No Exit VI: Eye of the Storm PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royston McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes into the arena with Nicole - By Ash blaring out of the sound system. Simmons has chosen Hip Hop as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

McDonald
vs
Simmons

177 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royston McDonald!
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, Zak Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons has a takedown stuffed.
McDonald connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zak Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McDonald scores a takedown into full mount!
McDonald lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

It looks like Zak Simmons has been cut.
McDonald scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Simmons?
McDonald controlling the pace for now.
McDonald working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons is trying desperately to improve position.
McDonald content just to control the position here.
McDonald lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McDonald avoids the attempt from Simmons to control.
BOOM! McDonald connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Simmons is rocked!
McDonald throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Simmons because McDonald loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald cracks Simmons with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Simmons is still in real trouble! Can McDonald finish him?

The cut above Zak Simmons's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Royston McDonald!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Strange Disease kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boothe
vs
Jackson

190 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
203 lbs
6 - 9 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

JL Fightwear - $15.00 [THW]
Syndicate Drugs

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, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson checks a low kick from Boothe.
Boothe thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boothe sprawls well. Boothe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Boothe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boothe but Boothe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Boothe circles away.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Boothe.
Thomas Boothe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Jackson.
Boothe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Boothe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boothe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Thomas Boothe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boothe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boothe misses with a straight right.
Boothe misses with a wild body shot.
Boothe cracks Jackson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jackson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Boothe pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jackson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Boothe!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonatan Faust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kirby
vs
Faust

180 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jhonatan Faust!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faust tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faust fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Faust shoots in and bounces Kirby off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Faust trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Kirby trying to strike off his back.
Kirby lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Faust!
Faust slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Faust keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kirby tries to pass to full mount but Faust defends it.
Kirby throwing shots but Faust is blocking nicely.
Faust is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kirby scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby wants to take a breather but Faust is having none of it.
Kirby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faust's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Faust blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kirby.
Kirby is keen to just control but Faust is a slippery customer.
Kirby 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.
Kirby slips a nice elbow through Faust's hands, connecting with Faust's forehead.
Kirby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kirby lands a nice short elbow.
Kirby is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Faust!
Kirby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Faust?
Kirby drops a big elbow. That's hurt Faust! More shots from Kirby and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Kirby!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvagh Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyron Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reed
vs
Gracie

190 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calvagh Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed with a hook.

It looks like Kyron Gracie has been cut.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reed misses with a hook.

Reed gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gracie has eaten all the pies!
Reed can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Reed being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyron Gracie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Reed is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Reed.
Reed tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Reed will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie stays in close to Reed's body and controls the position.
Reed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kyron Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyron Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Reed ducks down to avoid it.
Reed fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Reed tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Calvagh Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Reed misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
Reed shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Reed misses with a takedown

and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Reed didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvagh Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Reed trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.

We're going to have a standup here because Calvagh Reed wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands the left hand.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie misses with a hook. Reed ducked under it nicely.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Reed fails with the takedown

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reed keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

Reed working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyron Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyron Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Reed is defending the position.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Reed is defending well.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Reed is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Reed is defending the position.

Reed is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Reed is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie has hold of Reed's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
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.
Reed is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Reed gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Reed gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Reed apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Reed lands the left hand.

Reed scores a takedown into full mount!
Gracie can't escape the position.

Gracie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reed.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reed.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Reed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calvagh Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Kyron Gracie!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Kyron Gracie!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Kyron Gracie!

Kyron Gracie wins by unanimous decision!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hunstad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington's entrance music is 2pac - Bad Boy Killers ft. The Outlawz. A fine choice. Brian Hunstad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Washington
vs
Hunstad

183 cm
29
192 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

190 cm
23
201 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing™
Fight Club Clothing™

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Troy Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Hunstad!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunstad is fending him off so far but Washington persists. Nope, Hunstad circles away and we're back to standing.

Hunstad shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Washington manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Washington looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Washington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunstad is aware though and is defending well.

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

Washington thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Washington wants to control from the top but Hunstad keeps moving.

Washington avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Washington stopping the sweep attempt from Hunstad.

Washington 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Washington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Washington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Hunstad looking for a guillotine here but Washington defends easily.

Washington 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunstad keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.

Hunstad is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Washington is aware though and is defending well.

Hunstad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Hunstad looking for a guillotine here but Washington defends easily.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Washington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Washington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Washington thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Washington wants to pass the guard but Hunstad is keeping the position.

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

Hunstad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Washington defends well.

Washington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Washington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Washington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Washington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Washington is breathing heavily.

Hunstad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

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

Washington thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Hunstad is looking for a triangle but Washington pushes his legs off easily.

Washington 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.
Washington advances to half guard.

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

Washington is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hunstad has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hunstad is defending against the submission attempts here by Washington.

Washington is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hunstad sees it coming and defends easily.

Hunstad actively working from the bottom here.

Hunstad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Washington is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hunstad has managed to free his arm - good work.
Washington trying to control from half guard but Hunstad is working away.
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 Troy Washington will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hunstad decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Hunstad is looking for a kimura here.

Hunstad is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Washington sees it coming and defends easily.

Washington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Hunstad is looking for a kimura but Washington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hunstad to get the leverage.
Hunstad wants to pass the guard but Washington is defending well.

Washington looking for submissions off his back.
Washington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hunstad is breathing heavily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington wants to control from the top but Hunstad keeps moving.

Hunstad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Washington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Washington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Washington 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.

Hunstad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Washington defends well.

Washington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Washington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Hunstad has his foot on Washington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Washington works his way back into a safe position though.

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

Washington drops back looking for a leg! Hunstad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hunstad manages to kick Washington off! Washington jumps back into Hunstad's guard.
Washington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hunstad keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.

Washington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Washington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Hunstad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Washington thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throwing strikes from guard but Hunstad blocks nicely.

Hunstad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hunstad can't keep his opponent in guard - Washington advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Washington slows the pace down in half guard.

Washington is working for a submission of some sort.

Washington wants to work for an arm triangle but Hunstad is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hunstad tries to roll over but Washington keeps him under control.

That's four 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.

Washington 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.
Troy Washington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hunstad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Washington pulls his head out easily.
Washington trying to control the action but Hunstad is working from the bottom.

Washington is working for a submission of some sort.

Washington seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunstad tries to roll over but Washington keeps him under control.
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 Troy Washington will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Washington digs a good hook to Hunstad's body.
Hunstad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Washington doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hunstad counters with a single leg into guard. Washington didn't expect that.
Washington tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Washington had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hunstad defends it easily.
Hunstad tries to free his leg and advance position but Washington is retaining full guard.

Washington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunstad is aware though and is defending well.

Washington has his foot on Hunstad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hunstad works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Hunstad drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunstad jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Hunstad drops back looking for a leg! Washington is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Washington manages to kick Hunstad off! Hunstad jumps back into Washington's guard.
Washington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunstad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Washington looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hunstad is defending well. Washington quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hunstad has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Washington celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Troy Washington!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Genetia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Storm
vs
Genetia

183 cm
27
194 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Storm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enrico Genetia!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Storm misses.
Genetia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Storm takes one on the button.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Genetia.
Storm uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Genetia has time to react.
Horrible takedown by Storm or perhaps it was just good defense by Genetia which made him look bad.
Genetia is looking to slow Storm down with leg kicks.
Genetia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Genetia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Genetia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genetia. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genetia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Storm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Genetia missing with a left hand there. Storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Genetia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Genetia lands with an uppercut that bounces Storm off the cage and back into rage.
Genetia throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Genetia ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Storm walks into a stiff left hand from Genetia.
Genetia just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genetia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Genetia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Storm's head backwards.
Storm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab by Genetia.
Andrew Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Genetia.
Genetia cracks the inside of Storm's front leg.
Storm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Genetia pinned against the cage. Genetia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Genetia fakes the leg kick and cracks Storm in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Storm jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Genetia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm misses with a combination
and Genetia counters with a series of strikes. Storm will be more careful next time no doubt.
Genetia moves out of range as Storm strikes.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Genetia is out of range.
Storm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Genetia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A right-left combo lands from Genetia.
Genetia tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm misses with a hook to the body
and Genetia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Storm swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Genetia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Storm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Genetia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Genetia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Storm had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big left from Genetia misses.
Genetia throws a good cross that connects.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Storm. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Genetia moves out of range as Storm strikes.

Genetia drops Storm with a beautiful combination! Storm stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Genetia is looking for the KO!

Storm is rocked!
Genetia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Storm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Genetia scores with a hook to the body. Storm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Storm is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Genetia. That's going to slow Storm down.
Storm seems to have got his legs back now.
Good exchange - Genetia coming out on top.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Genetia.
Genetia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Storm misses with a combination
and Genetia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Genetia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enrico Genetia 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.

Genetia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Genetia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Storm might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Storm scores with a nice head shot.
Storm throws a sloppy body shot
and Genetia counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Storm! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrico Genetia!
Enrico Genetia is the new middleweight champion!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaspar Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Davis
vs
Kid

192 cm
22
235 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
247 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaspar Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Kid!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid is looking to clinch.
Alex Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kid shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kid would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davis controls Kid momentarily but Kid frees himself.
Kid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kid stays in close to Davis's body and controls the position.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing Kid from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis tries to clinch but Kid moves away

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

Kid decides to stand up.
Kid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side

and Davis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davis.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis won't allow Kid to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kid is on top in guard.
Kid trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davis's guard.

Kid gets to his feet - Davis follows without any prompting.
Davis misses with a takedown

and Kid counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davis's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.

Kid stands up from Davis's guard - Kid perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kid connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kid shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davis napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Kid is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Kid stands up.
Kid throws a head kick that Davis semi-blocks.

It looks like Jaspar Davis has been cut.
Kid with a jab.
Davis avoids the body shot from Kid.

Kid gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kid decides to stand and escape the position.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davis counters with a left to the body.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Kid. Kid gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Davis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Davis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Davis tries to control but Kid wriggling away.
Kid regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid is pressing down on Davis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kid is trying to keep Davis in close.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Kid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kid is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kid would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kid trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kid drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kid jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Kid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaspar Davis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kid has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.

Kid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good leg kick by Kid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Kid throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Jaspar Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kid gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kid shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davis's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid scores with a one two! Davis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kid lands a nice hook to Davis's body. Davis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Kid takes the fight into the clinch.

Kid breaks the clinch.

Kid rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Kid.
Kid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back 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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid thuds his shin into the meat of Davis's side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kid.
Davis 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.
Alex Kid seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kid.
Kid wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Kid stalls from top position.

Kid decides to stand back up. Kid steps back and let's Davis get back to his feet.
Kid misses with the combination.

Kid gets caught flat footed, as Davis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid managing to control the position.

Kid uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Kid gets a clinch.

Kid breaks from the clinch.

Kid drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kid would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Kid stands and steps away. Davis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kid shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Kid's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a series of punches but Kid avoids them all with ease.
Kid misses with a two punch combination.
Kid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis is looking to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kid.

Kid decides to stand back up. Kid steps back and let's Davis get back to his feet.
Kid wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Kid throws a combination that misses

and Davis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kid moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Kid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaspar Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Davis scores a takedown into full mount!
Davis moves to back control.
Alex Kid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kid rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kid wants to get back to full guard.
Kid is pressing down on Davis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kid is keeping the position for now.

Kid had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davis defends it easily.
Kid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but Kid is working from the bottom.

Kid pushes Davis off and gets back to his feet.
Kid shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Davis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.

Kid stands up from Davis's guard - Kid perhaps looking for a knockout.
Davis blocks a head kick by Kid.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kid throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Kid misses with a double jab.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kid swings away with a body shot that misses

and Davis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kid's 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!
Davis passes Kid's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kid slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Kid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis postures up.
Kid is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
Kid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kid is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Kid blocks nicely.
Kid wants to get back to his feet but Davis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four 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.
Kid looking for a sweep. Not yet Kid, not yet.
Davis wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Kid misses with a series of wild punches.
Kid misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis 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 Kid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kid fails with a takedown attempt.
Kid fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaspar Davis clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jaspar Davis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Davis swings for the body but Kid moves out of range.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.

Kid forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
Kid tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kid looking for a takedown.
Kid is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jaspar Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Kid.
Kid is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Kid misses.
Kid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Davis blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has his takedown stuffed

so Kid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kid wants to stand but Davis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Davis looking to control.
Kid wants to stand but Davis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kid's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid 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.
Kid keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.

Kid working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Davis trying to control but Kid is working from the bottom.
Davis with a nice head shot there.

Kid scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kid throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.

Davis moves into the clinch.

Kid gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Davis regains guard.

Kid decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kid fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

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

Kid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kid moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Davis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kid looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown. Kid tries to sprawl out of it but Davis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kid throws a left and a right that both miss

and Davis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kid's guard.
Kid manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.
Kid trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.

Kid thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kid wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.

Kid drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Davis dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Alex Kid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jaspar Davis'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!

Davis with a poor takedown
and Kid counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davis is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kid.
Davis can't do much from the bottom here.

Kid has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Davis tries to clinch up.

Kid looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Davis!

Kid stands up from mount. Strange move.
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.
Kid moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kid shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.

Davis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kid keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Davis wants to take a breather but Kid is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kid kicks Davis off and gets back to his feet.

Kid drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Davis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kid is aware though and is defending well.
Alex Kid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kid stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Davis blocks a head kick by Kid.
Kid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kid has taken the fight to the clinch.

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

Kid closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Davis quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis is trying to control but can't.
Kid trying to control the pace.
Kid wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to control Kid's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davis avoid being mounted?
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kid controlling the action here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Kid.
Kid thumps Davis with a low kick.
Kid thows a body kick. Davis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Davis will feel that in the morning.
Kid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.

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

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

Kid darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kid stands up from half guard.
Kid looks to land a combination. Davis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kid connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kid shoots in and gets a takedown into Davis's guard.

Davis is working an open guard so Kid takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kid counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaspar Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Kid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kid 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Alex Kid!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Alex Kid!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Alex Kid!

Alex Kid wins by unanimous decision!
Alex Kid is the new heavyweight champion!