QFC Tournament 670 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rider
vs
Almeida

175 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Rider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida swats away the attempt to clinch by Rider.
Rider clobbers Almeida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rider throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Almeida moves out of range of the leg kick from Rider.
Rider cracks Almeida with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rider lands a jab to the nose.
Rider takes one to the side of the head.
Almeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider throws a jab when Almeida was well out of range.
Almeida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rider.
Rider swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almeida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rider really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rider rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Almeida jabs Rider right on the nose. Rider blinks but takes it well.

Rider closes the distance and clinches.
Almeida prevents Rider from breaking the clinch.
Almeida tries to work over Rider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Almeida has Rider pressed against the cage, preventing Rider from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rider's elbow.
Almeida has a couple of punches blocked by Rider.
Rider is trying to break free.
Almeida tries to throw a body punch but Rider avoids it by throwing Almeida back against the cage.
Rider lands a left hand.
Almeida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Almeida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rider or not.
A short right from Almeida on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Almeida.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Almeida.
Almeida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rider swings wildly with an uppercut but Almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rider has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rider can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider scores with a nice hook to the head.
Almeida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rider letting Almeida take a breather here.
Almeida cracks Rider with a nice body shot.
Almeida is working Rider over against the cage.
Rider wants to get back to striking at distance but Almeida won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Almeida.
A short uppercut from Almeida.
Almeida scores with a shoulder strike.
Almeida tries to throw a body punch but Rider avoids it by throwing Almeida back against the cage.
Rider's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Almeida lands a shoulder strike.
Rider tries to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almeida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rider looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rider wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rider backwards.
Almeida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rider or not.
Almeida is stalling here.
Almeida prevents Rider from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Almeida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Almeida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Almeida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rider's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rider.
Rider is trying to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling him.
Rider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rider wants to get back to striking at distance but Almeida won't allow it.
Rider lands a shoulder strike.
Almeida scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Almeida scores with a decent looking hook.

Almeida cracks Rider with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rider looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Almeida finish him?

Rider is rocked!
Almeida walks into a stiff left hand from Rider.
Oh Rider is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rider thuds his right hand into Almeida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rider seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rider connects with a jab.
Rider tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almeida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Almeida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider slips a jab from Almeida.
Good shot there by Rider.
Almeida checks a leg kick.
Almeida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Almeida dips to his left and cracks Rider with an uppercut!
Almeida scores with a sloppy right hand. Rider should have avoided that one.
Rider misses with a low kick.
Rider lands a jab to the nose.
Almeida checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida cracks Rider with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Almeida scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Almeida finds it's target.
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!
Rider has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rider there as he acknowledges the shot.
Almeida drops his hands momentarily and Rider takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Almeida misses with a wild body shot.
Rider darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeida.
Rider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Almeida scores with a decent looking hook.
Rider blocks a jab.
It looked like Rider wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Almeida misses its intended target.
Rider's jab looks to have found its range, popping Almeida under the eye.
Rider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almeida was well out of range. Poor timing from Rider.
Almeida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rider wants to clinch up but Almeida keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Almeida.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rider. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almeida throws a body punch but Rider moves out of range.
Rider with a jab.
Rider connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rider's hands.
Rider stuns Almeida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almeida! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rider keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rider looks to land a combination but Almeida avoids it well.
Almeida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Almeida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Rider.
Almeida works the jab nicely.
Nice body punch from Almeida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rider has closed the distance and engaged Almeida in a clinch.
Almeida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Almeida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rider's efforts to push away.
Almeida misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider is trying to push Almeida away but Almeida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rider lands a hook to the side of the head.
Almeida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Almeida manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rider takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Almeida.
Rider is looking to break free of the clinch but Almeida has double underhooks.
Almeida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Almeida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Almeida lands a hook that snaps the head of Rider backwards.
Rider has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Almeida.
Almeida prevents Rider from breaking the clinch.
Max Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rider's efforts to push away.
Almeida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rider working hard to break the clinch.
Almeida tries to work over Rider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Almeida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Rider's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Almeida tries to throw a body punch but Rider avoids it by throwing Almeida back against the cage.
Rider is trying to force a seperation but Almeida has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida prevents Rider from breaking the clinch.
Rider wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Almeida tries to throw a body punch but Rider avoids it by throwing Almeida back against the cage.
Rider lands a right hand.
Rider throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Almeidas head.
Rider throws a head punch that misses.
Rider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Almeida tries to throw a body punch but Rider avoids it by throwing Almeida back against the cage.
Rider is trying to push Almeida away but Almeida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rider wants to get back to striking at distance but Almeida won't allow it.
Rider looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Almeida lands a jab.
Almeida scores with a nice head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Almeida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rider on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rider sizes up Almeida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rider throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Rider throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Almeida.
Well Almeida 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Max Almeida!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Max Almeida!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Max Almeida!

Max Almeida wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wang Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cook
vs
Long

169 cm
22
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wang Long!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Cook does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Long looks to move away, Cook throws a big counter combo but Long just gets out of the way.
Long will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cook thumps Long with a low kick.
Long thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cook moves out of range of the strikes.
Long throws a looping overhand right but Cook ducks down to avoid it.

Long fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cook to the ground. Long is now in Cook's guard.
Cook is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Long content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cook on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Long is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cook looks calm but he's in trouble here. Long gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cook is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Long lets go of the hold and Cook can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wang Long!

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Iv Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Aerilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Iv Camacho
vs
Aerilius

152 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Iv Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Aerilius!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Aerilius.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aerilius!
Aerilius scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aerilius throws a series of punches but Camacho avoids them all with ease.
Camacho could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Aerilius lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho throws a jab when Aerilius was well out of range.
Camacho shoots in but no luck this time.
Danga de danga de dang - Aerilius scores with a four punch combination!
Camacho dives in and grabs Aerilius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aerilius pushes down on Camacho's head and hops out.
Camacho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Camacho is rocked!
Aerilius throws a combination. Camacho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oh Camacho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No luck for Camacho with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Iv Camacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aerilius throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Camacho crashing down! Camacho tries to stagger back to his feet but Aerilius just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Camacho asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Aerilius!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kain Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thad Duckworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Zero
vs
Duckworth

152 cm
23
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
23
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kain Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thad Duckworth!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zero stalks Duckworth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duckworth's face. Duckworth staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Thad Duckworth has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Duckworth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Duckworth is standing up over Zero. Zero looks to escape but Duckworth dives into side control.
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.

Duckworth grinds an elbow into Zero's temple.
Zero takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Duckworth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duckworth cracks Zero with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zero is working to avoid the ground and pound but Duckworth connects with a decent elbow.
Zero is trying to get back to his feet.
Duckworth is chipping away with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Duckworth scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Duckworth in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Zero is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thad Duckworth!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maxi Smut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adel Sadeq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smut
vs
Sadeq

182 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maxi Smut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adel Sadeq!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadeq takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Adel Sadeq has been cut.
Sadeq fails to land the takedown.
Smut uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Sadeq is rocked!
Sadeq misses with a takedown attempt
and Smut counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sadeq thinking.
Sadeq is still on wobbly legs! Can Smut finish him?
Smut fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Sadeq square on the jaw! Damn, Sadeq is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maxi Smut!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Petey Tarfel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tarfel
vs
Zamora

170 cm
23
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petey Tarfel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Zamora!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tarfel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zamora to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zamora trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tarfel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zamora wants to control from the top but Tarfel keeps moving.
Zamora looking to sit in guard and control but Tarfel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tarfel slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarfel is pressing down on Zamora's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zamora is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarfel lands with a punch from half guard.
Tarfel works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tarfel with a couple of short strikes.
Zamora tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tarfel controlling the pace for now.
Tarfel looking to finish Zamora with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zamora!

Zamora is rocked!

Tarfel goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Zamora is on top in guard.
Tarfel has a closed guard, preventing Zamora from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarfel is pulling down on Zamora's head to control his posture.
Zamora postures up in Tarfel's guard and throws a big left but Tarfel blocks it.

Tarfel is looking for a triangle but Zamora pushes his legs off easily.
Tarfel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tarfel is working hard here to advance position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora throwing strikes from guard but Tarfel blocks nicely.
Zamora must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zamora trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarfel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarfel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Zamora trying to get back to full guard but Tarfel takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Tarfel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tarfel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tarfel raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarfel dominating with strikes here.
Zamora wants to control but Tarfel is having none of it.
Tarfel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zamora is still in real trouble! Can Tarfel finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zamora is working to get back to half guard.
Zamora seems to have recovered his senses.
Zamora really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tarfel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tarfel controlling the position easily from mount.

Tarfel has control of Zamora's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Zamora regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tarfel lands a big shot there that rocks Zamora but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petey Tarfel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zamora throws a series of punches but Tarfel moves out of range.
Zamora lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Zamora changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tarfel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tarfel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zamora wants to control but Tarfel is keeping him busy.
Tarfel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zamora is working away from the top position though.
Zamora prevents Tarfel from improving his position.
Tarfel gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tarfel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tarfel is controlling Zamora's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarfel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarfel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petey Tarfel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tarfel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Zamora seems keen to control Tarfel's posture.
Tarfel controlling from the top position.
Zamora throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tarfel passes Zamora's left leg - he's now in half guard.

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

Tarfel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zamora has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zamora is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tarfel scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarfel working Zamora over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarfel working the head and body with strikes.
Tarfel wants to control but Zamora is keeping him busy.
Zamora is in trouble now - Tarfel has advanced to mount!

Tarfel is working for a guillotine from mount but Zamora frees his head quite easily.
Tarfel landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarfel controlling his opponent.
Tarfel working the ground and pound effectively.
Tarfel unloading with bombs!
Tarfel landing punches.
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 big strike lands for Tarfel! That's really hurt Zamora and he's turned his back - Tarfel keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Tarfel jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petey Tarfel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Teller Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Vasily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mason
vs
Vasily

159 cm
23
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

156 cm
23
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teller Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Vasily!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasily avoids the head kick by Mason.
Vasily lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vasily throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mason.
Vasily throws a series of punches but Mason moves out of range.
Vasily scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vasily keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasily is looking for the big counter here.
Vasily scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mason avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasily is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
Vasily swinging wildly here.
Vasily takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Fedor Vasily has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasily avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasily fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mason wants to clinch.

Mason takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasily has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mason after a bit of a struggle.

Vasily has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mason regains guard immediately.

Mason pushes Vasily off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mason is looking to clinch.
Mason tries to clinch but Vasily moves out of range.

Mason clinches up against the cage.
Vasily takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mason with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mason lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasily looking for a takedown.
Mason stops a takedown attempt from Vasily.
Teller Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Vasily.
Vasily looks winded!
Mason gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vasily.
Mason tries for a takedown but Vasily manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mason drags the fight down to the ground.
Vasily throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasily throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mason pushes Vasily off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mason takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasily swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mason is looking to clinch but Vasily is avoiding it.
Mason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasily throws a counter combo.

Vasily gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Vasily seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vasily throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vasily cracks Mason with a big right hand but Mason just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasily creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mason dodges the ground and pound from Vasily.
Vasily in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mason taking a bit of punishment here - Vasily scoring with strikes.
Vasily in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mason wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vasily looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mason is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vasily.
Vasily grinds an elbow into Mason's temple.
Mason wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vasily connects with a decent elbow.
Mason wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vasily will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasily looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vasily manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasily paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason tries to clinch up.

Mason rushes Vasily and presses him up against the cage.
Mason tries a knee to the head but Vasily blocks it.
Vasily has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mason avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mason lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Mason gets control of Vasily's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mason will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Mason wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Teller Mason will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fedor Vasily's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vasily looks to land a combination but Mason avoids it well.
Vasily blocks a head kick by Mason.
Fedor Vasily seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasily slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Vasily.
Vasily fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasily blocks a head kick by Mason.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasily swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasily swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as Vasily blocks the low kick.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasily swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasily throws a series of strikes that have Mason backpedaling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mason tries to clinch up but Vasily circles away and keeps his distance.
Mason tries to clinch up but Vasily circles away and keeps his distance.
Mason scores with a head kick.
Vasily throws a series of punches but Mason moves out of range.
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!
Vasily circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason tries a head kick but it misses.
Mason tries to clinch there but Vasily circles away.
Vasily lands a two punch combo.
Vasily throws a series of punches but Mason avoids them all with ease.
Vasily misses with a double jab.
Vasily looks to land a combination. Mason sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vasily swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Vasily pushes him off.
Fedor Vasily is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mason wants to clinch up but Vasily keeps it at a distance.
Vasily will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vasily drives through with a takedown into Mason's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasily tries to free his leg and advance position but Mason is retaining full guard.

Mason is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mason landing knees to the head.
Vasily is trying to drag Mason to the mat but Mason just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vasily has Mason pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mason manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mason landing knees to the head.
Mason is trying to drag Vasily to the mat but Vasily just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mason is trying to pull guard but Vasily has him pressed against the cage.
Mason gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vasily.
Teller Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Vasily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mason jumps guard and drags Vasily to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vasily throws a big elbow that misses.
Vasily lands a couple of digs.
Vasily is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vasily throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasily in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vasily in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vasily's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vasily postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mason preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mason clinches up against the cage.
Mason tries for a takedown but Vasily manages to get underhooks.
Mason has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vasily avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vasily tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vasily has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mason avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Mason pulls guard successfully.
Vasily prevents Mason from getting back to his feet.
Mason preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mason utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vasily throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mason works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vasily throws a big elbow that misses.
Vasily throwing strikes from guard but Mason blocks nicely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Vasily showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fedor Vasily's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasily.

Mason rushes Vasily and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Mason pulls guard.
Vasily tries to free his leg and advance position but Mason is retaining full guard.
Vasily trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vasily chips away with some ground and pound.
Vasily missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mason on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mason tries to get out of the position.
Vasily working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasily lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vasily cracks Mason with a solid left hand.
Vasily lands a couple of elbows.
Vasily landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasily working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mason's head.
Vasily distracts Mason with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vasily throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasily swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mason slips a jab and a cross from Vasily.
Vasily misses with a wild combination.
Vasily misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mason is looking to clinch but Vasily is avoiding it.
Vasily will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mason tries to clinch but Vasily moves out of range.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasily takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mason tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vasily tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vasily is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Mason decides to pull guard.
Vasily throws a strike but Mason rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mason wants to get up but he can't break Vasily's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Vasily uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vasily scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Mason throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Vasily feints a jab promting Mason to slip. Vasily then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mason slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Vasily pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mason looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasily is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vasily manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vasily misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vasily displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mason fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasily avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasily misses with a few strikes there.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mason darts in and clinches Vasily up against the cage.
Vasily is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mason gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mason manages to pull guard.
Vasily keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mason's head.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Mason manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Mason is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Teller Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Vasily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason with a knee to the head.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mason with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Mason jumps into guard, dragging Vasily to the mat.
Vasily is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vasily postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vasily with a nice head shot there.
Mason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vasily distracts Mason with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Teller Mason.
I think Mason has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Teller Mason!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Teller Mason!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Fedor Vasily!

Teller Mason wins by split decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Browns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Browns
vs
Johnson

160 cm
23
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitchell Browns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Browns is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson digs a good hook to Browns's body.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Browns fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Browns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Browns backwards.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Johnson gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Browns backwards.
Browns stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson lands a right hand.

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

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Browns, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browns is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Browns looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Browns is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.

It looks like Mitchell Browns has been cut.

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

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Browns's takedown attempt.
Browns takes a shot to the head.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson is working Browns over against the cage.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson is working Browns over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson gets through Browns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Browns takes a shot to the head.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

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

Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Browns backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Johnson has Browns up against the cage in a clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson cracks Browns with a nice body shot.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson gets through Browns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Browns's ribcage. Browns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Browns's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson rushes Browns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Browns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Browns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Browns backwards.
Browns is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Browns into the cage.
Browns is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.

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

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson pushes Browns up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Johnson.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Browns against the cage.
Johnson presses Browns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson gets through Browns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Johnson breaks the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Browns backwards.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Johnson rushes Browns and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Johnson.
Browns can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Browns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson is working Browns over against the cage.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Browns backwards.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.

Browns is rocked!
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Oh Browns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Browns, pushing him back against the cage.
Browns seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Browns's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Browns.
Jon Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Browns.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Browns letting Johnson take a breather here.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Browns's ribcage. Browns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Browns wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Browns.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Browns has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Browns.
Mitchell Browns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Johnson clinches up with Browns and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Browns's head.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Browns backwards.
Johnson pushes Browns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Browns tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Browns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.

Johnson clinches.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Browns's head.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Johnson lands a big uppercut and Browns crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Browns looks OK. Johnson waves Browns back to his feet!

Johnson clinches.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Browns! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Johnson is unloading with more strikes now! Browns drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Johnson!