Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 16, 2021

#R1#
Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pounder.
Rodrigues is looking to clinch but Pounder is avoiding it.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pounder but Pounder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pounder takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CUT2#It looks like WIll Pounder has been cut.#TD#
Pounder shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pounder showed some decent athleticism there.
Pounder sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pounder is thwarting Rodrigues's attempts to control the position.#T1#
Pounder slows the pace down in half guard.
Rodrigues is trying to stand.
Pounder prevents Rodrigues from improving his position.
Rodrigues manages to get to full guard. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pounder wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
Pounder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodrigues on the ground.
Pounder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rodrigues tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pounder swivels and escapes.
Pounder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodrigues tries to avoid it but Pounder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodrigues to the ground. Rodrigues escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD#
Pounder dives in and scores a takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
Pounder 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. #SUB2#
Rodrigues is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pounder defends well.#T3#
Pounder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rodrigues throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pounder stopping the sweep attempt from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pounder manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Pounder looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pounder trying to control the position here.
Rodrigues landing some decent shots from guard.
Pounder is pulling down on Rodrigues's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pounder looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pedro Rodrigues will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on WIll Pounder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Pounder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pounder tries to counter with a takedown but Rodrigues is quick to defend against it.
Pedro Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pounder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodrigues shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pounder pinned against the cage. Pounder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pounder throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Rodrigues doesn't manage to clinch there - Pounder circles away.
Pounder throws a series of punches but Rodrigues avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pounder's waist but Pounder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodrigues off to one side.
WIll Pounder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Rodrigues.
Pounder shoots in and drives through. Rodrigues sprawls well.
Pedro Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigues moves away from the strike by Pounder.
Rodrigues closes the distance but Pounder moves to the side #TD#
and Pounder counters with a single leg into guard. Rodrigues didn't expect that.

Rodrigues is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Pounder presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T1##TD2#
Rodrigues pulls Pounder into guard.
Rodrigues can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pounder controls the pace.
Pounder seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rodrigues for as long as he can get away with.
Rodrigues not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pounder controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
Pounder wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving. #SUB2#
Rodrigues escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pounder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pounder is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3##TD#
Pounder looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pounder controlling from the top position. #T4#
Pounder wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
Rodrigues looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodrigues, not yet. #SUB2#
Rodrigues is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pounder is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Pounder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodrigues has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pounder has managed to get both his arms back between Rodrigues's legs - danger averted.
Rodrigues can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pounder controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bone on bone clash there as Rodrigues blocks the leg kick.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the strikes.
As Pounder backs off Rodrigues throws a huge counter combo but Pounder manages to avoid it all.
Rodrigues is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pounder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

WIll Pounder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on WIll Pounder's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Pounder tries to land a front kick but Rodrigues steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rodrigues dives in for a single leg takedown but Pounder sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pounder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigues.
Pounder changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD2#
Rodrigues decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues is trying to control the action in half guard but Pounder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like Rodrigues is going to stand back up.
Rodrigues not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pounder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pounder trying to control here. #T1#
Pounder is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Pedro Rodrigues has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pounder has a hand on Rodrigues's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rodrigues takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pounder tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB2#
Rodrigues working for a submission but Pounder is keeping him at bay.
Pounder is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T2#
Pounder controls the position.
Pounder is desperately trying to improve his position but Rodrigues has a good base and remains in mount.
Pounder wants to hold on but Rodrigues pushes him away.
Pounder is squirming around, avoiding Rodrigues's attempts to control the action.
Pounder is trying desperately to improve position.#T3#
Pounder is working hard here to advance position.
Pounder is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues thowing shots but they're missing.
Pounder is trying to escape the mount.
Rodrigues trying to control but Pounder is having none of it. #T4#
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.
Pounder is in all sorts of trouble here. #SUB2#
Rodrigues wants to finish this one by submission but Pounder is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodrigues thowing shots but they're missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Rodrigues comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodrigues 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pedro Rodrigues!
A less than humble Pedro Rodrigues misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 18, 2021

#R1#
Pauliao wants to clinch up but Branco keeps it at a distance.
Branco attempts a counter takedown but Pauliao avoids it well and moves away.#TD2#
Pauliao shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Branco manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Branco wants to stand and escape but Pauliao is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pauliao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pauliao tries to stand but Branco is controlling from the bottom.
Branco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pauliao controls the pace.#SUB#
Branco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pauliao controls the pace.#T1#
Pauliao wanted to stand there but Branco had control of the position.
Branco being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Branco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #TD2#
Pauliao closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Branco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pauliao on the ground.
Branco is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pauliao scores with a couple of nice shots.
Branco is trying to stand.
Well, if Pauliao is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #SUB2#
Pauliao is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Branco sees it coming and defends easily.#T2#
Pauliao sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Branco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pauliao wants to stand up but Branco is controlling the position. #T3#
Branco trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pauliao working over Branco with some ground and pound. Branco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pauliao stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Branco tries to get to full guard but Pauliao has control of the leg.
Pauliao is controlling the pace. #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.
Branco is trying to get back to full guard.
Branco wants to control but Pauliao is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pauliao working over Branco with some ground and pound. Branco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Branco trying to control but Pauliao postures up.
Pauliao content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Pauliao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL#
Pauliao gets tackled into the cage by Branco. Branco maintains the clinch. #BC#
Branco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Branco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pauliao shoots in looking for a takedown but Branco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pauliao's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Branco shoots in but no luck this time.
Branco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pauliao moves away.
Branco fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branco doesn't manage to clinch there - Pauliao circles away.
Branco goes for a double leg but Pauliao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pauliao continues to drive forward.
A little jabbing left from Pauliao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nuno Branco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pauliao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Branco controlling the action here for a moment. #T1#
Pauliao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Branco is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC#
Branco breaks the clinch.
Pauliao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Branco.
Despite the aggression on Pauliao's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL#
Branco clinches up against the cage.
Branco tries to pull guard but Pauliao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Branco scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD2#
Pauliao has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Branco is trying to keep an underhook but Pauliao manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pauliao with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T2#
Pauliao is continuing to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T3#
Let's hope that Pauliao has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Pauliao closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Branco's guard.
Pauliao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pauliao forces his way into half guard.#T4#
Well, if Pauliao is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pauliao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pauliao wants to pass the guard but Branco is defending well.
Pauliao controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joao Pauliao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Branco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Branco tries to clinch but Pauliao moves out of range. #TD2#
Pauliao closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Branco quickly recovers to half guard.
Pauliao thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Branco's head.
Branco trying to control but Pauliao postures up.
Pauliao is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Branco tries to control Pauliao's body but Pauliao pushes him off. Branco squirms to his side and now Pauliao has his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauliao has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Branco's body.
Pauliao is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Branco up. #T1#
Pauliao controlling from the back.
Pauliao keeps control of the position as Branco tries to break free. #SUB2#
Pauliao is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Branco is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joao Pauliao!
Joao Pauliao was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 18, 2021

#R1#
Lima misses with a head kick.
Noller fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Lima pushes Noller up against the cage in a clinch.
Lima jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Noller walks away with a smile on his face. Lima gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #TD2#
Noller closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lima's guard.
Lima looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Noller controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Noller from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB#
Lima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Noller is aware though and is defending well.
Lima keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Noller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Lima looking for a guillotine here but Noller defends easily.
Noller trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lima is looking to clinch but Noller is avoiding it.
Lima tries to clinch up but Noller circles away and keeps his distance.
Noller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lima.#T2#
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.#TD#
Lima scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Noller throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lima lands strikes from half guard.#ES2#
Noller has one foot on Lima's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#TD#
Lima closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Noller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lima wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SU#
Lima stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Noller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD#
Lima shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lima was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Noller throws Lima to one side and escapes!#T3##TD#
Lima closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Noller is trying to improve his position.
Lima working the body and head with strikes.
Lima wants to control but Noller is keeping him busy.
Noller defending against the ground and pound.
Noller is trying to control Lima's posture but Lima avoids it. #SUB#
Lima looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T4##SU#
Lima stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Noller fails with a takedown attempt.
Noller tries to clinch but Lima moves out of range.
Lima half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD#
Lima is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Noller's half guard.
Noller wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Noller is in trouble now - Lima has advanced to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fernando Lima will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Lima has his takedown stuffed#CL2#
and Noller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD#
Lima successfully pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Noller from controlling successfully.
Noller looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T1#
Lima keeping moving, preventing Noller from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lima is on top in guard. #REVR#
Noller controls Lima momentarily but Lima frees himself.
Noller trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #SUB2#
Lima avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lima trying to control but Noller is working from the bottom. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Noller is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima stops Noller from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Noller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lima's waist but Lima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Noller off to one side.
Noller thows a leg kick but Lima checks it #TD#
so Lima counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lima sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lima's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lima 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. #T3#
Noller keeping full guard, as Lima tries to pass.
Noller has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lima has passed into side control.
Lima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noller can do to turn this around?
Lima trying to control the action but Noller is working from the bottom.
Lima is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Noller is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fernando Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lima has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Noller!#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lima controlling the pace for now.
Lima with a couple of short strikes.
Noller is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lima looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lima cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lima lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Noller hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Lima dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Noller gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Noller looking for a sweep. Not yet Noller, not yet.
Noller keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
Noller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Noller has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lima off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Noller doesn't manage to clinch there - Lima circles away.
As Noller tries to get set, Lima tries to push him back and clinch up but Noller manages to avoid the attempt.#T1#
Noller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Noller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lima throws a head kick that misses.
Noller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Noller gets caught napping as Lima dives in and scores a takedown. Noller manages to retain guard.#SU#
Lima stands up and waves to Noller to follow him.
Noller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lima lands with a kick to the temple. Noller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fernando Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Noller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lima is trying to defend but Noller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Lima makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Lima has knocked Noller down with a huge combo! Lima steps away and waves a wobbly Noller back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Noller is rocked!
Noller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lima avoids it really well and circles away.
Noller is still on wobbly legs! Can Lima finish him?#CL#
Lima closes the distance and clinches.
Noller seems to have recovered his senses.
Noller is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lima tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #TD#
Lima successfully pulls guard.
Noller is fighting to break Lima's control of his arms but Lima is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T3#
Lima continues to stall.#SUB#
Lima has his foot on Noller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Noller works his way back into a safe position though.
Lima working a defensive guard here.
Noller postures up in Lima's guard and throws a big left but Lima blocks it.
Lima keeping full guard, as Noller tries to pass.
Lima throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest. #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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lima holds on and takes a little breather.
Lima has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#KD#
Lima drops Noller with a beautiful combination! Noller stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lima is looking for the KO!
Noller with a poor takedown #CL#
and Lima moves into the clinch.
Noller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lima's efforts to push away.
Lima drops down looking for an ankle pick but Noller pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Lima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Lima!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 20, 2019

#R1#
Karpin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karpin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karpin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costa throws a leg kick
and Karpin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
It looks like Miguel Costa has been cut.
Costa slips a jab and a cross from Karpin. #CL#
Costa forces Karpin back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Costa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karpin throws out the jab.
Miguel Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karpin works Costa's body with a nice hook.
Karpin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costa thows a leg kick but Karpin checks it #KD2#
and Karpin counters with a crisp one two that drops Costa! Karpin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Costa to his feet! Costa is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Costa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karpin counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Costa has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Valeriy Karpin!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 20, 2019

#R1#
Sousa lands with an overhand left.
Sovrein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#TD#
Sovrein closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sovrein lands in his opponent's guard.
Sousa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sovrein won't allow Sousa to get back to his feet.
Sousa looking for a sweep. Not yet Sousa, not yet.
Sovrein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sovrein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sousa keeping moving, preventing Sovrein from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sovrein is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sousa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T1#
Sovrein prevents Sousa from getting back to his feet.
Sovrein is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Sovrein has managed to clinch.
Sovrein is working for takedown but Sousa is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC2#
Sousa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sousa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sovrein blocks a leg kick.
Sousa lands a nice looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sovrein .
Sousa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sovrein . That did some damage!
Sousa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T2#
Sovrein with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sousa counters with a stiff right hand.
Sousa scores with a nice body kick.
Sousa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sovrein takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sousa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sousa fails to land the takedown.
Sousa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sovrein .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Savyy Sovrein . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sousa keeps Sovrein at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sousa. #CL#
Sovrein clinches up with Sousa and pushes him back against the cage.
Sousa tries to score a body lock takedown but Sovrein shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sovrein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Sousa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Sovrein pushes Sousa up against the cage in a clinch.#T3##TD#
Sovrein jumps into guard, dragging Sousa to the mat.
Sovrein trying to control the position here.
Sousa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sovrein looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sousa is one step ahead there.
Sovrein lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sousa holds on and takes a little breather. #T4##SU#
Sovrein gets to his feet. Sousa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sousa.
Sovrein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sousa tries to avoid it but Sovrein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sousa to the ground. Sousa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sovrein closes the distance and clinches up with Sousa, looking for a takedown. Sovrein pushes Sousa against the cage but Sousa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sovrein is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Sousa drives through and clinches with Sovrein against the cage.
Sousa is working for takedown but Sovrein is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC2#
Sousa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sousa has his takedown stuffed#TD#
and Sovrein counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sousa won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sovrein is staying tight to Sousa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sovrein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sousa keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pedro Sousa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Sousa wants to clinch up but Sovrein keeps it at a distance.
Sousa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Sousa. #CL2#
Sousa pushes Sovrein up against the cage in a clinch.
Sousa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sousa.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #TD2#
Sousa tightens his grip and picks Sovrein up, before dumping him to the ground. Sovrein manages to land in guard.
Sovrein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sovrein has his hands on Sousa's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sovrein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Savyy Sovrein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1##SUB#
Sovrein working for submissions but it's allowed Sousa to get to half guard.
Sovrein has a hand on Sousa's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sousa takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Sousa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sovrein tries to hold on but Sousa postures up.
Sovrein is trying to stand but he's just given Sousa his back.#T2#
Sousa is looking to control Sovrein but Sovrein is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sousa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sovrein . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sovrein tries to escape the position. #SUB2#
Sousa working for the choke.
A lull in the action here. #T3#
Sousa gets his hands free as Sovrein looks to control.
Sovrein tries to escape the position.
Sovrein tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sousa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sovrein is trying desperately to improve position.
Sovrein tries to control Sousa's body but Sousa pushes him off. Sovrein squirms to his side and now Sousa has his back! #T4#
Sovrein trying to control the hands but Sousa won't let him.
Sovrein breaks Sousa's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sovrein throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sovrein 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Sousa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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##TD#
Sovrein shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sousa is trying to defend but Sovrein finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sousa tries to roll over but Sovrein keeps him under control.
Sousa wants to control but Sovrein is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sovrein wants to control but Sousa is keeping him busy.
Sousa tries to roll over but Sovrein keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sovrein is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB#
Sousa is defending against the submission attempts here by Sovrein . #T1##SU#
Sovrein decides to return to a standing position. #CL#
Sovrein instigates a clinch.
Sousa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sousa crunches a lovely knee into Sovrein 's ribcage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sovrein jumps guard but Sousa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T2#
Sousa lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Sousa.
Sousa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sovrein prevents it.
Sousa fails to pull the fight into his guard. #TD#
Sovrein gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sousa trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Sovrein seems to be looking for submissions.
Sovrein trying to control the action but Sousa is working from the bottom.
Sousa is trying to control but can't. #T3##SU#
Sovrein gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sousa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sovrein tries a head kick but it misses.
Sovrein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sousa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sovrein .#CL#
Sovrein has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Sousa jumps guard. #SUB2#
Sousa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sovrein is aware though and is defending well.
Sovrein 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.
Sovrein trying to control the position from guard on top but Sousa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Sousa is striking from the bottom but Sovrein uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Sousa is trying to maintain the position but Sovrein is very close to passing his half guard.
Sousa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sousa.
Sousa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sovrein is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sovrein controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Savyy Sovrein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sousa 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Sousa!

Event: UnderGround FC 7
Date: Jun 18, 2019

#R1#
Casimero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopes manages to avoid it.
Casimero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Casimero just misses with a punch to the body.
Casimero throws a one two combo.
Casimero misses with a few strikes there.
Lopes shoots in and drives through. Casimero sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casimero. Lopes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Casimero.
Lopes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from Casimero.
Lopes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casimero shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lopes eats them both and turns towards Casimero to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Casimero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Casimero is breathing heavily.
Lopes misses with a takedown attempt - Casimero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T1#
Casimero connects with a body shot that sends Lopes's belly button to the back.
Casimero misses with a wild body shot.
Lopes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Casimero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopes.
Casimero stuns Lopes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Casimero sprawls well. Casimero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopes gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnriel Casimero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Lopes.
Casimero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopes moves away.
Lopes shoots in and drives through. Casimero sprawls well.
Casimero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T2#
Lopes shoots in for a takedown but Casimero shows good takedown defense.
Casimero throws a body punch but Lopes moves out of range.
Casimero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Casimero swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Casimero throws a series of punches but Lopes avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopes! But no joy.
Casimero misses with a wild body shot.
Lopes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Casimero misses with a double jab #TD2#
and Lopes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopes landing with the ground and pound.
Lopes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnriel Casimero dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Casimero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Casimero defends it well.#TD2#
Lopes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lopes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES#
Casimero sneaks out the side door and pushes Lopes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Casimero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Casimero.
Casimero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casimero missing with a left hand there. Lopes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Casimero defends it well.
Casimero throws a series of punches but Lopes moves out of range.
Lopes slips under a jab.
Lopes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Casimero but Casimero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopes shoots in looking for a takedown but Casimero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Casimero is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lopes.#T1#
Casimero misses with a wild body shot.
Lopes moves away from the strike by Casimero.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopes. Casimero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casimero seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Casimero stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casimero. Lopes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopes shoots in looking for a takedown but Casimero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnriel Casimero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Lopes.
Lopes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Casimero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopes with the counter takedown but Casimero avoids it easily.
Johnriel Casimero is winning the standup battle so far.
Casimero throws a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lopes.#T2#
Casimero digs a good hook to Lopes's body.
Casimero misses with a double jab.
Casimero cracks Lopes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnriel Casimero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Casimero punishes Lopes's body with a nice straight punch.
Casimero slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Casimero appears to be looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Casimero. Lopes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnriel Casimero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Casimero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnriel Casimero dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Lopes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Casimero as he jumps to the side.
Casimero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopes looks for a takedown but Casimero sprawls well.
Lopes fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnriel Casimero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Lopes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Lopes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1#
Casimero can't break the clinch. #TD2#
Lopes jumps into guard, dragging Casimero to the mat.
Lopes controlling the position.#SUB2#
Casimero is posturing up here but Lopes has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Casimero tries to roll out but it's too tight and Casimero has to tap! Slick submission there by Lopes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Lopes!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 13, 2019

#R1#
Sousa lands a big head kick that sends Jones to the canvas! Sousa follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Sousa!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 13, 2019

#R1##TD2#
Maynard gets caught flat footed, as Lopes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lopes connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Lopes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Maynard is looking for a triangle but Lopes pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Lopes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maynard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lopes has managed to get both his arms back between Maynard's legs - danger averted.
Maynard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lopes wants to stand but Maynard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maynard wants to sweep here but Lopes controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopes lands a couple of digs.#ROC2#
Maynard is rocked!
Lopes is working Maynard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Maynard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maynard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lopes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lopes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lopes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Lopes 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.
Lopes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard looking to control.
Lopes arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Maynard's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricardo Lopes!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 13, 2019

#R1#
No luck for Vidal with that takedown attempt.
Vidal dives in and grabs Witt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Witt pushes down on Vidal's head and hops out.
Vidal throws a right and a left that Witt avoids nicely.
Vidal connects with the punch.
Vidal is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Witt like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Witt from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Vidal!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 13, 2019

#R1#
Costa falls off balance throwing a combination #KD#
and Richards counters with a head kick that drops Costa to the mat! Costa scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Richards! Costa is out on his feet! Richards rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Costa is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Costa is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adalberto Richards!

Event: SyFi 22
Date: Mar 10, 2018

#R1#
Lynn lands with a right hand.
Lynn throws the left hand but Vidal avoids the punch easily.
Lynn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vidal jabs Lynn right on the nose. Lynn blinks but takes it well.
Vidal lands a body shot.
Vidal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lynn throws a body punch but Vidal moves out of range.
Vidal misses the shot to the body.
Lynn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vidal throws a hook to the side of Lynn's head but Lynn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD#
Lynn shoots in and gets a takedown into Vidal's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidal wants to stand and escape but Lynn is having none of it.
Lynn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lynn wants to pass the guard but Vidal is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lynn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lynn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vidal wants to get back to his feet but Lynn passes into half guard. #T1#
Lynn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vidal is trying to stand.
Lynn tries to pass to full mount but Vidal defends it.
Lynn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vidal's head.
Vidal is staying active underneath Lynn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vidal wants to get back to his feet. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Lynn seems to be working for a kimura but Vidal defends the submission attempt.
Vidal is trying to stand back up but Lynn is controlling him
Ground and pound from Lynn.
Lynn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vidal taking some punishment here, with Lynn in his half guard.
Lynn is taking a breather. Vidal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vidal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lynn scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3#
Vidal is refusing to be controlled, as Lynn sits in half guard. #ES2#
Vidal manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lynn keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Vidal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#BC#
Lynn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lynn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vidal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lynn throws a sloppy body shot #CL2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Vidal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lynn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vidal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vidal staying out of range there.
Vidal lands with a shot to the body.
Vidal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vidal connects with a looping right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Evan Lynn has been cut.
Lynn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vidal slips a straight right by Lynn.
Vidal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rui Vidal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vidal, as that shot connected.
Vidal throws a shot to the body.
Vidal misses with an uppercut. Lynn saw that one coming.
Lynn staying out of range there.
Vidal just misses with a punch to the body.
Lynn attempts a counter takedown but Vidal avoids it well and moves away.
Lynn moves out of range of the strikes.
Lynn misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vidal.
Vidal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynn.
Vidal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vidal moves into range and connects with a jab. #TD#
Lynn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Lynn'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.
Lynn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rui Vidal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evan Lynn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Lynn throws a body shot but no joy.
Vidal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lynn sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD#
Lynn feints and as Vidal raises his hands in defense, Lynn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lynn looking to pass the guard.
Lynn throws a big elbow that misses.
Lynn trying to control but Vidal is working from the bottom.
Lynn throwing strikes from guard but Vidal blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynn stands up over Vidal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lynn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lynn throwing strikes from guard but Vidal blocks nicely. #T1#
Lynn trying to control the position from guard on top but Vidal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lynn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lynn throws a strike but Vidal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Lynn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vidal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vidal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Lynn has an active guard here but Vidal has managed to pass into half guard. #T2#
Lynn is pressing down on Vidal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Lynn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vidal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vidal stopping the sweep attempt from Lynn.#SUB#
Lynn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T3#
Lynn wants to control but Vidal passes easily into half guard. #SUB#
Lynn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lynn is looking to improve his position.
Lynn is trying to maintain the position but Vidal is very close to passing his half guard.
Lynn is positioning himself well to prevent Vidal advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lynn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vidal trying to control the action but Lynn is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lynn.
Lynn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lynn shoots for a double leg takedown but Vidal sprawls well. He's pushed Lynn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vidal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vidal wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Lynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vidal, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Vidal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A jab from Vidal misses.
Vidal defending well as Lynn loads up on a big left hand.
Lynn throws a jab but it's blocked by Vidal.
Nice defenses there by Vidal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rui Vidal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Evan Lynn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Vidal misses the target.
Rui Vidal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynn slips a jab from Vidal.
Lynn shoots in but no luck this time. #TD#
Vidal tries to sprawl but Lynn drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Vidal pushes Lynn off and gets back to his feet.
Lynn ducks right into an uppercut from Vidal.
Vidal throws a big shot that misses.
Vidal connects with a right hand. Lynn shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vidal stuffs the takedown.
Vidal scores with a jab.
Lynn throws a hook to the side of Vidal's head but Vidal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vidal! But no joy.
Lynn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lynn missing with a left hand there. Vidal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Lynn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Vidal there.#ROC2#
Lynn is rocked!
Vidal closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lynn! Vidal dives in looking to finish! Lynn is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rui Vidal!
Our winner, Rui Vidal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SyFi 15
Date: Feb 23, 2018

#R1#
Dante bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dante throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Sousa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sousa.
Sousa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dante is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sousa is controlling him.
Sousa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dante wants to stand and escape but Sousa is having none of it. #ES2#
Dante pushes Sousa off and gets back to his feet.
Dante misses with a looping left.
Sousa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dante changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sousa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dante avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Sousa slips a straight right by Dante.
Dante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dante lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silvio Dante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dante misses with a wild body shot.
Sousa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dante. Sousa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dante misses with a looping left.
Sousa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dante lands with a hook. Sousa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dante smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dante lands with an overhand left.#T2#
Dante jabs Sousa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dante thuds his right hand into Sousa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sousa defending well as Dante loads up on a big left hand.
Sousa feinted with a counter takedown.
Dante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sousa. Sousa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#ROC2#
Sousa is rocked!
Dante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sousa manages to avoid it.
Dante misses with a hook.
Dante throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Sousa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dante's guard.#ES2#
Dante wriggles free and stands up.
Dante swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Sousa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dante!
Sousa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sousa trying to control the position but Dante is working away. #T3#
Sousa staying calm.#SUB#
Sousa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dante has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sousa but great work by Dante.
Dante working away.#SU2#
Dante has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dante misses with a straight left.
Sousa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Good exchange - Dante coming out on top.
Dante connects with a single shot there.
Dante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sousa.
Sousa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice sprawl there from Dante as Sousa shoots in.#T4#
Dante throws a big shot that misses.
Sousa attempts a counter takedown but Dante avoids it well and moves away.
Silvio Dante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sousa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dante to score with a decent uppercut.
Dante connects with the punch.
Oh Sousa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sousa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dante.
Sousa seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dante scores with a body shot.
Dante throws an overhand right that lands on Sousa's shoulder, as Sousa tries to avoid the shot.
Sousa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sousa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dante.
Dante with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Dante 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#
Dante defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sousa.
A big right from Dante misses.
Dante lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sousa at a distance.
Sousa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Dante misses.
Dante lands a glancing blow to the side of Sousa's head.
Carlos Sousa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dante fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dante.
Sousa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dante.
Sousa slips a straight right by Dante.
Dante misses with a looping left.
Silvio Dante seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Sousa dives in and grabs Dante's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dante pushes down on Sousa's head and hops out.
Dante doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sousa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dante scores with a hook to the body. Sousa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dante lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sousa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dante.
Sousa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dante tries to avoid it but Sousa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dante to the ground. Dante escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Sousa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sousa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sousa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dante misses with a right hand #TD#
and Sousa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dante won't be happy with that.
Dante felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dante can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sousa is looking to take a break and control but Dante is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Dante tries to bench press Sousa off him but Sousa keeps the position.
Sousa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dante's legs. #SUB#
Sousa swings around for an armbar but Dante sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sousa's guard.
Sousa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sousa controls Dante momentarily but Dante frees himself. #SU2#
Dante decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sousa moves out of range as Dante strikes.
Dante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Dante.#T3#
Dante comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sousa ducks under a wild hook from Dante.
A slow jab from Dante misses its intended target.
Sousa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Dante as he connects with a hook.
Dante looks to throw the jab but Sousa is out of range.
Sousa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sousa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dante throws a shot from downtown. Sousa moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Dante. No joy for Sousa on that attempt. #T4#
Dante thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Dante darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dante lands a jab.
Sousa misses with a takedown attempt
and Dante counters with a stiff right hand.
Dante misses with a looping left.
As Dante looks to move away, Sousa throws a big counter combo but Dante just gets out of the way.
A shot to the liver by Dante. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dante thuds a left hand into Sousa's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dante throws a shot to the body.
Dante bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Dante 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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Dante loads up on a big right hand but Sousa slips the punch.
Sousa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dante misses with a jab to the body #TD#
and Sousa counters with a shoot takedown. Dante fights it but they end up in guard.
Sousa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dante is keeping the position for now.
Sousa trying to control but Dante is working from the bottom. #ES2#
Dante uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dante.
Sousa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dante sprawls and moves away.
Sousa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dante's corner calls for a 1-2. Dante obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1##TD#
Dante gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sousa to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES2#
Dante pushes Sousa off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dante throws a big shot that misses.
Sousa is looking to counter punch.
Sousa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sousa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dante misses the jab.
Dante loads up on a big right hand but Sousa slips the punch.
Sousa tries to counter by clinching up but Dante breaks away and moves out of range.
Dante uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Dante cracks Sousa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dante has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sousa to stand back up!
Dante throws a monster overhand right that drops Sousa! Dante follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvio Dante!
Silvio Dante made sure to mention his sponsor, Knockdown Clothes in his post fight interview.

Event: SyFi 13
Date: Feb 18, 2018

#R1#
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vidal in his tracks.
Vidal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vidal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Vidal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vidal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson sizes up Vidal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rui Vidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vidal with a body shot.#CL2#
Johnson gets a clinch. #TD2#
Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Vidal is defending the position.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vidal is not content to let Johnson control the position.#T1#
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vidal haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vidal wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is trying to control. Vidal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson winds up and cracks Vidal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vidal defending well though.
Vidal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson stops Vidal from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Vidal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ROC2#
Vidal is rocked!
Johnson is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Vidal is hurt! He's hurt bad - Johnson fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Vidal from any more punishment! Congratulations to Johnson! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Johnson!

Event: SyFi 6
Date: Feb 03, 2018

#R1#
Vidal leaves Know with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vidal throws out a counter right but Know avoids it with no problem.
Know is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Know has his takedown stuffed#CL2#
and Vidal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vidal. #TD#
Know is trying to trip Vidal. He has hold of a leg but Vidal is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Know persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Know trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vidal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Know is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Know drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vidal dives on top into guard.#REVB##SUB#
Know is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vidal defends well.#T1##SU2#
Vidal stands and steps away. Know gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vidal connects with a nice looking jab.
Vidal walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Know drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Vidal swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Know's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rui Vidal!
Our winner, Rui Vidal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SyFi 6
Date: Feb 03, 2018

#R1##TD#
Reis gets caught napping as Bumanov dives in and scores a takedown. Reis manages to retain guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bumanov won't allow Reis to sweep him here.
Bumanov wants to control from the top but Reis keeps moving.
Bumanov is fighting to break Reis's control of his arms but Reis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bumanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bumanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bumanov trying to control but Reis is working from the bottom.
Reis is pulling down on Bumanov's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bumanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Reis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reis has control of Bumanov's left arm, preventing Bumanov from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Reis stuffs the takedown attempt from Bumanov. Bumanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Reis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bumanov defends it well.#T1#
Reis dives in for a single leg takedown but Bumanov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.#CL#
Bumanov gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bumanov.
Reis is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bumanov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bumanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sergei Bumanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Reis.
Bumanov gets underhooks to prevent Reis's takedown attempt.
Reis avoids a wild elbow strike from Bumanov.
A short right from Bumanov on the inside.
Reis can't find room to land a body shot as Bumanov controls the action.
Reis fails to pull the fight into his guard. #BC#
Bumanov breaks the clinch. #TD#
Bumanov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reis napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES2#
Reis throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reis. #T2#
Bumanov misses with a head kick.
Bumanov shoots in for a takedown but Reis shows good takedown defense. #CL#
Bumanov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Reis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bumanov backwards.
Reis throws a head punch that misses.
Reis tries to pull guard but Bumanov won't allow it.
Reis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Bumanov to keep the fight standing.
Bumanov scores with a hook to the body.
Reis looks winded!
Reis is working for takedown but Bumanov is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bumanov. #TD#
Bumanov pulls Reis into guard.
Bumanov trying to control the position.
Bumanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Bumanov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reis is controlling him.
Bumanov has momentary wrist control but Reis slips an elbow through the middle.
Bumanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bumanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've been informed that Reis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reis dives in for a single leg takedown but Bumanov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.#CL2#
Reis rushes Bumanov and presses him up against the ropes.
Reis wants to take the fight to the mat but Bumanov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD2#
Reis successfully pulls guard. #T4#
Reis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB2#
Reis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bumanov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bumanov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bumanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reis keeping moving, preventing Bumanov from controlling successfully.
Bumanov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Reis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bumanov is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Bumanov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Bumanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bumanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reis can do to turn this around?
Reis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bumanov.
Bumanov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CL#
Bumanov moves into range and clinches up with Reis.
Reis is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bumanov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sergei Bumanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Reis.
Reis is trying to drag Bumanov to the mat but Bumanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Bumanov is working for takedown but Reis is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis is trying to drag Bumanov to the mat but Bumanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.#TD2#
Reis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bumanov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES#
Bumanov is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Reis is breathing heavily.#T1#
Reis shoots in looking for a takedown. Bumanov tries to sprawl out of it but Reis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bumanov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bumanov shoots for a takedown but Reis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2#
Reis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bumanov sprawls well initially but Reis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bumanov trying to control from the bottom.
Reis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bumanov trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no! #T2#
Bumanov tries to hold on but Reis postures up.
Reis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bumanov is in all sorts of trouble here.
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!
Bumanov wants to control but Reis is having none of it.#T3#
Bumanov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Reis wants to stand but Bumanov is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Bumanov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bumanov has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Bumanov trying to control the action but Reis just sinks the hooks in. #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.
Reis is hanging on to Bumanov's back as he tries to escape. #SUB2#
Reis looking to break Bumanov's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bumanov remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Reis will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Reis gets his hands free as Bumanov looks to control.
Bumanov tries to escape but Reis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Reis biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bumanov tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ricardo Reis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Reis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ricardo Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bumanov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Reis gets tackled into the ropes by Bumanov. Bumanov maintains the clinch. #TD#
Bumanov pulls guard successfully.
Reis wants to control from the top but Bumanov keeps moving.
Bumanov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reis is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bumanov pulls Reis in close to his closed guard and prevents Reis from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1#
Bumanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bumanov is looking to sweep but instead, Reis has passed into half guard.
Bumanov is trying to control but can't.
Reis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bumanov trying to control but Reis postures up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bumanov misses with a wild combination. #TD#
Bumanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Reis!
Reis sneaks back into half guard.
Reis missing with punches from the bottom.
Bumanov tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T3#
Reis manages to get to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bumanov postures up.
Bumanov wants to get up but he can't break Reis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Reis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bumanov 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 Reis.
Bumanov wants to stand but Reis has his arm trapped.
Reis is looking for a sweep.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Bumanov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Reis tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Bumanov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Reis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bumanov's guard! Nice work there by Reis!
Reis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bumanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Bumanov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bumanov 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Bumanov!
A very excited looking Sergei Bumanov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SyFi 5
Date: Feb 02, 2018

#R1#
Gal lands with a cross.
Lopes shoots in for a double leg but Gal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Gal does no damage.
Lopes unleashes a big counter combination but Gal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gal throws the left hand but Lopes avoids the punch easily.
Lopes tries to move into range but Gal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gal falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Lopes counters with a shoot takedown. Gal fights it but they end up in guard.
Gal throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gal is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Gal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gal throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lopes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gal will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lopes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lopes trying to control but Gal is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1#
Gal tries to strike from the bottom.
Lopes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gal trying to strike off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gal with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Lopes can't handle though.
Lopes won't allow Gal to sweep him here.
Lopes showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Lopes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gal trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lopes trying to control but Gal is working from the bottom.
Gal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lopes controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lopes shoots in but Gal avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopes takes one to the side of the head.
My Gal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopes fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Gal misses the target.
My Gal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Lopes.
Gal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gal tries to bum rush Lopes with a series of wild strikes but Lopes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopes wants to counter the offense by Gal and move into the clinch position.
Gal lands a really nice looking cross but Lopes seems unphased.
Lopes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopes.
Gal loads up on a big right hand but Lopes slips the punch.#CL#
Gal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #TD2#
Lopes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gal regains guard.
Lopes looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Lopes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gal is proving hard to escape from.
Lopes throwing strikes but missing.
Gal scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom. #SUB2#
Lopes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gal will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gal will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gal throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lopes landing with the ground and pound.
Lopes postures up.
Lopes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lopes with a nice head shot there.
Lopes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gal is proving hard to escape from.
Gal scores with a short punch from the bottom.#T4#
Gal throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lopes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gal keeping full guard, as Lopes tries to pass. #SUB#
Gal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lopes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lopes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lopes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Gal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopes sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've been informed that Lopes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#SUB#
Gal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lopes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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 My Gal will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Jab, jab by Gal - just one landing. #TD2#
Lopes looking to score a takedown here. Gal is defending well but Lopes drives through and ends up in Gal's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Gal is looking for a triangle but Lopes pushes his legs off easily.
Lopes trying to control but Gal is working from the bottom.
Gal punching to the body, from the bottom.
Lopes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lopes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gal throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gal striking off his back.
Lopes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gal's head.#T1#
Gal is trying to control the position but Lopes postures up.
Lopes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lopes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lopes wants to control but Gal is keeping him busy.
Gal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lopes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gal misses with a strike from the bottom.
Lopes 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.
Gal misses with a strike from the bottom.
Lopes working away.
Lopes is chipping away with strikes.
Lopes working away.
Lopes blocks the strikes from Gal. #T2#
Gal throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Gal wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Gal throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Lopes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gal wants to control but Lopes postures up.#SUB2#
Lopes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gal is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lopes is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#SUB2#
Lopes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gal has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lopes controlling the pace for now.
Gal is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Gal is squirming around, avoiding Lopes's attempts to control the action.
Gal tries to lock up and control but Lopes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T3#
Lopes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lopes looking to control but Gal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gal is looking to improve his position but Lopes isn't that keen on the idea.
Lopes controlling from mount.
Gal regains half guard.
Lopes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lopes lands with a punch from half guard.
Lopes not doing much here.
Paulo Lopes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopes trying to control from half guard but Gal is working away. #T4#
Gal throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Lopes manages to pass to side control.
Gal is trying to improve his position.
Gal throws a few strikes from the bottom but Lopes takes advantage and mounts!
Gal throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gal is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lopes controlling the pace for now. #SUB2#
Lopes has hold of Gal's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gal manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lopes content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopes moves to take his opponent's back.
Gal trying to control the hands but Lopes won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Lopes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Gal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
My Gal is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
Lopes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gal is looking to reverse the position.
Lopes trying to control the action but Gal is working from the bottom.
Gal is looking to regain half guard here but Lopes keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lopes's best efforts.#SUB2#
Lopes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T1##SUB2#
Lopes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gal sees it coming and defends easily.
Gal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gal keeping moving, preventing Lopes from controlling successfully.
Gal throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Lopes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gal throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lopes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopes won't allow Gal to sweep him here.
Lopes passes Gal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gal gets full guard.
Lopes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gal tries to strike from the bottom. #T2#
Lopes wants to control from the top but Gal keeps moving.
Lopes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gal striking from the bottom here.
Lopes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gal is trying to escape the position but Lopes is controlling the position. #SUB2#
Lopes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lopes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lopes's best efforts.
Lopes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gal taking some punishment here, with Lopes in his half guard.
Gal tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lopes stalling. #T3#
Lopes wants to free his trapped foot but Gal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gal misses with some strikes from the bottom. #SUB2#
Lopes seems to be looking for submissions.
Lopes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Lopes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gal defends it well.
Gal wants to control but Lopes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gal tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lopes wants to take a breather but Gal is having none of it. #SUB2#
Lopes is looking for a kimura but Gal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lopes to get the leverage.
Gal trying to hold on to Lopes's head to control him but Lopes postures up.
Gal striking from half guard on the bottom.
Gal throws a strike from the bottom that misses. #T4#
Gal misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gal wants to get back to full guard.
Lopes controlling the action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lopes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gal flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Lopes seems content to control.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slow jab from Gal misses its intended target.
Gal misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
and Lopes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gal thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lopes wants to stand but Gal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lopes postures up.
Gal 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.
Lopes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Lopes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lopes 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Lopes!
Paulo Lopes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: SyFi 5
Date: Feb 02, 2018

#R1#
Life connects with a looping right hand. #TD2#
Life gets caught flat footed, as Sousa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sousa is fighting to break Life's control of his arms but Life is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sousa looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Sousa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Life manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sousa has Life in his guard.#REVR#
Life sitting in guard here, content to control.
Life trying to control but Sousa is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa seems keen to control Life's posture.
Sousa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T1#
Life is looking for a sweep. Sousa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sousa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sousa is pressing down on Life's thigh, looking to free his foot. Life is holding on for now.
Sousa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Life might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Life wants to control but Sousa is keeping busy.
Life tries to get to full guard but Sousa has control of the leg.
It looks like Sousa is going to stand back up.
Sousa thows a huge punch but Life dodges it nicely.
Life wants to improve his position but Sousa is controlling well. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Life controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #SUB2#
Sousa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Life doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sousa.
Life tries to get to full guard but Sousa has control of the leg.
Sousa is thwarting Life's attempts to control the position.
Life knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sousa on the ground.
Life is trying is best to control the position here.
Life wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sousa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T3#
Life trying to hold on to Sousa's head to control him but Sousa postures up.
Sousa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sousa is trying to control the action in half guard but Life is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sousa wants to free his trapped foot but Life is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sousa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sousa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Sousa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Sousa is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
Sousa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Life wants to control but Sousa is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Sousa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sousa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sousa prevents Life from improving his position.
Sousa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Life knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sousa wants to take a breather but Life is having none of it.
Sousa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sousa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sousa trying to control the action but Life is working from the bottom.
Sousa moves into full mount! Life won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Sousa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Nice shot lands for Life.
Half Life has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Life bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sousa's head backwards.
Carlos Sousa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Life lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sousa doesn't seem phased though.
Life cracks a nice hook into Sousa's ribs.
Life missing with a left hand there. Sousa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sousa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#TD2#
Sousa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Life is looking to improve his position.
Sousa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Life avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sousa. #SUB2#
Sousa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Life doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sousa. #SUB2#
Sousa is looking for a kimura but Life is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sousa to get the leverage. #T1#
Life avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sousa.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Life trying to control but Sousa postures up.
Sousa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Life's head. #SUB2#
Sousa is working for a kimura but Life is defending it quite comfortably.
Life is trying to control but can't. #SUB2#
Sousa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sousa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Life keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Life trying to control but Sousa postures up.
Life keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sousa missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Sousa is looking for a kimura but Life is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sousa to get the leverage.
Sousa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Life to regain full guard.
Sousa with a nice head shot there.
Life has Sousa pulled in close to control his posture.
Life not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sousa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Life keeping full guard, as Sousa tries to pass.
Life looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#T3#
Sousa preventing the sweep.
Sousa is working Life over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sousa postures up.
Sousa trying to control the position from guard on top but Life is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos Sousa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Life bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sousa's guard. #REVR#
Sousa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sousa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sousa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB2#
Sousa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T4#
Life controlling from the top position.
Sousa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Life not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sousa trying to control the position from guard on top but Life is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Life wants to sweep here but Sousa controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sousa trying to control the position from guard on top but Life is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sousa looking to sit in guard and control but Life gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carlos Sousa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sousa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sousa walks into a left hand.
Sousa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Life.
Sousa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Life throws a jab but it's blocked by Sousa.
Sousa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sousa misses with a head kick.
Life jabs Sousa right on the nose. Sousa blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Life throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Sousa tries to counter it with a takedown but Life pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sousa slips under a jab.
We've been informed that Sousa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Life throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sousa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sousa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#TD2#
Sousa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Life to the ground. Sousa is now in Life's guard.#T1#
Sousa tries to free his leg and advance position but Life is retaining full guard.
Sousa slips nicely into half guard.
Life wants to improve his position but Sousa is controlling well. #SUB#
Life is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sousa pulls his head out easily.
Sousa wants to free his trapped foot but Life is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sousa prevents Life from improving his position.
Sousa is trying to control the action in half guard but Life is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sousa trying to mount his opponent but Life defends it. #SUB#
Life looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sousa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Sousa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Life defends it well.
Sousa passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sousa throws a strike there. Life manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Life avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sousa. #T3#
Sousa thows a huge punch but Life dodges it nicely.
Sousa passes to side control.
Life is trying to improve his position.
Sousa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sousa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Life is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Life's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sousa wants to stand but Life is controlling his arm.
Sousa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Life keeps working.
Sousa working away.#T4##SUB2#
Sousa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Sousa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Life wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Life tries to buck Sousa off but Sousa is having none of it.
Sousa lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Life is trying to control Sousa's posture but Sousa avoids it.
Sousa working the ground and pound.
Carlos Sousa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sousa works to advance to full mount. Life defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Sousa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sousa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

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

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 16, 2018

#R1#
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Lopes moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss #TD#
and Lopes counters with a takedown into side control. #SUB#
Lopes has hold of Lee's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lee tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lopes cranks the arm and Lee screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lee, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Paulo Lopes!
In defeat, Bruce Lee stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was a cheap shot or whatever it was that lead to me losing, its bullshit.'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 16, 2018

#R1#
Madden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vidal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Madden really is a fat lump.#CL2#
Vidal rushes Madden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vidal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Madden has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Vidal turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vidal manages to end up in side control.
Madden tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Vidal looking to control but Madden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vidal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Madden is trying desperately to improve position.
Vidal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym. #T1#
Madden wants to hold on but Vidal pushes him away.
Madden has given up his back here. #SUB2#
Vidal looking to break Madden's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Madden remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Vidal will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
I would not like to be Madden right now.
Madden might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Madden can't escape the position. #SUB2#
Madden defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt. #T2#
Vidal controlling well, preventing Madden from escaping the position.
Madden trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Madden is trying to get back to his feet but Vidal has full control of the position and if anything, Madden has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Madden looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Madden prevents Vidal from getting a body triangle.
Madden wants to escape the position. #T3#
Vidal doesn't have the hooks in and Madden manages to turn into his guard.
Vidal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Madden is fighting to break Vidal's control of his arms but Vidal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Madden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Vidal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Madden looking to sit in guard and control but Vidal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Vidal trying to control but Madden is working from the bottom. #T4#
Madden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vidal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Madden wants to sweep here but Vidal controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madden wants to stand but Vidal is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rui Vidal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Madden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT2#
It looks like Truman Madden has been cut.
Vidal lands with a right hand.
Vidal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Madden's head.#ROC2#
Madden is rocked!
Madden walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Madden limp body while Vidal jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rui Vidal!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 16, 2018

#R1##TD#
Burgess gets the takedown into side control.
Sousa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burgess's best efforts.
Sousa manages to get to full guard. #SUB#
Burgess has gone for a leg lock! Sousa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burgess's guard.#REVB#
Sousa landing with the ground and pound.
Burgess is looking to stand back up but Sousa counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Burgess.
Sousa slips a nice elbow through Burgess's hands, connecting with Burgess's forehead.#ROC2#
Burgess is rocked!
Sousa is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Burgess is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sousa fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Burgess from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sousa! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Sousa!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 16, 2018

#R1#
Reis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Warren tries to avoid it but Reis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Warren to the ground. Warren escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL2#
Reis clinches up with Warren and pushes him back against the cage.
Warren is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reis to keep the fight standing.#TD2#
Reis pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reis wants to sweep here but Warren controlling him for the moment.
Warren really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Warren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Warren stopping the sweep attempt from Reis.
Reis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Warren manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Reis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warren is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Warren's guard.#T1#
Reis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reis connects with a couple of short punches.
Reis trying to control but Warren is working from the bottom.
Warren will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reis is stalling in the full guard.
Warren looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Reis has gone for a leg lock! Warren slips out almost immediately though and dives into Reis's guard.#REVR#
Reis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Warren puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T2#
Reis is staying active underneath Warren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reis is trying to get back to full guard.
Warren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Warren's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Warren's back!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You can see the frustration on Warren's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Reis trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
I really don't envy Warren right now.
Reis is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position. #SUB2#
Reis patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#T3#
Warren trying to get back to his feet but Reis is in full control for now.
Reis lands with a hammerfist to the side of Warren's head.
I would not like to be Warren right now. #SUB2#
Reis is looking for a choke. Warren gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Warren manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Reis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Warren is looking to work some ground and pound but Reis has wrist control.
Warren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4##SUB2#
Reis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Warren passes into side control.
Reis is looking to reverse the position.
Warren creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reis wants to control but Warren postures up.
Warren blocks the strikes from Reis.
Warren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Warren's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Warren working Reis over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricardo Reis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Reis looking to score a takedown here. Warren is defending well but Reis drives through and ends up in Warren's guard.
Reis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Warren is proving hard to escape from.
Reis preventing the sweep.
Reis wants to control from the top but Warren keeps moving.
Reis looking to pass the guard.
Reis prevents Warren from getting back to his feet.
Reis lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Warren is on top in guard. #REVR#
Reis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
Warren throws a big right hand that misses.
Warren preventing the sweep.
Ricardo Reis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reis trying to control the position here.
Reis 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.
Warren trying to control but Reis is working from the bottom.
Warren passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Reis works his way to full guard. Good work.#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.
Reis has momentary wrist control but Warren slips an elbow through the middle.
Reis looking to control. #SUB2#
Reis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Warren gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reis working a defensive guard but Warren passes into half guard.
Warren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Warren working the head and body with strikes.
Reis wants to get back to full guard but Warren has passed into side control.
Reis is breathing heavily.
Warren trying to control the action but Reis is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reis can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
Reis is trying to improve his position.
Reis is trying to work for a sweep but Warren has mounted him!
Reis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Reis is desperately trying to improve his position but Warren has a good base and remains in mount.
Warren looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reis is desperately trying to improve his position but Warren has a good base and remains in mount.#T4##SUB#
Warren looking to secure an arm triangle but Reis defends it well.
Reis is looking to improve his position but Warren isn't that keen on the idea.
Reis wants to control but Warren is having none of it.
Reis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Warren is landing with some decent strikes but Reis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Warren dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Reis fails with the takedown
and Warren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reis is defended easily by Warren.#CL2#
Reis takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warren is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reis is defending well.
Reis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Warren just stands there and leans against the cage.
Austin Warren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Reis.
Reis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Reis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Reis tries to pull guard but Warren holds him up against the cage and eventually Reis drops back down to his feet. #TD#
Warren has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reis uses from the top position.
Reis won't allow Warren to sweep him here.
Warren tries to strike from the bottom.
Reis wants to control from the top but Warren keeps moving.
Reis stops Warren from standing up.
Reis trying to control the position from guard on top but Warren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reis wants to stand but Warren is controlling his posture from full guard.
Reis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warren is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reis wants to get up but he can't break Warren's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Warren as Reis shoots in.
Warren shoots for a takedown but Reis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2#
Reis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Warren to the mat! Warren manages to get full guard.
Reis preventing the sweep.
Reis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Warren striking off his back but it's not causing Reis any problems.
Warren lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Warren throws a big right hand that misses.
Warren is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reis wants to hit a switch here but Warren passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Reis there! #T3#
Reis is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Warren connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reis is desperately trying to improve his position but Warren has a good base and remains in mount.
Reis tries to hold on but Warren pushes him away.
Warren prevents Reis from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Reis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Warren postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reis looks a forlorn figure.
Warren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reis can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Warren looking to secure an arm triangle but Reis defends it well. #T4#
Reis regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Warren connects with a nice short shot to Reis's temple.
Reis wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Warren is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reis tries to get to full guard but Warren has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reis trying to control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Warren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Warren 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Warren!

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