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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Muerte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Amaral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Muerte!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Amaral. That snapped Muerte's head back.
Amaral swinging wilding here.
Amaral tries to keep at a distance but Muerte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amaral wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muerte misses with a punch to the body.
Muerte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muerte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amaral as he avoids it easily.
Amaral misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amaral with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Muerte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Amaral circles away.
Amaral throws a right and a left that Muerte avoids nicely.
Amaral throws a right and a left that Muerte avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Amaral blocks the leg kick.
Muerte misses with a double jab
and Amaral counters with a right hand to the body.
Muerte has Amaral up against the cage in a clinch.
Amaral wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amaral wants to break the clinch but can't.
Amaral has had enough of the clinch but Muerte keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muerte missing with knees to the body.
Amaral is trying to break free.
Muerte throws a punch but it's blocked by Amaral.
Muerte keeps control of Amaral as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muerte tries to land knees in the clinch but Amaral avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Muerte.
Amaral wants to get back to striking at distance but Muerte won't allow it.
Amaral wants to break free but Muerte has control.
Muerte breaks from the clinch.
Muerte closes the distance and clinches.
Muerte stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Amaral really is a fat lump.
Amaral has had enough of the clinch but Muerte keeps him there for the moment.
Muerte lands a nice knee to the body.
Muerte slows down the pace here.
Muerte works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Muerte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muerte prevents Amaral from getting back to his feet.
Amaral is breathing heavily.
Muerte sitting in guard here, content to control.
Muerte pushing down on Amaral's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral is trying to stand.
Muerte wants to pass the guard but Amaral is defending well.
Amaral is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Muerte scores with a couple of nice shots.
Muerte controlling the pace.
Amaral tries to kick Muerte off but Muerte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Muerte is trying to control the action in half guard but Amaral is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Amaral wants to get back to his feet.
Muerte lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muerte stops Amaral from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Muerte in particular looking to stall.
Muerte is looking to take a break and control but Amaral is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amaral looks like he's trying to stand up.
Amaral trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Muerte is looking for a kimura but Amaral is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Muerte to get the leverage.
Amaral tries to kick Muerte off but Muerte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amaral scores with a decent looking hook.
Amaral scores with a nice head shot.
Amaral throws a series of punches but Muerte moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Amaral thuds his right hand into Muerte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Amaral fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muerte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amaral.
Amaral lands a slapping body shot.
Amaral rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muerte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gabriel Amaral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muerte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amaral.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Amaral missing with a left hand there. Muerte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amaral scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Muerte tries to clinch but Amaral is having none of it.
Muerte has managed to clinch.
Muerte holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Amaral tries to break the clinch but Muerte is controlling the position.
Muerte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Amaral wants to break free but Muerte has control.
Muerte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muerte tries a knee to the head but Amaral blocks it.
Muerte leaning his opponent against the cage.
Amaral wants to break free but Muerte has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Muerte dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muerte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice cross by Amaral.
Amaral looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muerte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muerte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Muerte drives through and clinches with Amaral against the cage.
Muerte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muerte breaks from the clinch.
Amaral connects with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Amaral misses.
Muerte darts in and clinches Amaral up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amaral.
The referee calls for Muerte to work.
Muerte drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muerte tries a knee to the head but Amaral blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muerte missing with knees to the body.
Muerte breaks from the clinch.
Amaral looks to land a combination. Muerte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Amaral swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral fails to land with a series of punches.
Amaral throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amaral stalks Muerte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Muerte's face. Muerte staggers backwards, shaken.
Muerte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amaral will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muerte clinches up with Amaral and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muerte throws an elbow but misses.
Muerte tries to pull guard but Amaral holds him up against the cage and eventually Muerte drops back down to his feet.
Amaral is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muerte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amaral's elbow.
Amaral is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muerte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Amaral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amaral tries to break the clinch but Muerte is controlling the position.
Muerte throws an elbow that misses.
Muerte prevents Amaral from breaking the clinch.
Amaral wants to break free but Muerte has control.
Muerte pulls guard.
Amaral won't allow Muerte to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muerte is trying to keep Amaral in close.
Muerte throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Amaral has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Amaral trying to stand up but can't free himself from Muerte's guard.
Muerte looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muerte is looking for a triangle but Amaral pushes his legs off easily.
Muerte is pulling down on Amaral's head to control his posture.
Muerte manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Amaral manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muerte pushing down on Amaral's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Amaral keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Muerte is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Amaral!
Muerte unloading with bombs!
Muerte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muerte is landing with some decent strikes but Amaral is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Amaral is rocked!
Muerte punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Amaral is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Muerte throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Muerte thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Muerte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amaral is looking to escape.
Thiago Muerte has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Muerte throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Amaral because Muerte loaded up on that one.
Amaral seems to have got his legs back now.
Muerte won't let Amaral get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Amaral tries to buck Muerte off but Muerte takes his back!
Amaral is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Muerte is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Amaral up.
I would not like to be Amaral right now.
Amaral defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amaral wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Muerte 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!
A right-left combo lands from Amaral.
Muerte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Muerte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Muerte clinches.
The referee calls for Muerte to work.
Amaral is trying to break free.
Muerte's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Muerte tries to land knees in the clinch but Amaral avoids the damage to the body.
Muerte pulls Amaral into guard.
Amaral has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Muerte is proving hard to escape from.
Muerte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Amaral knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muerte on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muerte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Amaral has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Muerte is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muerte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Amaral preventing the sweep.
Muerte controlling Amaral's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muerte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muerte lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Amaral!
Muerte is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Muerte extends the arm and Amaral is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Muerte!
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energy
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hype
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