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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sidney Nagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sidney Nagal enters the cage!

Edgar
vs
Nagal

195 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casey Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sidney Nagal!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Edgar has managed to clinch.
Nagal trying to land knees to the body.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Nagal has him pressed against the cage.
Nagal trying to land knees to the body.
Edgar avoiding damage as Nagal throws knees to the body.
Nagal trying to land knees to the body.
Edgar tries to break free but Nagal pushes him back against the cage.
Nagal effectively controlling the action here.
Nagal receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Nagal keeps control of Edgar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nagal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nagal tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagal lands a nice knee to the body.
Edgar is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagal has double underhooks.
Edgar tries to break the clinch but Nagal is controlling the position.
Nagal scores a nice knee to the body.
Edgar wants to break free but Nagal has control.
Edgar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Edgar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nagal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nagal missing with knees to the body.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from Nagal.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nagal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nagal has Edgar pressed against the cage, preventing Edgar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagal missing with knees to the body.
Nagal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Nagal working Edgar over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Nagal.
Nagal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
Edgar managing to block the knees to the body from Nagal.
Nagal looks gassed!
Nagal tries to land a knee to the head but Edgar blocks with his arms.
Nagal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Nagal.
Edgar avoiding damage as Nagal throws knees to the body.
Nagal tries to stall but Edgar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nagal stalling.
Nagal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Edgar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Edgar is trying to force a seperation but Nagal has the dominant position.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Edgar is trying to force a seperation but Nagal has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Edgar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nagal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edgar's efforts to push away.
Nagal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagal won't allow it.
Edgar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nagal smiles and moves away.

Nagal instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Nagal tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar avoids the damage to the body.

Edgar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Edgar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nagal looking to pass the guard.
Edgar trying to keep a closed guard but Nagal is proving a slippery customer.
Nagal looking to pass the guard.
Edgar pulls Nagal in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Casey Edgar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Edgar throws a lazy body kick

and Nagal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sidney Nagal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nagal as he jumps to the side.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Nagal avoids it well.
Nagal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edgar fails with a takedown attempt.
Edgar throws a combination that misses

and Nagal moves into the clinch.
Edgar tries to score a body lock takedown but Nagal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Edgar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nagal obliges.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nagal obliges.
Nagal lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Nagal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagal scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Nagal.

It looks like Casey Edgar has been cut.
Nagal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Edgar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nagal landing knees to the body.
Nagal lands a good knee to the midsection. Edgar won't want to take too many of those.
Nagal lands a good knee to the midsection. Edgar won't want to take too many of those.
Nagal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nagal.
Nagal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Edgar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edgar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nagal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagal working Edgar over with knees to the body.
Edgar wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagal won't allow it.
Sidney Nagal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nagal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nagal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Edgar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nagal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nagal trying to land knees to the body.
Edgar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nagal has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar avoiding damage as Nagal throws knees to the body.
Nagal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Nagal is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is trying to maintain a safe position but Nagal gets an underhook and turns Edgar into the cage.
Nagal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Nagal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nagal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
Edgar has had enough of the clinch but Nagal keeps him there for the moment.
Edgar tries to break free but Nagal pushes him back against the cage.
Nagal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Edgar is trying to push Nagal away but Nagal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Edgar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nagal forces his way into half guard.
Nagal trying to mount his opponent but Edgar defends it.
Nagal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nagal is working away from the top position though.
Edgar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nagal wants to pass the guard but Edgar is defending well.
Edgar works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Edgar wants to get back to his feet but Nagal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nagal trying to control the position from guard on top but Edgar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sidney Nagal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Casey Edgar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Edgar throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nagal counters by clinching up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nagal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Nagal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar avoids it.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nagal obliges.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nagal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Edgar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Edgar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nagal missing with knees to the body.
Nagal stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Edgar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nagal working Edgar over with knees to the body.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Nagal is controlling him.
Nagal working Edgar over with knees to the body.
Nagal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
Nagal lands a nice knee to the body.
Nagal missing with knees to the body.
Nagal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nagal trying to land knees to the body.
Edgar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nagal walks away with a smile on his face. Edgar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Edgar has closed the distance and engaged Nagal in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Nagal.
Sidney Nagal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nagal walks away with a smile on his face. Edgar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar fails to land with a series of punches.
Nagal tries to clinch up.

Edgar shoots in and bounces Nagal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nagal is proving hard to escape from.
Edgar wants to control from the top but Nagal keeps moving.
Edgar postures up and lands a big shot to Nagal's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagal has his hands on Edgar's head, controlling the position.
Edgar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Edgar tries to free his leg and advance position but Nagal is retaining full guard.
Edgar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Edgar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Edgar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagal wants to sweep here but Edgar controlling him for the moment.
Edgar tries to stand but Nagal is controlling from the bottom.
Casey Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagal wants to sweep but no luck.
Nagal keeping moving, preventing Edgar from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edgar throws a body kick that misses

and Nagal counters by moving into the clinch.
Edgar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nagal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar is trying to stall.
Nagal scores a nice knee to the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sidney Nagal!

C
A

C
B

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 Atai Shisei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jumbo Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Shisei
vs
Joe

188 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Atai Shisei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jumbo Joe!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shisei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shisei throws a combination that misses
and Joe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shisei really felt that one!
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shisei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atai Shisei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Joe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shisei makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joe controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shisei is squirming around, avoiding Joe's attempts to control the action.
Shisei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Joe working the ground and pound effectively.
Shisei takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joe trying to control but Shisei is having none of it.

Joe working for a guillotine from mount but Shisei is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe wants to control the pace but Shisei is squirming around nicely.
Joe looking to finish Shisei with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shisei!
Joe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Joe trying to control but Shisei is having none of it.
Joe lands a nice shot to the head.
Shisei wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Joe wants to finish this one by submission but Shisei is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Joe.
Shisei really wants to buck Joe off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shisei is squirming around, avoiding Joe's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Joe is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Shisei to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Shisei shrugs it off.

Joe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shisei manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shisei tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Joe is cranking Shisei's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Shisei! He's tightened the choke and Shisei is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jumbo Joe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dele Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Obasi
vs
Jones

184 cm
30
217 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

192 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dele Obasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Obasi keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Obasi.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Obasi.
Jones looks to clinch

and Obasi counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Obasi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones is trying to buck Obasi off.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Obasi working away.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Obasi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Obasi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Obasi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones is trying to work for a sweep but Obasi has mounted him!
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi landing shots from mount.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.

Obasi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obasi landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Obasi won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Obasi looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi controlling from the full mount.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Obasi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Jones is rocked!
Obasi postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Jones in real trouble here! The ref calls for Jones to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dele Obasi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robontius Pontilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Pontilius
vs
Silva

180 cm
24
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robontius Pontilius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Neymar Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Pontilius which made him look bad.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Pontilius pushes him off.
Silva cracks the inside of Pontilius's front leg.
Pontilius swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pontilius defends it nicely.
Silva tries to clinch there but Pontilius circles away.
Pontilius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robontius Pontilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neymar Silva.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Pontilius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pontilius throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pontilius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pontilius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robontius Pontilius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pontilius throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Pontilius is breathing heavily.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Pontilius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pontilius throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva shoots in but Pontilius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pontilius misses with a wild combination.
Pontilius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva tries for a takedown but Pontilius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pontilius pinned against the cage. Pontilius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva tries to clinch but Pontilius is having none of it.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Pontilius had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontilius stuffs the takedown.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pontilius throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pontilius as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Pontilius does no damage.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Pontilius.
Pontilius swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
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!
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Pontilius, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Pontilius against the cage but Pontilius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva shoots in but Pontilius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontilius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva throws a series of punches but Pontilius moves out of range.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pontilius!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pontilius is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Pontilius on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pontilius tries to get out of the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva tries to control but Pontilius wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pontilius because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva tries to control but Pontilius wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pontilius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Pontilius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Pontilius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva tries to clinch up but Pontilius circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva feints and then cracks Pontilius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pontilius down.
Pontilius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Pontilius keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pontilius takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Pontilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Pontilius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Robontius Pontilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neymar Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.

Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pontilius keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Silva stands up and beckons Pontilius to his feet.
Robontius Pontilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontilius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pontilius as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pontilius.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pontilius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pontilius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva forces Pontilius back against the cage and clinches.
Silva is looking to control Pontilius's arms but Pontilius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Pontilius tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva tries for a takedown but Pontilius manages to get underhooks.
Pontilius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pontilius just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pontilius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva is trying to push Pontilius away but Pontilius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pontilius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neymar Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pontilius tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Pontilius's front leg but catches the back leg as Pontilius tries to avoid it.
Pontilius moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Pontilius swinging wildly here.
Pontilius stuffs the takedown.
Robontius Pontilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pontilius keeps the fight on the outside.
Pontilius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Pontilius as Silva shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neymar Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Pontilius misses with a few strikes there.
Pontilius blocks a jab.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pontilius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pontilius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Pontilius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Pontilius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Pontilius moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva looks for a takedown but Pontilius sprawls well.
Robontius Pontilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neymar Silva.
Pontilius misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Pontilius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Pontilius. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
A combination from Pontilius does no damage.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Pontilius tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pontilius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pontilius looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva throws a body punch but Pontilius moves out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pontilius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pontilius throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Pontilius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pontilius tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pontilius to the ground. Pontilius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pontilius takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Pontilius in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pontilius pinned against the cage. Pontilius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pontilius throws a big shot that misses.
Pontilius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pontilius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pontilius throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pontilius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Pontilius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pontilius misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pontilius sprawls well. Pontilius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pontilius throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pontilius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Pontilius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Pontilius scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pontilius will feel that in the morning.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Pontilius sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pontilius.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Pontilius as Silva shoots in.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pontilius pinned against the cage. Pontilius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robontius Pontilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pontilius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pontilius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neymar Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice takedown defense from Pontilius. No joy for Silva on that attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Neymar Silva.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neymar Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snow comes to the cage accompanied by Just Like You Imagined. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Snow
vs
Stark

182 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark shoots in but no luck this time.

Stark gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Stark.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Stark.

It looks like Jon Snow has been cut.
Nice elbow from Stark.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Stark lands an elbow just above Snow 's eye.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Snow in his tracks for a moment.
Stark lands an elbow just above Snow 's eye.
Snow can't break the clinch.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark has Snow pressed against the cage, preventing Snow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Snow shrugs off.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stark.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Snow shrugs off.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Snow in his tracks for a moment.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Snow shrugs off.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Snow in his tracks for a moment.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Stark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Snow is rocked!
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Snow's defenses.
Oh Snow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Snow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Snow seems to have got his legs back now.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Snow in his tracks for a moment.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Snow is trying to break the clinch but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Snow takes an elbow to the temple.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Snow shrugs off.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.

Jon Snow's cut is getting worse.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Snow in his tracks for a moment.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Snow in his tracks for a moment.
Snow is pressed against the cage. Stark pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Snow! Two more big strikes from Stark and Snow crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brandon Stark!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dassem Ultor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hinton
vs
Ultor

181 cm
21
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dassem Ultor!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hinton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ultor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hinton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hinton misses with a leg kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ultor enables Hinton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ultor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ultor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hinton!

Ultor get's back to his feet.
Ultor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ultor takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Dassem Ultor has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ultor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ultor keeps the fight on the outside.
Hinton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ultor throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ultor lands the left hand.
Hinton scores with a head kick.
Hinton is breathing heavily.
Ultor lands with a cross.
Hinton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ultor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hinton under the eye.
A shot to the liver by Ultor. Beautiful body shot.
Ultor with a nice cross.
Ultor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hinton eats them both and turns towards Ultor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ultor scores with a jab. Hinton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ultor thumps Hinton with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ultor. That's going to slow Hinton down.
Hinton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Hinton is rocked!
Ultor blocks a head kick by Hinton.
Oh Hinton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hinton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ultor finds it's way round the side to connect with Hinton's head.
Ultor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hinton under the eye.
Ultor scores with a leg kick.
Hinton seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ultor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ultor digs a good body shot into Hinton's ribs.
Hinton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ultor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dassem Ultor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ultor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ultor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hinton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ultor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hinton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ultor lands a nice shot to the body.

Ultor drops Hinton with a beautiful combination! Hinton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ultor is looking for the KO!
Ultor scores with a punch to the head.
Ultor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ultor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hinton. That did some damage!
Ultor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hinton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ultor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ultor.
Ultor throws a front kick that sends Hinton stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hinton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ultor.
Ultor with a jab.
Ultor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ultor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ultor scores with a jab.
Nice cross by Ultor.
Michael Hinton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ultor.
Ultor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hinton backs up against the cage.
Ultor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hinton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hinton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hinton tries to keep at a distance but Ultor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ultor lands a nice shot to the body.
Ultor lands with a left to the head.
Ultor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ultor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ultor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hinton backwards.
Ultor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ultor lands a hook that snaps the head of Hinton backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ultor as Hinton tries to tie him up.
A short left from Ultor.

Ultor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hinton with a poor takedown
and Ultor counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ultor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ultor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hinton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hinton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ultor to score with a decent uppercut.
Ultor lands a head kick. Hinton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dassem Ultor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dassem Ultor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ultor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hinton. Hinton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ultor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hinton.
Ultor punishes Hinton's body with a nice straight punch.
Hinton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ultor defends it nicely.
Ultor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ultor lands a slapping body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ultor!
Hinton throws a sloppy head kick

and Ultor counters by moving into the clinch.
Ultor lands a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ultor lands a hook that snaps the head of Hinton backwards.
Ultor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
A short body shot lands from Ultor as the two fighters clinch.
Ultor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hintons head.
Still in the clinch, Ultor scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ultor lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ultor lands with a left to the head.
Hinton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ultor pushes Hinton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ultor.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ultor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ultor lands with a short shot to the head.
Ultor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ultor presses Hinton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ultor cracks Hinton with a nice body shot.
Ultor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hinton backwards.

Ultor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ultor blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ultor to score with a decent uppercut.
Ultor throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Hinton stumbling backwards into the cage! Hinton bounces back off the cage towards Ultor, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Ultor lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Ultor celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dassem Ultor!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Sahebt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sahebt
vs
Castro

190 cm
20
181 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

187 cm
23
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Sahebt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Castro!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sahebt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sahebt is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
Castro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Sahebt gets a clinch.
Castro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sahebt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sahebt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Sahebt.
Sahebt lands an elbow inside.
Sahebt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sahebt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
James Sahebt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Castro.
Sahebt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sahebt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castro after a bit of a struggle.
Sahebt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sahebt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sahebt has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Castro regains guard immediately.
Castro working a defensive guard here.
Sahebt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Castro keeping full guard, as Sahebt tries to pass.

Sahebt drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Sahebt seems to have locked his on tight now - Castro screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sahebt, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). James Sahebt!
James Sahebt retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking James Sahebt rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.