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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Casados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emir comes to the cage accompanied by i kill people. Casados has chosen Monster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fatih Emir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatih Emir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Casados!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casados tries to clinch up.
Casados tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hector Casados seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Casados sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Casados shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Emir manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Casados keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Emir's head.
Emir controlling Casados's posture.
Casados is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Casados gets to his feet. Emir looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Casados fails with an attempt to clinch.
Casados wants to clinch up but Emir keeps it at a distance.
Casados wants to clinch up but Emir keeps it at a distance.
Emir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Casados avoids it really well and circles away.
Casados tries to clinch there but Emir circles away.
Casados throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Fatih Emir has been cut.
Emir is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emir keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casados tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Casados fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emir avoids it really well and circles away.
Casados moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Casados moves in looking to clinch but Emir pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Casados. No joy for Emir on that attempt.
Casados tries to clinch up.
Casados is looking to clinch.
Casados wants to clinch up but Emir keeps it at a distance.
Casados misses with the combination.
Casados misses with a double jab.
Emir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Casados's waist but Casados gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Emir off to one side.
Casados rushes Emir and presses him up against the cage.
Casados's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emir keeps the fight on the outside.
Emir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Casados tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casados moves in looking to clinch but Emir pushes him off.
Emir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Casados stuffs the takedown attempt from Emir. Emir gets slowly back to his feet.
Casados has taken the fight to the clinch.
Casados wants the takedown. Emir is fighting it off but Casados persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Emir's guard against the cage.
Emir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Casados connects with a couple of short punches.
Casados with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Casados gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casados is looking to clinch.
Casados misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Casados fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emir, pushing him back against the cage.
Casados breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emir blocks a head kick by Casados.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Casados tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Casados is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casados tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Casados tries to clinch there but Emir circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casados looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Emir with that takedown attempt.
Casados misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emir swats away the attempt to clinch by Casados.
Casados stuffs the takedown attempt from Emir. Emir gets slowly back to his feet.
Casados tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Casados tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Casados does no damage.
Emir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Casados fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casados moves into the clinch.
Emir is trying to drag Casados to the mat but Casados just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Casados breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emir swats away the attempt to clinch by Casados.
Casados tries to clinch up but Emir circles away and keeps his distance.
Casados is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Casados moves in looking to clinch but Emir pushes him off.
Casados tries to clinch but Emir moves out of range.
Casados moves in looking to clinch but Emir pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Casados lands a two punch combo.
Casados tries to clinch up but Emir circles away and keeps his distance.
Casados thows a body shot but no joy.
Emir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Casados looks for a takedown but Emir sprawls well.
Emir swats away the attempt to clinch by Casados.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Casados dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fatih Emir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Casados is looking to clinch.
Emir swats away the attempt to clinch by Casados.
Casados tries to clinch but Emir is having none of it.
Casados throws a nice looking combination but Emir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Casados tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Casados tries to clinch there but Emir circles away.
Casados is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Emir thows a huge punch but Casados dodges it nicely.
Emir prevents Casados from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Casados is refusing to be controlled, as Emir sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casados is looking to escape.
Casados kicks Emir off and gets back to his feet.
Fatih Emir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Casados tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Casados tries to clinch there but Emir circles away.
Emir circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emir is defended easily by Casados.
Emir swats away the attempt to clinch by Casados.
Casados is looking to clinch.
Casados misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Casados scores with a takedown into Emir's guard.
Casados throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casados wants to stand but Emir is controlling his posture from full guard.
Casados is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Emir has a closed guard, preventing Casados from standing up.
Casados is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Emir holds on and takes a little breather.
Casados wants to stand but Emir has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Casados throwing strikes from guard but Emir blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Casados lands with a nice combination. Emir backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casados misses with a takedown
and Emir counters with a shoot takedown. Casados fights it but they end up in guard.
Emir passes into half guard.
Emir is looking for a kimura here.
Casados has one foot on Emir's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Casados. No joy for Emir on that attempt.
Casados wants to clinch but Emir slips to the side
and Emir counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Casados!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emir trying to control but Casados is having none of it.
Casados wants to try and get back to his feet.
Emir lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Emir scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Emir has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Casados's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emir is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Casados has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Casados!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatih Emir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fatih Emir's cut.
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!
Casados moves in looking to clinch but Emir pushes him off.
Emir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Casados's waist but Casados gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Emir off to one side.
Emir keeps the fight on the outside.
Casados has Emir up against the cage in a clinch.
Casados escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casados misses with a takedown attempt
and Emir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Casados wants to stand up but Emir is controlling him.
Emir drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Casados manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Emir has Casados in his guard.
Casados stands and steps away. Emir gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casados tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Casados scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Emir manages to get back to half guard.
Fatih Emir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casados sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Emir defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emir preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Casados throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Emir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Casados.
Casados working the head and body with strikes.
Emir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Casados tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Casados missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Casados is trying to defend but Emir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Emir working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Emir is taking a breather. Casados says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Casados wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emir trying to control the action but Casados is working from the bottom.
Casados manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Casados doesn't manage to clinch there - Emir circles away.
Casados rushes Emir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Casados lands a good knee to the midsection. Emir won't want to take too many of those.
Emir tries for a takedown but Casados manages to get underhooks.
Casados escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casados closes the distance but Emir moves to the side
and Emir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Emir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Casados swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emir is looking to work some ground and pound but Casados has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emir won't allow Casados to get back to his feet.
Emir trying to control but Casados is working from the bottom.
Emir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emir prevents Casados from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emir trying to control the position from guard on top but Casados is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fatih Emir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 28:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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