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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ireneo Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naseem Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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194 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ireneo Requina!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Naseem Hamed!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamed tries to clinch but Requina moves out of range.
Hamed moves to clinch but Requina breaks away
and Requina counters with a leg kick.
Requina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamed.
Hamed takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hamed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Requina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Requina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Requina lands a slapping body shot.
Hamed slaps away a takedown attempt from Requina, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Requina circles away from the clinch attempt
and Requina counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hamed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Requina misses with a right hand
and Hamed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ireneo Requina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Requina misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Requina rushes Hamed and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Requina.
Hamed is fighting off a takedown attempt but Requina is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hamed to the mat. Hamed regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Requina wants to control from the top but Hamed keeps moving.
Requina with a nice head shot there.
Requina 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.
Requina throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamed keeping moving, preventing Requina from controlling successfully.
Hamed can't keep his opponent in guard - Requina advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Requina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hamed tries to roll over but Requina keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Requina drops an elbow to the side of Hamed's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Requina throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hamed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Requina.
Requina throwing shots but Hamed is blocking nicely.
Requina controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Requina.
Hamed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Requina.
Requina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requina throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Requina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hamed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Requina wants to control but Hamed is keeping him busy.
Requina sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamed defending well though.
Requina throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Requina stalling.
Requina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamed keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Requina in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Requina trying to pass the guard but Hamed defending well.
Requina is keen to just control but Hamed is a slippery customer.
Hamed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Requina. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ireneo Requina just wasn't active enough.
Hamed tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Requina counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hamed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hamed closes the distance looking to clinch
and Requina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Requina moves out of range as Hamed strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ireneo Requina dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good leg kick by Requina there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hamed lands a jab.
Hamed throws a series of punches but Requina moves out of range.
Requina gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hamed.
Ireneo Requina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamed throws a series of punches but Requina moves out of range.
Hamed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Requina manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hamed throws a leg kick that misses.
Hamed looks to land a left hand but Requina moved out of range nicely.
Requina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamed misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed avoids the head kick by Requina.
Requina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hamed.
Hamed moves in looking to clinch but Requina pushes him off.
Hamed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Requina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamed looks to score with a jab to the body but Requina is just out of range.
Requina scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hamed misses with a two punch combination.
Hamed thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Hamed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Requina jabs at Hamed's body.
Requina fails with a takedown attempt.
Hamed slips under a jab from Requina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Requina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamed.
Naseem Hamed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Requina misses the target.
Requina takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Requina fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hamed stalks Requina and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Requina's face. Requina staggers backwards, shaken.
Hamed tries to close the distance and clinch but Requina swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Requina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hamed throws out the jab.
Requina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Requina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamed moves away.
Hamed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hamed takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requina taking a breather.
Hamed prevents a body shot from Requina.
Requina has picked Hamed up - he's going for a ride! Requina dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hamed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hamed tries to get to full guard but Requina has control of the leg.
Requina trying to pass the guard but Hamed defending well.
Requina keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Requina sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamed defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Requina wants to pass to mount but Hamed is defending the position.
Requina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hamed's head.
Requina thows a huge punch but Hamed dodges it nicely.
Requina lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Requina perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Requina lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Requina throwing shots but Hamed is blocking nicely.
Requina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ireneo Requina dominated that second 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.
Hamed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Requina.
Requina falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Requina digs a good hook to Hamed's body.
Requina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hamed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Requina misses with a two punch combination.
Requina loads up on a big right hand but Hamed slips the punch.
Requina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Requina closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Requina lands in his opponent's guard.
Requina with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed keeping full guard, as Requina tries to pass.
Requinais looking to pass into half guard but Hamed pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hamed is in guard.
Requina looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hamed puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Requina manages to get to full guard.
Hamed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Requina looking for a sweep. Not yet Requina, not yet.
Requina lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hamed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Requina throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hamed because Requina loaded up on that one.
Hamed wants to control but Requina is having none of it.
Ireneo Requina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Requina lands with some strikes.
Requina working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Requina working the ground and pound effectively.
Hamed is rocked!
Requina controlling the pace for now.
Requina lands a heavy elbow.
Hamed is still in real trouble! Can Requina finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requina postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Hamed in real trouble here! The ref calls for Hamed to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ireneo Requina!
Ireneo Requina retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Ireneo Requina thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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