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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balu Baluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baluu comes to the cage accompanied by WALK - Pantera. Daniel Moreira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Balu Baluu's chin.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balu Baluu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira misses the jab.
Baluu looks to throw the jab but Moreira is out of range.
Baluu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Baluu.
A bone on bone clash there as Baluu blocks the leg kick.
Baluu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Baluu misses the target.
Moreira throws a body punch but Baluu moves out of range.
Moreira scores with a hook to the body. Baluu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baluu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moreira moves forwards but Baluu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baluu throws a one two combo.
It looks like Daniel Moreira has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreira swings for the body but Baluu moves out of range.
Moreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baluu.
Baluu lands a glancing blow to the side of Moreira's head.
Baluu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moreira moves away.
Moreira blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira lands with a good body shot.
Moreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Moreira - just one landing.
Baluu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moreira.
Baluu walks into a left hand.
A jab lands there for Baluu.
Moreira tried to score with a low kick but Baluu checks it.
Moreira's corner calls for a 1-2. Moreira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baluu throws a shot from downtown. Moreira moves away and avoids it.
Baluu throws a big shot that misses.
Baluu defending well as Moreira loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Baluu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baluu takes a swing at Moreira's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baluu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniel Moreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreira throws a hook but Baluu avoids it easily.
Baluu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baluu slips under a jab.
Baluu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baluu.
Moreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moreira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baluu throws a right hand that Moreira ducks under and follows up with a left that Moreira also avoids with ease.
Baluu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moreira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baluu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moreira throws a big shot that misses.
Moreira lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moreira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moreira throws a nice looking combination but Baluu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baluu misses with a body shot.
Baluu feints a jab promting Moreira to slip. Baluu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Moreira slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Baluu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moreira.
Moreira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baluu.
Moreira misses with a body shot.
Baluu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baluu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baluu throws a hook to the side of Moreira's head but Moreira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moreira moves away from the strike by Baluu.
Baluu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moreira manages to avoid it.
Moreira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moreira throws a body kick that misses.
Moreira takes a swing at Baluu's ribcage but misses.
Moreira scores with a nice strike.
Moreira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baluu.
Moreira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Moreira defending well as Baluu loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira misses the shot to the body.
Moreira misses with a hook.
Moreira lands with a right hand.
A left lands for Baluu.
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 Balu Baluu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Moreira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moreira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moreira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baluu just misses with a punch to the body.
Baluu missing with a left hand there. Moreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baluu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baluu works Moreira's body with a nice hook.
Moreira throws a looping overhand right but Baluu ducks down to avoid it.
Moreira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baluu misses with a looping left.
Baluu throws a looping overhand right but Moreira ducks down to avoid it.
Baluu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moreira on the side of the head.
Moreira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, jab by Baluu - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baluu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baluu throws an overhand right that lands on Moreira's shoulder, as Moreira tries to avoid the shot.
Moreira clobbers Baluu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baluu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baluu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Baluu.
Balu Baluu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moreira throws a looping overhand right but Baluu ducks down to avoid it.
Baluu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balu Baluu is winning the standup battle so far.
Baluu works Moreira's body with a nice hook.
Baluu thuds his right hand into Moreira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moreira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baluu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moreira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Moreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Baluu enables Moreira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baluu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Moreira slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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!
Baluu is trying to get back to full guard.
Baluu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moreira is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreira trying to control the pace.
Moreira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Baluu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moreira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira trying to control from half guard but Baluu is working away.
Baluu trying to control but Moreira postures up.
Moreira trying to control the action but Baluu is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The crowd cheers as Baluu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moreira doesn't seem phased though.
Moreira feints and then cracks Baluu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baluu down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baluu throws a jab when Moreira was well out of range.
Baluu throws a body punch but Moreira moves out of range.
Baluu misses with a straight left.
Moreira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moreira digs a good body shot into Baluu's ribs.
Moreira misses with a hook. Baluu ducked under it nicely.
Moreira misses the jab.
Moreira scores with a decent looking hook.
Baluu looks to throw the jab but Moreira is out of range.
Moreira throws a good cross that connects.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baluu scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Baluu misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Moreira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Moreira'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
That kick from Moreira tenderised Baluu's leg. Baluu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baluu avoids the body shot from Moreira.
Moreira cracks Baluu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baluu is looking to clinch but Moreira is avoiding it.
A cross from Baluu lands.
Baluu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baluu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moreira throws a shot from downtown. Baluu moves away and avoids it.
Baluu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moreira.
Baluu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moreira.
Moreira throws a jab when Baluu was well out of range.
Baluu throws a hook to the side of Moreira's head but Moreira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baluu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moreira throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baluu thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Baluu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baluu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moreira.
Baluu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreira.
Moreira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Moreira misses.
Moreira throws a hook but Baluu avoids it easily.
Moreira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moreira throws a shot from downtown. Baluu moves away and avoids it.
Moreira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baluu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baluu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moreira moves out of range as Baluu strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baluu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moreira works Baluu's body with a nice hook.
Baluu staying out of range there.
Moreira takes a swing at Baluu's ribcage but misses.
Baluu blocks a jab.
Moreira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baluu to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreira misses with a looping left.
Baluu ducks under a wild hook from Moreira.
Baluu throws a hook but Moreira avoids it easily.
Baluu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baluu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moreira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moreira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baluu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moreira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moreira.
Baluu dodges the punch combination from Moreira.
Moreira fails to land the takedown.
Moreira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baluu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moreira.
Moreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Baluu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baluu avoids the body shot from Moreira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baluu throws a hook but Moreira avoids it easily.
Baluu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moreira works Baluu's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baluu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moreira fails with a takedown attempt.
Moreira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreira clobbers Baluu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baluu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moreira lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baluu. Moreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Moreira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moreira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Moreira!
Daniel Moreira thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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