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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elinho Mineiro (ranked 2100 p4p, 2720 weight class) and Gabriel Havran (ranked 243 p4p, 312 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 cm 32 240 20 - 21 - 0 |
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194 cm 34 255 14 - 22 - 1 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elinho Mineiro! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 14 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Havran! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mineiro avoids the body shot from Havran.
Havran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mineiro.
Havran throws an off balance right hand
and Mineiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Gabriel Havran has been cut. Mineiro on the wrong end of a nice hook. Mineiro jabbing away but nothing is landing. Havran misses with an uppercut. Mineiro saw that one coming. A quick step to the side and Mineiro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Havran misses with a jab to the body
and Mineiro counters with a stiff right hand. A swing and a miss from Havran. Mineiro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Havran has managed to clinch.
Mineiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Havran smiles and moves away.
Havran misses with a straight right. Mineiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Havran digs a good hook to Mineiro's body.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Mineiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Havran digs a right hand underneath Mineiro's ribcage. Mineiro let out a lung full of air as it connected. Mineiro tries to pull guard but Havran forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Mineiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Havran walks away with a smile on his face. Mineiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elinho Mineiro. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mineiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Havran finds it's way round the side to connect with Mineiro's head. Havran misses with a wild body shot. An attempted straight right counter from Mineiro misses the target. A looping hook to the body misses from Havran. Mineiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Havran clinches up against the cage. Mineiro being controlled against the cage. Mineiro tries to pull guard but Havran forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Mineiro is trying to pull guard but Havran turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Mineiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mineiro tries to pull guard but Havran holds him up against the cage and eventually Mineiro drops back down to his feet.
Mineiro is trying to pull guard but Havran turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mineiro is trying to pull guard but Havran has him pressed against the cage. Havran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mineiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Havran avoiding damage.
Havran has a couple of punches blocked by Mineiro.
Mineiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Havran misses with some punches.
Mineiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mineiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Havran to keep the fight standing. Mineiro lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Havran pushes Mineiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Havran wants to stall.
Havran lands an uppercut.
Mineiro successfully pulls guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havran decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Havran misses with a hook. As Havran tries to get set, Mineiro tries to push him back and clinch up but Havran manages to avoid the attempt. Gabriel Havran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mineiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Havran connects with the punch.
Mineiro has closed the distance and engaged Havran in a clinch.
Havran has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mineiro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Havran can turn it around. Havran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mineiro fails to pull guard.
Havran controlling the action here for a moment.
Mineiro jumps into guard, dragging Havran to the mat.
Havran would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Mineiro looking to control but Havran passes into half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mineiro keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Havran stands up out of the half guard. Mineiro ducks under a wild hook from Havran. Havran misses with an uppercut. Mineiro saw that one coming. A little feinted left hand from Mineiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Mineiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Mineiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Havran dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gabriel Havran's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Havran throws a hook but Mineiro avoids it easily. Havran misses with a hook. Havran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mineiro.
Havran has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Havran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Havran closes the distance and clinches. Mineiro tries to pull guard but Havran won't allow it.
Mineiro takes a shot to the head. Mineiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Havran to keep the fight standing. Havran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mineiro's elbow. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Havran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mineiro jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Havran tries to stand but Mineiro is controlling from the bottom.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Mineiro is looking for a triangle but Havran pushes his legs off easily.
Mineiro has a closed guard, preventing Havran from standing up.
Havran gets to his feet. Mineiro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Gabriel Havran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Havran has Mineiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Mineiro is trying to pull guard but Havran turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elinho Mineiro. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mineiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Havran. Mineiro lands a shot to the body. Havran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gabriel Havran seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Havran lands a shoulder strike.
Mineiro drags the fight down to the ground.
Havran gets to his feet - Mineiro follows without any prompting. Havran jabbing away but nothing is landing. It looked like Mineiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Mineiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mineiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Havran throws a hook but Mineiro blocks it. Havran throws a jab but it's blocked by Mineiro. Havran swings for the body but Mineiro moves out of range.
Mineiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Havran moves into the clinch. Mineiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Havran to keep the fight standing. Mineiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Havran lands a shot to the body. Mineiro tries to pull guard but Havran won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mineiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mineiro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Havran just stands there and leans against the cage. Mineiro is trying to stall.
Havran manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Mineiro on the inside. Havran tries to work over Mineiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short right from Mineiro. Havran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Havran fails to land. Mineiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mineiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Havran to keep the fight standing. Mineiro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Havran is pushing Mineiro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. A shot in the inside from Havran. I was talking to Mineiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mineiro jumps guard but Havran stands there with Mineiro around his waist. Mineiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Havran cracks Mineiro with a nice body shot. Havran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mineiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Havran smiles and moves away.
Havran lands with an overhand left. Havran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Gabriel Havran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Havran throws a hook but Mineiro blocks it. Mineiro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Havran lands a big uppercut and Mineiro crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mineiro looks OK. Havran waves Mineiro back to his feet!
 Mineiro is rocked! Havran pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Oh Mineiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Mineiro gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Havran points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Mineiro wakes up just in time to hear Havran thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Havran!
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