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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between furia apatico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hu Rah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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216 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, furia apatico!
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, Hu Rah!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but apatico swivels and escapes.
apatico moves in looking to clinch but Rah pushes him off.
apatico misses with a takedown
and Rah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rah.
apatico being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rah tries to free his leg and advance position but apatico is retaining full guard.
apatico wants to stand and escape but Rah is having none of it.
apatico is trying to hold Rah in close to prevent damage but Rah has managed to pass into half guard.
apatico trying to control here.
Rah stands up and beckons apatico to join him on the feet.
apatico keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rah dives in and grabs apatico's left leg, looking for a takedown. apatico pushes down on Rah's head and hops out.
furia apatico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hu Rah.
Rah with a hook.
Rah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rah clinches.
apatico's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rah rushes apatico and presses him up against the cage.
apatico tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rah smiles and moves away.
Rah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rah is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in apatico's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
apatico trying to control here.
Rah trying to mount his opponent but apatico defends it.
Rah performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rah is sneakily working for an arm triangle but apatico sees it coming and defends easily.
apatico is breathing heavily.
Rah keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rah tries to pass the half guard into mount. apatico knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
apatico keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rah stalling.
apatico is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rah uses his free foot to push down on apatico's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for apatico.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rah content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rah swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and apatico is now in Rah's guard. A big mistake from Rah there, giving up the dominant position!
apatico wants to control from the top but Rah keeps moving.
Rah manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rah looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hu Rah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
apatico keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rah looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Rah seems content to control.
Rah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed apatico's head.
apatico is looking for a sweep. Rah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
apatico actively working from the bottom here.
Rah content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
apatico won't allow Rah to pass to mount.
apatico wants to get back to his feet.
Rah trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Despite being in the dominant position, Hu Rah just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rah.
Rah taking a breather here.
apatico is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rah tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rah has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
apatico is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
apatico taking a bit of punishment here - Rah scoring with strikes.
Rah is trying to get an arm triangle but apatico is defending well.
Rah passes to full mount! That's big trouble for apatico!
Rah avoids the attempt from apatico to control.
Rah cracks apatico with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rah tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hu Rah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rah changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. apatico looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rah stands up and we're back to a striking position.
apatico has his takedown stuffed
and Rah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rah is stalling here.
Rah manages to pull guard.
Rah uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rah misses with a head kick.
Rah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rah feints and as apatico raises his hands in defense, Rah changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
apatico wants to stand and escape but Rah is having none of it.
Rah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of apatico's head.
Rah is stalling in the full guard.
apatico not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
apatico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rah is one step ahead there.
Hu Rah has got the better of the ground game so far.
apatico looking to control but Rah passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rah keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rah looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
apatico is looking to improve his position.
Rah is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rah is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rah controlling his opponent.
Rah gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rah looks to land a combination. apatico sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. apatico defends it nicely.
Rah tries to close the distance and clinch but apatico swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rah tries to close the distance and clinch up but apatico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rah doesn't succeed with the takedown
and apatico decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rah's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rah kicks apatico off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
apatico blocks a head kick by Rah.
furia apatico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hu Rah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
apatico keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hu Rah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rah 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hu Rah!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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