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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emir's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, i kill people. Moreira has chosen Samba de janeiro - bellini as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 cm
26
190 lbs
9 - 8 - 1 |
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190 cm
22
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
9 - 8 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Moreira! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Oooh a lovely combination from Moreira sends Emir down but not out. Moreira dives into side control looking to finish.
Emir is rocked!
It looks like Fatih Emir has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Moreira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Emir has escaped the position, nice work there. Oh Emir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Emir can't do much from the bottom here. Emir seems to have got his legs back now. Moreira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Moreira tries to score with some ground and pound. Emir controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Moreira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Moreira wants to control but Emir is keeping him busy. Emir tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Moreira presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Emir is working to get back to half guard.
Emir tries to hold on but Moreira postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moreira unloads with some shots from mount but Emir bucks and avoids them well.
Emir wants to hold on but Moreira pushes him away. Emir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Emir wants to control but Moreira is having none of it. Emir bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Moreira keeping moving, preventing Emir from controlling successfully. Moreira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moreira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Moreira wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Moreira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Emir is aware though and is defending well. Moreira wants to sweep here but Emir controlling him for the moment. Emir postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Moreira is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Emir, into his guard. Moreira looking to sit in guard and control but Emir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Emir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Emir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Moreira looking for a sweep. Not yet Moreira, not yet. Emir 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. Moreira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Emir is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Emir wants to control from the top but Moreira keeps moving. Moreira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Emir stops Moreira from standing up. Emir throws and elbow that misses. Moreira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Emir's guard. Nice move by Moreira! Moreira drops back, looking for a kneebar! Emir looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Emir looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Emir! Moreira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moreira tries to pass to full mount but Emir defends it. Moreira is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Emir has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moreira is working away from the top position though. Moreira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Emir tries to get to full guard but Moreira has control of the leg. Emir actively working from the bottom here. Moreira prevents Emir from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Moreira misses with a head kick.
Emir blocks a jab. Emir fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Emir is breathing heavily. Moreira throws a nice outside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Moreira dominated that round. The cut man is working on Fatih Emir's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moreira lands a jab to the head.
Moreira misses with a head kick.
Emir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Moreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Emir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moreira is fending him off so far but Emir persists. Nope, Moreira circles away and we're back to standing. Moreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Emir misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to de liver by Moreira. Beautiful body shot. Emir shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him. Emir closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Emir fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Emir blocks a head kick by Moreira.
Emir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Moreira lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Moreira pushes Emir away with a front kick. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Emir. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Moreira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Moreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Moreira.
Fatih Emir's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round. Emir takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whack! Moreira lands a heavy head kick that drops Emir. The ref tackles Moreira to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Emir was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Felipe Moreira!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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