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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adriano Ribeiro has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Duggan
vs
Ribeiro

187 cm
23
197 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

188 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White 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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Duggan!
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, Adriano Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duggan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ribeiro is trying to get back to his feet.
Duggan working the head with strikes.
Duggan 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.

Duggan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ribeiro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ribeiro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Duggan connects with a decent elbow.
Duggan prevents Ribeiro from escaping the position.
Ribeiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duggan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Duggan working the head and body with strikes.

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

Duggan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan prevents Ribeiro from escaping the position.
Ribeiro looks gassed!
Ribeiro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ribeiro down.
Duggan grinds an elbow into Ribeiro's temple.

Duggan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Duggan lands a few punches from side control.
Ribeiro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Duggan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ribeiro stops Duggan from passing to mount.
Ribeiro is trying to get back to his feet.

Duggan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Ribeiro has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Duggan lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Duggan.

Duggan tightening his grip on Ribeiro, looking for the choke.
Ribeiro holding both Duggan 's hands and preventing any damage.
Duggan lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Duggan has Ribeiro flattened out and is raining down punches.
Duggan missing with punches from the back.
Ribeiro is keeping busy.

Ribeiro is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Duggan is looking to clinch.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duggan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Duggan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duggan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duggan tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.

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.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Duggan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duggan wants to clinch up but Ribeiro keeps it at a distance.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Ribeiro scores with a head kick.
Ribeiro wants to clinch up but Duggan keeps it at a distance.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
An inside leg kick lands from Duggan.
Duggan tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duggan throws a right and a left that Ribeiro avoids nicely.

Duggan rushes Ribeiro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ribeiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duggan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ribeiro is trying to break the clinch but Duggan has him pressed against the cage.
Duggan tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch but Duggan keeps him there for the moment.

Duggan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ribeiro regains guard immediately.
Duggan won't allow Ribeiro to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Duggan thuds his shin into the meat of Ribeiro's side.
Ribeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan tries to clinch up but Ribeiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch but Duggan is avoiding it.

Duggan clinches up against the cage.
Ribeiro looking to throw knees to the head but Duggan is blocking nicely.
Duggan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Duggan tries for a takedown but Ribeiro manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Duggan.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duggan has him pressed against the cage.
Duggan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ribeiro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ribeiro darts in trying to clinch
and Duggan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ribeiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duggan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ribeiro clinches but Duggan breaks the clinch

and Duggan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duggan.
Ribeiro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duggan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duggan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to stand up but Duggan is controlling him.
Ribeiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duggan works over Ribeiro with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duggan cracks Ribeiro with a solid left hand.
Duggan prevents Ribeiro from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Duggan counters by moving into the clinch.
Duggan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Duggan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Duggan.

Ribeiro manages to break the clinch.
Duggan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ribeiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Duggan counters with a one-two to the body.

Duggan clinches.
Duggan tries to score a body lock takedown but Ribeiro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Ribeiro breaks from the clinch.
Tim Duggan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ribeiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to clinch but Duggan slips to the side

and Duggan moves into the clinch.

Ribeiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adriano Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan wants to clinch up but Ribeiro keeps it at a distance.
Ribeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Duggan tries to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Duggan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duggan blocks a head kick by Ribeiro.

Duggan pushes Ribeiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Duggan wants a takedown.

Ribeiro breaks the clinch.
Adriano Ribeiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duggan throws a series of punches but Ribeiro moves out of range.
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribeiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Duggan counters by clinching up.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the head but Duggan blocks with his arms.

Duggan successfully pulls guard.
Duggan controls Ribeiro momentarily but Ribeiro frees himself.

Ribeiro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro wants to stand and escape but instead Duggan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Duggan is working Ribeiro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ribeiro wants to stand but Duggan is controlling the position.

Duggan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ribeiro tries to clinch up

and Duggan moves into the clinch.
Duggan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ribeiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duggan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Ribeiro manages to break the clinch.
Duggan avoids the head kick by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch but Duggan is avoiding it.
Duggan tries to clinch but Ribeiro is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ribeiro moves into range and clinches up with Duggan.
Ribeiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duggan has him pressed against the cage.

Duggan gets control of Ribeiro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Duggan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Duggan wants to sweep here but Ribeiro controlling him for the moment.
Ribeiro wants to stand but Duggan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Duggan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ribeiro wants to stand but Duggan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Duggan wants to sweep but no luck.
Duggan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ribeiro!
Ribeiro really wants to buck Duggan off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Duggan dominated that second round.
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!

Ribeiro throws a sloppy head kick

and Duggan counters by clinching up.
Ribeiro prevents a takedown attempt there.

Duggan manages to break the clinch.
Duggan moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.

Duggan takes the fight into the clinch.
Duggan is working for takedown but Ribeiro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ribeiro missing with knees to the body.
Ribeiro throws a knee to the head but misses.

Duggan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Duggan clinches up with Ribeiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Ribeiro missing with knees to the body.
Duggan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ribeiro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Duggan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Duggan forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.
Duggan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ribeiro missing with knees to the body.
Duggan looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Duggan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ribeiro tries to clinch there but Duggan circles away.
Ribeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Duggan clinches up with Ribeiro and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Duggan avoids the damage to the body.

Duggan is trying to trip Ribeiro. He has hold of a leg but Ribeiro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Duggan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Duggan wants to control from the top but Ribeiro keeps moving.
Ribeiro wants to get back to his feet but Duggan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duggan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Duggan tries for a kimura but Ribeiro is defending well.
Duggan cracks Ribeiro with a big elbow.
Ribeiro is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Duggan landing strikes.
Duggan trying to control the position but Ribeiro is working away.
Tim Duggan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ribeiro is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Duggan is controlling him well.
Ribeiro gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Duggan lands a big elbow.
Ribeiro really wants to buck Duggan off and get back to his feet.
Duggan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ribeiro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ribeiro taking shots to the head.
Duggan looking to finish Ribeiro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ribeiro!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan lands a heavy elbow.
Ribeiro is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Duggan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ribeiro is looking to escape.
Duggan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Duggan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ribeiro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Duggan working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Ribeiro looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Duggan! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tim Duggan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamid Munsif Kanaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Chromo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanaan's entrance music is Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal. A fine choice. Perry Chromo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Munsif Kanaan
vs
Chromo

187 cm
22
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamid Munsif Kanaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Perry Chromo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanaan blocks a head kick by Chromo.
Kanaan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kanaan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Kanaan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kanaan throws a right hand that Chromo ducks under and follows up with a left that Chromo also avoids with ease.
Chromo dodges the punch combination from Kanaan.
Kanaan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chromo.
Kanaan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kanaan misses with a double jab.
Chromo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kanaan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Perry Chromo has been cut.
Kanaan misses with a wild combination.
Chromo looks for a takedown but Kanaan sprawls well.
Kanaan lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Chromo sprawling to the canvas. Kanaan follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Chromo hang on?

Chromo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chromo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chromo looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaan blocks the strikes from Chromo.
Chromo trying to control but Kanaan postures up.

Chromo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kanaan decides to return to a standing position.
Kanaan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kanaan rushes Chromo with punches - Chromo moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Chromo goes down! Kanaan follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamid Munsif Kanaan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramiro Crisp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertrand Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertrand Russel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Crisp
vs
Russel

190 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramiro Crisp!
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, Bertrand Russel!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Ramiro Crisp has been cut.
Crisp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Russel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crisp passes Russel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Russel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crisp scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crisp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crisp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Russel's head.
Crisp wants to take a breather but Russel is having none of it.
Crisp 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.
Crisp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Russel's head.
Russel is refusing to be controlled, as Crisp sits in half guard.
Russel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crisp passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Russel is looking to improve his position but Crisp isn't that keen on the idea.
Crisp misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Crisp with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crisp lands a big shot there that rocks Russel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Crisp trying to control but Russel is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Crisp.
Russel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Crisp.
Crisp cracks Russel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Crisp working Russel over with strikes here.
Crisp with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crisp punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crisp takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Crisp is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Russel is surviving well by controlling Crisp's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crisp lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Crisp tries to control but Russel wriggling away.
Crisp looking to ground and pound but Russel is blocking nicely.
Russel can't escape the position.
Crisp is landing with some decent strikes but Russel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crisp thowing shots but they're missing.
Russel is trying to escape the mount.
Russel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Crisp fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Crisp throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Crisp unloading with bombs!
Russel looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crisp raining down shots from the mount!
Crisp throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramiro Crisp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramiro Crisp's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Crisp drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Crisp lands a few punches from side control.
Crisp looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Russel is avoiding damage well.
Russel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crisp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crisp with the ground and pound but Russel regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Crisp is controlling the pace.
Crisp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crisp scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crisp working over Russel with some ground and pound. Russel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crisp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Russel defending well though.
Crisp tries to pass the half guard into mount. Russel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Crisp thows a huge punch but Russel dodges it nicely.
Russel is in trouble now - Crisp has advanced to mount!
Crisp wants to control the pace but Russel is squirming around nicely.
Russel is bucking up trying to escape but Crisp cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Crisp throws a wild left hand from mount and Russel manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Crisp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Russel is not content to let Crisp control the position.
Russel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crisp.
Crisp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crisp trying to pass the guard but Russel defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crisp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Russel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crisp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crisp is nestled in close to Russel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Crisp there.
Crisp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crisp is tying to control. Russel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Russel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crisp.
Crisp slips a nice elbow through Russel's hands, connecting with Russel's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crisp not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Crisp is working for a kimura but Russel is defending it quite comfortably.
Crisp takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Crisp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crisp wants to control but Russel is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramiro Crisp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ramiro Crisp's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Crisp keeps the fight on the outside.
Crisp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Russel but Russel pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Crisp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Russel is trying to stand.
Crisp wants to pass the guard but Russel is defending well.
Russel is controlling Crisp's trapped leg to prevent Crisp from advancing to side control.
Russel wants to get back to his feet.
Crisp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Russel defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crisp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crisp wants to control but Russel is keeping him busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crisp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Crisp closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crisp thows a huge punch but Russel dodges it nicely.
Crisp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Russel is in trouble now - Crisp has advanced to mount!
Crisp working Russel over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel is trying desperately to improve position.
Crisp looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crisp unloads with some shots from mount but Russel bucks and avoids them well.
Crisp breaks from Russel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Crisp wants to control the pace but Russel is squirming around nicely.
Crisp landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crisp unloading with bombs!
Crisp thowing shots but they're missing.
Russel tries to hold on but Crisp pushes him away.
Crisp throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Russel is bucking up trying to escape but Crisp cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Crisp throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Crisp punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crisp dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crisp throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Russel wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Crisp looking to control but Russel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Russel wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Crisp landing punches.
Bertrand Russel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramiro Crisp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crisp takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramiro Crisp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crisp, 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 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramiro Crisp!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konan Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James V Stubblefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Obrien
vs
V Stubblefield

193 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Konan Obrien!
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, James V Stubblefield!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obrien lands with a shot to the body.
Stubblefield thows a body shot but no joy.
Stubblefield scores with a head kick.
Obrien scores with a shot to the body.
Obrien blocks a head kick by Stubblefield.
Stubblefield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obrien avoids the head kick by Stubblefield.
Obrien lands with an uppercut that bounces Stubblefield off the cage and back into rage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obrien blocks a head kick by Stubblefield.
Stubblefield looks gassed!
Stubblefield tries to land a front kick but Obrien steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Obrien keeps the fight on the outside.
Obrien digs a good body shot into Stubblefield's ribs.
Obrien with a nice cross.
Stubblefield needs to keep his hands up - Obrien had a free shot at his head there.
Stubblefield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Obrien bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stubblefield's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien lands a right hook to the body.
Obrien lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obrien lands a nice looking body shot.
Stubblefield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good standup being displayed there by Obrien as he connects with a hook.
A left and a right from Obrien both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obrien fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James V Stubblefield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obrien connects with a body shot.
Obrien scores with a three punch combo!
James V Stubblefield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obrien scores with a jab.
Obrien looks for a takedown but Stubblefield sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Obrien.
Obrien connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stubblefield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Obrien with a jab.
Obrien connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Stubblefield tumbling to the canvas! Obrien pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Stubblefield was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Konan Obrien!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Nolty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Nolty has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Juan Aldo's chin.

Aldo
vs
Nolty

170 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
167 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Nolty!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nolty's waist but Nolty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aldo off to one side.
Nolty tries a head kick but it misses.
Nolty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aldo.
Nolty misses with a wild body shot.
Nolty looks to land a body kick but Aldo moved away.
Nice takedown defense from Nolty. No joy for Aldo on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nolty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Aldo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nolty's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nolty can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nolty wants to sweep here but Aldo controlling him for the moment.
Aldo passes Nolty's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aldo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aldo is taking a breather. Nolty says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nolty controls his leg.
Nolty works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nolty is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aldo stopping the sweep attempt from Nolty.
Aldo wants to control from the top but Nolty keeps moving.

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.
Nolty manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aldo is working hard here to advance position.
Nolty sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolty controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo regains half guard.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Nolty perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Aldo is trying to control but can't.
Aldo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nolty is taking a breather. Aldo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nick Nolty just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nolty throws a left and a right that both miss

and Aldo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nolty won't be happy with that.
Nolty struggling a bit here.
Nolty sneaks back into half guard.
Aldo wants to stand but Nolty has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nolty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juan Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Nolty throws a head kick that misses
and Aldo counters with a one-two to the body.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Nolty.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nolty in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Aldo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nolty is looking to reverse the position.
Nolty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aldo working away.
Nolty is not content to let Aldo control the position.
Nolty struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo trying to control the position but Nolty is working away.
Nolty manages to get back to half guard.
Aldo trying to control from half guard but Nolty is working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nolty misses with a wild combination.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Nolty is avoiding it.
Nolty walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aldo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two 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.
Nolty throws a body kick that misses.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aldo slips a jab from Nolty.
Nolty throws a lazy head kick

and Aldo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aldo.
Aldo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nolty pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nolty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aldo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nolty's head.
Nolty throws a sloppy head kick
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nolty misses with a head kick.
Nolty throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nolty stuffs the takedown.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nolty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aldo fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nolty throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Nolty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nolty.
Nolty tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nolty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aldo shoots for a double leg takedown but Nolty sprawls well. He's pushed Aldo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circling - Nolty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nolty misses with a kick to the body

so Aldo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nolty is controlling Aldo's posture.
Nolty wants to stand up but Aldo is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Aldo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Aldo has a takedown stuffed.
Aldo lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nolty.
No joy there for Nolty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nolty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo lands a two punch combo.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nolty.
A head kick by Nolty misses

and Aldo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Aldo thows a huge punch but Nolty dodges it nicely.
Nolty moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aldo is looking to stand up but Nolty won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolty trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nolty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Juan Aldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nolty manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aldo manages to get himself to full guard.
Aldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aldo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nolty 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.
Nolty sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aldo's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aldo trying to hold on to Nolty's head to control him but Nolty postures up.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Aldo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nolty looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nolty working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nolty with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to get back to full guard.
Nolty looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Aldo gets back to full guard.
Nolty looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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.
Aldo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aldo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Aldo keeping full guard, as Nolty tries to pass.
Aldo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nolty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nick Nolty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nolty content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Nolty.
Well Aldo 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Aldo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Silva
vs
Arona

180 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
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, Carlito Arona!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Arona should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Arona tries to clinch up.

Silva drives through and clinches with Arona against the cage.
Arona wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arona looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Silva pushes Arona up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arona up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Carlito Arona has been cut.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva cracks Arona with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Arona stumbling backwards into the cage! Arona bounces back off the cage towards Silva, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Silva lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Silva celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wanderlei Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Masilungan
vs
Nilsson

178 cm
19
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Crippler's Corner

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Masilungan!
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, Mike Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Masilungan misses its intended target.
Masilungan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nilsson as he avoids it easily.
Nilsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masilungan.
Masilungan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Masilungan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Masilungan scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Nilsson misses.
Nilsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nilsson moves away from the strike by Masilungan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson throws a looping overhand right but Masilungan ducks down to avoid it.
Masilungan shoots in for a double leg but Nilsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nilsson 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 Masilungan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masilungan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nilsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masilungan avoids the head kick by Nilsson.
Nilsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Masilungan's hands.
A slow jab from Nilsson misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan avoids the head kick by Nilsson.

Masilungan feints and as Nilsson raises his hands in defense, Masilungan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Masilungan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nilsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nilsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Masilungan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Masilungan is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nilsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Masilungan is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nilsson pushes Masilungan off looking to stand but Masilungan dives back in and keeps control.
Masilungan trying to control the pace.
Masilungan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nilsson tries to move into range but Masilungan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nilsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Masilungan.
Nilsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Masilungan feints and as Nilsson raises his hands in defense, Masilungan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Masilungan 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.
Nilsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masilungan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Masilungan tries to free his leg and advance position but Nilsson is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Masilungan trying to control the position from guard on top but Nilsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masilungan pushing down on Nilsson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Masilungan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Masilungan wants to pass to mount but Nilsson is defending 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.
Masilungan controlling the pace.
Masilungan thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nilsson to regain full guard.
Masilungan advances position into side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nilsson pushes Masilungan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Masilungan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Masilungan tries for a kimura but Nilsson is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan just content to control the position.
Nilsson wants to get back to his feet.
Masilungan controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Masilungan tries for a kimura but Nilsson is defending well.
Masilungan controls the position from side control.
Masilungan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nilsson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Masilungan 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. And we move into the final round!

Masilungan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masilungan ducks under a wild hook from Nilsson.
Nilsson tries to land a leg kick but Masilungan saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Nilsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nilsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masilungan checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson throws the kick towards the body but Masilungan avoids it.

Masilungan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Masilungan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nilsson has escaped the position, nice work there.

Masilungan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Masilungan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masilungan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nilsson's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan is looking to take a break and control but Nilsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Masilungan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nilsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nilsson prevents Masilungan from improving position.
The ground and pound from Masilungan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jed Masilungan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nilsson is trying to escape the position but Masilungan is controlling the position.
Nilsson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Masilungan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Masilungan takes a little break here. Nilsson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jed Masilungan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nilsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Masilungan - the referee stops the clock and Nilsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Masilungan. Nilsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jed Masilungan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masilungan 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jed Masilungan!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
21%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snouka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AntOnio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AntOnio Rodrigo Nogueira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimmy Snouka's chin.

Snouka
vs
Rodrigo Nogueira

188 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Snouka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AntOnio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Nogueira gets the takedown into side control.
Snouka is trying to improve his position.
Nogueira wants to control for a moment but Snouka uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Snouka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snouka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nogueira keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Snouka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Snouka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nogueira on the ground.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snouka content to control rather than advance.
Nogueira gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Snouka slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Snouka wants to land a leg kick but Nogueira is out of range.
Nogueira fails with the takedown.

Snouka clinches up against the cage.
Nogueira should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Snouka manages to break the clinch.
Nogueira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Snouka's waist but Snouka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nogueira off to one side.
Snouka lands a right hook to the body.
Snouka throws the left hand but Nogueira avoids the punch easily.

Snouka gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Snouka manages to pull guard.
Snouka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snouka isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nogueira stacks Snouka on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nogueira!
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Snouka tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two 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.
Nogueira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snouka keeps working.
Snouka manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snouka keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's four 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Snouka 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!

Snouka forces Nogueira back against the cage and clinches.
Nogueira missing with knees to the body.
Snouka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nogueira.

Snouka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Snouka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Snouka controlling the pace.
Nogueira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snouka trying to pass the guard but Nogueira defending well.

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.

Snouka decides to stand and escape the position.

Snouka rushes Nogueira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snouka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snouka throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
Nogueira throws a one two combo.
Snouka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Snouka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nogueira can't do much from the bottom here.
Snouka is staying tight to Nogueira's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Snouka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Snouka 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Snouka!