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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Mario (ranked 6524 p4p, 6525 weight class) and Awer Mabil (ranked 601 p4p, 600 weight class). Awer Mabil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Mario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Awer Mabil!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabil shoots in for a takedown but Mario shows good takedown defense.
Mario falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mabil counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mabil tries to keep at a distance but Mario has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mabil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mario pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mario slaps away a takedown attempt from Mabil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mario throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mabil's waist but Mabil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mario off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mario will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mabil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mario has picked Mabil up - he's going for a ride! Mario dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mabil manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mario keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Mario drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mabil has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mario after a bit of a struggle.
Joao Mario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Awer Mabil.
Mario fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mabil stalling.
Mario with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mabil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mario tries a knee to the head but Mabil blocks it.
Mabil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mario avoids it.
Mabil jumps guard but Mario turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabil fails to pull guard.
Mario tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mabil just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mabil pulls guard successfully.
Mabil trying to control the position here.
Mario is looking to stand up but Mabil won't let him.
Mabil wants to sweep but no luck.
Mario has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mabil is proving hard to escape from.
Mario throwing strikes from guard but Mabil blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mario postures up.
Mabil keeping moving, preventing Mario from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mario stays in close to Mabil's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mario pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mario looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mario moves into the clinch.
Mabil drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mario pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mario forces Mabil back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mario looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mabil.
Mabil takes the fight into the clinch.
Mario pulls guard.
Mario has his foot on Mabil's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mabil works his way back into a safe position though.
Mario trying to keep a closed guard but Mabil is proving a slippery customer.
Mabil controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joao Mario will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mario tries to clinch up but Mabil circles away and keeps his distance.
Mario looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mario wants to free his trapped foot but Mabil is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mario content to control rather than advance.
Mario wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mario uses his free foot to push down on Mabil's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mabil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mario landing punches.
Mario wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Mabil is squirming around, avoiding Mario's attempts to control the action.
Joao Mario overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mario looking to secure an arm triangle but Mabil defends it well.
Mabil is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabil flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mabil bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mario looking for a sweep. Not yet Mario, not yet.
Mario looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mabil won't allow Mario to get back to his feet.
Mario doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mabil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mario has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mabil can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mario trying to control the position here.
Mabil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mario. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mabil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mario pulls Mabil in to control the position.
Mabil wanted to stand there but Mario had control of the position.
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.
Mario utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mario is trying to keep Mabil in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mabil shoots for a takedown but Mario saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mabil shoots in looking for a takedown but Mario manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mabil's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mabil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joao Mario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Awer Mabil.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mario or perhaps it was just good defense by Mabil, which made it look bad.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mario tries to clinch up but Mabil circles away and keeps his distance.
Mabil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Mario dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mabil lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mario tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mario moves into range and clinches up with Mabil.
Mario's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mario has closed the distance and engaged Mabil in a clinch.
Mario jumps guard but Mabil stands there with Mario around his waist. Mario gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mabil is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mario is defending well.
Mario has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mabil is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mario wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Mario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mabil breaks from the clinch.
Mario misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Mabil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Mario was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabil tries for a takedown but Mario circles away easily
and Mario counters with a shoot takedown. Mabil fights it but they end up in guard.
Mabil wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mabil jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Awer Mabil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mario tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mabil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Mario as Mabil shoots in.
Mario shoots in for a takedown but Mabil shows good takedown defense.
Mario scores with a takedown into Mabil's guard.
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!
Mario stopping the sweep attempt from Mabil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mario not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mario trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mario won't allow Mabil to sweep him here.
Mabil keeping moving, preventing Mario from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mabil wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mario tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mabil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mario doesn't manage to clinch there - Mabil circles away.
Mabil tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mario throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mario moves out of range of the body kick.
Mabil slaps away a takedown attempt from Mario, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mario keeps the fight on the outside.
Mario scores with a takedown into Mabil's guard.
Mabil thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mabil is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabil trying to keep a closed guard but Mario is proving a slippery customer.
Mario is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mabil has momentary wrist control but Mario slips an elbow through the middle.
Awer Mabil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joao Mario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mabil escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mario gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Awer Mabil.
I think Mario has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Mario!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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