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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between En Sabah Nur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabah Nur comes to the cage accompanied by Apocalipse Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, En Sabah Nur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Lima!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabah Nur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Thiago Lima has been cut.
Sabah Nur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sabah Nur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sabah Nur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lima walks into a stiff left hand from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur misses with an uppercut
and Lima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lima tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sabah Nur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lima pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sabah Nur back to the cage. Lima follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Sabah Nur does no damage.
Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sabah Nur scores with a decent looking hook.
Sabah Nur swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
Lima comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sabah Nur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sabah Nur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lima decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sabah Nur's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lima defends it easily.
Sabah Nur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sabah Nur manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lima avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sabah Nur.
Lima sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sabah Nur scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sabah Nur is trying to control. Lima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lima trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sabah Nur manages to pass to mount!
Sabah Nur putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur with shots to the head and body - Lima looks very uncomfortable down there.
That has opened up Thiago Lima's cut even more.
Lima is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lima working to try and regain half guard.
Lima is trying to stand up.
Sabah Nur avoids the attempt from Lima to control.
Sabah Nur putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lima bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur looking for a sweep. Not yet Sabah Nur, not yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lima postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lima passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lima lands a nice forearm strike.
Lima trying to control the position but Sabah Nur is working away.
Lima postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sabah Nur is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Lima working the ground and pound from side control.
Lima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sabah Nur keeps working.
Lima lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sabah Nur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lima works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sabah Nur knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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 En Sabah Nur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thiago Lima's cut.
That's time! Sabah Nur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lima shoots and misses
and Sabah Nur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Sabah Nur.
Lima scores with a nice head shot.
En Sabah Nur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sabah Nur tests Lima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Sabah Nur misses.
Lima shoots and misses
and Sabah Nur counters with a right hand to the body.
Lima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
En Sabah Nur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Lima.
Sabah Nur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The cut above Thiago Lima's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sabah Nur wants to clinch
and Lima counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sabah Nur!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabah Nur wants to control but Lima is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur tries to reverse the position but Lima maintains control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lima trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lima prevents Sabah Nur from getting the reversal.
Lima is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sabah Nur can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sabah Nur is looking to improve his position but Lima isn't that keen on the idea.
Lima is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sabah Nur to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sabah Nur shrugs it off.
Lima moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sabah Nur has worked his arm free - good work by Sabah Nur!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima lands a nice forearm strike.
Sabah Nur tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Lima stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sabah Nur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lima moves in looking to clinch but Sabah Nur pushes him off.
Sabah Nur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lima falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sabah Nur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur misses with a double jab.
Lima misses with a wild body shot.
Sabah Nur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lima counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lima.
Sabah Nur is trying to keep Lima in close.
Sabah Nur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lima.
Lima lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima advances position into side control!
Lima lands some shots froms side control.
Sabah Nur is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to score with some ground and pound. Sabah Nur controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lima is working Sabah Nur over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lima connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sabah Nur some visible discomfort.
Lima is trying to get an arm triangle but Sabah Nur is defending well.
Lima lands a nice forearm strike.
Sabah Nur on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sabah Nur is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lima lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Lima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Lima's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lima moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lima fails with the takedown
and Sabah Nur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lima thinking.
Sabah Nur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lima counters with a straight right hand.
Lima tries for a takedown but Sabah Nur circles away easily
and Sabah Nur counters with a left and a right that stings Lima.
Lima closes the distance but Sabah Nur moves to the side
and Sabah Nur counters with a nice body shot.
Lima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabah Nur circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabah Nur throws a lazy uppercut
and Lima counters with a series of strikes. Sabah Nur will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur misses with a combination
and Lima counters with a series of strikes. Sabah Nur will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Sabah Nur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sabah Nur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sabah Nur misses with a left hand
and Lima counters with a single leg into guard. Sabah Nur didn't expect that.
Lima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lima stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sabah Nur in his tracks.
Lima is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sabah Nur sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
En Sabah Nur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Lima.
Sabah Nur slaps away a takedown attempt from Lima, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lima darts in trying to clinch
and Sabah Nur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sabah Nur misses with a body punch
and Lima holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sabah Nur is leaning against Lima and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lima is looking to break free of the clinch but Sabah Nur has double underhooks.
Lima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sabah Nur has Lima pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lima manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sabah Nur misses with a punch on the inside.
Lima blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Sabah Nur is controlling him.
Sabah Nur tries to throw a body punch but Lima avoids it by throwing Sabah Nur back against the cage.
Lima wants to get back to striking at distance but Sabah Nur won't allow it.
Lima fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sabah Nur avoids the elbow strike from Lima, against the cage.
Sabah Nur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lima's elbow.
Sabah Nur misses with a body punch.
Lima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sabah Nur has him pressed against the cage.
Lima has Sabah Nur pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sabah Nur manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sabah Nur has Lima pressed against the cage, preventing Lima from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lima tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sabah Nur smiles and moves away.
Lima closes the distance and clinches up with Sabah Nur, looking for a takedown. Lima pushes Sabah Nur against the cage but Sabah Nur circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lima ducks under a wild hook from Sabah Nur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sabah Nur misses with a series of wild punches.
Lima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabah Nur.
Decent striking displayed by Lima there.
Lima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sabah Nur counters with a right hand to the body.
Lima throws a series of punches but Sabah Nur avoids them all with ease.
Lima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lima misses with a combination
and Sabah Nur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Lima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lima 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Lima!
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