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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Ekbomb (ranked 1496 p4p, 1474 weight class) and Nero Porto (ranked 165 p4p, 162 weight class). Porto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ayumi Nakamura - Kaze Ni Nare. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Ekbomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nero Porto!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekbomb shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot by Porto.
Porto shoots in for a takedown but Ekbomb shows good takedown defense.
And Ekbomb counters with a quick kick to the body but Porto blocks it.
Porto lands with a shot to the body.
Porto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Porto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Porto scores with a four punch combination!
Ekbomb defending well as Porto loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Ekbomb misses the target.
We've been told by Ekbomb's head coaches at Rasmus's Fun House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ekbomb cracks Porto with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porto swings for the body but Ekbomb moves out of range.
Ekbomb was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Porto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekbomb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Porto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekbomb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ekbomb takes one on the button.
Ekbomb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice jab there from Porto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto connects with a right hand. Ekbomb shakes it off.
Porto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ekbomb's head backwards.
Porto lands with a hook. Ekbomb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Porto scores with a hook.
Porto throws a shot to the body.
Porto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Porto misses.
Ekbomb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Porto has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Porto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekbomb manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Ekbomb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ekbomb misses with a double jab
and Porto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekbomb trying to control but Porto postures up.
Porto prevents Ekbomb from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Porto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Porto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Porto moves into full mount! Ekbomb won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekbomb tries to reverse the position but Porto maintains control.
Porto wants to control the pace but Ekbomb is squirming around nicely.
Porto throwing strikes but Ekbomb recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Ekbomb tries to get to full guard but Porto has control of the leg.
Porto passes to full mount!
Porto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porto scoring with strikes but Ekbomb is staying in there.
Porto tries to control but Ekbomb wriggling away.
Porto working Ekbomb over with strikes here.
Porto prevents Ekbomb from getting the reversal.
Ekbomb bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Porto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekbomb preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Porto dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Porto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ekbomb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nero Porto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekbomb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ekbomb misses with a right hand
and Porto counters with a nice uppercut.
Porto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Porto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ekbomb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Porto moves out of range as Ekbomb strikes.
Porto lands a head shot.
Ekbomb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ekbomb looks to land a combination but Porto avoids it well.
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!
Ekbomb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Porto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ekbomb. Ekbomb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Porto misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto goes for a double leg but Ekbomb avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ekbomb continues to drive forward.
A little feinted left hand from Ekbomb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ekbomb misses with a combination
and Porto counters with a stiff right hand.
Porto misses the shot to the body.
Ekbomb throws a big counter combination but Porto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Porto connects with a crisp jab.
Porto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ekbomb's head backwards.
Porto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ekbomb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Porto moves away.
Porto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ekbomb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Evan Ekbomb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekbomb takes a swing at Porto's ribcage but misses.
Porto lands a slapping body shot.
Ekbomb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nero Porto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porto cracks Ekbomb with a right hand to the side of the head.
Porto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Porto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ekbomb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Porto scores with a sloppy right hand. Ekbomb should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekbomb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ekbomb walks into a straight right hand from Porto.
Porto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekbomb.
Ekbomb cracks Porto with a good jab.
Ekbomb walks into a stiff left hand from Porto.
Porto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekbomb manages to avoid it.
Ekbomb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Porto jabs Ekbomb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ekbomb throws a nice looking combination but Porto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Porto needs to keep his hands up - Ekbomb had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekbomb gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Porto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Porto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nero Porto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Porto is in close to Ekbomb's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Porto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Porto looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porto scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ekbomb is on top in guard.
Porto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porto wants to sweep but no luck.
Ekbomb avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Porto is on top in guard.
Ekbomb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Porto landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porto throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Porto 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! This is the final round!
Porto cracks Ekbomb with a good jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Porto.
Ekbomb looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ekbomb lands a really nice looking cross but Porto seems unphased.
Porto throws a hook but Ekbomb avoids it easily.
Porto scores with a hook.
Porto with a hook.
Porto cracks Ekbomb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ekbomb just misses with a punch to the body.
Porto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekbomb misses with a hook.
Ekbomb is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Porto works the jab nicely.
Porto connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekbomb throws the left hand but Porto avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Porto looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekbomb is just out of range.
A big left from Ekbomb misses.
Porto cracks Ekbomb with an open hand slap.
Porto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ekbomb needs to keep his hands up - Porto had a free shot at his head there.
Porto tests Ekbomb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Porto throws out a powerful jab.
Porto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Ekbomb misses.
Porto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Ekbomb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Porto misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekbomb slips under a jab from Porto.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Porto checks a leg kick.
Porto ducks under a wild hook from Ekbomb.
Ekbomb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Porto slips under a jab from Ekbomb.
Ekbomb moves out of range as Porto strikes.
Porto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ekbomb swings widly with a right hand
and Porto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekbomb. Porto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Porto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Porto misses the shot to the body.
Ekbomb on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto cracks Ekbomb with an open hand slap.
Ekbomb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Porto misses the body punch
and Ekbomb counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Ekbomb misses.
Ekbomb walks into a left hand.
Ekbomb loads up on a big right hand but Porto slips the punch.
Ekbomb motions for Porto to come forward. Ekbomb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Porto lands a body shot.
Porto throws a big shot that misses.
Ekbomb fires out a quick counter leg kick but Porto just manages to avoid it.
Porto misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Ekbomb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ekbomb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Porto on the side of the head.
Porto misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekbomb looks to land a left hand but Porto moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Porto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porto throws a big shot that misses.
Ekbomb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ekbomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekbomb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Porto.
An attempted straight right counter from Ekbomb misses the target.
Porto moves out of range as Ekbomb strikes.
Ekbomb lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Porto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ekbomb has his feet on Porto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Evan Ekbomb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ekbomb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nero Porto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Porto 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Porto!
An out of breath Nero Porto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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