Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: RRFC 50
Date: Aug 08, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Heed misses.
An attempted straight right counter from De Lima misses the target.
Heed throws an off balance right hand
and De Lima counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heed.
Heed misses the shot to the body.
De Lima moves out of range as Heed strikes.
Heed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heed avoids the body shot from De Lima.
Heed throws out a counter right but De Lima avoids it with no problem.
Heed misses with a body punch
and De Lima counters with a three punch combo that has Heed backing up. Heed nods at De Lima to acknowledge the strikes.
Heed throws an off balance right hand
and De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heed throws an off balance right hand
and Heed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD#
De Lima shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Heed is trying to defend but De Lima finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lima seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T1##SUB#
De Lima seems to be working for a kimura but Heed defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
De Lima is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Heed doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Lima. #SUB#
De Lima is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Heed is just riding it out for now. De Lima eventually gives up the hold. #T2#
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.#SUB#
De Lima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Lima works his way into full mount!
Heed tries to reverse the position but De Lima maintains control.#SUB#
De Lima swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo De Lima!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rodrigo De Lima waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 40
Date: Jul 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dorestad dives in and grabs De Lima's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Lima pushes down on Van Dorestad's head and hops out.
Van Dorestad with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Lima counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Dorestad tries for a takedown but De Lima circles away easily
and De Lima counters with a right hand to the body.
Rodrigo De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guido Van Dorestad.
Van Dorestad is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Lima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Dorestad tries for a takedown but De Lima circles away easily
letting De Lima counter with a right hand.
De Lima sizes up Van Dorestad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Dorestad has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dorestad with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Lima counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Dorestad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Lima as he jumps to the side.
De Lima is looking to counter punch.
Van Dorestad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Dorestad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guido Van Dorestad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Van Dorestad misses with a takedown
and De Lima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Dorestad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Dorestad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Dorestad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Dorestad shoots and misses
and De Lima counters with a nice body shot.
De Lima cracks Van Dorestad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Dorestad tries for a takedown but De Lima circles away easily
enabling De Lima to counter with a crisp jab.
De Lima changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Dorestad misses with a takedown attempt
and De Lima counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Dorestad doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting De Lima counter with a right hand. #T2#
De Lima scores with a one two! Van Dorestad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Lima lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Dorestad's head.
Van Dorestad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Lima defends well and Van Dorestad ends up having to push De Lima into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Lima stuffs the takedown.
Van Dorestad tries for a takedown but De Lima circles away easily
and De Lima counters with a straight right hand.
Van Dorestad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Lima counters with a straight right hand.
De Lima is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Lima tests Van Dorestad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Dorestad takes one to the chin there.
De Lima feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Dorestads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Dorestad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Dorestad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3##TD2#
Van Dorestad manages to get an easy takedown there - catching De Lima on his heels. He'll look to pass De Lima's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB#
De Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van Dorestad trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Van Dorestad has gone for a leg lock! De Lima slips out almost immediately though and dives into Van Dorestad's guard.#REVR#
Van Dorestad is trying to control the position but De Lima postures up. #SUB2#
Van Dorestad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Lima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Van Dorestad working for a triangle but De Lima defends it easily.
De Lima controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
De Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Dorestad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Lima slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Van Dorestad working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because De Lima has passed into half guard!
Van Dorestad trying to control from the bottom.
Van Dorestad gets full guard.#SUB2#
Van Dorestad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Lima can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Lima stands and throws Van Dorestad's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De Lima happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo De Lima dominated that round.
That's time! De Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
De Lima moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from De Lima does it's job there.
Van Dorestad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Lima is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Dorestad fails with the takedown
and De Lima counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Lima keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dorestad with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Lima counters with a left to the body.
Rodrigo De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guido Van Dorestad.
De Lima scores with the left hand. Van Dorestad knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Dorestad with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Lima counters with a straight right hand.
De Lima digs a good body shot into Van Dorestad's ribs.#T1#
Van Dorestad has his takedown stuffed
and De Lima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Lima lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Dorestad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Dorestad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Lima but De Lima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Dorestad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been told by De Lima's head coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Dorestad tries for a takedown but De Lima circles away easily
and De Lima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Dorestad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Lima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by De Lima. Beautiful body shot.#T2#
Van Dorestad walks into a left hand.
De Lima scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Dorestad should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lima with a jab.#ROC#Van Dorestad is rocked!
Van Dorestad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Dorestad is still on wobbly legs! Can De Lima finish him?
De Lima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Dorestad can do to turn this around?
De Lima throws an overhand right that drops Van Dorestad like a sack of potatoes! De Lima dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo De Lima!
Rodrigo De Lima took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: RRFC 44: Gunn vs De Lima
Date: Jun 27, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn connects with a right hand. De Lima shakes it off.
De Lima lands a nice hook to Gunn's body. Gunn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Gunn misses.
Gunn swings for the body but De Lima moves out of range.
Gunn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Lima looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunn throws the left hand but De Lima avoids the punch easily.
Gunn throws a hook but De Lima blocks it.
De Lima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gunn slips under a jab from De Lima.#CL#
Gunn closes the distance and pushes De Lima back into the cage.
Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Lima backwards. #TD#
Gunn successfully pulls guard.
Gunn wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
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!
Gunn looking to pass the guard.
De Lima 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.#T1#
Gunn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Lima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Gunn from controlling successfully.
De Lima is trying to keep Gunn in close. #SUB2#
Gunn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Lima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Lima wants to control the position but Gunn says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Lima is looking for a sweep. Gunn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Gunn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Lima doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gunn.
De Lima is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
De Lima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunn pulls his head out easily.
Gunn is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB#
Gunn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Lima is just riding it out for now. Gunn eventually gives up the hold.
De Lima is trying to maintain the position but Gunn is very close to passing his half guard.#T3##SUB#
Gunn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Lima is not content to let Gunn control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gunn not doing much here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A jab from De Lima misses.
Gunn defending well as De Lima loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
De Lima misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gunn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gunn takes a swing at De Lima's ribcage but misses.
Gunn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Lima.
Rex Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunn misses with a left hand
and De Lima counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. De Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Gunn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
A left lands for De Lima.
Gunn swings for the body but De Lima moves out of range.
Rodrigo De Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn digs a good body shot into De Lima's ribs.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Lima moves away.
De Lima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Gunn clinches up with De Lima and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Lima can do to turn this around?
De Lima misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gunn fails to land.
De Lima prevents a body shot from Gunn.
Gunn jumps guard but De Lima stands there with Gunn around his waist. Gunn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gunn lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima prevents a body shot from Gunn.
De Lima can't find room to land a body shot as Gunn controls the action.
De Lima misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Gunn.
A hook to the body from Gunn.
Gunn lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
Gunn lands a body shot.
De Lima is breathing heavily.
Gunn lands a left hand.
Gunn digs a right hand underneath De Lima's ribcage. De Lima let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Lima trying to land knees to the body.
De Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gunn fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Gunn - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gunn.
De Lima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Gunn as the two fighters clinch. #TD#
Gunn drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB#
Gunn working for a triangle but De Lima defends it easily. #SUB#
Gunn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Lima defends it easily.#SU2#
De Lima gets to his feet. Gunn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T2#
De Lima takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn punishes De Lima's body with a nice straight punch.
Gunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Gunn moves into the clinch.
Gunn lands with a short shot to the head.
De Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Lima backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gunn.
Gunn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gunn is working De Lima over against the cage.
Gunn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gunn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3#
Gunn lands with a light punch inside.
De Lima takes a shot to the head. #ROC#De Lima is rocked!
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by De Lima.
De Lima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Lima missing with knees to the body.
Gunn scores with a hook to the body.
De Lima throws a knee to the head but misses. #TD#
Gunn successfully pulls guard. #SUB#
Gunn is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Gunn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gunn looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Gunn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Lima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Lima manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Gunn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Lima defends it easily.#T4##SUB#
Gunn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Lima defends well.#SUB#
Gunn working for a triangle but De Lima defends it easily.
De Lima postures up.
De Lima advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lima tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Gunn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
De Lima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gunn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Lima counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn with a nice cross.
De Lima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Lima moves away from the strike by Gunn.
Gunn looks to land a right hand but De Lima moved out of range.
Gunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Lima swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD#
Gunn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Lima manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rex Gunn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gunn postures up.
Gunn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Lima keeping full guard, as Gunn tries to pass. #T1#
Gunn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Lima tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Gunn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
De Lima looking for a sweep but Gunn has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gunn prevents De Lima from getting the reversal.#T2#
Gunn is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. De Lima is in real trouble.
De Lima avoids the strikes from Gunn.
De Lima looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
De Lima is keeping busy. #SUB#
Gunn looking for the choke from the back. #SUB#
De Lima showing good submission defense here. #SUB#
Gunn has the hooks in. De Lima is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Gunn passes his arm under De Lima's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, De Lima taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rex Gunn!
Rex Gunn retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Rex Gunn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 34
Date: May 31, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a takedown
and De Lima counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and De Lima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson shoots and misses
and De Lima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodrigo De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Johnson.
De Lima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Adam Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Lima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
De Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Our sources have told us that De Lima has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
De Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by De Lima.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Lima.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Lima avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Lima tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it. #BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch.
De Lima scores with a nice right hand.
De Lima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
De Lima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Lima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#TD2#
Johnson 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.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Lima works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet De Lima, not yet. #SUB2#
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and De Lima dives on top into guard.#REVR#
De Lima wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
De Lima looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Johnson has gone for a leg lock! De Lima slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Johnson has his foot on De Lima's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Lima works his way back into a safe position though.#T3#
De Lima controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Lima tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
De Lima pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Lima wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Johnson throws his legs up looking for a submission but De Lima uses it to pass to side control.
De Lima is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Johnson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Johnson stops De Lima from passing to mount.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo De Lima 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.#R2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by De Lima.
De Lima throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Johnson moves into the clinch.
De Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is trying to drag De Lima to the mat but De Lima just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rodrigo De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
De Lima throws a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
De Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Lima scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson tries for a takedown but De Lima circles away easily
letting De Lima counter with a right hand.
Rodrigo De Lima is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Lima counters with a two punch combo.
De Lima doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson shoots and misses
and De Lima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - De Lima circles away.
De Lima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Rodrigo De Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Johnson tries for a takedown but De Lima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Lima tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson moves to clinch but De Lima breaks away
and De Lima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson tries to clinch up but De Lima circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and De Lima counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Lima misses with the combination.
De Lima is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from De Lima as Johnson shoots in.#T3#
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson tries for a takedown but De Lima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL#
De Lima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson avoiding damage as De Lima throws knees to the body.
De Lima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
De Lima misses with a knee strike.
De Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Lima seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Lima scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T4#
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Lima misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Lima scores a nice knee to the body.
De Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Lima.
De Lima working aggressively here.
De Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Lima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo De Lima dominated that second round.
That's time! De Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Johnson looks to throw the jab but De Lima is out of range.
Johnson wants to clinch up but De Lima keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from De Lima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and De Lima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #ROC#Johnson is rocked!
De Lima batters Johnson with a massive right followed by a huge left! Johnson is out on his feet looking like a zombie as De Lima lands a final crushing right hand to drop Johnson to the mat with a gruesome thud! De Lima is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rodrigo De Lima!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rodrigo De Lima thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: RRFC Fight Night 31
Date: May 03, 2020

#R1#
De Lima throws a hook to the side of Goodwin's head but Goodwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goodwin shoots and misses
and De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from De Lima. No joy for Goodwin on that attempt.
Goodwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goodwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Lima misses with the combination.
Goodwin throws out a counter right but De Lima avoids it with no problem.
Goodwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Lima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodwin misses with an uppercut
and De Lima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Lima thows a left - swing and a miss! #TD2#
Goodwin gets a double leg takedown into De Lima's guard.#T1#
De Lima looking to control.
Goodwin wants to control from the top but De Lima keeps moving.
De Lima has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Lima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
De Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goodwin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goodwin lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
De Lima throws his legs up looking for a submission but Goodwin uses it to pass to side control.
Goodwin lands a few punches from side control.
Goodwin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De Lima regains half guard.
Goodwin trying to control from half guard but De Lima is working away.
De Lima is looking to control Goodwin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Lima avoid being mounted?
De Lima trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
We've been hearing good reports from De Lima's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Goodwin wants to control the pace but De Lima is squirming around nicely.
Goodwin controlling from mount. #T3#
Poor strikes thrown by Goodwin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
De Lima slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Goodwin with the ground and pound but De Lima uses the opportunity to regain guard.
De Lima 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.
Goodwin works over De Lima with some ground and pound from guard.
De Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Lima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goodwin. #SUB#
De Lima is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Goodwin has his hands clasped together but De Lima extends and breaks Goodwin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by De Lima.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo De Lima!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rodrigo De Lima waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 27
Date: Mar 22, 2020

#R1##CL2#
Bokhchuud clinches with his opponent.
De Lima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bokhchuud's face. #CUT#
It looks like Khuchtei Bokhchuud has been cut.#TD2#
Bokhchuud gets a trip takedown into half guard.
De Lima is trying to get back to full guard.
De Lima is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LA Vale Tudo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bokhchuud slows the pace down in half guard.
De Lima is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T1#
De Lima tries to get to full guard but Bokhchuud has control of the leg.
Bokhchuud is controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bokhchuud trying to mount his opponent but De Lima defends it.
Bokhchuud moves nicely into side control. #SUB2#
Bokhchuud looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Lima wants to control but Bokhchuud postures up.
Bokhchuud remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Lima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3##CL2#
Bokhchuud has managed to clinch.
Bokhchuud slowing the pace effectively.
Bokhchuud wants a takedown but no success here. #TD2#
Bokhchuud is trying to trip De Lima. He has hold of a leg but De Lima is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bokhchuud persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bokhchuud looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB#
De Lima looking for a triangle here. Bokhchuud is fighting it but it looks tight! De Lima pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bokhchuud is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rodrigo De Lima!
Rodrigo De Lima very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Khuchtei Bokhchuud stepped up to the mic, saying 'Сайн байна "Sain baina"-Translation well Shit!'.

Event: RRFC 30: Dilbrandt vs Pandens
Date: Feb 29, 2020

#R1#
De Lima slips under a jab.#TD#
De Lima bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
De Lima tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Lima has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Lima trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.
Steele tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Lima wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
De Lima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steele knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Lima trying to control the position but Steele is working away. #T1##SUB#
De Lima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steele has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Lima advances to mount.
Steele wants to control but De Lima is having none of it.
De Lima mounts Steele! Really nice guard pass there! #SUB#
De Lima jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Steele manages to avoid the submission attempt. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
De Lima tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Lima has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
De Lima looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
De Lima wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steele, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
De Lima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steele knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T3#
Steele tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Steele is not content to let De Lima control the position.
Steele tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
De Lima sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Lima tries to control but Steele wriggling away. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steele tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB#
De Lima is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Steele can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Steele is squirming around, avoiding De Lima's attempts to control the action.
De Lima forces the positional change into back control. #SUB#
De Lima is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Steele defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Lima is not going to allow Steele to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo De Lima dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Steele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Lima has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steele stuns De Lima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Lima throws a big shot that misses.
Steele only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and De Lima moves out of range easily.
Rodrigo De Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele misses with a straight right.
De Lima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Steele attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima staying out of range there.
Steele lands a slapping body shot.
Steele connects with a crisp jab.
De Lima moves forwards but Steele connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Steele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Lima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
De Lima wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
De Lima seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Lima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Lima misses with an uppercut.
Steele missing with a left hand there. De Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like De Lima was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steele misses with a straight left.
De Lima appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Lima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steele throws out a loose jab but De Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Lima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steele lands a really nice looking cross but De Lima seems unphased.
De Lima defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
De Lima half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Steele missing with a left hand there. De Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Lima loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Steele throws a nice inside leg kick. #T2##CL#
De Lima darts in and clinches Steele up against the cage.
Steele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Lima backwards.
De Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lima is trying to stall. #BC2#
Steele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele looks to throw the jab but De Lima is out of range.
De Lima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele cracks De Lima with a good jab.
Steele lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Lima backs up against the cage.
De Lima shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Lima throws a series of strikes that have Steele backpedaling.
De Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
Steele lands a head shot.#T3#
Steele scores with a head kick. De Lima tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Steele misses the jab.
Steele digs a good body shot into De Lima's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Lima.
Sami Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
De Lima tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steele manages to circle out of the way.
De Lima looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Steele looks to throw the jab but De Lima is out of range.
It looked like De Lima was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Lima tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele. #T4#
De Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steele as he avoids it easily.
Sami Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele throws out a loose jab but De Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Lima is looking to counter punch.
Steele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Lima.#CL2#
Steele instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele misses with a hook.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
Steele cracks the inside of De Lima's front leg.
Steele throws a low kick but De Lima avoids it.
De Lima is looking for a counter combo.
Sami Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Lima avoids the head kick by Steele.
De Lima throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steele! But no joy.
De Lima fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A big right from Steele misses.
Nice defenses there by De Lima.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and De Lima counters with a series of strikes. Steele will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL#
Steele tries to keep at a distance but De Lima has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Steele breaks from the clinch.
De Lima has a takedown stuffed.
Steele moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Steele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Lima's hands.
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steele motions for De Lima to come forward. Steele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Nice shot lands for De Lima.
Steele misses with a low kick.
De Lima blocks a jab.
De Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
De Lima goes for a double leg but Steele avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steele continues to drive forward.
Steele let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steele lands a glancing blow to the side of De Lima's head.
Steele cracks the inside of De Lima's front leg.
Steele lands a right hook to the body.
De Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
An attempted straight right counter from De Lima misses the target.
Steele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from De Lima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Lima counters with a straight right hand.
De Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.#T2#
Steele looks to land a right hand but De Lima moved out of range.
Steele throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
A little feinted left hand from De Lima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Lima defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
De Lima is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from De Lima misses its intended target.
De Lima lands a glancing blow to the side of Steele's head.
Steele misses with a looping right.
De Lima drops down looking for a counter takedown but Steele sprawls and moves away.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Lima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and De Lima counters with a left and a right that stings Steele.
Steele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
De Lima takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Lima slips under a jab.
De Lima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Lima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steele lands a jab to the head.
De Lima lands with a straight right. Steele didn't see that one coming.
De Lima checks a leg kick nicely.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Lima's head backwards.
Steele connects with an inside leg kick.#CL#
Steele gets tackled into the cage by De Lima. De Lima maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Steele manages to break the clinch.
De Lima is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Lima ducks under a wild hook from Steele.#T4#
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Lima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Lima moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Steele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Lima slips a straight right by Steele.
De Lima throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Lima.
De Lima connects with a single shot there.
De Lima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Lima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele throws a leg kick but De Lima sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Lima is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Lima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #TD#
De Lima drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steele is looking to stand back up but De Lima counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Steele.
Steele really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Lima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
De Lima is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Steele sees it coming and defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steele has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Steele!
During a confident post fight interview, Sami Steele thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: RRFC 27: Dilbrandt vs De Lima
Date: Feb 01, 2020

#R1#
De Lima blocks a jab.
De Lima misses with a double jab
and Dilbrandt counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Lima lands the left hand.
Dilbrandt misses with a jab to the body
enabling De Lima to counter with a crisp jab.
Dilbrandt lands a head shot.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Lima unleashes a big counter combination but Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Lima! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by De Lima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dilbrandt leaves De Lima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Dilbrandt. #T1#
Dilbrandt connects with an inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Lima has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Lima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Lima misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick that half lands.
Dilbrandt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilbrandt slips a straight right by De Lima.
De Lima tries to clinch there but Dilbrandt circles away.
A low kick from Dilbrandt is predictable there
and De Lima counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Dilbrandt lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Lima's sensitive parts.
De Lima misses with a jab to the body
and Dilbrandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De Lima has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dilbrandt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Lima was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilbrandt.
De Lima misses with a wild combination.
Dilbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Lima counters with a straight right hand.
Dilbrandt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Lima misses with a body shot
and Dilbrandt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dilbrandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Lima.
De Lima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Lima dives in for a single leg takedown but Dilbrandt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T3#
Dilbrandt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the side of De Lima's head but De Lima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Lima drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dilbrandt defends it well.
Dilbrandt misses with a wild body shot.
De Lima tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dilbrandt lands with an uppercut that bounces De Lima off the cage and back into range.
Dilbrandt swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Lima counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Dilbrandt. That snapped De Lima's head back.
A big left from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt swats away the attempt to clinch by De Lima.
Dilbrandt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Domonic Dilbrandt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Lima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Domonic Dilbrandt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo De Lima.#T4#
Dilbrandt misses with a head kick.
De Lima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Lima moves out of range as Dilbrandt strikes.
Dilbrandt swings widly with a right hand
and De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick
and De Lima counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt cracks De Lima with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dilbrandt.
De Lima is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dilbrandt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dilbrandt is looking to land body kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Dilbrandt. No joy for De Lima on that attempt.
De Lima moves forwards but Dilbrandt connects with a nice, crisp jab.#ROC#
De Lima is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domonic Dilbrandt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Dilbrandt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Lima is still on wobbly legs! Can Dilbrandt finish him?
Dilbrandt closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks De Lima out cold! De Lima corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Domonic Dilbrandt!
Domonic Dilbrandt retains his bantamweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Domonic Dilbrandt made sure he mentioned Kore Fight Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: RRFC Challengers 23
Date: Jan 08, 2020

#R1#
No joy there for Dobbs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dobbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dobbs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Lima now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A punch combination from De Lima misses.
Dobbs misses with the combination.
De Lima looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dave Dobbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from De Lima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobbs misses with a wild combination. #T1#
Dobbs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've been hearing reports that Dobbs has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dobbs misses with an uppercut
and De Lima counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dobbs thinking.
Dobbs throws a head kick that misses.
De Lima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dobbs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dobbs throws a sloppy head kick and De Lima moves out of range easily.
Dobbs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Lima unleashes a big counter combination but Dobbs bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dobbs misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Dobbs takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Lima bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dobbs's head backwards.
De Lima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Lima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dobbs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lima lands a really nice looking cross but Dobbs seems unphased.
De Lima throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dobbs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Dobbs moves into the clinch successfully.
Stalling in the clinch from Dobbs. #T3#
Dobbs looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC#
Dobbs breaks from the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Lima checks a leg kick.
De Lima looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rodrigo De Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Dobbs is predictable there
and De Lima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Lima slips under a jab.
Dobbs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Lima to score with a decent uppercut.
De Lima throws a right hand that Dobbs ducks under and follows up with a left that Dobbs also avoids with ease.
Dobbs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dobbs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No joy there for Dobbs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Lima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dobbs. #T4#
Dobbs throws a series of punches but De Lima avoids them all with ease.
Dobbs looks to clinch
and De Lima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dobbs misses with a two punch combination.
Dobbs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Lima.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobbs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Lima looks to land a combination but Dobbs avoids it well.
Dobbs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dobbs avoids the body shot from De Lima.
Dobbs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dobbs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Lima.
De Lima appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dobbs just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo De Lima 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.
#R2#
Dobbs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Lima circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and De Lima releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dobbs throws a body shot but no joy.
De Lima connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dobbs momentarily.
Good shot there by De Lima.
De Lima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dobbs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Lima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like De Lima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Lima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dobbs in his tracks. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
De Lima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1##CL#
Dobbs moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Dobbs - that landed with a thud.
De Lima tries to pull guard but Dobbs won't allow it.
Dobbs wants to get back to striking at distance but De Lima won't allow it.
Dobbs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dobbs struggles to land a body shot inside as De Lima controls his hands.
Dobbs is struggling to control the position.
Dobbs taking a breather.#TD2#
De Lima drags the fight down to the ground. #T2##SUB2#
De Lima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dobbs is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
De Lima working for a triangle but Dobbs defends it easily.
Dobbs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dobbs trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dobbs is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
De Lima is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
De Lima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dobbs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dobbs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3#
Dobbs trying to control but De Lima is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Lima is on top in guard. #REVB#
De Lima trying to control but Dobbs is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
De Lima drops back looking for a leg! Dobbs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dobbs manages to kick De Lima off! De Lima jumps back into Dobbs's guard. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dobbs working a defensive guard but De Lima passes into half guard.
Dobbs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dobbs is trying to stand up here but De Lima is controlling him well.
De Lima wants to take a breather but Dobbs is having none of it.
De Lima is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Lima prevents Dobbs from standing back up. #SUB2#
De Lima is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
De Lima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo De Lima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dobbs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
De Lima blocks a head kick by Dobbs.
Dobbs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dobbs is looking to wear down De Lima with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Lima works Dobbs's body with a nice hook.
Dobbs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dobbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as De Lima lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dobbs doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobbs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dobbs tries to clinch but De Lima moves away
and De Lima counters with a right hand to the body. #T1#
Dobbs throws a chopping leg kick but De Lima manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dobbs throws a body shot but no joy.
Dobbs is looking to score with low kicks.
Dobbs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Lima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Lima scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dobbs doesn't seem bothered though.
Dobbs throws an overhand right that lands on De Lima's shoulder, as De Lima tries to avoid the shot.
Dobbs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dobbs lands a glancing blow to the side of De Lima's head.
De Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dobbs.
A little jabbing left from De Lima on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T2#
Dobbs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dobbs moves forwards but De Lima connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Lima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dobbs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dobbs tries a head kick but it misses.
Dave Dobbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Lima slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dobbs misses with an uppercut
and De Lima counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dobbs throws a jab when De Lima was well out of range.#CL#
Dobbs has managed to clinch. #T3#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Lima gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dobbs. #TD2#
De Lima jumps guard. #SUB2#
De Lima is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Dobbs has his hands clasped together but De Lima extends and breaks Dobbs's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by De Lima.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo De Lima!
After the big win, Rodrigo De Lima made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: RRFC Challengers 21
Date: Dec 25, 2019

#R1#
De Lima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haba misses the shot to the body.
De Lima misses with a body shot.
De Lima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been hearing reports that De Lima has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De Lima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haba is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
De Lima gets tackled into the cage by Haba. Haba maintains the clinch.
De Lima fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Lima avoiding damage as Haba throws knees to the body.
Haba content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Lima tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haba smiles and moves away. #CL2#
Haba takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#TD2#
De Lima is fighting off a takedown attempt but Haba is just too persistent for him and manages to trip De Lima to the mat. De Lima regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#T1#
De Lima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Haba from controlling successfully.
Haba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Haba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haba trying to control but De Lima is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Lima is keeping the position for now.
Haba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Lima works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
De Lima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haba throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
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.
Haba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haba looking to sit in guard and control but De Lima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
De Lima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Haba keeps moving.
Haba trying to keep a closed guard but De Lima is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Haba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Lima passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T3#
De Lima wants to take a breather but Haba manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for De Lima.
Haba keeping full guard, as De Lima tries to pass. #SUB2#
Haba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Lima is aware though and is defending well.
Haba is trying to control the position but De Lima postures up. #SUB2#
Haba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Lima will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Lima passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T4#
Haba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Lima tries to move into full mount but can't pass Haba's legs.
De Lima trying to control the action but Haba is working from the bottom.
Haba wants to control but De Lima postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Claus Haba will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Haba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Lima.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Lima.
Haba takes one on the button.#TD2#
De Lima gets caught flat footed, as Haba shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Haba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Haba with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
De Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haba sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Lima is keeping the position for now. #T1##SUB#
De Lima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Haba trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Lima looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
De Lima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Claus Haba has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
De Lima throws his legs up looking for a submission but Haba uses it to pass to side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Lima can't do much from the bottom here.
Haba trying to control the action but De Lima is working from the bottom.
Haba tries to advance to mount but De Lima denies him.
De Lima sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
De Lima tries to get to full guard but Haba has control of the leg.
De Lima wants to control but Haba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Lima tries to get to full guard but Haba has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Haba wants to work for an arm triangle but De Lima is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T3#
De Lima is trying to control but can't.
De Lima gets back to full guard.
Haba trying to control but De Lima is working from the bottom.
Haba tries to free his leg and advance position but De Lima is retaining full guard.
Haba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Haba from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Lima misses with a double jab #TD2#
and Haba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #T4#
De Lima is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Haba looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De Lima gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Lima is trying to hold Haba in close to prevent damage but Haba has managed to pass into half guard.
Haba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Lima does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claus Haba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3#
Haba avoids the body shot from De Lima.
De Lima with a hook.
Haba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Lima is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for De Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Lima throws a nice looking combination but Haba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haba is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Lima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Lima scores with a jab. Haba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Lima throws a right hand that Haba ducks under and follows up with a left that Haba also avoids with ease.
Haba misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigo De Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haba tried to score with a low kick but De Lima checks it.
A leg kick checked by De Lima.
De Lima shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haba eats them both and turns towards De Lima to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De Lima throws a right and a left that Haba avoids nicely.
Haba throws a low kick but De Lima moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Haba shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB#
De Lima actively working from the bottom here.#T1##SUB2#
Haba is working for a kimura but De Lima is defending it quite comfortably.
Haba wants to advance to full mount but De Lima doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
De Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haba engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Lima controlling Haba's posture. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haba trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but De Lima manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Haba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Haba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3##SUB2#
Haba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB2#
Haba looking for submissions from the bottom but instead De Lima passes into half guard. #SUB#
De Lima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haba defends it well. #SUB#
De Lima is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haba has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Lima prevents Haba from improving his position.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Lima trying to control from half guard but Haba is working away.
Haba wants to improve his position but De Lima is controlling well.
Claus Haba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haba tries to regain full guard. Instead though, De Lima has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Haba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo De Lima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: RRFC Challengers 18
Date: Dec 01, 2019

#R1#
De Lima swinging wildly here.
De Lima goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Lima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Lima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodrigo De Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
De Lima throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
De Lima drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson moves away from the strike by De Lima.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Lima moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Lima throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Lima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
De Lima jabs at Jackson's body.
De Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Lima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from De Lima.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but De Lima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Lima seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De Lima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson takes a swing at De Lima's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws a combination. De Lima tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Lima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
De Lima feints a jab promting Jackson to slip. De Lima then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jackson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
De Lima misses with a wild combination.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from De Lima.
De Lima misses with a wild combination.
De Lima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Lima.
De Lima throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jackson scores with the left hand. De Lima knows he should have avoided that one.
De Lima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Jackson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Lima slips a jab from Jackson.
De Lima throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Lima throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from De Lima misses.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
De Lima moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jackson takes one on the button.
De Lima throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has De Lima backing up. De Lima nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Lima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Lima fails to land with a series of punches. #T3#
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson throws a series of punches but De Lima moves out of range.
De Lima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from De Lima.
De Lima is working the combinations to good effect here.
De Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Lima misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Lima!
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but De Lima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson swinging wildly here. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Lima works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
De Lima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - De Lima scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Jackson misses.
A combination from De Lima does no damage.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Lima.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Lima manages to avoid it.
De Lima misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for De Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Lima slips a jab from Jackson.
De Lima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Lima throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
De Lima lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Lima getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson digs a good hook to De Lima's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo De Lima dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
De Lima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
De Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Lima throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Lima connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Lima throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
A combination from De Lima does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. De Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from De Lima does no damage.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Lima went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like De Lima was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jackson throws a right hand that De Lima ducks under and follows up with a left that De Lima also avoids with ease.
De Lima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Lima misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Lima misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from De Lima misses.
De Lima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Lima lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson tries to bum rush De Lima with a series of wild strikes but De Lima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and De Lima counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
De Lima stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Lima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Lima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
De Lima tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Jackson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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!
De Lima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a right and a left that De Lima avoids nicely.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
De Lima throws a big counter combination but Jackson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T2#
De Lima looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
A nice combination there by De Lima.
De Lima throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
De Lima throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from De Lima.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Lima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Lima connects with the punch.
Jackson throws a right and a left that De Lima avoids nicely.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. De Lima moves away and avoids it.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Lima.
De Lima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Lima looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well. #T3#
De Lima throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Lima throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Lima misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
De Lima throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rodrigo De Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Lima scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
De Lima throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from De Lima.
De Lima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
De Lima fails to land with a series of punches. #T4#
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. De Lima moves away and avoids it.
Jackson throws a right hand that De Lima ducks under and follows up with a left that De Lima also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a right and a left that De Lima avoids nicely.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigo De Lima is winning the standup battle so far.
De Lima misses with a two punch combination.
De Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Lima misses with a wild combination.
Jackson throws out a counter right but De Lima avoids it with no problem.
De Lima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Lima throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Lima lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson throws a jab when De Lima was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo De Lima dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Lima appears to be looking for a big counter.
De Lima throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
De Lima jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from De Lima.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Lima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from De Lima misses.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Lima throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
De Lima lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
De Lima fails to land with a series of punches.
De Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Lima misses with a two punch combination. #T1#
De Lima scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Lima slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Lima throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
De Lima with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson throws a series of punches but De Lima avoids them all with ease.
De Lima lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a right hand that De Lima ducks under and follows up with a left that De Lima also avoids with ease.
De Lima misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Lima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Lima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Jackson takes a swing at De Lima's ribcage but misses.
It looked like De Lima was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Lima swinging wildly here.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Lima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Lima.
De Lima throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
De Lima misses with a wild combination.
De Lima scores with a jab to the body.
De Lima connects with a body shot.#T3#
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
De Lima seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De Lima swinging wildly here.
De Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
De Lima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
De Lima dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
De Lima lands a nice looking body shot.
De Lima looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
De Lima throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
De Lima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Lima.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
De Lima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Lima cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lima misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from De Lima.
De Lima slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
De Lima throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Lima misses with the combination.
Jackson throws a counter combo.
De Lima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tom Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. De Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Lima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo De Lima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Lima 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo De Lima!
Rodrigo De Lima seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RRFC Fight Night 10
Date: Nov 03, 2019

#R1#
A right-left combo lands from De Lima.
Tawaivuna is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Lima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tawaivuna doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tawaivuna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tawaivuna is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Lima.
De Lima lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Lima scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from De Lima lands.
De Lima goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tawaivuna looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've been told by De Lima's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rodrigo De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ribaraoi Tawaivuna.
De Lima lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tawaivuna backs up against the cage.
Tawaivuna darts in looking for a takedown but De Lima gets double underhooks and turns Tawaivuna into the cage.
A jab from De Lima finds it's way through Tawaivuna's defenses.
De Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tawaivuna shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Lima as he jumps to the side.
Ribaraoi Tawaivuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tawaivuna misses with a takedown
and Tawaivuna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tawaivuna avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
De Lima cracks Tawaivuna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Lima stalks Tawaivuna and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tawaivuna's face. Tawaivuna staggers backwards, shaken.
A right-left combo lands from De Lima.
De Lima swinging wildly here.
Tawaivuna shoots for a takedown but De Lima saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2#
Tawaivuna drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Lima is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tawaivuna looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Lima seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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!
De Lima is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tawaivuna is controlling him.
De Lima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tawaivuna's guard. #REVR##T2#
De Lima looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
De Lima pushes down on Tawaivuna's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Lima perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tawaivuna wants to get back to full guard.
De Lima controlling the pace. #SUB2#
Tawaivuna looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Lima wants to free his trapped foot but Tawaivuna is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Lima sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T3##SUB2#
Tawaivuna is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! De Lima is tapping! Great win for Tawaivuna!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ribaraoi Tawaivuna!

Event: RRFC 12: Pandens vs De Lima
Date: Oct 12, 2019

#R1#
De Lima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Lima lands with a cross.
De Lima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pandens.
Pandens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as De Lima blocks the low kick.
De Lima has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pandens finds it's way round the side to connect with De Lima's head.
De Lima looks to land a right hand but Pandens moved out of range.
Pandens throws a nice head kick!
De Lima looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Lima. Pandens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandens misses the jab.
Pandens fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Lima on the side of the head.
De Lima's corner calls for a 1-2. De Lima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've been told by Pandens's head coaches at Brotherhood MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lima throws a series of punches but Pandens moves out of range.
Pandens throws a leg kick that misses.
Pandens cracks De Lima with a good jab.
De Lima takes a swing at Pandens's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pandens takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pandens throws a leg kick which misses De Lima's front leg but catches the back leg as De Lima tries to avoid it.
De Lima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pandens lands with a cross. #T1#
De Lima looks to land a left hand but Pandens moved out of range nicely.
Pandens throws a low kick but De Lima avoids it.
A jab from De Lima misses.
De Lima looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandens is just out of range.
Pandens throws a leg kick but De Lima sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandens. That's going to slow De Lima down.
Pandens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Lima's calf.
De Lima swings for the body but Pandens moves out of range.
Pandens leaves De Lima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Azriel Pandens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo De Lima.
De Lima misses with a wild body shot.
De Lima lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
It seemed like De Lima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Lima with a hook.
Pandens lands with a straight right. De Lima didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Pandens.
Pandens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Lima throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Lima takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T2#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pandens - that will leave a mark!
Pandens blocks a jab.
De Lima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
No joy there for De Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Lima throws a sloppy body shot
and Pandens counters with a head kick.
De Lima misses with a series of wild punches.
De Lima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Lima throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandens jabs De Lima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pandens.
Pandens slaps away a takedown attempt from De Lima, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pandens lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Lima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Lima misses with a two punch combination.
Pandens looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pandens connects with a leg kick. De Lima looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Lima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Lima needs to keep his hands up - Pandens had a free shot at his head there.#T3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandens. That's going to slow De Lima down.
Pandens staying out of range there.
A big left from De Lima misses.
A good leg kick by Pandens.
De Lima on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
No joy there for De Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from Pandens lands.
De Lima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandens manages to avoid it.
De Lima looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandens is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Pandens.
A slow jab from Pandens misses its intended target.
De Lima on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pandens tries to land a leg kick but De Lima saw it coming and moves away.
Pandens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Lima blocks a jab.
De Lima walks into a stiff left hand from Pandens.#ROC#
De Lima is rocked!
Pandens drops De Lima with a straight right hand, right on the button! Pandens follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azriel Pandens!
Azriel Pandens retains his featherweight title!
Azriel Pandens decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: RRFC Challengers 9
Date: Sep 18, 2019

#R1#
De Lima looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well. #TD#
De Lima drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
De Lima drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now De Lima has Silva in his guard.#REVB#
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
De Lima trying to control the position here.
De Lima continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Lima has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
This is a sustained period of stalling by De Lima.
De Lima is trying to keep Silva in close. #SUB#
De Lima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Lima looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there. #T3#
De Lima pulls Silva in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva looks to land a right hand but De Lima moved out of range.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Lima in his tracks.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and De Lima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination. #T4#
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Lima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Lima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but De Lima slips the punch.
De Lima misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Lima. De Lima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Lima dodges the punch combination from Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Lima looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Felipe Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Silva misses with a combination
letting De Lima counter with a right hand.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but De Lima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD#
De Lima drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
De Lima wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima is working hard here to advance position.
Silva has his hands on De Lima's head, controlling the position. #T1#
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Lima's guard. #REVB##SUB#
De Lima has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Silva is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for De Lima.
De Lima tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Lima looks to move to half guard but instead Silva has passed into mount! Damn!
De Lima tries to hold on but Silva postures up.#T2#
De Lima is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
De Lima is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Lima is looking to escape.
De Lima tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.#T3#
De Lima sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#SUB#
De Lima looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking to advance position but De Lima won't allow it.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Lima slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rodrigo De Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Lima wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.
De Lima is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Lima moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rodrigo De Lima will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
De Lima seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silva misses with a few strikes there. #TD#
De Lima changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
De Lima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva wants to control but De Lima postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
De Lima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Lima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working. #T1#
Silva is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
De Lima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
De Lima wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
De Lima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
De Lima is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
De Lima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
De Lima working away.#T3#
De Lima is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
De Lima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
De Lima controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Felipe Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
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.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Lima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Felipe Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Lima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination but De Lima avoids it well.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on De Lima's shoulder, as De Lima tries to avoid the shot.
De Lima looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Felipe Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva misses with a double jab
and De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Lima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but De Lima pushes him off.
It looked like De Lima was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Lima avoids the body shot from Silva.
A little feinted left hand from De Lima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo De Lima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Lima 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo De Lima!
Rodrigo De Lima decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: RRFC Challengers 7
Date: Sep 04, 2019

#R1#
De Lima works Kassongo's body with a nice hook.
De Lima bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kassongo's head.
Kassongo misses with a takedown
and De Lima counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Lima definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kassongo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kassongo fails with the takedown.
De Lima is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#TD2#
Kassongo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Lima's guard.#SUB#
De Lima looking for a triangle here. Kassongo is fighting it but it looks tight! De Lima pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kassongo is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rodrigo De Lima!
Rodrigo De Lima thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: RRFC Challengers 4
Date: Aug 14, 2019

#R1#
Duterte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Lima fails to land the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Duterte misses.
Duterte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paolo Duterte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Lima misses with a series of wild punches.
Duterte scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duterte throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Lima.
Duterte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Lima connects with the punch.#T1#
Duterte throws a right hand that misses
and De Lima counters with a straight right hand.
Duterte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Lima lands with a right hand.
De Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duterte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duterte tries to land a front kick but De Lima steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duterte misses with a body shot
and De Lima counters with a left and a right that stings Duterte.
De Lima dives in and grabs Duterte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duterte pushes down on De Lima's head and hops out.
Duterte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Lima catches Duterte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Lima lands a slapping body shot. #T2#
Duterte thows a leg kick but De Lima checks it
and De Lima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
De Lima slips a jab and a cross from Duterte.
De Lima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Lima misses with a body shot.
De Lima is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Lima throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by De Lima.
Duterte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Lima smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T3#
Duterte throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Lima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duterte throws a leg kick
and Duterte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD#
Duterte gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB#
De Lima drops back looking for a leg! Duterte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duterte manages to kick De Lima off! De Lima jumps back into Duterte's guard.
De Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duterte is keeping the position for now.
De Lima passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T4##SUB#
De Lima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
De Lima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
De Lima tries for a kimura but Duterte is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
De Lima is trying to get an arm triangle but Duterte is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo De Lima dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Duterte just misses with a punch to the body.
De Lima feinted with a counter takedown.
De Lima lands with a nice body punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Lima or perhaps it was just good defense by Duterte, which made it look bad.
De Lima lands a jab to Duterte's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duterte looks to land a left hand but De Lima moved out of range nicely.
De Lima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Lima scores with a hook to the body. Duterte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1#
Duterte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duterte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duterte feints the counter takedown.
Duterte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Duterte throws a series of punches but De Lima moves out of range.
De Lima attempts a counter takedown but Duterte avoids it well and moves away.
De Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duterte moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Duterte. Those never looked like landing.
De Lima is looking to counter punch.
Duterte throws a poor cross that misses
enabling De Lima to counter with a crisp jab.
Duterte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Lima sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Duterte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Lima looks to clinch
and Duterte counters with a nice uppercut.
Duterte slips a jab and a cross from De Lima.
Duterte looks to land a combination but De Lima avoids it well.
Duterte is breathing heavily.
Duterte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from De Lima does no damage. #TD#
De Lima throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Duterte was covering up waiting for the punch and De Lima finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB#
De Lima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T3#
De Lima trying to control but Duterte is working from the bottom.
De Lima works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
De Lima has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Duterte defend it? De Lima steps over the head and cranks it - Duterte is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for De Lima!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo De Lima!
Rodrigo De Lima decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: BFL 2.5
Date: Jul 11, 2019

#R1#
De Lima lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Black dives in for a single leg takedown but De Lima sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De Lima's corner calls for a 1-2. De Lima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Lima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
De Lima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Lima circles away.
De Lima lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Lima.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodrigo De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Black.
Black takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Lima lands with an uppercut that bounces Black off the cage and back into range.
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from De Lima. No joy for Black on that attempt.
De Lima connects with a single shot there.
A left and a right from De Lima both land. Nice combination.
Black is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Lima.
De Lima moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Lima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T1#
De Lima scores with a three punch combo!
De Lima checks a low kick from Black.
De Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Lima lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #TD2#
Black 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.#SUB#
Black is sitting in close to De Lima's body. De Lima has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Black is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Black is tapping! That was a very nice submission by De Lima.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rodrigo De Lima!
Rodrigo De Lima decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: BFL 1.5
Date: Jun 22, 2019

#R1#
De Lima scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Lima.
De Lima lands a slapping body shot.
Diaz slips under a jab from De Lima.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Lima counters with a two punch combo.
De Lima misses with a two punch combination. #TD#
Diaz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz trying to control the action but De Lima is working from the bottom.
De Lima is looking to reverse the position.
De Lima struggling a bit here.
De Lima manages to get back to half guard.#T1#
De Lima is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Lima is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz is looking to advance position but De Lima won't allow it.
De Lima is trying to control but can't.
Diaz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
De Lima looking for submissions off his back.
De Lima wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Lima is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De Lima is not content to let Diaz control the position.#SUB#
Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz wants to control but De Lima is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Lima wants to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Donk. De Lima catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Rodrigo De Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Lima throws out a powerful jab.
Rodrigo De Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Lima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Lima throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3#
De Lima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
De Lima loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
De Lima has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Lima is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, De Lima circles away and we're back to standing.
De Lima swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
De Lima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
De Lima lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
De Lima looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz throws a big counter combination but De Lima scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Lima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
De Lima has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Lima shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards De Lima to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T4#
A punch combination from De Lima misses.
A nice combination there by De Lima.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and De Lima takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC2#
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. De Lima shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Diaz is backing up but De Lima catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Diaz covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! De Lima Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo De Lima!
A relieved looking Rodrigo De Lima thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: QFC Tournament 919 Round 2
Date: Jun 02, 2019

#R1#
De Lima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#
It looks like Luiz Pires has been cut.#CL2#
Pires has managed to clinch.
Pires swings away with an uppercut that misses. #TD#
De Lima pulls guard successfully.
Pires engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pires slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pires taking a breather here.
De Lima prevents Pires from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Lima is trying to escape the position but Pires is controlling the position. #T1#
De Lima is trying to improve his position.
Pires tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #SUB2#
Pires swings around for an armbar but De Lima sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pires's guard.
Pires pulls De Lima in to control the position.
De Lima preventing the sweep.
De Lima stands and throws Pires's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pires is not content to let De Lima control the position.
Pires wants to control but De Lima postures up.#SUB#
De Lima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pires is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
De Lima tries for a kimura but Pires is defending well. #T2#
Pires tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
De Lima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pires knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
De Lima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pires knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Pires's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
De Lima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pires is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T3#
Pires is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB#
De Lima is working for a submission of some sort.
Pires is pressing down on De Lima's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Pires is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pires looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Lima is one step ahead there.
Pires lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Pires pushes down on De Lima's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T4#
De Lima is staying active underneath Pires, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Lima is looking to improve his position.
De Lima tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pires has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Pires seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but De Lima is holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Lima is squirming around, avoiding Pires's attempts to control the action.
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 Rodrigo De Lima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luiz Pires's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
De Lima lands a two punch combo.
De Lima misses with a combination #TD2#
and Pires counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pires.
De Lima keeping moving, preventing Pires from controlling successfully.
Pires tries to free his leg and advance position but De Lima is retaining full guard.
De Lima will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pires trying to control the position from guard on top but De Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
De Lima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luiz Pires has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pires looking to pass the guard. #T1##SUB#
De Lima working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pires has passed into half guard! #SUB2#
Pires wants to work for an arm triangle but De Lima is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pires is trying to control. De Lima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Pires is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pires is breathing heavily.
De Lima is controlling Pires's trapped leg to prevent Pires from advancing to side control.
Pires moves into full mount! De Lima won't be happy about that! #T2#
De Lima working to try and regain half guard.
De Lima tries to lock up and control but Pires gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Lima is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Pires has taken his back.
De Lima tries to escape but Pires has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
De Lima looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #SUB2#
De Lima is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
De Lima just trying to survive but Pires is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #T3#
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight. #SUB2#
Pires working for a choke but De Lima is defending well.
De Lima rolls, trying to escape but Pires keeps control of the position.
De Lima tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
De Lima gets back to half guard.
De Lima wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Pires is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Lima doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pires. #T4#
Pires is thwarting De Lima's attempts to control the position.
De Lima is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pires is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB#
De Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pires is pressing down on De Lima's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Lima is holding on for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Pires showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luiz Pires's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
De Lima tries for a takedown but Pires circles away easily#CL2#
and Pires moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Pires jumps guard and drags De Lima to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pires keeping moving, preventing De Lima from controlling successfully.
Pires has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pires looking to control.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Pires keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
De Lima drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pires looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pires looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pires! #REVB#
Pires trying to control the position but De Lima is working away. #T1#
De Lima tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Pires easily slips into full mount!
Pires controlling his opponent. #SUB2#
Pires is going oldschool here, as he tries to force De Lima to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so De Lima shrugs it off.
Pires controlling his opponent.
Pires takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pires wants to control the action but instead De Lima gets a body lock and reverses into Pires's guard! Nice work!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pires trying to control the position.
De Lima tries to free his leg and advance position but Pires is retaining full guard. #T2#
De Lima advances position into side control!
Pires is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
De Lima is trying to control. Pires wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Pires actively working from the bottom here.
De Lima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pires keeps working. #SUB#
De Lima is working for a kimura but Pires is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
De Lima is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
Pires is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Lima pulls his head out easily. #T3#
Pires is trying to get back to full guard.
Pires is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Lima's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Lima's back!
Pires is not going to allow De Lima to sit and survive in this position.
De Lima is trying to break free.
Pires doesn't have the hooks in and De Lima manages to turn into his guard.
De Lima stands and throws Pires's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De Lima working away.#T4#
Pires looks to move to half guard but instead De Lima has passed into mount! Damn!#SUB#
De Lima working for a guillotine from mount but Pires is in no mood to give up. #SUB#
De Lima looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB#
De Lima goes for an armbar but Pires turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pires.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Lima keeping full guard, as Pires tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
De Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rodrigo De Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luiz Pires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB#
De Lima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pires gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luiz Pires.
I think Pires has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Luiz Pires!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Luiz Pires!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Luiz Pires!

Luiz Pires wins by unanimous decision!

Event: QFC Tournament 919 Round 1
Date: Jun 01, 2019

#R1##TD2#
Ewens closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Lima quickly recovers to half guard.
Ewens not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
De Lima looking for submissions off his back.
De Lima is pressing down on Ewens's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
De Lima is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ewens rolls with it to try and escape but De Lima cranks on the arm and Ewens is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo De Lima!

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