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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's entrance music is i kill people. A fine choice. Casados has chosen Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
7 - 7 - 1 |
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175 cm
25
195 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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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 - 1, 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 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Casados!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Casados tries to clinch up but Emir circles away and keeps his distance.
Emir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Casados sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Casados is looking to clinch but Emir is avoiding it.
Casados is looking to clinch but Emir is avoiding it.
Casados fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Casados rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casados looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Casados gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Emir to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Casados keeping moving, preventing Emir from controlling successfully.
Casados wants to get back to his feet but Emir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Casados works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Casados being controlled here, momentarily.
Emir is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Emir is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Casados is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Casados has escaped and now he's on top!
Casados gets to his feet. Emir looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Casados tries to clinch but Emir is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casados stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Casados wants it to stay on the feet.
Emir shoots in looking for a takedown. Casados tries to sprawl out of it but Emir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Casados manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Casados misses with a takedown attempt
and Emir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Casados is looking to escape.
Emir is working for a submission of some sort.
Emir is breathing heavily.
Emir sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Emir trying to control from half guard but Casados is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casados blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emir.
Casados scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Emir manages to mount him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casados squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Emir with a couple of short strikes.
Casados trying desperately to get to his feet.
Emir putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Emir lands with some strikes.
Emir landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emir lands a big elbow.
Emir lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Emir with good strikes from the mount here!
Emir controlling the pace for now.
Emir landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Casados takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatih Emir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Casados tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Casados looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Casados thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emir's head.
Casados thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Emir to regain full guard.
Emir wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Casados throwing strikes but missing.
Emir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Casados defends well.
Casados trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emir wants to stand up but Casados is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Casados is looking to stand up but Emir won't let him.
Casados is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Emir manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casados wants to clinch up but Emir keeps it at a distance.
Emir circles away from the clinch attempt
so Emir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Casados is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Casados has momentary wrist control but Emir slips an elbow through the middle.
Casados preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Casados wants to stand and escape but Emir is having none of it.
Emir cracks Casados with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casados is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Casados manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Casados fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emir shoots in and bounces Casados off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Emir trying to control the position from guard on top but Casados is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Casados swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Casados being controlled here, momentarily.
Emir working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emir passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Casados is pushing Emir's head away, looking to escape. Emir manages to hold on to the position though.
Emir is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Casados is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Casados is not content to let Emir control the position.
Fatih Emir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casados is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Emir is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatih Emir dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final 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 wants to clinch
so Emir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Emir distracts Casados with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emir passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Emir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Casados keeps working.
Casados is pushing Emir's head away, looking to escape. Emir manages to hold on to the position though.
Emir working the ground and pound but Casados is defending the strikes.
Emir is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Casados's face as Emir controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emir working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emir is trying to ground and pound but Casados uses the momentary lack of control by Emir to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Emir.
Casados is trying to stand back up but Emir is controlling him
Emir perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Emir looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Casados with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hector Casados has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casados actively working from the bottom here.
Casados is looking to escape.
Emir works his way into side control.
Emir working the head and body with strikes.
Emir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Casados keeps working.
Casados is pushing Emir's head away, looking to escape. Emir manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emir working the body and head with strikes.
Emir is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Casados knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Casados tries to escape but Emir is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Emir working the head and body with strikes.
Casados throws a few strikes from the bottom but Emir takes advantage and mounts!
Emir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Emir lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Casados hang on?
Emir working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Casados is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Fatih Emir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Casados throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fatih Emir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emir, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fatih Emir!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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