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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 101 p4p, 160 weight class) and Kwame Nti (ranked 15 p4p, 23 weight class). Fabinho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Glowed Up - Kaytranada. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwame Nti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Fabinho misses
and Nti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fabinho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fabinho misses with a body punch
and Nti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fabinho is trying to get back to full guard.
Nti stalling.
Fabinho actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti is thwarting Fabinho's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nti's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nti's back!
Fabinho is looking for the choke from the back position but Nti is controlling his hands well.
Fabinho is striking from the back but Nti escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Fabinho is trying to control. Nti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabinho wants to advance to full mount but Nti doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Fabinho wants to control from the top but Nti keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti seems keen to control Fabinho's posture.
Nti's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nti keeping moving, preventing Fabinho from controlling successfully.
Fabinho throws a big right hand that misses.
Fabinho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho pushes down on Nti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fabinho is keen to just control but Nti is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nti wants to sweep here but Fabinho controlling him for the moment.
We've been hearing that Fabinho has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fabinho throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nti connects with a jab.
Fabinho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti moves out of range of the body kick from Fabinho.
Fabinho throws a sloppy body shot
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roberto Fabinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabinho misses with an uppercut
and Nti counters by moving into the clinch.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Fabinho has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
Fabinho prevents the takedown attempt.
Fabinho misses with a punch on the inside.
Fabinho digs a right hand into Nti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nti's gas tank.
Fabinho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fabinho quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fabinho wants to control but Nti is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fabinho looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Nti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fabinho misses with a looping right.
Nti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fabinho ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Fabinho feinted with a counter takedown.
Fabinho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nti tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nti gets a takedown into half guard.
Fabinho wants to get back to full guard but Nti has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Fabinho's face as Nti controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho tries to improve position but can't.
Fabinho is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabinho manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fabinho tries to roll over but Nti keeps him under control.
Fabinho actively working from the bottom here.
Nti trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fabinho tries to get to full guard but Nti has control of the leg.
Fabinho trying to control here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nti not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Roberto Fabinho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Fabinho moves away and avoids it.
Fabinho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Nti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fabinho looking for a sweep. Not yet Fabinho, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho trying to keep a closed guard but Nti is proving a slippery customer.
Fabinho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nti's guard.
Nti keeping moving, preventing Fabinho from controlling successfully.
Fabinho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nti keeping moving, preventing Fabinho from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fabinho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fabinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fabinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Nti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fabinho won't allow Nti to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Fabinho misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kwame Nti 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. This is the final round!
Nti moves out of range as Fabinho strikes.
Fabinho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fabinho lands with a straight right. Nti didn't see that one coming.
Nti scores with a shot to the body.
Fabinho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fabinho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fabinho throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nti to counter with a crisp jab.
Fabinho clinches up with Nti and pushes him back against the cage.
Fabinho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti blocks an uppercut.
Nti has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fabinho clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fabinho rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho is looking to get back to full guard here but Nti has managed to pass to side control instead.
Fabinho stops Nti from passing to mount.
Fabinho looks to move to half guard but instead Nti has passed into mount! Damn!
Fabinho is working to get back to half guard.
Roberto Fabinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kwame Nti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti controlling the position easily from mount.
Fabinho slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fabinho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fabinho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nti pulls his head out easily.
Fabinho wants to get back to full guard.
Fabinho moves into full guard.
Nti sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fabinho's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fabinho actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwame Nti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nti 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Nti!
During a confident post fight interview, Kwame Nti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Roberto Fabinho was interviewed post fight and said 'Man that was a tough fight. I didn�t take my opponent very seriously leading up to this fight but I�ll keep going. I know I�m the most dangerous in this division and will get that gold eventually'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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