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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aderbal Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos has chosen Kick Ass as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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218 lbs
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
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World class MT
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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
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aderbal Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia fails with the takedown
and De Matos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Matos is fending him off so far but Maia persists. Nope, De Matos circles away and we're back to standing.
De Matos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Matos but De Matos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aderbal Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Matos punishes Maia's body with a nice straight punch.
De Matos throws a leg kick but Maia checks it.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses.
Maia drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Matos sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos misses with a wild body shot.
De Matos lands a nice shot to the body.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Matos throws a head kick that half lands.
De Matos connects with a leg kick. Maia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Matos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from De Matos.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but De Matos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A good leg kick by De Matos.
De Matos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maia rather than just go for the knockout.
De Matos scores with a jab. Maia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Matos tries to avoid it but Maia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Matos to the ground. De Matos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Matos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Matos just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Matos, right into the meat.
De Matos lands a nice looking body shot.
Maia checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Matos, right into the meat.
Maia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Matos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Matos throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Nice body kick from De Matos.
De Matos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown but De Matos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from De Matos.
De Matos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Matos scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Matos.
De Matos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Matos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maia.
De Matos 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.
De Matos scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Matos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Matos. That's going to slow Maia down.
De Matos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maia takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Matos throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
De Matos connects with a looping right hand.
De Matos scores with a shot to the body.
De Matos has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
De Matos throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
De Matos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for De Matos.
Maia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Matos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from De Matos.
De Matos scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Matos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from De Matos.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
De Matos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Matos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Matos.
Good work by Maia as he checks the leg kick.
De Matos lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by De Matos.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Matos.
De Matos misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by De Matos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Matos.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia checks a leg kick nicely.
De Matos is looking to slow Maia down with leg kicks.
De Matos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Matos lands with a slapping head kick.
De Matos misses with the body kick
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Matos won't be happy with that.
De Matos prevents Maia from moving into mount.
Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Matos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Matos struggling a bit here.
De Matos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Matos has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Matos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maia asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Maia working away.
Maia is trying to get an arm triangle but De Matos is defending well.
Maia goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, De Matos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Maia but great work by De Matos.
De Matos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maia to his feet.
Maia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Matos is fending him off so far but Maia persists. Nope, De Matos circles away and we're back to standing.
De Matos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Matos lands with a shot to the body.
Maia needs to keep his hands up - De Matos had a free shot at his head there.
De Matos swinging wildly here.
De Matos scores with a hook to the body. Maia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Matos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Matos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Matos misses with a low kick.
Maia tries to counter with a takedown but De Matos is quick to defend against it.
De Matos connects with a nice looking jab.
Maia looks for a takedown but De Matos sprawls well.
De Matos tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Matos takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Matos tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos misses with a head kick.
De Matos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Matos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Matos cracks Maia with an open hand slap.
Maia shoots for a double leg takedown but De Matos sprawls well. He's pushed Maia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aderbal Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Matos, right into the meat.
De Matos leaves Maia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Matos throws out a counter right but Maia avoids it with no problem.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos connects with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Matos.
No luck for Maia with that takedown attempt.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Matos counters with a straight right hand.
De Matos throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
De Matos connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Matos leaves Maia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maia. Maia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Matos scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Matos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maia at a distance.
De Matos lands a head kick. Maia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Matos scores with a shot to the body.
De Matos lands a leg kick that knocks Maia off balance momentarily.
Maia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Matos throws a sloppy head kick
and Maia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
De Matos wants to stand up but Maia is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia working away.
Maia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Matos tries to escape but Maia is in control.
Maia swings around for an armbar but De Matos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Maia's guard.
Maia working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because De Matos has passed into half guard!
De Matos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moacyr Domingos De Matos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Matos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
Our winner, Moacyr Domingos De Matos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Aderbal Maia spoke after the fight, saying 'Conner is a great fighter. I dont remember much about happed, will need to check the video later and we will come back even stronger. We will see each other again Conner, you can be sure about that!'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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