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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nejuis Bardamont (ranked 1800 p4p, 220 weight class) and Raphael Hide (ranked 3418 p4p, 389 weight class). Hide has chosen Nightwish as his entrance music. 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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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nejuis Bardamont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Hide!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hide tries to clinch but Bardamont is having none of it.
Hide throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardamont tries to counter by clinching up but Hide breaks away and moves out of range.
Bardamont misses with the combination.
Bardamont misses with a wild body shot.
Hide uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bardamont.
Bardamont ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Bardamont does no damage.
Bardamont lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hide circles away quickly and effectively.
Hide tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide moves into the clinch successfully.
Hide landing knees to the body.
Bardamont has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hide can't find room to land a body shot as Bardamont controls the action.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Bardamont won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardamont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bardamont takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bardamont is breathing heavily.
Hide using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bardamont has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bardamont working hard to break the clinch.
Bardamont is trying to force a seperation but Hide has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hide takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Hide.
Hide goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bardamont has had enough of the clinch but Hide keeps him there for the moment.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bardamont avoids it.
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bardamont backwards.
Hide lands with a left to the head.
Bardamont tries to break free but Hide pushes him back against the cage.
Bardamont wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Bardamont is trying to force a seperation but Hide has the dominant position.
Hide lands a nice uppercut.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hide throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bardamonts head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hide.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
Hide lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bardamont looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bardamont avoids it.
Hide throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hide tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hide lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bardamont.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but Bardamont blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hide.
Hide keeps control of Bardamont as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bardamont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bardamont misses with a combination
and Hide counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide has a couple of punches blocked by Bardamont.
Bardamont blocks a body shot from Hide.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bardamont is trying to break the clinch but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bardamont is trying to break the clinch but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Bardamont blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide prevents Bardamont from breaking the clinch.
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bardamont backwards.
Bardamont has had enough of the clinch but Hide keeps him there for the moment.
Hide has a couple of punches blocked by Bardamont.
Bardamont wants to break free but Hide has control.
The referee calls for Hide to work.
Hide is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bardamont is keeping busy.
Hide is looking to control Bardamont's arms but Bardamont gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hide has his back to the cage.
Hide misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bardamont avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hide misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bardamont.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
Bardamont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bardamont tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hide effectively controlling the action here.
Bardamont looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bardamont misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hide lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hide struggles to land a body shot inside as Bardamont controls his hands.
Bardamont is trying to break the clinch but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Bardamont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hide digs a right hand into Bardamont's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bardamont's gas tank.
Bardamont is looking to break free of the clinch but Hide has double underhooks.
Bardamont scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bardamont tries to break the clinch but Hide is controlling the position.
Bardamont on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bardamont is trying to break the clinch but Hide is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Hide 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.
Bardamont avoids the body shot from Hide.
Bardamont seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bardamont fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hide rushes Bardamont and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hide tries a body shot but Bardamont blocks it.
Hide stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hide in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bardamont blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Hide.
Hide tries to work over Bardamont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardamont blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hide has Bardamont pressed against the cage, preventing Bardamont from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Bardamont won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide lands a hook that snaps the head of Bardamont backwards.
Hide putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bardamont in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hide stalls.
Raphael Hide seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hide tries to work over Bardamont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
A body shot lands from Hide.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Bardamont blocks it.
Hide misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hide has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hide lands a hook that snaps the head of Bardamont backwards.
Hide lands a knee to the body.
Hide effectively controlling the action here.
Bardamont wants to break free but Hide has control.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Hide.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide scores with a shoulder strike.
Bardamont takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hide tries a body shot but Bardamont blocks it.
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bardamont struggles to land a body shot inside as Hide controls his hands.
Bardamont wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Bardamont wants to get back to striking at distance but Hide won't allow it.
Hide has Bardamont pushed against the cage.
Bardamont misses with a punch to the body.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Hide holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hide tries a body shot but Bardamont blocks it.
Hide has Bardamont pressed against the cage, preventing Bardamont from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bardamont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bardamont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
Bardamont letting Hide take a breather here.
Hide is working Bardamont over against the cage.
Hide landing knees to the head.
Hide landing knees to the body.
Hide putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bardamont in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
Hide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bardamont backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bardamont takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from Hide.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bardamont lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bardamont's elbow.
Hide misses with a body punch.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
Hide with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
Bardamont prevents a body shot from Hide.
Bardamont wants to break free but Hide has control.
A short right from Bardamont on the inside.
Bardamont avoiding damage as Hide throws knees to the body.
Bardamont tries to break the clinch but Hide is controlling the position.
Bardamont wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Bardamont.
Hide pushes Bardamont back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bardamont on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Hide showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bardamont misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Hide misses.
Hide throws a leg kick but Bardamont moved away.
Hide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bardamont moves away.
Hide clinches with his opponent.
Bardamont wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hide digs a right hand underneath Bardamont's ribcage. Bardamont let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bardamont is trying to force a seperation but Hide has the dominant position.
Hide trying to stall but Bardamont improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hide avoiding damage.
Bardamont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardamont lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bardamont.
Hide manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bardamont is trying to force a seperation but Hide has the dominant position.
Bardamont takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hide looking to throw knees to the head but Bardamont is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bardamont wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hide has Bardamont pressed against the cage, preventing Bardamont from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hide is working Bardamont over against the cage.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bardamont wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bardamont takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hide lands a shot to the body.
Hide working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Bardamont's ribcage.
Hide tries to throw a body punch but Bardamont avoids it by throwing Hide back against the cage.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Bardamont won't want to take too many of those.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hide is working Bardamont over against the cage.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Hide as the two fighters clinch.
Hide is leaning against Bardamont and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hide misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hide pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bardamont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardamont is trying to break the clinch but Hide is controlling him.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Hide misses with a punch to the body.
Hide is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bardamont breaks the clinch.
Hide instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bardamont.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
Bardamont breaks from the clinch.
Hide throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bardamont counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hide needs to keep his hands up - Bardamont had a free shot at his head there.
Hide dodges the punch combination from Bardamont.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hide scores with a shot to the body.
Hide throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hide fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bardamont looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hide throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardamont appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hide takes one to the side of the head.
Hide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nejuis Bardamont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raphael Hide is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hide is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bardamont rather than just go for the knockout.
Hide ducks under a wild hook from Bardamont.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Hide comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hide 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Hide!
Raphael Hide spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Nejuis Bardamont was interviewed post fight and said 'Charlie Hickings is great fighter. Will see competition real soon when I have more skill.'.
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energy
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hype
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