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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haroldinho Lewisinho (ranked 4664 p4p, 5816 weight class) and GameBred Masvidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). GameBred Masvidal told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haroldinho Lewisinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, GameBred Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewisinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lewisinho is defended easily by Masvidal.
Masvidal throws a nice looking combination but Lewisinho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masvidal just manages to avoid a counter high kick from Lewisinho.
Lewisinho fails to land the takedown.
Lewisinho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewisinho closes the distance and clinches up with Masvidal, looking for a takedown. Lewisinho pushes Masvidal against the cage but Masvidal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haroldinho Lewisinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masvidal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewisinho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Masvidal but Masvidal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewisinho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Masvidal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masvidal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Masvidal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Masvidal.
Lewisinho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Masvidal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lewisinho has his takedown stuffed
and Masvidal counters by moving into the clinch.
Masvidal stops a takedown attempt from Lewisinho.
Masvidal breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewisinho tries to clinch up but Masvidal circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewisinho moves to clinch but Masvidal breaks away
and Masvidal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masvidal decides to stand up.
Lewisinho closes the distance but Masvidal moves to the side
and Masvidal counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Masvidal misses.
Lewisinho shoots in for a takedown but Masvidal shows good takedown defense.
Lewisinho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewisinho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Masvidal was covering up waiting for the punch and Lewisinho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Masvidal has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lewisinho is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Lewisinho is breathing heavily.
Masvidal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewisinho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masvidal swivels and escapes.
Lewisinho moves to clinch but Masvidal breaks away
and Masvidal counters with a nice uppercut.
Masvidal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lewisinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Masvidal circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewisinho is looking to clinch.
Lewisinho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masvidal as he avoids it easily.
Lewisinho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masvidal as he avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masvidal throws a series of punches but Lewisinho avoids them all with ease.
Lewisinho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Masvidal counters by moving into the clinch.
Lewisinho wants a takedown.
Masvidal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewisinho is looking to clinch.
Masvidal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Masvidal leaves Lewisinho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Masvidal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Masvidal throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
GameBred Masvidal 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.
Masvidal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masvidal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lewisinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masvidal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masvidal keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewisinho misses with a takedown
and Masvidal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lewisinho manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Masvidal keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Lewisinho jumps guard but Masvidal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Masvidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lewisinho fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haroldinho Lewisinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masvidal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewisinho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewisinho tries to clinch there but Masvidal circles away.
Lewisinho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewisinho shoots in looking for a takedown but Masvidal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lewisinho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lewisinho tries to clinch up.
Masvidal throws a counter combo.
Lewisinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Masvidal circles away.
Lewisinho tries to close the distance and clinch but Masvidal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Masvidal tries to counter it with a takedown but Lewisinho pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lewisinho shoots in and drives through. Masvidal sprawls well.
Masvidal feints the counter takedown.
Masvidal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewisinho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Masvidal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewisinho wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewisinho moves into the clinch.
Masvidal breaks the clinch.
Lewisinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masvidal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewisinho tries for a takedown but Masvidal circles away easily
enabling Masvidal to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewisinho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewisinho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Masvidal counters with a one-two to the body.
No luck for Lewisinho with that takedown attempt.
Masvidal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewisinho circles away quickly and effectively.
Masvidal misses with a wild combination.
Haroldinho Lewisinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewisinho dives in for a single leg takedown but Masvidal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Masvidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lewisinho goes for a takedown attempt but Masvidal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Masvidal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lewisinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lewisinho is defended easily by Masvidal.
Lewisinho misses with a takedown attempt
and Masvidal counters by clinching up.
Masvidal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewisinho wants to clinch up but Masvidal keeps it at a distance.
Lewisinho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Masvidal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
GameBred Masvidal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Masvidal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewisinho is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Masvidal.
Lewisinho has his takedown stuffed
and Masvidal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lewisinho is trying to pull guard but Masvidal has him pressed against the cage.
Lewisinho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Masvidal just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haroldinho Lewisinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewisinho prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.
Lewisinho jumps guard and drags Masvidal to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Masvidal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewisinho tries for a takedown but Masvidal circles away easily
and Masvidal counters by clinching up.
Lewisinho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masvidal is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewisinho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Masvidal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masvidal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masvidal misses with a few strikes there.
Lewisinho tries to clinch
and Masvidal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewisinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masvidal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewisinho closes the distance but Masvidal moves to the side
enabling Masvidal to counter with a crisp jab.
Masvidal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewisinho misses with a takedown attempt - Masvidal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewisinho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Masvidal defends well and Lewisinho ends up having to push Masvidal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Masvidal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Masvidal.
Masvidal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haroldinho Lewisinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewisinho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Masvidal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masvidal feints a jab promting Lewisinho to slip. Masvidal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lewisinho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Masvidal. Those never looked like landing.
Masvidal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewisinho circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewisinho wants to clinch up but Masvidal keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal lands with an overhand left.
Masvidal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masvidal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Masvidal wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Masvidal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lewisinho fails with the takedown
and Masvidal counters by moving into the clinch.
Masvidal tries to break the clinch but Lewisinho is controlling the position.
Lewisinho tries to pull guard but Masvidal won't allow it.
Masvidal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masvidal breaks the clinch.
Lewisinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masvidal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masvidal is looking for the big counter here.
Masvidal stuffs the takedown attempt from Lewisinho. Lewisinho gets slowly back to his feet.
Masvidal appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewisinho.
Lewisinho with a poor takedown
and Masvidal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Masvidal.
Masvidal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewisinho looks for a takedown but Masvidal sprawls well.
Masvidal unleashes a big counter combination but Lewisinho bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Masvidal misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
GameBred Masvidal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Masvidal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... GameBred Masvidal!
After the fight, GameBred Masvidal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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