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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mertis Falandas (ranked 366 p4p, 474 weight class) and Diego Macaco (ranked 14 p4p, 19 weight class). Falandas comes to the cage accompanied by Feed the Machine. Macaco has chosen Can’t Touch This as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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8 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mertis Falandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Macaco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macaco scores with the left hand. Falandas knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Mertis Falandas has been cut.
Falandas throws a sloppy head kick and Macaco moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Macaco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Macaco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Macaco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falandas tries to counter by clinching up but Macaco breaks away and moves out of range.
Falandas slips a straight right by Macaco.
Macaco missing with a left hand there. Falandas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falandas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Macaco.
Macaco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falandas can pounce on him.
Falandas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macaco.
Falandas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Falandas tries to clinch up.
Falandas moves in looking to clinch but Macaco pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macaco tries a head kick but it misses.
Falandas tries to clinch up
letting Macaco counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falandas tries to bum rush Macaco with a series of wild strikes but Macaco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Macaco avoids the body shot from Falandas.
Macaco misses with a head kick.
Macaco throws a low kick but Falandas avoids it.
Macaco feints and then cracks Falandas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Falandas down.
Falandas staying out of range there.
Falandas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macaco.
Falandas checks a leg kick.
Macaco misses the jab.
Falandas misses the jab.
Falandas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Macaco misses its intended target.
Falandas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Falandas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Macaco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falandas ducks under a wild hook from Macaco.
Falandas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macaco.
A left lands for Macaco.
Macaco looks to land a right hand but Falandas moved out of range.
Falandas tries to counter by clinching up but Macaco breaks away and moves out of range.
Macaco is looking to score with low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falandas throws a hook to the side of Macaco's head but Macaco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Falandas walks into a jab.
Falandas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macaco.
Falandas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Macaco manages to circle out of the way.
Macaco catches Falandas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Falandas missing with a left hand there. Macaco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macaco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Falandas to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Macaco.
Macaco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Falandas is able to avoid easily.
Falandas misses with a leg kick.
Falandas moves into the clinch.
Macaco tries to work over Falandas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Macaco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Falandas blocks a body shot from Macaco.
Macaco works on Falandas's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Macaco on the inside.
Mertis Falandas's cut is getting worse.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Falandas.
Falandas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macaco's elbow.
Macaco misses with a body punch.
Macaco scores with a shot to the side of Falandas's head.
Macaco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falandas's elbow.
Falandas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Falandas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Macaco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falandas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Macaco's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macaco misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Falandas backwards.
Falandas avoids a wild elbow strike from Macaco.
Falandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Macaco.
Macaco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Falandas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Falandas misses with the head strike.
Falandas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falandas looking to throw knees to the head but Macaco is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Falandas.
Macaco lands an elbow inside.
Falandas tries a body shot but Macaco blocks it.
Falandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Macaco lands a nice elbow.
Macaco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Falandas or not.
Falandas takes an elbow to the temple.
Mertis Falandas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Falandas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macaco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falandas manages to pull guard.
Falandas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Macaco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mertis Falandas'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.
Macaco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donk. Falandas catches Macaco right on the button with a cross.
Macaco digs a good body shot into Falandas's ribs.
Macaco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Macaco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falandas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Macaco with a hook.
Diego Macaco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falandas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Macaco scores with a hook to the body.
Falandas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Macaco.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falandas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Falandas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Macaco.
Falandas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Macaco uses from the top position.
Macaco wants to stand but Falandas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Macaco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Macaco decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Falandas, up you get!
Macaco connects with a single shot there.
Jeez, Mertis Falandas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A nice inside leg kick there by Macaco. That's going to slow Falandas down.
Macaco checks a low kick from Falandas.
Macaco lands a really nice looking cross but Falandas seems unphased.
A jab from Macaco finds it's way through Falandas's defenses.
Falandas is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mertis Falandas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diego Macaco!
Diego Macaco thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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