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BEFKT 3 - James vs Oliveira PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilbert Burns is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
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, Gilbert Burns!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis has closed the distance and engaged Burns in a clinch.
Burns jumps guard but Pettis turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Burns tries to pull guard but Pettis forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Pettis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Burns managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis wants to stand but Burns is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is controlling Pettis's posture.
Pettis tries to stand but Burns is controlling from the bottom.
Burns pushes Pettis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to clinch up.
Burns only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Burns tries to keep at a distance but Pettis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns wants to break free but Pettis has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burns tries to break the clinch but Pettis is controlling the position.
Burns wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Pettis has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Pettis.
Pettis prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.
Burns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pettis has him pressed against the ropes.
Burns fails to pull guard.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Burns.
Burns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pettis has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.
Pettis pushes Burns back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pettis has Burns pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pettis pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Burns tumbling to the mat - Pettis dives into Burns's guard.
Burns controlling Pettis's posture.
Pettis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Burns has a closed guard, preventing Pettis from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns controlling the position.
Pettis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Burns's guard.
Burns controlling Pettis's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
That's time! Pettis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pettis moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pettis with a body shot.
Burns has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Pettis backs off Burns throws a huge counter combo but Pettis manages to avoid it all.
We've been told by Pettis's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pettis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pettis is looking to clinch.
Pettis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burns lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis moves into the clinch.
Pettis keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pettis walks away with a smile on his face. Burns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pettis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
Pettis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Burns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettis.
A nice combination there by Pettis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Burns's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pettis tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Pettis is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Burns follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pettis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pettis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pettis tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Pettis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pettis has Burns pressed against the ropes, preventing Burns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Pettis has him pressed against the ropes.
Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettis tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Burns misses.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Burns's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pettis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pettis tries to clinch up.
Pettis tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Pettis is looking to clinch.
Burns let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pettis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pettis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns flicks out a counter leg kick but Pettis steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pettis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burns is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pettis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pettis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pettis is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Burns's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Burns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pettis wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to clinch.
Pettis wants to clinch.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettis.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pettis stalks Burns and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burns's face. Burns staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Burns's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pettis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anthony Pettis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pettis tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Pettis scores with a three punch combo!
Pettis wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right handed body shot lands from Pettis.
Burns tries to break the clinch but Pettis is controlling the position.
Burns tries to pull guard but Pettis forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Pettis has clasped his hands together around Burns's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Burns stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pettis tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Burns keeps Pettis under control for a moment.
Gilbert Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Pettis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burns misses with an elbow from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Pettis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pettis 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Niga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roy Niga's chin.
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152 lbs
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290 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Niga!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Santos stands and steps away. Niga gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Santos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Niga on his heels. He'll look to pass Niga's guard now, I'm sure.
Santos prevents Niga from getting back to his feet.
Niga 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.
Santos gets to his feet. Niga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Santos shoots in and bounces Niga off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Santos gets to his feet. Niga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niga is trying to work for a sweep but Santos has mounted him!
Santos stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Niga's guard.
Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Niga, up you get!
Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Niga was covering up waiting for the punch and Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Niga is working an open guard so Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Niga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Niga looks winded!
Niga is trying to hold Santos in close to prevent damage but Santos has managed to pass into half guard.
Santos decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets to his feet - Niga follows without any prompting.
Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Santos stands up from Niga's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Niga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Niga is working an open guard so Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santos decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos decides to stand up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Niga has eaten all the pies!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Santos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Niga quickly recovers to half guard.
Santos escapes and gets back to his feet.
Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Niga is trying to defend but Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santos decides to stand and escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Niga is breathing heavily.
Santos gets to his feet. Niga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Niga gets caught flat footed, as Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Santos gets to his feet. Niga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Niga was covering up waiting for the punch and Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos stands up from Niga's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Niga enables Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Niga manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Niga, up you get!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Niga enables Santos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Niga manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Santos gets to his feet. Niga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Roy Niga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Santos decides to stand back up.
Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos stands up and beckons Niga to his feet.
Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Niga sprawls well initially but Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Santos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Niga is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos escapes and gets back to his feet.
Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Niga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Niga to get to his feet.
Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos stands up from Niga's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Santos gets the takedown into side control.
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.
Santos stands up and beckons Niga to his feet.
Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Niga's guard.
Santos stands up and waves to Niga to follow him.
Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets to his feet - Niga follows without any prompting.
Santos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Niga to the ground. Santos is now in Niga's guard.
Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
Santos decides to return to a standing position.
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.
Santos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Niga looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santos stands up and beckons Niga to his feet.
Santos looking to score a takedown here. Niga is defending well but Santos drives through and ends up in Niga's guard.
Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Niga's guard.
Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Niga, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Santos!
A very excited looking Gustavo Santos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castillo has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music. The key to victory for James Pearson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson gets a clinch.
Castillo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson moves into the clinch successfully.
Pearson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castillo tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castillo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearson smiles and moves away.
Pearson instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castillo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
James Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Castillo.
Castillo jumps guard but Pearson turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Castillo tries to pull guard but Pearson won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Castillo breaks the clinch.
Pearson moves into the clinch successfully.
Castillo jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Castillo around his waist. Castillo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pearson successfully pulls guard.
Castillo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pearson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castillo stops Pearson from standing up.
Pearson is looking for a triangle but Castillo pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've been told by Pearson's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pearson closes the distance and pushes Castillo back into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Castillo tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Castillo drops back down to his feet.
Pearson pulls guard effortlessly.
Castillo is pushing down on Pearson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pearson is fighting to maintain full guard but Castillo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pearson looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Castillo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pearson is not content to let Castillo control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Pearson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pearson rushes Castillo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Jesus Castillo has been cut.
Pearson is trying to trip Castillo. He has hold of a leg but Castillo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pearson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pearson stays in close to Castillo's body and controls the position.
Castillo is trying to control the position but Pearson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson tries to free his leg and advance position but Castillo is retaining full guard.
Castillo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pearson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Castillo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pearson has Castillo in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Castillo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Castillo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pearson is trying to control but Castillo manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pearson just holding on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Castillo controlling his opponent.
Castillo prevents Pearson from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Castillo. What's that going to do exactly?
Castillo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pearson is trying desperately to improve position.
Pearson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Castillo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Pearson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pearson tries to control the position but Castillo now has his back.
You can see the frustration on Pearson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pearson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Castillo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus Castillo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesus Castillo's cut.
That's time! Pearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Castillo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castillo feints the counter takedown.
Pearson darts in and clinches Castillo up against the ropes.
Castillo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearson smiles and moves away.
Pearson gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Pearson pushes Castillo against the ropes. Pearson is working some dirty boxing. Pearson pushes off with a quick right hook! Castillo goes down! Castillo tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pearson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: One stop. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James is looking to clinch.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
James backing away here, and Oliveira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by James.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but James is wise to it.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oliveira's coach down at Soul Supremacy - UK was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Oliveira's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliveira swivels and escapes.
We've been told by James's head coaches at Soul Supremacy - UK that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
James backing away here, and Oliveira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
James moves into range and clinches up with Oliveira.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James closes the distance and clinches.
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
James moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliveira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
James tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oliveira sprawls well initially but James persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
James perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
James stops Oliveira from getting back to his feet.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oliveira is trying to stand up here but James is controlling him well.
James 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oliveira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as James shoots in.
James backing away here, and Oliveira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
James clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James breaks the clinch.
Oliveira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oliveira, pushing him back against the ropes.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James shoots in but Oliveira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
James has Oliveira up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but James is wise to it.
James shoots in looking for a takedown but Oliveira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing James's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Peter James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
James closes the distance and pushes Oliveira back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
James darts in and clinches Oliveira up against the ropes.
Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira feints a counter leg kick.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thiago Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James has a takedown stuffed.
Oliveira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James rushes Oliveira and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
James tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but James is wise to it.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Oliveira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to clinch up.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oliveira is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Oliveira circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliveira feints a counter leg kick.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oliveira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by James.
Oliveira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
James drives through and clinches with Oliveira against the ropes.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peter James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
Oliveira stuffs the takedown.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James darts in looking for a takedown but Oliveira gets double underhooks and turns James into the ropes.
James backing away here, and Oliveira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thiago Oliveira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James backing away here, and Oliveira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
James backing away here, and Oliveira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliveira feints a counter leg kick.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
James wants to clinch.
Oliveira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
James tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
James closes the distance and pushes Oliveira back into the ropes.
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.
Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
James tries to clinch up.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James backing away here, and Oliveira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
James is looking to slow Oliveira down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James looks to land a body kick but Oliveira moved away.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James backing away here, and Oliveira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Thiago Oliveira just about did enough to take it.
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.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peter James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James clinches with his opponent.
James breaks the clinch.
James moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but James is wise to it.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira feints a counter leg kick.
Oliveira slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James is looking to clinch.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
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.
James tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira feints a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Oliveira feints a counter leg kick.
Oliveira leaves James with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
James closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
James wants to clinch.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
James loads up on a big right hand but Oliveira slips the punch.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
James tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
Oliveira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
James tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James backing away here, and Oliveira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
James moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but James is wise to it.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but James is wise to it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Thiago Oliveira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
James closes the distance and pushes Oliveira back into the ropes.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Oliveira avoids the damage to the body.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
James backing away here, and Oliveira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
James moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
James wants to clinch.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to clinch.
James tries to clinch up.
Oliveira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
James dives in and grabs Oliveira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes down on James's head and hops out.
Oliveira feints a counter leg kick.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but James is wise to it.
Thiago Oliveira 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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oliveira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but James is wise to it.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Oliveira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but James is wise to it.
James tries to clinch up but Oliveira circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliveira flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
James moves in looking to clinch but Oliveira pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
James closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James tries to clinch up.
James tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Oliveira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira feints a counter leg kick.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Oliveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oliveira tries a quick counter leg kick but James is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James wants to clinch.
Peter James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oliveira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thiago Oliveira!
Thiago Oliveira is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Thiago Oliveira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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