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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hossam Merenhor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrique has chosen Billionaire as his entrance music. Hossam Merenhor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pedro Henrique's chin.
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200 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hossam Merenhor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merenhor drives through and clinches with Henrique against the cage.
Henrique looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Merenhor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Henrique uses from the top position.
Henrique trying to control but Merenhor is working from the bottom.
Henrique wants to pass the guard but Merenhor is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merenhor wants to get back to his feet but Henrique is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merenhor wants to sweep here but Henrique controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique prevents Merenhor from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A right-left combo lands from Merenhor.
It looks like Pedro Henrique has been cut.
Merenhor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Merenhor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Merenhor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Merenhor misses with a series of wild punches.
Merenhor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique dodges the punch combination from Merenhor.
Merenhor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Merenhor scores with a one two! Henrique had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Merenhor closes the distance and clinches.
Merenhor tries to pull guard but Henrique holds him up against the cage and eventually Merenhor drops back down to his feet.
Merenhor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Merenhor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Merenhor looks to land a combination. Henrique sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That has opened up Pedro Henrique's cut even more.
Merenhor darts in and clinches Henrique up against the cage.
Merenhor tries to score a body lock takedown but Henrique shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Merenhor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henrique has him pressed against the cage.
Merenhor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Merenhor lands with a nice combination. Henrique backs away looking to recover.
Merenhor tries to bum rush Henrique with a series of wild strikes but Henrique uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henrique takes one to the side of the head.
Hossam Merenhor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merenhor tries to clinch but Henrique moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merenhor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Merenhor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henrique pinned against the cage. Henrique gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hossam Merenhor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henrique walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Merenhor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Merenhor tries to clinch up.
Merenhor tries to clinch but Henrique is having none of it.
A left and a right from Merenhor both land. Nice combination.
Merenhor scores with a three punch combo!
Henrique slips a jab and a cross from Merenhor.
Merenhor moves into range and clinches up with Henrique.
Merenhor wants to get back to striking at distance but Henrique won't allow it.
Merenhor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Merenhor has had enough of the clinch but Henrique keeps him there for the moment.
Merenhor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henrique prevents Merenhor from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merenhor is trying to force a seperation but Henrique has the dominant position.
Merenhor tries to pull guard but Henrique holds him up against the cage and eventually Merenhor drops back down to his feet.
Merenhor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merenhor works over Henrique's head and body with a nice combination.
Merenhor is working the combinations to good effect here.
Merenhor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Merenhor trying to control the action but Henrique is working from the bottom.
Merenhor misses with a head shot. Henrique uses the momentum to regain guard.
Henrique controlling Merenhor's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henrique is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hossam Merenhor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Henrique's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Merenhor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henrique moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Merenhor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Merenhor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Merenhor cracks Henrique with an open hand slap.
Merenhor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Merenhor tries to score with a low kick but Henrique moves his leg out of the way.
Merenhor tries for a takedown but Henrique sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Merenhor throws a head kick but Henrique moves out of range.
Merenhor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Merenhor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henrique circles away.
Merenhor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henrique keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Merenhor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hossam Merenhor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merenhor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Merenhor scores with a one two! Henrique had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merenhor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Merenhor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Merenhor lands a jab-cross combination.
Merenhor digs a good body shot into Henrique's ribs.
Henrique swinging wildly here.
Merenhor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Merenhor lands a jab-cross combination.
Merenhor misses with a few strikes there.
Merenhor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henrique sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Merenhor somewhat.
Merenhor tries to bum rush Henrique with a series of wild strikes but Henrique uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Merenhor!
Merenhor lands a two punch combo.
Merenhor misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merenhor throws a nice looking combination but Henrique bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Merenhor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henrique backs up against the cage.
Merenhor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Merenhor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henrique has time to react.
Henrique has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Merenhor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Merenhor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henrique fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henrique drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henrique tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Merenhor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Merenhor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Merenhor.
Merenhor closes the distance and clinches up with Henrique, looking for a takedown. Merenhor pushes Henrique against the cage but Henrique circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Merenhor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henrique but Henrique pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Merenhor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Merenhor.
Hossam Merenhor is winning the standup battle so far.
Merenhor throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Merenhor misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henrique.
Merenhor tries to clinch but Henrique is having none of it.
Merenhor lands a glancing blow to the side of Henrique's head.
Merenhor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Merenhor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Merenhor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henrique takes one to the side of the head.
Merenhor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henrique backs up against the cage.
Merenhor feints and then cracks Henrique's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henrique down.
Merenhor misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merenhor throws a low kick, looking for Henrique's leg but Henrique calmly moves out of range.
Merenhor forces Henrique back against the cage and clinches.
Merenhor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Merenhor both land. Nice combination.
Merenhor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Merenhor dips to his left and cracks Henrique with an uppercut!
Henrique moves out of range of the leg kick from Merenhor.
Merenhor throws a right hand that Henrique ducks under and follows up with a left that Henrique also avoids with ease.
Hossam Merenhor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Merenhor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Merenhor throws a series of punches but Henrique avoids them all with ease.
Merenhor blocks a leg kick.
Merenhor closes the distance but Henrique moves to the side
and Henrique counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merenhor is trying to stand up here but Henrique is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hossam Merenhor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Henrique's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Merenhor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Merenhor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Merenhor.
Decent striking displayed by Merenhor there.
Merenhor throws a right and a left that Henrique avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Merenhor.
The cut above Pedro Henrique's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Henrique is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Merenhor.
Merenhor clinches.
Merenhor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Merenhor is trying to break the clinch but Henrique has him pressed against the cage.
Merenhor is trying to force a seperation but Henrique has the dominant position.
Henrique working hard to break the clinch.
Merenhor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henrique can do to turn this around?
Merenhor is trying to break the clinch but Henrique is controlling him.
Merenhor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Merenhor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Merenhor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Merenhor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henrique has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Henrique 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merenhor fails with a takedown attempt.
Merenhor misses with a wild combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henrique checks a leg kick.
Merenhor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Merenhor duly obliges.
Merenhor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Merenhor shoots in but Henrique avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hossam Merenhor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merenhor fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merenhor. Henrique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henrique has a takedown stuffed.
A nice combination there by Merenhor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merenhor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Merenhor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henrique has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Merenhor is looking to clinch.
Merenhor tests Henrique's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Merenhor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Merenhor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Merenhor duly obliges.
Merenhor tries to clinch up.
Merenhor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Merenhor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henrique counters with a nice double leg into side control. Merenhor won't be happy with that.
Merenhor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henrique on the ground.
Henrique cracks Merenhor with a big elbow.
Henrique moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merenhor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Henrique asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Henrique.
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.
Henrique wants to lay and pray for a moment but Merenhor keeps working.
Merenhor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Henrique asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hossam Merenhor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Merenhor, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hossam Merenhor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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