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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scofield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Montano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Scofield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Montano!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scofield clinches.
Montano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Montano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scofield lands an elbow that stopped Montano in his tracks for a moment.
Montano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scofield blocks it with crossed arms.
Scofield is looking to take this one to the mat.
Montano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scofield.
Montano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scofield avoids it.
Scofield managing to block the knees to the body from Montano.
Montano missing with knees to the body.
Scofield wants a takedown but no success here.
Scofield holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Scofield wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Scofield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scofield jumps into guard, dragging Montano to the mat.
Montano tries to stand but Scofield is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scofield tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Montano trying to control the position from guard on top but Scofield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scofield seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Montano trying to control but Scofield is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Raul Montano.
Montano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scofield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scofield circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scofield moves into the clinch.
Scofield avoiding damage as Montano throws knees to the body.
Scofield ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Scofield no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Montano trying to control the position from guard on top but Scofield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scofield wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montano tries to clinch
and Scofield counters with a big head kick but Montano shrugs it off.
Scofield shoots for a takedown but Montano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montano shoots in but Scofield avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Montano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scofield swivels and escapes.
Scofield moves into the clinch successfully.
Montano trying to land knees to the body.
Scofield looking for a takedown.
Montano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montano looks winded!
Montano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scofield avoids it.
Scofield is looking to take this one to the mat.
Scofield is trying to pull guard but Montano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Scofield avoiding damage as Montano throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montano trying to land knees to the body.
Scofield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scofield circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scofield counters with a stiff right hand.
Scofield stuns Montano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Montano closes the distance but Scofield moves to the side
and Scofield counters with a head kick.
Scofield scores with a hook.
Montano wants to clinch but Scofield slips to the side
and Scofield counters with a one-two to the body.
Montano tries to clinch but Scofield is having none of it.
Scofield looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Montano moves to clinch but Scofield breaks away
and Scofield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montano wants to clinch.
Montano is looking to clinch.
Montano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Scofield defends well and Montano ends up having to push Scofield into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scofield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montano wants to clinch
and Scofield counters with a head kick. That will keep Montano thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scofield is defended easily by Montano.
Scofield closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scofield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scofield is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Montano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scofield dominated that round.
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.
Scofield misses with a takedown attempt - Montano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Montano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scofield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montano is looking to clinch.
Montano darts in trying to clinch
and Scofield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scofield lunges at Montano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Montano's hand.
Scofield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Montano's waist but Montano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scofield off to one side.
Montano tries to clinch up.
Montano tries to clinch but Scofield moves out of range.
Montano stuffs the takedown attempt from Scofield. Scofield gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Scofield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montano moves to clinch but Scofield breaks away
and Scofield counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Montano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scofield.
Scofield managing to block the knees to the body from Montano.
Scofield avoids a wild elbow strike from Montano.
Scofield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scofield is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Scofield has Montano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Montano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Montano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scofield is defending well for now.
Montano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scofield avoids it.
Montano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scofield is defending well for now.
Scofield goes for a takedown attempt but Montano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Montano fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montano throws a lazy right hand but Scofield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montano looks to clinch
and Scofield counters with a body kick that stops Montano in his tracks momentarily.
Scofield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Montano.
Scofield looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Montano tries to close the distance and clinch but Scofield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scofield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scofield shoots in but Montano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Scofield tries to keep at a distance but Montano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scofield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scofield avoiding damage as Montano throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scofield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Montano.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Montano as Scofield tries to tie him up.
Scofield avoiding damage as Montano throws knees to the body.
Scofield managing to block the knees to the body from Montano.
Scofield tries to pull guard but Montano holds him up against the cage and eventually Scofield drops back down to his feet.
Montano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scofield is defending well for now.
Scofield tries to pull guard but Montano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Montano tries to land knees in the clinch but Scofield avoids the damage to the body.
Montano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scofield avoids it.
Montano lands a damaging elbow.
Scofield manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scofield.
Montano doesn't manage to clinch there - Scofield circles away.
Montano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scofield holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Montano trying to land knees to the body.
Scofield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scofield managing to block the knees to the body from Montano.
Scofield managing to block the knees to the body from Montano.
Scofield landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scofield has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Montano clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Scofield is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Montano has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montano controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Montano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Scofield fails with a takedown attempt.
Montano slaps away a takedown attempt from Scofield, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Montano tries to clinch there but Scofield circles away.
Montano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montano tries to clinch there but Scofield circles away.
Horrible takedown by Scofield or perhaps it was just good defense by Montano which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Scofield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montano shoots in looking for a takedown but Scofield manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Montano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Montano is looking to clinch.
Scofield moves into the clinch.
Montano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scofield avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scofield avoiding damage as Montano throws knees to the body.
Scofield stalling in the clinch but Montano improves position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scofield just leaning against Montano, taking a breather.
Scofield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Scofield as the two fighters clinch.
Montano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scofield.
Scofield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scofield drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scofield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montano wants to clinch.
Montano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scofield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scofield circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scofield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Scofield.
Montano looking to throw knees to the head but Scofield is blocking nicely.
Scofield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montano darts in trying to clinch
and Scofield counters by moving into the clinch.
Scofield jumps into guard, dragging Montano to the mat.
Montano trying to control but Scofield is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scofield working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scofield keeping moving, preventing Montano from controlling successfully.
Montano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Raul Montano has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Scofield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scofield lands a nice elbow.
Scofield managing to block the knees to the body from Montano.
Scofield jumps guard but Montano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Scofield has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Montano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Montano missing with knees to the body.
Scofield tries for a takedown but Montano manages to get underhooks.
Raul Montano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scofield managing to block the knees to the body from Montano.
Scofield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Montano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scofield managing to block the knees to the body from Montano.
Scofield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scofield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montano is defending well for now.
Montano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scofield is defending well for now.
Scofield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scofield is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Montano is defending well.
Montano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scofield.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scofield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scofield jumps guard but Montano stands there with Scofield around his waist. Scofield gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Montano missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raul Montano.
I think Montano 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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