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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Esteves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karias York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esteves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cherry Cherry. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Esteves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karias York!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esteves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esteves tries to close the distance and clinch up but York swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from York.
York wants to clinch up but Esteves keeps it at a distance.
York takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Esteves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Esteves there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Raul Esteves has been cut.
Karias York seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
York tries to clinch
and Esteves counters by moving into the clinch.
Esteves can't find room to land a body shot as York controls the action.
Esteves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
York looks gassed!
Esteves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down York.
Esteves cracks York with a nice body shot.
Esteves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Esteves works on York's body with a couple of short punches.
Esteves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esteves digs a right hand underneath York's ribcage. York let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Esteves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Esteves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
York takes a shot to the head.
Esteves lands a nice shot to the body.
Esteves lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Esteves.
Esteves cracks York with a nice body shot.
York takes a shot to the head.
Esteves cracks York with a nice body shot.
Esteves lands with a light punch inside.
Esteves lands with a light punch inside.
Esteves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down York.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but York gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Esteves.
Esteves lands with a right to the head.
Esteves scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Esteves - that landed with a thud.
Esteves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Esteves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yorks head.
Esteves lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Esteves.
Esteves breaks from the clinch.
Esteves swings for the body but York moves out of range.
Esteves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esteves looks to score with a jab to the body but York is just out of range.
York jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Esteves throws a body punch but York moves out of range.
Esteves throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Esteves slips under a jab.
Esteves scores with a punch to the head.
York doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Esteves thows a body shot but no joy.
Esteves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from York misses.
Esteves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. York looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Esteves cracks York with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Esteves clinches.
Esteves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esteves pushes York back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Esteves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
York throws a half hearted mid kick.
Esteves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
York takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Esteves misses with the combination.
York gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Esteves.
Karias York is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Esteves misses with a wild combination.
York keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
York scores with a jab. Esteves acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Esteves misses with a hook.
York thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Esteves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
York has Esteves up against the cage in a clinch.
Esteves lands a body shot.
Esteves keeps control of York as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Esteves struggles to land a body shot inside as York controls his hands.
York on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esteves tries a body shot but York blocks it.
Esteves digs a right hand into York's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on York's gas tank.
York escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esteves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
York takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
York fails with an attempt to clinch.
Esteves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from York.
York takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
York steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esteves.
York is looking to land body kicks.
Esteves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but York manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Esteves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from York.
Esteves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to de liver by Esteves. Beautiful body shot.
Esteves scores with a body shot.
York steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Esteves. That one must have hurt.
Esteves moves into the clinch successfully.
York wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Esteves has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Esteves - that landed with a thud.
Esteves scores with a shot to the side of York's head.
York has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Esteves.
A body shot lands from Esteves.
A short body shot lands from Esteves as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esteves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Esteves keeps control of York as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esteves gets through York's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
York can't break the clinch.
Esteves pushes York back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esteves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esteves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esteves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite York's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Esteves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raul Esteves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Esteves thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy body kick from York
and Esteves counters with a right hand to the body.
York waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esteves.
York throws a hook to the side of Esteves's head but Esteves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esteves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Esteves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that York can do to turn this around?
Esteves has York pressed against the cage, preventing York from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Esteves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Esteves.
Raul Esteves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
York is trying to break free.
Esteves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down York.
A right handed body shot lands from Esteves.
Esteves presses York against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Esteves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esteves crunches a lovely knee into York's ribcage.
Esteves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Esteves lands with a short shot to the head.
Esteves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt York or not.
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!
Esteves digs a right hand into York's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on York's gas tank.
Esteves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Esteves is working York over against the cage.
Esteves is working York over against the cage.
York working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Esteves.
Esteves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Esteves lands with a right to the head.
Esteves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esteves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esteves pushes York back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Esteves lands a body punch.
Esteves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Esteves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Esteves lands a hook that snaps the head of York backwards.
Esteves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Esteves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Esteves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Esteves cracks York with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Esteves.
Esteves lands a shot to the body.
Esteves breaks the clinch.
York showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Esteves.
York moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
York wants to clinch up but Esteves keeps it at a distance.
York throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esteves.
Raul Esteves is winning the standup battle so far.
Esteves ducks under a wild hook from York.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
York is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esteves.
Nice shot lands for Esteves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esteves staying out of range there.
Esteves is looking to wear down York with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Esteves.
Esteves clinches with his opponent.
York wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Esteves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Esteves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esteves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
York wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Esteves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite York's efforts to push away.
Esteves digs a right hand underneath York's ribcage. York let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Esteves has York pressed against the cage, preventing York from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Esteves presses York against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
York's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Esteves lands an elbow that stopped York in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Esteves.
Esteves is leaning against York and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
York is trying to force a seperation but Esteves has the dominant position.
Esteves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Esteves.
Esteves works on York's body with a couple of short punches.
Esteves scores with a hook to the body.
York working hard to break the clinch.
Esteves lands with a left to the head.
Esteves works on York's body with a couple of short punches.
Esteves scores with a shot to the side of York's head.
Esteves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
York circles away from the clinch attempt.
York looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Esteves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Esteves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from York.
York misses the shot to the body.
Esteves tests York's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esteves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Esteves takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Esteves.
Esteves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Esteves is leaning against York and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esteves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite York's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Esteves.
Esteves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Esteves is working York over against the cage.
Esteves lands a shot to the body.
Esteves is working for takedown but York is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Esteves.
A right handed body shot lands from Esteves.
Esteves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Esteves lands with a right to the head.
Esteves is working York over against the cage.
Esteves lands a left hand.
Esteves digs a right hand into York's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on York's gas tank.
Esteves digs a right hand into York's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on York's gas tank.
Esteves lands a shot to the body.
York has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
York tries to break free but Esteves pushes him back against the cage.
Esteves digs a right hand into York's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on York's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esteves lands a shot to the body.
Esteves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt York or not.
Esteves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Esteves.
A right handed body shot lands from Esteves.
Esteves breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Esteves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raul Esteves's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Esteves looks to score with a jab to the body but York is just out of range.
York throws a left and a right that both miss
and Esteves counters with a straight right hand.
York ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esteves moves away.
Esteves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esteves loads up on a big right hand but York slips the punch.
Esteves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
York misses with a combination
and Esteves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Esteves lands the left hand.
Esteves lands with a good body shot.
Esteves lands with a nice combination. York backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esteves connects with a body shot.
York tries to bum rush Esteves with a series of wild strikes but Esteves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Esteves connects with a right hand. York shakes it off.
Esteves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
York avoids the body shot from Esteves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
York missing with a left hand there. Esteves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esteves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by York.
Nice defenses there by Esteves.
Esteves fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from York misses.
Esteves lands a right hook to the body.
Esteves thows a body shot but no joy.
York paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Esteves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but York manages to avoid it.
Esteves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esteves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
York thuds his right hand into Esteves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
York wants to clinch but Esteves slips to the side
and Esteves counters with an inside leg kick.
York avoids the body shot from Esteves.
Esteves walks into a left hand.
York jabs Esteves right on the nose. Esteves blinks but takes it well.
York lands with a right hand.
York lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Esteves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
York uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esteves.
Esteves digs a good hook to York's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Esteves defending well as York loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esteves.
York tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esteves tries to close the distance and clinch up but York swats him away and circles back towards the center.
York lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Esteves.
York throws a nice looking combination but Esteves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Esteves ducks under a wild hook from York.
York misses with a straight left.
Esteves throws a body punch but York moves out of range.
Esteves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but York manages to avoid it.
York throws a head kick that misses
enabling Esteves to counter with a crisp jab.
Esteves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Esteves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
York lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Esteves circles away quickly and effectively.
Esteves cracks a nice hook into York's ribs.
York has Esteves up against the cage in a clinch.
Esteves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York tries to break the clinch but Esteves is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Esteves.
Esteves tries to throw a body punch but York avoids it by throwing Esteves back against the cage.
York avoids a wild elbow strike from Esteves.
Esteves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Esteves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esteves lands a left hand that snaps the head of York backwards.
Esteves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Esteves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite York's efforts to push away.
York is looking to break free of the clinch but Esteves has double underhooks.
Esteves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Esteves.
Esteves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt York or not.
Esteves works on York's body with a couple of short punches.
Esteves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Esteves misses with a body punch.
Esteves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Esteves works on York's body with a couple of short punches.
Esteves lands a nice elbow.
Esteves lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Esteves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Esteves.
Esteves lands a body shot.
Esteves breaks the clinch.
Karias York has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esteves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Esteves throws a shot to the body.
York tries to close the distance and clinch but Esteves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Esteves thows a body shot but no joy.
Esteves clinches.
York breaks the clinch.
York takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Esteves pushes York up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esteves misses with a punch to the body.
Esteves lands a right hand that snaps the head of York backwards.
York wants to get back to striking at distance but Esteves won't allow it.
Esteves struggles to land a body shot inside as York controls his hands.
Esteves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
York has had enough of the clinch but Esteves keeps him there for the moment.
Esteves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esteves manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Esteves is pulling down on York's head. It's preventing any offense from York, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
York working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Esteves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esteves 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Raul Esteves!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Raul Esteves!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Raul Esteves!
Raul Esteves wins by unanimous decision!
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