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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amon Amarth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Rao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Amon Amarth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Rao!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rao shoots for a double leg takedown but Amarth sprawls well. He's pushed Rao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amarth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rao misses with a body kick.
Rao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amarth swivels and escapes.
Rao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Amarth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rao misses with a head kick.
Rao gets caught flat footed, as Amarth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Amarth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Amarth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Amarth trying to control the position from guard on top but Rao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amarth with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarth stops Rao from standing up.
Rao keeping full guard, as Amarth tries to pass.
Rao wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Amarth is now in half guard.
Amarth wants to control but Rao is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Amarth slips a jab and a cross from Rao.
Amarth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rao's hands.
Rao drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Amarth looking for a sweep. Not yet Amarth, not yet.
Rao decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Amarth, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Amarth.
Rao misses with a two punch combination.
Rao ducks right into an uppercut from Amarth.
Amarth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rao with a lazy takedown attempt
so Amarth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Amon Amarth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Rao.
Amarth sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rao controlling Amarth's posture.
Rao trying to keep a closed guard but Amarth is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rao keeping moving, preventing Amarth from controlling successfully.
Amarth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rao wants to sweep but no luck.
Amarth wants to control from the top but Rao keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amarth tries to free his leg and advance position but Rao is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Amarth misses with a wild body shot.
Rao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rao misses with a takedown
and Amarth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rao's guard now.
Amarth is breathing heavily.
Rao has his foot on Amarth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Amarth works his way back into a safe position though.
Amarth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rao wants to stand and escape but Amarth is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amon Amarth 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.
Amarth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rao throws a head kick that misses.
Amarth lands a nice hook to Rao's body. Rao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Amarth tries to clinch but Rao is having none of it.
No luck for Rao with that takedown attempt.
Rao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rao stays in close to Amarth's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rao stopping the sweep attempt from Amarth.
Amarth keeping moving, preventing Rao from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rao is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rao makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Amarth keeping moving, preventing Rao from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rao is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Amarth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Amarth tries to get out of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Amarth shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rao's guard.
Amarth looking to sit in guard and control but Rao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Amarth trying to strike off his back.
Rao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rao with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rao controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amarth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rao wants to pass the guard but Amarth is keeping the position.
Rao wants to control from the top but Amarth keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amarth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rao moves in looking to clinch but Amarth pushes him off.
Amarth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amarth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amarth throws a right and a left that Rao avoids nicely.
Rao closes the distance and clinches up with Amarth, looking for a takedown. Rao pushes Amarth against the cage but Amarth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Amon Amarth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Rao.
Amarth throws a body punch but Rao moves out of range.
Amon Amarth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rao shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amarth as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Amarth. No joy for Rao on that attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rao ducks under a wild hook from Amarth.
Amarth moves out of range of the body kick from Rao.
Rao fails with the takedown.
Rao tries to close the distance and clinch but Amarth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Amon Amarth will probably get the nod.
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!
Rao wants to clinch
and Amarth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rao won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Rao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Amarth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rao keeps working.
Rao is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarth wants to control but Rao is keeping him busy.
Amon Amarth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rao is looking to reverse the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amarth moves away.
Rao shoots in for a double leg but Amarth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amarth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Amarth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rao is looking to clinch but Amarth is avoiding it.
Amarth is looking to wear down Rao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice takedown defense from Amarth. No joy for Rao on that attempt.
Amarth lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarth scores with a jab to the body.
Amarth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rao on the side of the head.
Rao is looking to clinch.
Amarth digs a good body shot into Rao's ribs.
Amarth lands a head kick!
Amarth scores with a jab to the body.
Amarth moves in looking to clinch but Rao pushes him off.
Rao scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rao sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Amarth is doing well to control the position and prevent Rao from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarth is pressing down on Rao's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rao stands and throws Amarth's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rao decides to stand up, so the ref orders Amarth to his feet.
Rao tries to clinch there but Amarth circles away.
Rao has managed to clinch.
Amarth can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rao fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Amarth keeps control of Rao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rao tries to pull guard but Amarth holds him up against the cage and eventually Rao drops back down to his feet.
Amon Amarth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Rao.
Rao is trying to drag Amarth to the mat but Amarth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Amarth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rao tries to pull guard but Amarth won't allow it.
Rao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Joao Rao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amon Amarth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amarth 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amon Amarth!
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