelio is squirming around, avoiding Marcelo's attempts to control the action.
Marcelo pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Marcelo trying to control but Aurelio is having none of it.
Marcelo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
Aurelio is squirming around, avoiding Marcelo's attempts to control the action.
Marcelo wants to take his opponent's back but Aurelio doesn't allow it.
Jorginho Marcelo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aurelio is squirming around, avoiding Marcelo's attempts to control the action.
Marcelo content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aurelio is squirming around, avoiding Marcelo's attempts to control the action.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: PL MMA 5 Aurelio vs Laden
Date: Jan 18, 2020

#R1#
Aurelio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laden.
Laden throws a hook but Aurelio avoids it easily.
Aurelio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aurelio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laden misses with a hook
and Aurelio counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Laden is rocked!
Laden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laden is still on wobbly legs! Can Aurelio finish him?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aurelio, right into the meat.
Laden glances at the clock... BAM! Aurelio nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Laden crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Laden is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcelo Aurelio!

Event: PL MMA 1 Dadaeff vs Barraca
Date: Jan 04, 2020

#R1#
Aurelio throws a series of punches but Shadow moves out of range.
Shadow lands a head kick. Aurelio smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
Shadow misses with a straight left.
Aurelio throws a quick counter head kick but Shadow was just out of range.
Shadow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aurelio's head.
Shadow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shadow lands a right hook to the body.
Aurelio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shadow at a distance.
Shadow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shadow misses with a double jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Aurelio misses its target.
Aurelio moves out of range of the strikes.
Shadow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shadow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shadow has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shadow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aurelio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aurelio throws a nice head kick! #CUT#
It looks like Soul Shadow has been cut.#T1#
Shadow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelio tried to counter with a leg kick but Shadow avoided it.
Shadow just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shadow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shadow throws a shot to the body.
Shadow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.
Aurelio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shadow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shadow swings for the body but Aurelio moves out of range.
Shadow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aurelio rather than just go for the knockout.
Shadow throws a big shot that misses.
Shadow throws a hook to the side of Aurelio's head but Aurelio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shadow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Aurelio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shadow lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shadow with a nice cross.
Shadow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shadow misses the jab.
Shadow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shadow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aurelio throwing a counter right hand but Shadow manages to avoid it.
Shadow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Aurelio to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Aurelio.
Shadow looks to land a combination. Aurelio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#ROC2#
Aurelio is rocked!
Shadow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Aurelio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shadow looks to land a combination but Aurelio avoids it well.
Aurelio seems to have got his legs back now.
Shadow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shadow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T3#
Shadow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aurelio connects with a crisp jab.
Aurelio lands a nice shot to the body.
Aurelio thumps Shadow with a low kick.
Aurelio throws out a loose jab but Shadow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shadow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soul Shadow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shadow misses with a combination
and Aurelio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aurelio connects with a single shot there.
Shadow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelio.
Shadow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aurelio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aurelio just misses with a punch to the body.
Shadow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T4#
Shadow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Shadow.
Shadow throws a combination that misses
and Aurelio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shadow takes a swing at Aurelio's ribcage but misses.
Aurelio throws a sloppy head kick and Shadow moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Shadow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shadow throws a head kick but Aurelio moves out of range.
Shadow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shadow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aurelio.
Shadow lands with a nice combination. Aurelio backs away looking to recover.
Shadow throws a head kick that misses.
Aurelio throws a quick counter head kick but Shadow was just out of range.
Shadow is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shadow misses with a straight right.
Shadow throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Shadow scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soul Shadow dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Shadow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shadow misses with a head kick.
Aurelio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shadow swings widly with a right hand
and Aurelio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shadow throws a sloppy head kick
and Aurelio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shadow connects with a right hand. Aurelio shakes it off.
Aurelio misses with a hook.
Shadow lands a head kick!
Shadow misses with a head kick.
Aurelio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Soul Shadow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shadow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Aurelio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shadow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Shadow misses.
Aurelio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shadow in his tracks.
Shadow lands with a kick to the temple. Aurelio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shadow is breathing heavily.#T1#
Aurelio avoids the head kick by Shadow.
Shadow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aurelio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soul Shadow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aurelio misses with a body shot.
Shadow looks to land a left hand but Aurelio moved out of range nicely.
Shadow misses with a right hand
and Aurelio counters with a series of strikes. Shadow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shadow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aurelio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Aurelio might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Aurelio ducks under a wild hook from Shadow.
A little feinted left hand from Aurelio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Shadow misses its intended target.
Shadow swings widly with a right hand #KD#
and Aurelio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Shadow! Aurelio lets Shadow back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Shadow is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shadow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aurelio.
Shadow is still on wobbly legs! Can Aurelio finish him?
Shadow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shadow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shadow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shadow pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Aurelio scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelio drops his hands momentarily and Shadow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shadow seems to have recovered his senses.
Shadow throws a series of strikes that have Aurelio backpedaling.
Aurelio works Shadow's body with a nice hook.
Aurelio loads up on a big right hand but Shadow slips the punch.
Shadow throws a big shot that misses.
Shadow misses with a jab to the body
and Aurelio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Shadow misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Aurelio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shadow throws a series of punches but Aurelio avoids them all with ease.
Shadow throws a one two combo.
Shadow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelio throws out the jab.
Shadow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelio.
Shadow throws a combination that misses
and Aurelio counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T3#
Aurelio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelio connects with a leg kick. Shadow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aurelio lands a slapping body shot.
Shadow throws a right hand that Aurelio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aurelio also avoids with ease.
Shadow misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shadow throws a right hand that Aurelio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aurelio also avoids with ease.
Aurelio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shadow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shadow misses with a right hand
enabling Aurelio to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
That has opened up Soul Shadow's cut even more.
Aurelio throws a body shot but no joy.
Shadow misses with a wild body shot.
Shadow throws a leg kick
and Aurelio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shadow misses with a head kick.
Aurelio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shadow moves into range and connects with a jab. #T4#
Shadow throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aurelio lands a jab to Shadow's midsection.
Shadow throws a poor cross that misses
and Shadow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shadow misses with a double jab
and Aurelio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shadow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aurelio throwing a counter right hand but Shadow manages to avoid it.
Shadow misses with the body kick
and Aurelio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shadow misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aurelio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shadow checks a low kick from Aurelio.
Shadow misses with a hook
and Aurelio counters with a big right hand! Oh Shadow is in trouble here! Aurelio follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Aurelio!

Event: CACC 9
Date: Oct 20, 2019

Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Enzo Salvatore (ranked 1036 p4p, 133 weight class) and Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 12335 p4p, 569 weight class). Salvatore comes into the arena with Reich mir die Hand blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

172 cm
28 yrs
160 lbs

180 cm
42 yrs
166 lbs

Salvatore

Aurelio

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 9 losses; Enzo Salvatore! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Marcelo Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Horrible takedown attempt by Salvatore or perhaps it was just good defense by Aurelio, which made it look bad.
Salvatore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Aurelio moves into the clinch successfully.

Aurelio has clasped his hands together around Salvatore's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Salvatore (0) vs (4) Aurelio
Salvatore is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Aurelio's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Salvatore is looking to control Aurelio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salvatore avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatore tries to get to full guard but Aurelio has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Salvatore is trying to get back to full guard.

Salvatore looking for a kimura from the bottom but Aurelio passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Salvatore (0) vs (7) Aurelio
Aurelio is looking to take a break and control but Salvatore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Salvatore is right now.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Salvatore is working from the bottom.
Salvatore gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Salvatore is looking to improve his position.
Salvatore is pressing down on Aurelio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore trying to control the position.

Salvatore throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Salvatore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salvatore is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Salvatore is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rio Fight Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

Salvatore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Salvatore had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aurelio defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salvatore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Salvatore looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aurelio passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Salvatore (0) vs (10) Aurelio
Aurelio working away.
Salvatore manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Salvatore (2) vs (10) Aurelio

Salvatore is working for a kimura but Aurelio is defending it quite comfortably.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore wants to free his trapped foot but Aurelio is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Salvatore is working for a kimura but Aurelio is defending it quite comfortably.
Salvatore is looking to stall here but Aurelio recovers full guard.
Salvatore stopping the sweep attempt from Aurelio.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Salvatore from controlling successfully.
Aurelio controlling Salvatore's posture.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Salvatore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aurelio is trying to keep Salvatore in close.

Salvatore is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Aurelio is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Aurelio has escaped and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Salvatore (2) vs (12) Aurelio

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio won't allow Salvatore to sweep him here.
Salvatore wants to improve his position but instead Aurelio has moved into half guard.

Salvatore looking for submissions off his back.
Salvatore wants to improve his position but Aurelio is controlling well.
Salvatore is working hard here to advance position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Salvatore looking for submissions off his back.
Salvatore gets full guard.
Salvatore wants to control but Aurelio passes easily into half guard.
Salvatore manages to get to full guard.
Salvatore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Salvatore is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Salvatore (4) vs (12) Aurelio
Salvatore tries to free his leg and advance position but Aurelio is retaining full guard.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Salvatore from controlling successfully.
Salvatore looking to sit in guard and control but Aurelio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Salvatore (4) vs (14) Aurelio
Aurelio postures up.

Salvatore has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Aurelio is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Salvatore.
Score +3 for passing guard: Salvatore (4) vs (17) Aurelio
Salvatore tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Aurelio prevents Salvatore from improving his position.
Salvatore is trying to control but can't.
Salvatore controlling the position for now.
Salvatore wants to get back to full guard but Aurelio has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Salvatore (4) vs (20) Aurelio

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aurelio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Salvatore is trying to control Aurelio's posture but Aurelio avoids it.
Salvatore is looking to regain half guard here but Aurelio keeps moving and retains side control.
Aurelio is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Salvatore will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore is looking for a sweep.
Aurelio is staying tight to Salvatore's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Salvatore is looking for a sweep.
Salvatore gets back to half guard.
Salvatore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aurelio is working away from the top position though.
Salvatore is looking to improve his position.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore wants to sweep but Aurelio has passed to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Salvatore (4) vs (23) Aurelio
Aurelio wants to control but Salvatore is keeping him busy.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore is looking to reverse the position.
Salvatore struggling a bit here.
Salvatore is looking to regain half guard here but Aurelio keeps moving and retains side control.
Salvatore wants to control but Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Salvatore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvatore tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aurelio wins on points by 23 to 4.

Event: CACC 4
Date: Oct 05, 2019

Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 12277 p4p, 623 weight class) and EA Poe (ranked 2778 p4p, 306 weight class). Poe has chosen Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

180 cm
42 yrs
166 lbs

181 cm
44 yrs
159 lbs

Aurelio

Poe

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Marcelo Aurelio! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; EA Poe!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Aurelio forces Poe back against the ropes and clinches.
Aurelio is looking to take this one to the mat.
Poe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aurelio pulls his leg out and moves away.

Aurelio has Poe up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aurelio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Poe is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe is pressed up against the ropes. Aurelio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Poe down to the mat. Poe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Poe has Aurelio up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aurelio stops a takedown attempt from Poe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio wants to take the fight to the mat but Poe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Poe pulls guard.
Poe is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Aurelio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Poe is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aurelio (0) vs (2) Poe
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Poe looking to sit in guard and control but Aurelio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aurelio (2) vs (2) Poe
Poe is pulling down on Aurelio's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Poe has an active guard here but Aurelio has managed to pass into half guard.
Poe has his hands clasped together around Aurelio's back. He's all about the action.
Poe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aurelio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aurelio's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Aurelio (2) vs (6) Poe

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poe is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Aurelio is defending well though. Poe let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Aurelio fending off the submission attempt from Poe.

Poe patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Poe is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Aurelio is defending well though. Poe let's go of the attempt for now.
Poe trying to control momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe controlling from the back.

Aurelio defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Poe tightening his grip on Aurelio, looking for the choke.
Aurelio staying busy and making it hard for Poe to control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Poe working for the choke.

Poe looking for the RNC.
Aurelio trying to control the position but Poe manages to sink in the hooks.

Aurelio defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Poe's arms.

Poe looking to break Aurelio's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Aurelio remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Poe will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Poe looking for the RNC.

Poe tightening his grip on Aurelio, looking for the choke.
Poe is not going to allow Aurelio to sit and survive in this position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Poe controls the position.

Poe working for a choke but Aurelio is defending well.

Aurelio defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aurelio (4) vs (6) Poe

Poe working for a triangle but Aurelio defends it easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Poe is trying to hold Aurelio in close to prevent damage but Aurelio has managed to pass into half guard.
Poe has a hand on Aurelio's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Aurelio takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Score +3 for passing guard: Aurelio (7) vs (6) Poe
Poe looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Aurelio (10) vs (6) Poe
I really don't envy Poe right now.
Aurelio is not going to allow Poe to sit and survive in this position.
You can see the frustration on Poe's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Poe trying to control the position but Aurelio manages to sink in the hooks.
Poe tries to roll but Aurelio sticks to his back.
Poe is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Aurelio off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Poe trying to control the position but Aurelio manages to sink in the hooks.
Poe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aurelio haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Poe can't escape the position.
Poe trying to control the hands but Aurelio won't let him.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Poe is really stuck here.
Poe trying to control but not successfully.
Aurelio controls the action.
Poe breaks Aurelio's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aurelio (10) vs (8) Poe
Aurelio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Aurelio (12) vs (8) Poe
Poe is trying to control but Aurelio passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Aurelio (15) vs (8) Poe

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Poe tries to bench press Aurelio off him but Aurelio keeps the position.
Poe keeps trying to improve his position.
Poe is still trying to improve position.
Poe can't do much from the bottom here.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Poe is working from the bottom.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Poe is looking to regain half guard here but Aurelio keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Poe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aurelio just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Poe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Poe tries to bench press Aurelio off him but Aurelio keeps the position.
Poe regains half guard.
Poe wants to control but Aurelio is keeping busy.
Aurelio prevents Poe from improving his position.
Poe trying to control here.
Poe manages to get to full guard.
Aurelio sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Poe wants to improve his position but instead Aurelio has moved into half guard.
Poe keeping hold of Aurelio's head, controlling as best he can.
Poe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poe holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.

Poe looking for a kimura from the bottom but Aurelio passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Aurelio (18) vs (8) Poe
Poe looks winded!
Poe is looking for a sweep.
Aurelio controls the position.
Poe tries to buck Aurelio off but Aurelio is having none of it.
Poe being controlled for a moment.
Poe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Aurelio takes the fight on points by 18 to 8.

Event: RH30
Date: Jun 01, 2019

#R1#
Aurelio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aurelio avoids the head kick by Locke.
Aurelio throws a sloppy head kick
and Locke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aurelio's knee momentarily.
Locke lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locke. Aurelio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelio lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've been told by Locke's head coaches at whitey's gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aurelio throws a looping overhand right but Locke ducks down to avoid it.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio staying out of range there.
Aurelio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aurelio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Locke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Locke slips a straight right by Aurelio.#T1#
Locke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelio.
Locke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Locke ducks under a wild hook from Aurelio.
Aurelio feints and then cracks Locke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Locke down.
Aurelio sizes up Locke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A good leg kick by Aurelio.
Locke misses with an uppercut
and Aurelio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelio connects with a single shot there.
Aurelio misses with a head kick.
Aurelio with a nice cross.
A shot to the liver by Locke. Beautiful body shot.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke scores with a punch to the head.
Aurelio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Locke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Locke misses with a low kick.
Locke throws a leg kick
and Aurelio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aurelio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been informed that Aurelio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Locke avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Locke throws a body shot but no joy.
Aurelio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Locke cracks Aurelio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Locke is looking to slow Aurelio down with leg kicks.
Locke wants to clinch but Aurelio slips to the side
and Aurelio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcelo Aurelio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Aurelio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Locke misses with a jab to the body
and Aurelio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Locke misses with a kick to the body.
Aurelio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aurelio lands with an uppercut that bounces Locke off the ropes and back into range.
Good leg kick by Aurelio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Locke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aurelio swings for the body but Locke moves out of range.
Locke thows a body kick. Aurelio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio lands a jab to Locke's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Locke.
Aurelio staying out of range there.
Aurelio dips to his left and cracks Locke with an uppercut!#T1#
Aurelio defending well as Locke loads up on a big left hand.
Locke swings for the body but Aurelio moves out of range.
Locke misses with a jab to the body
and Aurelio counters with a series of strikes. Locke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aurelio wants to slow Locke down by chopping away at his legs.
Locke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aurelio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aurelio throws a right hand that misses
enabling Locke to counter with a crisp jab.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.
Aurelio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Locke with a body shot.
Locke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aurelio swings widly with a right hand
and Locke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Locke tries to clinch up.
Aurelio misses with a looping left.#T2#
Locke wants to slow Aurelio down by chopping away at his legs.
Aurelio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Locke lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Aurelio to counter with a crisp jab.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.
Aurelio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Locke.
Locke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Locke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Locke throws a series of punches but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio slips a jab and a cross from Locke.
Aurelio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locke.
Aurelio misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Locke dominated that second round.
That's time! Locke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelio is just out of range.
Aurelio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aurelio misses with a right hand
and Locke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Locke tries a head kick but it misses.
Aurelio thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Aurelio misses.
Locke tries to clinch up but Aurelio circles away and keeps his distance.
Locke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio slips a straight right by Locke.
Aurelio misses the jab.
Locke connects with a jab.
John Locke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio scores with the left hand. Locke knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Aurelio digs a good hook to Locke's body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Locke.
No joy there for Locke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aurelio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Locke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aurelio backs up against the ropes.
Aurelio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Locke tries to clinch there but Aurelio circles away.
Aurelio fails to land with a series of punches.
Aurelio looks to land a right hand but Locke moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Aurelio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Locke doesn't seem phased though.
Locke feints a jab promting Aurelio to slip. Locke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aurelio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Locke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelio.
Locke thumps Aurelio with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Locke misses
and Locke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Locke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aurelio back to the ropes. Locke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Locke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aurelio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aurelio blocks a jab.
Locke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aurelio lands a head kick!
Aurelio misses with a two punch combination.
Locke is looking to counter the offense by Aurelio and move into the clinch.
Locke misses with a combination
and Aurelio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Locke.
Well Locke 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Locke!
John Locke made sure to mention his sponsor, King of Clothes in his post fight interview.

Event: RH20
Date: May 11, 2019

#R1#
Vasleyiev takes one on the button.
Vasleyiev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aurelio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasleyiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasleyiev works the jab nicely.
Aurelio punishes Vasleyiev's body with a nice straight punch.
Vasleyiev with a nice cross.
Aurelio scores with a nice right hand.
Vasleyiev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelio misses with a straight right. #T1#
Aurelio swings widly with a right hand
and Vasleyiev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vasleyiev throws out a loose jab but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev throws a looping overhand right but Aurelio ducks down to avoid it.
Aurelio shapes to counter with a head kick.
Aurelio tries to score with a low kick but Vasleyiev moves his leg out of the way.
Vasleyiev is looking for a counter combo.
Vasleyiev throws the kick towards the body but Aurelio avoids it.
Aurelio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A left and a right from Vasleyiev both land. Nice combination.
Aurelio throws a poor cross that misses
and Vasleyiev counters with a one-two to the body. #CUT#
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
Aurelio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vasleyiev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aurelio scrambles back to his feet.#ROC#
Aurelio is rocked!
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!
Aurelio staying out of range there.#T2#
Aurelio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vasleyiev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aurelio scrambles back to his feet.
Aurelio is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasleyiev finish him?
Vasleyiev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aurelio seems to have recovered his senses.
Vasleyiev misses with a few strikes there.
Aurelio looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasleyiev is just out of range.
Vasleyiev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a looping right.
It appears Vasleyiev was looking to counter with a kick there.
Aurelio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aurelio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aurelio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Dimitri Vasleyiev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Aurelio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasleyiev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vasleyiev throws a head kick that misses
and Aurelio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasleyiev is looking to clinch.
Aurelio misses with a lunging right hand
letting Vasleyiev counter with a right hand.
Vasleyiev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aurelio lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasleyiev throws a leg kick
and Aurelio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aurelio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasleyiev manages to avoid it.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Vasleyiev misses with a body shot.
Vasleyiev takes a swing at Aurelio's ribcage but misses.
Vasleyiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelio throws out the jab.
Aurelio lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Aurelio.
As Aurelio looks to move away, Vasleyiev throws a big counter combo but Aurelio just gets out of the way.
Vasleyiev misses with an uppercut.
Vasleyiev slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Aurelio as he connects with a hook.
Aurelio scores with a hook to the body. Vasleyiev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2#
Vasleyiev dodges the punch combination from Aurelio.
Vasleyiev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vasleyiev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aurelio checks it well.
Vasleyiev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aurelio looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasleyiev is just out of range.
Vasleyiev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio misses with a body shot
letting Vasleyiev counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Aurelio.
Vasleyiev appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Aurelio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Aurelio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Aurelio walks into a straight right hand from Vasleyiev.
Aurelio misses with a low kick.
Aurelio throws a lazy right hand but Vasleyiev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasleyiev misses with a looping right.
Aurelio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasleyiev avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Vasleyiev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aurelio counters with a straight right hand.
Vasleyiev misses with a hook.
Vasleyiev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aurelio misses with an uppercut
and Vasleyiev counters with a stiff right hand.
Aurelio lands a really nice looking cross but Vasleyiev seems unphased.
Aurelio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasleyiev.
Vasleyiev ducks right into an uppercut from Aurelio.
Vasleyiev throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Aurelio counters with a body kick.
Vasleyiev misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Vasleyiev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasleyiev cracks Aurelio with a good jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vasleyiev.
Aurelio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasleyiev checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to the body from Vasleyiev misses
and Aurelio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aurelio scores with a decent looking hook.
Vasleyiev lands a lovely overhand right.
Vasleyiev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dimitri Vasleyiev.
I think Vasleyiev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Vasleyiev!
Dimitri Vasleyiev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: RH13
Date: Apr 20, 2019

#R1#
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aurelio's sensitive parts.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
Wade scores with a jab.
Wade with a nice cross.
Wade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Wade misses.
Wade scores with a jab to the head.
Aurelio sizes up Wade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been informed that Aurelio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wade connects with an inside leg kick.
Wade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aurelio's calf.#CL#
Wade has Aurelio up against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Aurelio. #BC#
Wade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wade scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Wade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morgan Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.
It looks like Wade has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A good leg kick by Wade.
Aurelio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wade scoring well with a low kick there.
Wade lunges at Aurelio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aurelio's hand.
Wade lands the left hand.
Wade throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Wade swings for the body but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Wade moves out of range.
Aurelio moves in looking to clinch but Wade pushes him off.
Aurelio dodges the punch combination from Wade.
A punch combination from Wade misses.
Aurelio looks to land a right hand but Wade moved out of range.
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!
Wade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wade circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aurelio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wade. #T2#
Aurelio ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Aurelio is out of range.
A big left from Wade misses.
Aurelio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wade has time to react.
Wade jabs at Aurelio's body.#CL2#
Aurelio rushes Wade and presses him up against the ropes.
Aurelio misses with a body punch. #BC#
Wade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade cracks Aurelio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aurelio lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Wade misses.
Aurelio defending well as Wade loads up on a big left hand.
Aurelio tries to counter with a clinch but Wade shakes him off and moves away.
Wade tries to clinch up but Aurelio circles away and keeps his distance.
Wade sets himself, and Aurelio steps forward looking for the clinch! Wade avoids it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wade. That's going to slow Aurelio down.
Aurelio tries to clinch up but Wade circles away and keeps his distance.
Aurelio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aurelio avoids the body shot from Wade.
Wade scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Wade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Wade just misses with a punch to the body. #CUT#
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
Wade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelio can do to turn this around?
Wade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
Aurelio moves in looking to clinch but Wade pushes him off.
Aurelio moves in looking to clinch but Wade pushes him off.
Aurelio misses with a straight left.
Wade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wade scores with a jab. Aurelio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aurelio missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Aurelio is out of range.
Aurelio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aurelio there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Wade misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio walks into a left hand.
Jab by Wade.#ROC#
Aurelio is rocked!
Wade closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Aurelio out cold! Aurelio corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Morgan Wade!
Morgan Wade seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RH6
Date: Mar 30, 2019

#R1#
Aurelio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bush throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Bush has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aurelio is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Aurelio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bush.
Aurelio misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bush takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aurelio lands a glancing blow to the side of Bush's head.#CUT#
It looks like Billy Bush has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bush. That's going to slow Aurelio down.
A punch lands to the side of Bush 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bush scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelio in his tracks.
Bush throws a lazy right hand but Aurelio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aurelio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bush counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelio slips a jab and a cross from Bush.
Aurelio tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bush manages to circle out of the way.
Bush looks to land a combination but Aurelio avoids it well. #CL#
Bush tries to keep at a distance but Aurelio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aurelio tries to work over Bush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Bush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelio lands a nice uppercut.
Aurelio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
Bush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelio misses with a punch to the body.
Bush scores with a shot to the side of Aurelio's head.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
Bush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aurelio misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Bush manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Aurelio forces Bush back against the ropes and clinches.
Bush lands a body shot.
Bush working aggressively here.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelio. #T2#
A right hand to the body from Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio tries to work over Bush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Aurelio.
Aurelio blocks a body shot from Bush.
Bush pushes Aurelio back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Bush.
Aurelio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bush tries a body shot but Aurelio blocks it.
Aurelio goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Bush breaks the clinch.
Bush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bush throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aurelio circles away quickly and effectively.
Bush looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelio is just out of range.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Aurelio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Bush will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Bush's cut.
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.
#R2#
Aurelio cracks Bush with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelio tries to clinch up but Bush circles away and keeps his distance.
Bush tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aurelio.#CL#
Aurelio gets a clinch.
Aurelio lands a left hand.
Bush digs a right hand underneath Aurelio's ribcage. Aurelio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bush is trying to break the clinch but Aurelio has him pressed against the ropes.
Aurelio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bush's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Aurelio on the inside.
Aurelio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Bush scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Bush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bush sizes up Aurelio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
Aurelio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
Bush misses with a straight left.
Aurelio just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aurelio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
Aurelio fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Bush was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aurelio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bush.
Aurelio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Aurelio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bush, pushing him back against the ropes.
Aurelio scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Bush manages to break the clinch.
Bush connects with a jab.
Bush swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurelio.#T2#
Aurelio wants to clinch.
Bush is trying to counter with his kicks.#CL#
Aurelio has Bush up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
Bush swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelio misses with a punch to the body.
Bush is trying to break the clinch but Aurelio has him pressed against the ropes.
Aurelio misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Bush on the inside.
Bush blocks an uppercut.
Bush misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Bush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Marcelo Aurelio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Bush's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Good shot there by Aurelio.
Aurelio swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
Aurelio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bush.
Aurelio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Aurelio rushes Bush and presses him up against the ropes.
Bush throws a head punch that misses.
Bush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aurelio lands a nice uppercut.
Bush tries to circle away but Aurelio has him pinned against the ropes.
Bush misses with some punches.
Bush lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aurelio backwards.
Bush working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush wants to get back to striking at distance but Aurelio won't allow it.
Aurelio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bush scores with a shot to the side of Aurelio's head.
Bush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bush tries to break the clinch but Aurelio is controlling the position.
Aurelio working aggressively here. #T1#
Aurelio has a couple of punches blocked by Bush.
Aurelio tries to work over Bush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bush lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Bush on the inside.
Aurelio prevents a body shot from Bush.
Aurelio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bush lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
Bush cracks Aurelio with a nice body shot.
Aurelio misses with a body punch.
Bush misses with a knee to the head.
Bush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bush blocks an uppercut.
Aurelio lands an uppercut.
Bush throws a head punch that misses.
Bush misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelio fails to land.
Aurelio lands a left hand. #T2#
Aurelio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelio throws a head punch that misses.
Aurelio misses with a punch on the inside.
Aurelio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bush.
Bush lands with a light punch inside.
Bush misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio tries to work over Bush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aurelio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Aurelio throws a head punch that misses.
Aurelio misses with the head strike.
Bush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bush lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelio fails to land.
Aurelio throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Bush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bush throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcelo Aurelio.
I think Aurelio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Aurelio!

Event: RH2
Date: Mar 09, 2019

#R1#
Aurelio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bush counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aurelio.
Bush only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio scores with the left hand. Bush knows he should have avoided that one.
Aurelio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bush. Bush circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL#
Aurelio rushes Bush and presses him up against the ropes.
Aurelio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bush blocks an uppercut.
Aurelio working aggressively here.
Aurelio lands a shoulder strike.
Aurelio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bush.
A short uppercut from Bush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio throws a head punch that misses.
We've been informed that Bush has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bush working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Bush's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Bush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1##CL#
Aurelio forces Bush back against the ropes and clinches.
Aurelio tries to throw a body punch but Bush avoids it by throwing Aurelio back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Aurelio.
Bush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bush swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurelio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bush tries a body shot but Aurelio blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with the head strike.
Bush misses with the head strike.
Aurelio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelio prevents a body shot from Bush.
Aurelio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bush lands a right hand.
Aurelio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bush or not. #T2#
Bush blocks a body shot from Aurelio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bush.
Aurelio lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aurelio digs a right hand into Bush's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bush's gas tank.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bush.
Bush blocks a body shot from Aurelio. #BC2#
Bush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bush avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to clinch up.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aurelio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bush slips a straight right by Aurelio.
Aurelio drops his hands momentarily and Bush takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aurelio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT#
It looks like Billy Bush has been cut.
Aurelio tries to clinch up but Bush circles away and keeps his distance.
Bush shapes to counter with a head kick.
Aurelio tries to clinch up but Bush circles away and keeps his distance.#T3#
Aurelio slips a jab from Bush.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.
Bush fakes the leg kick and cracks Aurelio in the body.
Bush has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bush there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bush throws a head kick but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aurelio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Aurelio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bush is trying to break the clinch but Aurelio is controlling him.
Aurelio scores with a hook to the body.#BC2#
Bush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bush misses with the combination.
Bush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T4#
Bush misses with a hook.
Bush bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bush. Those never looked like landing.
Aurelio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aurelio connects with a nice looking jab.
Aurelio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
Aurelio wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to clinch there but Bush circles away.
Aurelio throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
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 Marcelo Aurelio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Bush's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Aurelio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aurelio lands a really nice looking cross but Bush seems unphased.
Aurelio throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
Bush lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelio throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelio wants to clinch but Bush slips to the side
and Bush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.
Aurelio lands a lovely overhand right.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.
Bush throws a left and a right that both miss #CL#
and Aurelio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bush misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Bush breaks the clinch.
Aurelio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aurelio takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aurelio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
Bush swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bush counters with a three punch combo that has Aurelio backing up. Aurelio nods at Bush to acknowledge the strikes.
Bush avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bush.
Bush stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Bush moves out of range.
Aurelio doesn't manage to clinch there - Bush circles away.
Aurelio checks a low kick from Bush.
Aurelio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bush throws a shot to the body.
Aurelio misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aurelio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
The fighters circling - Aurelio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelio. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelio is looking to clinch but Bush is avoiding it. #CL2#
Bush forces Aurelio back against the ropes and clinches.
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!#BC2#
Bush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aurelio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bush throws a series of punches but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Aurelio.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bush lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aurelio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aurelio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aurelio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelio is looking to counter the offense by Bush and move into the clinch.
Billy Bush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bush cracks Aurelio with an open hand slap.
Aurelio is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T3#
Bush with a hook.
Bush misses the jab.
Aurelio tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Bush instigates a clinch.
Aurelio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aurelio tries to throw a body punch but Bush avoids it by throwing Aurelio back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelio fails to land.
Bush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aurelio backwards.
Bush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelio.
Bush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aurelio works on Bush's body with a couple of short punches.
Marcelo Aurelio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aurelio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bush misses with a punch to the body.
Bush working aggressively here. #T4#
Bush wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aurelio takes a shot to the head.
Aurelio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bush misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelio misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Aurelio.
Bush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelio scores with a hook to the body.
Bush can't break the clinch.
Bush is working Aurelio over against the ropes.
Aurelio lands a nice uppercut.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelio.
Aurelio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aurelio throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
Bush misses with some punches.
Aurelio working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Bush's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Aurelio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aurelio seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bush blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Bush releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bush throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Bush lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bush with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aurelio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bush works the jab nicely.
Aurelio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bush shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aurelio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aurelio scores with a nice right hand. #T1#
Aurelio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aurelio.
Bush works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bush misses with a straight left.
Bush throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch but Bush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bush manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bush! But no joy.
Bush scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aurelio connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelio. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bush connects with an inside leg kick.#CL#
Aurelio forces Bush back against the ropes and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Aurelio.
Bush misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Aurelio lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Aurelio.
Aurelio struggles to land a body shot inside as Bush controls his hands.
Bush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aurelio backwards.
Bush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aurelio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelio fails to land.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Aurelio.
A short uppercut from Bush.
Bush lands a shoulder strike.
Aurelio swings wildly with an uppercut but Bush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T3#
Bush works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC2#
Bush breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Aurelio moves into range and clinches up with Bush.#BC2#
Bush breaks the clinch.
Bush dodges the punch combination from Aurelio.
Bush cracks a nice hook into Aurelio's ribs.
Bush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aurelio misses with a wild body shot.
Bush scores with a hook to the body. Aurelio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Bush is having none of it.
Aurelio works the jab nicely.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aurelio wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T4#
Bush moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bush throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelio 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.
Aurelio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aurelio slips under a jab.
Bush throws the left hand but Aurelio avoids the punch easily.
Aurelio lands a body shot.
Bush takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelio. #CL#
Aurelio darts in and clinches Bush up against the ropes.
Aurelio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aurelio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bushs head.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcelo Aurelio.
I think Aurelio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Billy Bush!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Billy Bush waved his t-shirt featuring Cartel Elite Supps's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: AFC #29
Date: Dec 29, 2018

#R1#
Aurelio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aurelio moves out of range of the leg kick from Tarlac.
Tarlac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aurelio lands a high kick!
Tarlac lands a slapping body shot.
Tarlac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tarlac connects with a leg kick. Aurelio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #CL#
Aurelio takes the fight into the clinch.
Aurelio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tarlac lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aurelio backwards.
Tarlac lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarlac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aurelio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#BC#
Aurelio breaks from the clinch.
Aurelio missing with a left hand there. Tarlac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aurelio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aurelio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tarlac connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aurelio throws a jab when Tarlac was well out of range.
Aurelio checks a leg kick.
Tarlac is looking to slow Aurelio down with leg kicks. #T1#
Tarlac tries to land a leg kick but Aurelio saw it coming and moves away.
Tarlac throws a lazy uppercut
and Aurelio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tarlac feints and then cracks Aurelio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aurelio down. #CL#
Aurelio closes the distance and clinches.
Tarlac tries a knee to the head but Aurelio blocks it.
Tarlac tries a knee to the head but Aurelio blocks it.
Tarlac throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tarlac has had enough of the clinch but Aurelio keeps him there for the moment.
Tarlac lands with a short shot to the head.
Aurelio lands an uppercut.
Tarlac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarlac looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tarlac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tarlac tries a knee to the head but Aurelio blocks it.
Aurelio lands with a light punch inside.
Aurelio misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelio blocks an elbow strike from Tarlac.
A hook to the body from Tarlac.
Tarlac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarlac throws an elbow but it misses. #T2##BC#
Aurelio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aurelio throws a lazy right hand but Tarlac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tarlac lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tarlac throws out a loose jab but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarlac lands a nice looking body shot.
Tarlac misses with an uppercut
and Aurelio counters with a nice body shot.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Tarlac throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio slips a straight right by Tarlac.
Tarlac misses with a leg kick
and Aurelio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body punch from Tarlac.
Tarlac moves out of range as Aurelio strikes.
Tarlac lands a nice shot to the body.
Tarlac lands a jab to Aurelio's midsection.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aurelio slips a jab from Tarlac.
Vladimir Tarlac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3##CL#
Aurelio rushes Tarlac and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Aurelio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aurelio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarlac was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelio.
Tarlac appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tarlac is looking to slow Aurelio down with leg kicks.
Tarlac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aurelio's sensitive parts.
Aurelio checks the leg kick.
Tarlac jabs Aurelio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Aurelio checks it.
Aurelio throwing a counter right hand but Tarlac manages to avoid it.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Aurelio checks it.
Aurelio tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from Tarlac misses.
Aurelio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aurelio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Aurelio misses.
Tarlac defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aurelio.
Tarlac is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aurelio with a body shot.
Tarlac tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T4#
Aurelio scores with a nice strike.
Aurelio scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aurelio fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarlac throws a solid leg kick but Aurelio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tarlac.
Aurelio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Aurelio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tarlac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tarlac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aurelio doesn't seem bothered though.
A leg kick checked by Aurelio.
Tarlac is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aurelio rather than just go for the knockout.
Aurelio checks a low kick from Tarlac.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Aurelio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tarlac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarlac avoids the head kick by Aurelio.
A good leg kick by Tarlac.
Tarlac throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarlac cracks a nice hook into Aurelio's ribs.
Aurelio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Tarlac dominated that round.
That's time! Aurelio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Tarlac is looking to score with low kicks.
Aurelio checks the leg kick.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tarlac throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tarlac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aurelio.
Aurelio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick from Aurelio lands but Tarlac takes it in his stride.
Tarlac cracks Aurelio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tarlac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aurelio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aurelio throws a big shot that misses.
Tarlac is looking to slow Aurelio down with leg kicks.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelio. Tarlac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarlac lands a leg kick that knocks Aurelio off balance momentarily.
Aurelio throws a hook but Tarlac avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tarlac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarlac.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Aurelio is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tarlac feints and then cracks Aurelio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aurelio down. #T1#
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Aurelio checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Tarlac. That snapped Aurelio's head back.
Aurelio throws a head kick but Tarlac moves out of range.
Aurelio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelio dodges the punch combination from Tarlac. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Aurelio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aurelio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aurelio is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tarlac is working Aurelio over against the cage.
Aurelio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tarlac gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC#
Aurelio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarlac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Tarlac just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarlac thuds a left hand into Aurelio's body.
Aurelio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tarlac pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aurelio is out of range and Tarlac settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio moves away from the strike by Tarlac.
Aurelio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aurelio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aurelio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tarlacs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aurelio takes one on the button.
Tarlac throws a series of punches but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio takes a swing at Tarlac's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Aurelio clinches with his opponent.
Tarlac trying to land knees to the body.
Aurelio takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC2#
Tarlac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aurelio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarlac was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a sloppy body shot
and Tarlac counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tarlac connects with a jab.#T3#
Tarlac scores with a shot to the body.
Aurelio wants to slow Tarlac down by chopping away at his legs.
Tarlac connects with a body shot.
Tarlac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tarlac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aurelio doesn't seem bothered though.
Tarlac throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio misses with a wild combination.
Aurelio slips under a jab from Tarlac.
Aurelio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tarlac.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Aurelio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tarlac. Tarlac obviously looking to wear him down.
Tarlac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarlac swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tarlac scores with a shot to the body.
Aurelio scores with a sloppy right hand. Tarlac should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses. #T4#
Tarlac closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tarlac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelio.
Tarlac throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Aurelio.
An inside leg kick lands from Tarlac.
Aurelio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarlac throws out the jab.
Tarlac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aurelio. That did some damage!
Tarlac scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aurelio throws a body punch but Tarlac moves out of range.
Tarlac doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tarlac misses with a lunging right hand
and Aurelio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aurelio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarlac throws out the jab.
Tarlac wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Aurelio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aurelio blocks an elbow strike from Tarlac.
Tarlac gets underhooks to prevent Aurelio's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Tarlac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Aurelio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Aurelio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tarlac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelio.
Tarlac tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tarlac misses with a body shot.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Aurelio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarlac takes one to the side of the head.
Tarlac moves away from the strike by Aurelio.
Tarlac takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tarlac throws a front kick aimed at Aurelio's knee but Aurelio avoids it well.
Tarlac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Aurelio misses its intended target.
Tarlac lands a nice hook to Aurelio's body. Aurelio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tarlac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aurelio throws a good cross that connects.
Tarlac throws a shot from downtown. Aurelio moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T1#
Tarlac lands a right hook to the body.
Tarlac throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aurelio.
Aurelio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tarlac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Aurelio blocks the leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aurelio or perhaps it was just good defense by Tarlac, which made it look bad.
Tarlac misses the shot to the body.
Tarlac fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aurelio checks it well.
Aurelio fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tarlac just manages to avoid it.
Aurelio walks into a left hand.
Tarlac throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aurelio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aurelio looks to land a left hand but Tarlac moved out of range nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Tarlac. No joy for Aurelio on that attempt.
Tarlac thumps Aurelio with a low kick.
Tarlac misses with a jab, cross combination. #T2##CL#
Aurelio moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aurelio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Aurelio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Aurelio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses.
Tarlac was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aurelio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tarlac lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tarlac changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarlac scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tarlac throws a shot from downtown. Aurelio moves away and avoids it.
Aurelio throws a looping overhand right but Tarlac ducks down to avoid it.
Tarlac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tarlac wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tarlac scores with a shot to the body.
Aurelio tests Tarlac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tarlac has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.#T3#
Tarlac lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the liver by Tarlac. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Tarlac. Beautiful body shot.
Aurelio throws a head kick but Tarlac moves out of range.
Tarlac lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aurelio at a distance.
Tarlac is looking to slow Aurelio down with leg kicks.
A combination from Tarlac does no damage.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarlac scores with a nice strike.
Tarlac tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aurelio is able to avoid easily.
Aurelio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tarlac stuns Aurelio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tarlac punishes Aurelio's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Tarlac.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelio throws a body punch but Tarlac moves out of range.
Tarlac fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tarlac stuns Aurelio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T4#
Tarlac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aurelio. That did some damage!
Tarlac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelio.
A counter left hand to the body from Aurelio misses its target.
A jab from Tarlac finds it's way through Aurelio's defenses.
Aurelio defending well as Tarlac loads up on a big left hand.
Aurelio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aurelio moves out of range of the leg kick from Tarlac.
Tarlac staying out of range there.
Vladimir Tarlac is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses.
Aurelio misses with an uppercut.
Tarlac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aurelio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aurelio scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarlac connects with a right hand. Aurelio shakes it off.
Aurelio throws an overhand right that lands on Tarlac's shoulder, as Tarlac tries to avoid the shot.
Tarlac lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aurelio connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Tarlac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tarlac 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: Ajax Worldwide #1
Date: Dec 08, 2018

#R1#
Aurelio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aurelio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aurelio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamkhalaev's corner calls for a 1-2. Shamkhalaev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shamkhalaev checks a leg kick.
Aurelio scores with a jab to the head.
Shamkhalaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aurelio misses with a head kick.
Shamkhalaev has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Aurelio throws out a loose jab but Shamkhalaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shamkhalaev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aurelio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aurelio lands a nice looking body shot.
Aurelio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamkhalaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamkhalaev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamkhalaev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shamkhalaev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aurelio under the eye.
Aurelio throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shamkhalaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelio manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aurelio.
Aurelio takes one to the side of the head. #T1##CL#
Aurelio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aurelio stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelio.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
Aurelio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamkhalaev.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamkhalaev.
Aurelio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
Aurelio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Aurelio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelio looks for a takedown but Shamkhalaev sprawls well.
Shamkhalaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelio.
A little feinted left hand from Aurelio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shamkhalaev scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamkhalaev scores with a jab to the body.
Shamkhalaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aurelio.
It seemed like Shamkhalaev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shamkhalaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamkhalaev.
Aurelio thinks about countering with a head kick.#T2#
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses.
Aurelio checks a low kick from Shamkhalaev.#TD#
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shamkhalaev is looking for a sweep. Aurelio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aurelio is just content to waste time from the top position. Shamkhalaev takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #SUB#
Aurelio has gone for a leg lock! Shamkhalaev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aurelio's guard.#REVB#
Aurelio throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back. #T3#
Shamkhalaev wants to get up but he can't break Aurelio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shamkhalaev is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Shamkhalaev won't allow Aurelio to sweep him here.
Shamkhalaev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SU2#
Shamkhalaev decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Shamkhalaev takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamkhalaev cracks a nice hook into Aurelio's ribs.
Aurelio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shamkhalaev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aurelio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shamkhalaev slips a jab from Aurelio.
Shamkhalaev cracks Aurelio with an open hand slap.
Aurelio scores with a sloppy right hand. Shamkhalaev should have avoided that one.
Shamkhalaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelio throws out the jab.
Aurelio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamkhalaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio moves forwards but Shamkhalaev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aurelio scores with a jab.
Shamkhalaev throws a big shot that misses.
Shamkhalaev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aurelio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Shamkhalaev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aurelio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shamkhalaev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shamkhalaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelio.
Shamkhalaev lands with a cross.
Aurelio throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamkhalaev misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Aurelio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio misses with a wild body shot.
Shamkhalaev throws out a counter right but Aurelio avoids it with no problem.
Shamkhalaev misses with a looping right.
Shamkhalaev avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Aurelio lands a head shot.
Shamkhalaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAurelio.
Aurelio slips a straight right by Shamkhalaev.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev cracks Aurelio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamkhalaev loads up on a big right hand but Aurelio slips the punch.#T1#
Shamkhalaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Shamkhalaev looks to move away, Aurelio throws a big counter combo but Shamkhalaev just gets out of the way.#CL#
Aurelio has closed the distance and engaged Shamkhalaev in a clinch.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aurelio or not.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
Aurelio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aurelio lands with a left to the head.
Shamkhalaev pushes Aurelio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev blocking some punches.
Aurelio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shamkhalaev pushes Aurelio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Aurelio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Shamkhalaev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shamkhalaev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamkhalaev throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Aurelio lands.
Aurelio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shamkhalaev throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range. #T2#
Shamkhalaev swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurelio.
Aurelio looks to land a left hand but Shamkhalaev moved out of range nicely.
Shamkhalaev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamkhalaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Aurelio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Shamkhalaev coming out on top.
Aurelio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamkhalaev.
Jab from Shamkhalaev.
Aurelio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aurelio walks into a left hand.
Shamkhalaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelio.
Shamkhalaev swings widly with a right hand
and Aurelio counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Aurelio lands.#CUT#
It looks like Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has been cut.
Shamkhalaev tries to bum rush Aurelio with a series of wild strikes but Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shamkhalaev with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T3#
Aurelio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamkhalaev.
A punch combination from Aurelio misses.
Shamkhalaev scores with a nice right hand.
Aurelio throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamkhalaev jabs at Aurelio's body.
Aurelio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shamkhalaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelio appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL#
Aurelio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shamkhalaev, pushing him back against the cage.
Aurelio is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice body punch from Shamkhalaev.
Marcelo Aurelio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aurelio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aurelio backwards.
Aurelio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shamkhalaev is defending well.
Aurelio looking to stall.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aurelio or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aurelio has had enough of the clinch but Shamkhalaev keeps him there for the moment.#T4#
Shamkhalaev works on Aurelio's body with a couple of short punches.
Aurelio throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Aurelio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shamkhalaev connects with a right hand. Aurelio shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev punishes Aurelio's body with a nice straight punch.
Shamkhalaev slaps away a takedown attempt from Aurelio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamkhalaev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aurelio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aurelio thumps Shamkhalaev with a low kick.
Shamkhalaev lunges at Aurelio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aurelio's hand.
Shamkhalaev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shamkhalaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamkhalaev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aurelio misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Shamkhalaev as Aurelio shoots in.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aurelio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Shamkhalaev works Aurelio's body with a nice hook.
Aurelio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aurelio lands with a kick to the temple. Shamkhalaev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shamkhalaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aurelio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamkhalaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamkhalaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Aurelio throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamkhalaev lands a really nice looking cross but Aurelio seems unphased.
Shamkhalaev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shamkhalaev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio throwing a counter right hand but Shamkhalaev manages to avoid it.#CL#
Aurelio forces Shamkhalaev back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelio taking a breather.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
Aurelio scores with a shot to the side of Shamkhalaev's head. #BC#
Aurelio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aurelio misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Aurelio moves forwards but Shamkhalaev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shamkhalaev sprawls well. Shamkhalaev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aurelio gets slowly back to his feet.
Shamkhalaev connects with a looping right hand.
Shamkhalaev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aurelio on the side of the head.
Aurelio scores with a head kick. Shamkhalaev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aurelio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shamkhalaev lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Shamkhalaev. Beautiful body shot.
Aurelio throws a head kick but Shamkhalaev moves out of range.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aurelio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelio is looking to counter with head kicks.
Aurelio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T2#
Shamkhalaev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shamkhalaev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamkhalaev thuds a left hand into Aurelio's body.
Shamkhalaev lands with a nice body punch.
A jab lands there for Shamkhalaev.
Aurelio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shamkhalaev counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aurelio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice hook to Aurelio's body. Aurelio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shamkhalaev throws a leg kick
and Aurelio counters with a right hand to the body.
Shamkhalaev lands a slapping body shot.
Shamkhalaev lands the left hand.#T3#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shamkhalaev!
Shamkhalaev scores with a nice right hand.
Shamkhalaev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aurelios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shamkhalaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Aurelio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shamkhalaev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamkhalaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook.
Shamkhalaev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aurelio. Aurelio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamkhalaev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Shamkhalaev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aurelio doesn't seem phased though.
Aurelio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shamkhalaev cracks Aurelio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shamkhalaev thuds a left hand into Aurelio's body.#T4#
Good exchange - Shamkhalaev coming out on top.
Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses.
Aurelio misses the jab.
Aurelio shoots for a double leg takedown but Shamkhalaev sprawls well. He's pushed Aurelio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shamkhalaev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamkhalaev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelio in his tracks.
Aurelio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamkhalaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Shamkhalaev - just one landing.
Shamkhalaev connects with a crisp jab.
Shamkhalaev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamkhalaev lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aurelio throws a sloppy head kick
letting Shamkhalaev counter with a right hand.
Aurelio misses with a wild body shot.
Shamkhalaev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice cross by Aurelio.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
After the fight, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: AFC #19
Date: Nov 10, 2018

#R1#
Shiit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aurelio is fending him off so far but Shiit persists. Nope, Aurelio circles away and we're back to standing.#TD2#
Shiit is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aurelio's half guard.#SUB2#
Shiit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shiit wants to pass to mount but Aurelio is defending the position.
Shiit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aurelio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
My spies in Big Bear Fight Factory inform me that Shiit has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Aurelio gets back to full guard.
Shiit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Shiit from controlling successfully. #T1#
Aurelio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shiit is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Shiit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shiit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aurelio throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back. #SUB#
Aurelio has his foot on Shiit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shiit works his way back into a safe position though.
Aurelio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shiit advances to half guard.
Shiit is looking to take a break and control but Aurelio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aurelio manages to get to full guard. #T2##SUB#
Shiit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aurelio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shiit has managed to get both his arms back between Aurelio's legs - danger averted.
Aurelio looking for a sweep. Not yet Aurelio, not yet.
Shiit slips nicely into half guard.
Aurelio is refusing to be controlled, as Shiit sits in half guard.
Shiit perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T3#
Aurelio is trying to get back to full guard.
Shiit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aurelio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aurelio throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Shiit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Shiit from controlling successfully.
Shiit postures up and lands a big shot to Aurelio's brow.
Shiit trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio controls Shiit momentarily but Shiit frees himself.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Shiit from controlling successfully. #T4##SUB#
Aurelio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shiit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shiit trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Shiit closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shiit lands in his opponent's guard.
Aurelio will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustapha Shiit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Nice jab there from Aurelio.
Aurelio lands a body shot.
Aurelio goes for a double leg but Shiit avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shiit continues to drive forward.#TD2#
Shiit shoots in and bounces Aurelio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Aurelio wants to sweep but no luck.
Aurelio pulls Shiit in close to prevent any damage.
Shiit passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiit misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Aurelio is trying to improve his position.#T1##SUB2#
Shiit is trying to get an arm triangle but Aurelio is defending well.
Aurelio is trying to improve his position.
Aurelio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aurelio wants to control but Shiit is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aurelio wants to control but Shiit is keeping him busy.
Aurelio thows a huge punch but Shiit dodges it nicely. #T2#
Shiit is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Shiit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aurelio pulls his head out easily.
Shiit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aurelio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Aurelio's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Aurelio is keen to just control but Shiit is a slippery customer.
Aurelio is thwarting Shiit's attempts to control the position.
Aurelio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aurelio working Shiit over with strikes.
Aurelio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shiit keeps working. #T3#
Shiit is controlling Aurelio's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Shiit is trying to get back to full guard.
Shiit trying to get back to full guard but Aurelio takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Aurelio avoids the attempt from Shiit to control.
Aurelio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shiit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shiit is squirming around, avoiding Aurelio's attempts to control the action.
Aurelio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shiit's face. #ROC#
Shiit is rocked!#T4#
Aurelio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shiit wants to hold on but Aurelio pushes him away.
Shiit working to try and regain half guard.
Shiit wants to control but Aurelio is having none of it.
Shiit can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shiit slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Shiit actively working from the bottom here.
Shiit is pressing down on Aurelio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Aurelio dominated that second round.
That's time! Aurelio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Aurelio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shiit won't allow Aurelio to sweep him here.
Shiit trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Aurelio managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiit stands and throws Aurelio's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1#
Shiit working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards. #SUB2#
Shiit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aurelio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Aurelio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shiit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aurelio is not content to let Shiit control the position.
Aurelio gets back to full guard.
Shiit trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom. #T2#
Shiit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Shiit is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Aurelio is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Aurelio has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Aurelio is stalling in the full guard.
Mustapha Shiit has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Shiit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Shiit is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T3#
Shiit wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Shiit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aurelio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aurelio has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Shiit keeps moving. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Shiit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aurelio is aware though and is defending well.
Shiit keeping moving, preventing Aurelio from controlling successfully.
Shiit looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Aurelio puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Aurelio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shiit defending well though.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Shiit is working from the bottom.
Aurelio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shiit is trying to control but can't.
Aurelio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mustapha Shiit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shiit 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustapha Shiit!
During a confident post fight interview, Mustapha Shiit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Showdown In The Downtown #1
Date: Oct 19, 2018

#R1#
Aurelio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stanfield eats them both and turns towards Aurelio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CL#
Aurelio tries to keep at a distance but Stanfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Stanfield.
Aurelio lands an uppercut.
Stanfield prevents Aurelio from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Aurelio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses.
Aurelio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stanfield counters with a straight right hand.
Stanfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aurelio misses the body punch
and Stanfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aurelio, as that shot connected. #CL2#
Aurelio instigates a clinch.
Aurelio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stanfield.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
Stanfield scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Stanfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stanfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aurelios head.
A head punch on the inside from Stanfield fails to land.
Stanfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stanfield.
Aurelio avoiding damage. #TD2#
Aurelio is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Stanfield can't fight it off and eventually Aurelio manages to take the fight to the floor. Stanfield looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aurelio won't allow Stanfield to get back to his feet.
Stanfield trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Aurelio postures up.
Stanfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Stanfield, not yet.
Stanfield wants to stand up but Aurelio is controlling him. #T2#
Stanfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aurelio is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelio prevents Stanfield from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stanfield tries to land a leg kick but Aurelio saw it coming and moves away.
Stanfield wants to clinch up but Aurelio keeps it at a distance.
Aurelio misses with a head kick.
Aurelio misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Aurelio. That snapped Stanfield's head back.
Stanfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stanfield misses with a hook. Aurelio ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Stanfield closes the distance and clinches. #T3#
Stanfield throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Stanfield.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Stanfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aurelio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stanfield.
Aurelio throws a head kick that half lands. #ROC2#
Stanfield is rocked!
Stanfield blocks a head kick by Aurelio.
Oh Stanfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanfield gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcelo Aurelio!
Marlo Stanfield spoke after the fight, saying 'He got me! Well done to Him,this is not the end for me, I'm gonna take some time, work on my skills the I'll be back! The King Will Return!!!'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 02, 2018

#R1#
Seven Nine Zero Four Two looks for a takedown but Aurelio sprawls well.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses #TD2#
so Seven Nine Zero Four Two counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Seven Nine Zero Four Two avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aurelio is on top in guard. #REVR#
Aurelio stopping the sweep attempt from Seven Nine Zero Four Two.
Aurelio passes into half guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two works his way to full guard. Good work.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to control the position. #T1#
Aurelio engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two controls Aurelio momentarily but Aurelio frees himself.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aurelio manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Aurelio looking to control.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two advances position into side control!
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries to advance to mount but Aurelio instead regains half guard.
Aurelio flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to free his trapped foot but Aurelio is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2#
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to control but Aurelio is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing good reports from Aurelio's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Aurelio wants to control but Seven Nine Zero Four Two is keeping busy. #SUB2#
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is working for a kimura but Aurelio is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is trying to control. Aurelio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aurelio wants to control but Seven Nine Zero Four Two is keeping busy.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Aurelio!
Aurelio slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to mount his opponent but Aurelio defends it. #T3#
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to control from half guard but Aurelio is working away.
Aurelio keeping hold of Seven Nine Zero Four Two's head, controlling as best he can.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two passes into side control, despite Aurelio's attempt to control the position.
Aurelio regains half guard.#SUB2#
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is looking to take a break and control but Aurelio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aurelio trying to hold on to Seven Nine Zero Four Two's head to control him but Seven Nine Zero Four Two postures up.
Aurelio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aurelio.#T4#
Aurelio seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aurelio is on top in guard. #REVR#
Seven Nine Zero Four Two keeping moving, preventing Aurelio from controlling successfully.
Aurelio is working Seven Nine Zero Four Two over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aurelio throws a big elbow that misses.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is looking to improve his position.
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 Marcelo Aurelio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Seven Nine Zero Four Two changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aurelio tries to avoid it but Seven Nine Zero Four Two manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aurelio to the ground. Aurelio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circle, before Aurelio throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Seven Nine Zero Four Two's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Aurelio lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Marcelo Aurelio!

Event: MMMA 89 Kocur vs Grossweiner
Date: Aug 12, 2018

#R1#
Aurelio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Aurelio misses.
Uk lands a nice shot to the body.
Aurelio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uk.
Uk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aurelio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Uk misses.
Uk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aurelio throws a lazy right hand but Uk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Uk.
Aurelio blocks a jab.
Uk cracks Aurelio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uk misses with a wild body shot.
Aurelio slips a straight right by Uk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Uk lands with a cross.
Uk throws out a loose jab but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Uk as Aurelio shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uk! But no joy.
Aurelio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Uk. Aurelio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uk just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAurelio.
Uk misses with a wild body shot.
Aurelio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Uk misses its intended target.
Aurelio throws a hook but Uk avoids it easily.
Uk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Uk looks to land a left hand but Aurelio moved out of range nicely.#TD#
Aurelio closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Uk quickly recovers to half guard.
Still in half guard, Aurelio seems content to control.
Uk is looking to improve his position.
Aurelio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aurelio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Uk actively working from the bottom here.
Uk preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Aurelio is nestled in close to Uk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB#
Aurelio 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. #T2#
Aurelio throwing shots but Uk is blocking nicely.
Uk desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Uk has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Uk is trying to get back to full guard.
Uk is controlling Aurelio's trapped leg to prevent Aurelio from advancing to side control.
Uk is looking for a sweep. Aurelio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aurelio is taking a breather. Uk 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uk is positioning himself well to prevent Aurelio advancing to mount.
Uk manages to get to full guard. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aurelio being controlled here momentarily.
Aurelio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aurelio tries to free his leg and advance position but Uk is retaining full guard.
Uk is trying to keep Aurelio in close.
Uk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Uk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aurelio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aurelio throwing strikes but missing.
Aurelio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uk wants to sweep but no luck.
Aurelio trying to control but Uk is working from the bottom.
Aurelio postures up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uk. Aurelio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uk digs a good hook to Aurelio's body.
Uk throws a hook but Aurelio avoids it easily.
Uk misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Aurelio misses the target.
Uk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Uk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelio manages to avoid it.
Aurelio appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Uk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Uk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Aurelio misses with a head kick.
A big right from Uk misses.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Uk moves out of range.
Uk scores with a jab. Aurelio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dong Uk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Uk throws a jab when Aurelio was well out of range.
Uk punishes Aurelio's body with a nice straight punch.
Uk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Uk throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelio throws a head kick but Uk moves out of range.
Aurelio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uk.
Aurelio throws a body shot but no joy.
Uk stalks Aurelio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aurelio's face. Aurelio staggers backwards, shaken.
Uk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uk scores with a body shot.
A big left from Uk misses.
Uk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uk misses with a straight right.
Aurelio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Aurelio.#T1#
Aurelio throws a jab when Uk was well out of range.
Aurelio slips under a jab from Uk.
Aurelio throws a shot from downtown. Uk moves away and avoids it.
Aurelio misses with a straight left.
Aurelio lands with a kick to the temple. Uk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aurelio fails with a takedown attempt.
Uk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Uk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aurelio misses with a straight right.
Aurelio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uk.
Nice uppercut lands for Uk. That snapped Aurelio's head back.
Uk misses with a looping right.
Uk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Uk throws a shot to the body.
Uk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Uk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Uk duly obliges.
Aurelio looks to score with a jab to the body but Uk is just out of range.
Uk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Uk.
Aurelio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aurelio slips a jab from Uk.
Uk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.
Aurelio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uk throws out the jab.
Aurelio throws a body shot but no joy.
Aurelio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uk misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Aurelio does it's job there.#TD#
Aurelio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aurelio showed some decent athleticism there.
Aurelio prevents Uk from improving his position.#T3#
Uk trying to control from the bottom.
Uk is controlling Aurelio's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Aurelio is keen to just control but Uk is a slippery customer.
Uk manages to get to full guard.
Uk is trying to control the position but Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aurelio preventing the sweep.
Aurelio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uk is pulling down on Aurelio's head. It's preventing any offense from Aurelio, at least for the moment.
Uk looking for a sweep. Not yet Uk, not yet.
Aurelio landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
Aurelio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uk's head.
Uk is adopting a defensive guard.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Uk keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Uk holds on and takes a little breather.
Uk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aurelio trying to control but Uk is working from the bottom.
Uk seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Uk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A shot to the liver by Uk. Beautiful body shot.
Uk throws a body shot but no joy.
Uk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Uk lands.
Aurelio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Uk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelio in his tracks.
Uk looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelio is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Uk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.
Uk misses with a hook.
Aurelio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aurelio clobbers Uk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aurelio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uk.
Aurelio slips under a jab from Uk.
Aurelio throwing a counter right hand but Uk manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uk misses with a body shot
letting Aurelio counter with a right hand.
Uk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aurelio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Aurelio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.
Uk misses with a body shot.
Aurelio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#TD#
Aurelio shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Uk's guard.
Uk wants to sweep here but Aurelio controlling him for the moment.
Uk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Uk keeps moving.
Uk pulls Aurelio in to control the position.
Marcelo Aurelio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aurelio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aurelio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Uk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Aurelio won't allow Uk to sweep him here.
Uk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T2#
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Uk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Uk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aurelio throwing strikes from guard but Uk blocks nicely.
Uk wants to sweep here but Aurelio controlling him for the moment.
Aurelio trying to control but Uk is working from the bottom.
Uk 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.
Aurelio scoring with punches to the head and body. #T3#
Uk wants to sweep here but Aurelio controlling him for the moment.
Aurelio lands a couple of digs.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Uk keeps moving.
Aurelio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aurelio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Uk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio distracts Uk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aurelio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aurelio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aurelio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aurelio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Uk looking to control.
Aurelio throws a big elbow that misses.
Uk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T4#
Uk controls Aurelio momentarily but Aurelio frees himself.
Aurelio wants to pass the guard but Uk is keeping the position.
Aurelio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uk's head.
Uk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aurelio's guard. #REVB#
Uk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Uk wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
Aurelio can't keep his opponent in guard - Uk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aurelio misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcelo Aurelio.
I think Uk 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dong Uk!
Dong Uk thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: MMMA 84 Kelly Vs Kocur
Date: Jul 08, 2018

#R1#
Aurelio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huia's sensitive parts.
Huia throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio thinks about countering with a head kick.
Huia throws an overhand right that lands on Aurelio's shoulder, as Aurelio tries to avoid the shot.
Huia scores with a nice head shot.
Aurelio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huia doesn't seem bothered though.
Huia jabs Aurelio right on the nose. Aurelio blinks but takes it well.#CUT2#
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
Huia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tane Huia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aurelio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aurelio moves out of range as Huia strikes.
Huia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aurelio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aurelio throwing a counter right hand but Huia manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Huia misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Aurelio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aurelio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Huia.
Huia takes a jab right on the kisser. #CL#
Aurelio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huia, pushing him back against the ropes.
Aurelio lands a body shot. #BC#
Aurelio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aurelio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Tane Huia has been cut.
Huia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelio in his tracks.
Aurelio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T1##CL#
Aurelio moves into the clinch successfully.
Aurelio lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huia.
Aurelio works on Huia's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Aurelio breaks from the clinch.
Aurelio moves out of range as Huia strikes.
Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses.
Aurelio dodges the punch combination from Huia.
Huia throws a right hand that Aurelio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aurelio also avoids with ease.
Aurelio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aurelio rushes Huia with punches - Huia moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Huia goes down! Aurelio follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Aurelio!
Tane Huia was interviewed post fight and said 'N'wah fetcher, s'wit!'.

Event: MMMA 79 Fortune Vs Qasi 3
Date: Jun 03, 2018

#R1#
Brain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aurelio. Aurelio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brain.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brain tries a low kick but Aurelio avoids it.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brain keeps Aurelio at a distance using the push kick.
Brain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aurelio.
Aurelio jabs Brain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Brain. #CL#
Aurelio has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brain tries a body shot but Aurelio blocks it.
Aurelio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brain gets through Aurelio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brain is leaning against Aurelio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Aurelio breaks the clinch.
Brain ducks under a wild hook from Aurelio.
Aurelio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aurelio looks to land a right hand but Brain moved out of range.#T1#
Brain lands with a straight right. Aurelio didn't see that one coming.
Brain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Aurelio misses
and Brain counters with a nice leg kick.
Aurelio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brain checks a low kick from Aurelio.
Aurelio works the jab nicely.#CUT#
It looks like Altair Brain has been cut.
Brain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelio.
Brain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aurelio. That did some damage!
Brain misses with a low kick.
Aurelio is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Brain.
Brain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brain throws a shot to the body.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Brain moves away
and Brain counters with a stiff right hand.
Brain throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio dives in and grabs Brain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brain pushes down on Aurelio's head and hops out.
Jab by Brain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brain tries to bum rush Aurelio with a series of wild strikes but Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T2#
Aurelio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brain was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelio.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brain lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aurelio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aurelio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brain is looking to clinch but Aurelio is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Aurelio misses its intended target.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brain lands a head shot.
Aurelio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brain misses with a hook.
Brain looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelio is just out of range.
Brain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aurelio throws a lazy head kick
and Brain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aurelio's knee momentarily.
Aurelio shoots for a double leg takedown but Brain sprawls well. He's pushed Aurelio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice side step and Brain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aurelio lands a head kick. Brain smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #ROC#
Brain is rocked!
Brain misses with a leg kick
and Aurelio counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Brain badly! He tries to strike back but Aurelio puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Brain out cold! Oh man, Brain will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcelo Aurelio!
In defeat, Altair Brain stepped up to the mic, saying 'It happenes sometimes, but I thought I was better today. Sometimes you lose like this.'.

Event: MMMA 72 Take vs Nomo
Date: Apr 15, 2018

#R1#
Bush takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bush throws a good cross that connects.
Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Aurelio misses.
Aurelio looks to throw the jab but Bush is out of range.
Aurelio misses the shot to the body.
Bush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Aurelio.
Bush throws a shot from downtown. Aurelio moves away and avoids it.
Aurelio is looking to counter punch.
Aurelio misses with a head kick.
We've been informed that Bush has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Aurelio throws a right and a left that Bush avoids nicely.
Bush is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
Aurelio darts in and clinches Bush up against the cage.
Bush tries a body shot but Aurelio blocks it. #BC2#
Bush breaks from the clinch.
Aurelio takes one to the chin there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bush misses with a low kick.
Bush looks to land a left hand but Aurelio moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Aurelio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bush circles away.
Bush is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to work over Bush's front leg with a kick but Bush checks it.
Aurelio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Hard in the buildup to the fight.
Aurelio blocks a jab.
Bush throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bush appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aurelio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bush scores with a hook to the body. Aurelio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aurelio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bush. Bush obviously looking to wear him down.
Bush scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aurelio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #TD#
Aurelio looking to score a takedown here. Bush is defending well but Aurelio drives through and ends up in Bush's guard.#ES2#
Bush has his feet on Aurelio's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio misses with a head kick. #CL#
Aurelio closes the distance and clinches.
Aurelio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aurelio lands with a short punch from the clinch. #TD#
Aurelio has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bush clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#SUB#
Aurelio has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bush has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least! #SUB#
Aurelio is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bush is defending well though. Aurelio let's go of the attempt for now.
Aurelio missing with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Aurelio tries to keep control of the position but Bush is staying busy.
Aurelio connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Bush to escape the position.
Aurelio is hanging on to Bush's back as he tries to escape. #SUB#
Aurelio is looking for the choke from the back position but Bush is controlling his hands well.
Aurelio scores with punches to the body.
Bush is trying to break free.
Aurelio is controlling the position but Bush somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard. #SUB#
Aurelio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T4#
Bush is refusing to be controlled, as Aurelio sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bush regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to free his leg and advance position but Bush is retaining full guard.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Bush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Bush looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aurelio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aurelio engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Bush 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.
#R2#
Aurelio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bush manages to avoid it.
Bush swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aurelio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bush misses with a few strikes there.
Billy Bush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bush throws out a counter right but Aurelio avoids it with no problem.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bush sprawls well. Bush wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aurelio gets slowly back to his feet.
Aurelio looks to land a combination but Bush avoids it well.
Aurelio takes one to the side of the head.
Aurelio throws a sloppy head kick and Bush moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aurelio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bush looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
Aurelio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aurelio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aurelio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bush throws a series of punches but Aurelio avoids them all with ease.
Aurelio throws a head kick that half lands. #CL#
Aurelio moves into range and clinches up with Bush.#BC2#
Bush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aurelio wants to clinch up but Bush keeps it at a distance.
Aurelio throws a right hand that Bush ducks under and follows up with a left that Bush also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Bush.
Aurelio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bush blocks a head kick by Aurelio.
Bush blocks a low kick nicely.#TD#
Aurelio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bush sprawls well initially but Aurelio persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES2#
Bush manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aurelio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bush.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.
Aurelio misses with a lunging right hand
and Bush counters with a stiff right hand.
Aurelio dives in for a single leg takedown but Bush sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bush lands a head kick. Aurelio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bush. That's going to slow Aurelio down.
Aurelio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aurelio.
A head kick misses from Aurelio.
Aurelio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Aurelio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bush finds it's way round the side to connect with Aurelio's head.
Aurelio slips under a jab from Bush.
Bush thuds a left hand into Aurelio's body.
Bush clobbers Aurelio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aurelio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aurelio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bush counters with a left and a right that stings Aurelio.
Bush lands with a nice body kick.
Bush throws a body kick that misses.
Aurelio is looking to clinch but Bush is avoiding it.
Aurelio throws a sloppy head kick and Bush moves out of range easily.
Bush throws a shot to the body.
Aurelio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aurelio jabs at Bush's body.#T4#
Bush scores with a decent looking hook.
Bush with a jab.
Bush lands a slapping body shot.
Bush lands with a shot to the body.
Bush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelio.
Bush throws a right hand that misses
and Aurelio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aurelio scores with a jab to the head.
Aurelio swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
Bush connects with a leg kick. Aurelio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aurelio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aurelio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bush throws out the jab.
Bush misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Aurelio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bush throws a wild body kick that Aurelio sees coming a mile off.
Bush throws out a loose jab but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL#
Aurelio has closed the distance and engaged Bush in a clinch. #BC#
Aurelio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aurelio lands with an uppercut that bounces Bush off the cage and back into range.#CUT#
It looks like Billy Bush has been cut.
Bush scores with a jab.
Aurelio walks into a jab.
Aurelio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aurelio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aurelio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aurelio thinks about countering with a head kick.#CL#
Aurelio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bush has Aurelio pressed against the cage, preventing Aurelio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bush working hard to break the clinch.
Aurelio lands a hook that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Aurelio tries to break free but Bush pushes him back against the cage.
Aurelio wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Aurelio scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!#BC#
Aurelio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Aurelio throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Bush counters by clinching up. #BC2#
Bush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bush throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aurelio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bush thinking.
Bush clobbers Aurelio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelio.
Bush bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bush avoids the head kick by Aurelio.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aurelio, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Bush.
Aurelio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aurelio throws a jab but it's blocked by Bush.
Aurelio throws a body shot but no joy.
Aurelio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bush misses the jab.#T2#
Aurelio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelio checks a low kick from Bush.
Bush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD#
Aurelio gets a double leg takedown into Bush's guard.
Aurelio throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Bush looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bush being controlled here, momentarily.
Aurelio postures up in Bush's guard and throws a big left but Bush blocks it.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Bush keeps moving. #T3#
Bush 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.
Aurelio works over Bush with some ground and pound from guard.
Bush is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bush wants to get back to his feet but Aurelio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bush working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aurelio misses the jab.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bush uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aurelio has time to react.
Bush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aurelio punishes Bush's body with a nice straight punch.
Aurelio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelio throws a poor cross that misses
and Bush counters with a nice uppercut.
Aurelio shoots in but no luck this time.
Aurelio misses with a body shot #CL2#
and Bush counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aurelio misses with a body punch. #BC#
Aurelio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aurelio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aurelio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bush counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses.
Bush wants to counter the offense by Aurelio and move into the clinch position.
Aurelio is looking to wear down Bush with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bush jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: MMMA 68 Bestarsson vs Fortune
Date: Mar 18, 2018

#R1#
Aurelio moves out of range of the body kick.
Aurelio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aurelio tests Schmidt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schmidt avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schmidt misses the jab.
Schmidt tries to land a front kick but Aurelio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL2#
Aurelio rushes Schmidt and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Aurelio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses.
Aurelio shapes to counter with a head kick.
Aurelio thuds a left hand into Schmidt's body.
Schmidt throws a right hand that misses
and Aurelio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Schmidt misses its intended target.
Schmidt throws a leg kick which misses Aurelio's front leg but catches the back leg as Aurelio tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the body.
Aurelio lands a high kick! #CUT2#
It looks like Dieter Schmidt has been cut.
We've been told by Schmidt's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aurelio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schmidt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Schmidt thows a body kick. Aurelio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schmidt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schmidt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmidt.
Aurelio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schmidt cracks Aurelio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmidt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.
Aurelio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schmidt. Schmidt obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Aurelio as he connects with a hook.
Aurelio moves in looking to clinch but Schmidt pushes him off.#CL2#
Aurelio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schmidt, pushing him back against the cage.
Aurelio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmidt tries to break free but Aurelio pushes him back against the cage.
Aurelio is pushing Schmidt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Schmidt lands a shoulder strike.
Aurelio pushes Schmidt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Aurelio breaks from the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Aurelio blocks the low kick.
Aurelio throws a nice head kick!
Aurelio tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Schmidt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelio manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Aurelio forces Schmidt back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelio. #BC#
Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aurelio throws a shot from downtown. Schmidt moves away and avoids it.
Schmidt avoids the head kick by Aurelio.
Schmidt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aurelio. That did some damage!
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schmidt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schmidt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aurelio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Schmidt is having none of it.
Aurelio throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Aurelio shoots for a takedown but Schmidt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T3#
Schmidt is looking to slow Aurelio down with leg kicks.
Aurelio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schmidt works the jab nicely.
Schmidt connects with a high kick.
Aurelio moves out of range of the body kick.
Dieter Schmidt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schmidt. Schmidt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aurelio checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt's corner calls for a 1-2. Schmidt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aurelio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schmidt's head backwards.
Aurelio looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmidt is just out of range.
Schmidt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aurelio connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schmidt tests Aurelio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Aurelio. #CL2#
Aurelio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Aurelio manages to break the clinch.
Schmidt throws a head kick that half lands. #CUT#
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.#T4#
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses.
Aurelio misses with a body shot.
Aurelio with a jab.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.
Aurelio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Schmidt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#TD2#
Aurelio closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aurelio lands in his opponent's guard.
Aurelio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmidt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aurelio's guard. #REVR#
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidt trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
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 Dieter Schmidt will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Schmidt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Schmidt misses.
Aurelio looks to throw the jab but Schmidt is out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters circling a little - Schmidt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aurelio checks the leg kick.
Schmidt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aurelio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schmidt.
Aurelio dives in and grabs Schmidt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schmidt pushes down on Aurelio's head and hops out.
Schmidt lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelio.
Schmidt tries to land a front kick but Aurelio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schmidt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
Schmidt scoring well with a low kick there.
Aurelio tries to clinch up.
Aurelio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schmidt misses with an attempted mid kick. #T1#
Schmidt lands a glancing blow to the side of Aurelio's head.
Aurelio throws a sloppy head kick and Schmidt moves out of range easily.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Aurelio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmidt.
Schmidt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aurelio is able to avoid easily.
Schmidt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Aurelio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Schmidt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schmidt throws a shot from downtown. Aurelio moves away and avoids it.
Schmidt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aurelio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice side step and Aurelio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A good leg kick by Aurelio.
Schmidt just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. Aurelio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schmidt lunges at Aurelio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aurelio's hand.
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!
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. Aurelio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T2#
A head kick misses from Aurelio.
Aurelio lands with a cross.
Schmidt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schmidt thows a body kick. Aurelio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a wild body shot.
Schmidt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aurelio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmidt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schmidt tries to land a leg kick but Aurelio saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schmidt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aurelio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aurelio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aurelio misses with a hook.
Aurelio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Aurelio.
Aurelio jabs Schmidt right on the nose. Schmidt blinks but takes it well.
Aurelio misses with an uppercut. Schmidt saw that one coming.#T3#
Aurelio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelio.
Schmidt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aurelio.
Aurelio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL2#
Aurelio closes the distance and clinches.
Schmidt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aurelio misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Aurelio breaks the clinch.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Schmidt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aurelio just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio avoids the head kick by Schmidt.
Aurelio moves out of range of the body kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a wild body shot.
Schmidt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aurelio.
Aurelio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Schmidt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aurelio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Schmidt.
Aurelio throws a lazy head kick
and Schmidt counters with a nice leg kick. #T4#
A head kick misses from Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio is looking to clinch but Schmidt is avoiding it.
Schmidt with a jab.
Schmidt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schmidt cracks the inside of Aurelio's front leg. #TD2#
Aurelio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Schmidt was covering up waiting for the punch and Aurelio finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB#
Schmidt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aurelio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aurelio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aurelio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieter Schmidt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Schmidt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Aurelio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aurelio moves away from the strike by Schmidt.
Aurelio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Schmidt. That one must have hurt.
Aurelio lands a lovely overhand right.
Dieter Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
Schmidt throws a low kick, looking for Aurelio's leg but Aurelio calmly moves out of range.
Schmidt is looking to land body kicks.
Aurelio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Schmidt throws a looping overhand right but Aurelio ducks down to avoid it.
Schmidt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aurelio needs to keep his hands up - Schmidt had a free shot at his head there.
Schmidt looks for the body kick but Aurelio saw that one coming. #CL2#
Aurelio closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Schmidt manages to break the clinch.
Schmidt missing with a left hand there. Aurelio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schmidt thumps Aurelio with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Aurelio avoids the head kick by Schmidt.
Aurelio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelio misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
Schmidt is looking to counter punch.
Schmidt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aurelio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aurelio walks into a stiff left hand from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Aurelio checks it.
Aurelio throws a big counter head kick but Schmidt avoids it with no problem.
Aurelio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aurelio is out of range and Schmidt settles back down.
Aurelio checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Aurelio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice jab there from Schmidt.
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
Aurelio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Schmidt is predictable there
and Aurelio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses.
Aurelio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schmidt connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio checks a leg kick nicely.#T2#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmidt, right into the meat.
Schmidt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmidt lands a nice looking body kick.
Aurelio looks to land a left hand but Schmidt moved out of range nicely.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and Aurelio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schmidt throws a shot to the body.
Schmidt just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Schmidt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schmidt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aurelio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt misses with a head kick.
Aurelio throws a big counter head kick but Schmidt avoids it with no problem.
Aurelio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aurelio just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Schmidt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schmidt looks for the body kick but Aurelio saw that one coming.
Aurelio checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Aurelio avoids the head kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses
and Aurelio counters with a head kick.
Schmidt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aurelio lands an overhand right.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schmidt tries to land a body kick
and Aurelio counters with a two punch combo. #ROC2#
Schmidt is rocked!
Schmidt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelio can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Aurelio closes the distance and clinches.
Aurelio tries for a takedown but Schmidt manages to get underhooks. #BC2#
Aurelio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aurelio's calf.
Aurelio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Schmidt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
Dieter Schmidt's cut is getting worse.
Schmidt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schmidt takes one to the side of the head. #CL2#
Aurelio moves into the clinch successfully. #T4#
Aurelio digs a right hand underneath Schmidt's ribcage. Schmidt let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Aurelio breaks from the clinch.
Schmidt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aurelio blocks the body kick.
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aurelio checks a leg kick.
Aurelio misses with a straight right.
Aurelio throws a shot from downtown. Schmidt moves away and avoids it.
Schmidt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aurelio doesn't seem bothered though.
Schmidt lands with a nice body punch.
Schmidt swings for the body but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Schmidt is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aurelio. That's going to slow Schmidt down.
Aurelio misses with a head kick.
Aurelio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schmidt seems to have got his legs back now.
Aurelio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schmidt looks to land a body kick but Aurelio moved away.
Aurelio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmidt.
Dieter Schmidt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slow jab from Schmidt misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelio.
An inside leg kick lands from Schmidt.
Schmidt slips under a jab.
Schmidt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schmidt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dieter Schmidt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schmidt, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieter Schmidt!

Event: MMMA 62 Spector vs Cabrera
Date: Feb 11, 2018

#R1#
Aurelio swinging wildly here.
Aurelio throws a sloppy head kick and Elkemenchi moves out of range easily.
Elkemenchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Got Your 6 in the buildup to the fight.
Elkemenchi shoots in for a takedown but Aurelio shows good takedown defense.
Elkemenchi blocks a head kick by Aurelio. #TD#
Elkemenchi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aurelio trying to control but Elkemenchi postures up.
Elkemenchi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aurelio defending well though.
Aurelio wants to improve his position but Elkemenchi is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Elkemenchi.
Aurelio is trying to control but can't. #T1#
Elkemenchi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aurelio trying to control from the bottom.
Elkemenchi controlling the action here.
Elkemenchi prevents Aurelio from improving his position.
Elkemenchi is thwarting Aurelio's attempts to control the position.
Elkemenchi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Elkemenchi throwing shots but Aurelio is blocking nicely.
Elkemenchi thows a huge punch but Aurelio dodges it nicely.
Aurelio punching from the bottom.
Aurelio throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Aurelio wants to improve his position but Elkemenchi is controlling well.
Aurelio gets full guard.#T2#
Aurelio striking off his back but it's not causing Elkemenchi any problems.
Aurelio looking to control.
Elkemenchi wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
Elkemenchi working some strikes from top position.
Aurelio throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Elkemenchi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aurelio striking off his back but it's not causing Elkemenchi any problems.
Aurelio trying to control the position.
Elkemenchi is looking to work some ground and pound but Aurelio has wrist control.
Elkemenchi trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom. #T3#
Elkemenchi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Elkemenchi stands up over Aurelio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Elkemenchi throwing strikes from guard but Aurelio blocks nicely.
Aurelio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Elkemenchi passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Elkemenchi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Elkemenchi throws a strike but Aurelio avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Elkemenchi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elkemenchi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Elkemenchi throwing strikes from guard but Aurelio blocks nicely. #T4#
Elkemenchi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elkemenchi stopping the sweep attempt from Aurelio.
Elkemenchi advances position into side control!
Elkemenchi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Elkemenchi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elkemenchi scores with punches from side control.
Elkemenchi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Aurelio is looking to regain half guard here but Elkemenchi keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elkemenchi looks up at the clock and then as Aurelio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Elkemenchi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Elkemenchi wants to control but Aurelio is keeping him busy.
Aurelio tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evgeni Elkemenchi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Elkemenchi darts in trying to clinch
and Aurelio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aurelio misses with a wild body shot.
Aurelio cracks Elkemenchi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Elkemenchi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#KD2#
Aurelio lands a high kick to the side of Elkemenchi's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Aurelio dives into guard, looking to finish.#ROC2#
Elkemenchi is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Evgeni Elkemenchi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elkemenchi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oh Elkemenchi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elkemenchi pulls Aurelio in close to prevent any damage.
Elkemenchi seems to have got his legs back now.
Aurelio pushing down on Elkemenchi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aurelio drops an elbow to the side of Elkemenchi's head. #T1#
Elkemenchi is controlling Aurelio's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Aurelio wants to advance to full mount but Elkemenchi doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Elkemenchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Elkemenchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio works over Elkemenchi with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aurelio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elkemenchi is keeping the position for now.
Aurelio keeps trying to improve his position.
Elkemenchi 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.
Elkemenchi controls Aurelio momentarily but Aurelio frees himself.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Elkemenchi keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Elkemenchi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aurelio throws a hook to the side of Elkemenchi's head but Elkemenchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Elkemenchi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Evgeni Elkemenchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Elkemenchi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Elkemenchi showed some decent athleticism there.
Elkemenchi working the head and body with strikes.
Aurelio wants to improve his position but Elkemenchi is controlling well.
Aurelio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Elkemenchi is working away from the top position though.
Elkemenchi working Aurelio over with strikes.
Aurelio is trying to maintain the position but Elkemenchi is very close to passing his half guard.
Aurelio wants to improve his position but Elkemenchi is controlling well. #T4#
Elkemenchi wants to take a breather but Aurelio is having none of it.
Aurelio trying to control here.
Elkemenchi is taking a breather. Aurelio 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.
Elkemenchi trying to control the action but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelio is pressing down on Elkemenchi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Elkemenchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Aurelio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evgeni Elkemenchi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Elkemenchi fails with a takedown attempt.
Elkemenchi has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Aurelio finds it's way through Elkemenchi's defenses.
Aurelio stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Elkemenchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elkemenchi shoots in for a takedown but Aurelio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aurelio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Elkemenchi.
Aurelio misses with a head kick.
Elkemenchi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkemenchi ducks under a wild hook from Aurelio.
Aurelio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elkemenchi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelio. Elkemenchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Aurelio.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Elkemenchi. #T1#
Elkemenchi takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD#
Elkemenchi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Elkemenchi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aurelio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elkemenchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aurelio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Aurelio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Elkemenchi defends well.
Elkemenchi throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Elkemenchi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aurelio wants to sweep but no luck.
Elkemenchi is looking to work some ground and pound but Aurelio has wrist control.
Elkemenchi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aurelio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aurelio wants to sweep but no luck.
Elkemenchi stands up over Aurelio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Elkemenchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evgeni Elkemenchi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aurelio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elkemenchi's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Elkemenchi looking for a guillotine here but Aurelio defends easily.
Aurelio looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Elkemenchi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Elkemenchi is trying to keep Aurelio in close.
Elkemenchi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aurelio manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Elkemenchi postures up in Aurelio's guard and throws a big left but Aurelio blocks it.
Aurelio throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Elkemenchi landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
Aurelio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Elkemenchi throwing strikes from guard but Aurelio blocks nicely.
Elkemenchi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Elkemenchi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Elkemenchi trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Elkemenchi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aurelio trying to keep a closed guard but Elkemenchi is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elkemenchi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aurelio's head.
Elkemenchi throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcelo Aurelio.
I think Aurelio 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Aurelio!
A very excited looking Marcelo Aurelio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: MMMA 58 Bestarsson vs Man
Date: Jan 07, 2018

#R1#
Bilous throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aurelio.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bilous.
Bilous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bilous prevents a body shot from Aurelio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelio.
We've been hearing reports that Aurelio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Aurelio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bilous is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bilous creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bilous throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Aurelio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bilous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bilous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bilous throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aurelios head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bilous has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelio.
Still in the clinch, Bilous scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1##TD#
Aurelio pulls guard effortlessly.
Bilous in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aurelio looking for a sweep. Not yet Aurelio, not yet.
Bilous stands up over Aurelio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bilous is looking to work some ground and pound but Aurelio has wrist control.#SUB2#
Bilous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bilous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aurelio wants to sweep here but Bilous controlling him for the moment.
Bilous missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Aurelio is looking for a triangle but Bilous pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Aurelio looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bilous has picked Aurelio up and slammed him! Aurelio can't keep hold of the triangle and Bilous manages to pass to side control!
Aurelio regains half guard.
Bilous working Aurelio over with strikes. #SUB2#
Bilous is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T2#
Bilous thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aurelio's head.
Bilous is nestled in close to Aurelio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bilous trying to control from half guard but Aurelio is working away.
Bilous working Aurelio over with strikes.
Aurelio won't allow Bilous to pass to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bilous lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ground and pound from Bilous.
Bilous thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelio is trying to get back to full guard.
Aurelio is working hard here to advance position.
Bilous is thwarting Aurelio's attempts to control the position.
Bilous lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T3#
Aurelio is looking to improve his position.
Aurelio trying to control from the bottom.
Bilous seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aurelio wants to improve his position but Bilous is controlling well.
Bilous slips a nice elbow through Aurelio's hands, connecting with Aurelio's forehead.
Bilous looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#ROC2#
Aurelio is rocked!
Bilous looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Aurelio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bilous lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Aurelio quite badly. Aurelio pulls Bilous in close trying to recover. Bilous postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Aurelio on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Aurelio doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavlo Bilous!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pavlo Bilous waved his t-shirt featuring RAGS of a RONIN's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 01, 2018

#R1##TD#
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mankowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Aurelio controlling the position from side mount.
Aurelio lands a few punches from side control.
Aurelio landing a few strikes.
Mankowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aurelio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aurelio looks up at the clock and then as Mankowski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aurelio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Aurelio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mankowski tries to bench press Aurelio off him but Aurelio keeps the position.
Aurelio prevents Mankowski from escaping the position.
Mankowski taking a bit of punishment here - Aurelio scoring with strikes.
Mankowski is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Mankowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aurelio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
Mankowski tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Aurelio presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! #SUB#
Aurelio looking for a guillotine from mount but Mankowski is having none of it.
Mankowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aurelio lands a nice shot to the head.
Mankowski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mankowski keeps trying to improve his position.
Aurelio landing strikes from the mount and Mankowski is in trouble!
Aurelio is landing with some decent strikes but Mankowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Aurelio looking to finish Mankowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mankowski!
Aurelio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mankowski is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mankowski tries to hold on but Aurelio postures up.
A nice elbow there by Aurelio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Aurelio looking to secure an arm triangle but Mankowski defends it well. #T2#
Mankowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mankowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aurelio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mankowski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Aurelio is trying to control the action in half guard but Mankowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mankowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Mankowski keeps moving.
Aurelio lands a couple of elbows.
Aurelio stays in close to Mankowski's body and controls the position. #T3#
Aurelio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mankowski struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mankowski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Aurelio connects with a decent elbow.
Mankowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aurelio in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mankowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aurelio gets to mount! Mankowski was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Aurelio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mankowski gets back to half guard.#T4##SUB#
Aurelio is looking for a kimura but Mankowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aurelio to get the leverage.
Mankowski is looking to improve his position.
Aurelio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aurelio lands strikes from half guard.
Mankowski wants to get back to full guard but Aurelio has passed into side control.
Aurelio lands some shots froms side control.
Aurelio is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mankowski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mankowski can't do much from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mankowski is trying to improve his position.
Aurelio wants to control but Mankowski is keeping him busy.
Mankowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Aurelio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aurelio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Aurelio dominated that round.
That's time! Aurelio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A big left from Aurelio misses. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aurelio. #SUB#
Aurelio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Aurelio looks up at the clock and then as Mankowski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aurelio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mankowski can't do much from the bottom here.
Aurelio trying to control the position but Mankowski is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #SUB#
Aurelio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mankowski is trying to improve his position.#T1#
Aurelio scoring with punches and elbows.
Aurelio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mankowski can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Mankowski's face as Aurelio controls the position.
Mankowski prevents Aurelio from improving position.
Mankowski is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
Aurelio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mankowski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Aurelio working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mankowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aurelio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mankowski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mankowski is looking for a sweep.
Aurelio lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Aurelio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mankowski keeps working. #T2#
Mankowski looks to move to half guard but instead Aurelio has passed into mount! Damn!
Mankowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aurelio scoring with strikes but Mankowski is staying in there.
Mankowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aurelio landing shots from mount.
Aurelio with shots to the head and body - Mankowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mankowski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Mankowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aurelio controlling the action here.
Aurelio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Ground and pound from Aurelio. #ROC#
Mankowski is rocked!
Aurelio trying to control from half guard but Mankowski is working away.
Mankowski is still in real trouble! Can Aurelio finish him?
Mankowski wants to improve his position but Aurelio is controlling well.
Aurelio slips a nice elbow through Mankowski's hands, connecting with Mankowski's forehead.
Marcelo Aurelio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Aurelio wants to work for an arm triangle but Mankowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Mankowski looking for submissions off his back.
Mankowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Ground and pound from Aurelio.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aurelio lands a nice short elbow.
Aurelio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aurelio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mankowski tries to roll over but Aurelio keeps him under control.
Mankowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aurelio scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T4##SUB#
Aurelio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mankowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aurelio. #SUB2#
Mankowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aurelio has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aurelio controlling from mount.
Aurelio lands a big shot there that rocks Mankowski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Mankowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Aurelio dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Aurelio dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Aurelio throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Mankowski counters with a single leg into guard. Aurelio didn't expect that.
Mankowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mankowski pushes down on Aurelio's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Mankowski seems to be working for a kimura but Aurelio defends the submission attempt.
Aurelio gets back to full guard. #SUB#
Mankowski is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Aurelio has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mankowski is looking to defend but Aurelio has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mankowski! Aurelio pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mankowski taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marcelo Aurelio!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcelo Aurelio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: UGD 85:Kenway Vs Sturm
Date: Nov 17, 2017

#R1#
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick from Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson cracks the inside of Aurelio's front leg.
Aurelio throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson. #CL2#
Henderson closes the distance and pushes Aurelio back into the cage.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aurelio avoids it.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #TD#
Aurelio jumps guard and drags Henderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Aurelio's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Aurelio looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SU2#
Henderson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aurelio, up you get! #T1#
Aurelio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Aurelio persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.#CL2#
Aurelio gets tackled into the cage by Henderson. Henderson maintains the clinch.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Aurelio's ribcage.
Aurelio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Aurelio drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson pushes Aurelio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aurelio scores with a shoulder strike.
Aurelio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Aurelio shakes it off.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aurelio.
Henderson cracks Aurelio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Aurelio's head back.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
A cross from Henderson lands.
Aurelio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aurelio.
Aurelio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henderson misses with a kick to the body.
Henderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelio.
Aurelio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aurelio if he has to take too many more of those.
Aurelio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henderson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Aurelio throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson cracks Aurelio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aurelio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
Henderson scores with a punch to the head.
Aurelio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Julius Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelio tried to score with a low kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aurelio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
A jab from Aurelio misses.
Aurelio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aurelio throws a chopping leg kick but Henderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson thuds a left hand into Aurelio's body.
Aurelio looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Henderson slips a jab from Aurelio.#CL#
Aurelio takes the fight into the clinch.
Aurelio is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelio blocks it with crossed arms. #T4#
A short left from Henderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henderson to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Aurelio gets control of Henderson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aurelio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aurelio working a defensive guard but Henderson manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelio is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Henderson's best efforts.#SUB2#
Henderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aurelio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Henderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Aurelio just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio lands with a nice body punch.
Henderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelio in his tracks.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelio.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henderson cracks Aurelio with a good jab.
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henderson lands a front kick.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
Aurelio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Aurelio lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aurelio.
Henderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Aurelio.
Henderson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T1#
Henderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Aurelio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aurelio throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Aurelio keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henderson is refusing to be controlled, as Aurelio sits in half guard.
Henderson has his hands clasped together around Aurelio's back. He's all about the action.
Aurelio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henderson trying to control but Aurelio postures up.
Henderson wants to improve his position but Aurelio is controlling well.
Aurelio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Henderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Aurelio. #SUB#
Aurelio wants to work for an arm triangle but Henderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aurelio is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Aurelio throws a strike but Henderson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Aurelio passes Henderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aurelio content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aurelio stalling away here and it's allowed Henderson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Aurelio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Henderson is pulling down on Aurelio's head to control his posture.
Henderson is continuing to stall.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot lands for Henderson.
Julius Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Aurelio misses with a body shot.
Aurelio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Aurelio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aurelio throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick from Henderson lands but Aurelio takes it in his stride.
Aurelio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henderson's waist but Henderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aurelio off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelio looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Julius Henderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Henderson connects with a right hand. Aurelio shakes it off.
Aurelio takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aurelio tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Aurelio. Aurelio gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Aurelio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henderson in his tracks.
Aurelio avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Aurelio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aurelio is defended easily by Henderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Aurelio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aurelio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henderson checks it well. #T1#
Aurelio takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Aurelio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Aurelio and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aurelio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelio in his tracks.
Aurelio throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelio connects with a jab.
Henderson lands the left hand.
Aurelio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henderson at a distance.
Henderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aurelio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Julius Henderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Aurelio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
Aurelio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelio working away.
Aurelio lands a few punches from side control.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Aurelio working the ground and pound from side control.
Henderson is looking to reverse the position.#T3#
Aurelio wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Aurelio is really struggling to control Henderson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Henderson is trying to improve his position.
Aurelio is working Henderson over with some ground and pound from side control. #SUB#
Aurelio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Henderson, who protects the arm well.
Henderson struggling a bit here.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aurelio with the ground and pound but Henderson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Aurelio is trying to control. Henderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henderson trying to hold on to Aurelio's head to control him but Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio working over Henderson with some ground and pound. Henderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aurelio is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henderson controlling the position well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcelo Aurelio.
I think Henderson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Henderson!
Julius Henderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: UGD 77:Sturm Vs Ajax
Date: Sep 22, 2017

#R1#
Aurelio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frazier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aurelio. Aurelio obviously looking to wear him down.
Frazier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aurelio avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #TD2#
Aurelio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Frazier engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Frazier trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Aurelio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aurelio has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelio wants to sweep here but Frazier controlling him for the moment. #T1##SUB#
Aurelio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Frazier is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frazier.
Aurelio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frazier manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Frazier controlling the position.
Frazier is trying to control the position but Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio throwing strikes from guard but Frazier blocks nicely.
Aurelio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aurelio preventing the sweep.
Aurelio stays in close to Frazier's body and controls the position.
Aurelio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frazier's guard. #T2#
Aurelio is nestled in close to Frazier, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB#
Aurelio is trying to work for a kimura but Frazier is defending well.
Frazier is trying to control but can't.
Aurelio throws a strike but Frazier avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Aurelio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Frazier wants to sweep but no luck.
Aurelio wants to pass the guard but Frazier is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Frazier is on top in guard. #REVB##T3#
Aurelio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frazier.
Frazier stopping the sweep attempt from Aurelio.
Aurelio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aurelio looking to control.
Frazier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB#
Aurelio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frazier is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Frazier preventing the sweep.
Aurelio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Frazier working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aurelio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frazier's guard. #REVR#
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Frazier keeps moving. #T4#
Aurelio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Aurelio from controlling successfully.
Frazier is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Frazier 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.
Frazier pulls Aurelio in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Aurelio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Frazier is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aurelio, into his guard. #REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frazier postures up in Aurelio's guard and throws a big left but Aurelio blocks it.
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 Marcelo Aurelio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelio. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frazier has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aurelio.
Frazier is looking to clinch but Aurelio is avoiding it. #CL2#
Frazier has managed to clinch.
Aurelio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frazier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aurelio is defending well for now.
Frazier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aurelio is keeping busy.
Frazier looking for a takedown.
Frazier scores with a knee to the head.
Frazier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aurelio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aurelio has a couple of punches blocked by Frazier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier slows down the pace here.
Aurelio misses with a punch on the inside.
Aurelio avoids the elbow strike from Frazier, against the cage. #TD#
Aurelio decides to pull guard. #T1#
Frazier postures up.
Frazier postures up in Aurelio's guard and throws a big left but Aurelio blocks it.
Frazier postures up.
Frazier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Frazier is working Aurelio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frazier scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Aurelio is looking to cinch up a triangle. Frazier throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Aurelio's body to avoid the submission. Aurelio has instead reached around Frazier's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Aurelio arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcelo Aurelio!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcelo Aurelio thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: UGD 71:Pulkkinen Vs Sole
Date: Aug 18, 2017

#R1#
Thrul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thrul.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrul scoring well with a low kick there.
Aurelio takes a swing at Thrul's ribcage but misses.
Thrul tries to counter with a takedown but Aurelio is quick to defend against it.
Thrul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Thrul misses the target.
Aurelio clobbers Thrul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thrul lands a head kick! #CUT#
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Aurelio 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.#TD#
Thrul closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelio is in trouble now - Thrul has advanced to mount!
Aurelio is bucking up trying to escape but Thrul cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thrul with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrul scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thrul lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent. #ROC#
Aurelio is rocked!#T1#
Thrul prevents Aurelio from getting the reversal.
Aurelio is still in real trouble! Can Thrul finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Thrul! Aurelio is hurt baaadly! Thrul is firing away with more strikes - Aurelio is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aznar Thrul!
Aznar Thrul was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: TWGC 17 (205lbs, D1): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 02, 2017

Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Brick Tamland and Marcelo Aurelio. Marcelo Aurelio told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

180 cm
34 yrs
189 lbs

180 cm
32 yrs
173 lbs

Tamland

Aurelio

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 6 losses; Brick Tamland! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Marcelo Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Aurelio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tamland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aurelio somewhat.
Tamland is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aurelio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Tamland shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aurelio's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tamland (2) vs (0) Aurelio
Tamland is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tamland has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Aurelio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tamland's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tamland (2) vs (2) Aurelio
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tamland is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
I've been told that Aurelio has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Tamland keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland wants to sweep here but Aurelio controlling him for the moment.
Aurelio tries to free his leg and advance position but Tamland is retaining full guard.
Tamland has control of Aurelio's left arm, preventing Aurelio from doing any damage.
Aurelio trying to control but Tamland is working from the bottom.
Aurelio postures up.
Tamland being controlled here, momentarily.

Aurelio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tamland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aurelio has managed to get both his arms back between Tamland's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio being controlled here momentarily.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tamland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aurelio manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tamland (4) vs (2) Aurelio
Tamland sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamland advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Aurelio wants to improve his position but Tamland is controlling well.
Tamland is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Aurelio is looking to control Tamland's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aurelio avoid being mounted?
Aurelio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamland perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Aurelio holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Aurelio is trying to control but can't.
Tamland is controlling the pace.
Aurelio trying to control here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio tries to roll over but Tamland keeps him under control.
Aurelio is still trying to improve position.

Aurelio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aurelio wants to sweep but Tamland has passed to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Tamland (7) vs (2) Aurelio

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tamland passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Aurelio!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Tamland (9) vs (2) Aurelio
Aurelio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tamland controlling from the full mount.
Tamland prevents Aurelio from getting the reversal.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tamland content just to control the position here.
Aurelio working to try and regain half guard.
Aurelio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tamland (9) vs (4) Aurelio
Aurelio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Tamland is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Aurelio rolls with it to try and escape but Tamland cranks on the arm and Aurelio is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brick Tamland!
During a confident post fight interview, Brick Tamland thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: HFC 315 Prime vs Aurelio
Date: May 27, 2017

#R1#
Prime cracks Aurelio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Prime throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aurelio.#CUT#
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.
Prime throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prime connects with the punch.
Prime cracks a nice hook into Aurelio's ribs.
We've been hearing reports that Prime has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Prime missing with a left hand there. Aurelio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prime throws a low kick but Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Aurelio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prime.
Prime throws a shot from downtown. Aurelio moves away and avoids it.
Aurelio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Prime thuds his right hand into Aurelio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aurelio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aurelio throws an overhand right that lands on Prime's shoulder, as Prime tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio lands a jab to the head.
Aurelio scores with a leg kick.
Prime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aurelio feints the counter takedown.
Aurelio avoids the head kick by Prime.
Prime swings for the body but Aurelio moves out of range.
Prime takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prime feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aurelio's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aurelio.
Aurelio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
Aurelio moves away from the strike by Prime. #T1#
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prime uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelio.
Prime throws a hook but Aurelio avoids it easily.
Prime scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aurelio slips under a jab.
Prime rushes Aurelio and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Aurelio is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Prime piles on the pressure and Aurelio crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Optimus Prime!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Optimus Prime waved his t-shirt featuring Shinobi's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: HFC 313 Clawnes vs Secoy
Date: May 13, 2017

#R1#
Nice shot by Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a leg kick which misses McDonald's front leg but catches the back leg as McDonald tries to avoid it.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Aurelio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonald. That did some damage!
McDonald takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aurelio lands a nice shot that snaps McDonald's head back.
McDonald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aurelio circles away quickly and effectively.#CL2#
McDonald closes the distance and pushes Aurelio back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aurelio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonald lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelio prevents the takedown attempt.
Aurelio digs a right hand into McDonald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonald's gas tank.
Aurelio tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD2#
McDonald ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McDonald no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
McDonald controlling Aurelio's posture. #T1#
Aurelio throws a big elbow that misses.
McDonald manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aurelio manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
McDonald stopping the sweep attempt from Aurelio.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Aurelio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McDonald gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aurelio wants to sweep here but McDonald controlling him for the moment. #T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aurelio is on top in guard. #REVR#
Aurelio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McDonald pulls Aurelio in close to his closed guard and prevents Aurelio from doing any damage or advancing position.
McDonald being controlled here, momentarily.
Aurelio throws a big right hand that misses.
Aurelio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aurelio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McDonald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Aurelio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aurelio's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Aurelio working for a triangle but McDonald defends it easily.
Aurelio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aurelio wants to sweep here but McDonald controlling him for the moment.
McDonald controlling from the top position.
Aurelio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aurelio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McDonald seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T4#
McDonald trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Aurelio is trying to keep McDonald in close.
McDonald looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McDonald trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Aurelio working for a triangle but McDonald defends it easily.
Aurelio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Aurelio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Aurelio lands a really nice looking cross but McDonald seems unphased.
McDonald dives in and grabs Aurelio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aurelio pushes down on McDonald's head and hops out.
Aurelio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from McDonald on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD2#
McDonald scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aurelio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDonald is trying to control. Aurelio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aurelio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McDonald's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McDonald's back!
Aurelio not allowing McDonald to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelio throwing wild punches that miss their target.
McDonald tries to escape but Aurelio has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T1#
McDonald covering up well under a barage of strikes. #SUB#
McDonald fending off the submission attempt from Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with an elbow to the head.
McDonald is keeping busy.
Aurelio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonald can do to turn this around?
McDonald covering up well and avoiding damage.
McDonald trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #T2##SUB#
Aurelio is persistently looking for the submission but McDonald is defending it well.
Aurelio lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Aurelio is trying to stick to McDonald's back but McDonald is turning into Aurelio. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Aurelio's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McDonald.
McDonald won't allow Aurelio to sweep him here.
McDonald trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
McDonald content to stall in guard here.
My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that McDonald has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T3#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aurelio holds on and takes a little breather.
McDonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aurelio wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aurelio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aurelio wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and McDonald is now in half guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McDonald content to control rather than advance.
Aurelio is looking for a sweep. McDonald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aurelio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aurelio.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McDonald postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Aurelio dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
McDonald shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aurelio as he avoids it easily.
McDonald tries to clinch but Aurelio is having none of it. #TD#
McDonald gets caught napping as Aurelio dives in and scores a takedown. McDonald manages to retain guard.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Aurelio from controlling successfully.
Aurelio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio is working McDonald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McDonald 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald controlling the position.#T1#
Aurelio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
McDonald controlling the position.
Aurelio looking to sit in guard and control but McDonald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Aurelio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Aurelio looking for a guillotine here but McDonald defends easily.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
McDonald postures up. #SUB#
McDonald content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Aurelio has locked up a guillotine! Aurelio's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? McDonald is holding on here and Aurelio must be using up a lot of energy. McDonald has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Aurelio gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcelo Aurelio!
Marcelo Aurelio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 08, 2017

#R1#
Nice body kick from Fantastic.
Aurelio lands with a kick to the ribs. #TD2#
Fantastic gets a double leg takedown into Aurelio's guard.
Fantastic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fantastic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aurelio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fantastic manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Fantastic keeping moving, preventing Aurelio from controlling successfully.
Aurelio wants to pass the guard but Fantastic is keeping the position.
Aurelio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic is trying to keep Aurelio in close.
Aurelio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic pulls Aurelio in to control the position. #T1#
Fantastic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic keeps trying to improve his position.
Aurelio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic is trying to keep Aurelio in close.
Aurelio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aurelio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aurelio lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fantastic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aurelio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aurelio tries to free his leg and advance position but Fantastic is retaining full guard. #T2#
Aurelio throws a big elbow that misses.
Aurelio stopping the sweep attempt from Fantastic.
Fantastic looking to control.
Fantastic keeping full guard, as Aurelio tries to pass.
Aurelio postures up in Fantastic's guard and throws a big left but Fantastic blocks it.
Aurelio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic wants to sweep but no luck.
Aurelio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fantastic trying to keep a closed guard but Aurelio is proving a slippery customer.
Fantastic pulls Aurelio in close to his closed guard and prevents Aurelio from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3#
Fantastic wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fantastic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aurelio thumps Fantastic with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aurelio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aurelio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Aurelio does it's job there.
Fantastic tries to move into range but Aurelio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#TD#
Aurelio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic wants to control but Aurelio is keeping busy.
Aurelio thows a huge punch but Fantastic dodges it nicely.
Aurelio is keen to just control but Fantastic is a slippery customer.#T4#
Fantastic is looking for a sweep. Aurelio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Aurelio is working for a submission of some sort.
Aurelio is trying to control. Fantastic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fantastic tries to roll over but Aurelio keeps him under control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fantastic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aurelio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aurelio.
Fantastic wants to control but Aurelio is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Aurelio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fantastic defends it well.
Aurelio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Aurelio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Fantastic takes a swing at Aurelio's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Fantastic gets tackled into the cage by Aurelio. Aurelio maintains the clinch.
Fantastic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aurelio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fantastic can do to turn this around?
Fantastic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aurelio's elbow.
Aurelio is trying to maintain a safe position but Fantastic gets an underhook and turns Aurelio into the cage.
Fantastic tries a body shot but Aurelio blocks it.
Fantastic lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aurelio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aurelio's elbow.
Fantastic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fantastic backwards. #TD#
Aurelio ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Aurelio no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aurelio lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Aurelio trying to control but Fantastic is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fantastic is on top in guard. #REVB#
Aurelio is trying to keep Fantastic in close. #SUB#
Aurelio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fantastic defends it easily.#SUB#
Aurelio is looking for a triangle but Fantastic pushes his legs off easily. #T2##SUB#
Aurelio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fantastic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aurelio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aurelio is trying to hold Fantastic in close to prevent damage but Fantastic has managed to pass into half guard.
Aurelio trying to hold on to Fantastic's head to control him but Fantastic postures up.
Fantastic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aurelio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T3#
Fantastic thows a huge punch but Aurelio dodges it nicely.
Aurelio tries to get to full guard but Fantastic has control of the leg.
Aurelio won't allow Fantastic to pass to mount.
Fantastic working over Aurelio with some ground and pound. Aurelio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aurelio manages to get to full guard.
Aurelio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Fantastic is posturing up here but Aurelio has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fantastic tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fantastic has to tap! Slick submission there by Aurelio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcelo Aurelio!
Our winner, Marcelo Aurelio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: UPG 33 Prelims
Date: May 18, 2016

#R1#
Radev walks into a straight right hand from Aurelio.
Radev stuffs the takedown.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #TD2#
Radev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Aurelio is looking for a sweep. Radev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aurelio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Radev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Radev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aurelio wants to improve his position but Radev is controlling well.
Aurelio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Radev is working away from the top position though.
Radev is trying to control. Aurelio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Radev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Radev is thwarting Aurelio's attempts to control the position.
Radev trying to control the action but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Radev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aurelio haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T1#
Aurelio tries to roll over but Radev keeps him under control.
Radev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aurelio is looking for a sweep. Radev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aurelio is staying active underneath Radev, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Aurelio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Radev pulls his head out easily.
Radev is trying to control the action in half guard but Aurelio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aurelio trying to control from the bottom.
Radev trying to pass the guard but Aurelio defending well.
Aurelio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aurelio.#SUB#
Aurelio looking for a guillotine here but Radev defends easily. #T2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Radev from controlling successfully.
Aurelio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Radev is one step ahead there.
Radev working some strikes from top position.
Radev trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Radev wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
Radev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3##SUB#
Radev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aurelio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Radev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aurelio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Radev postures up and lands a big shot to Aurelio's brow.
Aurelio trying to keep a closed guard but Radev is proving a slippery customer.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Radev from controlling successfully.
Aurelio is trying to keep Radev in close. #SUB#
Aurelio looking for a guillotine here but Radev defends easily.
Radev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T4#
Radev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Radev lands a couple of digs.
Radev pushing down on Aurelio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aurelio tries to get to full guard but Radev has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radev slips a nice elbow through Aurelio's hands, connecting with Aurelio's forehead.
Radev trying to mount his opponent but Aurelio defends it.
Aurelio is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Radev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Radev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Radev dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Aurelio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aurelio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radev was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelio.
Radev fails to land the takedown.
Radev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A lazy body kick from Aurelio
letting Radev counter with a right hand.
Aurelio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Radev walks into a left hand. #TD2#
Radev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aurelio seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Radev trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radev throws a big right hand that misses.
Aurelio wants to sweep here but Radev controlling him for the moment.
Nikolai Radev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Radev chips away with some ground and pound.#T1#
Radev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Radev postures up in Aurelio's guard and throws a big left but Aurelio blocks it.
Radev looking to pass the guard.
Radev scoring with some ground and pound.
Radev trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Radev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Radev is in close to Aurelio's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB#
Aurelio has his foot on Radev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Radev works his way back into a safe position though.
Radev is working Aurelio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Radev is posturing up here but Aurelio has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Radev tries to roll out but it's too tight and Radev has to tap! Slick submission there by Aurelio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcelo Aurelio!
A very excited looking Marcelo Aurelio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: UPG 30
Date: Apr 30, 2016

#R1#
Aurelio throws a lazy head kick
and Dy No Mite counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aurelio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aurelio throws a looping overhand right but Dy No Mite ducks down to avoid it.
Dy No Mite throws a push kick but Aurelio slaps the foot to one side.
Dy No Mite lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aurelio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dy No Mite is out of range and Aurelio settles back down.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dy No Mite as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Aurelio.
Dy No Mite throws a looping overhand right but Aurelio ducks down to avoid it.
Dy No Mite looks for the body kick but Aurelio saw that one coming.
Aurelio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aurelio lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aurelio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dy No Mite slips under a jab.
Dy No Mite has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice uppercut there from Dy No Mite.#TD#
Aurelio gets a takedown into half guard.
Dy No Mite controlling the position well. #T1#
Aurelio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dy No Mite keeping control of the position.
Aurelio lands with a punch from half guard.
Aurelio wants to pass the guard but Dy No Mite is defending well. #SUB#
Aurelio is working for a submission of some sort.
Dy No Mite wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aurelio thows a huge punch but Dy No Mite dodges it nicely.
Dy No Mite wants to get back to full guard.
Aurelio drops an elbow to the side of Dy No Mite's head.
Dy No Mite is trying to maintain the position but Aurelio is very close to passing his half guard.
Dy No Mite gets back to full guard.
Dy No Mite trying to control the position here.
Dy No Mite is trying to keep Aurelio in close. #T3#
Aurelio trying to control but Dy No Mite is working from the bottom.
Aurelio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aurelio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dy No Mite is trying to control the position but Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dy No Mite can't do much from the bottom here.
Aurelio fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Aurelio cracks Dy No Mite with a big right hand but Dy No Mite just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Aurelio trying to control the position but Dy No Mite is working away. #T4##SUB#
Aurelio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dy No Mite is looking to reverse the position.
Dy No Mite can't do much from the bottom here.
Aurelio throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dy No Mite regains half guard.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Dy No Mite is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelio prevents Dy No Mite from improving his position.
Dy No Mite keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 Marcelo Aurelio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aurelio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Aurelio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aurelio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dy No Mite sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelio looks to score with a jab to the body but Dy No Mite is just out of range.
Dy No Mite steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelio.
Aurelio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aurelio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aurelio tries for a takedown but Dy No Mite sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dy No Mite walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dy No Mite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelio throws out the jab.
Dy No Mite is looking for the big counter here.
Aurelio avoids the body shot from Dy No Mite.
Dy No Mite throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aurelio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dy No Mite throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Aurelio is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio throws a body kick that misses.
Dy No Mite scoring well with a low kick there.
Dy No Mite connects with a high kick.
DJ Dy No Mite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
That kick from Dy No Mite tenderised Aurelio's leg. Aurelio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut lands for Dy No Mite. That snapped Aurelio's head back.
Aurelio digs a good hook to Dy No Mite's body. #T1#
Dy No Mite ducks under a wild hook from Aurelio.
Aurelio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dy No Mite's sensitive parts.
A lazy left from Dy No Mite finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelio. Dy No Mite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dy No Mite with a nice cross.
Dy No Mite misses with a body kick.
Aurelio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dy No Mite throws a series of punches but Aurelio moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Aurelio misses the target.
Dy No Mite throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dy No Mite takes one to the side of the head.
Dy No Mite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aurelio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Dy No Mite swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Aurelio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelio takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick from Aurelio misses. #T2##TD#
Aurelio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Aurelio in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelio misses with the ground and pound.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Dy No Mite is working from the bottom.
Dy No Mite is trying to control Aurelio's posture but Aurelio avoids it.
Dy No Mite defending against the ground and pound.
Dy No Mite regains half guard there - taking advantage of Aurelio's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Marcelo Aurelio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aurelio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Dy No Mite wants to improve his position but Aurelio is controlling well.
Dy No Mite regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dy No Mite is trying to control the position but Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio chips away with some ground and pound.
Aurelio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dy No Mite pulls Aurelio in close to prevent any damage.
Aurelio tries to free his leg and advance position but Dy No Mite is retaining full guard.
Aurelio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dy No Mite's guard.
Aurelio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dy No Mite defending well though.
Aurelio wants to take a breather but Dy No Mite is having none of it. #T4#
Aurelio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dy No Mite is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aurelio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aurelio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aurelio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aurelio is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aurelio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aurelio lands with a punch from half guard.
Aurelio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dy No Mite does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dy No Mite trying to control here.
Dy No Mite works his way to full guard. Good work.
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 Marcelo Aurelio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aurelio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Dy No Mite lands with a nice body punch.
Aurelio throws a series of punches but Dy No Mite moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelio.
Dy No Mite blocks the body kick.
Dy No Mite steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio throws a leg kick which misses Dy No Mite's front leg but catches the back leg as Dy No Mite tries to avoid it.
Aurelio misses with a lunging right hand
and Dy No Mite counters with a nice body kick.
Dy No Mite ducks under a wild hook from Aurelio.
Aurelio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dy No Mite connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick there by Aurelio.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dy No Mite blocks a jab.
Dy No Mite scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dy No Mite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dy No Mite throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aurelio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dy No Mite's waist but Dy No Mite gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aurelio off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Dy No Mite on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dy No Mite digs a good body shot into Aurelio's ribs.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dy No Mite is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelio. #T1#
Dy No Mite swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to clinch up but Dy No Mite circles away and keeps his distance.
Aurelio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dy No Mite bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aurelio's head.#TD#
Aurelio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aurelio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dy No Mite keeps working.
Dy No Mite preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dy No Mite wants to control but Aurelio is keeping busy. #T2#
Dy No Mite is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aurelio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aurelio's back!
Aurelio rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dy No Mite trying to control the pace.
Aurelio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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!
Aurelio is trying to control the position but Dy No Mite postures up.
Dy No Mite must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aurelio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dy No Mite controls the pace.
Dy No Mite is continuing to stall.#T3##SUB#
Aurelio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dy No Mite doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dy No Mite manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aurelio wants to hit a switch here but Dy No Mite passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Aurelio there!
Dy No Mite controlling his opponent.
Aurelio tries to reverse the position but Dy No Mite maintains control.#T4#
Dy No Mite controlling from the full mount.
Dy No Mite can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aurelio is looking to escape.
Aurelio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dy No Mite trying to control but Aurelio is having none of it.
Dy No Mite takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
DJ Dy No Mite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aurelio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Dy No Mite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aurelio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Aurelio!
A victorious Marcelo Aurelio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: UPG 26
Date: Apr 02, 2016

#R1#
Aurelio slips a straight right by Katsidis.
Aurelio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Katsidis's calf.#TD2#
Aurelio gets a double leg takedown into Katsidis's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aurelio is in close to Katsidis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aurelio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aurelio is looking to work some ground and pound but Katsidis has wrist control.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Katsidis keeps moving.
Katsidis wants to sweep here but Aurelio controlling him for the moment.
Katsidis is pulling down on Aurelio's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Aurelio stops Katsidis from standing up.
Katsidis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Aurelio 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.
Aurelio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aurelio passes into half guard.
Aurelio working Katsidis over with strikes.
Katsidis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aurelio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Katsidis tries to roll over but Aurelio keeps him under control.
Katsidis is staying active underneath Aurelio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aurelio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Katsidis defending well though. #T2#
Katsidis wants to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Aurelio is trying to work for a kimura but Katsidis is defending well.
Aurelio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aurelio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Katsidis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aurelio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Katsidis is pressing down on Aurelio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aurelio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Aurelio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#ES#
Katsidis has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Aurelio has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Aurelio has Katsidis pushed against the cage.
Katsidis misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Good body shot from Katsidis.
Aurelio leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Katsidis breaks from the clinch.
Katsidis checks a low kick from Aurelio.
Katsidis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aurelio connects with an inside leg kick.#TD2#
Katsidis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aurelio to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aurelio controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Aurelio has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T4##ES#
Katsidis has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Aurelio is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Katsidis tries a knee to the head but Aurelio blocks it.
Aurelio avoiding damage as Katsidis throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Katsidis breaks the clinch.
Katsidis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Katsidis moves out of range.
Aurelio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Katsidis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left and a right from Aurelio both land. Nice combination.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Katsidis.
Aurelio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aurelio tries to land a leg kick but Katsidis saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Aurelio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Katsidis avoids the head kick by Aurelio.
A jab from Katsidis misses. #TD2#
Aurelio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Katsidis is trying to defend but Aurelio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Katsidis trying to control from the bottom.
Katsidis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Katsidis is working from the bottom.
Aurelio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Katsidis is defending against the submission attempts here by Aurelio.
Katsidis trying to control but Aurelio postures up. #T1##SUB2#
Aurelio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Katsidis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Katsidis holds on and takes a little breather.
Aurelio controls from within his opponent's guard.
Katsidis has his hands on Aurelio's head, controlling the position.
Katsidis wants to get back to his feet but Aurelio is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Katsidis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Katsidis wants to get back to his feet but Aurelio is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aurelio scores with a decent looking hook.
Aurelio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aurelio misses with a takedown
and Katsidis counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Aurelio.
Aurelio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katsidis.
Katsidis throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelio with the counter takedown but Katsidis avoids it easily.
Aurelio checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Katsidis throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Aurelio fakes the leg kick and cracks Katsidis in the body.
Katsidis misses with the combination.
Aurelio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Katsidis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelio.
Aurelio feints the counter takedown.
Aurelio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katsidis moves away.
Aurelio looks to land a right hand but Katsidis moved out of range.
Katsidis digs a good hook to Aurelio's body.
Katsidis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Katsidis lands a really nice looking cross but Aurelio seems unphased.
Aurelio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Katsidis rather than just go for the knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Katsidis.
Aurelio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katsidis. That did some damage!
Katsidis looks to land a left hand but Aurelio moved out of range nicely.
Aurelio throws a leg kick
and Katsidis counters with a nice body shot. #T4#
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!
Katsidis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a low kick but Katsidis moves out of range easily.
Aurelio looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsidis is just out of range.
Aurelio misses with a head kick.
Aurelio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from Katsidis.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Katsidis, as that shot connected. #TD2#
Aurelio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES#
Katsidis pushes Aurelio off and gets back to his feet.
Katsidis cracks the inside of Aurelio's front leg.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown but Katsidis shows good takedown defense.
Katsidis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aurelio avoids the body shot from Katsidis.
Katsidis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aurelio feints the counter takedown.
Aurelio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And Aurelio tries to counter it with a takedown but Katsidis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achilleo Katsidis dominated that second round.
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!
#R3#
Aurelio thuds a left hand into Katsidis's body.
Aurelio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Katsidis connects with a right hand. Aurelio shakes it off.
Aurelio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsidis.
Katsidis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelio.
Katsidis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Katsidis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aurelio lands a jab to Katsidis's midsection.
Aurelio misses with a left hand
and Aurelio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Katsidis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aurelio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aurelio misses with the combination.
Katsidis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katsidis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD#
Katsidis lands a big head kick that sends Aurelio tumbling to the mat! Katsidis takes a step backwards and waves Aurelio back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Aurelio is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Marcelo Aurelio has been cut.#T1#
Katsidis scores with a hook to the body. Aurelio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aurelio is still on wobbly legs! Can Katsidis finish him?
Katsidis lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Aurelio head around and knocks him out cold! Katsidis hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Achilleo Katsidis!
During a confident post fight interview, Achilleo Katsidis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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