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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Damur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Poe Lito Lapid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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235 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Damur!
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, Fernando Poe Lito Lapid!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damur throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lito Lapid was covering up waiting for the punch and Damur finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Damur has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Damur drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lito Lapid manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Damur has Lito Lapid in his guard.
Damur is pulling down on Lito Lapid's head. It's preventing any offense from Lito Lapid, at least for the moment.
Damur is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Damur is controlling Lito Lapid's posture.
Lito Lapid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damur working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lito Lapid trying to control but Damur is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damur trying to keep a closed guard but Lito Lapid is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lito Lapid is looking to clinch.
Lito Lapid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damur.
Lito Lapid misses with the combination.
Lito Lapid fails to land the takedown.
Lito Lapid fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Damur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Damur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lito Lapid checks it well.
Damur shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lito Lapid wants to improve his position but Damur is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Damur is pressing down on Lito Lapid's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lito Lapid is holding on for now.
Damur working Lito Lapid over with strikes.
Damur prevents Lito Lapid from improving his position.
Damur will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Damur throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Damur decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lito Lapid fails with the takedown
and Damur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeff Damur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Poe Lito Lapid.
Lito Lapid looks gassed!
Damur shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Damur is looking to advance position but Lito Lapid won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Damur decides to return to a standing position.
Damur misses with a takedown
and Lito Lapid counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lito Lapid should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Damur pushes Lito Lapid off and gets back to his feet.
Lito Lapid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damur has his takedown stuffed
and Lito Lapid decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Damur's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damur manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Damur controlling the position easily from mount.
Damur's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Damur working Lito Lapid over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lito Lapid is working to get back to half guard.
Damur controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Damur dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Damur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lito Lapid shoots in for a takedown but Damur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Damur scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jeff Damur overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damur happy to just control the position for now.
Lito Lapid takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Damur has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Damur fails with the takedown
and Lito Lapid counters with a nice double leg into side control. Damur won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damur wants to control but Lito Lapid postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damur throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Damur can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damur has one of Lito Lapid's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Lito Lapid tries to stand but Damur is controlling his head.
Damur manages to get back to half guard.
Damur kicks Lito Lapid off and gets back to his feet.
Lito Lapid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lito Lapid wants it to stay on the feet.
Damur shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lito Lapid defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Damur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lito Lapid shoots for a takedown but Damur saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lito Lapid's sensitive parts.
Jeff Damur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lito Lapid gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Damur to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Damur stands and throws Lito Lapid's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Damur looks up at the clock and then as Lito Lapid takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Damur smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lito Lapid is trying to improve his position.
Damur stands up.
Damur shoots in for a takedown but Lito Lapid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damur fails with a takedown attempt.
Damur darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Damur performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Damur throwing shots but Lito Lapid is blocking nicely.
Damur decides to stand and escape the position.
Damur misses with a takedown attempt - Lito Lapid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damur shoots in for a takedown but Lito Lapid shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lito Lapid shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lito Lapid gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lito Lapid keeping moving, preventing Damur from controlling successfully.
Lito Lapid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lito Lapid looking for subs off his back but Damur has passed one foot through into half guard.
Damur throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damur controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Damur dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Damur drives through with a takedown into guard.
Damur is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Damur throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lito Lapid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damur controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lito Lapid keeping moving, preventing Damur from controlling successfully.
Lito Lapid controls Damur momentarily but Damur frees himself.
Lito Lapid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damur controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damur wants to pass the guard but Lito Lapid is keeping the position.
Lito Lapid being controlled here, momentarily.
Damur wants to stand but Lito Lapid has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lito Lapid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Damur scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lito Lapid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Damur prevents Lito Lapid from getting back to his feet.
Damur gets to his feet - Lito Lapid follows without any prompting.
Damur bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Damur works to advance to full mount. Lito Lapid defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Damur tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lito Lapid working to try and regain half guard.
Damur wants to finish this one by submission but Lito Lapid is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Damur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lito Lapid is in all sorts of trouble here.
Damur stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Damur gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lito Lapid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lito Lapid jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Damur walks away with a smile on his face. Lito Lapid gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Damur.
Damur lands some shots froms side control.
Damur remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lito Lapid can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lito Lapid takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lito Lapid is being controlled here.
Damur looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lito Lapid is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Damur's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Damur trying to mount his opponent but Lito Lapid defends it.
Lito Lapid wants to control but Damur is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Damur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damur, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Damur!
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energy
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RATING
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