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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pa‘Akea Built (ranked 497 p4p, 69 weight class) and Damiao Marcos (ranked 576 p4p, 75 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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158 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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165 cm
28
158 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pa‘Akea Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damiao Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos clinches up against the cage.
Built pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Built bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Built connects with the punch.
Built gets caught flat footed, as Marcos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marcos throwing strikes but missing.
Marcos pushing down on Built's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Built controlling the position for now.
Built tries to get to full guard but Marcos has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Built is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built is looking to control Marcos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Built avoid being mounted?
Marcos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marcos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marcos trying to control the pace.
Built wants to control but Marcos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marcos connects with a nice short shot to Built's temple.
Built blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marcos.
Marcos seems to be working for a kimura but Built defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Built wants to improve his position but Marcos is controlling well.
Marcos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Built is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marcos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marcos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Built with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marcos is looking to take a break and control but Built is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marcos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Marcos prevents Built from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos drops an elbow to the side of Built's head.
Nice strikes from Marcos there.
Marcos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marcos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Built wants to control the action here but instead Marcos manages to pass to full mount!
Marcos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Built is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marcos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marcos with a couple of short strikes.
Marcos with a couple of short strikes.
Built is trying to escape the mount.
Built sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Built is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos working over Built with some ground and pound. Built looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damiao Marcos dominated that 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.
Built tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Built scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marcos in his tracks.
Built scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Built throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Built with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Built misses its intended target.
Marcos throws the left hand but Built avoids the punch easily.
Marcos missing with a left hand there. Built was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcos manages to avoid it.
Built checks the leg kick.
Marcos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marcos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Built walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marcos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Built defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marcos.
Marcos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marcos just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Built is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marcos misses with a shot to the body
and Built counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Built misses with an uppercut. Marcos saw that one coming.
Pa‘Akea Built is winning the standup battle so far.
Built cracks Marcos with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built gets caught napping as Marcos dives in and scores a takedown. Built manages to retain guard.
Damiao Marcos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Built looking to control.
Built preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Built keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
Built is trying to control the position but Marcos postures up.
Built working a defensive guard but Marcos manages to pass into side control anyway.
Built is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Built defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Built keeps working.
Marcos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Built some visible discomfort.
Marcos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Marcos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Built tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built wants to control but Marcos postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcos working the ground and pound.
Built tries to bench press Marcos off him but Marcos keeps the position.
Marcos working the head with strikes.
Marcos wants to take a breather but Built manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Marcos.
Marcos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Built is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built working a defensive guard but Marcos manages to pass into side control anyway.
Marcos looking to control but instead Built has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Marcos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Built is refusing to be controlled, as Marcos sits in half guard.
Marcos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damiao Marcos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marcos tries to clinch there but Built circles away.
Built just misses with a punch to the body.
Built buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Built bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Built misses.
Built misses with a wild body shot.
Marcos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Built paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Built sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Built is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Built takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Built throws a leg kick but Marcos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marcos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Built counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Built avoids the body shot from Marcos.
Built half committed to a counter leg kick.
Marcos looks to score with a jab to the body but Built is just out of range.
Donk. Marcos catches Built right on the button with a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Built manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Built throws a body punch but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos wants to counter with a clinch but Built pushes him away.
Marcos misses with a few strikes there.
Marcos fails to land the takedown.
Marcos throws a jab when Built was well out of range.
Marcos avoids the head kick by Built.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built throws a leg kick which misses Marcos's front leg but catches the back leg as Marcos tries to avoid it.
Marcos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pa‘Akea Built has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damiao Marcos.
Marcos wants to slow Built down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Built misses its intended target.
Built throws a leg kick but Marcos checks it.
Built jabs at Marcos's body.
Built circles away from the clinch attempt
and Built connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marcos misses with a body kick.
Pa‘Akea Built is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Built throws a leg kick but Marcos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marcos rushes Built and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Built.
Marcos lands with a right to the head.
Marcos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Built.
Pa‘Akea Built has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands with a short shot to the head.
Built lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Marcos.
Marcos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marcos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Builts head.
Marcos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Built scores with a shot to the side of Marcos's head.
Built breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marcos closes the distance and pushes Built back into the cage.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcos scores with a shoulder strike.
Marcos lands a right hand.
Marcos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Built.
Marcos tries to work over Built's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Built breaks from the clinch.
Marcos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marcos, right into the meat.
Built throws a solid leg kick but Marcos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Built.
Marcos clinches up with Built and pushes him back against the cage.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Built lands a body punch.
Marcos throws a punch but it's blocked by Built.
Built blocks an uppercut.
Marcos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Built tries a body shot but Marcos blocks it.
Marcos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damiao Marcos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marcos misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Built after a bit of a struggle.
Built lands with a right to the head.
Marcos tries a body shot but Built blocks it.
Marcos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Built pulls his leg out and moves away.
Built throws a chopping leg kick but Marcos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Built!
Marcos takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos checks a leg kick.
Built misses with a hook.
Marcos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Built uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marcos.
Built tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marcos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Built crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marcos - the referee stops the clock and Built gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marcos. Built manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Built moves out of range as Marcos throws a body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Built enables Marcos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Built manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Marcos passes Built's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marcos lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Built looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Built on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damiao Marcos.
I've got Marcos 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damiao Marcos!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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