No Exit FC II PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Aaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nego drama kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joao Carlos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyler Aaron's chin.

Aaron
vs
Carlos

180 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Aaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aaron lands a head shot.
Carlos drops his hands momentarily and Aaron takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carlos tries for a takedown but Aaron sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Aaron clinches up with Carlos and pushes him back against the cage.

Aaron jumps guard.

Aaron has his foot on Carlos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carlos works his way back into a safe position though.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Aaron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aaron has Carlos pulled in close to control his posture.
Aaron keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Carlos is fighting to break Aaron's control of his arms but Aaron is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carlos trying to control but Aaron is working from the bottom.
Aaron seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaron wants to sweep here but Carlos controlling him for the moment.
Aaron wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Aaron looking for a sweep. Not yet Aaron, not yet.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Aaron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aaron is adopting a defensive guard.
Aaron has a closed guard, preventing Carlos from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aaron is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aaron keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Aaron wants to sweep but no luck.
Aaron has control of Carlos's left arm, preventing Carlos from doing any damage.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Aaron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aaron throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aaron cracks the inside of Carlos's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aaron misses with a body kick.
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Aaron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aaron throws a series of punches but Carlos moves out of range.

Aaron drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aaron slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Aaron avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aaron is breathing heavily.
Carlos working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aaron manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlos wants to stand but Aaron is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aaron wants to sweep here but Carlos controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Aaron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Aaron dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aaron cracks Carlos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Carlos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Aaron wriggles free and stands up.
Joao Carlos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlos with a poor takedown
and Aaron counters with a two punch combo.

Aaron shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carlos's guard.
Aaron with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carlos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carlos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aaron.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlos working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos wants to sweep here but Aaron controlling him for the moment.

Carlos pushes a forearm under Aaron's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Aaron is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joao Carlos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Oliveira will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Alves
vs
Oliveira

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
198 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves tries for a takedown but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliveira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Alves shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oliveira is trying to defend but Alves finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Alves decides to return to a standing position.
Alves tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.

Alves clinches up with Oliveira and pushes him back against the cage.

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

Alves scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alves lands a nice short elbow.
Alves controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Alves seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oliveira for as long as he can get away with.

Alves stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Alves moves into the clinch.

Alves breaks from the clinch.

Alves scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alves is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves works his way into side control.
Oliveira is letting Alves control him for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruno Alves.

Alves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Alves has passed into side control.
Oliveira wants to control but Alves postures up.

Alves decides to stand back up. Alves steps back and let's Oliveira get back to his feet.
Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliveira swivels and escapes.

Alves drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Oliveira has an active guard here but Alves has managed to pass into half guard.
Oliveira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oliveira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Alves 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.

Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Alves gets the takedown into side control.
Oliveira is looking to regain half guard here but Alves keeps moving and retains side control.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
Alves is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Oliveira will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alves has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Oliveira!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alves fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alves content just to control the position here.
Alves has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oliveira's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a big shot there that rocks Oliveira but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oliveira wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Oliveira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alves content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Oliveira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alves landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Alves dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Alves darts in and clinches Oliveira up against the cage.
Oliveira keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oliveira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Alves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliveira wants it to stay on the feet.
Alves wants to clinch but Oliveira slips to the side

and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Alves kicks off Oliveira and gets to his feet.
Alves shoots in but Oliveira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Alves with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a good, hard body kick but Oliveira shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bruno Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Oliveira is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alves in particular looking to stall.
Alves thows a huge punch but Oliveira dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to improve his position but Alves is controlling well.
Oliveira wants to sweep but Alves has passed to side control!

Alves tries for a kimura but Oliveira is defending well.
Oliveira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to get back to full guard.
Alves content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alves controlling the action here.
Alves stops Oliveira from getting back to his feet.
Hugo Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruno Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alves in particular looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alves, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Bruno Alves!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Bruno Alves!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Bruno Alves!

Bruno Alves wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mehk Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galvao has chosen Uh Papai Chego as his entrance music. Daniel Galvao looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Daniel
vs
Galvao

195 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mehk Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniel stuffs the takedown.
Galvao closes the distance and clinches up with Daniel, looking for a takedown. Galvao pushes Daniel against the cage but Daniel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mehk Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Galvao.

Daniel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Galvao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Daniel trying to control but Galvao is working from the bottom.

Galvao is looking for a triangle but Daniel pushes his legs off easily.
Daniel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Galvao looks gassed!

Galvao is looking for a triangle but Daniel pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel trying to control the position from guard on top but Galvao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galvao being controlled here, momentarily.
Daniel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniel wants to pass the guard but Galvao is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Daniel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daniel wants to control from the top but Galvao keeps moving.
Daniel 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.
Daniel scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel trying to control but Galvao is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mehk Daniel.

Daniel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Daniel showed some decent athleticism there.
Daniel working over Galvao with some ground and pound. Galvao looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Galvao is trying to get back to full guard.
Daniel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Galvao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel controlling the action here.
Daniel wants to stand but Galvao has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Galvao wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

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

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

Daniel moves into range and clinches up with Galvao.
Galvao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daniel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Galvao fails to pull guard.
Galvao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mehk Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Galvao.

Daniel decides to pull guard.

Daniel working for a triangle but Galvao defends it easily.
Galvao preventing the sweep.
Galvao is breathing heavily.
Daniel is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daniel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Galvao defends well.
Daniel trying to control the position.
Daniel wants to stand and escape but Galvao is having none of it.
Galvao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniel is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniel tries to clinch but Galvao is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Daniel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daniel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniel is looking to clinch but Galvao is avoiding it.
No joy there for Daniel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Galvao misses with a takedown attempt

and Daniel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Galvao trying to control but Daniel postures up.
Daniel wants to stand up but Galvao has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daniel stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Daniel throws a sloppy head kick and Galvao moves out of range easily.

Galvao fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Daniel sprawls well initially but Galvao persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Galvao is stalling here. Daniel is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Galvao seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Daniel has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Galvao gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Daniel throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Galvao because Daniel loaded up on that one.
Daniel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Galvao can't escape the position.

Daniel stands up from mount. Strange move.
Daniel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Galvao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mehk Daniel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick from Daniel lands but Galvao takes it in his stride.
Daniel misses with a takedown attempt

and Galvao counters with a takedown into side control.
Galvao trying to control the position but Daniel is working away.
Daniel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Galvao works to advance to full mount. Daniel defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mehk Daniel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daniel tries to lock up and control but Galvao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Galvao controlling the pace for now.

Galvao working for a guillotine from mount but Daniel is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Galvao wants to control the pace but Daniel is squirming around nicely.

Galvao jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Daniel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Daniel and Galvao has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Daniel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Galvao swings around for an armbar but Daniel sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Galvao's guard.
Galvao has a closed guard, preventing Daniel from standing up.
Galvao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daniel manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daniel has his foot on Galvao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Galvao works his way back into a safe position though.
Daniel keeping moving, preventing Galvao from controlling successfully.
Daniel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daniel striking off his back but it's not causing Galvao any problems.
Daniel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Galvao is controlling him.
Daniel keeping moving, preventing Galvao from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Daniel gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Galvao's face as Daniel controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Galvao.
Well Daniel 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Mehk Daniel!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Mehk Daniel!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Mehk Daniel!

Mehk Daniel wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaspar Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ciro Xagas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaspar Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis
vs
Xagas

192 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
228 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaspar Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ciro Xagas!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xagas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xagas misses with a double jab.

Davis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Xagas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xagas keeps working.
Davis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Davis decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Davis misses with the combination.
Xagas scores with a head kick.
Xagas tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xagas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Xagas wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Xagas moves out of range easily.
Davis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Xagas's defenses.
Xagas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis slips under a jab.

Davis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Davis stands up from half guard.
Ciro Xagas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Xagas sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Davis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Xagas was covering up waiting for the punch and Davis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Davis is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xagas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Xagas controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Xagas wants to stand but Davis is controlling the position.

Davis drops back looking for a leg! Xagas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Xagas manages to kick Davis off! Davis jumps back into Xagas's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xagas keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xagas swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis looks for the body kick but Xagas saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Davis takes the fight into the clinch.

Xagas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaspar Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xagas scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Xagas misses.
Ciro Xagas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xagas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xagas lands a two punch combo.
Xagas falls off balance throwing a combination

and Davis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Xagas!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis avoids the attempt from Xagas to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaspar Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Xagas throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Xagas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xagas throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Xagas looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Xagas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xagas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Xagas.
Davis wants to clinch up but Xagas keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xagas throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Xagas is breathing heavily.

Xagas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davis to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Davis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Xagas, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Xagas gets caught flat footed, as Davis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Davis advances to half guard.
Davis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Xagas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Davis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Davis trying to control from half guard but Xagas is working away.
Xagas is looking to get back to full guard here but Davis has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xagas tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Davis is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Xagas tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis cracks Xagas with a nice body shot.
Davis has Xagas pressed against the cage, preventing Xagas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Xagas manages to break the clinch.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Xagas to counter with a crisp jab.
Xagas misses with a double jab.

Davis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Xagas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Xagas looking for a sweep but Davis has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Davis lands a big shot there that rocks Xagas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Davis controlling his opponent.
Xagas is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaspar Davis 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!

Xagas misses with the combination.
Xagas misses with a combination

and Davis counters with a single leg into guard. Xagas didn't expect that.

Davis stands up from Xagas's guard - Davis perhaps looking for a knockout.

Davis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Xagas to the mat! Xagas manages to get full guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Xagas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xagas keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Xagas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davis stands and steps away. Xagas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Xagas misses with a combination

and Davis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xagas looking for a sweep. Not yet Xagas, not yet.
Xagas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Xagas trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Davis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Davis passes Xagas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Xagas tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Davis manages to move to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Xagas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xagas can't escape the position.
Davis working the ground and pound effectively.
Ciro Xagas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Davis quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Davis but it's paid off an Xagas is forced to tap! Nice work by Davis.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaspar Davis!

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FIGHT
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53%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashawn Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Manolo Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silva
vs
Curry

198 cm
27
208 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
220 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manolo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rashawn Curry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Curry as Silva shoots in.
Curry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva looks for the body kick but Curry saw that one coming.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Curry slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Curry's ribs.
Silva swinging wildly here.

Curry clinches with his opponent.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Curry has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Curry - that landed with a thud.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Curry won't allow it.
Curry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva is breathing heavily.
A short left from Curry.
Silva tries to break free but Curry pushes him back against the cage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Curry throws an elbow that misses.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Curry is controlling him.
Curry displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.

Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Curry is defended easily by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Curry counters with a left to the body.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Curry looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Curry sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva slips a jab from Curry.
Curry throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curry.
Curry fails with a takedown attempt.
Curry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Curry clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Curry.
Curry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Curry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Curry manages to break the clinch.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curry misses with an uppercut.
Curry misses with an uppercut.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Curry has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Curry.

Curry breaks the clinch.
Curry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva takes one on the button.
Curry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Curry lands a jab to the head.

Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry lands with a right to the head.
Curry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Curry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Curry as the two fighters clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Curry is working Silva over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Curry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Curry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Curry.
Curry lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Curry.

Curry breaks from the clinch.

Curry takes the fight into the clinch.
Curry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Curry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Curry breaks the clinch.
Silva slips a jab from Curry.
Curry misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Curry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Curry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Curry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Curry misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Curry with that takedown attempt.
Manolo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashawn Curry.
Curry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Curry misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva throws a low kick but Curry avoids it.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Curry.
Curry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Curry misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Curry looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries to work over Curry's front leg with a kick but Curry checks it.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curry throws out the jab.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curry jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Curry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Curry lands a jab to the head.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curry.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Curry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Curry looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva thumps Curry with a low kick.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Curry leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Curry misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Curry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva looks to land a combination but Curry avoids it well.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curry.
Manolo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curry misses the jab.
Curry throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Curry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Curry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Curry swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decent striking displayed by Curry there.
Silva shoots in but Curry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Curry misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Curry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Curry thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Curry thinking.
Curry lands a lovely overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Curry as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slow jab from Curry misses its intended target.
Rashawn Curry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Curry misses with a series of wild punches.
Curry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Curry lands a two punch combo.
Curry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Curry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Curry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curry.
Curry looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva moves away from the strike by Curry.
Curry misses with a kick to the body.
Curry throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curry throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Curry.
Curry lands with a right hand.
Curry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry lands with a cross.
Curry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Curry throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Curry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Curry throws a hook but Silva blocks it.

Curry scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.

Curry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Curry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Curry.
Curry misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Curry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Curry off to one side.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Curry.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
Curry throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Nice body punch from Curry.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Curry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Curry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manolo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashawn Curry.
Curry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab from Curry misses.
Curry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Curry looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Curry shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Curry dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva defending well as Curry loads up on a big left hand.
Curry cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Curry misses.
Curry jabs at Silva's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Curry clinches.
Curry is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Curry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Curry is defended easily by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashawn Curry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Curry throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Curry dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Curry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Curry.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Curry - just one landing.
Silva tries to bum rush Curry with a series of wild strikes but Curry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Curry.
A jab from Curry misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Curry misses with a straight left.

Curry instigates a clinch.
Curry throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Curry.
Curry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Curry.
Curry digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Curry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Curry.
Curry works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Curry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.

Curry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Curry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Curry is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Curry lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Curry as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Curry.
Curry lands a body shot.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Curry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a low kick but Curry avoids it.
Curry tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva tries to circle away but Curry has him pinned against the cage.
Curry tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Curry slowing the pace effectively.
Curry has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Manolo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashawn Curry.
Curry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva wants to break free but Curry has control.

Curry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Curry shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Curry but Curry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Curry avoids a kick to the body.
Curry scores with a jab to the body.
Curry throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Good exchange - Curry coming out on top.
Curry throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Curry misses with a looping left.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curry scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
A big left from Curry misses.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Curry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Curry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Curry circles away quickly and effectively.
Curry throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.

Curry rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Curry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Curry throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Some wild striking there from Silva.

Curry moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Curry wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Curry has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashawn Curry really 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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Curry is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Curry has control.
Curry lands a body shot.
Curry lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Curry.

Curry manages to break the clinch.
Curry lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Curry shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Curry is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva moves out of range as Curry strikes.
Curry thows a left - swing and a miss!

Curry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Curry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Curry.
Curry cracks Silva with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Curry shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Curry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Curry clinches up against the cage.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Curry keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Curry misses with an elbow strike.
Curry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Curry lands a right hand.
Curry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curry is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Curry.
Curry pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curry leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Curry connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Curry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manolo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashawn Curry.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Curry throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Curry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Curry lands a two punch combo.
Curry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Curry cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curry missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Curry shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curry.
Nice shot lands for Curry.
Curry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva slips a jab from Curry.
Curry scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Curry misses with an uppercut.
Curry misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Curry lands a jab.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Curry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva defending well as Curry loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.

Curry drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.

Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curry throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva looks for a takedown but Curry sprawls well.
Curry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curry.
Curry's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Curry duly obliges.

Curry moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Stalling in the clinch from Curry.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Curry is controlling him.
Curry is working Silva over against the cage.
Curry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curry lands a left hand.
Curry tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Curry keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Curry has double underhooks.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Curry's takedown attempt.
Curry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Curry is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashawn Curry dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Curry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curry lands a left hand.
Curry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Curry lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Curry.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Curry has him pressed against the cage.
Curry lands a body punch.

Curry breaks from the clinch.

Curry rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Curry.
Nice elbow from Curry.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good body shot from Curry.
Curry wants a takedown but no success here.
Curry has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Curry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva avoiding damage as Curry throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Manolo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashawn Curry.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Curry misses with an elbow over the top.
Curry slows down the pace here.
Curry keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.

Curry manages to break the clinch.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Curry is out of range.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curry throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Curry looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.

Curry closes the distance and clinches.
Curry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curry cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rashawn Curry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Curry is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Curry pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Curry misses with an elbow strike.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Curry keeps him there for the moment.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Curry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Curry trying to land knees to the body.
Curry lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Curry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Curry - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Curry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Curry.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Curry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Curry won't allow it.
Curry digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Curry.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Curry's takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to break free.
Curry keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Curry has him pressed against the cage.
Curry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Curry breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Curry lands a jab to the head.
Curry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Curry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Curry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Curry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Curry moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
A jab from Curry misses.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Curry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Curry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Curry settles back down.
Curry looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Curry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Curry looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Curry 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Curry drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Curry lands a shot to the body.
Curry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Curry lands a damaging elbow.
Curry missing with knees to the body.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rashawn Curry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Curry has him pressed against the cage.
Manolo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Curry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rashawn Curry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Curry 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Rashawn Curry!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Rashawn Curry!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Rashawn Curry!

Rashawn Curry wins by unanimous decision!
Rashawn Curry is the new light heavyweight champion!

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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Ahrun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideon Abieezer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ahrun
vs
Abieezer

185 cm
20
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
24
184 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Ahrun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gideon Abieezer!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahrun swinging wildly here.
Ahrun scores with a jab. Abieezer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ahrun swinging wildly here.
Ahrun throws a right and a left that Abieezer avoids nicely.
Ahrun paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abieezer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abieezer takes one on the button.
Abieezer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ahrun swivels and escapes.
Abieezer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ahrun but Ahrun pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rickson Ahrun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Abieezer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ahrun closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ahrun lands in his opponent's guard.
Ahrun postures up in Abieezer's guard and throws a big left but Abieezer blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahrun has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Abieezer is proving hard to escape from.
Ahrun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ahrun wanted to stand there but Abieezer had control of the position.
Ahrun has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ahrun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahrun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Abieezer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ahrun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ahrun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer trying to keep a closed guard but Ahrun is proving a slippery customer.

Abieezer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ahrun defends it easily.
Ahrun wants to get up but he can't break Abieezer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ahrun.
Ahrun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abieezer on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abieezer trying to control the position here.

Abieezer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ahrun defends it easily.
Ahrun tries to stand but Abieezer is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abieezer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ahrun is aware though and is defending well.
Ahrun wants to stand and escape but instead Abieezer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ahrun is breathing heavily.

Abieezer drops back looking for a leg! Ahrun is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ahrun manages to kick Abieezer off! Abieezer jumps back into Ahrun's guard.
Abieezer passes Ahrun's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Abieezer 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.

Abieezer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ahrun counters with a nice uppercut.
Abieezer with a poor takedown
and Ahrun counters with a one-two to the body.
Ahrun displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abieezer misses with a takedown attempt

and Ahrun counters with a takedown into side control.
Rickson Ahrun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Abieezer.
Abieezer wants to control but Ahrun postures up.
Abieezer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ahrun kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Ahrun stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Abieezer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ahrun counters with a nice body shot.
Abieezer tries for a takedown but Ahrun circles away easily
and Ahrun counters with a two punch combo.
Abieezer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahrun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abieezer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Ahrun both land. Nice combination.

Ahrun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Abieezer regains half guard.

Abieezer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ahrun is thwarting Abieezer's attempts to control the position.

Abieezer looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahrun seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Abieezer moves into full guard.

Abieezer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ahrun can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Abieezer looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahrun is looking to work some ground and pound but Abieezer has wrist control.

Abieezer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Abieezer working for a triangle but Ahrun defends it easily.

Ahrun gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer with a poor takedown
and Ahrun counters with a three punch combo that has Abieezer backing up. Abieezer nods at Ahrun to acknowledge the strikes.
Ahrun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahrun shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rickson Ahrun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abieezer shoots and misses

so Ahrun counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abieezer is trying to control the position but Ahrun postures up.
Ahrun throws a strike but Abieezer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Abieezer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ahrun throws a nice looking combination but Abieezer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahrun closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ahrun misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Ahrun.
Abieezer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahrun.
Abieezer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ahrun counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ahrun breaks the clinch.
Ahrun throws a right hand that Abieezer ducks under and follows up with a left that Abieezer also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Ahrun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahrun throws a nice looking combination but Abieezer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahrun fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ahrun.

Abieezer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Abieezer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ahrun manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Abieezer has Ahrun in his guard.
Ahrun throws a big right hand that misses.
Abieezer is trying to keep Ahrun in close.
Ahrun has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Abieezer is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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

Abieezer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahrun trying to control from the bottom.

Ahrun is defending against the submission attempts here by Abieezer.
Abieezer wants to take a breather but Ahrun is having none of it.

Abieezer 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.

Abieezer is looking for a kimura but Ahrun is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Abieezer to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Ahrun tries to roll over but Abieezer keeps him under control.
Abieezer stops Ahrun from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Abieezer 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.

Abieezer is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Abieezer really 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.

Ahrun lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Abieezer tries for a takedown but Ahrun circles away easily

and Ahrun counters with a single leg into guard. Abieezer didn't expect that.

Ahrun is sitting in close to Abieezer's body. Abieezer has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ahrun is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ahrun is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Abieezer.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gideon Abieezer!
Gideon Abieezer is the new welterweight champion!

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